2010~zrep186~20070804_186_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - DANIEL WESTBROOK of Whitehouse, Texas got a face full of dirt and a smoking stalled four wheeler during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Clouds of dust hung in the air from four wheelers during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Even though he was not a belly flop contestant, DONALD SHERLOCK jumped into the mud pit during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - STACI BEVILLE shows off her Daisy Dukes during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Four wheelers cruise the drag during during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Fans cheer on the belly buster competitors during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - SEAN HARVILLE of Shreveport, La. wears his tighty whiteys in the mud pit during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Four wheelers cruise the drag during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - LARRY ROBICHAUX and TONYA CALDWELL of Baton Rouge, La. get dirty on four wheelers during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - The guys try to have their own Daisy Duke contest during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Teeth are not required during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Second place finisher CHRIS MCFARLAND spits out mud while after a belly buster..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - JOHN GOSHORN of Palestine, Texas kicks up some mud during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - ROBERT PAGE eats some mud while after a belly buster during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - Spectators watch the Daisy Dukes contest during the Texas Redneck Games..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - SEAN HARVILLE of Shreveport, La., recovers from a mud belly flop during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - BLAKE HARRIS belly flops into the mud pit during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070804_186_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~Aug. 04, 2007 - Athens, Texas, U.S. - JOHN GOSHORN of Palestine, Texas has some good clean fun during the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071023_186_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Texas Redneck Games~zReportage.com Story of the Week #186 - Launched October 23, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - For three days, hordes of legit and wannabe rednecks convene for the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch in Athens to get drunk, race ATVs, ogle at girls and compete at redneck sporting events such as spam eating, butt-crack contests, the mattress throw and the starter toss. Patterned after the original Redneck Games which began more than a decade ago in Georgia, the Texas version is in its third year and attracts about 5,000 to 6,000 people..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~For three days, hordes of legit and wannabe rednecks convene for the Texas Redneck Games at the Pool Ranch in Athens to get drunk, race ATVs, ogle at girls and compete at redneck sporting events such as spam eating, butt-crack contests, the mattress throw and the starter toss. Patterned after the original Redneck Games which began more than a decade ago in Georgia, the Texas version is in its third year and attracts about 5,000 to 6,000 people.:
2010~zrep405~20120120_405_mm9_027~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 21, 2012 - Laurens, South Carolina, U.S - A supporter waves farewell to the campaign bus of Republican Presidential candidate NEWT GINGRICH after a rally at Whitefords on the day of the South Carolina primary. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120120_405_mm9_026~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 20, 2012 - Gilbert, SC, U.S - Republican Presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY speaks at a rally in the Harmon Tree Farm. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120113_405_mm9_025~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 13, 2012 - Duncan, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM autographs a copy of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution before a Presidential Forum along with Newt Gingrich at Byrnes High School. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120120_405_mm9_024~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 20, 2012 - Gilbert, SC, U.S - Republican Presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY speaks at a rally in the Harmon Tree Farm. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120120_405_mm9_023~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 20, 2012 - Gilbert, South Carolina, U.S - JEFF COPPOLA, 27, from Roanoke, Virginia, shields himself from the rain while directing traffic before Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at a rally in the Harmon Tree Farm.(Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120119_405_mm9_022~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 19, 2012 - Blufton, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate NEWT GINGRICH greets supporters front row with a space reserved for him when arriving to holding a morning town hall rally in Magnolia Hall. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120118_405_mm9_021~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 18, 2012 - Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate NEWT GINGRICH speaks at the Personhood USA Presidential Forum. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_405_mm9_020~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 15, 2012 - Conway, South Carolina, U.S. - AMBER NORTH waives Ron Paul banners across the street from a Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum event at Crady's restaurant. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120114_405_mm9_019~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 14, 2012 - Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican presidential candidate and Texas governor RICK PERRY embraces a supporter during a main street walk in Georgetown. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_405_mm9_018~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 12, 2012 - Greer, South Carolina, U.S. - A supporter of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wears campaign pins at a grassroots rally at Cherokee Trikes. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120119_405_mm9_017~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 19, 2012 - Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S - BARBARA MARKS, from Nevada, a supporter of Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, attends a town hall rally in Dove Field. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120120_405_mm9_016~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 20, 2012 - Gilbert, South Carolina, U.S - JACOB BOWERS, 6, leans over hoping to get a glimpse of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he spoke at a rally in the Harmon Tree Farm. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_405_mm9_015~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 15, 2012 - Florence, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM holds a rally at Percy & Willie's restaurant. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120114_405_mm9_014~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 14, 2012 - Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. - BETHANY KELLY, 2, and her mother waive placards in support of Republican Presidential candidate RIck Santorum in advance of a morning town hall at Tommy's Country Ham House. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120113_405_mm9_013~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 13, 2012 - Duncan, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate NEWT GINGRICH speaks to the media after participating in a Presidential Forum along with Rick Santorum at Byrnes High School. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120113_405_mm9_012~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 13, 2012 - Duncan, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidates RICK SANTORUM participates in a Presidential Forum along with Newt Gingrich at Byrnes High School. The South Carolina primary will be held on January 21st. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_405_mm9_011~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 16, 2012 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. - A Republican displays her allegiances with a festive pin. All activity subsequent to the GOP Presidential Debate is held in the spin room within the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. All five remaining candidates took part in the debate. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120111_405_mm9_010~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 11, 2012 - Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY holds a grassroots rally at The Hall at Senate's End. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120117_405_mm9_009~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 17, 2012 - Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. - RON PAUL greets fans from his vehicle after holding a town hall meeting at the Holiday Inn in advance of the South Carolina primary. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120118_405_mm9_008~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 18, 2012 - Easley, South Carolina U.S. - KIRSTEN GARMON, 9, awaits the chance to meet Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich who held a town hall meeting at Mutt's Restaurant. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120119_405_mm9_007~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 17, 2012 - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, U.S. - Rick Perry held a town hall meeting at the VFW Post 10420. Perry dropped out of the presidential race Jan. 19 and threw his support behind Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination. The endorsement came just as polls suggested that Mr. Gingrich was closing in on front-runner Mitt Romney in South Carolina ahead of the state's primary. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120117_405_mm9_006~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 17, 2012 - Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. - RON PAUL greets fans from his vehicle after holding a town hall meeting at the Holiday Inn. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_405_mm9_005~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 16, 2012 - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. - Republican Presidential candidate NEWT GINGRICH arrives to speak during the South Carolina Tea Party Convention. Gingrich and the other four remaining candidates for the nomination will debate tonight. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120120_405_mm9_004~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 20, 2012 - Gilbert, South Carolina, U.S - Republican presidential candidate MITT ROMNEY throws apples into the crowd after arriving for a rally at the Harmon Tree Farm. South Carolina governor NIKKI HALEY is at right. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120117_405_mm9_003~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 17, 2012 - Murrells Inlet, SC, USA - A supporter of Rick Perry listens to him speak during a town hall meeting at the VFW Post 10420 in advance of the South Carolina primary. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120113_405_mm9_002~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 13, 2012 - Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. - One-year-old BENNETT JOHNSTON sits in his stroller after attending a rally for Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the University of South Carolina Aiken with this mother. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_405_mm9_001~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~Jan. 16, 2012 - Florence, South Carolina, U.S. - Wearing a sweater vest, MARK BONNOITT, 15, waives a placard in support of Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum who hosted a meet and greet at Percy & Willie's Restaurant. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_405_mm9_000~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~How To Run For President~zReportage.com Story of the Week #404: How To Run For President - Launched January 24, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The US presidency is described as the world's hardest job and the election campaign is said to be its toughest job interview. How do you run for president? As the Republican presidential race enters the critical chapter of state caucuses and primaries, which begin in January 2012, who is running to face President Barack Obama as the Republican opponent in the race for the White House? (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The US presidency is described as the world's hardest job and the election campaign is said to be its toughest job interview. How do you run for president? As the Republican presidential race enters the critical chapter of state caucuses and primaries, which begin in January 2012, who is running to face President Barack Obama as the Republican opponent in the race for the White House? :
2010~zrep219~20060401_219_bl2_027~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - The Clays Lane site in Newham, north London, where some English Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as the future olympic village (2012) is supposed to be at this site. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_026~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - Margaret from the Waterden Crescent site in Hackney, north London, where some Irish Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as some part of the future olympic infrastructure (2012) is supposed to be at this place. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_025~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - Hilda, an English Traveller from the Clays Lane site in Newham, north London, where some English Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as the future Olympic 2012 site is planned for this area. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_024~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller children living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_023~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - In Barnet, North London, Irish Travellers and Gypsies from all over the UK gathered at the Barnet horse fair to sell and buy horses. It's also an occasion to see relatives and friends. There are also numerous stalls and stands. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030701_219_bl2_022~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Jul. 01, 2003 - London, England, United Kingdom - Children from the Cow Roast illegal Irish Travellers site, near Tring, a few days before the 20 Irish Travellers families were evicted in July 2003. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_021~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - A shrine at Waterden Crescent site in Hackney, north London, where some Irish Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as some part of the future olympic infrastructure (2012) is supposed to be at this place. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_020~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - In Barnet, North London, Irish Travellers and Gypsies from all over the UK gathered at the Barnet horse fair to sell and buy horses. It's also an occasion to see relatives and friends. There are also numerous stalls and stands. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_019~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller children living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_018~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - An old family photo at Waterden Crescent site in Hackney, north London, where some Irish Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as some part of the future olympic infrastructure (2012) is supposed to be at this place. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_017~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller girls all dresses up, living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_016~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_015~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller campers the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_014~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Travellers living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040401_219_bl2_013~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Travellers living on the site under the Westway, West London use an entranceway as a shrine. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_012~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey lost in thought. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_011~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Travellers living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey pose for the camera. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_010~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Pictures of young Irish Travellers living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey, London. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030401_219_bl2_009~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2003 - London, England, United Kingdom - An elderly Irish Traveller living on a small site in Leo Street, South Bermondsey, London sits in his yard among potted plants. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_008~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - Inside a caravan at the Waterden Crescent site in Hackney, north London, where some Irish Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as some part of the future olympic infrastructure (2012) is supposed to be at this place. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_007~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Traveller living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080623_219_bl2_006~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Jun. 23, 2008 - London, England, United Kingdom - A young Irish Traveller living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey, London enjoys an ice cream cone. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060401_219_bl2_005~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2006 - London, England, United Kingdom - General view of the Clays Lane site in Newham, north London, where some English Travellers live. They are under threat to be evicted as the future olympic village (2012) is supposed to be at this site. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020401_219_bl2_004~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2002 - London, England, United Kingdom - Sad Irish Traveller child living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey looks at his jewelry. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040401_219_bl2_003~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr 01, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Irish Travellers living on the site under the Westway, West London display their belongings in a window. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040401_219_bl2_002~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Apr. 01, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A young Irish Traveller living on the site under the Westway, West London admires her reflection in a mirror. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080623_219_bl2_001~Elisabeth Blanchet/eyevine~Celtic Nomads~Jun. 23, 2008 - London, England, United Kingdom - A young Irish Traveller living on the Ilderton Road site, South Bermondsey, London stands in front of a religious statue. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080624_219_bl2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Celtic Nomads~zReportage.com Story of the Week #219 - Launched June 24, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Nomadic communities the world over, have faced the challenges of poverty, racism and rejection, through the ages. The Irish Travellers Movement has said that the recognition of travellers as an ethnic minority would lead to greater integration with the settled community. Irish Travellers are an itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. It is estimated that 25,000 Travellers live in Ireland, between 200,000 and 300,000 in the UK and 7,000 in the US. Irish Travellers are the largest minority ethnic group in Ireland as a whole. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Nomadic communities the world over, have faced the challenges of poverty, racism and rejection, through the ages. The Irish Travellers Movement has said that the recognition of travellers as an ethnic minority would lead to greater integration with the settled community. Irish Travellers are an itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. It is estimated that 25,000 Travellers live in Ireland, between 200,000 and 300,000 in the UK and 7,000 in the US. Irish Travellers are the largest minority ethnic group in Ireland as a whole. (Credit Image: © Elisabeth Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep374~20090303_374_bu1_027~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~March 3, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A firing party from A Company, 1-3 Infantry, waits in ceremonial rest before the start of a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040224_374_bu1_026~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 24, 2004 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A casket and chairs remain after the completion of a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_374_bu1_025~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 9, 2007 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Soldiers from the Old Guard march to their buses to return to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall after participating in Twilight Tattoo with the U.S. Army Band at the base of the Washington Monument. The show gives members of the U.S. Army Drill Team an opportunity to perform and present a history of uniforms worn by Army soldiers. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_374_bu1_024~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 9, 2007 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Twilight Tattoo is a chance for Soldiers of the Old Guard to interact with the public. Here, KRYSTAL AUSTIN, takes a picture of BRIYANA BEMBRY and sister LEVONIA AUSTIN, as they pose with their state flag. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_023~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Private FIrst Class KRIS FRIDDLE, helps put the horses away after a long day in Arlington National Cemetery. The Caisson Platoon can have up to six different funerals in one day. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_374_bu1_022~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 26, 2006 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A soldier from the Caisson Platoon puts away one of the horses after a long day out on Arlington National Cemetery. Usually, two separate teams participate in four to six funerals a day. Usually leaving the stables by 8:30 a.m. and return between 4:30-5:00 p.m. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_021~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Empty blanks lay on the ground during a practice session for the firing party. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090225_374_bu1_020~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 25, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A firing party from C Company, 1-3 Infantry, returns to their bus after the conclusion of a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061025_374_bu1_019~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 25, 2006 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A casket team carries a casket over a hundred yards from the nearest road to its final destination at Arlington National Cemetery. The Caisson Team remains in the background until the casket is in its final place for the ceremony. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_374_bu1_018~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 26, 2006 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A soldier from the Caisson Platoon puts away one of the horses after a long day out on Arlington National Cemetery. Usually, two separate Caisson Teams participate in four to six funerals a day. They usually leave the stables by 8:30 a.m. and return between 4:30-5:00 p.m. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090225_374_bu1_017~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 25, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - The reflections of Staff Sergeant CUNNINGHAM and Staff Sergeant DRISKILL, C Company of 1-3 Infantry, are caught in the large windows of one of the buses that transports them from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Arlington National Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070511_374_bu1_016~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 11, 2007 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Sergeant MATTHEW RICHEY, left, reinspects Private FRANKIE WILLIAMS, right, after flaws or 'gigs' in his uniform were found. Ribbons, patches and buttons are held to a placement standard of 1/32 of an inch. Any misplacement of 3/64ths or more is considered a gig. Behind them are soldiers performing their 75-minute standing proficency test. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070511_374_bu1_015~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 11, 2007 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Sergeant JONATHAN SMITH, Sergeant CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON and Sergeant BRAD JENKINS, observe as three soldiers test out on Week 3 of the Regimental Indoctrination Program (RIP). The soldiers must stand in various positions for 75 minutes, communicating only through blinks. One blink means ''yes,'' while two blinks means ''no.'' (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_014~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 24, 2006 - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, U.S. - The 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon of the Honor Guard Company practices carrying a casket and folding the flag in the company area of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Precision, timing and synchronization are key elements to military honors at a funeral. Soldiers that preform these ceremonies constantly train to achieve and maintain these skills. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_013~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 24, 2006 - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, U.S. - The 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon of the Honor Guard Company practices carrying a casket and folding the flag in the company area of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Precision, timing and synchronization are key elements to military honors at a funeral. Soldiers that preform these ceremonies constantly train to achieve and maintain these skills. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_012~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 24, 2006 - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, U.S. - Soldiers on firing party duty train behind their barracks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Soldiers practice for accuracy of manuevers and synchronization with each other. During funerals with standard or higher honors, a firing party of seven soldiers fires three volleys of blanks for a total of 21 shots fired as a salute to the deceased. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_011~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 24, 2006 - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, U.S. - Sergeant First Class Nicholas Zielinski, presses his uniform in the large commercial steam iron in the basement of the company barracks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. It takes two to three hours to press a uniform for the first time and is referred to as ''baking it in.'' (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070510_374_bu1_010~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 10, 2007 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Horses that pull the caisson during selected funeral ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery get bathed at 5:00 a.m. at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall before a mission. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_009~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Specialist COLLIN BARDAKJY, of C Comapny, 2nd Platton, does a pull-up as part of morning physical training. Physical fitness is highly emphasized in the Old Guard because physical appearance is important. Due to mission requirements, Old Guard soldiers start as early as 0500 hrs. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_374_bu1_008~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~May 9, 2007 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Old Guard member Sergeant DANIEL DAVENPORT, of the U.S. Army Drill Team performs as a soloist during Twilight Tattoo in Washington. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_007~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A casket team, lead by Staff Sergeant BENJAMIN WRIGHT, from C Company, 1-3 Infantry, practice during afternoon training. Private First Class DONALD WILLIAMS, is the final recipient of the folded flag. In an actual funeral the flag would be handed to the Officer in Charge of the funeral who would then deliver the flag to the next of kin. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_006~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 24, 2006 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A Sentinel guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in early dawn. Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are a platoon from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard. The sentinels are there to guard the Unknown Soldiers and to ensure they will forever rest with dignity and honor. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_005~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Private First Class DONALD WILLIAMS, is a member of a casket team in C Company 1-3 Infantry. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040224_374_bu1_004~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 24, 2004 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Regardless of the temperature and weather, firing party elements from the Old Guard, the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, participate in funerals daily at Arlington National Cemetery..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_374_bu1_003~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Oct. 23, 2006 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Since July 2, 1937, the Unknown Soldiers interred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery have never been alone. Sentinels who guard the Tomb constantly keep the Unknowns company through wind, rain, snow and heat. They maintain their vigil day and night and have to uphold high physical and mental standards. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090302_374_bu1_002~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~March 2, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - Snow rests on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090226_374_bu1_001~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~Feb. 26, 2009 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - A casket team, lead by Staff Sergeant BENJAMIN WRIGHT, from C Company 1-3 Infantry, practices in the company area at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall during an afternoon training session on how to carry the casket and fold the flag. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110621_374_bu1_000~Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty One - Render The Honors~zReportage.com Story of the Week #374 - Launched June 21, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Tomb Guard marches 21 steps down the black mat behind the Tomb, turns, faces east for 21 seconds, turns and faces north for 21 seconds, then takes 21 steps down the mat and repeats the process. Showing no emotion and standing without movement for hours this is their sixth and final funeral for the day. Since 1784, the Old Guard is the oldest active-duty infantry unit in the Army, they have volunteered to render honors to the brave men and women of the United States of America resting at Arlington National Cemetery. Sentinels learn to keep their uniforms and weapons in immaculate condition and will be tested to earn the privilege of wearing the silver Tomb Guard Identification Badge after several months of serving. The cemetery which dates back to the civil war covers 624 acres and is the final resting place for over 300,000 individuals. (Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Twenty One - Render The Honors - The Tomb Guard marches 21 steps down the black mat behind the Tomb, turns, faces east for 21 seconds, turns and faces north for 21 seconds, then takes 21 steps down the mat and repeats the process. Showing no emotion and standing without movement for hours this is their sixth and final funeral for the day. Since 1784, the Old Guard is the oldest active-duty infantry unit in the Army, they have volunteered to render honors to the brave men and women of the United States of America resting at Arlington National Cemetery.:
2010~zrep395~20110823_395_m67_009~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - Discarded beans picked by coffee farmer 51 year-old ARCHANGE MARDI. ''Our biggest resource is our coffee,'' said Mardi. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_008~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - Coffee farmer DERISSAINT CHARLES looks at the crop. This year, Cafe COCANO farmers are expecting to double exports of their organically grown coffee. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_007~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - Seedlings of coffee plants are nurtured at the COOPCAB co-op. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_006~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - JEANITA NOLASCO, 75, used to sell her beans to Dominican speculators, but now sells to the COOPCAB co-op. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_005~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - A couple of local women carry off coffee discards from the co-op. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_004~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - A view from the hillside of the area where much of the cooperative's coffee is grown.. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_003~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - Coffee farmer DERISSAINT CHARLES makes his way up the mountainside.Coffee farmers and co-op workers prepare to send some of their crop to Japan through the COOPCAB co-op. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_002~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - Coffee farmers and co-op workers prepare to send some of their crop to Japan through the COOPCAB co-op. With coffee consumption up and a shrinking supply of beans worldwide driving up prices, Haitian coffee is once again becoming a hot commodity. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_001~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~Aug. 23, 2011 - Thiotte, Haiti - CHRISNEL PERMISSION, 33, inside the COOPCAB storage room where bags of coffee ready to ship are being stored. The country's latest effort to revive a once-flourishing industry has been crippled by decades of deforestation, political chaos and crises. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110823_395_m67_000~Patrick Farrell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haitian Black Gold~zReportage.com Story of the Week #395: Haitian Black Gold - Launched November 15, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Decades of political chaos and plummeting prices have crippled Haiti's once rich coffee production. Now increasing global demand and short supply are giving Haiti coffee a welcomed jolt. Caffeine rich Kafe Krey˜l, Haitian coffee is the country's latest effort to revive a once-flourishing industry that has been crippled by decades of deforestation, political chaos and crises. For years, bitter poverty and plummeting coffee prices around the world have made it much more profitable for farmers to chop trees for charcoal, and invest in cash crops, rather than coffee cherries. Now, with coffee consumption up and a shrinking supply of beans worldwide driving up prices, Haitian coffee is once again becoming a hot commodity. (Credit Image: © Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Decades of political chaos and plummeting prices have crippled Haiti’s once rich coffee production. Now increasing global demand and short supply are giving Haiti coffee a welcomed jolt. Caffeine rich Kafe Kreyòl, Haitian coffee is the country’s latest effort to revive a once-flourishing industry that has been crippled by decades of deforestation, political chaos and crises. For years, bitter poverty and plummeting coffee prices around the world have made it much more profitable for farmers to chop trees for charcoal, and invest in cash crops, rather than coffee cherries. Now, with coffee consumption up and a shrinking supply of beans worldwide driving up prices, Haitian coffee is once again becoming a hot commodity. :
2010~zrep490~20130418_490_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~April 18, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - ELISHA MORROW and TIFFANY BERKLAND were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. They sit in their hotel room after attending the Truth and Justice Summit on Military Sexual Trauma. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130501_490_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~May 1, 2013 - Rumford, Maine, U.S - TSgt JENNIFER NORRIS was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. She is terrified of leaving her house alone and feels the effects of her PTSD during a trip to Walmart. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130501_490_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~May 1, 2013 - Rumford, Maine, U.S - The desk of TSgt. JENNIFER NORRIS contains inspirational books. Norris was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. In tech school, she fought off the sexual assault of her instructor and later evaded the advances of her commanders. ''It's like being in a domestic violence marriage that you can't get divorced from,'' she said. Norris reported the assaults and saw her attackers punished but then suffered a sustained campaign of retaliation by her peers at work. Now she suffers with PTSD brought on by Military Sexual Trauma and is unable to work. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130418_490_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~April 18, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - ELISHA MORROW and TIFFANY BERKLAND sit in their hotel room after attending the Truth and Justice Summit on Military Sexual Trauma. Berkland and Morrow were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. Elisha thought about faking a suicide attempt to get away from him; ''he haunts your person by day and your dreams at night. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130328_490_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~March 28, 2013 - Hampton, Virginia, U.S - JESSICA HINVES, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. ''I wouldn't let my kids join the military, no way in hell, not right now. Not until they make it safe for them to join.'' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130328_490_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~The War Within~March 28, 2013 - Hampton, Virginia, U.S - JESSICA HINVES, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. The case against her rapist was thrown out the day before the trial was to begin by a commander who said, ''Though he didn't act like a gentleman, there was no reason to prosecute.'' She stays up late talking to other military rape survivors on Facebook at her home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep177~20050624_177_z23_009~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~June 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan -U.S. Marine L. Cpl. JACOB GOULD, of Cottonwood, Arizona, enjoys a cigarette after completing the endurance course..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_008~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - Deep within the jungle, U.S. Marines struggle to safely transport a team member with a simulated injury on a makeshift stretcher down a steep, mountain passage on the endurance course..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_007~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Navy Corpsman Hn. ANDREW RICHARD, of Phoenix, Arizona, carefully manuevers himself through a flooded trench and under barbed wire fencing..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_006~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - A U.S. Marine pauses for a brief rest..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_005~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Navy Corpsman Hn. ANDREW RICHARD, of Phoenix, Arizona, carefully manuevers himself through a flooded trench and under barbed wire fence..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_004~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Marines methodically make thier way through a swamp..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_003~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Marines struggle to keep their rifles and gear from getting tangled as they climb up a rope wall..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_002~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Marine Cpl. TAYLOR AGE of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, washes mud from his face and eyes with water from his cantene..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050624_177_z23_001~Zoriah~Jungle Fever~Jun. 24, 2005 - Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Marine Pfc. TIM ANDRACEK of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tries to avoid cutting himself while maneuvering under razor wire..(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070821_177_z23_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jungle Fever~zReportage.com Story of the Week #177 - Launched August 21, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Marines serving on Okinawa - home of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan - train at the Department of Defense's only jungle warfare training grounds. The 'bread-and-butter' course taught at the center right now is a five-day Jungle Skills Course for non-infantry Marines. The program teaches teamwork, small-unit tactics and patrolling and culminates with the 31 obstacles of the endurance course. .(Credit Image: © Zoriah/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Marines serving on Okinawa - home of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan - train at the Department of Defense's only jungle warfare training grounds. The 'bread-and-butter' course taught at the center right now is a five-day Jungle Skills Course for non-infantry Marines. The program teaches teamwork, small-unit tactics and patrolling and culminates with the 31 obstacles of the endurance course.:
2010~zrep339~20100825_339_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A woman spoke in tongues as she prayed in the hot sun on the peak of Mt. Canaan. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A group of Christian pilgrims climbed Mt. Canaan high above the ressettlement camps of Canaan and Jerusalem to pray before breaking a fast. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - An unofficial elected government now manages the towns of Canaan and Jerusalem. The government of Canaan is trying to register all of the inhabitants and issue photo identification to those who provide their own picture. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - A group of Canaan residents pooled their money to bring in a shipment of non-potable water that they will use for cooking and bathing. There are a few wells in the village but many residents live too far away from the wells to carry large buckets of water back to their dwelling. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Hundreds of men are hard at work throughout Canaan and Jerusalem building homes. Due to a lack of money and knowledge most of the builders are using the same standard of construction that was used in Port-au-Prince before the earthquake levelled the city. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - As the community grows and land becomes more scarce families that now arrivine in Jerusalem are forced to build there dwellings on the unstable surrounding hillside. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Using whatever supplies they can find hundreds of men are hard at work throughout Canaan and Jerusalem building homes. Due to a lack of money and knowledge most of the builders are using the same standard of construction that was used in Port-au-Prince before the earthquake levelled the city. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-Au-Prince, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A settler works a plot of arable soil that srounds his makeshift home in Canaan. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man sat in front of his new homestead in Jerusalem Village. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - The lumber yard in Canaan is nothing more than a collection of logs from young trees. After witnessing the devestating effects the earthquake had on cement structures many builders prefer using wood for construction. Supplies are hard to come by in this country that is almost completely deforrested (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A homesteader from Canaan prayed on Mt. Canaan in the mid morning. The land is filled with refugees from Port-au-Prince and area and also attracts hristian religous pilgrims who flock to Mt. Canaan on special days of worship. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A dusty road winds its way through Canaan. Few people have their own vehicles in this camp of refugees from Port-au-Prince. The road is used mainly by tap-tap's (public transit trucks) and dump trucks that transport aggregate from pits in the surrounding mountains. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young boy carried a cinder block towards the construction site of his families new home in Canaan. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A group of Christian pilgrims climbed Mt. Canaan high above the ressettlement camps of Canaan and Jerusalem to pray before breaking a fast. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~Aug. 25, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - JACQUES EDGAR, who was elected president of Jerusalem. Edgar was managing thousands of people without help from the Haitian government, police force or NGOs, until he was ousted in September by unhappy village councillors. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100825_339_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Haitian Rebirth~zReportage.com Story of the Week #339- Launched November 2, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - They came by the hundreds, they came by the thousands. From the post-earthquake rubble of Port-au-Prince they were drawn to the mountain as if to a holy land. They proclaimed self-governance; they built their own shelter; they cut their own roads. And they called the land Canaan. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~They came by the hundreds, they came by the thousands. From the post-earthquake rubble of Port-au-Prince they were drawn to the mountain as if to a holy land. They proclaimed self-governance; they built their own shelter; they cut their own roads. And they called the land Canaan.:
2010~zrep007~20030225_007_m42_012~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - Nearly 15 years after being bombed by poison gas and nerve agents from Iraqi war planes thousands of residents of Halabja cope daily with extreme physical and psychological health problems. They say that the world has finally taken notice that they were victims of weapons of mass destruction. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_011~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - During the recent war the Kurds in Halabjad did not have gas masks and were left to fashion crude protective masks out of rags layered with charcoal and crushed stone. The only advance warning system they have are canaries sold in the marketplace - birds that would die quickly in any attack. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_010~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - Patients with extreme medical needs are left to languish in the Halabja Martyrs Hospital. This patient who suffers from lung cancer from the attack in Halabja was on an IV drip of saline, when she should have been receiving chemotherapy. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_009~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - 60-year-old HABASA GRAIB is blind in her right eye as a result of the chemical attack on Halabja. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_008~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - In the Kurdish-controlled village of Halabja, Dr. BAKHTIAR FAIQ treats 15-month-old Azad Karaman who was born without feet, a birth defect believed to be as a direct result of his mother's contamination during the Iraqi regime's chemical attack on Halabja in 1988. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_007~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - 15-year-old PAYMAN AZIZZ was 2 month old when the chemical and nerve agents were dropped by Iraqi warplanes. She was exposed and suffers from tumor development on her chest. Two weeks previously Dr Fiak removed a tumor the size of an orange from her arm pit. Every day she has to endure the painful routine of her mother, Mana Azizz, treating an open sore on her chest by irrigating and bandaging it. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_006~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - Dr. BAKHTIAR FAIQ on a home vist to see patient Tara Jamil, 19, who is suffering lymphoma cancer from exposure to the Iraqi regime's chemical attack on Halabja when she was a four year old child. Unable to receive chemo therapy at a hospital in Baghdad because of the looming war, Dr. Faiq fears that she will die within months. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_005~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - Dr. BAKHTIAR FAIQ reaches out and touches a patient who suffers from depression. Dr Faiq plays this game with patients to see if they can touch his finger. Depression is one of the main symptoms that plague the survivors of Halabja. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_004~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - This young boy suffers from neurological damage. He was 1 and 1/2 years old when Halabja was gassed. Dr. BAKHTIAR FAIQ made his rounds, struggling for another day to treat a daunting list of patients suffering from blindness, painful sores, cancer, and birth defects - afflictions that linger 15 years after the name of this Kurdish village became synonymous with the horrific potential of Saddam Hussein's regime. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_003~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - Halabja marked the 15th anniversary of the chemical attack that killed over 5,000 Kurds. Zubayda Sadiq mourns at the site of a mass grave where 11 family members who died during the atrocity are buried. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_002~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - 60-year-old HABASA GRAIB makes her way through the rubble-strewn streets of Halabja. Much of the town still looks the way it did on the day of the attack on March 16th 1988. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030225_007_m42_001~Richard Sennott/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~Feb. 25, 2003 - Halabja, Iraq - 60-year-old OMAR ALI MUHAMMED and his wife BAHJA FATH were both victims of the chemical and nerve agent attack in 1988 when Iraqi war planes dropped bombs and shelled this town during the Iran Vs Iraq war. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030225_007_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saddam's Holocaust~zReportage.com Story of the Week #007 - Launched April 6, 2004 - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. - In northern Iraq, many still suffer the debilitating and deforming effects of the VX nerve agents, mustard gas and other biological weapons that Saddam Hussein unleashed on Halabja and the surrounding areas of Kurdistan in March of 1988. Estimates suggest that the attacks killed over 5,000 people and left another 10,000 injured. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~In northern Iraq, many still suffer the debilitating and deforming effects of the VX nerve agents, mustard gas and other biological weapons that Saddam Hussein unleashed on Halabja and the surrounding areas of Kurdistan in March of 1988. Estimates suggest that the attacks killed over 5,000 people and left another 10,000 injured.:
2010~zrep326~20090204_326_e66_014~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A face-painted French Foreign Legion soldier. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_013~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A soldier on watch, holding an outside door. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_012~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - Three soldiers securing an empty building. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_011~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A smoke bombs emits gas inside a building as two soldiers crouch outside of it in a training simulation. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_010~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A French Foregin Legion soldier runs across a field with a heavy load: a rifle, a backpack and a rocket launcher. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_009~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - Three soldiers walk along a trail, one (foreground) kneels down with a rocket launcher. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_008~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - Soldiers huddle up together to strategize a plan. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_007~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A soldier ducks behind a small tree near a road. He aims at an enemy during a French Foreign Legion war simulation. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_006~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - Soldier travel across a field in single file during a training mission. The dismantling of the French colonial empire and the French loss of the legion's birthplace, Algeria Training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also extremely psychologically stressful. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_005~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - The legion was specifically created as a unit for foreign volunteers, to be commanded by French officers; it is however also open to French citizens. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_004~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - The French Foreign Legion is a unique unit separate from the regular French Army, established in 1831 (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_003~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - Member of the French Foreign Legion take part in a training assault on a airport. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_002~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A camouflage-painted face with 'T 10h10' written on the soldier's forehead. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20090204_326_e66_001~Gary Calton/eyevine~Code of Honor~Feb. 4, 2009 - Nimes, France - A soldier hides in the shadows of a house during a training session. The French Foreign Legion is a unique unit separate from the regular French Army, established in 1831. The Foreign Legion has remained an important part of the French Army. It has survived three Republics, one empire, two World Wars. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100802_326_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Code of Honor~zReportage Story of the Week #326 - Launched August 3, 2010 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - The French Foreign Legion is perhaps one of the greatest social experiments in the world. Where else will you find 7700 men of different social, cultural, religious, family and economic backgrounds from 130 countries around the globe molded together into such a precisely engineered fighting machine. Created by King Louis Philippe in 1831, after a ruling whereby foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French army after the 1830 July revolution, the Legion was born to allow the government a way around this restriction. In the past, the Legion had a reputation for attracting criminals on the run and would-be mercenaries, but the admissions process is now severely restricted. Training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also extremely psychologically stressful. Fluctuating numbers of political refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from a wide variety of nations seek to join the elite fighting unit each year. Since 1831, 902 officers, 3,176 NCOs, and over 30,000 legionnaires have died. Foreigners by birth, the legionnaires have become Frenchmen by the blood they have spilled. (Credit Image: © Gary Calton/eyevine/ZUMA)~The French Foreign Legion is perhaps one of the greatest social experiments in the world. Where else will you find 7700 men of different social, cultural, religious, family and economic backgrounds from 130 countries around the globe molded together into such a precisely engineered fighting machine. Created by King Louis Philippe in 1831, after a ruling whereby foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French army after the 1830 July revolution, the Legion was born to allow the government a way around this restriction. In the past, the Legion had a reputation for attracting criminals on the run and would-be mercenaries, but the admissions process is now severely restricted. Training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also extremely psychologically stressful. Fluctuating numbers of political refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from a wide variety of nations seek to join the elite fighting unit each year. Since 1831, 902 officers, 3,176 NCOs, and over 30,000 legionnaires have died. Foreigners by birth, the legionnaires have become Frenchmen by the blood they have spilled.:
2010~zrep408~20101114_408_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. Hatred of foreigners in Afghanistan is at an all-time high and regular students have been known to empty their magazines into their Western trainers. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. Just like the new soldiers, police recruits are forced to undergo a six-week crash course. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. Being a police officer in Afghanistan is a life-threatening profession. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. A lack of alternate employment compels these young Afghans to join the police force. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. The number of suicide attacks has increased in Kabul in recent years, despite the presence of nearly ten thousand Afghan and foreign soldiers and police officers. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. The distrust between Western trainers and Afghan trainees is steadily mounting. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. During the six-week training program, real guns and live ammunition are only used on the shooting range. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. Afghan security forces were responsible for sixteen percent of deaths among coalition forces during the first five months of 2011. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. Afghan police officers in training are given lessons in 'fighting the Taliban.' (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. The recruits are farmer sons from rural areas who never had any education. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~Nov. 14, 2010 - Kunduz, Afghanistan - A new Afghan recruit poses in the German training center. The recruits are illiterate and are joining the police for economic reasons. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_408_tk2_000~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Police Recruits~zReportage.com Story of the Week #408 : Afghan Police Recruits - Launched February 14, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - New Afghan police recruits at the German police training centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan. All are illiterate; they are farmer sons from rural areas who never had any education and are joining the police for economic reasons. Being a police officer in Afghanistan is a life-threatening profession. Every day, an average of four Afghan police officers die at the hands of the Taliban. But a lack of alternate employment compels these young Afghans to join the police anyway. Their loyalty to the government is thin. A police officer earns around $170 per month, and due to harsh living and working conditions and as well the high risk for being killed by the Taliban, many decide to leave the police force before their contract ends. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~New Afghan police recruits at the German police training centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan. All are illiterate; they are farmer sons from rural areas who never had any education and are joining the police for economic reasons. Being a police officer in Afghanistan is a life-threatening profession. Every day, an average of four Afghan police officers die at the hands of the Taliban. But a lack of alternate employment compels these young Afghans to join the police anyway. Their loyalty to the government is thin. A police officer earns around $170 per month, and due to harsh living and working conditions and as well the high risk for being killed by the Taliban, many decide to leave the police force before their contract ends.:
2010~zrep058~20030524_058_g65_018~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - Bones and clothes lie in the shrouds in the desert at a mass grave near Al-Musayab, Iraq. After exhumation, the bodies will be displayed in town to allow people to look for their relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030517_058_g65_017~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 17, 2003 - Hillah, Iraq - A skull at a mass grave near Hillah, Iraq, where one can see the remains of men, women and children. Some remains from the site were recovered by local people and left in piles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030524_058_g65_016~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - Workers at a mass grave near Al-Musayab, Iraq, look at an identification card discovered with a body and record the person's ID number from it. After exhumation, the bodies will be displayed in town to allow people to look for their relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030515_058_g65_015~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 15, 2003 - Hillah, Iraq - The clothing, documents, and remains of the bodies dug up at the mass grave near Hillah, Iraq, were put into plastic bags and left out for people to search as they tried to find their missing relatives. Plastic bags are a bad way to store such evidence, since the trapped moisture causes poisonous molds to grow. However, those in charge, Iraqis and Americans, paid no heed to advice from the specialists. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030515_058_g65_014~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 15, 2003 - Hillah, Iraq - Iraqis search a mass grave site for remains in a frantic search for relatives at a mass grave near Hillah, Iraq. They check the bones and clothes for identification papers, jewelery, even cigarette packs, looking for something familiar. The destruction of evidence (of crimes against humanity and of identity) was so great that Human Rights Watch began a campaign to embarrass the U.S. military into closing the site. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030524_058_g65_013~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - Bones in shrouds in the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq, now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. The site may contain up to 20,000 bodies. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030524_058_g65_012~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - A body layed out in a shroud, awaiting investigation by the Iraqi exhumation team, from the mass grave near Al-Musayab, Iraq. Many of the bodies wore decaying blindfolds. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030524_058_g65_011~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - The Iraqi exhumation team carries another pile of bones in a shroud at a mass grave near Al-Musayab, Iraq, to be examined. After exhumation, the bodies will be displayed in town to allow people to look for their relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_010~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Hillah, Iraq - Iraqis search a mass grave site for remains using large diggers in a frantic search for relatives at a mass grave near Hillah, Iraq. The destruction of evidence (of crimes against humanity and of identity) was so great that Human Rights Watch began a campaign to embarass the U.S. military into closing the site. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_009~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - While the adults moved from shroud to shroud, trying to find their dead relatives, children waited or played among the dead that covered the floor of the gymnasium in the Iraqi city of Al-Musayib. Although they seemed unmoved by the bodies around them, a psychologist said the children often have terrible nightmares. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_008~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Al-Musayab, , Iraq - Bones in shrouds fill the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq, now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_007~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Al-Musayab, , Iraq - Skull and remains from mass grave. Bones in shrouds fill the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq, now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030528_058_g65_006~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 28, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - An Iraqi man looks at the shrouded remains of bodies from a mass grave in the desert near Al-Musayab, Iraq. The bodies are on display in a former sports hall, now the home of the local human rights group which is exhuming the grave site. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030524_058_g65_005~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 24, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - Bones in shrouds fill the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq, now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_004~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - A woman cries in frustration while searching for her missing relatives among the bones in shrouds that fill the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq. The center is now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030517_058_g65_003~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 17, 2003 - Hillah, Iraq - A child's shoe lies among the remains of hundreds of people found in a swampy area near Hillah, Iraq. The people were killed by the regime of Saddam Hussein. The measuring tape was put down by the photographer, for scale. Families have come from all over to search the remains for their missing relatives. The site may contain up to 20,000 bodies. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030521_058_g65_002~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 21, 2003 - Al-Musayab, Iraq - A group of men stand around a body in a shroud in the gymnasium of the local sports center in Al-Musayab, Iraq, now the home of an Iraqi human rights organization which is overseeing the exhumations of bodies from local mass graves. People come from all over to check the clothing and ID cards of the bodies, looking for relatives. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030514_058_g65_001~David I. Gross~CSI IRAQ~May 14, 2003 - Baghdad, Iraq - Relatives point to their missing family in street display of faces of those taken away by Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980's and 1990's. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050503_058_g65_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~CSI IRAQ~zReportage.com Story of the Week #058 - Launched May 3, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Only a few of Iraq's mass graves are being handled with the care and finesse of a fine forensic investigation. Time, money and lack of expertise prevent thousands of other corpses from being examined with the same regard. With such an absence of resources, families in desperate search for their missing relatives are left with many unanswered questions. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Only a few of Iraq's mass graves are being handled with the care and finesse of a fine forensic investigation. Time, money and lack of expertise prevent thousands of other corpses from being examined with the same regard. With such an absence of resources, families in desperate search for their missing relatives are left with many unanswered questions.:
2010~zrep208~20080219_208_n08_018~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 19, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - People make their way down Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080219_208_n08_017~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 19, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - MATT HAHN, 26 years old, smokes a cigarette next to a mural of Peter Lorre on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080215_208_n08_016~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 15, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Tourists take photographes in front of the Hollywood and Highland complex along Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080219_208_n08_015~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 19, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - The REVEREND KYLE NFC hangs out with friends along Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080215_208_n08_014~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 15, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - JOHN PETERSON cleans and polishes the stars along Hollywood Blvd. It takes Peterson about 2 weeks to clean the stars on both sides of the street. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080215_208_n08_013~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 15, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Musician KALOMO GRIMES, 55 years old, plays his saxophone on Hollywood Blvd. before ta Democratic Party debate at the Kodak Theatre. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_012~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - KARL BORGES, dressed as Charlie Chaplin takes a break from entertaining tourists near the so called 'haunted' historical Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_011~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - CHRISTOPHER LOOMIS does his best Spiderman impersonation at the entrance to the Hollywood and Highland subway station on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_010~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - CHRISTOPHER DENNIS as Superman and JESSICA COATES as Supergirl wait to be photographed on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_009~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Catman and GARY DOWNE dressed as Kiss band members pose for photographs outside of the Hollywood and Highland complex on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_008~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Activist JUAN ALCALA wears a home on his head as he talks to people about the need to house the homeless around the world on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_007~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - RICH RAMSEY wears his Barney costume as he waits to be photographed for tips on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_006~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Catman and Gary Downe dressed as Kiss band members pose for photographs outside of the Hollywood and Highland complex on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080317_208_n08_005~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Mar. 17, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - PETE HOENINGHAUSEN dressed as the comic book character Flash stands on Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080131_208_n08_004~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Jan. 31, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - SpongeBob SquarePants on Hollywood Blvd. before ta Democratic Party debate at the Kodak Theatre. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_208_n08_003~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 09, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - CHRISTOPHER DENNIS dressed as Superman walks down Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080221_208_n08_002~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Feb. 21, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Hollywood Blvd. street sign in Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080131_208_n08_001~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Hollyweird~Jan. 31, 2008 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - JOE MCQUEEN gets some curious looks in his Hulk costume as he walks along Hollywood Blvd. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080131_208_n08_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hollyweird~zReportage.com Story of the Week #208 - Launched March 31, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of not only human celebrities but fictional characters honored by Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep563~20141221_563_af3_021~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 21, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - MELIN, 14, lost his father and younger brothers to Ebola. 'I pray to God that he will not take away anyone else from my family from me'. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141220_563_af3_020~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 20, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - HELENA with her children ABEL, 20 months, and ABRAHEM, 5, at the quarantine 'Ebola holding center' at David Kuyou Sports Center. 'We have been here two weeks and feel fine. If God is with us we can go home in one week.' (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_019~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - RENDALL MARSHALL, 21, is a gravedigger. The graves of the Ebola victims have to be at least seven feet deep. Previously all Ebola corpses were cremated, but as that is against Liberian tradition relatives hid the bodies and buried them themselves. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_018~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The Red Cross burial team collects the bodies of dead Ebola victims for burial. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_017~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - AUGUSTIN, father of five children, is dead. When the burial team arrives to collect his body, the relatives scream out. They are not yet sure that he died of Ebola, but the symptoms matched the disease with high fever and chills, says one of his daughters. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_016~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - As the burial team arrives to collect the body, the sprayer follows the carriers and sprays the ground with chlorine all the way to the truck that collects the dead bodies. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_015~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - Neighbors gather in the street near where a woman named Rachel, 30, died. Although the Ebola virus isn't airborne they all cover their mouths and noses with their hands as her body is carried away. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_014~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The burial team of the Red Cross consists of young men and women. For 80 US Dollars a month they do the job nobody wants to do - they collect the suspected dead victims of Ebola. They all carry a protective suit, double gloves, respirator protection and boots. 'I am not afraid,' says 25-year-old THOMAS FREEMAN, right. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_013~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - Although the Ebola virus isn't airborne they cover their mouths and noses with their hands. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_012~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Banjor, Liberia - FATOU, 5, can't hold back her tears. She lost her parents to Ebola just as the other 45 orphans lost their parents. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_011~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Banjor, Liberia - MIATA, 9, has lost both her mother and father to Ebola. In spite of the loss she says, 'It is ok now, you have to have faith'. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141219_563_af3_010~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 19, 2014 - Bong, Liberia - KORTO has survived Ebola and since she is immune she can now nurse her three-month-old daughter JOSEPHINE at the Ebola Treating Unit. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141219_563_af3_009~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 19, 2014 - Bong, Liberia - At the Ebola graveyard 106 victims of the disease are buried. Some of the burial mounds are big, which contain the graves of adults. The small ones are the graves of children. One of the smallest is the grave of Diana, she only reached the age of four days. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_008~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Banjor, Liberia - FATOU, 5, can't hold back her tears. She lost both her parents to Ebola. Now she lives togheter with 45 other orphans and ten adults - the only survivers - in a concrete building in Banjor. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_007~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - During a Funeral for an Ebola victim, the burial team buries their protective clothes with the coffin. The ceremony is over in ten minutes. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_006~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The Red Cross burial team collects the bodies of dead Ebola victims for burial. Relatives and neighbors sing a hymn to honor the dead person. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_005~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The Red Cross burial team collects the bodies of dead Ebola victims for burial. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_004~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The Red Cross burial team carries the coffin of Ebola victim Augustin in the slum of Crab Hole. Children play along the way and nobody takes any notice of the burial procession. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_003~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The burial team of the Red Cross consists of young men and women. For 80 US Dollars a month they do the job nobody wants to do - they collect the suspected dead victims of Ebola. They all carry a protective suit, double gloves, respirator protection and boots. 'I am not afraid' says 25-year-old Thomas Freeman. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_002~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - RACHEL HARIMAN, 30, lies on the floor in her one-room home. She is dead from Ebola. Her body is sprayed with chlorine. Then the burial team puts her body in a white body bag. The sprayer follows the carriers and sprays the ground all the way to the truck that collects the dead bodies. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_001~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~Dec. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The Red Cross burial team collects the bodies of dead Ebola victims for burial. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141217_563_af3_000~Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Endgame~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 563 - Ebola Endgame - Launched January 27, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Fewer than 100 new Ebola cases have been diagnosed in the last week of counting, the World Health Organization says. The response to the epidemic has now moved to a second phase, as the focus shifts from slowing transmission to ending the epidemic. To achieve this goal as quickly as possible, efforts have moved from rapidly building infrastructure to ensuring that capacity for case finding, case management, safe burials, and community engagement is used as effectively as possible. The average ebola fatality rate is around 50% climbing as high as 90% in past outbreaks. The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas. For the first time since the week ending 29 June, 2014, there have been fewer than 100 new confirmed cases reported in a week in the 3 most-affected countries. A combined total of 99 confirmed cases were reported in the week to 25 January: 30 in Guinea, 4 in Liberia, and 65 in Sierra Leone. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Fewer than 100 new Ebola cases have been diagnosed in the last week of counting, the World Health Organization says. The response to the epidemic has now moved to a second phase, as the focus shifts from slowing transmission to ending the epidemic. To achieve this goal as quickly as possible, efforts have moved from rapidly building infrastructure to ensuring that capacity for case finding, case management, safe burials, and community engagement is used as effectively as possible. The average ebola fatality rate is around 50% climbing as high as 90% in past outbreaks. The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas. For the first time since the week ending 29 June, 2014, there have been fewer than 100 new confirmed cases reported in a week in the 3 most-affected countries. A combined total of 99 confirmed cases were reported in the week to 25 January: 30 in Guinea, 4 in Liberia, and 65 in Sierra Leone. :
2010~zrep549~20140830_549_k126_021~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Joe Blow Town, Liberia - Church members at Bethel Heart of Faith Church wept after losing many members of their church in the past week including their pastor and assistant pastor to Ebola. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_020~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A healthcare worker stands next to a woman who had died of Ebola related symptoms. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_019~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - Family members and loved ones come to witness the burial of an Ebola victim. However, because of the risk, they stay far from the grave and are instructed not to visit for at least a year. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_018~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Dolo Town, Liberia - A man who almost bled to death after being in a severe car accident lays on the operating table at the Dolo Town Health Clinic, which currently has three Ebola patients. Someone who is not infected can very easily become infected. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_017~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - Residents of West Point wait for distributions behind the quarantined lines. West Point is a district of Monrovia, Liberia, quarantined because of the recent Ebola outbreak. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_016~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - The team in charge of burning the bodies of ebola victims dress in PPE before transporting the bodies from a truck to the incinerator. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_015~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A man stands outside the Ebola holding facility. Denying he had Ebola, many people came up to this man and physically interacted with him. West Point is a district of Monrovia Liberia quarantined because of the recent Ebola outbreak. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_014~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 28, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A group stands on one of the many ropes dividing West Point. West Point is a district of Monrovia, Liberia quarantined because of the recent Ebola outbreak. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_013~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Joe Blow Town, Liberia - Church members at Bethel Heart of Faith Church in Joe Blow Town wept after losing many members of their church in the past week including their pastor and assistant pastor to the Ebola disease. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_012~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Joe Blow Town, Liberia - Church members at Bethel Heart of Faith Church in Joe Blow Town remember loved ones after losing many members of their church in the past week including their pastor and assistant pastor to the deadly disease. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_011~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - Members of the Ebola body removal team spray each other with chlorine to disinfect themselves after removing a body infected with Ebola from its home. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_010~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - A body removal team loads a body bag into their van in order to drive it to the burial ground. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_009~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - A body removal team waits for the house to be sprayed with chlorine before they enter to remove the body killed by Ebola. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_008~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - A body removal team waits for the house to be sprayed with chlorine before they enter to remove the body killed by Ebola. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_007~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - Medical worker EDWARD W. GEEHJR, 35, part of a burial team, shortly after burying an Ebola victim. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_006~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - A burial team buries an Ebola victim. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_005~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - A young boy cries in the home of an Ebola victim. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_004~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - An Ebola burial team removes a woman's body from her home. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_003~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Ghosts of Ebola~August 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - Body removal team prepares to remove the body of a victim killed by Ebola. The current outbreak in West Africa is the largest and most severe outbreak of Ebola since the virus was first discovered in 1976. Since the first case was noted in March 2014, there have been more cases and deaths than previous outbreaks combined; the diseases has already taken over 3,000 lives. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_002~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A taxi driver wearing protective gear, brings a sick woman to an Ebola clinic. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140830_549_k126_001~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~Aug. 30, 2014 - Unification Town, Liberia - Members of the Ebola body removal team. The current outbreak in West Africa is the largest and most severe outbreak of Ebola since the virus was first discovered in 1976. Since the first case was noted in March 2014, there have been more cases and deaths than previous outbreaks combined. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141021_549_k126_000~Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Ground Zero~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 549 - Ebola Ground Zero - Launched October 21, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Liberia is the country hit hardest by the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak. Behind the white plastic overalls and goggles are the unsung heroes of the response effort: the health workers who are risking their lives to do their jobs. These workers are among those most at risk of catching the disease. Ninety-five have died from the virus in Liberia. Despite their brave efforts and unwavering commitment, these workers and nurses are also subjected to the stigma and fear that have characterized the epidemic, and no one wants to come close to them. Liberia has about 50 doctors to serve the country's 4.2 million people, an average of 0.1 doctor per 10,000 people, according to data compiled by the Afri-Dev.Info health and social development agency. Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people or indirect contact with contaminated environments. There is no known cure or preventive vaccine, but early diagnosis and medical attention can increase the chances of survival. Six months after the epidemic began in West Africa, there are still only about a quarter of the treatment beds required to tackle it. (Credit Image: © Kieran Kesner/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Liberia is the country hit hardest by the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak. Behind the white plastic overalls and goggles are the unsung heroes of the response effort: the health workers who are risking their lives to do their jobs. These workers are among those most at risk of catching the disease. Ninety-five have died from the virus in Liberia. Despite their brave efforts and unwavering commitment, these workers and nurses are also subjected to the stigma and fear that have characterized the epidemic, and no one wants to come close to them. Liberia has about 50 doctors to serve the country's 4.2 million people, an average of 0.1 doctor per 10,000 people, according to data compiled by the Afri-Dev.Info health and social development agency. Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people or indirect contact with contaminated environments. There is no known cure or preventive vaccine, but early diagnosis and medical attention can increase the chances of survival. Six months after the epidemic began in West Africa, there are still only about a quarter of the treatment beds required to tackle it.:
2010~zrep181~20070621_181_l72_018~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~June 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - Chemical products destruction with C4 explosives. The destroyed products are used to produce cocaine. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_017~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operations of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_016~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operations of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_015~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operations of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_014~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operations of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_013~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operations of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_012~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_011~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A cocaine factory is burnt during a 'Search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_010~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - Training of women for the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_009~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - Training of women for the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_008~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - One of the daily cocaine catches during a 'search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_007~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - Military Special Coca Erradication squads clear ilegal coca plants. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_006~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR) in Chapare. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_005~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - An old woman in Chapare. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_004~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A 'search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_003~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - Anti-riots police patrol to free blockaded ways. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_002~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - A military boat on the Chapare River during a 'Search and destroy' operation of the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR). (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070621_181_l72_001~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~Jun. 21, 2007 - Chapare, Bolivia - 'Search and destroy' operations are carried out by the Police Special Narcotic Forces (UMOPAR) in Chapare. This place is the bigest coca production region in Bolivia and also a major cocaine production zone. In recent decades, the Chapare province has become a haven for illegal cultivation of the coca plant, which can be used to produce cocaine. This is due to Bolivian drug law, which until recently only permitted the Yungas region to legally grow coca, despite Chapare being a historical area for growth due to its fertility. Chapare is in the northern region of Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070918_181_l72_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cocaine Heaven~zReportage.com Story of the Week #181 - Launched September 18, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Chapare province has become a haven for illegal cultivation of the coca plant, which can be used to produce cocaine. This is due to Bolivian drug law, which until recently only permitted the Yungas region to legally grow coca, despite Chapare being a historical area for growth due to its fertility. For this reason, Chapare has been a primary target for coca eradication in recent years, with frequent and heated clashes between the DEA and Bolivian cocaleros. The law has since been changed by a deal that was struck between Evo Morales (a coca activist) and former President Carlos Mesa. This deal permits the region to grow a limited amount of coca every year. (Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Chapare province has become a haven for illegal cultivation of the coca plant, which can be used to produce cocaine. This is due to Bolivian drug law, which until recently only permitted the Yungas region to legally grow coca, despite Chapare being a historical area for growth due to its fertility. For this reason, Chapare has been a primary target for coca eradication in recent years, with frequent and heated clashes between the DEA and Bolivian cocaleros. The law has since been changed by a deal that was struck between Evo Morales (a coca activist) and former President Carlos Mesa. This deal permits the region to grow a limited amount of coca every year.:
2010~zrep458~20120621_458_k109_014~Moa Karlberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nip And Tuck Tourism~June 21, 2012 - Bogota, Colombia - As part of the post-op treatment, BRENDA FUENTES needs to sit in a capsule one hour a day, to rehydrate the skin and make it heal faster. (Credit Image: © Moa Karlberg/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20120618_458_k109_013~Moa Karlberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nip And Tuck Tourism~June 18, 2012 - Bogota, Colombia - Dr. MORALES during the first part of the operation: the liposuction. (Credit Image: © Moa Karlberg/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA).~:
2010~zrep517~20140112_517_af3_012~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - 20,000 children live with HIV in Swaziland. Every year 17,000 babies are born with HIV in Swaziland. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_011~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - MANDY, 8, doesn't know that she is infected with HIV yet, she thinks that she takes her medicine against the flu. Swaziland has the most HIV-infected population in the world. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_010~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - 20,000 children live with HIV in Swaziland. Many don't know that they are infected. Swaziland has the most HIV-infected population in the world. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_009~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - A 9-year-old boy lost his parents to AIDS, but he is not infected himself. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_008~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - AUDREE LINDEWA is happy after finding out her test was negative for HIV. Free HIV tests are offered. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_007~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - Free HIV tests are offered. Doctors Without Borders holds an information meeting once a month to inform the local people about AIDS. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_006~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - Doctors Without Borders holds an information meeting once a month to inform the local people about AIDS. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_005~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - An informant from Doctors Without Borders, shows the locals how to use a condom. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_004~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - An informant from Doctors Without Borders, shows the locals how to use a condom. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_517_af3_003~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 13, 2014 - Hklatikulu, Swaziland - An informant from MSF wears a t-shirt with the text ''Test early, treat early.'' (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_002~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - MANDY, 8, doesn't know that she is infected with HIV yet, she thinks that she takes her medicine against the flu. More than 25 percent of people in Swaziland are infected. Every year 17,000 babies are born with HIV. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_001~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~Jan. 12, 2014 - Mbabane, Swaziland - MANDY, 8, doesn't know that she is infected with HIV yet, she thinks that she takes her medicine against the flu. Swaziland has the most HIV-infected population in the world. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140112_517_af3_000~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aids And Ignorance~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 517 - Aids And Ignorance - Launched March 11, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Swaziland has the sad distinction of the highest HIV rate in the world, with more than one in four adults estimated to be carrying the virus. The country also accounts for nearly half the HIV deaths of children under five, approximately 17,000 children are exposed to HIV infection at birth annually. Since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the country in 1986, the virus has spread at an alarming rate and now Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world at 26 percent. Multiple partners, child marriages, polygamy and gender inequality continues throughout Swaziland. Such traditions have been shown to heighten the spread of HIV and increase a person's risk of infection. Reassuringly, Swaziland recently enforced the new Child Protection Act that prohibits marriage to underage girls, men who enter into an underage marriage, could face up to 20 years imprisonment. It is hoped that this will increase the rights of young girls and help reduce the spread of HIV. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Swaziland has the sad distinction of the highest HIV rate in the world, with more than one in four adults estimated to be carrying the virus. The country also accounts for nearly half the HIV deaths of children under five, approximately 17,000 children are exposed to HIV infection at birth annually. Since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the country in 1986, the virus has spread at an alarming rate and now Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world at 26 percent. Multiple partners, child marriages, polygamy and gender inequality continues throughout Swaziland. Such traditions have been shown to heighten the spread of HIV and increase a person’s risk of infection. Reassuringly, Swaziland recently enforced the new Child Protection Act that prohibits marriage to underage girls, men who enter into an underage marriage, could face up to 20 years imprisonment. It is hoped that this will increase the rights of young girls and help reduce the spread of HIV.:
2010~zrep437~20120530_437_c40_016~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG and father get back home after school. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_015~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG, running and playing with other children, without his mask. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_014~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_013~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG practices writing at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_012~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG plays with his toys to practice, using his disabled hands at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_011~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG, his brother and mother go home after school. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_010~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG has a meal by himself at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_009~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG plays with other children at kindergarten. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_008~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG, wearing his mask at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_007~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - Mother helps XIANG XIANG put on his mask at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_006~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 30, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG performs a song at kindergarten. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_005~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG plays with other children at kindergarten. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_004~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG is stopped by his mother as he wants to go out to play. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_003~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 30, 2012 - Fenyang, Shanxi Province, China - XIANG XIANG'S masks are seen drying on the line at home. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_002~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 29, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG is seen at kindergarten. Xiang Xiang will go to the primary school after this summer, and his mother worried that Xiang Xiang might be repelled by the classmate blended in new collective. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120530_437_c40_001~He Bin via ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~May 30, 2012 - Fenyang, China - XIANG XIANG cries after arguing with his brother. Xiang, 6, was disfigured by a fire in October, 2010 that left his right eye blind and hands unbendable. The fire destroyed his adorable appearance and he has to wear a mask every day. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~:20120906_437_c40_000~He Bin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Boy Behind The Mask~zReportage.com Story of the Week #437: The Boy Behind The Mask - Launched September 4, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A seven year old boy from China is fighting to get a chance to normal life after having his face melted by a terrible blaze. Xiang Xiang, known as the Chinese Mask Baby is now forced to wear a surgical mask. The child who otherwise is a perfectly normal young boy, has to wear the surgical mask not only to protect his now very sensitive skin from sunlight, but also to make sure that other people won't call him a ''freak'' as friends and family used to. The five-year-old has been without hair, lips, eyelids, and toes since an accident in November 2010 in Yinchuan in China's Ningxia Province. His parents rushed him to Ningxia Medical University General Hospital where he managed to pull through. However, he was left severely disfigured and the family could only afford to pay for three months of treatment for their beloved son. (Credit Image: © He Bin/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMA via zReportage.com)~A seven year old boy from China is fighting to get a chance to a normal life after having his face melted by a terrible blaze. Xiang Xiang, known as the Chinese Mask Baby is now forced to wear a surgical mask. The child who otherwise is a perfectly normal young boy, has to wear the surgical mask not only to protect his now very sensitive skin from sunlight, but also to make sure that other people won't call him a ''freak'' as friends and family used to. The five-year-old has been without hair, lips, eyelids, and toes since an accident in November 2010 in Yinchuan in China's Ningxia Province. His parents rushed him to Ningxia Medical University General Hospital where he managed to pull through. However, he was left severely disfigured and the family could only afford to pay for three months of treatment for their beloved son.:
2010~zrep534~20140705_534_m119_012~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~Villagers round up wild horses during the 400-year-old horse festival called ''Rapa das bestas'' (Shearing of the Beasts) to be trimmed and marked. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_011~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Participants grab a wild horse during the Rapa das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_010~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Participants grab a wild horse during the Rapa das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_009~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Wild horses are seen gathered during the Rapa Das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_008~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Participants grab a wild horse during the Rapa das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_007~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Aloitadores (fighters) struggle with a wild horse during the 400-year-old horse festival called Rapa das Bestas. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_006~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - A reveler tries to dominate a wild horse during the Rapa Das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_005~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Aloitadores (fighters) struggle with a wild horse during the 400-year-old horse festival called Rapa das Bestas. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_004~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Two girls participate in the Rapa das Bestas. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140705_534_m119_003~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - A reveler tries to dominate a wild horse during the Rapa Das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_002~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Wild horses are seen gathered during the Rapa Das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_534_m119_001~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~July 5, 2014 - Galicia, Spain - Two horses fight during the Rapa das Bestas traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo(Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140705_534_m119_000~Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Taming of The Beasts~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 534 - Taming of The Beasts - Launched July 8, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On the first weekend of July, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up during the ''Rapa Das Bestas'' (taming of the beasts) in different villages in the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia. The more than 400-year-old festival lasts four-days, during which the horses are wrestled to the ground by hand to have their manes and tails sheared. The festival sees horses herded down from the mountains by Aloitadores, or fighters, who work in teams of three to overpower them. Thousands of visitors descended on the small village to watch the fighters man-handle the wild animals into submission. The horses used in the festival live in a semi-feral state in the nearby mountains. Wrestling the animals, which can weigh several hundred kilograms, is seen as a test of strength and will. (Credit Image: © Marcio Machado/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~On the first weekend of July, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up during the 'Rapa Das Bestas' (taming of the beasts) in different villages in the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia. The more than 400-year-old festival lasts four-days, during which the horses are wrestled to the ground by hand to have their manes and tails sheared. The festival sees horses herded down from the mountains by Aloitadores, or fighters, who work in teams of three to overpower them. Thousands of visitors descended on the small village to watch the fighters man-handle the wild animals into submission. The horses used in the festival live in a semi-feral state in the nearby mountains. Wrestling the animals, which can weigh several hundred kilograms, is seen as a test of strength and will.:
2010~zrep180~20070711_180_h68_009~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - A view of Hazrat Ma'soomeh (A.S.) shrine also the entrance and archaic courtyard..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_008~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - An Iranian clergyman makes notes at the Faizieh school..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_007~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - July 7, 2007 - An Iranian child pays her respects during a pilgrimage to Hazrat Ma'soomeh (A.S.)shrine..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_006~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - Afghan clergymen students read islamic notes..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_005~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - An Iranian cleric listens to a master..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_004~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - An Iranian clergyman pays his respects to Hazrat Ma'soomeh (A.S.) shrine..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_003~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - Female Iranian pilgrims pay their respect to Hazrat Ma'soomeh (A.S.) shrine..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_002~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - Iranian clergymen speak at the Faizieh School..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_180_h68_001~Siavash Habibollahi~Mujtahid School~Jul. 11, 2007 - Qom City, Iran - An Iranian cleric stands in front of old architecture..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070911_180_h68_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mujtahid School~zReportage.com Story of the Week #180 - Launched September 11, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Faizieh is one of the oldest Islamic schools in the City of Qom and is one of the most famous centers of theology related to the Shiite sect. Many Iranian islamic leaders studied at this school. To become a mujtahid in theological terms is similar to having a doctorate in divinity in Islamic kalam, or in legal terms to reaching the status of a high or supreme court judge. Most seminary students do not complete the full curriculum of studies to become mujtahids..(Credit Image: © Siavash Habibollahi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Faizieh is one of the oldest Islamic schools in the City of Qom and is one of the most famous centers of theology related to the Shiite sect. Many Iranian islamic leaders studied at this school. To become a mujtahid in theological terms is similar to having a doctorate in divinity in Islamic kalam, or in legal terms to reaching the status of a high or supreme court judge. Most seminary students do not complete the full curriculum of studies to become mujtahids.:
2010~zrep094~20051220_094_p78_018~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - A statue of DR BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR, who fought for the rights of Dalits (the 'untouchable' caste). Ambedkar, a Dalit himself, drafted the Indian constiution, which outlawed the caste system. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_017~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - PURAN SINGH is freed from slavery by a writ from the Punjab High Court. He was kidnapped by a landlord to work in place of his brother-in-law who had escaped from him. The police always accompany attempts to free bonded labourers in case the situation turns violent, but in reality the police are often paid off by the landlords..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_016~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - (File Photo; Dec. 2005) AMRIK SINGH, his wife SUVINDER KAUR and their three children hurriedly pack their belongings before escaping from the brick kiln in which they were enslaved. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_015~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - SUKHWINDER SINGH and PHINNO, his 60 year old mother, stand in front of Warrant Officer SATISH VIZ to confirm their identity. Sukhwinder was one of forty two bonded labourers freed with the help of Volunteers for Social Justice, and Indian NGO. They had been offered work at the brick kiln but on arrival the kiln owner refused to pay them anything. Forced to work, Sukhwinder and his fellow villagers wanted to leave but when some tried to escape they were beaten by the guards. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_014~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - Warrant officer Ish KUMAR serves notice to landlord RAM SINGH (centre) for the kidnapping Kamikar Singh and forcing him to work in bondage in the Sangrur Distrcit of the Punjab. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_013~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - AMARBIBI stands outside the ruins of her home, destroyed by upper caste shop-keepers on the edge of the Punjab town of Nangal. Krishnadevi is member of the Deha caste, known as the 'Dalits of the Dalits'. The Dehas are nomadic, living only in temporary dwellings. On December 15th 2005, the upper caste son of the city president approached two young Deha girls and offered them fifty rupees for sex. Insulted by their refusal, the son organised the town's shopkeepers to attack their dwelling. The Deha's huts were burnt and destroyed and many of their belongings thrown into the nearby river. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_012~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - KRISHNADEVI stands amid the ruins of her home, destroyed by upper caste shop-keepers on the edge of the Punjab town of Nangal. Krishnadevi is member of the Deha caste, known as the 'Dalits of the Dalits'. The Dehas are nomadic, living only in temporary dwellings. On December 15th 2005, the upper caste son of the city president approached two young Deha girls and offered them fifty rupees for sex. Insulted by their refusal, the son organised the town's shopkeepers to attack their dwelling. The Deha's huts were burnt and destroyed and many of their belongings thrown into the nearby river. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_011~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - Migrant labourers are paid Rs37 (80 cents) for every thousand bricks they remove from the brick kiln. But this meagre payment barely dents the debt they owe to the brick kiln owner from whom they took an advance at the start of the brick-making season. If they have not paid back the debt in full by the end of the season, the owner will not let them return to their home state of Rajasthan..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_010~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - (File Photo; Dec. 2005) Twenty years ago, aged 13, MADAN RAI left his home state of Bihar with six friends in search of work in the Punjab. Today, he is the only one still alive. His friends died from farm accidents; snakes bites, inhaling pesticides, Madan only received severe burns when his landlord asked him to fix an electrical fuse. After the accident the landlord told him to leave. With the support of Volunteers for Social Justice, and Indian NGO's, he is now claiming compensation from the landlord. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_009~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - (File Photo; Dec. 2005) KAMIKAR SINGH, kidnapped and forced to work as a slave by landlord Ram Singh cycles to freedom. In the distance Warrant Officer Ish Kumar serves a High Court writ to Ram Singh. (Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_008~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - PUMU SINGH, whose son Gurmail Singh was kidnapped and assaulted by his landlord Jasmer Singh, when he refused to work or pay back the debt he 'owed'. Ten years ago, Gurmail Singh had received an advance of 28,000 rupees. Having received no salary in a decade, Gurmail was still working off the interest alone. Gurmail Singh could not be photographed as he had fled the village for fear that his landlord would assault him again..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_007~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - Migrant labourers from Nepal harvest sugar cane. Almost all migrant workers take an advance payment from their employer and then pay it off through their labour. In reality they are often only paying off the interest on the loan and are forced to work until their entire debt is paid off. Failing this employers may prevent them from leaving to find other work, even after the end of the harvest season. (Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_006~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~June 14, 2006 - Punjab, India - Bonded labourer GURBACHAN SINGH tends his landlords crops through the night. He is considered a 24 hour slave, available for duty at anytime. If he leaves his landlord to visit his village, he will be charged for every day and night that he is absent. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson via zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_005~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - Forty two bonded labourers escape from the brick kiln in which they were enslaved. The High Court writ which enabled their release stated that,'The detainees [the bonded labourers] are working in the brick kiln against their wishes. The respondent [the brick kiln owner] is not paying any wages to the detainees. All the detainees are in illegal custody. They are not allowed to leave the brick kiln. The musclemen of the brick kiln owner has severely beaten to the detainees when they tried to escape from the illegal custody. All the detainees are now the bonded labour of the respondent.'.(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_004~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - Migrant labourers from Nepal harvest sugar cane. Almost all migrant workers take an advance payment from their employer and then pay it off through their labour. In reality they are often only paying off the interest on the loan and are forced to work until their entire debt is paid off. Failing this employers may prevent them from leaving to find other work, even after the end of the harvest season. (Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060115_094_p78_003~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Jan. 15, 2006 - Punjab, India - (File Photo; Dec. 2005) DWARKA PRASAD is paid Rs37 (80 cents) for every thousand bricks he removes from the brick kiln. But this meagre payment barely dents the debt he owes to the brick kiln owner from whom he took an advance at the start of the brick-making season. If he has not paid back the debt in full by the end of the season, the owner will not let him and his family return to their home state of Rajasthan. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_002~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - Fifteen year old MANJU and her family are paid Rs37 (80 cents) for every thousand bricks they remove from the brick kiln. But this meagre payment barely dents the debt they owe to the brick kiln owner from whom they took an advance at the start of the brick-making season. If they have not paid back the debt in full by the end of the season, the owner will not let them return to their home state of Rajasthan..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051220_094_p78_001~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~Dec. 20, 2005 - Punjab, India - Sixty year old SHYARI'S hands are bound in clothe in an attempt to protect them against the bricks she has to shift for twelve hours a day. Her family have travelled from Rajasthan to work in the brick kiln during the nine months brick-making season. Like most migrant workers they quickly get into debt to the brick kiln owners, often because they need an advance for food until the owner begins to pay them. In some circumstances, labourers arrive only to find that the owner refuses to offer them work or let them go. They are enslaved until such time as they can pay off the loan. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060124_094_p78_000~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Untouchables~zReportage.com Story of the Week #094 - Launched January 24, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Debt knows no end when it's passed from one generation to the next and entire families work to clear loans that, at 80 cents per day, would take several lifetimes to pay off. While legislation prohibits slavery, India's centuries-old caste system quietly allows nearly 22 million people to live as bonded labor. .(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Debt knows no end when it's passed from one generation to the next and entire families work to clear loans that, at 80 cents per day, would take several lifetimes to pay off. While legislation prohibits slavery, India's centuries-old caste system quietly allows nearly 22 million people to live as bonded labor. (Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep004~20030927_004_m42_009~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 40 day old JOAQUIN DIAZ is bathed in corn milk baptism by his godmother Yannely Sanchez during the Corn Ceremony, both an initiatioin right and promise by the parents/godparents and the Danza community to raise and teach the child about the ways of the corn..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_008~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - QUETZQUINTLI CABRERA and CHACHO ESTRADA embrace the ceremonial fire and smoke of the copal tree sap, during Day of The Dead ceremony in the parking lot of Our Lady of Gaudalupe church in St. Paul. Copal sap is used in traditional medicine and rituals as incense. The Danza believe that the burning of copal transports their ancestors to the present, and that their ancestors breathed the same air that these trees did hundreds of years ago, so when the sap is burned the breath of their ancestors is released..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_007~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - The Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is one of the most sacred holidays celebrated by the Mexican community. Alter servers carrying a cross and incense wait to process with community members who were in traditional Aztec dress. A procession passes by the altar and statue of the Virgin of Gaudalupe surrounded by hundreds of flower bouquets..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_006~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Somali men carry the coffin of slain cab driver Mohammed Salah during a funeral service at a mosque in Minneapolis..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_005~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - Hampton, Minnesota, U.S. - Youngsters KIA LOR and JAMES XIONG pose for family pictures beside a reclining Buddha during Hmong New Years at a Buddhist Temple..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_004~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - Ethiopian Orthodox Church members chant and dance during the cross burning ceremony..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_003~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - Ethiopian Orthodox Church members prepare for an ancient ritual in Minnesota..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_002~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - Ethiopian Orthodox Church member holds a large metal icon during the cross burning ceremony which is a ritual that recalls the time the Church believes that Jesus Christ's cross was found in ancient Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030927_004_m42_001~Richard Sennott/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~Sep. 27, 2003 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - Ethiopian Orthodox Church members gather during the cross burning ceremony which is a ritual that recalls the time the Church believes that Jesus Christ's cross was found in ancient Ethiopia..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040302_004_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage via ZUMA~Old Religion, New World~zReportage.com Story of the Week #004 - Launched March 02, 2004 - Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - With the fastest growing Mexican population and the largest Hmong, Somal and Tibetan communities in America, the face of Minnesota is changing dramatically. A culture defines itself in many ways. The most dramatic is with its sacred ceremonies, where beliefs ancient or new are consecrated in song, prayer and dance. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~With the fastest growing Mexican population and the largest Hmong, Somal and Tibetan communities in America, the face of Minnesota is changing dramatically. A culture defines itself in many ways. The most dramatic is with its sacred ceremonies, where beliefs ancient or new are consecrated in song, prayer and dance.:
2010~zrep175~20070711_175_a02_018~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - As part of the Dinka culture in Southern Sudan, women pride themselves in their tailoring skills showing off bright colors in a place that is anything but bright..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_017~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Empowering Lives International, a non-profit organization working in the region, de-worms children as a starting point to improve public health..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_016~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~July 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - 18-year-old PAUL MALUK starts another routine day with his family's cattle. Sudan cattle camps are the most important aspect in the culture of the Dinka, the largest tribe in the country, numbering several million. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_015~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Spreading the cow dung is part of the daily routine in the cattle camps. They will burn it into a powdery ash that the rub on themselves and the cows as protection from the sun and the tsetse flies..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_014~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Basic materials are so difficult to get that the young kids go completely without clothes. Most people in this region of Southern Sudan only own one shirt. However, protection from the sun is important, so they rub the powdery ash from the cow dung on themselves to block the sun..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_013~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - A survivors of the 21-year-long civil war in Southern Sudan, this child's burn marks tell a story of her hardship..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_012~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Every morning the cows start to walk out of the camp, in unison, almost as if an alarm went off. Every day they leave like clockwork to head out for the day to graze, but first the cows stop by the water hole to drink. Even at this spot, the cows seem to have a regular spot that they head to. With the heat above 122 degrees the cows must drink daily. The remains of those that did not are scattered throughout the grass land and near the water hole with a huge horn skeleton as a reminder..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_011~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - The Sudanese rub this powdery ash both on themselves and the cows. In doing this, it will help keep away the ever biting tsetse flies, offer protection from the sun and keep the cows from contracting diseases from other biting insects..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_010~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - A boy rides his bike to the nearest village, one hour away, to buy some beans, sorgum, and rice for his brothers in the cattle camp..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_009~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~July 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - 65-year-old MARTHA AMAAL left her village and friends to sell milk from the cattle camp only to return to find her village destroyed by bombs and her friends dead. Refusing to leave Sudan, she survived years hiding out in cattle camps while Northern Arab troops occupied the remaining livable huts in her village. Risking her life daily to sneak into occupied villages to bring back any food she could find, she was able to save countless lives. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_008~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - A survivor of the 21-year-long Sudanese civil war, Peter stands on a MIG 23 which was shot down by the rebel resistance, SPLA..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_007~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Using his arms, John displays the unique design of the horns represented on all his family's cattle. They will begin to shape the cattle horns at an early age to achieve this and it will act as a kind of brand, making it easy to spot his cattle in a sea of thousands..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_006~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Taking the cattle away from the cattle camp for the day to find grazing grounds and food for the animals is the most important task. Taking shifts throughout the week, the boys will act as both herdsmen and guards. At 6 foot 3 and 18-years-old, JOHN, left, with a loaded AK-47, is worthy at both of his duties and takes an extra share of shifts as guard. Protection is necessary, as rebel groups threaten the cattle camps and stolen cattle is common. As John cocks his AK-47, revealing a bullet in the chamber he says that, 'being a guard is his favorite job in the camp.'.(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_005~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - At an early age, the cattle owner will begin to shape the cows horns into a distinct shape so that he can recognize his cows among the thousands of others..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_004~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - For countless generations, cattle has played a central role in the life of many African peoples, such as the Dinka of South Sudan. In the absence of banks, cattle are used as to store wealth. Some Dinkas will be rich in cattle terms - with hundreds of animals - yet having mostly milk as their daily sustenance. Cattle camps are where Dinka culture is passed down to the next generation. 18 year old PAUL MALUK starts another routine day with his family's cattle..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_003~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Access to this seasonal water hole provides necessary drinking water both for the cattle and the people and serve as a convenient place to cool off from the 120 plus degree heat. One of the highlights of the day of a young Dinka boy in the cattle camp is allowing himself to be a kid for a brief moment..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_002~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - With the peace agreement in effect, the Southern government, or G.O.S.S. (Government of Sothern Sudan), is starting to establish a long road ahead of them: public education. Started by Empowering Lives International, this school now has over 120 kids. It is the first of its kind in this region. However, private or not, with 21 years of civil war, the infrastructure is almost non-existent, so getting basic supplies is a challenge. In this case, the kids practice their math in the dirt because they don't have access to paper and pencils yet..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070711_175_a02_001~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~Jul. 11, 2007 - Kolmerek, South Sudan - Living his whole life in the cattle camps, MADING KUAY survived years of Northern bombing raids and famine, living on nothing more than cattle milk and blood. Sudan cattle camps are the most important aspect in the culture of the Dinka, the largest tribe in the country, numbering several million. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070731_175_a02_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Sudan~zReportage.com Story of the Week #175 - Launched July 31, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Even though war continues to rage in the Darfur province in the north, the southern Sudanese refugees are beginning to make their way back to their homeland. Yet two years after the peace agreement, recovery from the war in southern Sudan is slow, there is a lack of infrastructure, medical facilities and clean water, and gas is a gallon. The war has left an educational void two generations deep in the Dinka tribe..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Even though war continues to rage in the Darfur province in the north, the southern Sudanese refugees are beginning to make their way back to their homeland. Yet two years after the peace agreement, recovery from the war in southern Sudan is slow, there is a lack of infrastructure, medical facilities and clean water, and gas is a gallon. The war has left an educational void two generations deep in the Dinka tribe.:
2010~zrep241~20081001_241_bp1_018~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - AMINA BIBI, age 36, a arsenic affected woman. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_017~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - DEBEN DAS shows his doctor's prescription. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_016~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - AMINA BIBI, age 36, a arsenic affected woman. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_015~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - RANJIT SADHUKHA, age 53 has spotty pigmentation and bruise covered his total body. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20080930_241_bp1_014~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Sep. 30, 2008 - Gharamipara, West Bengal, India - An arsenic contaminated well in Gharamipara, a subarban village 30km from Kolkata, with a population of about 250. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_013~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - ANJALI MAITY, age 41, arsenic affected patient spotty pigmentation of skin coverde hole of the body. Anjali's poverty level means she's has not able to get proper food and medicine. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_012~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - Eight-year old RAKESH MANDAL shows symptoms of acute arsenic poisoning. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_011~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - West Bengal, India - KALIPADA PADRUE, age 47, suffering form arsenic affected disease.,He is too weak to walk. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_010~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - Kolsur is a remote village of total population of about 300, in one of the most arsenic affected districts of West Bengal.150 villagers have skin lesions, almost half of the population. A sign on town wall warns villagers of the Arsenic danger. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_009~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - Spotty pigmentation on the elbow of an Indian woman suffering from Arsenic poisoning for four years. She always feels ill. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_008~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - ASHA DEVI & RABIA KHATUN collecting hand pump well water for their home uses. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20080930_241_bp1_007~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Sep. 30, 2008 - Dhapdhapi, West Bengal, India - KABERI DEVI, age 47,-a poor widow woman showing her hands. Three years ago her husband died from arsenic poisoning. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20080930_241_bp1_006~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Sep. 30, 2008 - Gharamipara, West Bengal, India - An arsenic contaminated well in Gharamipara, a subarban village 30km from Kolkata, with a population of about 250. One third of the village's population has died of arsenic poisoning. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20080930_241_bp1_005~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Sep. 30, 2008 - Dhapdhapi, West Bengal, India - KABERI DEVI, age 47, a poor widow woman holding her husband who died three years ago from arsenic poisoning. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_004~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - Kolsur is one of the most arsenic affected districts of West Bengal . A shocking 40 percent of children aged 4-11 are arsenic victims with skin lesions. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_003~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - Two bottles drinking water collected from the hand tubewell.Inspite of the Arsenic awareness villagers are still useing hand tubewell because they have no alternative way for fresh water. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_002~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - An example of kurtosis on the palm of an Indian man. Over 70 million people in eastern India and Bangladesh are thought to be exposed to harmful levels of arsenic in the water and rice that they consume daily. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_001~Prasanta Biswas~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~Oct. 1, 2008 - Kolsur, West Bengal, India - KHUKUMONI KHATUN, age 18, was rejected by the village school authority and nobody want's to marry her. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/ZUMA)~:20081001_241_bp1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Arsenic On Tap: India's Poison Legacy~zReportage Story of the Week #241 - Launched December 16, 2008 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - Over 70 million people in eastern India and Bangladesh are thought to be exposed to harmful levels of arsenic in the water and rice that they consume daily - the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning. The cause is high levels of arsenic in drinking water which can cause cancer, diabetes and reproductive disorders. It is estimated that over a million Indians are exposed to arsenic-laced water. This may just be the tip of the iceberg, as children and future generations are put at greater risk. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Over 70 million people in eastern India and Bangladesh are thought to be exposed to harmful levels of arsenic in the water and rice that they consume daily - the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning. The cause is high levels of arsenic in drinking water which can cause cancer, diabetes and reproductive disorders. It is estimated that over a million Indians are exposed to arsenic-laced water. This may just be the tip of the iceberg, as children and future generations are put at greater risk. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep003~20030315_003_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Inmate JAMES PHILLIPS, 55, serving life sentence at Limestone Prison, waits for medications at 'pill call' outside AIDS dormitory. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Inmates pass the time on bunkbeds in the overcrowded HIV unit. The death rate from AIDS at Limestone is more than twice the national average in prisons and that efforts to control infectious and communicable diseases are not adequately monitored or reported. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Inmate LOUIS POWE shows visiting doctor mysterious boils on his neck that are similar to those found on other inmates throught the AIDS unit. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - An HIV inmate at Limestone Prison sits beneath memorial listing names of all inmates who died of AIDS from that unit. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Dr. STEVE TABET examines skin disease on a HIV inmate's scalp. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Prisoner ERIC STEVENS in wheelchair that his inmate friends had to 'steal' for him to get around. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - A inmate at Limestone prison shows scar from one of scores of boils on his body. The boils are common in the HIV unit of the prison. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - An HIV infected inmate's legs covered with scars from boils and rashes. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~Mar. 15, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. - Alabama prison HIV inmates line up for morning 'Pill call' at the Limestone Correctional Facility. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030315_003_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/~AIDS Death Prison~zReportage.com Story of the Week #003 - Launched February 24, 2004 - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. Alabama's prison system is widely recognized for its systemic problems and deplorable conditions. Life is hell for Alabama inmates diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, as spending per prisoner is ranked 50th in the nation and last in terms of spending on medical care. Their days are lived out in Limestone Prison's drafty corrugated-metal dormitory, where they're quarantined from other inmates and prison activities. HIV/AIDS prisoners line up outside in the cold three times a day to receive their medications. The first ''pill call'' occurs at 3 a.m. If one is too sick to get up and stand in line, they miss their meds. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Alabama's prison system is widely recognized for its systemic problems and deplorable conditions. Life is hell for Alabama inmates diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, as spending per prisoner is ranked 50th in the nation and last in terms of spending on medical care. Their days are lived out in Limestone Prison's drafty corrugated-metal dormitory, where they're quarantined from other inmates and prison activities. HIV/AIDS prisoners line up outside in the cold three times a day to receive their medications. The first ''pill call'' occurs at 3 a.m. If one is too sick to get up and stand in line, they miss their meds. :
2010~zrep403~20111027_403_m42_020~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 27, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - At his home, JALUE DORGEE gets a kiss from his mother DECHEN WAGMO before going off to catch the bus. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20111027_403_m42_019~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 27, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE gets help being dressed by his mother DECHEN WAGMO before going off to catch the bus. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20111027_403_m42_018~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 27, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - ALUE DORGEE works on some preschool homework before going off to catch the bus. His mother DECHEN WAGMO prepared him breakfast. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110918_403_m42_017~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 18, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - At home, JALUE DORGEE snuggles with his stuffed puppy under an image of the Dalai Lama right before going to bed. The young tukul has received important Buddhist relics as gifts from the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110921_403_m42_016~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 21, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE studies Buddhist scriptures in the prayer room at his home. ''He learns very fast,'' says his father Dorje. Young tukuls are known to be precocious learners. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110507_403_m42_015~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~May 7, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - At an audience with the Dalai Lama earlier this summer held at the University of St. Thomas, JALUE DORGEE is seated near LAMA ABONG RINPOCHE (far right). Dorgee was making faces at some kids in the main audience. All were seated in a section reserved for monks and lamas..(Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110905_403_m42_014~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 5, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE gets his periodic and mandatory haircut by his father Dorje. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110905_403_m42_013~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 5, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE gets his periodic and mandatory haircut by his father Dorje at home. A Buddhist monk must not keep hair more than two inches long. Dorgee got his first haircut by the Dalai Lama himself in Madison, Wisconsin where he was visiting the Tibetan community there. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111023_403_m42_012~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 23, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORJEE played at home with family friend Sonam Chodon's dog while his mother, DECHEN WANGMO, far right, also sat on the couch..(Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_403_m42_011~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 18, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - In the prayer room at his home, fruits, incense, as well as animal crackers are offered to the Buddhist deities. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110509_403_m42_010~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~May 9, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE, center, plays with TENZIN SONAM TENZIN TARA JETETSANG, 6.(left) and DHONGO, 7, (right). The children are family friends whose mothers were related to Jalue's previous incarnation's wife. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110509_403_m42_009~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~May 9, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE, left, plays with TENZIN SONAM DHONGO, 7, and TENZIN TARA JETETSANG, 6. The children are family friends whose mothers were related to Jalue's previous incarnation's wife. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_403_m42_008~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 18, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - DORJE TSEGYAL looks in on his son Jalue right before bedtime. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111027_403_m42_007~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 27, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE works on some preschool homework before going off to catch the bus. His mother Dechen Wagmo prepared breakfast. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111023_403_m42_006~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Oct. 23, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - DECHEN WANGMO loves to make rice and soup, the favorite dish of her son, JALUE DORJEE. The Dalai Lama has said that Jalue should continue his education in the United States until he leaves for a Buddhist monastery in India at the age of ten..(Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111120_403_m42_005~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Nov. 20, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - TULKU JALUE DORJEE studies the Buddhist scrolls with his father Dorje in preparation for his future role as a spiritual leader for the Tibetan people. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/ZUMA)~:20110507_403_m42_004~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~May 7, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - JALUE DORGEE greets ABONG RINPOCHE in an affectionate manner that signifies respect amongst lamas. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110507_403_m42_003~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~May 7, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - At an audience with the Dalai Lama earlier this summer held at the University of St. Thomas, JALUE DORGEE sits in a section reserved for monks and lamas..(Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110905_403_m42_002~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Sept. 5, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - At his home after JALUE DORGEE got his periodic and mandatory haircut by his father Dorje, he plays with a hoop. A Buddhist monk must not keep hair more than two inches long. Dorgee got his first haircut by the Dalai Lama himself in Madison, Wisconsin where he was visiting the Tibetan community there. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111120_403_m42_001~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~Nov. 20, 2011 - Columbia Heights, Minnesota, U.S. - In this prayer room at his home, TULKU JALUE DORJEE studies the Buddhist scrolls with his father in preparation for his future role as a spiritual leader for the Tibetan people. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111120_403_m42_000~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baby Buddha~zReportage.com Story of the Week #403: 'Baby Bhuddha' - Launched January 10, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Big for his age, 4 year old Jalue Dorjee looks bigger still perched on an ornate chair draped in crimson and saffron robes. ''Only for lamas,'' explains his father, Dorje Tsegyal, sitting cross-legged on the floor at his son's feet..Jalue, you see, is believed to be no ordinary boy. According to the highest authorities of the Tibetan Buddhist order, he is the reincarnation of the speech, mind and body of a lama, or spiritual guru, who died in Switzerland six years ago. Jalue is said to be the eighth appearance of the original lama, born in 1655. His discovery in 2009 is considered an honor and a blessing for his working-class parents. But it comes with a hefty price. Jalue (pronounced JAH-loo) is their only child -- their everything. This week, he turns 5, a critical marker on his predestined path. In just five more years, he will leave the familiarity of his parents' home in Minnesota to live and study in a monastery in India. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Big for his age, 4-year-old Jalue Dorjee looks bigger still perched on an ornate chair draped in crimson and saffron robes. ''Only for lamas,'' explains his father, Dorje Tsegyal, sitting cross-legged on the floor at his son's feet. Jalue is no ordinary boy. He is believed to be the reincarnation of the speech, mind and body of a lama, or spiritual guru, who died in Switzerland six years ago. Jalue is said to be the eighth appearance of the original lama, born in 1655. His discovery in 2009 is considered an honor and a blessing for his working-class parents. But it comes with a hefty price. Jalue (pronounced JAH-loo) is their only child - their everything. This week, he turns 5, a critical marker on his predestined path. In just five more years, he will leave the familiarity of his parents' home in Minnesota to live and study in a monastery in India.:
2010~zrep157~20070308_157_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Inmate RAYMOND MCGARY with his personalized, leather-clad bible at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, LA during evening worship service in large chapel built by inmates..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Inmates and visitors alike see this cement monument with biblical scripture upon first entering the prison grounds..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Warden BURL CAIN at the prison's Death Row. Cain has made amazing changes at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, LA, once considered the country's bloodiest prison. Prisoners now meet regularly for bible studies and worship services, and the prison's reputation is now a peaceful one..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Lousiana State Penitentiary at Angola..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Robed inmate choir members, many with scars and tattoos, sing during an evening worship service. Warden Burl Cain has made amazing changes at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, once considered the country's bloodiest prison. Prisoners now meet regularly for bible studies and worship services, and the prison's reputation is now a peaceful one..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Imates during evening worship service in large chapel built by inmates..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - An inmate in a tiny Death Row cell reads his bible for hours every day..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Inmate choir members, many with scars and tattoos, sing during an evening worship service..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_157_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Lifers' Salvation~Mar. 08, 2007 - Angola, Louisiana, U.S. - Death row at Angola Prison..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070403_157_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lifers' Salvation~zReportage.com Story of the Week #157 - Launched April 03, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Once known as the bloodiest prison in America, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has a new reputation as a place of hope for more than 5,000 inmates who live out their life sentences without parole. Inmate missionaries carry what they learn in seminary into the prison's living areas to help men experience God. In one year alone, they baptized more than 150 prisoners..(Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Once known as the bloodiest prison in America, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has a new reputation as a place of hope for more than 5,000 inmates who live out their life sentences without parole. Inmate missionaries carry what they learn in seminary into the prison's living areas to help men experience God. In one year alone, they baptized more than 150 prisoners.:
2010~zrep399~20060609_399_tk2_017~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A laborer stands outside a factory. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_016~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Using stacks of metal beams as a bed, laborers take a break from their long day. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_015~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A laborer moves amongst large welding machines. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_014~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A laborer throws water toward a machine. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_013~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Steelworkers are working in dangerous conditions at factories. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Using yellow paint, a man colors the tips of stacks of metal beams. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Wearing no protective gear, a laborer works next to a hot vat. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Some workers have safety glasses at the Steel Mill. However most workers are paid extremely poorly in an environment without much protective gear. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A horse pulls a cart full of metal beams. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A laborer takes a water break from work. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Various fabrics hold together worn out shoes. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Sparks spew from the bottom of a machine. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/ZUMApress.com)~:20060609_399_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Steelworkers are working in dangerous conditions at factories. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A worker is lit up by the glow from a fire produced by a machine. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A worker adjusts a glowing hot piece of equipment. Steel factories make reinforcement bars for construction purposes out of old tin and iron. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Silver and grey-stained hands mark the wear on a laborer from grease. Working about 10 hours a day, the workers are paid extremely poorly in an environment without much protective gear. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_399_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~June 9, 2006 - Islamabad, Pakistan - A laborer's face is stained with grease during his work day. Steelworkers are working in dangerous conditions at factories. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_399_tk2_000~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steel Town~zReportage.com Story of the Week #399: Steel Town - Launched December 13, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Pakistan Steel is the biggest industrial steel company in Pakistan and plays a vital role in the country's economy. Many of the workers have been at the Steel Mill for 20 years, working under dangerous conditions on meagre wages, where iron is being melted at around 3000 degrees. The government in the past failed to take note of the declining trend in the steelmaking facility. After 13 years, the statement still holds good. One of the major problems faced by the mills is obsolete technology, which resulted in low output, running at only 18 percent capacity. The mill has requested Rs12 billion to prevent closure. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Pakistan Steel is the biggest industrial steel company in Pakistan and plays a vital role in the country’s economy. Many of the workers have been at the Steel Mill for 20 years, working under dangerous conditions on meagre wages, where iron is being melted at around 3000 degrees. The government in the past failed to take note of the declining trend in the steelmaking facility. After 13 years, the statement still holds good. One of the major problems faced by the mills is obsolete technology, which resulted in low output, running at only 18 percent capacity. The mill has requested Rs12 billion to prevent closure.:
2010~zrep167~20061120_167_ma6_010~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - A Kurdish man proudly stands outside his market stall, on the roadside next to the line leading into Northern Iraq..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_009~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - A lone woman stands on the roadside selling bags of coriander and spare tires to the passing trucks and traffic. The road is pivotal to all transport routes into the Northern half of the middle east. Syria lies just over the mountains..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_008~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - Kids play on an abandoned oil tanker just inside the Northern Iraqi border. Historically trade between Turkey and Iraq has been strong, but since the last Gulf war relations have strained and trade has decreased. Children make the most of it..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_007~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - With the journey into Iraq becoming increasingly dangerous many of the local men that used to drive straight through to Baghdad are now resorting back to traditional farming methods to sustain their families..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_006~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - A bullet riddled windscreen of a truck cab just inside the Northern Iraqi Border. Hijacking is a constant threat to any truck that heads further south than the Kurdish safe haven, regardless of who is driving at the time. The road leading south into and around Mosul is a vast truck graveyard, a reminder to those who follow it on to Baghdad..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_005~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - With little job opportunities close to the border, men from an early age learn skills from the only industry in the area. The town of Cizre, with its close proximity to the Iraqi border is solely dependent on cross border traffic..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_004~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - A farmer watches over his flock and into the valley as the never-ending stream of a trucks rumble on to the border gate..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_003~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - An Iraqi truck driver surveys the two-day line winding on before him into Northern Iraq. The line into Iraq is relatively short, but on the other side of the border returning traffic can face waits of up to three weeks..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_002~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - An old oil tanker lies abandoned on the roadside leading into Northern Iraq. Turkey has always depended on Iraq for oil. The two gulf wars and the allied occupation have put a strain on trade relations between the two countries..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061120_167_ma6_001~Guy Martin~The New Kurdistan~Nov. 20, 2006 - Northern Iraqi Border, Turkey - A young Kurdish girl re-adjusts her headscarf as she farms in a field next to the borderline traffic line..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070612_167_ma6_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The New Kurdistan~zReportage.com Story of the Week #167 - Launched June 12, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The main border crossing from Silopi in southeastern Turkey and the Northern Iraqi town of Zakho is buy far the busiest of all transport routes into Iraq. An estimated 60,000 tons pass through the border every day, both imports and exports. Daily-trucked volumes into Iraq are estimated at 13,000 tons of refined fuel. Its exports are around the same volume; 12,000 tons of crude oil. The two gulf wars, an increase of hijacking of trucks heading further south than the Kurdish safe heaven and a clampdown on smuggling have meant that this town, once a thriving Arabic oasis, has now been reduced to a vast truck graveyard where the residents seem to be finding other ways to earn a living amongst the shadows of the past in a country that has no borders..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The main border crossing from Silopi in southeastern Turkey and the Northern Iraqi town of Zakho is buy far the busiest of all transport routes into Iraq. An estimated 60,000 tons pass through the border every day, both imports and exports. Daily-trucked volumes into Iraq are estimated at 13,000 tons of refined fuel. Its exports are around the same volume; 12,000 tons of crude oil. The two gulf wars, an increase of hijacking of trucks heading further south than the Kurdish safe heaven and a clampdown on smuggling have meant that this town, once a thriving Arabic oasis, has now been reduced to a vast truck graveyard where the residents seem to be finding other ways to earn a living amongst the shadows of the past in a country that has no borders.:
2010~zrep532~20140305_532_b143_018~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - A chimpanzee observes his surroundings in the jungle of Uganda. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_017~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Giant trees in Uganda. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_016~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - A pygmy with spear. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_015~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - The entire Pygmies tribe, including the eldest and children celebrate with dancing the return of the hunters. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_014~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Pygmies prepare fire to suppress the bees for honey collection. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_013~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - After hunting the pygmies are expected by a god with a tribe celebration. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_012~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - A gorilla in the rainforest of Uganda near by the Congo. The last 300 gorillas are protected here. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_011~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - The Last Forest Keepers (pygmies) walk into the rainforest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_010~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - The last king of the Basuas, a pygmy tribe of approximately 160 members, with his pipe. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_009~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Traditional Pygmies dance in the rainforest of Uganda with the Congo border. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_008~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Portrait of a pygmy elder. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_007~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Pygmy feet with hunting spear. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_006~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Basuas at the Uganda/Congo play their music and dance in traditional clothing. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_005~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~March 5, 2014 - Uganda - Pygmies use smoke on bees for honey collection. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_004~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~Mar 5, 2014 - Uganda - Pygmy hunter with a arrow and bow in search of food. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_003~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~Mar 5, 2014 - Uganda - Giant Trees in the Rainforest of Uganda with the border of Congo. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_002~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~Mar 5, 2014 - Uganda - A protected Silver Back Gorilla observes his family in Uganda's Rainforest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_001~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~Mar 5, 2014 - Uganda - Deep in the rich rainforest of southwest Uganda, the indigenous Batwa pygmies shared their tropical terrain with majestic mountain gorillas for thousands of years. Some anthropologists estimate that pygmy tribes such as the Batwa have existed in the equatorial forests of Africa for 60,000 years or more. The Batwa way of life predated farming and livestock-keeping; they were hunter-gatherers who depended on the forest's natural resources for their livelihood. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140305_532_b143_000~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Keepers of The Forest~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 532 - Uganda's Forest Keepers - Launched June 24, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Deep in the rich rainforests of southwest Uganda, the indigenous Batwa pygmies known as 'Keepers of The Forest' shared their tropical terrain with majestic mountain gorillas for thousands of years. Anthropologists estimate that pygmy tribes such as the Batwa have existed in the equatorial forests of Africa for 60,000 years. The Batwa way of life predated farming and livestock-keeping; they were hunter-gatherers who depended on the forest's natural resources. In 1992, the Batwa's home-the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest-was made a World Heritage Site in order to save the endangered mountain gorillas. The Government determined that to protect the gorillas - a national treasure - the Batwa would have to move out of the forest. The impact on the Batwa people was devastating. Having no title to the land, they were evicted from the forest without compensation. The marginalized western Ugandan Basua community is fighting extinction; forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago, they have struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Deep in the rich rainforests of southwest Uganda, the indigenous Batwa pygmies known as 'Keepers of The Forest' shared their tropical terrain with majestic mountain gorillas for thousands of years. Anthropologists estimate that pygmy tribes such as the Batwa have existed in the equatorial forests of Africa for 60,000 years. The Batwa way of life predated farming and livestock-keeping; they were hunter-gatherers who depended on the forest's natural resources. In 1992, the Batwa's home-the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest-was made a World Heritage Site in order to save the endangered mountain gorillas. The Government determined that to protect the gorillas - a national treasure - the Batwa would have to move out of the forest. The impact on the Batwa people was devastating. Having no title to the land, they were evicted from the forest without compensation. The marginalized western Ugandan Basua community is fighting extinction; forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago, they have struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV. :
2010~zrep201~20060701_201_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A man stands in the doorway of a passenger car on the Phnom Penh - Battambang train..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060701_201_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A train security officer sits in a hammock and watches the Cambodian countryside roll by on the Phnom Penh - Battambang train..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060701_201_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Passengers on the Phnom Penh - Battambang train ride on a flat car, July 1 2006. Passengers on the train ride whereever there is space; the passenger cars, the flat cars and the boxcars are all packed..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060705_201_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 05, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Passengers ride a bamboo train in rural Cambodia. The ''bamboo trains'' run along the government tracks in rural Cambodia. Bamboo mats are fitted over wheels which ride on the rails. The contraption is powered by a either a motorcycle or lawn mower engine. The Cambodian government would like to get rid of the bamboo trains, but with only one passenger train in the country that runs only one day a week, the bamboo trains meet a need the government trains do not..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060701_201_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A passenger leans out the door of the Phnom Penh - Battambang train as it travels through rural Cambodia..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060630_201_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jun. 30, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A passenger car on a Cambodian train. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the 1970s and late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060701_201_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A girl and her mother on the train from Phnom Penh to Battambang. It is the only passenger train in Cambodia..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060701_201_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 01, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Boys ride the Phnom Penh - Battambang passenger train..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060705_201_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~Jul. 05, 2006 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The official railways survived decades of civil war and sabotage by the Khmer Rouge, but all those years without maintenance have taken their toll. The lack of a regular train service on the tracks has empowered entrepreneurial Cambodians to get into the transportation business. They have built vehicles powered by motorcycle or lawn mower engines that run on the rails, skimming across the rail bed just a few inches off the ground. The passengers sit on bamboo mats placed on top of the wheels - hence their name 'bamboo trains.'.(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080212_201_k94_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~The Bamboo Express~zReportage.com Story of the Week #201 - Launched February 12, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - There is only one passenger train service left in Cambodia. It runs from the capitol,Phnom Penh to Cambodia's 'second city' Battambang, - the trains runs once a week. The official railways survived decades of civil war and sabotage by the Khmer Rouge, but all those years without maintenance have taken their toll. The lack of a regular train service on the tracks has empowered entrepreneurial Cambodians to get into the transportation business. They have built vehicles powered by motorcycle or lawn mower engines that run on the rails, skimming across the rail bed just a few inches off the ground. The passengers sit on bamboo mats placed on top of the wheels - hence their name 'bamboo trains.'.(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~There is only one passenger train service left in Cambodia. It runs from the capitol,Phnom Penh to Cambodia's 'second city' Battambang, - the trains runs once a week. The official railways survived decades of civil war and sabotage by the Khmer Rouge, but all those years without maintenance have taken their toll. The lack of a regular train service on the tracks has empowered entrepreneurial Cambodians to get into the transportation business. They have built vehicles powered by motorcycle or lawn mower engines that run on the rails, skimming across the rail bed just a few inches off the ground. The passengers sit on bamboo mats placed on top of the wheels - hence their name 'bamboo trains.':
2010~zrep512~20131031_512_p17_028~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 31, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - A sign advertises Williston as an oil boomtown. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_027~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 30, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - BRENT SIU from Tennessee drove a truck, sometimes consecutively for 20.5 hours at a time, which is illegal. He quit and works now as a painter and lives in his car. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_026~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 30, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - It isn't difficult to find a job advertising in Williston. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_025~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 30, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - LYSSA SKOR, 28, is a farmer and office worker at a truck company. Like many other women in Williston, she feels unsafe and always carries a weapon. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_024~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 30, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - GLENN HARSTAD, 44, who has worked in the oil business since he was 18 is married to ANGELA. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_023~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 27, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - GLENN HARSTAD, 44, worked in the oil business since he was 18. The first 20 years he travelled 300 days a year and worked at derricks in countries like Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia and everywhere in the US. Ironically Glenn's hometown Williston is now sort of a capital for the oil boom that hit North Dakota. Glenn is now a boss at a derrick between Williston and Watford. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131030_512_p17_022~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 30, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - GLENN HARSTAD, 44, who has worked in the oil business since he was 18 is married to ANGELA. She brings fast food to Glenn in the tattoo-shop. They have been out for a long binge to celebrate his first day off in two weeks. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_512_p17_021~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 29, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - New technology has made it possible to find enormous reserves of oil and gas in the U.S. The black gold turned the province Williston in North Dakota to a roaring and growing center with oil fever. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_512_p17_020~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 29, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - STEVE JENSEN had an oil spill on his land. More than 20,000 oil drums leaked and the oil company is now cleaning it up. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_512_p17_019~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 29, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - STEVE JENSEN has had an oil spill on his land. More than 20,000 oil drums leaked and the oil company is now cleaning it up. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_512_p17_018~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 29, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - LYSSA SKOR, 28, farmer and office worker at a truck company. Like many women in Williston, she feels unsafe and always carries a weapon. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_512_p17_017~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 29, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - STEVE JENSEN has had an oil spill on his land. More than 20,000 oil drums leaked and the oil company is now cleaning it up. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131028_512_p17_016~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 28, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Since 2005 there has been about 5,000 drillings established in West North Dakota. North Dakota has overtaken Alaska, as the second biggest oil producer in the U.S. after Texas. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131028_512_p17_015~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 28, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - DAVID BURRI BREWINGTOM, 43, from Missouri was lucky and got work at a road outside the city. At the end of the day the workers are paid cash and the employment office gets 40 percent of the salary. Every morning at 6 o'clock people show up at the employment office. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131027_512_p17_014~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 27, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - CLINTON BIRD HAT is a Cheyenne Indian from Lame Deer in Montana. He puts on traditional clothes and war paint in the mens room at the yearly Williston Basin Indian Club Pow-Wow. Many of the oil deposits are in the Indians' reserves, where the Native Americans have rights to the subsoil. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131027_512_p17_013~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 27, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - A worker's boots at a derrick between Williston and Watford. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131027_512_p17_012~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 27, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - A job at a derrick where they drill deep holes in the land. A new worker makes about 55 dollars an hour. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131027_512_p17_011~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 27, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - GLENN HARSTAD, 44, worked in the oil business since he was 18. The first 20 years he travelled 300 days a year and worked at derricks in countries like Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia and everywhere in the US. Ironically Glenn's hometown Williston is now sort of a capital for the oil boom that hit North Dakota. Glenn is now a boss at a derrick between Williston and Watford. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131026_512_p17_010~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 26, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - A trailer camp in Williston. Many feel the town is growing too big too fast and overburdening the system and contributing to more traffic, long lines and increased crime. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131026_512_p17_009~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 26, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Many of the oil deposits are on Indians' reserves, where the native Americans have rights to the subsoil. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131026_512_p17_008~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 26, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Pastor LARRY J. DUFFY drives around Willliston and helps people. He distributes water, coffee and sandwiches and warm clothes from the car. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131025_512_p17_007~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 25, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - A deer lies on the side of the road outside the city. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131025_512_p17_006~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 25, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - The Target Logistics man camp in Tioga is the biggest with about 1,300 workers. They normally work 12 hours a day or more. In the man camp they have rooms with billiards, table tennis, weight-lifting and TVs. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131025_512_p17_005~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 25, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - SHANE PRIMM from Sacramento, California worked for a month as a construction worker in a little city, south of Williston. One night he got into a fight in a bar and his boss drove him to the train station and gave Shane his salary the next day. Shane is going to try and get a job in Williston after the winter. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_512_p17_004~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 24, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Drilling rigs tower over this once quiet corner of the prairie. New technology has made it possible to find enormous reserves of oil and gas in the U.S. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_512_p17_003~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 24, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - The population of Tioga is still growing due to the oil boom. City officials are increasingly insisting that development slow down a bit. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_512_p17_002~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 24, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - GLENN ROBINSON, 48 years, from Sykesville Missouri, sleeps in his car, even though the city has forbidden people to sleep in their cars. He stays warm by idling the car and using a fan heater connected to the car battery. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_512_p17_001~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~Oct. 23, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - New technology has made it possible to find enormous reserves of oil and gas in the U.S. The black gold turned the province Williston in North Dakota to a roaring and growing center with oil fever. At the city's office they keep an eye on the drillings. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_512_p17_000~Ehrbahn Jacob/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boomtown USA~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 512 - Boomtown USA - Launched February 4, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For the first time in 20 years the United States produces more oil than it imports from outside. Williston, North Dakota, is the center of the black gold rush. Five years ago, Williston had a population of 12,000 and was slowly dying on its feet Ð an agricultural hub marked out from the plains only by the grain silos that stand silhouetted against the big North Dakota skies. Today, Williston is booming once again. Its streets are filled with bustling commerce and trucks, its bars, restaurants and supermarkets groaning with customers. Advancements in the oil drilling techniques known as fracking have reinvigorated the small northern town, its population swelling to an estimated 30,000 as people pour in from across the United States in search of work in hard times. As a result of the fracking revolution, the US overtook Saudi Arabia earlier this year as the world's biggest producer of oil and gas Ð a transformation in America's domestic energy fortunes that seemed almost impossible just five short years ago. But the transformation from bust to boom in Williston, ground-zero of this energy revolution, has not been without cost. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~For the first time in 20 years the United States produces more oil than it imports from outside. Williston, North Dakota, is the center of the black gold rush. Five years ago, Williston had a population of 12,000 and was slowly dying on its feet – an agricultural hub marked out from the plains only by the grain silos that stand silhouetted against the big North Dakota skies. Today, Williston is booming once again. Its streets are filled with bustling commerce and trucks, its bars, restaurants and supermarkets groaning with customers. Advancements in the oil drilling techniques known as fracking have reinvigorated the small northern town, its population swelling to an estimated 30,000 as people pour in from across the United States in search of work in hard times. As a result of the fracking revolution, the US overtook Saudi Arabia earlier this year as the world's biggest producer of oil and gas – a transformation in America’s domestic energy fortunes that seemed almost impossible just five short years ago. But the transformation from bust to boom in Williston, ground-zero of this energy revolution, has not been without cost.:
2010~zrep313~20090114_313_p67_010~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - A young glue sniffer lights up a cigarette butt. Many street children of Nairobi live around the dump site of Dandora to find some food and a few trashes to recycle. ''When they come to the health center, it is when they are almost dead'' says a doctor in the health center next to the dump site who ''does not see so much dumpers'' in her health center. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_009~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan .14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - Lydia standing with two of her children, Bush, 4, and Derick, 16, is in her early forties. She has been living for 20 years in a small house a few meters away from the dump site of Dandora in the East of Nairobi city. She has skin problems scratching herself often. Her 6 children all caugh a lot but until now have no severe illnesses. The United Nations found that ''a quarter of all diseases affecting mankind are attributable to environmental risks, with children especially vulnerable''. In a report, the UN say the consequences of the exposition to pollution can be seen after some years being in contact with the heavy metals poisoning them. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_008~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - Yunis, 12 years old, goes back to her home after having sold the plastic bags she collected in the dump site of Dandora in Nairobi. She have to cross the polluted Nairobi River. The river absorbs Dandora's poisons on its way through the city where Nairobi's homeless use it to wash in. United Nations found that ''a quarter of all diseases affecting mankind are attributable to environmental risks, with children especially vulnerable''. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_007~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - A young boy makes his daily living by selling the plastic bags he collected. He receives 50 shillings (80 cents) from middlemen who will recycle the trash. The dump site of Dandora in the East of Nairobi is a highly polluted place but is nevertheless a hell where children scavenging live on. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_006~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - Tabetha, 12 years old, has been working in the dump since she was 8. Everiday, she scavenges the dump for some plastic or metal. Many children sleep in the dump under some cardboards or plastic sheets they take from the trash. The United Nations found that ''A quarter of all diseases affecting mankind are attributable to environmental risks, with children especially vulnerable.' (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_005~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - Ondiek, 13 years old (left), and Kanyugue, 15 years old, burn tires to get the iron braces out of it. Ondiek has been working for 4 years in the dump. Kanyugue for 5 years, and he has a 5 years old brother begging in the streets of Nairobi. All of them lost their parents years ago. Many street children gather in the dump and stay there at night to sleep even it is smelly and polluted. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_004~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - John (27) burns some tires to get the iron braces (structure) by melting the gum. With this dangerous job, he can earn 2000 shillings a week (25 dollars). He has been working in the dump from his childhood as he lost his parents at an early age and had to feed his brothers and sisters. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_003~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - A young man hangs around the dump site of Dandora looking for trashes to collect. He will resell them later. He gets around 1 dollar a day to work in this highly polluted area of Nairobi, one of the largest dumps of Africa. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_002~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - 'The dumpers', name given to the people looking for garbage to recycle, scavenge the newly arrived garbages coming form the city of Nairobi. Nairobi city center is just 8 Km away from the dump site. Around 2000 tonnes of rubbish arrive there every day and the area covers now 30 acres. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090114_313_p67_001~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dangerland~Jan. 14, 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya - Three young boys run after a truck going out of the dump. The truck are weighed when they come in and out of the dump. There are no public truck but some private trucks work for the government. These are paid per ton they leave in the dump (799 shillings per ton, 8 dollars). Trucks working on their own have to pay a fee of 280 kenyan shillings (6 dollars). (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100420_313_p67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Danger Land~zReportage.com Story of the Week #313 - Launched April 20, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Located near slums in the east of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the smouldering open dump of 'Dandora' receives 2,000 tons of garbage a day, and according to the UN it is seriously harming the health of children and polluting the city. 50% of children examined who live and school near the dumpsite had respiratory ailments and blood lead levels equal to or exceeding internationally accepted toxic levels. When the dump began fifty years ago Dandora was comfortably outside Nairobi, a waste ground. Now it is completely surrounded by slum settlements, and a health hazard to one million people. It is still the only dump serving the whole of Nairobi, a huge mountain of unprocessed chemical, hospital, industrial, agricultural and domestic waste. It smokes constantly like an active volcano, or a scene from Dante's Inferno..(Credit Image: © Poupin Philip/Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Located near slums in the east of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the smouldering open dump of 'Dandora' receives 2,000 tons of garbage a day, and according to the UN it is seriously harming the health of children and polluting the city. 50% of children examined who live and school near the dumpsite had respiratory ailments and blood lead levels equal to or exceeding internationally accepted toxic levels. When the dump began fifty years ago Dandora was comfortably outside Nairobi, a waste ground. Now it is completely surrounded by slum settlements, and a health hazard to one million people. It is still the only dump serving the whole of Nairobi, a huge mountain of unprocessed chemical, hospital, industrial, agricultural and domestic waste. It smokes constantly like an active volcano, or a scene from Dante's Inferno.:
2010~zrep334~20071014_334_mm9_027~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Teethered to a post a reindeer shakes furiously to break free. Reindeer are fashioned this way temporarily before a slaughter or being transported to herder's homes for tourism purposes. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_026~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - ANNIRAUNA TRIUMF, 16, strains to grasp onto the antler's of a reindeer calf during a roundup. Though not a 'full-time' reindeer herder, she attends 'reindeer school' at Hirvas Salmi five times a year. ''I can maintain my Sami roots and live a modern life. That is how I can both adapt and stay the same,'' she said. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_025~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Two calves are cordoned off into small fenced partition. Nearly all the yearlings are slaughtered because otherwise many would perish in the harsh winter. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_024~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A herd of reindeer circle in a tight pack after being released into the corral, as herdsmen begin the difficult process of finding their own reindeer grabbing them by the antlers. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_023~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Reindeer heads lie stacked outside the abattoir, slaughterhouse, of the Hirvas Salmi Reindeer Group. Five herders slaughter 300 reindeer on the fourth day of the roundup earning £.40 per slaughter in a gruelling day's work. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_022~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A mass of reindeer hides gathers frost outside of the slaughterhouse. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_021~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A reindeer calf is forced into a van for transport. It will be slaughtered for family use. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_020~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Father and daughter, Asko and Eveliina, 7, scan the galloping reindeer in search of their calves. The Sami herding lifestyle struggles to maintain its force in numbers with lower wages and a demanding work schedule. Very few youth seek a future as a full time herder. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_019~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A herd of reindeer huddle in a tight pack after being released into the corral. Herdsmen then begin the difficult process of finding their own reindeer by grabbing them by the antlers. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_018~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Herds of reindeer cross a brook. On the third day of this 10 day roundup event it is critical to tabulate exactly how many reindeer there are to corral. Reindeer graze while herdsman assess numbers with binoculars. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_017~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Collapsed from the exhaustion of working three consecutive 14 hour days, Veggai, 58, sleeps in his friends cabin. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_016~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Observing his reindeer, a herdsman tabulates exactly how many there are to corral. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_015~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Drunk at 10:30am, TANELI NAKKALAJARVI, 28, drives to the slaughterhouse for an arduous 12 hour day slaughtering 300 reindeer. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_014~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Awakening his drunken friend, UULE SARA, 35, coaxes his 7-year-old reindeer into his cabin. Very few herdsmen can subsist solely with their reindeer and this reindeer is used for the tourism trade, specifically sled pulling. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_013~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - TANELI NAKKALAJARVI, 28, (left) and friends drink beer at 10:30am before going to the slaughterhouse for an arduous 12 hour day slaughtering 300 reindeer. Alcoholism is endemic to Finland and even more pronounced in the Sami. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_012~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Veggai, 58, of Lemmenokki, enjoys a dinner of reindeer and potato stew. The staple dish of the Sami, it remains unchanged for hundreds of years. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_011~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A reindeer herding dog whisks across the icy tundra after the first day of the roundup and the first snowfall of the year. Temperatures in winter can plunge to -60 degrees Celsius. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_010~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - With flecks of mud and reindeer blood across her cheeks, ANNIRAUNA TRIUMF, 16, corrals her reindeer during an 11 hour day. She lives in Norway with her mother but comes to Finland for this 'reindeer school' five times a year. This is a way that youth straddle both the modern day lives while retaining age-old traditions. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_009~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Reindeer race through the morning mist evading the lassos of Sami herdsman. After a three week span in which 2000 reindeer are brought down from mountains, the Hirvas Salmi herdsmen, comprising 100 owners, gather their calves for the corral and then slaughter. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_008~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Reindeer heads covered in snow are discarded outside of the slaughterhouse. Five herders slaughter 300 reindeer on the fourth day of the roundup. Workers earn £.40 per reindeer in a gruelling day's work. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_007~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Lunging for reindeer antlers and falling to the ground, Veggai, 58, grabs onto his calf. After the corral he will then determine which of his reindeer to slaughter and which to release into the wild for another year of grazing. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_006~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Pauli lassos a reindeer calf having recognized it as his by its unique earmarking. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070915_334_mm9_005~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Sep. 15, 2007 - Lapland, Finland - A reproduced cave drawing of reindeer and hunters illustrates the prehistoric origins of the Sami as reindeer herders. Europe's only indigenous group, the Sami trace their history to the Palaeolithic Era. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_004~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - The cabin of slaughterhouse master is seen through a window from within the slaughterhouse. Days slaughtering reindeer are vigorous and demanding. Every year accidents with the oversized knives require stitches. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_003~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A Sami herdsmen wears a warm fur hat while he corrals his reindeer during the first roundup of the year. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_002~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - Reindeer carcasses hang to drip blood after the first slaughter on the first day of the first roundup and the first snowfall. Reindeer slaughtered in this labor intensive way are done only for family use. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071014_334_mm9_001~Mark Makela~Reindeer People~Oct. 14, 2007 - Hirvas Salmi, Lapland, Finland - A trio of reindeer sprint through the morning mist. On the second day of the roundups Sami herdsmen lasso their calves and corral them for slaughter on the following morning. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA))~:20100927_334_mm9_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Reindeer People~zReportage Story of the Week #334 - Launched September 27, 2010 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more- Fall in Arctic Finland, where landscapes saturated by deep colors of foliage usher in the early onset of winter, and if you're Sami, the first reindeer roundup of the year. The Hirvas Salmi herdsmen, comprising 100 members, one of the largest Sami groups in Finland, live and work 8 hours north of the Arctic Circle. Europe's only indigenous group, the Sami, live within the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, speak 10 different languages and are bound together by their shared culture and traditions. To be a reindeer herder today is often an arduous existence, a four-season task with thousands of reindeer to care for in their expansive wilderness. Amid the economic, technological, and environmental problems of modern society this indigenous culture must increasingly reconcile with radical changes in order to preserve these age-old traditions. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/ZUMA)~Fall in Arctic Finland, where landscapes saturated by deep colors of foliage usher in the early onset of winter, and if you're Sami, the first reindeer roundup of the year. The Hirvas Salmi herdsmen, comprising 100 members, one of the largest Sami groups in Finland, live and work 8 hours north of the Arctic Circle. Europe's only indigenous group, the Sami, live within the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, speak 10 different languages and are bound together by their shared culture and traditions. To be a reindeer herder today is often an arduous existence, a four-season task with thousands of reindeer to care for in their expansive wilderness. Amid the economic, technological, and environmental problems of modern society this indigenous culture must increasingly reconcile with radical changes in order to preserve these age-old traditions. :
2010~zrep165~20070307_165_l72_009~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 07, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - A child in a wounded district of the city of Trinidad. Some 20,000 people are still living in temporary shelters in Beni's capital, Trinidad..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070307_165_l72_008~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 07, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - A farm worker tries to localize lost cows..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070306_165_l72_007~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 06, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - People of a small village lost in the middle of the Bolivian jungle receive humanitarian help given by Venezuela..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070305_165_l72_006~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 05, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - Bolivian Navy soldiers patrol..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070305_165_l72_005~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 05, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - A woman stands by her house in a wounded district of the city of Trinidad..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070308_165_l72_004~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 08, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - A child plays in a refugee camp..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070305_165_l72_003~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 05, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - A horse stands near refugee camps..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070305_165_l72_002~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 05, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - Children live in this temporary refugee camp in the city of Trinidad, in the amazonic region of Beni at the northeast of La Paz..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070305_165_l72_001~Christian Lombardi/ZUMA Press~Flood People~Mar. 05, 2007 - Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia - Children try to protect themselves from the rain in the city of Trinidad, in the amazonic region of Beni at the northeast of La Paz..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070529_165_l72_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flood People~zReportage.com Story of the Week #165 - Launched May 29, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Approximately 400,000 people have been affected by the worst floods in Bolivia in 25 years and most have lost all of their possessions. In Trinidad, the capital of the Beni district, an estimated 40% of the flood-hit victims are children under the age of twelve. These children are mostly still living in unhygienic makeshift shelters alongside the motorways, or in provisional shelters set up in public schools. Children and their families still require aid and the longer they continue living in such devastating conditions, the greater the risk of family disintegration..(Credit Image: © Christian Lombardi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Approximately 400,000 people have been affected by the worst floods in Bolivia in 25 years and most have lost all of their possessions. In Trinidad, the capital of the Beni district, an estimated 40% of the flood-hit victims are children under the age of twelve. These children are mostly still living in unhygienic makeshift shelters alongside the motorways, or in provisional shelters set up in public schools. Children and their families still require aid and the longer they continue living in such devastating conditions, the greater the risk of family disintegration.:
2010~zrep239~20081010_239_cu1_027~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Surekha Kamble holds a photograph of her mother, sister and herself (seated right) taken around the time she and her sister became Devadasi sexworkers in Miraj's redlight district. Since their mother was a Devadasi sexworker, according to Devadasi tradition, she and her sister too were expected to became Devadasi sexworkers. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_026~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Akshata Jivoji (left) and Malashri Kamble perform their morning prayers in their hostel room at Vimochana Sangha's school for the children of Devadasis. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_025~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Malashri Kamble, 16 (left) and Saraswati Patil, 11, play chess at their hostel at Vimochana Sangha's school for the children of Devadasis in Malabad, India. Kamble's mother was a Devadasi who died at a young age and Kamble was recruited for the school by a social worker when she was 10 years old. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_024~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Students play a game during a physical education class at the Vimochana School in Malabad, India. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_023~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Girish Chandra teaches english to students at the Vimochana School in Malabad, India. The school was the first residential school for the children of Devadasis and was founded in 1990 to break the cycle of the Devadasi system. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_022~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - The view from the hostel at the Rescue Foundation, a non-governmental organization founded to rescue young girls from brothels in and around Mumbai, India. The Rescue Foundation houses over 50 rescued girls at a time and some of them are Devadasis from the nearby ''Devadasi belt'' in Northern Karnataka. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_021~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - The Rescue Foundation, a non-governmental organization founded to rescue young girls from brothels in and around Mumbai, India, houses over 50 rescued girls at a time. Most are under the age of 18 and some of them are Devadasis. Many of the girls suffer from some form of post-traumatic stress syndrome. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_020~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Radhabai Madar Mudalagi (right) was dedicated as a Devadasi by her parents at a very young age. Now in her early forties, she lives in the small village of Yellamanawadi and uses the Devadasi musical tradition called ''Chowdike Pada'' to educate her audiences about social issues, particularly, the Devadasi system. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_019~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - An older ex-Devadasi woman smiles during a self-help group meeting in Karnataka, India, sponsored by Vimochana Sangha, a non-governmental organization founded to dismantle the Devadasi system. Self-help groups are one of the numerous empowerment tools available to Devadasi women to try to break away from the destructive cycle of the Devadasi tradition. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_018~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Lalita Kamble, 50, is photographed in the doorway of her home with her niece. Kamble went blind at a young age and so, when she was eight years old, her parents dedicated her as a Devadasi. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_017~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Kavita Kurbati, 18, sits inside her family home in the bustling town of Gokak, India, waiting for a customer. In her arms is daughter Chaitra and sleeping peacefully at her feet is Rakshita. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_016~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Surekha Kamble demonstrates how to use a condom to other sexworkers in Miraj's redlight district where lives and works as a Devadasi sexworker. While Kamble has been a Devadasi sexworker since she was sixteen, she is also a peer educator involved in raising awareness in her community about HIV/AIDS as well as other sexually transmitted diseases. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_015~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Shobha Somappa Tarvgol, 18, sits in her one-roomed home in Modhur, India. Shobha became a Devadasi sex worker because there are no men in her family and she had little other means of supporting her sister, sick mother and grandmother. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_014~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Surekha Kamble (far left) and a friend try to attract some passing men's attention in Miraj's redlight district where they live and work as Devadasi sexworkers. Kamble has been a Devadasi sexworker since she was sixteen. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_013~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - A young man discusses a price with Devadasi, Yellawwa Harjn (far left) in a brothel in Gokak, India. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_012~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Vimala Madar, 40, holds her ''muttu'', the red and white beaded necklace tied around her neck during the dedication ceremony performed on her when she was ten years old to convert her into a Devadasi. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_011~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Kasvva Haragan, 28, waits for a customer at her brothel door in Gokak, India. Her parents dedicated her as a Devadasi at the age 12 and to avoid the legal ramifications of the Devadasi Protection Act, had a ceremony at home. She now lives and works in a brothel with 2 other women and support her parents, two sisters and a brother. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_010~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - A Devadasi woman worships the goddess, Yellamma, at a temple in Maharashtra, India. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_009~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Yellamma worshippers travel by bullock cart to the Yellamma Temple in Saundatti, India, on the first day of the Yellamma Jatre. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081010_239_cu1_008~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - An older Devadasi acts as a medium between Yellamma and her worshippers. This provides worshippers more direct contact with Yellamma and the woman is duly compensated. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081010_239_cu1_007~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Yellamma worshippers throws themslves on the ground as a sign of their devotion to the goddess Yellamma after bathing at the Yellamma temple. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_006~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Yellamma worshippers set up camp near the Yellamma Temple on the first day of the Yellamma Jatre festival. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_005~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Yellamma worshippers hold neem leaves in their mouths as a gesture of devotion to the goddess. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_004~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - A young woman bathes in a communal bathing area before worshipping at the Yellamma temple during the Yellamma Jatre fesival. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_003~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Yellamma worshippers travel by bullock cart to the Yellamma Temple in Saundatti, India, on the first day of the Yellamma Jatre festival. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_002~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - Young girls arrrive with their family members in a bullock cart at the Yellamma Jatre fesival. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_001~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~Oct. 10, 2008 - Saundatti, India - An older Devadasi woman shouts out as a sign of her devotion to the goddess Yellamma as she enters the Yellamma temple during the Yellamma Jatre fesival. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_239_cu1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saving The Devadasi: Saving India's Servants of God~zReportage Story of the Week #239 - Launched December 2, 2008 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - Each year in India half a million pilgrims converge to worship the deity Yellamma, during the ceremonies young girls are dedicated as Devadasi or 'temple servants.' Girls are married to the deity and must spend their lives serving the deity, including catering to the sexual needs of men in the community. They may never marry and often end up in brothels in India's urban centers. While the ceremonies used to be performed in public and included parading the young girls naked through the crowds, due to the Devadasi Prohibition Act, they are now performed in secret. Several Schools and foundations to break the cycle of the Devadasi system. The belief is that all female children of Devadasi should themselves become Devadasi's. Graduates from the schools have gone on to become teachers, nurses, and engineers and live normal lives. The Rescue Foundation Mumbai, houses 50 rescued brothel workers, most of whom are under the age of 18 ( and some of them Devadasi's) and suffer from some form of post-traumatic stress syndrome. One girl doesn't speak while another tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Each year in India half a million pilgrims converge to worship the deity Yellamma, during the ceremonies young girls are dedicated as Devadasi or 'temple servants.' Girls are married to the deity and must spend their lives serving the deity, including catering to the sexual needs of men in the community. They may never marry and often end up in brothels in India's urban centers. While the ceremonies used to be performed in public and included parading the young girls naked through the crowds, due to the Devadasi Prohibition Act, they are now performed in secret. Several Schools and foundations to break the cycle of the Devadasi system. The belief is that all female children of Devadasi should themselves become Devadasi's. Graduates from the schools have gone on to become teachers, nurses, and engineers and live normal lives. The Rescue Foundation Mumbai, houses 50 rescued brothel workers, most of whom are under the age of 18 ( and some of them Devadasi's) and suffer from some form of post-traumatic stress syndrome. One girl doesn't speak while another tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep482~20130703_482_sc5_032~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Oct. 26, 2012 - Baia de Marajo, Brazil - Amazon Express expedition team members WEST HANSEN, JEFF WUESTE and IAN ROLLS paddle toward the mouth of Baia de Marajo, the end of their four month paddling expedition down the Amazon River toward the Atlantic Ocean. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_031~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Oct. 26, 2012. - San Pablo De Loreto, Peru - At dawn, Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN leaves the floating dock that was camp at San Pablo de Loreto on the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_030~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 12, 2012. - Anco, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN pushes and paddles through boulder fields while negotiating the Rio Mantaro below Tablachaca Dam. The water is very low in this section because of the dry season, and also due to the diversion of much of the Rio Mantaro through a tunnel for use in ElectroPeru's largest hydroelectric project downriver. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_029~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 25, 2012 - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express white water team member SIMON YEROV, of Chile, carries his kayak through a cactus field up from the Rio Mantaro. Yerovi was feeling very ill from the contaminated river water. Two other white water members also became ill that night. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_028~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 19, 2012 - Peru - Amazon Express expedition in Peru . (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_027~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 5, 2012. - Santa Isabel, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN drags his kayak through the shallows of the Rio San Juan by a herd of alpacas. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_026~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 5, 2012- Rio Gashan, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN drags his kayak through Inca ruins, including these stone grain wheels along the Rio Gashan in the Andean highlands of Peru. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_025~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 19, 2012 - Peru - Amazon Express white water team member TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., carefully maneuvers his kayak a under barbed wire fence stretched across the Rio Gashan after leaving Lago Acucocha. The barb wire fences are from pasture boundaries that cross the river. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_024~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug.19, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express white water members JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE, of Peru, RAFAEL ORTIZ, of Mexico, WEST HANSEN, of the U.S., and TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., paddle down the Rio Gashan after leaving Lago Acucocha. Lago Acucocha is possibly the dry season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_023~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 21, 2012. - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express expedition raft guide JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE of Cuzco, Peru guides the raft through rapids on the lower Rio Mantaro as white water kayakers follow. From back left, expedition leader WEST HANSEN and DANIEL RONDON CASOS. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_022~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 17, 2012.- Alpamarca, Peru - Raft and white water kayaks of the Amazon Express expedition set across Lago Acucocha after searching for the dry season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130705_482_sc5_021~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 20, 2012- Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express white water team members TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., left, and SIMON YEROVI, of Chile, heat up their freeze-dried dinners beside the campfire on the first white water overnight campsite on the Rio Mantaro. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_020~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 11, 2012 - Lima, Peru - Bridge over the Rio Mantaro below Represa Tablachaca (Tablachaca Dam) while on scouting trip of the Rio Mantaro downstream from Huancayo. The expedition team was concerned about the amount of water flow below the dam during the dry season. There was just enough flow to paddle and drag the kayaks until the Rio Mantaro reached the confluence of the Rio Huarpa. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_019~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 13, 2012 - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Previous Amazon River explorer PIOTR CHMIELINSKI, far left, leads the group on a scouting trip along the Rio Mantaro at the confluence of the Rio Huarpa downstream from Huancayo. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_018~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 17, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon River explorer PIOTR CHMIELINSKI, left, and DAVID KELLY, Amazon Express white water team manager, go over detailed topographic maps.at Lago Acucocha. Lago Acucocha is the headwaters of the Rio Mantaro and possibly the headwaters of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130705_482_sc5_017~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 24, 2012. - Rio Mantaro, Peru - Amazon Express white water team members TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., right, and JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE, of Peru, drive their raft through rapids in the Rio Mantaro.(Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_016~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 19, 2012.- Alpamarca, Peru - A herd of alpacas stroll by the Amazon Express expedition base camp at Laguna Acucocha. Amazon Express expedition began its source to sea journey here, at Laguna Acucocha near Alpamarca, Peru 13,120 ft/ 3,999 m elevation. Snowmelt from the Andes mountains above these two lakes is possibly the wet season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_015~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 17, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express team member JEFF WUESTE of Austin, Texas, sleeps off altitude sickness on the shore of Lago Acucocha while expedition members scouted for the dry season source of the Amazon River. Team member JOHN MAIKA, also from Austin rests in the background. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_014~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 17, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - The Milky Way and stars swirl above the Amazon Express expedition on this time exposure at base camp on Lago Acucocha. Lago Acucocha may be the dry season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_013~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 7, 2012 - Rancho Ocac Condorvado, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN paddles the Rio Mantaro arriving at Rancho Ocac Condorvado. Ranch is owned by Antonia Bao de Trujillo. Hansen paddled these isolated sections by himself. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_012~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 18, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Early morning frost on the white water kayaks at Amazon Express expedition base camp on Lago Acucocha, possibly the dry season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130704_482_sc5_011~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 18, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express white water team member RAFAEL ORTIZ, of Mexico, and expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, portage their kayaks through a snow storm shortly after the start of white water kayaking out of Lago Acucocha. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_010~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Sept. 5, 2012 - Sacrafamilia, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN drags his kayak by AMELIA AYALA DE LA ROSA washing her clothes on the banks of the Rio San Juan. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130114_482_sc5_009~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Jan. 14, 2013 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express white water team members RAFAEL ORTIZ, of Mexico, and expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, paddle down the Rio Gashan. Rio Gashan flows out of Laguna Acucocha, near the west season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_008~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 20, 2012 - Tombillo, Peru - Amazon Express white water team manager DAVID KELLY passes up a kayak to JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE after the white water team's unscheduled stop. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_007~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~August 19, 2012 - Laguna Acucocha, Peru - Amazon Express white water team member TINO SPECHT, of the U.S., squeezes under a low bridge on the Rio Gashan just below Laguna Acucocha, on a four month paddling expedition down the Amazon River from the source in the Peruvian Andes toward the Atlantic Ocean. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_006~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 18, 2012- Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, negotiates the boulders down the Rio Gashan. The Rio Gashan flows out of Laguna Acucocha, near the west season source of the Amazon River. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_005~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 19, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, bends over with exhaustion after dragging his white water kayak along the Rio Gashan for several miles between Alpamarca and San Pedro de Racco as guide MAURO EZQUIVEL follows behind. Hansen pulled his boat for most of the day due to the low water in the river. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130114_482_sc5_004~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 18, 2012- Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express expedition began its source to sea journey here, at Laguna Acucocha near the continental divide of the Andes mountains at 13,120 ft/ 3,999 m elevation. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_003~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Septembert 5, 2012 - Huaraucaca, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN paddles in the Rio San Juan past the Tajo Alberto mine. Mines along the Rio San Juan and Rio Mantaro extract copper, lead, and zinc. Mine waste has been a large contributor to contamination in the rivers. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130114_482_sc5_002~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~August 18, 2012 - Alpamarca, Peru - Amazon Express team members from bottom, RAFAEL ORTIZ, of Mexico, JEFF WUESTE, of Austin, Texas, JOHN MAIKA, of Austin, Texas,and expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, come out of Laguna Acucocha into the outflow canal that begins the Rio Gashan. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_001~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~Aug. 31, 2012 - Campo Armino, Peru - Amazon Express expedition leader WEST HANSEN, of Austin, Texas, and Raft Guide JUAN ANTONIO DE UGARTE, of Peru, paddle toward the huge blast of water released from the pipes coming out of the mountain at ElectroPeru. Water from Rio Mantaro is piped 19.8 km down through the mountains from Tablachaca Dam to Campo Armino, forming Peru's largest hydroelectric complex creating 900 megawatts of power. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130703_482_sc5_000~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~AMAZON EXPRESS: Andes to Atlantic Adventure~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 482 - Andes to Atlantic Adventure - Launched July 9, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Amazon river has a newly discovered source. This is the first expedition to paddle from the furthest source of the Earths largest river to the ocean. The Amazon carries more water to the sea than any other river, and accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow. The expedition route begins near the peak of Mount Mismi, the source of the Amazon in the Peruvian Andes and descends down the legendary Apurimac River. The 4,225 mile journey will take the adventurers through the Amazon's notoriously tough Class III-V rapids, followed by 3,800 miles of downriver sea kayaking. And just to make things a little harder there is always the threat of pirate attack on the lawless stretches of the river in Peru and Brazil. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Amazon river has a newly discovered source. This is the first expedition to paddle from the furthest source of the Earths largest river to the ocean. The Amazon carries more water to the sea than any other river, and accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow. The expedition route begins near the peak of Mount Mismi, the source of the Amazon in the Peruvian Andes and descends down the legendary Apurimac River. The 4,225 mile journey will take the adventurers through the Amazon’s notoriously tough Class III-V rapids, followed by 3,800 miles of downriver sea kayaking. And just to make things a little harder there is always the threat of pirate attack on the lawless stretches of the river in Peru and Brazil.:
2010~zrep088~20051122_088_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. ALI, a Turk is 15. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. MEHMET, 15 and OKTAY, 14. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. The classroom of Dorothea. All the children are graduates. Their future, more or less, is predictable: The 'Paper' that they will be awarded, worthless when they try to find a job, will buy them a ticket back to the margin they came from. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. TINA, a Thai is 16. She was born a boy, the fifth child of a Thai immigrants family. She was brought up as a girl and turned into a girl, because her parents expect her to look after them when they grow old. The daughters of Thai families are expected to care for their aging parents. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. A wrangle over a trifle matter on the playground. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. Interview with a prospective student. HERBERT, the schoolmaster, speaks with Farid and his mother. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. KATHY, Spanish, 13, in her room at the dormitories with her friends Derek from Ghana and Petar from Slovenia. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. JOHAN and PETER, once more 'just playing' with their daggers. Many of the students carry a gun. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. German lessons. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. The Pool. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. Astrit school, Gymnasium. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. JOHAN, playing as usual, with dynamite. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. NORTEN, 14, a Kurd and BEHA, 14, a Turk..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. DEBE, a Nigerian boy , attacks EMRA, a Turk. Gert and KURT, the German twins, watch. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. MEHMET, a Turk, 15 and ANGELOS, a Greek, 15. When I asked Mehmet to show me his knife, he answered: 'I am the King of the school.' and he pulled out his gun. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. JOHAN and Peter in the Courtyard. It is often difficult to draw a line between playtime and fighting. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_088_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~BAD Kids Academy~Nov. 22, 2005 - Hamburg, Germany - FILE PHOTO: 2000. DANNY, a German, is 14. Astrid Lindgren Schule (school) in Hamburg was founded in 1927. The students here are considered special, not because they suffer some kind of disease, but because of their 'antisocial' behavior. Children of immigrants count for 40 percent of the school's students. The children either have records of minor juvenile delinquency or have repeatedly been expelled from their previous schools. As one of their tutors put it: 'A child always seeks to attract attention. Their way of doing it is violence, physical or verbal.' .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051129_088_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~BAD Kids Academy~zReportage.com Story of the Week #088 - Launched November 29, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The students of Hamburg's Astrid Lindgren Schule (school) are considered ''special,'' not because they're gifted but because no other school will accept them. Their biggest challenge is learning to interact with others without resorting to violence, be it physical or verbal. With few social skills, bullies rule the schoolyard..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The students of Hamburg's Astrid Lindgren Schule (school) are considered ''special,'' not because they're gifted but because no other school will accept them. Their biggest challenge is learning to interact with others without resorting to violence, be it physical or verbal. With few social skills, bullies rule the schoolyard..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep147~20060703_147_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - In the early morning hours in Model Town, New Delhi, garbage is seen piled by a sewer that is in the process of being cleaned out by crews of sewer cleaners from the previous day. The sewers are being cleaned out before the monsoon season arrives India..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - 16-year-old sewer cleaner Ramu's head rises slightly above the edge of the sewer he is working in as the market on the street in the background begins to get busy in Model Town..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - 16-year-old sewer cleaner Ramu is seen washing himself after a day of sewer working..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - Ramu a 16 year old sewer cleaner raises his slime covered arms above his head while cleaning slime and solid waste from the sewer which is filled with almost every imaginable toxin including mercury and human excrement while working in the sewers..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - Teenage sewer cleaners covered in feces and debris are seen taking a break at the mouth of sewer..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - A sewer cleaner tosses debris onto a pile of rubish that has been pulled from the sewers..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - A sewer cleaner's feet with open wounds after a day of working barefoot in the sewers..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20060703_147_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - Ramu, a 16-year-old sewer cleaner, reaches into the sewer to help a comrade while working..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060703_147_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - Teenage sewer cleaners seen swimming through toxic, disease-laden sewer water before diving into the sewer water again to scoop a bucketful of the debris for removal..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070123_147_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dirt Merchants~Jul. 03, 2006 - New Delhi, India - zReportage Story of the Week #147 - Launched January 23, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - As the commuters pass through the street in front of the new ICICI Bank, an epitome of India's recent economic success, in the north district of Model Town in India's capital city of New Delhi, 16-year-old Ramu and his comrades are busy in the sewers below to de-congest them just before the onset of the Monsoon season. The task for cleaning sewers arises primarily due to chokes and blocks caused by solid materials getting into the sewers. Over-flowing sewers create hell-like conditions causing immense inconvenience to people in many parts of Delhi and other towns of India. Sewer cleaning is one of the most dangerous and dirty jobs and at times, it can become a death trap. In order to clean these gas-filled sewers, poor daily-wage labourers like Ramu are made to climb down into their poisonous depths..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~As the commuters pass through the street in front of the new ICICI Bank, an epitome of India's recent economic success, in the north district of Model Town in India's capital city of New Delhi, 16-year-old Ramu and his comrades are busy in the sewers below to de-congest them just before the onset of the Monsoon season. The task for cleaning sewers arises primarily due to chokes and blocks caused by solid materials getting into the sewers. Over-flowing sewers create hell-like conditions causing immense inconvenience to people in many parts of Delhi and other towns of India. Sewer cleaning is one of the most dangerous and dirty jobs and at times, it can become a death trap. In order to clean these gas-filled sewers, poor daily-wage labourers like Ramu are made to climb down into their poisonous depths.:
2010~zrep191~20051124_191_r62_009~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A young girl takes part in a ballet class at the East Bank community hall in Alexandra Township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_008~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Most of the children who attend ballet classes at the East Bank community hall in Alexandra Township can not afford to buy new ballet shoes or stockings and have to use one tatty pair four days a week. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_007~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Children take part in a ballet class at the East Bank community hall in Alexandra Township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_006~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A young girl with disintegrating slippers takes part in ballet classes. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_005~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - During South Africa's Apartheid years Alexandra was one of the toughest places to live, not much has changed and the inhabitants of the area, still struggle to make ends meet. Prima ballerina Penelope Thloloe offers ballet classes free of charge to underprivileged children - in the hope that ballet may be their ticket out of the township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_004~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - During South Africa's Apartheid years Alexandra was one of the toughest places to live, not much has changed and the inhabitants of the area, still struggle to make ends meet. Prima ballerina Penelope Thloloe offers ballet classes free of charge to underprivileged children - in the hope that ballet may be their ticket out of the township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_003~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Children take part in a ballet class at the East Bank community hall in Alexandra Township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_002~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - 24-year-old Prima ballerina PENELOPE THLOLOE works with some of the underprivileged children in her ballet class. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051124_191_r62_001~Shayne Robinson~Alexandra Two Step~Nov. 24, 2005 - Johannesburg, South Africa - During South Africa's Apartheid years Alexandra was one of the toughest places to live, not much has changed and the inhabitants of the area, still struggle to make ends meet. Prima ballerina Penelope Thloloe offers ballet classes free of charge to underprivileged children - in the hope that ballet may be their ticket out of the township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_191_r62_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alexandra Two Step~zReportage.com Story of the Week #191 - Launched November 27, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - During South Africa's Apartheid years Alexandra was one of the toughest places to live, not much has changed and the inhabitants of the area, still struggle to make ends meet. Prima ballerina Penelope Thloloe offers ballet classes free of charge to underprivileged children - in the hope that ballet may be their ticket out of the township. (Credit Image: © Shayne Robinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~During South Africa's Apartheid years Alexandra was one of the toughest places to live, not much has changed and the inhabitants of the area, still struggle to make ends meet. Prima ballerina Penelope Thloloe offers ballet classes free of charge to underprivileged children - in the hope that ballet may be their ticket out of the township.:
2010~zrep193~20070101_193_p79_036~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2007 - Cobalt, Ontario, Canada - Abandoned tailings pond and arsenic mine waste in a lake. c 2007, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_193_p79_035~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2004 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada - Immigrant miners playing Bocce Ball in the Moneta neighbourhood. c 2004, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_193_p79_034~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2004 - Cobalt, Ontario, Canada - LOLA ANGUS on a grade school swing in the playground adjacent to the Right of Way Mine property. c 2004, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_033~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada - Shaft sinker MARIO GAGNON, right, celebrating his last weekend in Canada at the Victory Tavern before leaving on a shaft sinking project in Mexico. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_032~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada - Bill Lee a former gold miner who was the victim of a severe head injury underground at the Pamour Mine. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_031~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada - BILL WHELAN who had his arm torn from his body by a surface rock crusher at the St. Andrews Mill. c 2003, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_030~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Garson, Ontario, Canada - LANDA CORMIER at her home with her husband ERIC CORMIER who lost his arm in an electrical accident at the Falconbridge Smelter. c 2003, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_029~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - HUGHIE MACINNIS seen shaving in the mirror before attending church. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_028~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - HUGHIE MACINNIS, a paralyzed shaft miner lying in his bed. Hughie was paralyzed from the chest down following a shaft accident at Stobie Mine in 1975. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_027~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - TOM RANELLI, lifelong member of the Mine Mill Smelter Workers Union Local 598, the last Local of one of the most militant unions in North American history. c 2003, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_026~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - 21-year-old CARRIE MCKEE with her one-year-old son EVAN MCKEE at the Miners Day of Remembrance. Her 20-year-old fiance Chad Lamond was killed at the Creighton Mine in an underground accident when she was six months pregnant. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_025~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Coniston, Ontario, Canada - Slag heaps, smoke stacks and blackened rock from decades of emissions from the Coniston Smelter. c 2003, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_193_p79_024~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2003 - Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada - A furnace tapper using a thermal lance to test the purity of molten nickel in the furnace, which operates at over 1000 degrees Celsius at the Falconbridge Smelter. c 2003, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020101_193_p79_023~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2002 - Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada - Gold miner's daughter LISE BERNATCHEZ holding her son JULIEN BERNATCHEZ. Her father Leonce Verrier was killed in the 1993 Macassa Mine rockburst. It took 77 days to recover the body. c 2002, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020101_193_p79_022~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2002 - Falconbridge, Ontario, Canada - Converter aisle, Falconbridge Smelter. c 2002, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020101_193_p79_021~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2002 - Schumacher, Ontario, Canada - Snow covered houses and the McIntyre Mine No. 11 Shaft. c 2002, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_193_p79_020~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 2000 - Timmins, Ontario, Canada - Driving a ramp with a jumbo drill, for the Kidd D Mine expansion, 8000 foot level, Kidd Creek Mine. c 2000, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990101_193_p79_019~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1999 - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada - House on Union Street adjacent to the Inco Superstack, the tallest free standing stack in the world, Copper Cliff Smelter Complex. c 1999, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19960101_193_p79_018~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1996 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Changing the hoist cable on the sheave wheel, atop the Kerr Mine No. 3 Shaft headframe. c 1996, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19960101_193_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1996 - Larder Lake, Ontario, Canada - A miner after completing the drilling of a breast in a shrinkage stope, 700 foot level, Cheminis Mine. c 1996, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19960101_193_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1996 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Tram crew DAVE EFFENBERGER and CLAUDE ''SHAGGY'' LUDGATE having lunch on the1300 foot level, Kerr Mine. c 1996, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19960101_193_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1996 - Larder Lake, Ontario, Canada - Scaling loose from the back, 1000 foot level, Cheminis Mine. c 1996, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - The late LESTER BEATTIE smoking after drilling in a bypass drift, 1450 foot level Kerr Mine. c 1995, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Exiting the cage on surface after graveyard shift, Kerr Mine No. 3 Shaft. c 1995, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - A miner in the ''Dry'' hanging his work clothes in the air to dry after shift, Kerr Mine. c 1995, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Miners entering the cage on surface for the beginning of day shift, Kerr Mine No. 3 Shaft. c 1995, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Miner with 'white hand' also known as Hand Vibration Syndrome, which is caused by working the drills. The vibrations destroy the circulation in the hands causing the hands to go numb. Kerr Mine. c 1995, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19950101_193_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1995 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - STEVE ALLEN sitting in front of a CAVO 320 mucking machine, 1450 foot level, Kerr Mine. c 1995, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19940101_193_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1994 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Lunch break, 1450 foot level refuge station, Kerr Mine. c 1994, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19940101_193_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1994 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Miners drilling at the face in a sublevel, 1450 foot level, Kerr Mine. c 1994, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19920101_193_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1992 - Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada - Deckman in front of the Macassa Mine No. 3 Shaft. c 1992, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19940101_193_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1994 - Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada - Changing steel on a longhole drill, 6750 foot level, Macassa Mine. c 1994, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19930101_193_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1993 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Kerr Mine No. 3 Shaft headframe and crusher house. c 1993, exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19940101_193_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1994 - Virginiatown, Ontario, Canada - Miners drilling a cross-cut on a ramp with jackleg drills, 1750 foot level. c 1994, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19910101_193_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~1991 - Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada - The late JOHN ''JACK'' MURNAGHAN, a retired union organizer holding a retirement gift which is a photo of the Macassa Mine where he worked for 43 years. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19940101_193_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Hard Rock Gold~Jan. 01, 1994 - Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada - Shaft miner at the 2500 foot level station before mucking and drilling at the Louvicourt Mine. c 1994, exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071211_193_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hard Rock Gold~zReportage.com Story of the Week #193 - Launched December 11, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''You have to know how to read the rock. There's a grain to the rock just as there is a grain to wood. You have to hit it a certain way if you want to break it. The rock never welcomes you but it accepts you.'' Canada's geologically rich hard rock mining belt in Northern Ontario and Quebec is home to some of the world's deepest and largest underground mines and smelters. Many of the communities surrounding the mines have given rise to some of the most militant labor unions in North American history. The personal histories of the people in these communities are a moving testament of triumph and tragedy. ''I started at Kerr Gold Mine in my last year of high school in 1982. I told myself I'd work a summer and save up enough money to buy a car and then quit. But it never happens. You get used to the money. All five boys in my family went underground.'' Steve Sheldon, Larder Lake..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~''You have to know how to read the rock. There's a grain to the rock just as there is a grain to wood. You have to hit it a certain way if you want to break it. The rock never welcomes you but it accepts you.'' Canada's geologically rich hard rock mining belt in Northern Ontario and Quebec is home to some of the world's deepest and largest underground mines and smelters. Many of the communities surrounding the mines have given rise to some of the most militant labor unions in North American history. The personal histories of the people in these communities are a moving testament of triumph and tragedy. ''I started at Kerr Gold Mine in my last year of high school in 1982. I told myself I'd work a summer and save up enough money to buy a car and then quit. But it never happens. You get used to the money. All five boys in my family went underground.'' Steve Sheldon, Larder Lake.:
2010~zrep590~20150722_590_cv4_065~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 19, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - When PAULA ANDERSON told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_064~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 11, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_063~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 10, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_062~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 24, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, , U.S. - MARGUERITE BROUSSEAU-SAWYER gets a few words of encouragement from Mary Walker House Director SANDRA A. MILLER. While in boot camp, U.S. Air Force veteran, Marguerite Brousseau-Sawyer, survived a brutal rape by her training instructor (TI) who told her, I'm the TI and I can do whatever I want to you.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_061~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Former US Marine SARAH JENKINS, high on drugs and on the street, accepts a bag of food and water from the National Veterans Foundation outreach van. She says she has a place to stay in Anaheim. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150721_590_cv4_060~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 21, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. â'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150721_590_cv4_059~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 21, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. 'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150719_590_cv4_058~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 19, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - When PAULA ANDERSON told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150718_590_cv4_057~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 18, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Homeless women veterans sleep in women's tents at the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150611_590_cv4_056~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 11, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON and SAM go apartment hunting with their new VA housing voucher. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150611_590_cv4_055~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 11, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON wakes SAM up to go apartment hunting with their new VA housing voucher. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150610_590_cv4_054~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 10, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON and Sam visit Family Solutions/Union Station Homeless Services in the San Gabriel Valley, trying to find safe housing. Their request was denied because they spent one night at a friend's home. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150610_590_cv4_053~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 10, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON and SAM visit Family Solutions/Union Station Homeless Services in the San Gabriel Valley, trying to find safe housing. Their request was denied because they spent one night at a friend's home. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150606_590_cv4_052~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 6, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Entrance of Naomi House, transitional housing for homeless women veteran's sponsored by the Salvation Army with help from the VA. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150604_590_cv4_051~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 4, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON discusses her homelessness with her good friend ISABEL CORDOVA. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150603_590_cv4_050~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 3, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON kisses Sam after his 8th grade graduation ceremony. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150602_590_cv4_049~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 2, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - At another motel that she calls 'The Jungle', MELISSA A. RAMON nervously waits for an open washing machine. While living in a previous motel, a strange man masturbated in front of her in the laundry room. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150526_590_cv4_048~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 26, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON heads to the pharmacy and the Loma Linda VA. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150526_590_cv4_047~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 26, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON waits in line at the county Housing Authority to pick up a VA sponsored housing voucher so she can move into an apartment. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150526_590_cv4_046~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 26, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON and her son move into a motel she calls 'The Jungle.' Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150526_590_cv4_045~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 26, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S. - MELISSA A. RAMON spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. 'You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career if I'd have stopped. I had the rules and he didn't.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150522_590_cv4_044~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - DIEDRA D. ROACH, left, talks to housemate PAULA MOE. After high school, Diedra, 50, joined the US Army and at first really enjoyed it. It stopped feeling like a vacation when she tried to earn her first promotion and found out she would be expected to 'do more.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150326_590_cv4_043~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 26, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A homeless Army veteran and military sexual trauma survivor talks to SANDY MILLER in the doorway of her room at the VA transitional housing facility, Mary Walker House. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150324_590_cv4_042~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 24, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. - U.S. Army veteran WILMA M. HERNDON, watches TV in her room at the Mary Walker House for homeless women veterans. She was married to another soldier who beat and sexually assaulted her. Wilma confided in her 1st Sergeant who did nothing to stop her abuser so she turned to drugs and drinking to feel better. Thus beginning her downward spiral to homelessness. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150324_590_cv4_041~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 24, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. - While in boot camp, US Air Force veteran, MARGUERITE BROUSSEAU-SAWYER, left, survived a brutal rape by her training instructor (TI) who told her, 'I'm the TI and I can do whatever I want to you.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141130_590_cv4_040~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Nov. 30, 2014 - Costa Mesa, California, U.S. - Homeless veteran DARLENE MATTHEWS has been living in her car for over two years while she waits for a housing voucher from the VA. She joined the US Army in 1976 and was sent to Fort McLellan, Alabama. 'I was going to join this all women's army and there would be no sexual problems but I joined and there were sexual problems.'' She was beyond horrified when she discovered that it wasn't a safe place and instead full of ''illegal punishments and all this sexual stuff. The whole atmosphere was abusive.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141110_590_cv4_039~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Nov. 10, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - DEBRA FILTER joined the US Army in 1978 and went through boot camp at Fort Ord, Georgia. In those days, the women trained just like the men did. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_038~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - Former US Marine SARAH JENKINS, high on drugs and on the street, accepts a bag of food and water from the National Veterans Foundation outreach van. She says she has a place to stay in Anaheim. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_590_cv4_037~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - Former US Marine SARAH JENKINS, high on drugs and on the street, accepts a bag of food and water from the National Veterans Foundation outreach van. She says she has a place to stay in Anaheim. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150721_590_cv4_036~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 21, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. 'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150721_590_cv4_035~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 21, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. 'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150721_590_cv4_034~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 21, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - ALISHAA DELL, 25, spent five years in the US Navy. 'I am worth so much fucking more than what I got paid to do in the military. I got tired of getting sand kicked in my eyes for doing what I was supposed to do.' She is still not ready to discuss her Military Sexual Trauma, (MST). 'I'm treating all the problems that come with MST without talking about the MST. I'm treating the symptoms and repercussions,' she added. Homeless, she lives off a disability check from the VA and has been couch surfing with friends until she wears out her welcome. Now she lives with a boyfriend she wants to break up with but says she has nowhere else to go and is seeking housing and medical help from the VA. 'They make you jump through hoops to make sure you're serious about getting help. Mainly because services are free and they don't want to spend resources on someone who isn't serious or lying. There are some people who still struggle with their own mental health issues who don't have the capacity to jump through those hoops to get the help they need.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150719_590_cv4_033~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 19, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - At the conclusion of the San Diego homeless veterans stand down sponsored by Veterans Village of San Diego, PAULA ANDERSON, left and PATRICIA BUTTS, right, (man on left is unidentified) carry their belongings in the pouring rain. When Paula Anderson, left, told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150719_590_cv4_032~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 19, 2015 - San Diego, California, United States - When PAULA ANDERSON told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. 'In the little bit of time I've been homeless it takes the good out of me. I don't care how I look. I think I look ugly. Pretty soon you use drugs to comfort yourself. That's part of being homeless.' She says she has made bad choices but started to develop when she watched Oprah. 'When you are older you wonder how did I get here? And then you start putting the puzzle together.' Paula came to the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down to meet friends and seek services. At night, she sleeps in her car in a church parking lot. 'The military taught us how to survive on the streets. They taught us to camp and survive the elements,' she added. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150719_590_cv4_031~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 19, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - In 1979, PATRICIA BUTTS was a young US Army soldier stationed in Ft. Devens, MA. when she witnessed a steady campaign of rape within her unit. At night a sergeant and/or a lieutenant would come in and take a woman to the bathroom. 'You could hear them struggling and screaming and they would come back crying. I would have to go to the bathroom so bad but I was scared to go so I used the bathroom by my bed. At breakfast some girls would have black eyes and they were scared to say anything. I was afraid I was going to be next,' she said. After three years, she could no longer cope with military life and was honorably discharged. Diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (PTSD) she has been homeless off and on since 1981. 'For me, the homelessness has a lot to do with my PTSD. I've been dealing with this for a long time and it hasn't been easy. I can't get rid of it. I guess it's been my demon and has caused me to drink a lot, and I've tried suicide twice. I'm going to live with it for the rest of my life,' she added. Homeless for the past year, Patricia came to the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down to seek housing and was accepted into the substance abuse program at Veterans Village of San Diego. At the stand down, she sits on a cot in the women's tent. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150718_590_cv4_030~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~July 18, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S - Homeless women veterans sleep in women's tents at the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150612_590_cv4_029~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 12, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - US Air Force veteran LURAE HORSE was a 19-year-old B-29 bomber mechanic when she was raped by an anonymous member of her squadron. She never reported the brutal sexual assault. ''I just pulled up my pants and went back to work.'' Homeless, she shelters in a corner of a friend's dining room in Paramount, Ca. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150612_590_cv4_028~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 12, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - US Air Force veteran LURAE HORSE was a 19-year-old B-29 bomber mechanic when she was raped by an anonymous member of her squadron. She never reported the brutal sexual assault. ''I just pulled up my pants and went back to work.'' Homeless, she shelters in a corner of a friend's dining room in Paramount, Ca. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150609_590_cv4_027~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 9, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON is on a cocktail of pills prescribed by her doctors at the VA. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150604_590_cv4_026~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 4, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150604_590_cv4_025~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 4, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON clutches her US Air Force uniform under the watchful eyes of her dog ''Princess.'' ''That life is dead to me,'' she said. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150603_590_cv4_024~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 3, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON cheers for Sam during his 8th grade graduation ceremony. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150603_590_cv4_023~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 3, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON attempts to tie a knot in Sam's tie in preparation for his 8th grade graduation ceremony. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150603_590_cv4_022~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 3, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON and SAM rest at her grandmother's grave after his 8th grade graduation ceremony. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150602_590_cv4_021~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~June 2, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON walks past a man waiting to sell drugs outside her room at a motel she calls ''The Jungle.'' Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150528_590_cv4_020~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 28, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - While MELISSA A. RAMON gets ready to to go to the VA, her US Air Force uniform hangs in the closet of a motel she calls ''The Jungle.'' Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150526_590_cv4_019~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 26, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150525_590_cv4_018~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 25, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON and her son move into a motel she calls ''The Jungle.'' Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO's. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150525_590_cv4_017~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 25, 2015 - Pomona, California, U.S - MELISSA A. RAMON recites the Pledge of Allegiance with other veterans at the ''4th Annual Heroes in the Shadows, San Gabriel Valley Veterans Stand Down''. The purpose of a stand-down is to offer a safe retreat for homeless veterans. Melissa spent nine years in the US Air Force where she endured military sexual trauma at the hands of her training instructor and fellow airmen. ''You see stripes and think it's power and authority. I went along with it because it was my career. Whatever way he looked at it, it was his word against mine,' she said. Melissa suffers from Military Sexual Trauma and PTSD and has been homeless off and on since her discharge. She has sought help from the VA and several Veteran NGO's. 'They keep denying us, denying the claims and make us jump through hoops and even lose our paperwork. It's like they are trying to kill us with what they put us through, 'she said. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150522_590_cv4_016~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - After high school, DIEDRA D. ROACH, 50, joined the US Army and at first really enjoyed it. It stopped feeling like a vacation when she tried to earn her first promotion and found out she would be expected to 'do more'. Her supervisor gave her an address with a date and time to show up. She looks back at this first cocktail party and realized the drinks were spiked. Diedra fought back the first time but was ordered to 'do as you~:20150520_590_cv4_015~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 20, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - SANDRA SHERMAN, 51, left, salutes the color guard at the Goodwill Industries Los Angeles stand-down, an event for local homeless veterans that gives them access to medical and housing services and a chance to replenish. She had only been in the US Army for a few weeks when she was drugged and raped at a party that she attended with her female buddies from basic training. She never reported the assault to her command. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150505_590_cv4_014~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 5, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - GLENDY GOLDEN, 58, enlisted in the US Army to escape a sexually abusive home life. The army she says, ''was a way out. There is no way it was ever a solution but it was a way out.'' She was sexually assaulted several times during her 18 month military career and when she told her chaplain about it, he simply sent her to medical where she says, they tied her down and beat her. This is the second time she has been homeless and is sheltering at the Salvation Army's Naomi House in Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150505_590_cv4_013~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~May 5, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - SANDRA SHERMAN, 51, had only been in the US Army for a few weeks when she was drugged and raped at a party that she attended with her female buddies from basic training. She never reported the assault to her command. 'It was well known if you reported rape you would be killed or chaptered out with a less than honorable discharge. To this day if I have a male supervisor, I am apprehensive, nervous and afraid,' she says. After that, a fellow soldier raped her at her next duty station in Ft. Meade, MD. 'These were supposed to be men who were my brothers. It is a silent stigma that if you go into the military and you're female, that you expect to be raped. You're just expected to go on and do your job,' she added. After seven years she got out of the Army. 'I didn't realize how traumatized I was until it affected me on a daily basis and I would hallucinate. I was emotionally numb, no treatment for years and couldn't work. I couldn't ignore my feelings anymore.' Her downward spiral continued into homelessness. Sandra was referred to Naomi House when she called the Los Angeles VA crisis line. Naomi House is located in Los Angeles and is a transitional housing for homeless women veteran's sponsored by the Salvation Army with help from the VA. (Credit Image: Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150411_590_cv4_012~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Apr 11, 2015 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - When KAREN SCOTT joined the US Army in 1985, she was a lithe, slender and attractive young woman who attended and finished flight school and had a bright future in telecommunications and arial observation. Instead, she became a target for sexual assault and over the next seven years was raped several times and endured a steady campaign of innuendoes, threats, harassment and sexual badgering. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150411_590_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Apr 11, 2015 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - When KAREN SCOTT joined the US Army in 1985, she was a lithe, slender and attractive young woman who attended and finished flight school and had a bright future in telecommunications and arial observation. Instead, she became a target for sexual assault and over the next seven years was raped several times and endured a steady campaign of innuendoes, threats, harassment and sexual badgering. At her duty station in Korea she tried to get help and was told by her commander ''I advise you to shut up, this will end your career and you will get hurt again.'' In Egypt she was grabbed and dragged into a tent on the way to the chow hall. ''I couldn't fight him off. I wasn't right after that. I was pretty much screwed after that, she said. Soon after, she was exposed to chemical weapons, became ill but soon went back to work. Later on she developed Graves Disease, a malfunction in the body's disease fighting immune system. Things got better for Karen and she was stationed in Georgia flying second seat in a Mohawk. She enjoyed attending and graduating from flight school and started feeling better about the military. Then she started getting sick again and everything went downhill from there. She went to talk to her company commander about her orders and he locked her up for eight weeks. She was told by the psychiatrist that she was a ''stupid, messed up troublemaker and we're getting rid of you.'' Eventually, her Graves Disease diagnosis ignored, she was given a personality disorder discharge. ''They distorted my career and health with irreversible conditions'' said Karen. She found herself homeless after her military service and has sought help through the VA for medical, mental health services and shelter that she could afford. Karen lived in her car near a quarry for a while but now lives in Section 8 housing. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150409_590_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~April 9, 2015 - Costa Mesa, California, U.S. - Homeless veteran DARLENE MATTHEWS has been living in her car for over two years while she waits for a housing voucher from the VA. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150404_590_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~April 4, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - When PAULA ANDERSON told her US Army commander that she had been drugged and raped by a fellow soldier, she was shipped off to Korea. Her US Army career lasted six years but her military sexual trauma has followed her for 20 years. After spending 17 months in jail, she has been homeless since February 2015. 'In the little bit of time I've been homeless it takes the good out of me. I don't care how I look. I think I look ugly. Pretty soon you use drugs to comfort yourself. That's part of being homeless.' She says she has made bad choices but started to develop when she watched Oprah. 'When you are older you wonder how did I get here? And then you start putting the puzzle together.' Paula came to the San Diego Veteran's Village Stand Down to meet friends and seek services. At night, she sleeps in her car in a church parking lot. 'The military taught us how to survive on the streets. They taught us to camp and survive the elements,' she added. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150324_590_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 24, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. - While in boot camp, US Air Force veteran, MARGUERITE BROUSSEAU-SAWYER, survived a brutal rape by her training instructor (TI) who told her 'I'm the TI and I can do whatever I want to you.' She believed him, (she says 15 women committed suicide under his command and she knew two of them). Later an Airman came into her room and drugged her soup. Her friends intervened and when she was taken to the hospital a nurse found barbiturates in her system. Her 1st Sgt told her not to talk about it and threatened her with disciplinary action so she stayed silent. 'That was hard to get over and I had anger issues from it. I was afraid no one would believe me.' Marguerite got out after four years and became obsessed with her sexual assaults. 'Would have, could have, should have, I could have done something. Those negative thoughts are what got me here. After my suicide attempt, there wasn't another way to live my life. Because I got raped and someone violated me, I had stopped caring about myself. No work, no rent. I was at a friend's and on the streets. At the VA in Hampton, VA, she was told 'We can't do anything for you even though you're homeless.~:20150324_590_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~March 24, 2015 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S. - US Army veteran WILMA M. HERNDON, watches TV in her room at the Mary Walker House for homeless women veterans in Coatesville, PA. She was married to another soldier who beat and sexually assaulted her. Wilma confided in her 1st Sergeant, who did nothing to stop her abuser so she turned to drugs and drinking to feel better. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141201_590_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Dec. 1, 2014 - Costa Mesa, California, U.S. - Homeless veteran DARLENE MATTHEWS has been living in her car for over two years while she waits for a housing voucher from the VA. She joined the US Army in 1976 and was sent to Fort McLellan, Alabama. ''I was going to join this all women's army and there would be no sexual problems, but I joined and there were sexual problems.'' She was beyond horrified when she discovered that it wasn't a safe place and instead full of ''illegal punishments and all this sexual stuff. The whole atmosphere was abusive.'' Her life spiraled down after she got out of the military and found herself very depressed. She joined the military to escape a chaotic, abusive home life and was forced back into it when she was discharged. ''It's like being in a fun house and every door gets slammed in your face every time you try to leave. I feel like giving up sometimes, and nobody would care.'' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141130_590_cv4_005~Abilene Reporter-News~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Nov. 30, 2014 - Costa Mesa, California, U.S. - Homeless veteran DARLENE MATTHEWS has been living in her car for over two years while she waits for a housing voucher from the VA. She keeps most of her belongings in a storage unit. She has been fighting with the VA for benefits including housing vouchers but has been living in her car in the parking lot of a mortuary next to a graveyard. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_590_cv4_004~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Nov. 29, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - DEBRA FILTER joined the US Army in 1978 and went through boot camp at Fort Ord, Georgia. In those days, the women trained just like the men. Her drill sergeants were Viet Nam vets and ''wanted to make sure all the recruits felt a piece of Viet Nam. A lot of it was a ''Full Metal Jacket'' experience,'' she says. Debra and several other women recruits were raped at the party they were forced to attend upon graduation. ''We didn't realize it was for women and that a great many of us were going to be raped.'' ''I wanted to make the military my career. Rape stopped my career, stopped any dreams I ever had.'' Her PTSD festered and Debra eventually left the military with an honorable discharge. Though educated with a Masters Degree, she has been homeless for 10 years and has battled the VA for benefits for 30 years. She says the teardrop tattoo under her eye is a symbol of how the VA tried to kill her. She has been in and out of shelters in LA and now has a housing voucher for a studio apartment in Korea-town in Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141012_590_cv4_003~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Oct. 12, 2014 - Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. - LIZ LURAS competed in the Ms. Veteran America pageant and used the opportunity to share her story with the other contestants. The pageant officials forbade her to talk about her military sexual trauma during the event. She was raped three times during her military career and received a personality disorder discharge. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141012_590_cv4_002~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Oct. 12, 2014 - Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. - LIZ LURAS was raped three times during her military career and received a personality disorder discharge. Liz has become an advocate for her military sisters. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141012_590_cv4_001~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~Oct. 12, 2014 - Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. - LIZ LURAS was raped three times during her military career and received a personality disorder discharge. She has struggled with the ramifications of her discharge and has found it difficult to find a job and has had stints of homelessness. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150604_590_cv4_000~Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundatio/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Missing in Action - Homeless Women Veterans~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 590 - Missing in Action: Homeless Women Veterans - Launched Nov. 23, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of Veteran's Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Women veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States and are four times more likely to become homeless than civilian women. Women who have survived Military Sexual Trauma are the most hidden population of homeless women and often flounder in unsafe relationships, live in their cars or endure drug-infested motels to avoid shelters or the street. Although the Pentagon recently paved the way for women to serve in combat positions, the US Military has a long way to go. Women are under-represented in the upper ranks and many who signed up for a military career are getting out due to dashed hopes of career advancement and high levels of harassment and sexual assault. Women who courageously served their country in Iraq and Afghanistan have arrived home with healthcare issues including Military Sexual Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, to scattered families, jobs that no longer exist, an impotent Department of Veteran’s Affairs and to a nation who favors their male counterparts. The challenges for women veterans are unique and difficult to address, especially when programs for vets seldom meet the needs of mothers and many homeless women vets happen to be single parents.:
2010~zrep204~20080303_204_s76_036~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 21, 2005 - Washington , DC, U.S. - ''Gina'' says she doesn't even have all the stripes that should be issued to her on her dress uniform from the US Army where she served four years and left from disgust after being harrassed in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_035~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 21, 2005 - Washington , DC, U.S. - After four years in the US Army ''GINA'' puts away her dress uniform after reporting her commanding officer for sexual harrassment in Iraq. ''Gina'' who lives in fear from the officer who afterwards threatened her was to afraid to use her real name. ''Basically it's a fair game on women soldiers and nothing's going to happen,'' she said. ''You're a piece of meat.'' ..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_034~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 12, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Specialist RANBIR KAUR, 19, (Second from left), of Earlimart takes off for a qualifying run at Camp San Luis Obispo on Wednesday January 12, 2005. She was the first woman to qualify her time during the run. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_033~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 11, 2005 - Earlimart, CA, U.S. - RANDIR KAUR,19, is depended on by her father MAHAN NIJJAR, 45, right, to do all the family bills for their home and business. The weekly ritual usually takes place on her parents bed in Earlimart.(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_032~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 11, 2005 - Earlimart, CA, U.S. - RANBIR KAUR, 19, center, checks out the cards of her 45-year-old dad MAHAN NIJJAR, 45, left, as her grandfather KARAM SINGH, 78, right, visiting from India studies his hand at their home in Earlimart on Tuesday February 9, 2005. Above them pictured on the wall are Sikh Gurus, a reflection of their Sikh religion. The family relocated from Punjab in Northern India in 1993. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_031~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 10, 2005 - Earlimart, CA, U.S. - JOANNE CONNELLY, left, career center technician at Delano High School hugs RANBIR KAUR, right, 19, who's distraught over the possibility of serving in Iraq as a sniper. ''My son was also a sniper. I'm so proud of you,'' said Connelly. Kaur was confused because she hadn't received official word yet on her deployment status and believed she wasn't adequately trained to be a sniper. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_030~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 10, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Specialist MELANIE ZAPATA, 19, of Earlimart, CA who recently got married wears her engagement ring while holding her bullets for her weapons Qualifications testing at Camp San Luis Obispo on Monday January 10, 2005. ''Before it doesn't cross our minds but now there is no hesitation do you want to come home alive or in a casket?'' said Zapata. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_029~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Feb 10, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - National guard Private 3rd class DIANA SINOBAGO, 18, right, of Delano is one of five women from the 349th quarter master unit from Vallejo waiting for a debriefing after completing weapons qualification on Monday January 10, 2005. The women from left to right are Sgt. REBECCA HUMBARD, 40, from Antioch, Sgt 1st class ELIZABETH SAUCEDO, 46, of Fairfield, Specialist RANBIR KAUR, 19, of Earlimart, Specialist MELANIE ZAPATA, 19, of Earlimart and DIANA SINOBAGO, 18, right, of Delano. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_028~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 26, 2005 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - JULIAN GONZALEZ, 6, right, prays with his dad RICK GONZALEZ, 33, left, before eating a dinner they prepared of fajitas, rice and beans at their home in Modesto. ''You prayed a long time Julian, did you pray for your mom?'' asked Rich Gonzalez. ''Oh, yes'' Julian replied. Julian's mom 2nd Lt. Emily Morris, 33, was deployed to Iraq and his father may have to go too. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_027~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 26, 2005 - Washington , DC, U.S. - JULIAN GONZALEZ, 6, and his dad RICH GONZALEZ, 33, cook dinner together at their home in Modesto while a drawing that Julian made of his mom in combat decorates their refridgerator on Tuesday January 26, 2005. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_026~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 24, 2005 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - Family members decorated the grave of Army Sgt Keicia Coleman Hines on the one year anniversary of her death at the veteran's memorial at St. Mary's cemetary in Sacramento on Friday January 14, 2005. She died in a truck accident but her mother has no knowledge of who ran her over or the circumstances of her death. At the age of 27 she was the youngest and last member of the Coleman family tree. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_025~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 14, 2005 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - On the one year anniversary of the death of Army Sgt. Keicia Coleman Hines, who lost her life in Iraq, her family from right to left, her mom BEVERLY COLEMAN, her grandmother MARY COLEMAN, her aunt PHYLLIS CHARLES, her great aunt PATSY COLEMAN and her great grandmother IDA WHEELER, pay respects at her gravesite at the Veteran's memorial at St. Mary's cemetary in Sacramento. At age 27, Keicia was the youngest and last member of the Coleman family tree. ''Everything I had was going to her, I have to rethink all that now,'' said her aunt Phyllis Charles. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_024~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 11, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Taking a smoking break during a weapons training class at Camp San Luis Obispo are from left to right Sgt. KIANA PARKS, 25, of Vacaville, BRENDA MONROE, 40, of Sacramento, and Sgt. REBECCA HUMBARD, 40, of Antioch. Humbard said she had quit smoking for 14 years but started up again in Iraq to deal with the stress. Parks has been fighting for custody of her 4-year-old son. She says she has lost two years of her son's life since her unit came back from Iraq last year. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_023~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 11, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Specialist RANBIR KAUR (R), 19, of Earlimart, is lost in thought while attempting to clean her M16 A2 weapon during a training class as Staff Sgt. Jason Washington, left, 40, of Vallejo works on his gun at Camp San Luis Obispo on January 11, 2005. Kaur got help from several of the men to clean her gun during the class. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_022~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 10, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - National Guard Specialist RANBIR KAUR, 19, is reflected in a mirror with other women from the 349th Quartermaster Company from Vallejo as they wash up after 8-hours of weapons training in the rain at camp San Luis Obispo on Monday January 10, 2005. The facility has no women's only restroom. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_021~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 10, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - National Guard Specialist ALEXANDRA CERDA, 21, of Delano gives the thumbs up to her partner after hitting her target during weapons qualifications at Camp San Luis Obispo on Monday January 10, 2005. The soldiers shot in the rain most of the day. Cerda who served one year in Iraq returned April 2004. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 10, 2005 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Soldiers from the 349th Quartermaster Co., from Vallejo return for their weapons after checking their targets on a wet muddy day at Camp San Luis Obispo, Monday January 10, 2005. They were trying to qualify on their weapons. Several did not qualify and had to return the following morning. As each member took turns shooting at the target, the others had to stand behind the red line. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 16, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Truck driver Sgt. YOLANDA MEDINA, 30, of Southern CA rests on her bunk in the women's barracks of the 2668th transportation company. ''We are trained to run over the enemy. The trucks are so big we can't even feel it,'' said Medina who served in Iraq and is going back for another one year deployment. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 14, 2004 - Menlo Park, CA, U.S. - ELAYNA REYNA (R), who suffers from PTSD, learns how to punch as she winds up for a strike during a women's self defense class at Menlo park on Tuesday December 14, 2004. Menlo Park is a VA residential program for women suffering from PTSD. ''I want to live, I don't want to be a victim,'' said Reyna who served as a combat nurse during the Korean War. ''This three month course saved my life, '' she said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. SHARON STALLWORTH, 36, right, of Sacramento and Specialist Brenda Sanchez, cq, 19, of Fresno, left, adjust their Beret's before going to their early morning formation stand-up on Thursday December 9, 2004. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. SHARON STALLWORTH waits to get into the mess hall to eat lunch with other members of her plattoon from California at Fort Lewis, WA on Wednesday December 8, 2004. She had special permission to wear a scarf because she had her wisdom teeth pulled out the day before in preparation for her trip to Iraq. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. SHARON STALLWORTH, 36, of Sacramento waits for her turn in the shower with her manicured toes and flower thongs inside the barracks of Fort Lewis, WA. All the women in the unit must wear thongs because several of the women have been treated for foot allergies. The Flowered thongs are a deviation from the black standard-issue thongs. This is the facility they have been training at before their one year deployement to Iraq. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Specialist KRYSTLE REID, 19, of Antioch, CA packs M16 A2 weapons that weren't assigned to anyone for transport to Iraq in the weapons storage facility at Fort Lewis, WA on Thursday December 9, 2004. Reid who was getting ready for a one year deployment to Iraq is the company armorer. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - 2nd Lt. EMILY MORRIS, 33, of Modesto tries to break away from choke hold made by Sgt. KEITH CHESSER, 38, of Redding. The soldiers are undergoing hand-to-hand combat training in Fort Lewis, WA in preparation for a tour of duty where the combat zone is everywhere in Iraq. This one of her last training classes before departing to Iraq. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. YOLANDA MEDINA, 30, second from left, from Southern California stands in line to get clearance for departure to Iraq in Fort Lewis, WA on Thursday December 9, 2004. Medina, who already served one year in Iraq, told other female soldiers waiting to leave for Iraq, that they may think twice before reporting a male soldier for sexual harassment because you don't know if that soldier will save your life. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 09, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. YOLANDA MEDINA, 30, of Southern California works up a sweat during physical training as she rides a bike in the gym in Fort Lewis, WA on Thursday December 9, 2004. She is a truck driver who already served in the Iraq war and is going back for a one year deployement. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Dec 08, 2004 - Fort Lewis, WA, U.S. - Sgt. ROBERT BOGGS, 37, of Marysville reacts as Sgt. YOLANDA MEDINA, 30, of Southern, CA forgets how to put a M249 Saw squad automatic weapon back together during a private training lesson he was giving on Wednesday December 8, 2004. Medina who doesn't usually use this weapon needs to know how to work it incase of emergency. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 29, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - RAKEAL STALLWORTH, right, bursts out in tears while her mother SHARON STALLWORTH, 36, tries to bring her to school about an hour before she leaves for deployment to Iraq. Stallworth who is a California National Guard soldier couldn't calm her children down and wound up bringing them home to stay with their grandmother. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 29, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - An emotionally wrought Sgt. SHARON STALLWORTH, 36,wipes tears as she carries a Christmas tree along with her desert storm fatigues and boots while turning away from her children toward the doorway so they couldn't see how upset she was on her departure for her one year deployement to Iraq on November 29, 2004. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 29, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - In her final moments at home with her family, SHAYMYIA STALLWORTH, 5, left, lies catatonic on the couch as her mother SHARON STALLWORTH, 36, a California National Guard soldier home for Thanksgiving hugs three other siblings before her one year departure to Iraq Monday morning November 29, 2004. Stallworth tried to bring the children to school that morning but they were so emotional she decided to bring them back to her parents home where they are now living. Although not married she wears a wedding ring on her finger to keep the military men from hitting up on her. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 27, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - PAMELA 'PK' SHULTZ, 48, carries boxes into her truck while down sizing from a house she could no longer afford to a duplex apartment in Sacramento on Friday November 27, 2004. On the floor of her garage rests a picture of her from when she was awarded outstanding NCO (Non Commisioned Officer) in 2000. The picture is too painful to put up now she says. She lost her truck on Friday January 21st because she was four months behind in payments. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 26, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - PAMELA 'PK' SHULTZ 48, rests on the footlocker which possessed all her belongings that she had while serving as a master sergeant in the Reserves in Jordan. Dave Drenth, right , a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association comforts her during her move from her house into a duplex on Friday November 26, 2004. Schultz, a born-again Christian was overwhelmed with the move and the help she got from volunteers from her church and Christian motorcycle group. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 20, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - PAMELA 'PK' SHULTZ, 48, breaks down crying and is consoled by RACHEL CARTER, 12, who was volunteering with the youth group from Wesleyan church after she prayed for a homeless woman while serving Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless in Sacramento on Saturday November 20, 2004. Schultz suffers from post tramatic stress disorder after serving in Jordan as a master sergeant in the Air Force Reserve's 163rd Air Refueling Wing. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Nov 11, 2004 - Sacramento, CA, U.S. - PAMELA 'PK' SHULTZ, 48, a patient account representative with Option Care in Sacramento wears her uniform to work on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2004. Shultz who suffers from post tramatic stress disorder after serving in Jordan as a master sergeant in the Air Force reserve's 163rd Air Refueling Wing was having a hard time acclimating to civilian life after retiring from the Reserves. She wore the uniform to bring awareness to her co-workers about her emotional struggle, and the struggles of other soldiers serving in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Sep 09, 2004 - Menlo Park, CA, U.S. - D. J. LEHMANN, 46, a veteran who was abused talks about her experience being treated for PTSD in Menlo Park on Tuesday November 9, 2004. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080303_204_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..PICTURED - Jan 10, 2004 - San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S. - Mar 03, 2008 - San Luis Obispo, CA, USA - Sgt. 1st class ELIZABETH SAUCEDO, 46, from Fairfield served one year in Iraq and has been in the service for 17 years. Here she shoots a M16A2 while qualifying for target training at Camp..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20080324_204_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American Amazons~zReportage.com Story of the Week #204 - Launched March 24, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~For the first time in its 232-year existence as an independent nation, America is fighting a war with a military machine that is dependent on women. More than 200,000 women are on active duty in the U.S. armed services and an additional 150,000 serve in the National Guard and Reserves - an estimated 100,000 of them have served in the Iraq combat theater so far. Women make up 19 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Army, 20 percent of the Air Force and 24 percent of the Army Reserve. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep315~20091018_315_e66_009~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Fawzia Aryan and her three sons grieve over the grave of their brother Faisal who died at 13 years-old. Faisal was shot by Turkish border police as he tried to flee with his older brother to the UK in search of a new life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091017_315_e66_008~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 17, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Fawzia Aryan and her son Omid hold a photograph taken of his brother Faisal, 13 years old, and now dead at their home in Kabul, Afganistan on the 17h October, 2009. Faisal was shot by Turkish border police as he tried to flee with Omid to the UK in search of a new life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091017_315_e66_007~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 17, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Sharib Khan, 17-years-old, cuts a boys hair at his barbers shop. He has attempted to enter the UK three times in the false belief that he will get an education and a free house. He is one of thousands of young Afghans who pay traffickers up to 20,000 US dollars a time to get to the UK without a visa or passport. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091017_315_e66_006~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 17, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Children play in the street around an open sewer outside of the house that the Aryan family live in. Faisal Aryan, 13 years old was was shot by Turkish border police as he tried to flee with his older brother to the UK in search of a new life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091018_315_e66_005~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Zatar, who has been living in the UK for seven years, remained in the UK after his indefinite leave to remain expired, until he was deported back to Kabul, Afghanistan. He intends to make the illegal journey to the UK next year. He will be one of thousands of Afghans who pay traffickers up to 20,000 US dollars a time to get to the UK without a visa or passport. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091026_315_e66_004~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 26, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Men stand in front of a bus that is bound for the border towns with Pakistan at a bus station in Kabul. This is the first leg of the journey for thousands of Afghans who are willing to make the treacherous and expensive journey to the United Kingdom in search of a better life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091026_315_e66_003~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 26, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Up to 20,000 US dollars will change hands between traffickers and clients. Conditions throughout Afghanistan remain dire, despite the billions of dollars of aid money that have poured into the country in the last 9 years, and thousands of Afghans are willing to make the treacherous and expensive journey to the United Kingdom in search of a better life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091017_315_e66_002~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 17, 2009 - Kabul, KABUL STATE, AFGHANISTAN - FAWZIA ARYAN and her son Mashal look at a photograph taken of Mashal and his brother Faisale. Faisal was shot by Turkish border police as he tried to flee with his older brother to the UK in search of a new life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com)~:20091017_315_e66_001~/eyevine~Afghan Slavery~Oct. 17, 2009 - Kabul, KABUL STATE, AFGHANISTAN - The passport of a murdered teenager, Faisal, lies on the sitting room floor along with old photographs at his families home. Faisal was shot by Turkish border police as he tried to flee with Omid to the UK in search of a new life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100504_315_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Afghan Slavery~zReportage.com Story of the Week #315 - Launched May 4, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Up to US$ 20,000 will change hands between traffickers and clients in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 26, 2009. Conditions throughout Afghanistan remain dire, despite the billions of dollars of aid money that have poured into the country in the last 9 years, and thousands of Afghans are willing to make the treacherous and expensive journey to the United Kingdom in search of a better life. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Up to US$ 20,000 will change hands between traffickers and clients in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 26, 2009. Conditions throughout Afghanistan remain dire, despite the billions of dollars of aid money that have poured into the country in the last 9 years, and thousands of Afghans are willing to make the treacherous and expensive journey to the United Kingdom in search of a better life.:
2010~zrep555~20140731_555_b143_018~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~July 31, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Mourners visit a memorial to the victims of the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony in Northern Uganda. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140314_555_b143_017~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - ALENSIO, 38, is staying with his two kids. While digging in his compound next to his hut, a grenade blasted his hand, face and abdomen. As most victims, he filled out the 2010 government form, with a photo showing his injuries. However, he has had no reply or assistance. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140316_555_b143_016~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 22, is single and an orphan. During a rebel attack on his home village, all the huts were torched. All neighbors including his mother were killed while running away. He was found inside a blazing hut badly burned. At the hospital they had to make the decision to amputate his arm. His father is missing and presumed dead. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140802_555_b143_015~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~Aug. 2, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - COLLIN, 59, with eight children, is a retired teacher who was captured and abducted on his way from the school. He lost two brothers: one confirmed dead in a grave while the other has never seen since his abduction. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140307_555_b143_014~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - HELEN, 67, a widow with four grandchildren, was butchered by rebels on the mouth and both ears in October 1991. The wounding of her lower lip was a warning to her local council leader brother while her upper lip was a warning to her soldier son. Her two children were killed by the rebels. Today she survives by selling charcoal. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140322_555_b143_013~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 26, a former child soldier who was abducted at the age of 11, is now married with four children. He had to walk to Sudan where his life as a soldier started. He survived many diseases like cholera, malaria and had to face hunger, thirst and beatings. Today he is the chairman of a survivor group of victims. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140306_555_b143_012~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 6, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - CONSI, 45, is married with seven children. He lost relatives during the war and had his right hand cut off as a way of disciplinary action by rebels in 1991. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140322_555_b143_011~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - DENIS, 26, a former child soldier who was abducted at the age of 11, is now married with four children. He had to walk to Sudan where his life as a soldier started. He survived many diseases like cholera, malaria and had to face hunger, thirst and beatings. Today he is the chairman of a survivor group of victims. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140316_555_b143_010~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - A man shows his scars from a beating inside his hut. Several non-governmental organizations (NGO's) promised to help victims overcome their trauma with aid, but nothing has happened. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140315_555_b143_009~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 15, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MARY, 60, is a widow and mother to six children. In 2004, she was injured in a land-mine blast and lost her leg. Her father, brother and nephew were killed during the war. AVSI helped her with prosthesis. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140314_555_b143_008~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - A man sits on a bench with missing fingers on his left hand. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. Dignity and hope in Northern Uganda was erased due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140316_555_b143_007~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 16, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MARGARET, 32, who has five children, gets treatment through a non-governmental organization (NGO). Her husband died in 2011. In 2005, Margaret, who was 8 months pregnant was abducted by LRA rebels and taken into the bush. She survived because of the premonition fears of the rebels about what will befall their pregnant wives if they kill her. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140307_555_b143_006~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - IRENE, 48, in a registration form photo shows her injury. She was injured under crossfire between LRA and UPDA troops. She has not been treated She has not been treated and has not had any assistance. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140322_555_b143_005~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 22, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Scratches and drawings on a wall inside a hut. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. Dignity and hope in Northern Uganda was erased due the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140314_555_b143_004~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 14, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - NEKOLINA, 61, is a widow who was mutilated and speared by a bayonet. During an ambush at her homestead in 2003, her husband and three sons were butchered to death. She was taken to a hospital for an emergency operation. With no real income and no home, she struggles to maintain herself and her four grandchildren. She mostly depends on handouts from relatives.(Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140302_555_b143_003~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 2, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - MONICA, 36, and NANCY, 29, stepped on land mines in the street. Nancy's husband left her and their son. The two had formed a group for victims with the same stories of pain and created a survivor's association, where they shelter victims and raise funds. Unfortunately it worked for only 4 years. They now live selling vegetables. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_555_b143_002~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~Feb. 28, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - Vegetation grows through old rusted railroad tracks. More than 10000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency.(Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140307_555_b143_001~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~March 7, 2014 - Gulu, Uganda - SANDE, 12, lives in her village in northern Uganda with a bullet in her chest. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed due to the endless war between the LRA aka the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony and the official UPDF troops. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_555_b143_000~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life After Kony~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 555 - Life After Kony - Launched December 2, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Abducted by Joseph Kony's renegade group, the photographs show victims who were hacked with machetes and knives during the Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) reign of terror in northern Uganda. A former Catholic altar boy from northern Uganda, Joseph Kony claims that his LRA movement has been fighting to install a government in Uganda based on the Biblical 10 Commandments. But his rebels now terrorize large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, communities live with the constant and paralyzing fear that their children will be abducted, and either killed or transformed into killers. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. More than 10,000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency. Years of abductions, where children were forced to kill their own parents or friends in brutal initiations, has left the group both feared and hated. Their leader and self-styled messiah has been indicted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for crimes against humanity. African union troops are trying to hunt them down with the help of US special forces soldiers. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Abducted by Joseph Kony's renegade group, the photographs show victims who were hacked with machetes and knives during the Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) reign of terror in northern Uganda. A former Catholic altar boy from northern Uganda, Joseph Kony claims that his LRA movement has been fighting to install a government in Uganda based on the Biblical 10 Commandments. But his rebels now terrorize large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, communities live with the constant and paralyzing fear that their children will be abducted, and either killed or transformed into killers. From 1987-2006 thousands were brutally killed, family members were lost and misplaced. More than 10,000 survivors are still waiting and hoping for justice against those who committed murder and rape during the insurgency. Years of abductions, where children were forced to kill their own parents or friends in brutal initiations, has left the group both feared and hated. Their leader and self-styled messiah has been indicted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for crimes against humanity. African union troops are trying to hunt them down with the help of US special forces soldiers.:
2010~zrep139~20061117_139_ma6_009~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Novochercask, Russia - A young Cossack cadet looks on over the border to Chechnya..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_008~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Novochercask, Russia - Children aged 6-17-years-old attend Cossack academies in Southern Russia in a move by the government to reinstate Russian orthodoxy in the ethnically diverse northern Caucasus. Graduates of the academies move into newly formed Cossack Units of the Russian Army. The move would end a 90-year hiatus to their traditional role as tough protectors of the motherland..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_007~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Novochercask, Russia - One of the last surviving Cossacks of WWII and Stalin's deportations holds up the sword that has slain countless victims over the last two hundred years..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_006~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Novochercask, Russia - Boxing Cossack. Young cadets are encouraged to box well above their weight in order to 'harden them up.'.(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_005~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-Von-Don, Russia - Girls creep into the Academies grounds at the weekend and swap love letters, chat up the Cossacks and get up to mischief..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_004~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-Von-Don, Russia - A young Chechen Cossack often referred as a 'dirty Russian' is taken home for the weekend..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_003~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-Von-Don, Russia - The legs of young Cossacks cast late afternoon shadows against the academy walls..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_002~Guy Martin~Cossacks Born Again~Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-Von-Don, Russia - With winter fast approaching young Cossacks are fitted with ill fitting handed down from the poorly equipped regular army..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061117_139_ma6_001~Guy Martin~Cossacks Reborn In the Northern Caucasus~Nov. 17, 2006 - Rostov-Von-Don, Russia - Despite the long periods away from home and the harsh conditions of academy life, young Cossacks enjoy the close friendships of their Comrades. (Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061128_139_ma6_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cossacks Born Again~zReportage.com Story of the Week #139 - Launched November 28, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Napoleon once said, ''Give me 20,000 Cossacks and I will conquer the whole of Europe and even the world.'' President Putin is pushing a bill to the State Duma that would create special 'Cossack Security Units' to preserve law and order and fight terrorism. The ultimate Russian fighting force is back in a role they were born to do!.(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Napoleon once said, ''Give me 20,000 Cossacks and I will conquer the whole of Europe and even the world.'' President Putin is pushing a bill to the State Duma that would create special 'Cossack Security Units' to preserve law and order and fight terrorism. The ultimate Russian fighting force is back in a role they were born to do!:
2010~zrep330~20100606_330_e66_019~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 6, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A pregnant woman waits in the delivery room. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100608_330_e66_018~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 8, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A nurse carries a still-born baby back to the ward to give to the relatives. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100608_330_e66_017~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 8, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A baby is still-born due to a twisted umbilical cord. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100608_330_e66_016~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 8, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A newborn baby is weighed for the first time. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100607_330_e66_015~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 7, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A mother kisses her new baby, Maternity Ward, Kambia Hospital. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100608_330_e66_014~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 8, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A newborn baby just moments old sleeps as his mother comes round from the C-section. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100607_330_e66_013~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 7, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A midwife bathes a new baby on the maternity ward, Kambia hospital. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100606_330_e66_012~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 6, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A healthy baby is born by Cesarean Section. Kambia Hospital. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100605_330_e66_011~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 5, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A woman screams in pain during a Cesarean Section. A life saving operation now available free for pregnant woman under the new government health plan in Sierra Leone. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100606_330_e66_010~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 6, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A motorcycle ambulance, donated by the Kambia Appeal charity. The vehicles take patients from rural villages to receive treatment in health centres and hospitals (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100606_330_e66_009~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 6, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A traditional Birthing Assistant in Tonkolimba Village with her audit box used to record births in the village. This village has had eight normal deliveries recorded in the first week in June. Traditional Birthing Assistants have basic training and assist women who give birth at home in rural villages. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_330_e66_008~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 4, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A child is measured at the under five's clinic, Kambia Hospital. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_330_e66_007~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 4, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A mother breast-feeds her sick child. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_330_e66_006~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 4, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A woman having an ultrasound scan. Kambia is the only hospital outside of Freetown with a ultrasound scanner. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100603_330_e66_005~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 3, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A sick child eats dinner in his cot on the pediatric ward, Kambia Government Hospital. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100603_330_e66_004~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 3, 2010 - Sierra Leone - 14-year-old Fatmana holds her new baby boy. He is her first child. She has a husband but no one has been to visit her during her 5 days in hospital. Fatmana had a Cesarean Section as her pelvis was too small to give birth. This operation is free under the new health care, without the operation her baby would have died. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100603_330_e66_003~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 3, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A woman rests next to her sick baby. The Government is hoping that the free health care will greatly reduce the infant mortality rate. Hospitals need support to sustain and improve standards and supplies in a region still struggling to recover from the brutal civil war. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100603_330_e66_002~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 3, 2010 - Sierra Leone - Two infants share a bed in the therapeutic feeding centre in Kambia Hospital. The centre has seen a huge surge in malnourished children since free health care began. Before free health care, many malnourished children were not brought to hospital as the fuel and treatment were too expensive for families. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100602_330_e66_001~Bethany Clarke/eyevine~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~June 2, 2010 - Sierra Leone - A young woman gazes at the empty cot at the end of her bed on the maternity ward in Kambia Government Hospital. She has suffered a miscarriage. The alarmingly high number of miscarriages and still births in Sierra Leone are decreasing since free healthcare was introduced in April, 2010. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100830_330_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Birth and Death in Sierra Leone~zReportage.com Story of the Week #330- Launched August 31, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The birth of a child should be a cause for celebration - of new life and of women's sacred role as mother and nurturer. Tragically, many women in Sierra Leone spend the final months of pregnancy and agonizing hours of childbirth fearing for their lives. Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world - one in eight Sierra Leonean women dies from treatable complications during pregnancy and childbirth. (Credit Image: © Bethany Clarke/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~The birth of a child should be a cause for celebration - of new life and of women's sacred role as mother and nurturer. Tragically, many women in Sierra Leone spend the final months of pregnancy and agonizing hours of childbirth fearing for their lives. Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world - one in eight Sierra Leonean women dies from treatable complications during pregnancy and childbirth.:
2010~zrep086~20010601_086_s21_018~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Abayudaya community member of Jewish faith in Uganda..(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_017~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - A chicken scratches for food on the dirt floor of the Moses Synagogue. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_016~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Abayudaya community boys in Uganda study the Jewish faith..(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_015~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - MOSES KEKI in the doorway of the home that he shares with his brother's family. Both of his parents have recently died and he has been taken in by an uncle. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_014~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - RABBI GERSHOM SIZOMU and his daughter DAPHNE light the Sabbath candles on Friday evening on Nabogoya Hill. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_013~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Shoes are removed at the entrance to the Nomahtumba Synagogue in a custom of remembrance of Moses removing his sandals in front of the burning bush. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_012~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Women and children at prayer in the Pallissa Synagogue..(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_011~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - ENOSH KEKI raises chickens for sale to the few restaurants and hotels in Mbale. He is the first entrepeneur from the Abayudaya community. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_010~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Mother and child, NAMANYONI. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_009~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Children play checkers on a board made from a broken automobile window on Nabogoya Hill. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_008~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Young boys inside the Moses Synagogue. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_007~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - The 600 plus members of the Abayudaya community in Uganda lead a life devoted to Jewish observance. The Abayudaya observe the same holidays, rules and commandments Jews do in other communities. In fact they are even more observant than most Jews, having created their religious identity in virtual isolation and remaining steadfast to their beliefs through Idi Amin's reign of terror, when synagogues were closed and prayers had to be held in secret. Surrounded by Muslims and Christians, facing poverty and hostility, these people have maintained their Jewish way of life for four generations since the initial conversion of tribal chief Semei Kakungulu in 1917. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_006~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Memorial prayers are recited at the grave of the former Rabbi of Pallissa on the anniversary of his death..(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_005~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Elders at prayer in the Moses Synagogue. They may walk as far as five km to reach the synagogue on the Sabbath. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_004~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Men sit together on one side during sabbath prayers at the Moses Synagogue. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_003~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - Rabbi MISHAEL during Sabbath morning prayers at the Moses Synagogue. Before his recent death from malaria he would lead a discussion of each week's reading from the Torah. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_002~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - After this boys parents died from AIDS related illness he was one of several children adopted by another Abayudaya family. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010601_086_s21_001~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~Jun. 01, 2001 - Abayudaya, Uganda - The 600 plus members of the Abayudaya community in Uganda lead a life devoted to Jewish observance. The Abayudaya observe the same holidays, rules and commandments Jews do in other communities. In fact they are even more observant than most Jews, having created their religious identity in virtual isolation and remaining steadfast to their beliefs through Idi Amin's reign of terror, when synagogues were closed and prayers had to be held in secret. Surrounded by Muslims and Christians, facing poverty and hostility, these people have maintained their Jewish way of life for four generations since the initial conversion of tribal chief Semei Kakungulu in 1917. View from Bufumbo road up to Nabogoya Hill, the center of Jewish life in Mbale. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051115_086_s21_000~Richard Sobol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hidden Jews of Uganda~zReportage.com Story of the Week #086 - Launched November 15, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Spread out over many miles in Uganda, the 600 member Abayudaya community have held tightly to ancient beliefs through civil wars and periods of religious intolerance. Even during Idi Amin's reign of terror, when synagogues were closed and prayers had to be held in secret, the Abayudaya did not abandon their beliefs. Guided by their faith in the Jewish Laws of the Torah, they pray together in mud huts designated as synagogues and chant Hebrew prayers to an Afro beat. Their story is one of survival. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Spread out over many miles in Uganda, the 600 member Abayudaya community have held tightly to ancient beliefs through civil wars and periods of religious intolerance. Even during Idi Amin's reign of terror, when synagogues were closed and prayers had to be held in secret, the Abayudaya did not abandon their beliefs. Guided by their faith in the Jewish Laws of the Torah, they pray together in mud huts designated as synagogues and chant Hebrew prayers to an Afro beat. Their story is one of survival. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep415~20090818_415_r101_015~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 18, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - BIKASH SHRESTHA, 12, lost several fingers and suffered severe burns to his face from a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090818_415_r101_014~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 18, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - BIKASH SHRESTHA, 12, at right, lost several fingers and suffered severe burns to his face from a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_415_r101_013~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 13, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A baby, severely injured by a cooking fire, at a hospital. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_012~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - DHIRAJ BUDA MAGAR, 8, pictured at the Disabled Newlife Center. Both of Suda's feet were amputated due to severe burns form a cooking fire, but he continues to run and play (with special shoes) like an average, active Nepalese boy. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090818_415_r101_011~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 18, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - SUNITA MAHATO, 16, dries her hair at the Disabled Newlife Center, which offers free room, board and schooling for underprivileged children with disabilities, many of whom are burn victims. As a toddler, Mahato suffered burns to her chest, stomach, thighs and face after crawling into a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_010~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - BIKASH SHRESTHA, 12, brushes his teeth at the Disabled Newlife Center. Shrestha lost several fingers and suffered severe burns to his face from a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_009~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - SUJAN GAUTAM does homework at the Disabled Newlife Center. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090818_415_r101_008~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 18, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - BIKASH SHRESTHA, 12, plays ping pong at the Disabled Newlife Center. He lost several fingers and suffered severe burns to his face from a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_007~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - SUNITA MAHATO, age 16. As a toddler, Mahato suffered burns to her chest, stomach, thighs and face after crawling into a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_006~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - DHIRAJ BUDA MAGAR, 8, who lost both of his feet, dances during a break from homework at the Disabled Newlife Center. The centre provides tutoring in addition to private school tuition. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090807_415_r101_005~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 7, 2009 - Balthali, Nepal - The terraced rice fields of Balthali, Nepal, a small rural village. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090807_415_r101_004~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 7, 2009 - Balthali, Nepal - A man prepares an indoor fire to prepare food for livestock in the village. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100305_415_r101_003~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~March 5, 2010 - Kathmandu, Nepal - BIKASH SHRESTHA, 12, does his homework at the Disabled Newlife Center. He lost several fingers and suffered severe burns to his face from a cooking fire. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_002~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Children watch TV at the Disabled Newlife Center. The centre provides education and free room and board for many burn victims who were previously bullied, did not have proper care, or were even abandoned by their parents. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_415_r101_001~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~Aug. 8, 2009 - Kathmandu, Nepal - SANJAYA TAMANG, 13, bathes at the Disabled Newlife Center with the help of the center's assistant, SHARMILA. Tamang suffered severe burns to his feet after walking into his family's cooking fire at a young age, resulting in the amputation of both feet. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120331_415_r101_000~David Ryder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Tallest Hurdle~zReportage.com Story of the Week #415: The Tallest Hurdle - Launched April 3, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Nothing is more intriguing than a crackling fire, but to an unattended child this intrigue can also to life changing injuries in a nation like Nepal, with large populations of rural, poor villagers. Here, it is surprisingly common to find children with severe burn injuries since villagers cook over unprotected fires in their homes. Both parents of a household may often have to work, leaving children unattended or under the care of a relative who may also have many responsibilities. Children can crawl or walk in to an indoor fire, or perhaps tug on something hot that is cooking. In smaller homes, children can even fall into a fire while sleeping, as was the case with Sujan Gautam, who lost most of his right hand from injuries sustained while sleeping. Fortunately, the Disabled Newlife Center in Kathmandu and similar organizations are providing support for people like Sujan and are working to challenge the stigma associated with disability in Nepal. (Credit Image: © David Ryder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Nothing is more intriguing than a crackling fire, but to an unattended child this intrigue can also lead to life changing injuries in a nation like Nepal, with large populations of rural, poor villagers. Here, it is surprisingly common to find children with severe burn injuries since villagers cook over unprotected fires in their homes. Both parents of a household may often have to work, leaving children unattended or under the care of a relative who may also have many responsibilities. Children can crawl or walk into an indoor fire. In smaller homes, children can even fall into a fire while sleeping, as was the case with Sujan Gautam, who lost most of his right hand from injuries sustained while sleeping. Fortunately, the Disabled Newlife Center in Kathmandu and similar organizations are providing support for people like Sujan and are working to challenge the stigma associated with disability in Nepal.:
2010~zrep433~20120605_433_d75_012~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete MO FARRAH, 5000 and 10000m runner. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_011~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete Windsurfer BRYONY SHAW. At 29, Londoner Bryony is the only British female to have won an Olympic medal in her sport Ð Bronze in 2008. She learned to windsurf aged nine, and in 2004 postponed her architecture degree to windsurf full-time. At 5ft 4in, Bryony is small for a windsurfer but has supreme balance. Her diet includes porridge for breakfast, light lunches of sandwiches or fruit and high protein dinners Ð and she treats herself to a chicken tikka masala after competitions..(Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_010~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete TOM JAMES Team GB Rower - 'Coxless Four' rowing. He was diagnosed with a heart complaint just before Christmas, but medication and careful observation have allowed him to recover. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_009~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete RACHEL CAWTHORN - Sprint canoeist. Rachel, 23, born in Guildford, first got into a kayak at 15, but fell out. It didn't put her off though, and she's since become the first British woman to win canoeing medals Ð a Gold and a Bronze Ð at both European and World Championships. Her muscular frame combines strength and flexibility, and her 5ft 9in height allows for a longer stroke in the water. Rachel eats yogurt, muesli and fruit for breakfast, with added honey to help burn excess fat..(Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_008~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete MO FARRAH, 5000 and 10000m runner. Mo, who is 5 ft 9 inches tall, has no strict diet but loads up on carbohydrates before a race. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_007~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete Diver PIGGY FRENCH - Equestrian, eventing. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_006~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete TONIA COUCH - Diver. She watches what she eats but still enjoys Chinese meals and McDonald's. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_005~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete TOM JAMES - 'Coxless Four' rowing. Rowers like Tom eat oatmeal and grains three hours before racing.(Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_004~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete TONIA COUCH - Diver. Plymouth-based Tonia, 23, has been diving for more than ten years since quitting gymnastics after dislocating an elbow. She and partner Sarah Barrow are the most successful British women's pair in 74 years, winning Gold at this year's European Championships. Tonia has built immense core strength by training six hours a day, six days a week. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_003~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete MO FARRAH - 5000 and 10000m runner. Mo, 29, fled his war-torn country in Somalia and moved to Britain with his family at age eight. He began running at school in London, winning five English junior titles. Famous for his sprint finish,.he runs 120 miles a week at an average of 5.4 minutes per mile, and uses an underwater treadmill and a cryogenic chamber cooled to -104¡C to aid recovery. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_002~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete TOM JAMES - 'Coxless Four' rowing. Tom, 28, from Cardiff, won Olympic Gold in the coxless four in Beijing, and has won the Boat Race with Cambridge. His 6 ft 2in frame gives him tremendous reach and pulling power, while his perfect rowing technique is founded in his muscular back. (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_001~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~June 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team Great Britain Athlete JENNA RANDALL - Synchronized swimmer. Jenna, 23, was swimming at two and took up synchronized swimming at seven. Lean and graceful, she maintains her physique with ten-hour pool and gym training sessions six days a week, and her diet includes crumpets and turkey for breakfast and big pasta dinners.(Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120605_433_d75_000~Andy Hooper/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going For Gold~zReportage.com Story of the Week #433: Going For Gold - Launched August 4, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - They look like shimmering statues, perfectly cast in 24-carat gold Ð the ultimate tribute to the physical perfection of Britain's Olympians. The photographs are the result of an 18-month odyssey by the Daily Mail's award-winning photographer Andy Hooper, who set out to 'immortalise' national athletes from the 2012 Olympics host nation. Dismissing the idea of a conventional shoot, Andy persuaded them to take time out from their gruelling training schedules to be covered from head to toe in gold paint and turned into living sculptures. 'I wanted to showcase as broad a range of athletes as possible and do something totally different to what had been done before,' says Andy. 'I wanted to immortalise them. It was amazing to see how they were transformed once they were painted Ð Mo looked like an Egyptian pharaoh.' (Credit Image: © Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~They look like shimmering statues, perfectly cast in 24-carat gold - the ultimate tribute to the physical perfection of Britain's Olympians. The photographs are the result of an 18-month odyssey by the Daily Mail's award-winning photographer Andy Hooper, who set out to 'immortalise' national athletes from the 2012 Olympics host nation. Dismissing the idea of a conventional shoot, Andy persuaded them to take time out from their gruelling training schedules to be covered from head to toe in gold paint and turned into living sculptures. 'I wanted to showcase as broad a range of athletes as possible and do something totally different to what had been done before,' says Andy. 'I wanted to immortalise them. It was amazing to see how they were transformed once they were painted - Mo looked like an Egyptian pharaoh.' :
2010~zrep044~20050113_044_j11_009~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 13, 2005 - Lamce, Indonesia - Boys learn to read Al Quran in the Islamic Boarding School of Daruzzahidin..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050113_044_j11_008~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 13, 2005 - Lamce, Indonesia - Boys prepare themselves for a class in the Islamic Boarding School of Daruzzahidin..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050112_044_j11_007~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 12, 2005 - Aceh Besar, Indonesia - Orphaned girls join a theraphy session by MERCY in the Islamic Boarding School of Babul Nazah..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050112_044_j11_006~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 12, 2005 - Aceh Besar, Indonesia - A girl with health problems is ready to be transferred to a hospital from the Islamic Boarding School of Babul Nazah..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050113_044_j11_005~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 13, 2005 - Lamce, Indonesia - Boys learn to read Al Quran in the Islamic Boarding School of Daruzzahidin..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050109_044_j11_004~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 09, 2005 - Lamce, Indonesia - Boys gather for a briefing at the Islamic Boarding School of Daruzzahidin in the Lamce village in the Kuto Baru district. The school was transformed into a shelter for 96 boys (57 orphans, 18 lost their father, and 21 lost their mother) of the Aceh islands who were transferred from the Gue Gajah refugee camp to continue their studies..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050112_044_j11_003~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 12, 2005 - Aceh Besar, Indonesia - A girl cries as she listens to the speech of a man who donated goods to the Islamic Boarding School of Babul Nazah..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050109_044_j11_002~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 09, 2005 - Gue Gajah, Indonesia - Children yell ''Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!'' (Allah is The Great!) as a volunteer teaches them Islamic songs and yells in the refugee camp at the Islamic Boarding School of Ruhul Islam Anak Bangsa..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050109_044_j11_001~Deny/JiwaFoto~Aceh's Orphans~Jan. 09, 2005 - Aceh Besar, Indonesia - Pairs of rubber sandals outside the class in the Islamic Boarding School of Babul Nazah in Ulee Kareng district. The school was transformed into a shelter for 87 girls (53 orphans, 18 having lost fathers, 16 having lost mothers) of the Aceh Islands who were transferred from Gue Gajah camp to continue their studies. The 8.9 Richter earthquake followed by a tsunami on Sunday, December 26, 2004, destroyed the island of Aceh and pushed 3,284 survivors, including 521 children and 275 babies to live in a refugee camp..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050125_044_j11_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Aceh's Orphans~zReportage.com Story of the Week #044 - Launched January 25, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - On December 26, 2004, the devastating tsunami orphaned thousands of children. Those left without family turn to boarding schools for help, education and spiritual guidance..(Credit Image: © Deny/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~On December 26, 2004, the devastating tsunami orphaned thousands of children. Those left without family turn to boarding schools for help, education and spiritual guidance.:
2010~zrep564~20150118_564_m17_021~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A couple walks past a sign for a bomb shelter. Donetsk residents can take refuge from the fighting in shelters that are scattered throughout the city. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_564_m17_020~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Sept. 17, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - People stand outside the shelter where they have been living for more than 2 months without electricity, near the coal mine at Trudovaya. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_019~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - It's 15 degrees celsius in Donetsk hospital 21 where there is no heating, and patients arriving are asked to bring blankets to keep warm. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140916_564_m17_018~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Sept. 16, 2014 - Marioupol, Donetsk, Ukraine - A doctor treats the patient at her home in Marioupol, as many hospitals were closed due to the fighting in the region. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_017~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A hospital located in the district Oktyabrski, which is shelled every day as the battle rages between the pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. Despite the bombing the hospital is open and treating the wounded. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_016~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Petrovka, Donetsk, Ukraine - A child watches television amongst bare walls of a shelter in Petrovka. The area is often bombarded as the battle rages between the pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150116_564_m17_015~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 16, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Family members sit near the open casket of a victim. Funerals were held for 13 people who were killed when a Grad missile launcher firing from separatist-controlled territory hit a passenger bus near a Ukrainian-controlled checkpoint close to the town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 13. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_014~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The people of Donetsk are often prisoners in their own homes because of the fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150116_564_m17_013~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 16, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Funerals for 13 people who were killed when a Grad missile launcher firing from separatist-controlled territory hit a passenger bus near a Ukrainian-controlled checkpoint close to the town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 13. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150115_564_m17_012~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 15, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) observes Ukrainian soldiers. They OSCE are an unarmed, civilian mission, in all regions of Ukraine, whose main tasks are to observe and report in an impartial and objective way on the situation in Ukraine, and to facilitate dialogue among all parties to the crisis. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150115_564_m17_011~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 15, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - ALEXANDER ZAKHARCHENKO is the current Head and the current Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic that declared its independence from Ukraine on 11th of May 2014. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140916_564_m17_010~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Sept. 16, 2014 - Yasinovata, Donetsk, Ukraine - Bread is delivered to citizens of Yasinovata while it is calm. The heavy fighting for this town did not stop during the official cease fire. On September, 15, 2014, the town was taken by the rebels. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140527_564_m17_009~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~May 27, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The inhabitants of the city of Donetsk flee fighting between the army and pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists and the train is the only safe means of transport to leave the city. People are advised to stay underground in the railway station because of the fighting on the streets. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20141107_564_m17_008~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Nov. 7, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - People pay their last respects at a funeral ceremony. Two boys were killed and another four were badly injured as a result of an exploded shell on the football field of the 63rd school. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141102_564_m17_007~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Nov. 2, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A woman sits in a park as snow falls. The separatist authorities who control the Donetsk region of Ukraine organize the elections and form a parliament despite the ongoing fighting between the army and pro-Russia separatists. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_564_m17_006~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Sept. 17, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A home was destroyed during after shelling near the Trudovaya coal mine. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141111_564_m17_005~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Nov. 11, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A man digs a grave at a cemetery filled with fresh graves. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_004~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A wounded man is brought into hospital 21. Hospital 21 has only one doctor on staff. The hospital is in a rebel-held region but supported by the central government of Ukraine, which recently announced it is withdrawing all support to rebel-held areas. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141111_564_m17_003~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Nov. 11, 2014 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Residents of Donetsk celebrate appointment of Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150118_564_m17_002~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 18, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A Donetsk resident who lost his legs stays in his house in the Kuybishevski neighborhood during the bombing between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150116_564_m17_001~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~Jan. 16, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A victim's coffin sits in the snow outside a home. Funerals are being prepared for 13 people who were killed when a Grad missile launcher firing from separatist-controlled territory hit a passenger bus near a Ukrainian-controlled checkpoint close to the town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 13. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141111_564_m17_000~Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civilians Under Fire~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 564 - Civilians Under Fire - Launched February 4, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Some 1.2 million have fled their homes since last April as fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. The death toll now exceeds 5,350 people and more than 12,000 other people have been wounded. This latest count represents a sinister turning point in the conflict between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists that was supposed to have stopped with a ceasefire agreement in September. Bus stops and public transport, marketplaces, schools and kindergartens, hospitals and residential areas have become battlegrounds in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko says rebels aim to boost their forces to 100,000, as fighting with Ukraine's military intensifies. UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said there had been a 'clear breach of international humanitarian law.' (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Some 1.2 million have fled their homes since last April as fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. The death toll now exceeds 5,350 people and more than 12,000 other people have been wounded. This latest count represents a sinister turning point in the conflict between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists that was supposed to have stopped with a ceasefire agreement in September. Bus stops and public transport, marketplaces, schools and kindergartens, hospitals and residential areas have become battlegrounds in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko says rebels aim to boost their forces to 100,000, as fighting with Ukraine's military intensifies. UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said there had been a 'clear breach of international humanitarian law.':
2010~zrep586~20150831_586_t14_015~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - A man and a woman look out towards the Western Harbor. The Western Harbor served as a backdrop for a candle light vigil for people who had died of an overdose. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_014~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S. - BILLY PFAFF speaks on the phone trying to help a mother with her daughter who has a heroin addiction. Billy fields many calls a day from parents or addicts who need his help. Pfaff, a formerly homeless 46-year-old, started a Facebook group called 'Heroin Is Killing My Town' after his best friend overdosed last year. More than 30,000 people subscribe. With no training, the man best known as 'Billy Inkslinger' has become a sought-after counsellor - a testament both to the force of his personality and the holes in the formal system. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_013~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - BILLY PFAFF speaks with people at the rally in Boston Common. The Rally was calling for an end to the country's problem of addiction and overdose deaths attributed to opioids and other prescription drugs. Pfaff, a formerly homeless 46-year-old, started a Facebook group called 'Heroin Is Killing My Town' after his best friend overdosed last year. More than 30,000 people subscribe. With no training, the man best known as 'Billy Inkslinger' has become a sought-after counsellor - a testament both to the force of his personality and the holes in the formal system. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150902_586_t14_012~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 2, 2015 - Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. - On the way out Billy stops and points out needles and mini bottles of alcohol on the ground. BILLY PFAFF was looking for homeless people who live underneath a train bridge to see if they needed help and provide them with information on how to get clean. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150902_586_t14_011~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 2, 2015 - Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. - On the way out Billy stops and points out needles and mini bottles of alcohol on the ground. BILLY PFAFF was looking for homeless people who live underneath a train bridge to see if they needed help and provide them with information on how to get clean. The men and one woman declined Billy's help and asked him to leave their space. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150901_586_t14_010~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 1, 2015 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S. - Plymouth Fire Chief EDWARD BRADLEY shows a packet of Narcan he carries in his pocket in front of Plymouth Harbor along Water Street. Plymouth, the quaint seaside tourist town where the Pilgrims settled, calls itself 'America's hometown.' Its fire department used to get 40 to 60 overdose calls per year. There were 313 in 2014. This year has been worse. Every fire crew has used Narcan (a nasal spray that reverses heroin overdoses) at least once. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150902_586_t14_009~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 2, 2015 - Billerica, Massachusetts, U.S. - BILLY PFAFF, a formerly homeless 46-year-old, started a Facebook group called 'Heroin Is Killing My Town' after his best friend overdosed last year. More than 30,000 people subscribe. With no training, the man best known as 'Billy Inkslinger' has become a sought-after counsellor - a testament both to the force of his personality and the holes in the formal system. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150903_586_t14_008~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 3, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - Police Chief LEONARD CAMPANELLO photographed at the entrance of the Gloucester Police Headquarters. The Gloucester police force has been running an experiment that appears unprecedented anywhere in America. Its architect is a former undercover drug cop. Any opiate addict who wanted to get clean would be invited to show up at headquarters. The Gloucester PD would work the phones to get them into treatment - 'not in hours or days, but on the spot.' A volunteer 'angel' would offer them companionship. Even if they brought drugs with them, they would not be charged. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_007~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - MEAGHAN GALLANT (left) and CHRIS MITCHELL during the vigil for people who had died of an overdose. Meaghan lost her fiance Nathan. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_006~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - People listen to speeches during the vigil for people who had died of an overdose. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150901_586_t14_005~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Sept. 1, 2015 - Bourne, Massachusetts, U.S. - RYAN TRIPP, who lost his son, Ryan, on April 12, 2015, holds his portrait at Monument Beach. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_004~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - KIMBERLY KRAWCZYK wears a t-shirt of the people she has lost to drugs during a rally in Boston Common on National Overdose Awareness Day. On the shirt are (l-r) her father Walter, her mother Valaurie and her brother Michael who died on this day in 2012. The Rally was calling for an end to the country's problem of addiction and overdose deaths attributed to opioids and other prescription drugs. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_003~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - The Western Harbor in Gloucester Massachusetts served as a backdrop for a candle light vigil for people who had died of an overdose. The bags had messages written on them from friends and family members. They were held down with sand and a single glow stick was dropped inside. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_002~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - People hold candles during the vigil for people who had died of an overdose. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_001~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~Aug. 31, 2015 - Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. - COLLETTE D'AMICO is hugged by MAUREEN CAVANAGH before the start of the vigil. Collette's son Derek died of an overdose. He was 23. The vigil was for people who had died of an overdose. The bags had messages written on them from friends and family members. They were held down with sand and a single glow stick was dropped inside. The rally was held on National Overdose Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150831_586_t14_000~Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin USA - Middle Class Addiction~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 586 - Heroin, U.S.A. - Middle Class Addiction - Launched Oct. 6, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Once associated with urban poverty, heroin is more popular - and deadly - than ever. More than 1,200 people in Massachusetts died from overdoses of heroin or prescription opioids last year. That is double the number who died four years ago, four times the number who died in car crashes. The picture is just as ugly in the postcard towns of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The killer drug once associated with urban poverty is more popular in the US than ever before - especially among white people, women and the middle class, especially in the suburbs and the country, especially in the Midwest and northeast. A weeklong tour of the Massachusetts wreckage revealed glimmers of hope: families starting to speak out without shame, once-oblivious political and medical leaders innovating to save lives, a small-town police chief putting addicts in treatment rather than handcuffs. But the body count is staggering and rising. Haverhill, an unremarkable town of 60,000, had three overdose deaths in 2011, more than 20 deaths in 2014. In most of the state, this year will be just as bad as last. Thousands of families, many of them prosperous, have been left to puzzle out how they ended up here. Heroin. (Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 586 - Heroin, U.S.A. - Middle Class Addiction - Launched Oct. 6, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Once associated with urban poverty, heroin is more popular — and deadly — than ever. More than 1,200 people in Massachusetts died from overdoses of heroin or prescription opioids last year. That is double the number who died four years ago, four times the number who died in car crashes. The picture is just as ugly in the postcard towns of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The killer drug once associated with urban poverty is more popular in the US than ever before — especially among white people, women and the middle class, especially in the suburbs and the country, especially in the Midwest and northeast. A weeklong tour of the Massachusetts wreckage revealed glimmers of hope: families starting to speak out without shame, once-oblivious political and medical leaders innovating to save lives, a small-town police chief putting addicts in treatment rather than handcuffs. But the body count is staggering and rising. Haverhill, an unremarkable town of 60,000, had three overdose deaths in 2011, more than 20 deaths in 2014. In most of the state, this year will be just as bad as last. Thousands of families, many of them prosperous, have been left to puzzle out how they ended up here. Heroin.:
2010~zrep406~20120116_406_c40_015~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Oct.19, 2011- Fuzhou, China - A boy on the children's gymnastics trampoline team performs jumps into the air while training on the trampoline at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111222_406_c40_014~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~July 5, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - An instructor corrects the posture of a young girl gymnast at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_013~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Oct. 19, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - A girl jumps on the trampoline while boys wait their turn during a training session at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111222_406_c40_012~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~July 5, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - A coach watches the children train on trampolines at Fuzhou Sports School. Children between 7 and 12 are trained eight hours a day, six days a week for whole years. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111222_406_c40_011~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Dec. 7, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children read comic books after trampoline training session at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_010~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Nov. 19, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children do exercises on the stairs at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Taon/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_009~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~July 5, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - A child gymnast sweats while training at Fuzhou Sports School. Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA) (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120116_406_c40_008~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Dec. 17, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children rest in their bunk beds at Fuzhou Sports School. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_007~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Dec. 17, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children rest in the living area at the Fuzhou Sports School. The school is a boarding school and the children train as well as live there. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_006~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Nov. 19, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - More than 30 children under the age of 12 begin their daily eight-hour training regime at Fuzhou Sports School. China is prepared to go to great lengths to ensure it can create future generations of champions that will compete at global sporting events. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_005~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~July 18, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - A child is shown how to stretch by a trainer at the Fuzhou Sports School. Often from poor rural families, their parents hope the child will become a star and change the family's fortune. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_004~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~July. 4, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children stretch during a trampoline training session at Fuzhou Sports School. Students who show talent in their sport will move on to the next stage while those who don't make the cut will be transferred to back to a normal school with mainstream education. However, they are often academically too far behind children their own age to catch up. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111222_406_c40_003~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Oct. 19, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Young gymnasts are put through a stretching routine by their coaches during a training session. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_002~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Nov. 19, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - Children on the trampoline team stretch during a training session at Fuzhou Sports School. The children, some as young as four, have been selected from around the province, to take lessons in the school where the aim of training is to prepare athletes from an early age. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120116_406_c40_001~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~Dec. 17, 2011 - Fuzhou, China - A portrait shows the feet of a child from the children's gymnastics trampoline team at the Fuzhou Sports School. Fuzhou Sports School is a training base of the National Trampoline Team. (Credit Image: © Liu Tao/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120201_406_c40_000~Liu Tao/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood, Sweat And Tears~zReportage.com Story of the Week #406: Blood, Sweat And Tears - Launched January 31, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - China's He Wenna won the country's first Olympic Games Trampoline gold medal during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and now China is prepared to go to great lengths to ensure it can field future generations of champions at global sporting events. More than 30 children under the age of 12 begin their daily eight-hour training regime at one of the country's two national gymnastic trampoline training bases in China's southeast Fujian province. The children, some as young as four, have been selected from around the province, to take lessons in the Fuzhou City Sports School where the aim of training is to prepare athletes from the early age. 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2010~zrep360~20110127_360_su5_014~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - The Principal KHUSHRU PANTHAKY and teacher PIROJSHAH SIDHWA with the only four students, FARHAD SANJANA, NEKSHAD PHATAKIA, BEHRAM and RUZAN DARUWALLA of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at the sprawling educational complex. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090812_360_su5_013~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Aug 12, 2009 - Navsari, Gujarat, India - Four pall bearers carrying a deceased Parsi to the tower of silence at Navsari in Gujarat for cremation which is known as Dakhmisation. The Parsee clergy is affecting important Parsee rituals like Dakmisation. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090522_360_su5_012~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~May 22, 2009 - Udwada, Gujarat, India - Community and family photographs on the wall of a closed and abandoned Parsi House at Udwada Parsi Colony at Gujarat. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110127_360_su5_011~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - The four students of the M.F. Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai attend their regular classes. From front left clockwise are FARHAD SANJANA, BEHRAM, NEKSHAD PHATAKIA and RUZAN DARUWALLA. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110129_360_su5_010~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 29, 2011 - Mumbai, India - 11-year-old BEHRAM, a student of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai, attends his regular classes at the School. Behram is one of just four students attending the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute, a religious school in Mumbai which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110129_360_su5_009~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 29, 2011 - Mumbai, India - 11-year-old BEHRAM, a student of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai, attends his regular classes at the School. Behram is one of just four students attending the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute, a religious school in Mumbai which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110127_360_su5_008~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - The four students, FARHAD SANJANA, NEKSHAD PHATAKIA, BEHRAM and RUZAN DARUWALLA of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai attend their regular classes. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110127_360_su5_007~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - The four students, FARHAD SANJANA, NEKSHAD PHATAKIA, BEHRAM and RUZAN DARUWALLA of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at the sprawling educational complex. The four students are the only students attending the institute, a religious school which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110129_360_su5_006~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 29, 2011 - Mumbai, India - Principal of M.F.Cama Athornan Institute KHUSHRU PANTHAKY at his office. There are just four students attending the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute, a religious school in Mumbai which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110127_360_su5_005~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - 10-year-old FARHAD D. SANJANA, a student of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai, attends his regular classes at the School. Sanjana is one of just four students attending the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute, a religious school in Mumbai which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090523_360_su5_004~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~May 23, 2009 - Udwada, Gujarat, India - Three levels of security to go to tower of silence or Dakhma at Udwada Parsim Colony. Once one of the most powerful religions, dating back to 600 B.C.E., now it is one of the world's smallest religions. Zoroastrians believe there is one God called Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord) and He created the world. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090525_360_su5_003~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~May 25, 2009 - Mumbai, India - A liberal Parsi elder argues the traditional hardcore customs which are driving the community to near extinction. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110129_360_su5_002~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 29, 2011 - Mumbai, India - 11-year-old BEHRAM, a student of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at Mumbai, attends his regular classes at the School. Behram is one of just four students attending the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute, a religious school in Mumbai which trains priests for the Parsi Zoroastrian community, one of the only two such Zoroastrian seminaries in India. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110127_360_su5_001~Subhash Sharma~Death of a Religion~Jan 27, 2011 - Mumbai, India - The four students FARHAD SANJANA, NEKSHAD PHATAKIA, BEHRAM and RUZAN DARUWALLA of the M.F.Cama Athornan Institute at the sprawling educational complex. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110329_360_su5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Death of a Religion~zReportage.com Story of the Week #360- Launched March 29, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest religions. Yet, in India its followers are dwindling in number, its seminaries are near empty and the death of the aging clergy places the faith in crisis. Located in a vast sprawling 1920's colonial campus, the MF Cama Athornan Institute, which was built to train candidates to become Parsi priests, bears a deserted look. The institute has only four students. Based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and founded some time before the 6th century BC in ancient Persia, it faces the challenge of a religion becoming extinct, as only a handful choose to become priests. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest religions. Yet, in India its followers are dwindling in number, its seminaries are near empty and the death of the aging clergy places the faith in crisis. Located in a vast sprawling 1920's colonial campus, the MF Cama Athornan Institute, which was built to train candidates to become Parsi priests, bears a deserted look. The institute has only four students. Based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and founded some time before the 6th century BC in ancient Persia, it faces the challenge of a religion becoming extinct, as only a handful choose to become priests.:
2010~zrep476~20130307_476_s70_010~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~March 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - RENEE HURST, 37, takes a moment with her daughter SAVANNAH while transferring her from her wheelchair to cushions in the family's Clearwater living room. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130422_476_s70_009~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~April 22, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - RENEE HURST gets a smile from SAVANNAH as JAMIE CHORNY paints her nails during 'ladies day.' The friends take a long lunch on Mondays, pamper Savannah and drink mimosas. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130430_476_s70_008~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~4/30/13 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - JOE HURST puts together JACKSON'S first bicycle as RENEE gives SAVANNAH a sponge bath on the living room couch. The family keeps the action, and as much fun as they can, centered around Savannah. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130507_476_s70_007~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~May 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - RENEE HURST, 37, paints the hand of SAMIR MOHAMMED, 4, as friends and family who have rallied around Savannah create a memorial canvas. Their Clearwater home bussled with supporters during a 34 month party for Savannah. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130401_476_s70_006~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~April 1, 2013 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - The Hurst family make memories together during a trip to Orlando. SAVANNAH could not see the show, her vision has faded, but she smiled at the music and sounds of the dolphin show. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130507_476_s70_005~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~May 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - JACKSON HURST, 5, sings to make his sister, SAVANNAH, smile. He adores his little sister, and has struggled to make sense of why something is wrong with her. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130430_476_s70_004~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~Apr 30, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - RENEE HURST, 37, puts SAVANNAH HURST to bed with the help of Joe Hurst, 38. They have spent many uneasy nights with their baby between them listening for signs of distress. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130507_476_s70_003~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~May 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - SAVANNAH HURST, wearing a birthday crown, smiles as people sing 'Happy Birthday' during a 34 month party at the family's Clearwater home. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130507_476_s70_002~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~May 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - RENEE HURST, 37, holds her daughter's hand in the family's home. At only 2 years of age Savannah Hurst has been given less than a year to live due to the terminal genetic disorder, MLD which is a genetic disorder that affects nerves, muscles, other organs, and behavior. It slowly gets worse over time. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130307_476_s70_001~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~March 7, 2013 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - JOE HURST, 38, leans into his daughter SAVANNAH HURST during a thirty-first month party at the family's home. 'Just because you're 31 doesn't mean you can act out,' he joked. 'No drinking, and you can't date yet,' he told her. Savannah has been diagnosed with a genetic brain disorder called Metachromatic Leukodystrophy. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130307_476_s70_000~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Savannah's Journey~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 476 -Savannah's Journey - Launched June 4, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''The first time she grabbed my finger and gave me that look, that was it,'' Joe said. ''I melted.''She was babbling by 6 months. Walking at 10. Right on cue. But one day, as Savannah toddled across the house, her pinky toes were raised off the ground. That's strange, thought her mom, Renee. Savannah was just learning to walk, said the pediatrician. Totally normal. A few days later, Savannah awkwardly arched her back in the crib. Then, her left eye drifted toward her nose. Soon, she started dragging her foot. Back to the doctor. This time, a neurologist. An MRI. Savannah stopped walking. Doctors kept guessing at what was wrong. After a year, Savannah spoke her last words. Her legs stopped moving. Finally, at the hospital, they got a diagnosis. ''She has white matter on her brain,'' the doctor said. ''There's no cure.'' (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage via ZUMA)~'The first time she grabbed my finger and gave me that look, that was it,'' Joe said. ''I melted.''She was babbling by 6 months. Walking at 10. Right on cue. But one day, as Savannah toddled across the house, her pinky toes were raised off the ground. That's strange, thought her mom, Renee. Savannah was just learning to walk, said the pediatrician. Totally normal. A few days later, Savannah awkwardly arched her back in the crib. Then, her left eye drifted toward her nose. Soon, she started dragging her foot. Back to the doctor. This time, a neurologist. An MRI. Savannah stopped walking. Doctors kept guessing at what was wrong. After a year, Savannah spoke her last words. Her legs stopped moving. Finally, at the hospital, they got a diagnosis. ''She has white matter on her brain,'' the doctor said. ''There's no cure.'' :
2010~zrep479~20111209_479_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Dec. 9, 2011 - Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran - A Kurdish man settles in for a night of guarding some road construction equipment in the mountains. The border is rife with smugglers who carry alcohol from Iraq (where alcohol is legal) into the villages on the Iranian side. From there it is transported by vehicle to the cities. In Tehran a can of beer on the black market fetches around $10 USD. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20111209_479_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Dec. 9, 2011 - Iran-Iraq border - Clouds twist above a village in the mountainous borderlands with Iraq, near where the three American hikers were arrested 2009. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20111207_479_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Dec. 7, 2011 - Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran - A shepherd leads his flock out to pasture in the mountains on the Iran/Iraq border. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120710_479_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 10, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - Women in the hills above Tehran at dusk. Concealing clothing in the Islamic Republic, including head coverings, is mandatory for women, but the exact definition of ''modest'' is flexible, leading to a tug of war between young females and the authorities each spring. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120708_479_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 8, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - The Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. Work on the unfinished building has dragged over 23 years. With growing economic chaos in the country, its completion is still nowhere in sight. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120710_479_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 10, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - Many young Iranians feel deeply embarrassed by their government, and the way the nation is perceived abroad. Zac Clayton, a British cyclist who will finish a round-the-world cycle on March 23 describes Iran as having the kindest people of any country he cycled through. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120709_479_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 9, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - A collection of modern art valued at .5 billion is held by the Museum of Contemporary Art. In a little-publicized exhibition in 2011 the works, including pieces by Warhol (pictured), were put on display for the first time since 1979 when the owner of the art, Queen Farah Pahlavi, was forced to flee Iran with her husband, the late Shah of Iran. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120707_479_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 7, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - View of central Tehran from inside a minaret in Sepahsalar Mosque. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120713_479_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 13, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - Two soldiers being attacked inside the Tehran metro after an argument. The soldier was punched in the head at least four times by an angry crowd of mostly well-dressed young men. Both soldiers were forced to leave the metro at the next station. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120710_479_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 10, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - At the Sa'adabad Palace complex, Islamic revolutionaries sawed a statue of the deposed Shah in half. Today schoolchildren are taken on group visits past the boots and into the palace to see the decadence of the former Shah's living quarters. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20111212_479_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Dec. 12, 2011 - Tehran, Iran - Azadi (''Freedom'') Tower, the gateway to Tehran designed in 1966 by a then 24 year old Hossein Amanat. As a practicing Bahai'ist, Hossein was forced to flee Iran after the Islamist government labeled followers of the religion ''unprotected infidels''. He now lives in Canada. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20111206_479_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Dec. 6, 2011 - Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran - Palangan has benefitted handsomely from government support. Many villagers are employed in a nearby fish farm, or are paid members of the Basij, whose remit includes prevention of ''westoxification'', and the preservation of everything the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Ayatollah Khomeini stood for. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120708_479_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~July 8, 2012 - Tehran, Iran - A young worker walks through the light of a stained glass window in a bazaar. Under Khomeini, Iranians were actively encouraged to produce large families. By 2009, nearly 70% of all Iranians were under 30, but the country is the least religious in the region. Instead of the ''armies for Islam'', the youthful population is now the biggest threat to the regime. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130225_479_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Feb. 25, 2013 - Shiraz, Iran - A worker inside Vakil Mosque. The mosque now serves as a tourist attraction but sees only a trickle of visitors. Although tourism is on the increase, western tourists still make up only 10% of the total. One tourist guide said westerners are scared away by the bloodcurdling rhetoric of a government which is completely out of touch with ordinary Iranians. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130226_479_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~Feb. 26, 2013 - Shiraz, Iran - A commemorative plate of the former Shah of Iran in an antique store. The Shah was installed in power by an MI6 and CIA-backed coup after Prime Minister Mosaddeq nationalized the petroleum industry of Iran, thus shutting out British dominance of an industry they had controlled since 1913. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130226_479_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Other Iran~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 479 - The Other Iran - Launched June 25, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Hundreds of thousands of people across Iran poured out on to the streets in a spontaneous outburst of celebration when cleric Hassan Rouhani won the presidential elections. Photographer Amos Chapple said he 'was amazed by the difference in western perceptions of the country, and what I saw on the ground...I think because access for journalists is so difficult, people have a skewed image of what Iran is -- the regime actually want to portray the country as a cauldron of anti-western sentiment so they syndicate news footage of chanting nutcases which is happily picked up by overseas networks. For ordinary Iranians though, the government is a constant embarrassment. In the time I spent there I never received anything but goodwill and decency, which stands in clear contrast to my experience in other middle eastern countries.' Mr Rouhani has won a respectable mandate with the promise of pulling Iran back from the brink, helping to end international sanctions and reversing soaring inflation. But can he deliver? (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage via ZUMA)~Hundreds of thousands of people across Iran poured out onto the streets in celebration when cleric Hassan Rouhani won the presidential elections. Photographer Amos Chapple was amazed by the difference in western perceptions of the country...'I think people have a skewed image of what Iran is -- the regime actually want to portray the country as a cauldron of anti-western sentiment so they syndicate news footage of chanting nutcases which is happily picked up by overseas networks. For ordinary Iranians, the government is a constant embarrassment. In the time I spent there I never received anything but goodwill and decency.' Mr Rouhani has won a respectable mandate with the promise of pulling Iran back from the brink, helping to end international sanctions and reversing soaring inflation. But can he deliver?:
2010~zrep469~20121004_469_s131_019~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Young girls sit over the tailing pipe, which carries nuclear waste to the tailing pond. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_469_s131_018~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - LAXMI DAS has lost eight children within a week of their births. Her ninth child, Gudia, survived but succumbed to cerebral palsy. Gudia passed away recently. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_017~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - The tailing pipes carrying the nuclear waste pass through roads used by locals. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_016~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Every year countless children are being affected by nuclear radiation. DHANRAM GOPE, 13, is mentally weak and has congenital deformity since birth. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_015~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - The mill complex of The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) at Jadugoda where the uranium is extracted from the ore. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_014~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - A truck driver stands on top of a dumper carrying uranium to the UCIL mill. The uranium dumper drivers are hired by the contractors and do not get any training or proper safety equipment to handle such dangerous radioactive substance by the UCIL. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_013~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Suffering from congenital deformity, MOHAN,19, has six toe fingers. His father, a miner in the uranium mines, died of lung cancer. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_012~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - An orphan from a young age, RAPDA SARDAR was like any other healthy man in his village. But at the age of 21, his limbs suddenly started becoming weak which gradually led to complete mental and physical retardation. After being abandoned by his relatives, he now lives in a shanty and is dependent on the villagers to feed him. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_011~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - After a few decades of mining in the region, people living around the mines and the tailing ponds are finally falling prey to radiation. RAKESH GOP, 11, suffers from mental retardation and has weak limbs. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_010~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Every year countless number of children are being affected by the nuclear radiation. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_009~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - SANJAY GOP, 8, is mentally retarded and has weak limbs since birth. He attends the local school but is not allowed inside the premises without an attendant. His grandfather escorts him to the school and elsewhere. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_008~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Once a place of scenic beauty, dense forest, low mountains, small villages surrounded by hills and hardworking tribal people, Jadugoda is now a man-made hell. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121001_469_s131_007~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Oct. 1, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Several cases of cancer and skin diseases have been reported from people living near the tailing ponds. PRAFULLA GOP lost his right leg to bone cancer. He considers himself fortunate to survive. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120930_469_s131_006~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 30, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - BABLOO, 7, has been bed-ridden since birth. He suffers from Cerebral Palsy. His father, Bukan Singh Bangkira, works in UCIL as a uranium miner. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120929_469_s131_005~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 29, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - MANEESHA, who is three weeks old, was grossly underweight and weighed merely two pounds. Her mother, ARTI PATRA, gave birth to three kids before her, but none survived. The baby girl passed away two days after this photo was taken. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120928_469_s131_004~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 28, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - More than a hundred thousand tons of nuclear waste stored in the tailing ponds is constantly producing large amount of toxic gases and nuclear radiation that contaminate the environment. The dumped nuclear waste remains radioactive and dangerous for millions of years. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120929_469_s131_003~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 29, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Two-year-old BABUA HO, who died a sudden death, is buried in the backyard of his house, with his hands put in a glass and a pot of brass according to tribal customs. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120929_469_s131_002~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 29, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - DASMATI KUNTI, of the Ho tribe, gives blessing to her two-year-old son, Babua, who died under unknown circumstances. She claims that Babua was as healthy as any other kid in his village. They live within 300 feet of the nuclear tailing structure. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120929_469_s131_001~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~Sept. 29, 2012 - Jadugoda, Jharkhand, India - Villagers of the Ho tribe lament the death of a young one in a village. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_469_s131_000~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Wasteland~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 469 - Nuclear Wasteland- Launched April 16, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - All of India's uranium comes from a few miles around Jadugoda, a tribal district of East Singbhum, is the site of the oldest uranium mine in the country. Jadugoda is estimated to have more than a third of India's total mineral wealth. For years, the local population has suffered from the extensive environmental degradation caused by the mining operations, responsible for the high frequency of radiation related sicknesses and developmental disorders found in the area. Increases in miscarriages, impotency, infant mortality, Down's syndrome, skeletal deformities, thalassemia have been reported. With raw radioactive 'yellow-cake' production to increase and more than 100,000 tons of radio-active waste stored at Jadugoda the threat to the environment and the local tribal communities is set to continue. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~ All of India's uranium comes from a few miles around Jadugoda, a tribal district of East Singbhum, the site of the oldest uranium mine in the country. Jadugoda is estimated to have more than a third of India's total mineral wealth. For years, the local population has suffered from the extensive environmental degradation caused by mining operations, responsible for the high frequency of radiation related sicknesses and developmental disorders found in the area. Increases in miscarriages, impotency, infant mortality, Down's syndrome, skeletal deformities, thalassemia have been reported. With raw radioactive 'yellow-cake' production to increase and more than 100,000 tons of radio-active waste stored at Jadugoda the threat to the local tribal communities is set to continue. :
2010~zrep015~20040519_015_e66_012~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Protection tattoos are punched into skin by hand using a foot-long steel rod with a blunt nib. Brother Paew's tattoos are reputed to stop bullets and knives. The tattoos powers are believed to be enhanced with Buddhist amulets. This is believed to inject designs with extraordinary power. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_011~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Protection tattoos are punched into skin by hand using a foot-long steel rod with a blunt nib. Brother Paew's tattoos are reputed to stop bullets and knives. After the tattoos are drawn they need to be blessed by an abbot. The abbot gives his blessing by blowing on the top of the man's head. The tattoos can be repeatedly blessed later on to help keep their power. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/eyevine/ZUMApress.com).~:20040519_015_e66_010~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Protection tattoos are punched into skin by hand using a foot-long steel rod with a blunt nib. Brother Paew's tattoos are reputed to stop bullets and knives. Many Thai tattoo artists use 'spirit oil,' the bile leeched from the corpse of a man who has died violently. This is believed to inject designs with extraordinary power. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_009~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Protection tattoos are punched into skin by hand using a foot-long steel rod with a blunt nib. Brother Paew's tattoos are reputed to stop bullets and knives. Many Thai tattoo artists use 'spirit oil,' the bile leeched from the corpse of a man who has died violently. This is believed to inject designs with extraordinary power. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_008~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - To maintain the efficiency of hand guns, they must often be cleaned and well cared for. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_007~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Mister One Hundred Corpses, who did not want his face photographed, carries in his car a shot gun, a bulllet proof vest and several hand guns. He keeps the grenades in the trunk. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_006~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Suspected gangland members await trial at Bangkok Noi's police lockup. The police officer's nickname is Rambo, he is renowned as Thailand's top gang buster. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_005~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - After a bank holdup this guard was shot dead by his own gun. The robbers then killed another two people in a getaway chase with the police. The killers were later caught, they were both members of a Chinese run gang. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_004~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - After a bank holdup this guard was shot dead by his own gun. The robbers then killed another two people in a getaway chase with the police. The killers were later caught, they were both members of a Chinese run gang. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_003~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - Bangkok city morgue. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_002~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - A worker from a foundation body collecting service takes the fingerprints from a murdered man. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040519_015_e66_001~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Thai Assassins~May 19, 2004 - Phetburi, Thailand - The police suspected this unknown corpse was killed in a gangland killing because of the way his head was almost severed from his body. They believe this was done as a warning. The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets, and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit. They have long memories and short tempers. There are two kinds of Thai hit men: freelance assassins who carry out contracts for sums ranging up to three million baht ($62,000); and mobsters who murder on request for powerful underworld figures. These men are thought to commit about half of all murders and attempted murders reported each year. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040601_015_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Assassins~zReportage.com Story of the Week #015 - Launched June 01, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are the Sicilians of Thailand. They are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~The town of Phetburi is famous for three things: exquisite temples, delicious sweets and the meanest contract killers in the kingdom. Phetburi hit men are the Sicilians of Thailand. They are intensely loyal to their friends and merciless with their enemies, sometimes wiping out entire families in a single hit..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep038~20030310_038_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - Without electricity in the Esfigmenon Monastery, the monks use oil lamps to light the convent. The monastic life is based on rules, which are meant for the hardship of the body to deny the pleasures with the intention to serve God. FATHER KLEOPAS adjusts the lighting of one oil lamp..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER PAULOS holds the black flag with the white cross, Esfigmenon's Monastery and zealots' symbol. The meaning of this flag is 'Orthodoxy or death.'.(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER CHRISOSTOMOS is carrying wood. Because of the lack of electricity and modern means of transportation, most of the chores are done by hand..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - Monks walk toward the field. All the roads in Agio Oros are earthen. Since transport means are seldom, the monks have to walk to reach their destination and can walk up to several kilometers a day..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - During the celebration of the mass, the monks pray on their knees, asking for forgiveness..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER ISAIAS patiently waits before going in the church for the morning mass. He is 55 years old and has already spent 32 years in the Monastery..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER MIHAIL pushes a hand cart in the enclosure of the Esfigmenon Monastery..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER NEOPHITOS and FATHER ISAIAS stand in the kitchen..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER GRIGORIOS the Agianitis prays on his bed..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - A Esfigmenou monk looks for octopus in the rocks close to the port. Fishing is an essential duty because fish is a basic element in their diet..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER EUSTACE must pass through a dense web of stairways, crypts and hidden doors leading from the first to the second floor to reach his ecelli. The monastery was built like a fortress to resist invaders..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - Monks kneel in prayer during the ceremony in the cathedral church of Analipsis (Assumption) in the Esfigmenon Monastery..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER AVRAAM is the person in charge of making the bell in the convent sound..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - Kneading bread is a ritual for the monks of the Esfigmenon Monastery..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER ISIDOROS, FATHER ISAAK and FATHER ANTIPA prune the vines in the vineyards owned by the Esfigmenon Monastery..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - FATHER PAUL travels up a path on his way to the watch tower..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - The food's preparation is a ritual and common work..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030310_038_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Rebel Monks~Mar. 10, 2003 - Mount Athos, Greece - Under the light of an oil lamp, FATHER EFREM and FATHER ANTONIO are eating in the refectory of the Esfigmenon Monastery. More than 100 rebel monks are occupying the Esfigmenon Monastery in a cove on the Aegean, and they will not budge. They have enough food to last them two years. They have amunition, of a sort. This remote, mountainous peninsula in northern Greece, where 20 orthodox monasteries lie beyond the reach of paved roads, has become the unlikely setting of a holy war, or at least an extremely nasty spiritual spat over who says prayers and which ones. After decades of defying and vilifying a succession of patriarchs of Orthodox Christianity, Father Methodius and the roughly 110 other denizens of the ultra-conservative Esfigmenou monastery here have been ordered out of their fortress-like cloister and off Mount Athos, but they say they will die before they leave. The local police have restricted the movement of supplies and visitors into and out of the Esfigmenou monastery. Representatives from other monasteries on the peninsula vow to get rid of them..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041207_038_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rebel Monks~zReportage.com Story of the Week #038 - Launched December 07, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Greece's highest court will soon rule on a long-standing battle between the rebel monks of Esphigmenou and their leader, Patriarch Barthelemew, but what's really needed is divine intervention..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Greece's highest court will soon rule on a long-standing battle between the rebel monks of Esphigmenou and their leader, Patriarch Barthelemew, but what's really needed is divine intervention.:
2010~zrep206~20080126_206_s76_009~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Jan. 26, 2008 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - In a surprise visit, singer STEVIE WONDER showed up at Ben's house in Elk Grove to sing him Happy Birthday. AQUANETTA GORDON, BEN UNDERWOOD and singer Stevie Wonder listen to a camera as it reads a magazine article to them. Wonder gave the camera to Ben as a gift..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071205_206_s76_008~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Dec. 05, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BEN UNDERWOOD has been traveling around the world talking about his rare gift of echolocation and his ongoing battle with cancer. Before going on to stage, Ben and his mother AQUANETTA GORDON always pray together. 'I ask God to protect my baby,' she says. 'And I ask that he rids him of this sickness.'.(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071109_206_s76_007~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Nov. 09, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BEN UNDERWOOD, 15, must go through radiation treatment once a week along with his chemotherapy to combat the tumor growing in his head. As soon as the mask is removed he immediately shakes his face with his hands to get rid of the sensation. 'I hate the mask. It's confining,' he said..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071109_206_s76_006~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Nov. 09, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. MAHESH PANT, with Kaiser Permamente, talks to BEN UNDERWOOD about the treatments he'll have to go through to combat his cancer. Ben says he doesn't fear the cancer. It's the weakness and tiredness that keeps him immobile that he hates..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060426_206_s76_005~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Apr. 26, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BEN UNDERWOOD, 15, yells out in frustration because he can't sleep while in route to San Francisco to be fitted for new prosthetic eyes. His headaches from the cancer and the treatments are so bad he can't sleep. 'I just want to reach in and pull (the tumor) out,' he said..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_206_s76_004~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Dec. 19, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - AQUANETTA GORDON sings a hymnal to her weakened son BEN UNDERWOOD in the hospital bed at Kaiser Permamente after one of his chemotherapy treatments. Ben keeps mostly gospel music on his iPod. He says his faith keeps him thinking positive..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071109_206_s76_003~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Nov. 09, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BEN UNDERWOOD, 15, rests before he has to go to his radiation treatment appointment at Kaiser Permanente in Rancho Cordova. Ben gets so tired throughout the day that any chance he gets to escape into slumber, he takes it..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060426_206_s76_002~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Apr. 26, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BEN UNDERWOOD, 15, roller blades around his Elk Grove neighborhood. He is constantly clicking his tongue for speed bumps on the street or upcoming obstacles in his way. Underwood says he's not afraid of running into anything despite his blindness because he can hear anything that may be approaching..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071211_206_s76_001~Kevin German/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~Dec. 11, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After several years, BEN UNDERWOOD has outgrown his prosthetic eyes. A cold liquid hardening agent must be poured into his eye sockets where Ben must wait for the mold to form. His mother and him pick from several shades of amber for the new eyes to compliment his skin tone..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080318_206_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeing With Sound~zReportage.com Story of the Week #206 - Launched March 18, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - He lost his eyes to cancer and is still fighting recurrence, but the teen who 'sees with sound' continues to inspire people everywhere. ''Be strong,'' BEN UNDERWOOD tells the people who flock to listen to him speak, ''Pray. Believe.'' At 16, Ben lives by those words. Ben's story, is one of triumph against the odds..(Credit Image: © Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~He lost his eyes to cancer and is still fighting recurrence, but the teen who 'sees with sound' continues to inspire people everywhere. ''Be strong,'' BEN UNDERWOOD tells the people who flock to listen to him speak, ''Pray. Believe.'' At 16, Ben lives by those words. Ben's story, is one of triumph against the odds.:
2010~zrep486~20130403_486_n230_009~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI goes to school in the morning. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_008~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI works in the tunnels. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_007~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI takes a break from working in the tunnels. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_006~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI works deep underground under dangerous conditions in the tunnels. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_005~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI pauses under a tent at the entrance a tunnel from Gaza to Egypt. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_004~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI is a 12-year-old, Palestinian refugee who lives in Rafah near the Egyptian border in the southern Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_003~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A tunnel entrance near the Egyptian border. Palestinians have dug hundreds of tunnels that emerge in Egypt, and from these holes in the ground passes the underground economy of Gaza. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_002~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI helps work on the tunnels from Gaza to Egypt. After long dangerous hours underground - fatalities are common - he returns home late at night and in the morning he goes to school. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_001~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~April 4, 2013 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - MOHAMED ALHWANI is a 12-year-old, Palestinian refugee who lives in Rafah near the Egyptian border in the southern Gaza Strip. Alhwani is a smuggler and spends 6 hours a day at work inside the tunnels bringing goods from Egypt. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_486_n230_000~Ahmed Deeb/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tunnel Children~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 486 - Tunnel Children - Launched August 6, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - MOHAMED ALHWANI is a 12-year-old Palestinian refugee who lives in Rafah near the Egyptian border in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohamed is a smuggler and spends 6 hours a day at 'work' inside the tunnels bringing goods from Egypt. He lives a double life and after long dangerous hours underground - fatalities are common - he returns home late at night to sleep before heading off to school in the morning. The network of tunnels is a vital lifeline for Gaza, bringing in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that reach the enclave and circumventing the blockade imposed by Israel. Dozens of children make this deadly crossing daily. Its estimated 2,500-3,000 tunnels made their way under the desert but that number has fallen since 2010, when Israel eased some of the limits they imposed on imports. Six Palestinians died in January in tunnel implosions, raising the death toll amongst workers to 233 since 2007, according to Gazan human rights groups. Israel imposed its blockade for what it called security reasons in 2007. The United Nations has appealed for it to be lifted. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~MOHAMED ALHWANI is a 12-year-old Palestinian refugee who lives near the Egyptian border in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohamed is a smuggler and spends 6 hours a day at 'work' inside the tunnels bringing goods from Egypt. After long dangerous hours underground, he returns home late at night to sleep before heading off to school. The network of tunnels is a lifeline for Gaza, bringing in an estimated 30 percent of all goods that circumvent the blockade imposed by Israel. Dozens of children make this deadly crossing daily. It's estimated 2,500-3,000 tunnels made their way under the desert. Six Palestinians died in January in tunnel implosions, raising the death toll amongst workers to 233 since 2007. Israel imposed its blockade for what it called security reasons in 2007. The United Nations has appealed for it to be lifted.:
2010~zrep537~20130723_537_b143_015~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 23, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Often DIANA closes her eyes and starts dreaming that she will be discovered by international reporters, fighters, trainers, clubs and associations. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130727_537_b143_014~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 27, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Kids box at the Rhino Boxing Club, supervised by HELENE and DIANA. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130803_537_b143_013~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Aug. 3, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Young girls practice at the Rhino Boxer Club. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130727_537_b143_012~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 27, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - HELENE trains daily more than 2.5 hours by Innocent Kapalata.(Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130901_537_b143_011~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Sept. 1, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Kids fight during an event at the Rhino Boxing Club. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_537_b143_010~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Aug. 31, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Kids box at the Rhino Boxing Club during a boxing event. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130803_537_b143_009~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Aug. 3, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - An 8 year-old boy boxes at the Rhino Boxer Club. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130727_537_b143_008~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 27, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - DIANA trains daily for more than 2.5 hours by Innocent Kapalata, a passionate and ambitious former boxer. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_537_b143_007~Johan Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Dec. 10, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - With just one pair of gloves, shoes and dirty bandages, female boxers train daily for more than 2.5 hours. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130801_537_b143_006~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~Aug. 1, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Katanga in Kampala is a slum community where more than 20,000 people live under conditions of extreme poverty and without basic infrastructure such as permanent fresh water supply and brick houses. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130728_537_b143_005~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 28, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Helene and Diana live with more than 25 relatives in 20 square meters with no windows, sharing the space with livestock, sleeping in bunk beds and on the floor. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130728_537_b143_004~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 28, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - A stagnant stream runs through the middle of the community and is a water source for washing, cooking and often a toilet. No permanent fresh water is available. The Rhino Boxer Club in the midst of the slums of Katanga and allows for brief moments of escape, where fighters forget about their needs, pains and poverty. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130727_537_b143_003~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 27, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Kids box at the Rhino Boxing Club. Some of the boxers are forced to gather banana peels in order to survive. They are passionate about boxing, and they continue their struggle despite the scorn. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130723_537_b143_002~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 23, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - HELENE and DIANA train daily more than 2.5 hours by INNOCENT KAPALATA, a passionate and ambitious former boxer. Amidst the shanty homes a group of ambitious fighters are trying to reach for a better life. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130723_537_b143_001~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~July 23, 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - HELENE trains daily more than 2.5 hours by Innocent Kapalata, a passionate and ambitious former boxer, without a salary. Katanga in Kampala is a slum community where more than 20,000 people who live under conditions of extreme poverty and without basic infrastructure such as permanent fresh water supply and brick houses. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130723_537_b143_000~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting Chance~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 537 - Fighting Chance - Women Boxers of Uganda - Launched July 29, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In addition to the natural beauty of wildlife and waters such as the Nile, Uganda also known as the Pearl of Africa, is hiding neglected sport talents living under the poorest conditions. Katanga in Kampala is a slum community where more than 20,000 people live extreme poverty. Women living in the city's poorest slums train for perhaps the world's most brutal sport. Boxing is considered a game for men in Uganda, and women fighters are looked down upon and despised. Most of the women who box in the city are single mothers. And even though their matches are seldom promoted, a pro-fight, which can net between $25 and $50 Dollars, is lucrative for these women, who have jobs and work as seamstresses, hairdressers and even nightclub bouncers for around $3 a day. This sport does not count on nor receive financial support from the government, or from the public and fans as compared to soccer. The women of the Rhino Boxing Club box for a better life, full of dreams and expectations, trying to feed themselves and their families, trying to achieve local and international recognition and appreciation. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Women Boxers of Uganda - Launched July 29, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In addition to the natural beauty of wildlife and waters such as the Nile, Uganda also known as the Pearl of Africa, is hiding neglected sport talents living under the poorest conditions. Katanga in Kampala is a slum community where more than 20,000 people live extreme poverty. Women living in the city's poorest slums train for perhaps the world's most brutal sport. Boxing is considered a game for men in Uganda, and women fighters are looked down upon and despised. Most of the women who box in the city are single mothers. And even though their matches are seldom promoted, a pro-fight, which can net between $25 and $50 Dollars, is lucrative for these women, who have jobs and work as seamstresses, hairdressers and even nightclub bouncers for around $3 a day. This sport does not count on nor receive financial support from the government, or from the public and fans as compared to soccer. The women of the Rhino Boxing Club box for a better life, full of dreams and expectations, trying to feed themselves and their families, trying to achieve local and international recognition and appreciation. :
2010~zrep496~20130503_496_e66_027~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Petticoat Tower. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_026~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom - Night Climbing in Cambridge. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_025~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom - Night Climbing in Cambridge. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_024~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the NEO Bankside Development. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_023~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Tyburn Sewer. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_022~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S - Place Hacking at the Tunnel of Terror. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_021~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Chicago, Illinois, U.S - Place Hacking at the Legacy Tower. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_020~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Detroit, Michigan, U.S - Place Hacking at the Woodward Avenue Church. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_019~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: May 2, 2013 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S - Place Hacking at the Farwell Building. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_018~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: May 2, 2013 - London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Effra Sewer. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_017~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the GLC Pipe Subways. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_016~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Temple Court Building. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_015~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Aug 1, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S - Place Hacking at the Legacy Tower. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_014~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: May 2, 2009 - London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Skyscraper Crane, Aldgate East. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_013~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Chicago, Illinois, U.S - Place Hacking at the Ritz-Carlton Residences. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_012~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the on the roof of the New Court Building. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_011~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: Aug. 8, 2011 - Riverside, California, U.S - Place Hacking at the Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom Water Park. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_010~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Battersea Power Station. To view fireworks going off over London. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_009~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the London Trocadero. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_008~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the Control Room A, Battersea Power Station, South London. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_007~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: May 2, 2013 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Place Hacking at the North-South Metro Line Excavation. Bradley Garrett's new book, 'Explore Everything: Place Hacking the City' will be released by Verso in October. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_006~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: May 2, 2013 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S - Place Hacking at the Chicago River Bridge. Bradley L. Garrett, the photographer, is a writer, explorer and researcher at the University of Oxford. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_005~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the on top of The Shard in South London. The photos from these adventures are both documentation of secret space and a political statement about our rights to the city. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_004~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: London, England, United Kingdom - Place Hacking at the on top of King's Reach Tower in the South Bank. What does it feel like to find the city's edges, to explore its hidden tunnels and scale its skyscrapers? (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_003~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~St-Sulpice Church, Paris, France - Place Hacking at the St-Sulpice Church. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_002~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~River Effra, South London, United Kingdom - Place Hacking in a drain in the River Effra. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. Place hacking, also known as urban exploration and infiltration, is the practice of accessing off-limits spaces in the city, seeing what you are not supposed to see. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_001~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~April 29, 2013 - Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland - Place Hacking at the Forth Rail Bridge. Place Hacking involves sneaking into former military bases, underground cities, decommissioned hospitals and power stations and even the odd skyscraper - while it's still being built. Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: From the lost underground stations of world's major metropolis's to abandoned cold war bunkers and ruins in Eastern Europe to the tallest construction projects in Europe and USA, place hackers exploit holes in urban security to reveal the hidden world. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_496_e66_000~Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Place Hacking~Adventures of a Serial Trespasser: zReportage.com Story of the Week # 496, Launched October 15, 2013: Place Hacking by Bradley Garrett - 'Place Hackers' are part of a new global movement with active groups from the UK to Australia and the US. These urban explorers find adventure, adrenaline and often danger in places that most people would not dare to enter, and involves sneaking into former military bases, underground cities, decommissioned hospitals and power stations and even the odd skyscraper - while it's still being built. 'The idea behind urban exploration is revealing what's hidden in the world.'' says Bradley Garrett and Oxford University academic and place hacker. 'It's about going into places that are essentially off-limits and, because they are off limits, have been relatively forgotten. The goal of the urban explorer is not just to explore these places but also to photograph them and share these with others so they can see what they're like.' Place hackers, like nature explorers, tend to value a low-impact credo: no vandalism or theft, take only photographs, leave only footprints. To contiune exploring, check out Garrett's new book: 'Explore Everything Place Hacking the City' available via Amazon button on zReportage.com. (Credit Image: © Bradley Garrett/eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~'Place Hackers' are part of a new global movement with active groups from the UK to Australia and the US. These urban explorers find adventure, adrenaline and often danger in places that most people would not dare to enter, and involves sneaking into former military bases, underground cities, decommissioned hospitals and power stations and even the odd skyscraper – while it’s still being built. 'The idea behind urban exploration is revealing what’s hidden in the world.” says Bradley Garrett and Oxford University academic and place hacker. 'It’s about going into places that are essentially off-limits and, because they are off limits, have been relatively forgotten. The goal of the urban explorer is not just to explore these places but also to photograph them and share these with others so they can see what they’re like.' Place hackers, like nature explorers, tend to value a low-impact credo: no vandalism or theft, take only photographs, leave only footprints.:
2010~zrep436~20120410_436_g131_028~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 10, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Though the new Interoceanic Highway is making once-remote parts of the jungle easily accessible, many mining operations still can only be reached by arduous journeys involving multiple modes of transportation. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120410_436_g131_027~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 10, 2010 - Huepetuhe, Madre de Dios, Peru - Buzzards fly over a wasteland that was once lush tropical jungle near one of the region's oldest and most notorious mining settlements in Peru's Southeastern Amazon Basin. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100409_436_g131_026~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Huepetuhe, Madre de Dios, Peru - Cliffs and canyons of mercury-laced mining tailings at one of the largest and oldest unregulated mining operations in Madre de Dios. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100409_436_g131_025~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - The sun sets on one of the mining camps along the Interoceanic Highway in Southeastern Peru. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100409_436_g131_024~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A miner's wife and her son bathe in mercury-contaminated water in one of the mining camps near the Interoceanic Highway. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_023~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - Thanks to the new Interoceanic Highway, migration between Peru and Brazil is rapidly accelerating. Miners from Brazil, like the man shown, are now regularly coming to work in the unregulated mines in Peru, while immigrants from throughout Latin America and beyond pass through the jungle to get to Brazil..(Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100406_436_g131_022~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 6, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Police line the streets during a miners protest against regulation. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_021~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A miner pours the amalgam of mercury and gold into a container before squeezing out the excess water. After 12 hours of dredging and another hour amalgamating, these miners will have collected only a few grams of gold. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100404_436_g131_020~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 4, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Police march alongside protesters during a miners protest against government plans to regulate the industry. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_019~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - Mercury on the ground in one illegal mining operation. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100409_436_g131_018~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - In many of the illegal mining camps near the Interoceanic Highway, the only way in is by moto-taxi. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100409_436_g131_017~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - With the price of gold at an all time high on the international market, there has been a surge of informal mining in the resource-rich Amazon basin in Peru. In Madre de Dios state, near Peru's border with Bolivia, unregulated mining is spreading into the jungle at an alarming rate, leaving behind severe environmental consequences, including deforestation and mercury-contaminated waterways. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100406_436_g131_016~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 6, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Most of the miners working in the artisanal and often illegal mining sector are poor young men from the Andean highlands where they have few opportunities. Though many say they are opposed to the environmental destruction they are causing, they feel that they have no other choice to provide for their families. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100408_436_g131_015~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 8, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - The wife, sister, and child of one miner wait in their tarp-covered home for him to return from work. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100408_436_g131_014~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 8, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A typical miner's dwelling in a makeshift settlement. As time passes, the camps will have restaurants, stores, repair shops, bars, and internet cafes. And if there's enough gold in the area, they may eventually become actual towns. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100408_436_g131_013~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 8, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A young miner shows his baby's rash from bathing in a mercury contaminated stream in their illegal mining camp. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100408_436_g131_012~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 8, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - Though many miners are single men from the Andean highlands, many come with their families to the makeshift mining camps. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100407_436_g131_011~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 7, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - HERMES MAMANI, a former gold miner, advises the municipal government of Laberinto on mining issues. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100406_436_g131_010~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 6, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Tests by scientists over the last couple years show mercury levels significantly higher than safe limits in the fish being sold in Puerto Maldonado's markets..(Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100408_436_g131_009~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 8, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A dredge keeps working as night falls. Most mining operations are at work twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100403_436_g131_008~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 3, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Though it is extremely toxic, mercury is used by most small-scale gold miners around the world to separate gold particles from sediment. And it is easily found in shops throughout the Amazon Basin. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120404_436_g131_007~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 4, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - A miner portrays himself as gagged and bound during a miners protest against government plans to regulate the industry. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_006~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - After 12 hours of dredging, these young miners use mercury to separate gold particles from the sediment. They stir the mixture with their bare feet and hands to produce a small nugget of amalgamated gold and mercury. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_005~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Huepetuhe, Madre de Dios, Peru - A miner rests in the shade near mounds of tailings at the Huepetuhe mice. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_004~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 9, 2010 - Madre de Dios, Peru - A miner uses a floating sluice to excavate for gold less than a mile from the new Interoceanic Highway. The road is making some of the most pristine rainforest in the world accessible to mining, logging, and oil exploration, much of it illegal. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100402_436_g131_003~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 2, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - In Madre de Dios state, near Peru's border with Bolivia, unregulated mining is spreading into the jungle at an alarming rate, leaving behind severe environmental consequences, including deforestation and mercury-contaminated waterways. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100403_436_g131_002~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 3, 2010 - Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru - Weighing gold in one of Puerto Maldonado's many gold shops. With the price of gold at an all time high on the international market, there has been a surge of informal mining in the resource-rich Amazon basin in Peru. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120402_436_g131_001~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~April 2, 2010 - Madre de Dios River, Amazon Basin, Peru - Aerial view of the Madre de Dios River, in Peru's Amazon Basin. The fish caught from the Madre de Dios River, are displaying high levels of mercury contamination throughout the region. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120409_436_g131_000~Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Curse of Inca Gold~zReportage.com Story of the Week #436: The Curse of Inca Gold - Launched August 28, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Surging prices have created a gold rush in the Peruvian Amazon. Thousands of poor Peruvians travel to Madre de Dios state, and the city of Puerto Maldonado, every day in search of gold, finding work on illegal dredges that ply the Amazon and its many tributaries. With the price of gold at an all time high on the international market, there has been a large increase of informal mining in the resource-rich Amazon basin. In Madre de Dios state, unregulated mining is spreading into the jungle at an alarming rate, leaving behind severe environmental consequences, including deforestation and mercury-contaminated waterways. Peru is the worlds sixth biggest gold producer and Madre de Dios is its second-biggest gold producing region. (Credit Image: © Roberto Guerra/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Surging prices have created a gold rush in the Peruvian Amazon. Thousands of poor Peruvians travel to Madre de Dios state, and the city of Puerto Maldonado, every day in search of gold, finding work on illegal dredges that ply the Amazon and its many tributaries. With the price of gold at an all time high on the international market, there has been a large increase of informal mining in the resource-rich Amazon basin. In Madre de Dios state, unregulated mining is spreading into the jungle at an alarming rate, leaving behind severe environmental consequences, including deforestation and mercury-contaminated waterways. Peru is the worlds sixth biggest gold producer and Madre de Dios is its second-biggest gold producing region. :
2010~zrep087~20051031_087_g58_009~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda. .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_008~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_007~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda. .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_006~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_005~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda. .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_004~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda. .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_003~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_002~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051031_087_g58_001~Karl Grobl~Malaria Uganda~Oct. 31, 2005 - Uganda - (Date Unknown); Two out of ten children die before age five in Uganda from Malaria, a disease transmitted by the 'harmless' bite of a mosquito. The Uganda Malaria Partnership Programme funded by Glaxo Smith Kline's African Malaria Partnership Programme works in conjunction with Freedom From Hunger and African Medical and Research Foundation to provide education and medical resources to districts in Uganda. .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051122_087_g58_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Malaria Uganda~zReportage.com Story of the Week #087 - Launched November 22, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Malaria kills more than a million people each year. The problem is particularly acute in Uganda where 70,000-100,000 children under five die from the mosquito-borne disease annually. Turyengana Tereza works on the front lines in the fight against Malaria. Armed with just her bicycle, a basket of medication and a pile of posters, Tereza visits rural communities dispensing aid and educating the public on how to prevent the spread of this deadly disease. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Malaria kills more than a million people each year. The problem is particularly acute in Uganda where 70,000-100,000 children under five die from the mosquito-borne disease annually. Turyengana Tereza works on the front lines in the fight against Malaria. Armed with just her bicycle, a basket of medication and a pile of posters, Tereza visits rural communities dispensing aid and educating the public on how to prevent the spread of this deadly disease. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep545~20140830_545_h85_018~David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 30, 2014 - Ba' Adre, Iraq - A Yazidi refugee family takes shelter in an unfinished house. The family lost 50 extended family members to ISIS violence and lack of water since fleeing to Mt. Sinjar, and now Ba' Adre. They had just been notified they must vacate the home, and once again will seek shelter. In recent weeks, thousands of families have flooded the region since the escalation of violence and death against the Yazidi people in Syria and Iraq. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_017~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - A young Yazidi refugee from Sinjar lives beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140824_545_p133_016~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 24, 2014 - Zakho, Iraq - Yazidi refugees at Delal Refugee Camp. Delal refugee camp sits within walking distance from the city center, with the Delal Bridge overlooking the Euphrates River. It accommodates more than 1000 Yazidi refugee families that have fled Sinjar starting August. It is roughly estimated that there are 100,000 Yazidi refugees seeking shelter in schools, under construction buildings and camps located around the city. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_015~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - A Yazidi refugee from Sinjar lives beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_014~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140829_545_h85_013~David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 29, 2014 - Lalish, Iraq - Having recently fled Mount Sinjar, Yazidis take shelter at the Yazidi holy temple. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_012~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_011~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live in a building under construction located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_010~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - A Yazidi refugee from Sinjar lives in a building under construction located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_009~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live in a building under construction located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_008~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live in a building under construction located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. Yazidis were forced to exile after ISIS pushed to Sinjar, a town located West of Mosul. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140829_545_h85_007~David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 29, 2014 - Lalish, Iraq - A Yazidi man and boy kiss the tomb of of the holy Yazidi shrine. The normal population of Lalesh consists of a small number of maintenance workers for the holy shrine, and has expanded to over 400 Yazidi families escaping Islamic State violence in the region. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140829_545_h85_006~David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 29, 2014 - Lalish, Iraq - A Yazidi man prays at the door of the holy temple. Having recently fled Mount Sinjar, Yazidis take shelter at the Yazidi holy temple. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_005~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_004~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_003~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140829_545_h85_002~David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 29, 2014 - Lalish, Iraq - Having recently fled Mount Sinjar, Yazidis take shelter at the Yazidi holy temple. The normal population of Lalesh consists of a small number of maintenance workers for the holy shrine, and has expanded to over 400 Yazidi families escaping Islamic State violence in the region. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140823_545_p133_001~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Yazidis On The Run~Aug. 23, 2014 - Dohuk, Iraq - Yazidi refugees from Sinjar live beneath a motorway underpass located at the entrance of the city of Dohuk. Yazidis were forced to exile after ISIS pushed to Sinjar, a town located West of Mosul. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140829_545_h85_000~David Honl/zReportage.com~Yazidis On The Run~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 545 - Yazidis On The Run - Launched September 23, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Yazidis, a Kurdish-speaking minority who follow an ancient faith rooted in Zoroastrianism, are dubbed ''devil worshippers'' by IS militants because of their unorthodox blend of beliefs and practices. A historically misunderstood group, the Yazidis are predominantly ethnically Kurdish, and have kept alive their ancient religion for centuries. The rise of Islamic fundamentalism more broadly has pushed thousands of Yazidis to seek asylum in Europe. Since ISIS militants overran towns of northern Iraq, tens of thousands of families have sought shelter in Iraqi Kurdistan. Forced to convert to Islam or flee, families find shelter anywhere they can, squatting under bridges, camping in derelict buildings or construction sites. According to some estimates, 70,000 people, or about 15% of the Yazidi population in Iraq, fled the country. Estimates put the global number of Yazidis at around 700,000 people, with the vast majority of them concentrated in northern Iraq, in and around Sinjar. Iraq's Yazidi Kurds are no strangers to persecution. Their faith teaches them that throughout history, they have been subjected to 72 genocides. Many world leaders fear they are on the brink of a 73rd massacre, this time at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. (Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep100~20020809_100_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Afternoon rest time in a Magazi tent. Children sleep in these tents by 6pm. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20020809_100_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) A military styled salute in the Magazi camp. Boy scouts or fierce militants? .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Lecture in a Hamas school in the Jabalia refugge camp area..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) In the suburb of Gaza, youth from the region, aged from 16 to 22, get a military training under the instructions of experienced trainers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Exercises during the afternoon training in the Magazi camp. Instructors basically improvise given the lack of any serious infrastructure. There is no structured curriculum or gymnastics instruments. Even flags poles are handmade. Children don't wear any special clothes or footwear for the training. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Youth from the suburb of Gaza region, aged from 16 to 22, get a military training under the instructions of experienced trainers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Ramadani family shares a tradition as Hamas militants. Ramadan dreams to follow the steps of his father (portrayed in the photo frame) who was a Hamas military leader, killed by the Israeli Sin Bet (security service). Most male members of the family are killed or are imprisoned in Israel. Ramadani grandmother is the real leader of the family, proud to see her grandchildren as potential martyrs. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) In the suburb of Gaza, youth from the region, aged from 16 to 22, get a military training under the instructions of experienced trainers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Exercises during the afternoon training in the Magazi camp. Instructors basically improvise given the lack of any serious infrastructure. There is no structured curriculum or gymnastics instruments. Even flags poles are handmade. Children don't wear any special clothes or footwear for the training. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Preaching in the mosque. Sermonizing (da'wah) contains mostly spiritual and religious guidelines through the Quran and no special political message. In the first line, third from the left, is Ramadan. He dreams to follow the steps of his father who was a Hamas military leader, killed by the Israeli Sin Bet (security service). .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) In the suburb of Gaza youth from the region, aged from 16 to 22, get a Hamas military training under the instructions of experienced trainers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Playing football on the sand or playing with the waves in the sea, the beach provides for these orphans the only entertainment opportunity. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Hamas organises schools and camps also for girls. There is a teenager girl on the left, who brings along with her in class her new born baby. Hamas doctrine promotes education for women. Beside the traditional activities, during these classes, girls learn english and practice with computers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Ignoring the hot summer sun Beitlahia camp, the Hamas boys get a training in the nearby hill. Despite their claims that refer to it as plain physical education, children like pretending they infiltrate in a jewish settlement. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) A young boy waving the Hamas flag. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) In the suburb of Gaza youth from the region, aged from 16 to 22, get a Hamas military training under the instructions of experienced trainers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) Mourning over the corpse of Mohammed, aged 4, wrapped in a Hamas flag, in the Grand Mosque during the funeral. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020809_100_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Hamas~Aug. 09, 2002 - Gaza, Palestine - (FILE PHOTO: Exact Date 08-09-02) A military styled salute in the Magazi camp. Boy scouts or fierce militants? .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060307_100_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hamas~zReportage.com Story of the Week #100 - Launched March 07, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Hamas insists their youth summer camps aren't intended to spread military or political propaganda yet inbetween computer classes and football games, children learn martial arts and ''how to infiltrate settlements.'' (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Hamas insists their youth summer camps aren't intended to spread military or political propaganda yet inbetween computer classes and football games, children learn martial arts and ''how to infiltrate settlements.'' (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep217~20061115_217_ba5_018~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Baku, Azerbaijan - The enormous face of Lenin in Dagustu Park is destroyed by the people after the end of soviet empire. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_017~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - A man who lives in the city dump searching through refuse all day long and eating what he can find. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_016~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Masazir Village, Abseron peninsula, Azerbaijan - A worker is carring the salt from Duz Golu (salt lake) with a two weels cart . The water is rose pink because of the iodine and the lake is polluted by sewage, garbage and oil. The salt is sold on the market unrefined and unwashed. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_015~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Zabrat Village, Sabungli Region, Azerbaijan - A young boy plays in a polluted area with an old broken point and shoot camera. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_014~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Masazir Village, Abseron peninsula, Azerbaijan - A workers handling salt from Duz Golu (salt lake). The water is rose pink because of the iodine and the lake is polluted by sewage, garbage and oil. The salt is sold on the market unrefined and unwashed. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_013~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Zabrat Village, Sabungli Region, Azerbaijan - Oil pumps at sunset. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_012~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Baku, Azerbaijan - Baku at sunset. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_011~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Zabrat Village, Sabungli Region, Azerbaijan - A boy plays close to his home made by sheet iron in a polluted area. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_010~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - A young cow breeder grazes his cows in a polluted pasturage. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_009~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - A man who lives in the city dump searching through refuse all day long and eating what he can find. In the foreground old soviet gas masks. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_008~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Absheron peninsula, Azerbaijan - A polluted beach on the Caspian Sea. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_007~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Binaqadi Village:, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - A woman lives in the dump searching through refuse.(Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_006~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Masazir Village, Abseron peninsula, Azerbaijan - A worker is carring the salt from Duz Golu (salt lake) with a two weels cart . The water is rose pink because of the iodine and the lake is polluted by sewage, garbage and oil. The salt is sold on the market unrefined and unwashed. In the foregroud an old soviet car. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061115_217_ba5_005~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Nov. 15, 2006 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - A man who lives in the city dump searching through refuse all day long and eating what he can find. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_004~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Binaqadi Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - Thousands of plastic bags in a polluted field close the the houses. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_003~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - Children play in the village. Oil pump in the background. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_002~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - BAKU, Azerbaijan - The beach is polluted by oil. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_217_ba5_001~Danilo Balducci~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~Jun. 09, 2008 - Balaxani Village, Binaqadi Region, Azerbaijan - Portrait of a oilfield worker. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080610_217_ba5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~''Red Ghosts'' of Azerbaijan~zReportage.com Story of the Week #217 - Launched June 10, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A century of oil production and negligence have left the Republic of Azerbaijan on the brink of environmental disaster. Current environmental problems including air, water, and soil result in part from the economic priorities and practices of the former Soviet Union. The UN reports Azerbaijan ranks among the 50 nations with the world's highest level of carbon dioxide emissions. Oil rich Azerbaijan is at a critical point of its post-soviet history...Azerbaijan is at a critical point of its post-sovietic history and at almost twenty years from its independence there are many red ghosts like the environmental degrading, decadence of infrastructures, an extended corruption, unresolved territorial disputes and a state of deep poverty concerning more than 40% of the population. A century of oil production and negligence have lead Adzerbaijan on the brink of environmental disaster. Pollution due to oil extraction and to the refinement and transport of petrol and gas seriously jeopardized and degraded the quality of water,air and soil. The most compromised areas are those around Baku, the Absheron peninsula and the Sumqayit area. The Caspian sea and its inland area suffer from chemical contamination caused by pesticides and herbicide used in agricolture and toxic industrial waste. All of these factors had a lethal effect on the population's health and the availability of drinkable water. Another topic to be noticed is the strong repression of the freedom of the press. The country's laws allow the government to easily incriminate journalists for defamation and jail them or make them lose their jobs. There are numerous cases of police forces assaulting journalists. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~A century of oil production and negligence have left the Republic of Azerbaijan on the brink of environmental disaster. Current environmental problems including air, water, and soil result in part from the economic priorities and practices of the former Soviet Union. The UN reports Azerbaijan ranks among the 50 nations with the world's highest level of carbon dioxide emissions. Oil rich Azerbaijan is at a critical point of its post-soviet history...Azerbaijan is at a critical point of its post-sovietic history and at almost twenty years from its independence there are many red ghosts like the environmental degrading, decadence of infrastructures, an extended corruption, unresolved territorial disputes and a state of deep poverty concerning more than 40% of the population. A century of oil production and negligence have lead Adzerbaijan on the brink of environmental disaster. Pollution due to oil extraction and to the refinement and transport of petrol and gas seriously jeopardized and degraded the quality of water,air and soil. The most compromised areas are those around Baku, the Absheron peninsula and the Sumqayit area. The Caspian sea and its inland area suffer from chemical contamination caused by pesticides and herbicide used in agricolture and toxic industrial waste. All of these factors had a lethal effect on the population's health and the availability of drinkable water. Another topic to be noticed is the strong repression of the freedom of the press. The country's laws allow the government to easily incriminate journalists for defamation and jail them or make them lose their jobs. There are numerous cases of police forces assaulting journalists..:
2010~zrep214~20080406_214_r19_018~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 06, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Surrounded by red rock, crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and JAN GRUBER (Crew Biologist / Health & Safety Officer) perform an EVA (extra-vehicular activity) outside the HAB..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_017~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Riding ATV bikes, crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) survey the 'martian' landscape during an EVA..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_016~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Preparing for an EVA outside the HAB, crew member ELNAZ GHASEMI (Crew Engineer) is helped into her spacesuit..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_015~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Using a microscope, JAN GRUBER (Crew Biologist / Health & Safety Officer) tests soil samples for salt content and 'Cultures Extremo' (bacteria that thrive in extreme environments) in the lab..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_014~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew member GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) analizes information on graph from solar radiation bursts picked up by the radiotelescope that would be potentially lethal to astronauts on the Red planet..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_013~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - View of the living quarters inside the HAB with resident scientists at work..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_012~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew member BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) moves into the airlock of the HAB after completing an EVA..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_011~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - One of the soil samples obtained during an EVA. The sample will be tested for Salt content and 'Cultures Extremo' (bacteria that thrive in extreme environments)..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_010~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Walking outside the HAB crew members CELINE PARASCAN (Crew Engineer), ELNAZ GHASEMI (Crew Engineer) and Jan Gruber (Crew Biologist / Health & Safety Officer) perform an EVA (extra-vehicular activity) to obtain soil samples which will be tested for Salt content and 'Cultures Extremo' ( bacteria that thrive in extreme environments)..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_009~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Viewed from inside an astronauts helmet Crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) wearing space suits walk in the 'Martian' landscape..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_008~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) wearing space suits move into the airlock of the HAB for 5 minute 'decompression' before venturing outside..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_007~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - View of the 'martian' landscape through a circular porthole window in the HAB..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_006~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Surrounded by red rock and wearing space suits, crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and JAN GRUBER (Crew Biologist / Health & Safety Officer) perform an EVA (Extra-vehicular activity) outside the HAB..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_005~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) wearing space suits survey the 'martian' landscape during an EVA..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_004~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - The clock in the HAB shows the current time on the Red Planet..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_003~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Walking outside the HAB crew member CELINE PARASCAN performs an EVA (extra-vehicular activity) to obtain soil samples which will be tested for Salt content and 'Cultures Extremo' (bacteria that thrive in extreme environments)..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_002~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) wearing space suits survey the 'martian' landscape during an EVA..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080404_214_r19_001~Ruaridh Stewart/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~Apr. 04, 2008 - Hanksville, Utah, U.S. - Crew members BORIS YIM SHING YIK (Commander) and GUERRIC DE CROMBRUGGHE (Crew Engineer / Astronomer) wearing space suits survey the 'martian' landscape during an EVA..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080520_214_r19_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~Life On Mars~zReportage.com Story of the week #214 - Launched May 20, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The Mars Society operates simulated Mars Missions here on Earth to teach scientists how to live and work on another planet, and it is dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. This six-person international crew includes engineers and a biologist all doing their own research in relative isolation in a Mars environment. For two weeks, they traded earthly conveniences for scientific progress. They imposed a delay of roughly 20 minutes on e-mails to simulate the communication delay from the Red Planet to Earth. When they ventured outside their cylindrical 'hab' or habitat, they had to wait in an airlock for 5 minutes of 'decompression' and don bulky simulated spacesuitsâ complete with boots, ski gloves, and bubble like perspex helmets. With the US space agency currently building spacecraft able to take humans to the moon, Mars and possibly beyond, space colonization is no longer the fodder of science fiction, it is becoming a reality..(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Mars Society operates simulated Mars Missions here on Earth to teach scientists how to live and work on another planet, and it is dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. This six-person international crew includes engineers and a biologist all doing their own research in relative isolation in a Mars environment. For two weeks, they traded earthly conveniences for scientific progress. They imposed a delay of roughly 20 minutes on e-mails to simulate the communication delay from the Red Planet to Earth. When they ventured outside their cylindrical 'hab' or habitat, they had to wait in an airlock for 5 minutes of 'decompression' and don bulky simulated spacesuitsâ complete with boots, ski gloves, and bubble like perspex helmets. With the US space agency currently building spacecraft able to take humans to the moon, Mars and possibly beyond, space colonization is no longer the fodder of science fiction, it is becoming a reality.:
2010~zrep505~20120106_505_l114_012~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Women walk outside the jail facility. Afghanistan efforts to enforce laws designed to protect violence against women are slow. There had been an increase in reporting violence against women, but there has been a failure to prosecute. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_011~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Detainees gather for food. Many of the inmates are jailed for so-called 'moral crimes.' (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_010~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Women wait in a waiting room. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_009~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Herat women's Prison as seen from the main road. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_008~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - A woman detainee sits with a sewing machine. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_007~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Doors of jail cells when they are open. Herat's female prison holds 140 inmates. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_006~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - A detainee looks out of a tiny window in her cell room. The women study embroidery, tailoring, carpet weaving, and shoemaking, and get a cut from sales of the goods they make. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_005~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Women outside the jail. A program is in place to teach both male and female inmates skills that will help them survive when they are released. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_004~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Very little has changed for women in prison, even 12 years after the Taliban have been ousted from the country. Afghanistan has been determined to be one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, according to the UN. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_003~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - Detainees gather for food. Some of the women inmates are serving time for 'moral crimes' such as leaving their husbands. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_002~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - A detainee sits on a bed in her cell room. Female detainees have access to television and radio, a sports field and a kindergarten for children living with their mothers. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_001~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~Jan. 6, 2012 - Herat, Afghanistan - A jail warden stands guard at the Herat facility. In a country where prison conditions are often poor, the prison has made an effort to improve standards. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120106_505_l114_000~Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prisoners of Tradition~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 505 - Prisoners of Tradition - Launched December 17, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - After three decades of war, Afghanistan's women still face a number of challenges. Violence, sexual assault and lack of enforcement of Afghan laws that protect them are faced by many women every day, many of whom are unaware of their own rights. Herat's female prison holds 140 inmates, whose crimes range from murder to eloping with a lover. Afghanistan has made some progress in advancing women's rights after years of repression under Taliban rule that banned girls from going to school and forced women to 'hide' behind burqas and leave their homes only with a male relative. Afghanistan remains a deeply conservative society controlled by men who regularly turn to tribal leaders whom deliver rulings giving up girls and women to settle debts and disputes. Nowhere is this more evident than the women's prison in Herat, western Afghanistan. Inmates in a jail filled with women are serving time for so-called ''moral'' crimes. Many had sought justice for domestic violence or tried to run away from an abusive situation. In the overwhelmingly male-dominated legal system, where arranged marriages are the norm, women often risk being jailed themselves if they seek justice against domestic violence. (Credit Image: © Simone Lombardo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~After three decades of war, Afghanistan's women still face a number of challenges. Violence, sexual assault and lack of enforcement of Afghan laws that protect them are faced by many women every day, many of whom are unaware of their own rights. Herat's female prison holds 140 inmates, whose crimes range from murder to eloping with a lover. Afghanistan has made some progress in advancing women's rights after years of repression under Taliban rule that banned girls from going to school and forced women to 'hide' behind burqas and leave their homes only with a male relative. Afghanistan remains a deeply conservative society controlled by men who regularly turn to tribal leaders whom deliver rulings giving up girls and women to settle debts and disputes. Nowhere is this more evident than the women's prison in Herat, western Afghanistan. Inmates in a jail filled with women are serving time for so-called ''moral'' crimes. Many had sought justice for domestic violence or tried to run away from an abusive situation. In the overwhelmingly male-dominated legal system, where arranged marriages are the norm, women often risk being jailed themselves if they seek justice against domestic violence.:
2010~zrep536~20140629_536_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 29, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A leader of Dayar Mongol, bearing a Mongolian khas symbol (swastika) on his coat, leaves a restaurant after planning a rally protesting proposed legislation which would allow foreigners to own land in Mongolia. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol surveys a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol walks past a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140629_536_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 29, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Leaders of the Dayar Mongol movement plan a rally protesting proposed legislation which would allow foreigners to own land. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A car owned by a Bosoo Khukh Mongol member bears the group's Khas symbol (swastika). (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol interrogates a group of Chinese migrant workers after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khakh Mongol with a tattoo of Chinggis Khan poses for a photograph. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khukh Mongol forces a Chinese migrant worker to the ground after hearing a report that Chinese migrants attacked a Mongolian man and put him in the hospital. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A member of Bosoo Khakh Mongol poses for a photograph on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. Bosoo Khukh Mongol is one of many right-wing nationalist groups in Mongolia, some of which are blamed for attacks against foreign migrant groups. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~June 27, 2014 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - KH. ALTANZAYA, a member of Bosoo Khak Mongol, is photographed wearing a khas symbol (swastika) around his neck. The Mongolian government is planning reforms to its legal system with provisions included that aim to prevent crimes of hate and discrimination. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_536_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 536 - Rise of Ultra-Nationalist Mongolia - Launched July 22, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Mongolia, ultra-nationalist groups such as Bosoo Khukh Mongol and Dayar Mongol portray themselves as protecting Mongolian interests in the face of foreign law-breaking, political corruption, and soaring income inequality. Recently, these groups have seen their popularity and membership swell and a number of new nationalist groups have been formed. Critics, however, contend that the groups scapegoat innocent foreigners and a number of violent attacks targeting foreigners have been blamed on the groups. Now, the Mongolian government is planning reforms to its legal system with provisions that aim to prevent hate crimes and discrimination. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In Mongolia, ultra-nationalist groups such as Bosoo Khukh Mongol and Dayar Mongol portray themselves as protecting Mongolian interests in the face of foreign law-breaking, political corruption, and soaring income inequality. Recently, these groups have seen their popularity and membership swell and a number of new nationalist groups have been formed. Critics, however, contend that the groups scapegoat innocent foreigners and a number of violent attacks targeting foreigners have been blamed on the groups. Now, the Mongolian government is planning reforms to its legal system with provisions that aim to prevent hate crimes and discrimination.:
2010~zrep412~20111122_412_e66_015~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 23, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - BABY LARUMBA, who is now attending school regularly, poses for photographs on her homestead with her family. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111124_412_e66_014~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - NASTURA, who was forced to leave Makuyuni Primary School after her grandmother died, is tended to by her other grandmother who she is now living with. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111124_412_e66_013~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Karansi, Arusha, Tanzania - NASTURA, who was forced to leave Makuyuni Primary School after her grandmother died, does farm work with her grandmother who she is now living with. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_012~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 23, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - BABY LARUMBA prepares a fire on her homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_011~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - NAMUYUNI, whose younger sister Leah was not allowed to attend school, does chores at home. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_010~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - MAUA JUMA, who is now attending school regularly, performs daily chores with her family on their homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_009~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - MAUA JUMA, who is now attending school regularly, writes in her journal with her family on their homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_008~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - NAMUYUNI, whose younger sister Leah was not allowed to attend school, washes dishes at home. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_007~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - MAUA JUMA, who is now attending school regularly, performs daily chores with her family on their homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111122_412_e66_006~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 23, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - BABY LARUMBA, who is now attending school regularly, poses for photographs on her homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111122_412_e66_005~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - NAMUYUNI, whose younger sister Leah was not allowed to attend school, writes her homework exercises in the back of the classroom . (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_004~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - NAMUYUNI, whose younger sister Leah was not allowed to attend school, writes in her exercise book at home. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111122_412_e66_003~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 23, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - BABY LARUMBA, who is now attending school regularly, does household shores on her homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_002~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 23, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - BABY LARUMBA, who is now attending school regularly, performs chores at the homestead. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111123_412_e66_001~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~Nov. 24, 2011 - Makuyuni, Arusha, Tanzania - MAUA JUMA, who is now attending school regularly, writes in her exercise book at home. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111122_412_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'Education For All'~zReportage.com Story of the Week #412: 'Education For All'- Launched March 13, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sixty years ago education was set as a basic human right for every person, and enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948. Since then world leaders have made many promises to make this right a reality, setting the 'Education for All' target for 2015. School fees have dropped in many countries, allowing some of the world's poorest children to access school Ð the result is that 40 million more children have been able to access school in the last 8 years. More girls are accessing school, and the gender gap is slowly closing. The world has the know-how, and resources to ensure everyone has an education. Yet progress is still too slow: at current rates the education goals will not be met by 2015. Part of this project has involved tracking the lives of four young girls in a remote community in Tanzania to highlight the challenges of getting a quality education, and shows the role they play in the day to day running of their families homesteads. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Sixty years ago education was set as a basic human right for every person, and enshrined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948. Since then world leaders have made many promises to make this right a reality, setting the 'Education for All' target for 2015. School fees have dropped in many countries, allowing some of the world’s poorest children to access school – the result is that 40 million more children have been able to access school in the last 8 years. More girls are accessing school, and the gender gap is slowly closing. Yet at current rates the education goals will not be met by 2015. This project has involved tracking the lives of four young girls in Tanzania to highlight the challenges of getting a quality education, and shows the role they play in the day to day running of their families homesteads.:
2010~zrep331~20100123_331_e70_014~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A child walks above the coal fires with smoke filling the air. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_013~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A Jharia child and elder stands near burning coal pits. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_012~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A man sits among the fiery coal mines. Noxious fumes from burning coals along with coal dust make one's breathing difficult, which accordingly causes lung and skin diseases. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_011~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - Jharia people gather coal from the ground. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_010~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - Jharia people leaving the coal mines with baskets of coal upon their head. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_009~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - Burrowing coal-smoke constantly flows through the air as the impoverished Jharia people collect baskets of coal that they exchange for food. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_008~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A boy covered in coal dust smiles. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_007~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A young Jharia child with a basket full of coal treks up the hill to the local market. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_006~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A mining pick sits at the foot of a Jharia civilian. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_005~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A child carries coal over his head. A basket of coal could be sold in the local market for 50 Rupees (1.20 USD) a basket. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_004~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - An older Jharia man standing above the coal mines. Regardless of gender and age, poverty pushes them to pick up coals. Thus, it is not difficult to encounter coal picking children or the old. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100123_331_e70_003~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - Coal fires rage on as Jharia civilians collect coal. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_002~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - Jharia civilians stand among the coal mines. More than 400,000 people are living on smoldering land in danger of subsidence and various diseases caused by coal fire. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_001~Seung Jin Yeo/EPN~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~Jan. 23, 2010 - Jharia, India - A child looks up with Jharia's famous coal fire smoking behind him. The coal fire was first detected in 1916. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_331_e70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell Hole: Jharia's Fiery Mines~zReportage.com Story of the Week #331- Launched September 7, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - For almost a century the Jharia coal mines have been burning in the state of Jharkhand, India. One of the largest coal mines in Asia – 400,000 people live on burning land in danger of collapse - the township is on the brink of an ecological and human disaster. Villagers make a living by picking coal illegally from the mines to sell at local markets, where they receive a dollar a basket. The Indian government has been criticized for ignoring the safety of people living over the burning mines - that constantly billow heavy fumes causing severe health problems, breathing disorders and skin diseases among the population. Coal worth US2 billion is lying un-mined, and the state government feels that shifting the town will help eliminate safety concerns for the people - but still allow the exploiting of this non-renewable source of energy. (Credit Image: © Jung Keun Park/EPN//ZUMA)~For almost a century the Jharia coal mines have been burning in the state of Jharkhand, India. One of the largest coal mines in Asia – 400,000 people live on burning land in danger of collapse - the township is on the brink of an ecological and human disaster. Villagers make a living by picking coal illegally from the mines to sell at local markets, where they receive a dollar a basket. The Indian government has been criticized for ignoring the safety of people living over the burning mines - that constantly billow heavy fumes causing severe health problems, breathing disorders and skin diseases among the population. Coal worth US$12 billion is lying un-mined, and the state government feels that shifting the town will help eliminate safety concerns for the people - but still allow the exploiting of this non-renewable source of energy. :
2010~zrep539~20140708_539_w122_015~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A KIA recruit at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_014~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A KIA recruit makes a table at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_013~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits eat dinner after doing field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_012~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_011~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits relax outside of their barracks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits wait at attention as cleaning assignments are given out at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_539_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - The KIA symbol is painted on an army truck at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits practice driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A KIA recruit practices driving heavy trucks at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits jog toward a barracks inspection after field exercises finish at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - After a commander finds the barracks' cleanliness unsatisfactory, recruits are ordered to support themselves on their knuckles as punishment at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - The barracks of new KIA recruits at a training camp. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~July 7, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - KIA recruits take part in field exercises at a training camp. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the military wing of the KIO and fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the KIA and Burmese army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_539_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Myanmar's Drive for Peace~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 539 - Myanmar's Drive for Peace - Launched August 13, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Despite progress in its move to democracy, Myanmar has so far been unable to end all the ethnic insurgencies that have long divided the country. The Kachin conflict is one of multiple conflicts collectively referred to as the Burmese Civil War. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burmese Army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. The Kachin Movement was founded during the British colonial occupation of Burma in the 1940s. The recent conflict has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, the displacement of over 100,000 civilians. The KIA, which fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar, is estimated to have around 8,000 troops spread throughout the Kachin State. The military training center in Laiza is the main instructional institution for the KIA and recruits from all over Kachin State travel here to train in jungle warfare before being assigned to one of five brigades. With the recent visit of the U.S Secretary of state John Kerry to the country, and critical meeting's between Myanmar's government and the country's armed ethnic groups, there is some optimism that a long-awaited nationwide cease-fire agreement could become a reality. Myanmar embarked on democratic reforms in 2011 and opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in half a century.(Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Despite progress in its move to democracy, Myanmar has so far been unable to end all the ethnic insurgencies that have long divided the country. The Kachin conflict is one of multiple conflicts collectively referred to as the Burmese Civil War. Since 2011, fighting has reignited between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burmese Army after a longstanding ceasefire was broken. The Kachin Movement was founded during the British colonial occupation of Burma in the 1940s. The recent conflict has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, the displacement of over 100,000 civilians. The KIA, which fights for Kachin autonomy within Myanmar, is estimated to have around 8,000 troops spread throughout the Kachin State. The military training center in Laiza is the main instructional institution for the KIA and recruits from all over Kachin State travel here to train in jungle warfare before being assigned to one of five brigades. With the recent visit of the U.S Secretary of state John Kerry to the country, and critical meeting's between Myanmar's government and the country's armed ethnic groups, there is some optimism that a long-awaited nationwide cease-fire agreement could become a reality. Myanmar embarked on democratic reforms in 2011 and opened its doors to the outside world for the first time in half a century.:
2010~zrep566~20111004_566_s156_020~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Oct 4, 2011 - Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY and MIRANDA RIGHTS on the balcony of their apartment in a small town outside Charleston, South Carolina. 'I was never happy until a year ago,' says Ramsey. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131103_566_s156_019~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Nov 3, 2013 - Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY shakes hands with KATIE FRINK-JOHNSON at a South Carolina supermarket; she says she is always 'treated like a lady.' (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131102_566_s156_018~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Nov 2, 2013 - Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. - At their South Carolina apartment, MIRANDA RIGHTS is moved by RENEE RAMSEY's devotion to her. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130713_566_s156_017~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 13, 2013 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY packs a car with her possessions as she prepares to move from her Wallington, NJ home to South Carolina. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130713_566_s156_016~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 13, 2013 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - MIRANDA RIGHTS and RENEE RAMSEY move Ramsey's belongings to South Carolina from Ramsey's home. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130713_566_s156_015~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 13, 2013 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - MIRANDA RIGHTS helps RENEE RAMSEY pack up her belongings in Ramsey's NJ home, The portrait of Ramsey on the wall at right is left behind, because it reminds her of who she was forced to be. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130623_566_s156_014~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jun 23, 2013 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - Before she moved to South Carolina, RENEE RAMSEY had grown more and more lonely in her New Jersey home. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120309_566_s156_013~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Mar 9, 2012 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - After her implants, RENEE RAMSEY was glad she could no longer fit into many of her military uniforms, because she was tired of dressing like a man. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120221_566_s156_012~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Feb 21, 2012 - Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY cries out in pain immediately after her breast implant surgery. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111125_566_s156_011~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Nov 25, 2011 - Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY gets a post-op check from Dr. Sherman Leis after her facelift. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111125_566_s156_010~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Nov 25, 2011 - Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY paid Dr. SHERMAN LEIS to perform several surgeries to feminize her face, including this facelift. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100627_566_s156_009~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jun 27, 2010 - Wallington, New Jersey, U.S. - For the first year after her sex change, RENEE RAMSEY delighted in wearing short skirts and youthful clothing. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100724_566_s156_008~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 24, 2010 - Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY eyes bras at a swap meet with other transgender and cross-dressing males at the Le Femme Finishing School. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100212_566_s156_007~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Feb 12, 2010 - Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY practices sitting in a ladylike manner at the Le Femme Finishing School. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100212_566_s156_006~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Feb 12, 2010 - Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY winces as Lady ELLEN WEIRICH puts earrings on her at the La Femme Finishing School. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100212_566_s156_005~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Feb 12, 2010 - Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. - LADY ELLEN WEIRICH teaches RENEE RAMSEY how to move in a feminine manner at the Le Femme Finishing School. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100703_566_s156_004~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 3, 2010 - Milltown, New Jersey, U.S. - RENEE RAMSEY began to grow weary of dressing like a man at veterans' events like this parade in Milltown. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20060718_566_s156_003~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Jul 18, 2006 - Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S. - At Lady Ellen's Le Femme Finishing School, Renee got lessons in hair, makeup, and walking like a woman from ELLEN WEIRICH. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20091014_566_s156_002~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Oct 14, 2009 - Milltown, New Jersey, U.S. - Initially, RENEE RAMSEY or Richard Ramsey was afraid to dress as a woman in her working-class New Jersey community of Wallington, and only wore dresses at home. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20091025_566_s156_001~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~Oct 25, 2009 - Milltown, New Jersey, U.S. - Military retiree RICHARD RAMSEY fulfilled a lifelong desire to become a woman, Renee, at age 77, but kept attending veterans' events as a man to avoid upsetting friends for a long time. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20060718_566_s156_000~April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Transformation~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 566 - The Transformation - Launched February 17, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - There was a time when Ramsey was not at all happy. In fact, she was miserable, living an inauthentic life, known to all as Richard, and hopelessly trapped in a male body that did not feel like her own. Then, five years ago, at the age of 77, Richard Ramsey underwent gender reassignment surgery and became Renee. The craggy-faced retired Navy veteran, who had spent most of his leisure time hanging out at American Legion and VFW halls in New Jersey, became an older woman with an easy laugh and gangly gait. Dresses, blouses and wigs replaced the old Army uniform Ramsey was fond of wearing. Eventually Renee Ramsey settled in South Carolina, where today she lives quietly, and quite happily, in a small town outside Charleston. Just another typical older woman, except, that is, for the remaining forearm tattoo that reads, ''Death Before Dishonor.'' Ramsey is likely one of the oldest people in this country to undergo male-to-female gender reassignment surgery, but she is hardly alone. In May 2014, Medicare announced it would begin covering gender reassignment surgery. Two months later, President Obama signed a bill giving employment protection not only to gay federal workers, but also to transgender men and women. (Credit Image: © April Saul/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~There was a time when Ramsey was not at all happy. In fact, she was miserable, living an inauthentic life, known to all as Richard, and hopelessly trapped in a male body that did not feel like her own. Then, five years ago, at the age of 77, Richard Ramsey underwent gender reassignment surgery and became Renee. The craggy-faced retired Navy veteran, who had spent most of his leisure time hanging out at American Legion and VFW halls in New Jersey, became an older woman with an easy laugh and gangly gait. Dresses, blouses and wigs replaced the old Army uniform Ramsey was fond of wearing. Eventually Renee Ramsey settled in South Carolina, where today she lives quietly, and quite happily, in a small town outside Charleston. Just another typical older woman, except, that is, for the remaining forearm tattoo that reads, “Death Before Dishonor.” Ramsey is likely one of the oldest people in this country to undergo male-to-female gender reassignment surgery, but she is hardly alone. In May 2014, Medicare announced it would begin covering gender reassignment surgery. Two months later, President Obama signed a bill giving employment protection not only to gay federal workers, but also to transgender men and women.:
2010~zrep522~20140125_522_c130_012~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Priest MEMIHIR GIRMA WENDIMU uses a cross during the exorcism ritual. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_011~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A man from the crowd receives an exorcism at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140111_522_c130_010~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 11, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A woman from the crowd cries after the Priest MEMIHIR GIRMA WENDIMU attempts to get the bad spirits from her body at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_009~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - People crawl on the prayer room floor after the exorcism ritual at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140115_522_c130_008~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 15, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A priest performs an exorcism ritual in the holy shower and communicates with the devil through the victim at Mt. Entoto. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_007~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - People crowd together as holy water is splashed on them during the exorcism. The exorcisms gatherings are believed to heal the spirit and remove the devil from the body. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140111_522_c130_006~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 11, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A religious mural overlooks the proceedings behind priest MEMIHIR GIRMA WENDIMU at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140111_522_c130_005~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 11, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Priest MEMIHIR GIRMA WENDIMU uses a cross during the exorcism ritual while participants hold the victim, who is suspected of being possessed by a demon at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140111_522_c130_004~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 11, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - People in the crowd hold hands for support during the exorcism at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140111_522_c130_003~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 11, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Priest MEMIHIR GIRMA WENDIMU performs an exorcism. Exorcism gatherings are used to heal the bad spirit and remove the devil from the body. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_002~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Priest Memihir Girma Wendimu throws holy water at a possessed woman at the Yerer Sellassie church. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_001~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 25, 2014 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - A possessed woman reacts at the Yerer Sellassie church on the edge of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Exorcism is connected to orthodox Christianity and it's still practiced in Ethiopian churches. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_522_c130_000~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 522 - Chasing Devils - Launched April 15, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Ethiopian Orthodox Priest and Exorcist, Memehir Girma Wendimu gives spiritual healing services at the mysterious Yerer Selassie church. An aspect of the Ethiopian Orthodox church which often remains unseen by outsiders is the belief in 'demon spirits' or buda. Often when an ill person has not responded to modern medicine or is performing especially rebellious actions, the person is believed to be possessed by a demon spirit. To heal this person, an exorcism must be performed by the local priests. This is so common that in a research study conducted by Pew Research Center in 2010, 74% of Christians in Ethiopia claimed to have experienced or witnessed an exorcism. Ethiopian Orthodox was considered the state church until the fall of Haile Selassie in 1974. In many villages, the people have lived in fear of certain curses and demonic powers that have kept them in bondage and terror for generations. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Ethiopian Orthodox Priest and Exorcist, Memehir Girma Wendimu gives spiritual healing services at the mysterious Yerer Selassie church. An aspect of the Ethiopian Orthodox church which often remains unseen by outsiders is the belief in 'demon spirits' or buda. Often when an ill person has not responded to modern medicine or is performing especially rebellious actions, the person is believed to be possessed by a demon spirit. To heal this person, an exorcism must be performed by the local priests. This is so common that in a research study conducted by Pew Research Center in 2010, 74% of Christians in Ethiopia claimed to have experienced or witnessed an exorcism. Ethiopian Orthodox was considered the state church until the fall of Haile Selassie in 1974. In many villages, the people have lived in fear of certain curses and demonic powers that have kept them in bondage and terror for generations. :
2010~zrep152~20070206_152_h85_009~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - American soldiers jog through the Hands of Victory in Baghdad's Green Zone. Throughout Iraq, many soldiers relieve wartime stress by a strict regimen of exercise..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_008~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of Lucky, Ohio, works out at a gym in a converted hangar at Forward Operating Base Falcon. Throughout Iraq, many soldiers relieve wartime stress with a strict regimen of exercise..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_007~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Cpt. DAVID HILE, MD, an emergency physician with the Baghdad Combat Area Support Hospital climbs the wall of a residence building in Baghdad. Hile usually climbs 30 minutes, 2-3 times a week to relieve the stress of treating 30-50 battle wounded during his normal 12 hour work day..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_006~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of the 41st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) ''Denali'' reflects in a mirror while working out at Forward Operating Base Falcon..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_005~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Cpt. KARA WEIGEL, 26, a physical therapist with the Baghdad Combat Area Support Hospital, stretches before a run in Baghdad's Green Zone. Weigel runs 40-50 hours a week, and was the winner of the ''Baghdad Marathon'' in November 2006..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_004~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of Lucky, Ohio, works out at a gym in a converted hangar at Forward Operating Base Falcon south of Baghdad. Throughout Iraq, many soldiers relieve wartime stress with a strict regimen of exercise..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_003~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of the 41st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) 'Denali' works out with dumbbell at Forward Operating Base Falcon..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_002~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of the 41st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) 'Denali' works out with dumbbell at Forward Operating Base Falcon..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070206_152_h85_001~David Honl~Club Baghdad~Feb. 06, 2007 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt. MICAH TILLEY, 25, of the 41st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) 'Denali' works out in front of a tank at Forward Operating Base Falcon. Tilley works out 5 to 6 times a week and regularly competes Camp fitness competitions. Tilley hails from Lucky, Ohio, and dreams of becoming a personal trainer after fulfilling his duty in the US Army. At camps throughout Iraq, many soldiers relieve wartime stress by pumping iron, running, and in some cases, swimming in Saddam Hussein's palace swimming pools..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070227_152_h85_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Club Baghdad~zReportage.com Story of the Week #152 - Launched February 27 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - State-of-the-art gyms that rival any 'Gold's Gym' or 'L.A. Fitness' are not only commonplace in Baghdad's Green Zone fortress but also in far less secure spots like Camp Falcon, which is regularly targeted by insurgent attacks. Formerly known as the Iraqi Republican Guard Officers Club, Freedom Rest offers workout, swimming, and R&R activities for soldiers fresh from the battlefield..(Credit Image: © David Honl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~State-of-the-art gyms that rival any 'Gold's Gym' or 'L.A. Fitness' are not only commonplace in Baghdad's Green Zone fortress but also in far less secure spots like Camp Falcon, which is regularly targeted by insurgent attacks. Formerly known as the Iraqi Republican Guard Officers Club, Freedom Rest offers workout, swimming, and R&R activities for soldiers fresh from the battlefield.:
2010~zrep200~20080122_200_s44_009~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - FORREST TEASLEY listens to officers in Tecolote Canyon where he camps out. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_008~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - HOT team officer OLUN GRAVES, left, and Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) clinician GREGORY WHITEFORD, right, offer assistance to a homeless man in the Mission Bay area. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_007~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SDPD officer WES MANGUM rouses the sleepers in front of the San Diego Public Library at 5:30 a.m. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_006~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - LUISA CONGDEN, right, of Health and Human Services, looks for a way to get all of the belongings owned by DEBRAER BRAR into the back of the HOT van with him. They are transporting him to the Transit Store to get him an i.d. so he can ride the bus for free while HOT personnel try to get his SSI benefits restarted for him. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_005~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SDPD officer OLUN GRAVES, left and PERT clinician GREGORY WHITEFORD patrol the streets of San Diego looking for the chronically homeless. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_004~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The HOT team surrounds JOSEPH PEREZ, who has absolutely no possessions and had been walking in circles around the intersection of Imperial Avenue and 17th Street. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_003~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SANDRA KIRK, originally from Missouri, waits out a rain shower under an overhang from an abandoned building in downtown San Diego. She and her husband find places to stash their belongings while they go about their day. After living on the streets for two decades, they represent the population most difficult for San Diego Homeless Outreach Team members to get into shelters or programs. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_002~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - HOT team officer LARRY FIXSEN tries to find background information on a homeless man he roused from between two businesses on Third Street downtown. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080122_200_s44_001~Peggie Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~Jan. 22, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Brothers BRUCE BULMAN, reading, and ED STEFFENS. STEFFENS has cancer and is an alcoholic. Both are veterans. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080205_200_s44_000~zReportage.com/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Homeless Outreach Team~zReportage.com Story of the Week #200 - Launched February 5, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''A lot of people think of a homeless person as somebody who doesn't have a place to stay, [Being homeless] is a much more complicated cycle of drugs, alcohol, mental illness and domestic violence,'' said former San Diego police Capt. William Maheu. Maheu started the program as a pilot effort to curb homelessness. It has since become a cornerstone of the city's measures and a model for other programs nationwide. Maheu says that HOT takes advantage of already available resources. ''You get someone housing, into rehab and therapy and the next thing you know, you've gotten them off the street.'' By patrolling the doorways, bridges, parks and vacant lots of San Diego's homeless, the team offers San Diego's homeless a way out. (Credit Image: © Peggie Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~''A lot of people think of a homeless person as somebody who doesn't have a place to stay, [Being homeless] is a much more complicated cycle of drugs, alcohol, mental illness and domestic violence,'' said former San Diego police Capt. William Maheu. Maheu started the program as a pilot effort to curb homelessness. It has since become a cornerstone of the city's measures and a model for other programs nationwide. Maheu says that HOT takes advantage of already available resources. ''You get someone housing, into rehab and therapy and the next thing you know, you've gotten them off the street.'' By patrolling the doorways, bridges, parks and vacant lots of San Diego's homeless, the team offers San Diego's homeless a way out.:
2010~zrep456~20121024_456_k109_015~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - A boy looks at an item found at the garbage area. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_014~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - Using a bicycle, a garbage collector transports a mound of plastic bottles that were found in the trash. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA~:20121024_456_k109_013~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - A garbage collector carries a box of trash filled with items that may be worth something. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_012~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - A garbage collector sifts through the trash looking for anything of value. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_011~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - SONG GANG, 83, makes his way to the next garbage trash area early in the morning. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_010~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - CHEN JUN SHAN shows figures at the London Stock Exchange on his mobile phone that he bought with money from collecting garbage. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_009~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - LIU ZU DONG from Henan loads his bike with garbage collected. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_008~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - YU JIN YANG, from Anhui, makes a deal with a collector. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_007~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - LUO JI WEN from Hunan studies, while the other boys look at a computer. Many families in China have found a way to make money from collecting trash. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_006~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - OU YANG from Hunan makes money in the garbage collecting business. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_005~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - SONG GANG, 83, has been a collector for 3-4 years. He starts collecting in the morning at 7 am. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_004~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - Workers cut steel in the garbage compound. There are plans to replace the garbage collection area with skyscrapers, says one of the workers. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_003~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - A garbage collector sorts through some glass waste. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_002~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - ZHAO TIE JU from Henan looks for pieces of metal to tear apart. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_001~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~Oct. 24, 2012 - Beijing, China - A garbage worker waters down a pile of waste. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121024_456_k109_000~Magnus Laupa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trash Money~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 456 - Syria's Forgotten - Launched January 15, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While China's economic gains attract global attention, less is known of the monumental problem of waste spawned by a burgeoning population, booming industry, and insatiable urban growth. Garbage collectors have traditionally been unemployed or laid-off workers and migrants from rural areas, who were mostly on the lowest rung of the income ladder. But the new generation is changing this. After several months' research the Beijing Morning Post concluded that some 300,000 Beijing garbage collectors could earn 3 billion yuan (US $373 million) a year by collecting ''gold'' from trash. (Credit Image: © Magnus Laupa/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~While China's economic gains attract global attention, less is known of the monumental problem of waste spawned by a burgeoning population, booming industry, and insatiable urban growth. Garbage collectors have traditionally been unemployed or laid-off workers and migrants from rural areas, who were mostly on the lowest rung of the income ladder. But the new generation is changing this. After several months' research the Beijing Morning Post concluded that some 300,000 Beijing garbage collectors could earn 3 billion yuan (US $373 million) a year by collecting ''gold'' from trash.:
2010~zrep090~20051201_090_s76_018~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Todos Santos, Guatemala - MACARIO MARTIN ORDONEZ, left, and his wife are raising three of their late son's children, including DOMINGO MARTIN BAUTISTA, 12, in their home in Guatemala. Their son's wife remained in the United States with two younger children. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_017~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Todos Santos, Guatemala - MACARIO MARTIN ORDONEZ, 70, grieves Mar. 23rd at the grave of his son, Alberto Martin Calmo. His son was one of five forest workers killed a year earlier in a van crash on a mountain road in Washington. The father's own resting place is already built alongside his son's..(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_016~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - La Democracia, Guatemala - EDILBERTO MORALES LUIS, at his Guatemala home Mar 24th, was the only survivor of a van crash that killed 14 forest workers in Maine in September 2002. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_015~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Jerez, Mexico - Reflecting the anguish that gripped family members, MARTHA RIOS,13, niece of Juan Carlos Rios, holds up her hands, as if to keep the coffin's lid from closing at the Jerez cemetery Jan 16th 2005. 'He would do little things with us, play baseball,' she said. 'I'll miss being with him.'.(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_014~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Guadalajara, Mexico - The body of Juan Carlos Rios arrives Jan 15th at the Guadalajara, Mexico, airport, nearly two weeks after Rios and another forest worker were killed in a van accident in Oregon. Rios, 22, had taken a job as a tree planter only days before. The van carrying the workers from Salem to an area near the coast skidded off an icy road and overturned. Rios died of massive chest and abdominal injuries..(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_013~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Lindsay, California, U.S. - CARLOS VALDEZ, 26, rehearses a song in his trailer Sep 13, in Lindsay. He lost the sight in his right eye three years ago in an accident in the Tahoe National Forest and gets a weekly disability payment of $371. He now works as a janitor for a church and sings in the choir. Accidents involving forest workers often go unreported. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_012~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Mexico - MARIA GUADALUPE LUNA PEREZ persuaded Mexican authorities to intervene on behalf of her husband, NATIVIDAD PEREZ. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_011~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Sula, Montana, U.S. - PAULINO OLIVO (R) and others work in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana Sep 28th. On his hip Olivo carries a jug with a mixture of water and oatmeal that he drinks throughout the day to maintain his energy..(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_010~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Yosemite, CA, U.S. - Many forest workers wear no hand protection or partial gloves, as was the case with this young man sharpening his chain saw Jun 6th in Yosemite National Park. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_009~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Sula, Montana, U.S. - Co-workers PAULINO OLIVO, FRANCISCO JAVIER ROSA, LUCIANO HERNANDEZ, front to back, and GUSTAVO FERMAN DOMINGUEZ, right, sleep in their cabin at the Sula Country Store and Resort Sep 28th, 2005. Six H2B guest workers working in the Bitterroot National Forest each paid $8 a day to share the cabin, with the money deducted from their paychecks. Rosa and Ferman later quit, citing having to pay for lodging as one of their reasons. Their new employer promised free housing. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_008~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Yuba, California, U.S. - As dawn breaks over the Tahoe National Forest Jun11th, workers from Central Valley Forestry get ready for a day of thinning, one of the most hazardous occupations in America. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_007~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Stevensville, Montana, U.S. - Tomas Quezada, a guest worker from Veracruz, Mexico, waits to see which way a tree, hung up in branches, will fall in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana Oct 2nd. Quezada owes $1,400 that he said he borrowed to get to this country. He paid $1,000 for his visa after losing $400 to a recruiter who failed to provide one. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_006~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Shelton, Washington, U.S. - SANTA PABLO BAUTISTA, 16, of Guatemala, picks salal branches in the forest near Shelton, WA in February. She was back at work despite suffering serious injuries nearly a year earlier in the van crash that killed five of her co-workers. She had taken the Washington job to help her father, farmer Cipriano Pablo Jeronimo..(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_005~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Minutes after rolling out of bed at 3 am, forest workers sleep on a van as they travel two hours from Oroville to a job site in the Tahoe National Forest Jun 22nd. None of those aboard, including the driver, wore seatbelts, as required by state law. The pre-dawn and evening commutes on winding forest roads, in vehicles that often are poorly maintained, pose the deadliest threat to workers whose workdays are filled with danger.(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_004~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Sula, Montana, U.S. - ELISEO DOMINGUEZ, who has worked in US forests for seven years, bleeds from a cut he received just seconds before as he took down a tree in Montana's Bitterroot National Forest Sep 28. His foreman sent him to a hospital for treatment, but accidents involving forest workers often go unreported. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_003~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Jerez, Mexico - Sobbing uncontrollably, NICOLASA RIOS says goodbye to her son, JUAN CARLOS RIOS, as a hearse arrives Jan 16 to take his body to church for a funeral Mass. Comforting her is niece Monica Sanchez. ''Please let me go with him,'' Rios cried. After letting go of the coffin, she fainted. Her son had taken the forest job in Oregon to help out his mother. ''It was his dream to provide for his mother in Mexico,'' said Rios' sister, Lorena Rodarte Rios of Salem, Ore. ''He was his mother's right hand.'' .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_002~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Jerez, Mexico - JOSE LUIS BANDA leads the hearse carrying Juan Carlos Rios to the cemetery in Jerez, Mexico. An Oregon investigation determined that the van crash that killed Rios was caused by poor driving, icy conditions and a bald left rear tire. The van's driver, who died in the crash, was not authorized by the US Department of Labor to transport workers, as required by a federal law that is routinely ignored. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051201_090_s76_001~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~Dec. 01, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Brush debris and wood chips cover the face of Santos Fidel Quintero instead of the safety goggles that are required by law. He was thinning brush and trees at Bullards Bar Reservoir in Yuba County for Central Valley Forestry Jun 11th. .(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051213_090_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Shafted Woodsmen~zReportage.com Story of the Week #090 - Launched December 13, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Foreign guest laborers take jobs most Americans don't want. But the 15,000+ men and women who travel here to work in the woods are hardly offered our hospitality. On public and private land, these ''pineros'' (forest workers) suffer injury, abuse, even death. They are victims of employer exploitation, government neglect and a contracting system that insulates landowners - including the U.S. government - from responsibility. A Sacramento Bee nine-month special investigative report.~Foreign guest laborers take jobs most Americans don't want. But the 15,000+ men and women who travel here to work in the woods are hardly offered our hospitality. On public and private land, these ''pineros'' (forest workers) suffer injury, abuse, even death. They are victims of employer exploitation, government neglect and a contracting system that insulates landowners - including the U.S. government - from responsibility. A Sacramento Bee nine-month special investigative report.:
2010~zrep548~20141010_548_a134_028~Raul Ariano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 10, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-Democracy protesters sleep in Admiralty Hong Kong's district. Hong Kong has been plunged into the worst political crisis since its 1997 handover as pro-democracy activists take over the streets following China's refusal to grant citizens full universal suffrage. (Credit Image: © Raul Ariano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141006_548_m67_027~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 6, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - A student protestor grabs a nap during continued pro-democracy demonstrations in the Mongkok District of Kowloon. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141003_548_y101_026~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 3, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - An Occupy protester gets hurt after being attacked by Anti-Occupy mobs on a street during continued pro-democracy demonstrations in the Mongkok District of Kowloon. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141005_548_n230_025~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 5, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Police protect an anti-occupy protester who asked the police to take him to the police station during the second day of the anti-occupy riot in Mong Kok. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141003_548_m67_024~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 3, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - A face-off between pro-democracy protestors and a vocal mob of local residents and pro-government supporters turns violent. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141002_548_s139_023~Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 2, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy activists and police scuffle outside the Chief Executive's office. The protesters surrounded key government buildings in the territory as police warn they will 'decisively uphold the law.' (Credit Image: © Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140930_548_y101_022~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 30, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters occupy a street during continued pro-democracy demonstrations in the Mongkok District of Kowloon. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141002_548_l130_021~Chris Lusher/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 2, 2014 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Protestors and supporters have turned the steps leading up to Tamar Park into an impromptu message board where they write and share their messages of hope and intent for gaining true democracy and universal suffrage in Hong Kong for the 2017 elections. (Credit Image: © Chris Lusher/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141001_548_s153_020~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct 1, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - A pro-democracy protestor (who wished not to have his face shown in the photograph for fear of recrimination) flies the Chinese national flag upside down in a show of disrespect. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141001_548_s153_019~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 1, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - A pro-democracy protestor rests under an umbrella in the Admiralty District, Hong Kong's financial district. Thousands have joined pro-democracy protests which have spread on China's 65th National Day. The protesters want China to withdraw plans to vet candidates for the next Hong Kong leadership election in 2017. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141007_548_m67_018~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 7, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - JOYCE HO, who says she has been a supporter of Hong Kong protesters for three days straight, shows off a 'tattoo' that, in Chinese, urges Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying to 'go back to the zoo. Tiger wife is waiting for you.' Ho is seen visiting the pro-democracy protest site in Mong Kok. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141002_548_m67_017~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 2, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - An umbrella statue/monument near the government offices in Admiralty honors the Umbrella Revolution. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141002_548_s139_016~Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 2, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy activists and police scuffle outside the Chief Executive's office downtown. Pro-democracy protesters surrounded key government buildings in the territory as police warn they will 'decisively' uphold the law. (Credit Image: © Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140930_548_s139_015~Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 30, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy activists shut down parts of downtown. As China celebrated National Day on Wednesday, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters warned that if Chief Executive Chun-Ying Leung does not resign, the 'Umbrella Revolution' will occupy government buildings. (Credit Image: © Stephen Shaver/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140930_548_s153_014~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sep 30, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protestors flood the streets for a fifth day near Statue Square in Central district. The protests have been sparked over an electoral reform proposal Beijing put forward this summer. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140930_548_s153_013~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sep 30, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Effigy of Hong Kong Chief Executive, CY Leung, depicted as a vampire near government buildings in the Admiralty District of central Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests continue in force. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_548_y101_012~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 29, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters occupy the main road and hold a rally during continued pro-democracy demonstrations outside the chief government office in the Admiralty of Hong Kong. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141009_548_n230_011~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 9, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - After the government cancelled talks with the 'Hong Kong Federation Student', the crowd is growing up in 'Admiralty' area until 'Central' district during the biggest turnout of this week. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141007_548_a134_010~Raul Ariano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 7, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Protesters rest in the street near the Central Government Office. Hong Kong student leaders have agreed to hold formal talks with the government after a week of protests, which are still blocking parts of the city. (Credit Image: © Raul Ariano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141002_548_y101_009~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 2, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters occupy a street during continued pro-democracy demonstrations outside the chief government office in the Admiralty. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141001_548_s153_008~Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct 1, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protestors jeer as helicopters fly past displaying the Chinese flag at the Convention Centre on the morning of China's National Day. (Credit Image: © Chris Stowers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_548_y101_007~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 29, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters occupy the main road and hold a rally during continued pro-democracy demonstrations outside the chief government office in the Admiralty. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_548_m67_006~Stuart Leavenworth/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 29, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - A Hong Kong police officer takes a break while manning a barricade between police and protesters at the government office complex. (Credit Image: © Stuart Leavenworth/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_548_y101_005~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 28, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters run as police use tear gas outside the chief government office. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_548_y101_004~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 28, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters run as police use tear gas outside the chief government office in Admiralty. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140928_548_y101_003~Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Sept. 28, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters run as police use tear gas outside the chief government office in Admiralty. (Credit Image: © Paul Yeung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20141005_548_n230_002~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 5, 2014 - Pro-democracy protesters raise their hands to show they won't use violence during clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters in Mong Kok area. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141006_548_n230_001~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Umbrella Revolution~Oct. 6, 2014 - Hong Kong, China - Pro-democracy protesters occupy a street in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141009_548_n230_000~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com~Umbrella Revolution~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 548 - Umbrella Revolution - Launched October 14, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Occupy Central is a civil disobedience movement which began in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. It called on thousands of protesters to block roads and paralyze Hong Kong's financial district if the Beijing and Hong Kong governments did not agree to implement universal suffrage for the chief executive election in 2017. When China made its ruling, Occupy Central promised demonstrations. The police use of tear gas on supporters on 29 September further fueled protesters' anger. The initial sit-in at the Central district spawned more protests around the territory. Protesters have since called for the resignation of Chief Executive CY Leung for his handling of the situation, but the Chinese government has publicly pledged its support of his administration through the Chinese Communist Party newspaper People's Daily. China has said that, under Hong Kong law, voters will be able to vote freely but from a list approved by a nominating committee.(Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep297~20090213_297_bm5_027~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nablus, West Bank - Balata refugee camp in Nablus. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090301_297_bm5_026~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Mar. 1, 2009 - Bethlehem, West Bank - Abud, 9, is affected by a cerebral palsy since he was a victim of an indiscriminate IDF assault. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090220_297_bm5_025~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 20, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - Praying before the protest against the wall. Bil'in village. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_024~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Nablus, West Bank - Even dead, Yasir Arafat is still the only leader who all Palestinians respect. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_023~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Ramallah, West Bank - Yasir Arafat's grave in Ramallah. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_022~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - Palestinian Demonstrators along the wall. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_021~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nilin, West Bank - Harram check point. Woman walking near the wall of shame. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_020~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Al-Jalil, West Bank - Mother and a portrait of his son: Fatah Political prisoner. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_019~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Al-Jalil, West Bank - Flying check point within the Jewish settlement of Hebron. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_018~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Al-Jalil, West Bank - Skyline of the settlement. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090301_297_bm5_017~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Mar. 1, 2009 - Bethlehem, West Bank - Thousands of Palestinians suffer from mental disorders as a result of the occupation, the violence and the Israeli military pressure. A Christian woman at the mental hospital in Bethlehem city. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090210_297_bm5_016~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 10, 2009 - Ramallah, West Bank - Elections day in Israel. Palestinians dont care so much about the results. Whoever winning the elections in Israel is going to be bad for Palestinians. In the picture, a Palestinian man watches a report about Arafat, while the elections results are announced in Jerusalem. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_015~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nilin, West Bank - Palestine boy carrying stones. Hundreds of palestinians protest every week against the wall. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_014~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nilin, West Bank - IDF soldiers patrolling the Jewish settlement in Hebron. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_013~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Al-Jalil, West Bank - Muslim houses within the Jewish settlement in Hebron, are marked with death symbols. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_012~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Al-Jalil, West Bank - Jewish settler walking with his weapon in East Jerusalem. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_011~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Muslim arab family in the Jewish settlement in Hebron. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090207_297_bm5_010~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 7, 2009 - Ramallah, West Bank - Kalandia Check point (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090203_297_bm5_009~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 3, 2009 - Bethlehem, West Bank - Bethlehem refugee fields are plenty of martyrs' portraits. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_008~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - A palestinian demonstrator throws a stone. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_007~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nilin, West Bank - A person hold stones during a Riot against the wall in Nilin. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090207_297_bm5_006~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 7, 2009 - Ramallah, West Bank - Fatah demonstration supporting political prisoners. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_005~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Palestinian demonstrator throwing a gas bullet back to the IDF soldiers. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_004~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - Palestinian Protesters throw stones with a slingshot (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_003~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - Marwan Barguti, the historical political priosioner, on the flag (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090213_297_bm5_002~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 13, 2009 - Nablus, West Bank - ABU MAHMOUD was forced to leave his village in 1948. He is living in Balata refugee camp since then. In the picture, Abu holds the key of his old and disappeared house. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090217_297_bm5_001~Manu Brabo~Behind The Wall~Feb. 17, 2009 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Palestinian demonstrator close to the fence that separates him from his olive trees field. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091229_297_bm5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Behind The Wall~zReportage.com Story of the Week #297 - Launched December 29, 2009. Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Efforts to forge a Middle East peace are ''in a race against time,'' a senior UN official warned. ''If we cannot move forward towards a final status agreement, we risk sliding backwards.'' 2009 began with Israel's military offensive in Gaza, which resulted in death and destruction on a massive scale. The humanitarian crisis in the Strip was compounded by the ongoing siege on Gaza's borders. This blockade has had devastating consequences on all aspects of life for the 1.4 million people trapped in Gaza. Residents continue to suffer severe shortages of basic goods and materials needed to rebuild their lives, communities and economy. The past 12 months have seen an intensification of the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with lives and livelihoods ravaged by a combination of Israeli-imposed restrictions on access and movement and persistent conflict. (Credit Image: © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Efforts to forge a Middle East peace are ''in a race against time,'' a senior UN official warned. ''If we cannot move forward towards a final status agreement, we risk sliding backwards.'' 2009 began with Israel's military offensive in Gaza, which resulted in death and destruction on a massive scale. The humanitarian crisis in the Strip was compounded by the ongoing siege on Gaza's borders. This blockade has had devastating consequences on all aspects of life for the 1.4 million people trapped in Gaza. Residents continue to suffer severe shortages of basic goods and materials needed to rebuild their lives, communities and economy. The past 12 months have seen an intensification of the crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with lives and livelihoods ravaged by a combination of Israeli-imposed restrictions on access and movement and persistent conflict.:
2010~zrep104~20050803_104_c43_009~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - A young boy training with his feet in a pot on a chain to build strength..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_008~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Kids practicing basic gymnatistics training..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_007~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Kids practicing basic gymnatistics training..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_006~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - A young boy practicing on the bars..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_005~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Kids practicing basic gymnatistics training..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_004~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Kids practicing basic gymnatistics training..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_003~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Kids practicing basic gymnatistics training..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_002~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - A young boy ties hand and wrist supports before practice..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050803_104_c43_001~Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina~Hard Road to Glory~Aug. 03, 2005 - Haozhou, Anhui, China - Chinese kids practicing handstands..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060404_104_c43_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hard Road to Glory~zReportage.com Story of the Week #104 - Launched April 04, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Chinese children are sent to take gymnastics training by their parents during their summer vacation at The Gymnastics Training Center in Bozhou, in central China's Anhui province. More than 20 kids take the training course for up to 8 hours a day. Most of the children are here to become more well developed in self-dependence, self-discipline and build a strong personality than to be trained to become professional gymnasts..(Credit Image: © Zhang Yanlin/Imaginechina/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Chinese children are sent to take gymnastics training by their parents during their summer vacation at The Gymnastics Training Center in Bozhou, in central China's Anhui province. More than 20 kids take the training course for up to 8 hours a day. Most of the children are here to become more well developed in self-dependence, self-discipline and build a strong personality than to be trained to become professional gymnasts.:
2010~zrep394~20091209_394_n100_014~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Little Burma~Dec. 9, 2009 - Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand - The Thai/Burma Friendship Bridge is the main trade crossing point between two countries and one of the main points from Burma for human trafficking into Thailand. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101106_394_n100_013~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Little Burma~Nov. 6, 2010 - Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand - A Burmese migrant family sits in a room in a slum downtown. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:
2010~zrep372~20110203_372_mf1_012~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - A Lima resident walking up a steep staircase built into the side of a mountain to fill small buckets and pots full of water. Some neighborhoods have water trucked in. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_011~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - Many of the slums surrounding the city have narrow pathways leading to Fog catchers 2,000 feet above sea level where the visibility is near zero. The fog catchers can collect up to 60 liters of water during the winter. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_010~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - A lower-class citizen filling up his water jug. Many people in poor neighborhoods pay up to ten times more for water than people living in middle-class suburbs. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_009~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - The cold-water Humboldt Current brings nutrient-rich cold waters that create ideal fishing grounds. The National Fishing Society has revealed that the level of lead is 31 percent over its limit in the Coastal waters surrounding LIma and adding to the pollution, raw sewage is dumped in the water daily. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_008~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - A Lima citizen washes his face in water. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_007~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - In the slum areas of Lima, the poor population is forced to pay up to ten times the price for water than that of the middle-class. The water is often contaminated with fecal matter and causes serious illness to those who drink it. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_006~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - An 80 year-old man works 10hrs a day for 25 sol (about 8 dollars) building a road to the highest point in the slum of Bellevista so water can be delivered. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_005~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - Peru is already split between the haves and the have-nots when it comes to access to water and conflicts are escalating. In Lima, many people in poor neighborhoods pay up to ten times more for water than people living in middle-class suburbs. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_004~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - Lima suffers from the worst air pollution among the capitals of Latin American countries. This level of air pollution is a contributing factor in ground water contamination. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_003~Michael Francis McElroy/ZUMA Press~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - Several slum areas surrounding the city have begun installing Fog catchers to harvest water for their daily use. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_002~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - Ariel view of Lima. Scientists predict Peru will be one of the three countries most impacted by climate change. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110203_372_mf1_001~Michael Francis McElroy~Fog Farmers~Feb. 3, 2011 - Lima, Peru - An estimated 1.3 million people in Lima have no access to water. Several slum areas surrounding the city have begun installing Fog catchers to harvest water for their daily use. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110607_372_mf1_000~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fog Farmers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #372: Fog Farmers - Launched June 7, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Fog Farmers - Scientists predict Peru will be one of the three countries most impacted by climate change. The problems are largely geographic and demographic. Two thirds of the population lives in the main cities on the desert coast with a tiny proportion of the nation's rainfall. An estimated 1.3 million people in Lima mostly slum dwellers have no access to water or sanitation. Many of the slums surrounding the city have begun installing fog-catchers to harvest water for their daily use. But the nets cost 800 dollars per panel and have to be maintained by the families, most earning only 200 dollars a month. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Fog Farmers - Scientists predict Peru will be one of the three countries most impacted by climate change. The problems are largely geographic and demographic. Two thirds of the population lives in the main cities on the desert coast with a tiny proportion of the nation's rainfall. An estimated 1.3 million people in Lima mostly slum dwellers have no access to water or sanitation. Many of the slums surrounding the city have begun installing fog-catchers to harvest water for their daily use. But the nets cost 800 dollars per panel and have to be maintained by the families, most earning only 200 dollars a month.:
2010~zrep472~20120416_472_s131_008~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - QASIM ALI, a native of West Bengal, has been working at Ghazipur landfill for the past twelve years. He came to the capital with the hopes of finding a job. Unable to find employment, and perhaps unable to speak the local language, he eventually turned to ragpicking, gathering trash at the dump to sell as recyclables. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_007~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Young rag pickers chase the garbage truck to collect recyclables at the Ghazipur landfill. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_006~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Amidst a thick blanket of smoke, a rag picker sifts through a pile of rubbish to pick out pieces of glass, metal and plastic at the Ghazipur landfill. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120420_472_s131_005~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 20, 2012 - New Delhi, New Delhi, India - Extreme weather conditions, toxic substances, foul stench, stray animals, disease, flies, and discrimination are just a few of the hardships for the rag pickers who live and work on dumpsites. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_004~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Ghazipur landfill has more than 46 lakh metric tons of garbage. Around 2,200 metric tons of waste is dumped here daily without any prior segregation. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120420_472_s131_003~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 20, 2012 - New Delhi, India - BHAGMATI KUMARI has been working at the landfill ever since she lost her husband 14 years ago. She earns 50-70 rupees, which is approximately one dollar, for sifting and sorting garbage for nine hours a day. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_002~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Rag pickers carry heaps of waste in a dust storm at the Ghazipur landfill. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_001~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~April 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A rag picker, which is someone who makes a living by rummaging through trash, carries a bag of recyclables at New Delhi's 70-acre Ghazipur landfill.(Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120416_472_s131_000~Chinky Shukla/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Garbage Mountain~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 472 - Garbage Mountain - Launched May 7, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Just a few miles from Delhi's famous Akshardham temple, where tourists flock to see the structure's sandstone and marble work, the 29-hectare, slum-surrounded Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi seems a world apart. Each day hundreds of mainly migrant workers earn a meager living at the landfill by collecting recyclable material like plastic, metal and even hair to sell. The dump is the last port of call for Delhi's trash, having already been picked through by other waste collectors who collect bags of garbage directly from homes. Delhi is home to three landfills where around 6,000 tons of trash is dumped daily. Studies have shown that living near a landfill increases the risk of cancer, birth defects and asthma. (Credit Image: © Chinky Shukla/zReportage via ZUMA)~Just a few miles from Delhi’s famous Akshardham temple, where tourists flock to see the structure's sandstone and marble work, the 29-hectare, slum-surrounded Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi seems a world apart. Each day hundreds of mainly migrant workers earn a meager living at the landfill by collecting recyclable material like plastic, metal and even hair to sell. The dump is the last port of call for Delhi's trash, having already been picked through by other waste collectors who collect bags of garbage directly from homes. Delhi is home to three landfills where around 6,000 tons of trash is dumped daily. Studies have shown that living near a landfill increases the risk of cancer, birth defects and asthma.:
2010~zrep222~20080714_222_e66_018~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - A boy's hands after burning electrical cables to melt the plastic off and extract the copper wiring. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_017~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Boys carrying electronic cables from which they will extract the copper wiring by burning off the plastic in a small fire. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_016~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Discarded computer and TV monitor casings. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_015~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - A TV repair merchant. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_014~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Girls reclaiming the copper from electrical components that have been put into fires to burn off other materials. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_013~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Black smoke emanating from a fire in which electronic cables and other electrical components are burned in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. . (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_012~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Rubbish, including electronic waste, dumped in the river. Ghana has few, if any, facilities to properly recycle electronic waste. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_011~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Boys breaking computer components in order to reclaim metals such as copper and aluminium. . (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_010~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - People unloading shipping containers full of electronic goods from the Netherlands. . (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_009~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Discarded computer keyboards in a municipal landfill. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_008~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Boys burning electronic cables and other electrical components in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_007~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Breaking obsolete eletrical components and wiring for their copper content. . (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_006~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - A boy carrying copper pipes from the cooling system of an obsolete refrigerator. The housing of the refigerator has been burnt off, a process that releases toxic chemicals. . (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_005~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Boys burning electronic cables and other electrical components in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_004~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - A boy carrying copper wiring that has had the plastic melted from it in a small fire. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_003~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Fire containing electronic cables and other electrical components that are burned in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_002~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Discarded computer and TV monitor casings in a lagoon. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_222_e66_001~Kate Davison/eyevine~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~Jul. 14, 2008 - Accra, Ghana - Bundle of electronic cables and other electrical components that are burned to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. (Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080715_222_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghana - Out of Sight Out of Mind~zReportage.com Story of the Week #222 - Launched July 15, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Electronics equipment is one of the largest known sources of heavy metals, toxic materials and organic pollutants in city waste. Due to the speed at which technology is changing, people change their equipment within short periods, in the US alone, an estimated 30 million computers are thrown out every year. All the big industry players are also found here, Apple, Epson, IBM, Dell..Kids can make a lot of money from this scrap by burning out the copper from televisions, radios, computers, cameras and mobile phone batteries, many Ghanaians exist on about two dollars a day. The dangers that electronic waste or e-waste poses to Ghana's environment and human health are real..(Credit Image: © Kate Davison/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Electronics equipment is one of the largest known sources of heavy metals, toxic materials and organic pollutants in city waste. Due to the speed at which technology is changing, people change their equipment within short periods, in the US alone, an estimated 30 million computers are thrown out every year. All the big industry players are also found here, Apple, Epson, IBM, Dell..Kids can make a lot of money from this scrap by burning out the copper from televisions, radios, computers, cameras and mobile phone batteries, many Ghanaians exist on about two dollars a day. The dangers that electronic waste or e-waste poses to Ghana's environment and human health are real.:
2010~zrep396~20110818_396_x99_011~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - Deported migrants GIOVANI MONTANO (R, front), and JORGE ESTRADA, (R, back), wash their clothes in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_010~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - Deported migrants JUAN GALLARDO (L) and JAIME SANTIAGO (R), prepare dinner in their makeshift camp in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_009~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - A man walks next to a hut newly installed, in front of the ashes of a camp recently burned by the police, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_008~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - Deported migrants get together under a bridge, in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_007~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - Men walk under a bridge in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_006~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - A man sleeps in one of the bridges leading to the border at the top of the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. Officials say the migrants have an opportunity to enter rehabilitation centers voluntarily however the migrants say they are often beaten and robbed of their belongings in the centers. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_005~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - ANTONIO GARCIA, 26, smiles at his camp in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_004~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - A man walks around his camp under one of the bridges in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. Officials say there are opportunities to enter rehabilitation centers, however, migrants say these operations are raids where they are beaten, robbed of their belongings and are detained in local detention centers for up to 36 hours. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_003~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - Deported migrant JAIME SANTIAGO, 51, eats a taco in his makeshift camp, in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. Recently, local authorities have implemented operations to try to get these people placed elsewhere. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110822_396_x99_002~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 22, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - A woman known as 'La China' injects heroin in a hut made of castoff garbage in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. An undetermined number of people are living in this area of the city, most of them deported migrants and addicts to some type of drug. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_396_x99_001~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Struggle to Endure~Aug. 18, 2011 - Tijuana, Mexico - A man walks in a camp built by deported migrants, in the Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. Almost all of the migrants work cleaning cars on the streets, although some have more stable jobs as assistants in shops and running minor errands. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111122_396_x99_000~Guillermo Arias/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tijuana River City~zReportage.com Story of the Week #396: Tijuana River City - Launched November 22, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - An undetermined number of migrants are living in The Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. During the day the deportees look for work, wash cars at intersections or flee Mexican police, who consider them a nuisance. This situation makes them all the more likely to increase the level of poverty and marginalization they already suffer. At night they sleep in river drainage tunnels, beneath bridges or in shelters made of wood, or plastic a few feet from the fence that separates the country of their birth from the country where many worked years in the hope of a better life. (Credit Image: © Guillermo Arias/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~An undetermined number of migrants are living in The Tijuana River channel, near the border between Mexico and the United States. During the day the deportees look for work, wash cars at intersections or flee Mexican police, who consider them a nuisance. This situation makes them all the more likely to increase the level of poverty and marginalization they already suffer. At night they sleep in river drainage tunnels, beneath bridges or in shelters made of wood, or plastic a few feet from the fence that separates the country of their birth from the country where many worked years in the hope of a better life.:
2010~zrep012~20021104_012_g47_018~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Recruit goes through first of PT (Physical Training) at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_017~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - New recruit who did something wrong is being 'motivated' and given individual attention by a PT instructor, during Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_016~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 4, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Staff Sergeant CHARLES A. JOSEPH provides extra incentive to a focused recruit, during Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_015~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The first day of PT (physical training) takes its toll on new recruits. Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_014~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Drill Instructor's grill new recruits arriving in the evening at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_013~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - After lunch new recruits are forced to do pull ups to keep ihn shape. This recruit needs a little help from his instructor. Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_012~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 4, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The first day of PT (physical training) takes its toll on new recruits during bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_011~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The first day of PT (physical training) takes its toll on new recruits. Recruits do push ups in the sand while under instruction. Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_010~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Recruits practice MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) during Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_009~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A recruit stops for a drink during Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. recruits can only drink when given permission by PT trainers. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_008~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 4, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A drill instructors directs recruits during a contraband search at the Marine Corps base. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_007~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Recruits get their hair cut for Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. Sequence of shots of this recruit before and after receiving his skin head haircut. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_006~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Recruits get their hair cut for Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. Sequence of shots of this recruit before and after receiving his skin head haircut. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_005~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This newly shorn recruit stands alone in the corridor directing other new recruits after they have thier heads shaved. Bootcamp training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_004~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A drill instructor (DI) directs recruits during a contraband search at the Marine Corps base. When new recruits arrive they have to empty thier personal belonging's into a box in front of a drill instructor. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_003~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 4, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - PT training Marines shout at a recruit undergoing physical training at the Marine Corps. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_002~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 4, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Marines recruits get instruction on hand to hand combat during a lecture before actually practicing with fighting partners at the Marine Corps base. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20021104_012_g47_001~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~Nov. 04, 2002 - San Diego, California, U.S. - New recruits read the 'Unifirm Code of Military Justice' immediately after getting off a bus and before entering the depot. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040511_012_g47_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~Boot Camp~zReportage.com Story of the Week #012 - Launched May 11, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The transformation from civilian to Marine begins the moment the recruits exit the bus. Pain, sweat and sometimes tears follow in the 91 days of rigorous mental and physical training. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The transformation from civilian to Marine begins the moment the recruits exit the bus. Pain, sweat and sometimes tears follow in the 91 days of rigorous mental and physical training. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep080~20050912_080_t77_009~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. The regimental shield in the Himalayas..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_008~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. A helicopter on reconnaissance over Pakistani airspace..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_007~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. Bivouacked in the snow..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_006~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. Receiving training from the Commanding Officer..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_005~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. Living in this scenery may be spectacular, but lonely. .(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_004~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. Praying to Allah, while facing Mecca: God can see you even here. .(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_003~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. The men are tied together, since losing each other in these unstable weather conditions is a very real possibility, especially if you're wearing a white camouflage uniform..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_002~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. This is some of the harshest and highest land on earth..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050912_080_t77_001~James P Nelson/TCS~Guarding Kashmir~Sep. 12, 2005 - Himalaya, Pakistan - The Pakistani Punjab Regiment on manoeuvres in the Himalayas. A Pakistani soldier holds his weapon..(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051004_080_t77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Guarding Kashmir~zReportage.com Story of the Week #080 - Launched October 04, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Pakistan's Punjab Regiment stands ready to fight a war at the highest reaches of our planet. In this unforgiving landscape where three great mountain ranges collide, the soldiers continually train to defend the ''Line of Control,'' a line in the snow that's been at the center of a political tug-of-war between India and Pakistan since Partition in 1947. .(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Pakistan's Punjab Regiment stands ready to fight a war at the highest reaches of our planet. In this unforgiving landscape where three great mountain ranges collide, the soldiers continually train to defend the ''Line of Control,'' a line in the snow that's been at the center of a political tug-of-war between India and Pakistan since Partition in 1947. .(Credit Image: © James P Nelson/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep284~20060727_284_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - A teenager ties his soccer shoes and gets ready to play soccer. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Children play soccer in the streets to clear their burden of a slum life. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - A group of boys stand hanging out in their slum neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - MACONTOSH NIMIKIMI, 17, stands for a portrait in a stadium in Lagos. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - A parent watches his child practice from a truck. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - A 'Supa Strikas' comic book about the game of soccer. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Anita Chukwueke (R3), 17, stretches with her teammates during practice. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - ANITA CHUKWUEKE, 17, a defender, practices kicking the ball during practice. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_284_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~Jul. 27, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - MACONTOSH NIMIKIMI, 17, stands in front of what he claims as 'Swamp Neighborhood'. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090929_284_tk2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Flying Eagles~zReportage.com Story of the Week #284 - Launched September 29, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Nigeria is a football- mad nation - the game permeates the country like virtually no other place in the world. The dream of making it as a player is a life-raft for may Nigerians who tread the turbulent waters of poverty, unemployment and homelessness. According to the U.N. 50 million out of 140 million Nigerians live in slums across the country. The CATS project is the British Council Nigeria's youth development programme which uses the national passion for soccer to engage young people in a range of education and training opportunities, from leadership to vocational skills, computer to peer health training, and of course, plenty of soccer. The 2010 FIFA Under-17 World Cup is set to be in Nigeria, current world Champions the 'Flying Eagles' Nigeria's young elite players - they have won the title 3 times - will lead African teams in one of the world's biggest soccer events being staged in the build-up to next year's World Cup in South Africa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Nigeria is a football- mad nation - the game permeates the country like virtually no other place in the world. The dream of making it as a player is a life-raft for may Nigerians who tread the turbulent waters of poverty, unemployment and homelessness. According to the U.N. 50 million out of 140 million Nigerians live in slums across the country. The CATS project is the British Council Nigeria's youth development programme which uses the national passion for soccer to engage young people in a range of education and training opportunities, from leadership to vocational skills, computer to peer health training, and of course, plenty of soccer. The 2010 FIFA Under-17 World Cup is set to be in Nigeria, current world Champions the 'Flying Eagles' Nigeria's young elite players - they have won the title 3 times - will lead African teams in one of the world's biggest soccer events being staged in the build-up to next year's World Cup in South Africa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep596~20151003_596_h110_024~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 3, 2015 - Rochester, Vermont, U.S. - RAY GENDRON (left) and WINSTON SHAW (right) of Mom & Pops Maple Syrup sell their goods to passerby's from their roadside stand...Ray says of Bernie Sanders' socialist leanings, ''I don't agree with handouts. Except for veterans. People have to work for what they get. Veterans can get whatever they want, but that's all I'll give. Those other buggers can all starve. They don't want to work they shouldn't get free money. Or free anything.''..Winston is a Vietnam vet who strongly supports Sanders for his support of war veterans. He suffers from diabetes and frequently visits the White River VA, which received additional funding in 2014 from the 6.3 bipartisan billion bill crafted by Bernie Sanders - who is Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee chair - and Jeff Miller of Florida. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151020_596_h110_023~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 20, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - A composite image showing cars with different bumper stickers. A 4x4 is seen with a Pro-Bernie sticker and a Prius is seen with Pro-Ben Carson and conservative stickers. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151016_596_h110_022~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 16, 2015 - Cabot, Vermont, U.S. - MIKE COVEY, machinist and lifelong hunting enthusiast, sits with his hunting rifle in a friend's lodge decorated with taxidermy...Regarding Bernie Sander's current rise in national awareness, he said, ''There's no pride for me (as a Vermonter) in having Bernie Sanders run for President. I'd much rather see somebody like Ben Carson...Conservatives, we tend to just want to do our thing and be left alone. I can't say that about the upper echelon political conservatives, but every candidate out there, regardless of their proclaimed intent, is pandering to a base. Bernie's doing it as well...we'll see as this campaign develops, but I think that Vermont has been traditionally very straightforward about our opinion on gun rights. We recently had a two term incumbent lose a race immediately after trying to promote some gun control stuff in the state, in a relatively urban and progressive area...''I don't think either Bernie or Hillary would be necessarily a boon to the security of the individual right to bear arms. I would hate to see either of them win, but given the choice between two evils as it were, I would choose Senator Sanders.'' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151014_596_h110_021~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 14, 2015 - Waterbury, Vermont, U.S. - Solar panels are seen in fall foliage at the Energy Mill, Vermont's largest carbon net-zero office building. Bernie Sanders is a strong advocate for addressing man-made climate change and has introduced various bills to improve access to renewable energy such as the Residential Energy Savings Act, the Low Income Solar Act, the Green Jobs Act, and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151013_596_h110_020~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 13, 2015 - Winooski, Vermont, U.S. - STEVE GOODKIND, former Public Works Director for the City of Burlington, in front of his son's motorcycle repair shop. Bernie Sanders declared his candidacy for mayor of Burlington in Goodkind's living room in 1981, and Goodkind was Sanders first appointee after winning a close election...says Goodkind, ''I mean look at the record: he works hard for veterans, he works hard for the environment, he works hard for healthcare. There's thousands of these community healthcare centers around the country now. This is Bernie Sanders! When they passed the Obamacare bill, he insisted there be billions of dollars for these centers...he fought for them.''..''I think it's great what he's doing. I think people are attracted to what he stands for...it was like that when he was mayor, and you're seeing it now on a level that I'm even a bit surprised at...but people hear what he stands for, and that he's committed. He's not in it for himself. You want to be part of it. Go with your heart. Go with him. And if it goes anything like it's gone in Vermont, people are really gonna be surprised. And so far that's what it's shaped up to be. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151013_596_h110_019~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 13, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - An impromptu political debate between progressives outside the Arts Riot venue in Burlington is seen on the street after a debate party ends for a Democratic Debate. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151011_596_h110_018~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 11, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - YESHUA HILL, IAN BURTON, and GAVIN GREENEWALT of the Vermont based psychedelic stoner rock band Acid Roach play dice before their show at 242 Main in Burlington. The 30 year old venue was created in a vacant water meter building with the help of the Mayor's Youth Office while Bernie Sanders was Mayor. The all-ages venue was intended to be a safe place for teenagers to see and perform music. The Youth Office was overseen at the time by Jane O'Meara Driscoll, who later married Bernie in 1988...''I identify as an anarchist, but if Bernie can make life better for people, then I support that. But I tend to be weary of this diehard 'Bernie will save the country' attitude because I think that's impossible. He's only one person and it's a giant system that's totally fucked. And you know, our country is founded on racism and we're living on stolen land. It's such a bigger thing,'' says one of the band members. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151011_596_h110_017~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 11, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - A tourist snaps a selfie aboard a Lake Champlain ferry docking at the Burlington Waterfront Park, where Bernie Sanders announced his 2016 campaign for President on May 26th, 2015. As Mayor, Sanders led efforts to revitalize the waterfront from an unused rail yard into a people-oriented space with a community boathouse and public amenities. His office helped win a major 1989 lawsuit based on the public trust doctrine that went to the Vermont Supreme Court which paved the way for the city to acquire more 60+ acres of waterfront land from the Central Vermont Railway. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151015_596_h110_016~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 15, 2015 - Stannard, Vermont, U.S. - TOM GILBERT, local farmer and compost producer, cleans chickens with the help of local musician and friend JEAN MILLER in the backyard of his farmhouse in Stannard, Vermont, a tiny town where Bernie Sanders lived in the late 1960's. ''An important cultural value of Vermont is every person on this earth getting to live out their own story...and being authentic, accountable and transparent, and I think that's why Bernie's been successful here, because that's just sort of naturally his M.O,'' said Gilbert. ''Vermont isn't a spectator culture whether you're a progressive or not. This is a community that's engaged in their own lives, so there's not a lot of room for the rockstar thing, but I get that the media wants to make Bernie into that.'' Gilbert says,''People are definitely proud to see Bernie out there.''...Jean adds, ''His old house in Stannard is nearby, but the closest I ever came to living near him was in Burlington when some good friends of mine lived across the street from him and his wife. His wife is a super, super nice person and a huge advocate of the arts and children. I dig her. I'm a musician and met her through that.'' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151011_596_h110_015~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 11, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - DYLAN, 12, and her mother's boyfriend MATT, relax on their porch in the Northgate Housing complex. In the late 1980's, the property owners were planning to redevelop the complex into luxury or commercial housing which would have displaced 336 families. Bernie Sanders, then Mayor, led an effort for the city to acquire the property and ensure it remained affordable to low and moderate income families. Dylan is organizing a ''children's board'' for the community to raise issues like installing new security cameras as the skatepark to prevent vandalism...Of Northgate Housing, Dylan's mother Sarah, who has lived at Northgate since she was Dylan's age, currently works at a non-profit, says, ''I honestly can say that I don't know where we'd be if we couldn't live here.'' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151013_596_h110_014~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 13, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - Democratic Presidential Candidate BERNIE SANDERS is seen on a large projector screen at the Arts Riot venue in Burlington during a debate party hosted by the Progressive party of Vermont. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151007_596_h110_013~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 7, 2015 - East Dorset, Vermont, U.S. - MICHAEL MURRAY waits outside a gas station in for his ride to work. He lives in a tent on the property of a man who also provides him with steady carpentry work building wine racks...''I smoke like a chimney and drink like a fish. I just started doing some woodworking. I got to the point where I couldn't keep a job for 10 days. My spinal cord is shot. I can't stand up for 4 hours. Everything's fucked up (from a construction accident years ago). So I went over to Social Security and they of course rejected me. A person I'd been helping who distributes wine and beer built himself a wine rack for his house he called me and for the last couple months have helped him build wine racks...''I have state health insurance. I had to go meet with someone from SEVCA (South Eastern Vermont Community Action), they hooked me into the Medicare system because I have medication I need to take because I've had heart attacks. They cover my medication which is nice, only costs me a couple dollars on co-pay, it's very helpful, because it would cost me all the money I'm capable of making to get my heart pills. I have to take like 9 pills everyday for my heart,'' he said...''One thing Bernie Sanders said that I like, is the country should be run by the people that live in it, not by a handful of billionaires, and I thought that was pretty insightful. But I haven't decided yet who I'm going to vote for,'' he said. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151012_596_h110_012~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 12, 2015 - North Hero, Vermont U.S. - Benches with political party labels of ''Democrats'', ''Republicans'' and ''Sandernistas'' in front of a General Store and gas station on North Hero island. The middle chair labeled ''Sandernistas'' references supporters of Bernie Sanders, an Independent traditionally caucusing with Democrats who has drawn support across traditional party lines during his career in Vermont. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151006_596_h110_011~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 6, 2015 - Dummerstone, Vermont, U.S. - PETER DIAMONDSTONE and wife Doris outside their home. Peter is co-founder of the anti-war and socialist Liberty Union Party, on whose ticket Bernie Sanders campaigned for US Senate in 1971 along with Doris who ran for the US House. ''What held this party together until 1976 was the war in Vietnam, the anti-war movement. This was the beginning of the split between Sanders and myself on deep levels. We had brotherly arguments for many years...he and I differed on the blockade. On Israel. And we disagreed on the most petty things. We couldn't talk to each other without having an argument. A lot like a brother. And it went on long after he left our party in 1977. We remained pretty good friends until 1984 when Bernie became a Democrat and stumped around the state for Walter 'Fritz' Mondale,'' says Peter Diamondstone...Adds Peter, ''Sanders doesn't call himself a socialist anymore. He calls himself a social democrat. He's not running away from the word, but he uses Sweden as an example. They're as capitalistic as the US, just with a better safety net. When he talks about protecting the middle class, well that's the class that protects the ruling class from the working class. The bourgeoisie. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151013_596_h110_010~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 13, 2015 - Burlington, Vermont, U.S. - Young supporters of Bernie Sanders watch a Democratic Debate on CNN at a party hosted by the Progressive party of Vermont at Arts Riot in Burlington. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_596_h110_009~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 5, 2015 - Barnard, Vermont, U.S. - ANNA LEWIS stands in front of pumpkins for sale outside her family's home. She works as a bookkeeper for the family farm and expressed concern about Bernie Sander's becoming President. ''Well, I'm not happy with healthcare in Vermont. It's a welfare state. The working class doesn't get a lot of breaks. You know we're practically working just to pay our taxes. Why would you want to bring a child into this world? Just more and more taxes. You either have to quit to get assistance or you make too much to get a break,'' she said. ''I don't think Bernie's been overly successful in Vermont so I don't have confidence he'd do better as President.'' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151015_596_h110_008~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~Oct. 15, 2015 - Kirby, Vermont, U.S. - A large painted mural of Bernie Sanders is seen on a barn in the rural Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont. The mural is the work of Venice, CA, based street artist Jules Muck. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_596_h110_007~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 4, 2015 - Troy, Vermont, U.S. - DEXTER RANDALL, organic dairy farmer for Organic Valley and former Progressive Party member of the Vermont House of Representatives, who hosts annual pig roasts on his farm that Bernie Sanders frequently attends...''In the mid-80's when our friend Ronald Reagan dropped the support price for milk and then interest rates went through the roof, I was buried in debt so got it from both corners. That's where Bernie came along into the picture...we had a protest in 1990, there used to be a milk plant in Troy, there was about a hundred tractors, we surrounded the place, of course people thought we were gonna blow the place up or whatever and I could care less. Bernie was there and stood right beside me when I made a pitiful speech,'' he laughs...''It was an emotional time because I was on the brink of losing everything. That was when my own real activism started taking place. I met Bernie before that but that's what set off the whole thing. And if you know how activism works it depends on what's going on and how mad you get.''..''1986 is when I started getting to know Bernie, during the family farm crisis, when Willie Nelson had his first Farm-Aid. So Bernie started coming on the scene. I met Bernie at a fundraiser.''..''If there was anything on the side of the people who were getting walked on, Bernie was always there, I don't care if there were 10 people or thousands.''..''I won't be totally shocked if in the end, if Bernie can get through all the crooked bullshit, he can win. Because I think it's the will of the people, not the will of the money.''(Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151007_596_h110_006~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 7, 2015 - Townshend, Vermont, U.S. - A graffiti covered van sits on bucolic farm land near route 30 in Vermont. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_596_h110_005~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 5, 2015 - Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. - BILL DOYLE, 89, Republican member of Vermont State Senate and Professor of Government at Johnson State College, where he taught Bernie Sanders for a semester in the early 70's. ''I think his attitude was...'I want this college to work for me', so he instituted radio stations and did a lot of innovative things to his credit. He made contributions as a student that most students would never make, because they didn't know how to do it, or lacked enthusiasm or leadership. I obviously have great respect for students like that; it makes no difference what their ideology is,'' says Doyle...''If anybody asks me should Bernard Sanders run for the President, anybody that runs for an office like that, the odds are so great that I can't necessarily encourage it, but I do think it's good for the process that he runs, if a person has different points of view, lay 'em out on the table. I think most Americans agree and that's why he's doing well...I hope he wins the nomination of his party...it's such a long shot, but most people are for the underdogs anyway.''..On politics in the state, he adds, ''The Republican party in Vermont is not a monolith and we can think for ourselves in Vermont and still call ourselves Republicans. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151007_596_h110_004~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 7, 2015 - Shrewsbury, Vermont, U.S. - The sun rises through morning mist in a small town near the Green Mountains of Vermont. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_596_h110_003~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 4, 2015 - Westfield, Vermont, U.S.- LYLE ''SPUD'' EDWARDS on the organic dairy farm he runs with his wife Kitty in the rural Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont, one of over 200 organic dairy farms in the state. His family roots go back to 1799 in the state. ..''Don't underestimate him. Bernie is no fool. He knows how to win. And he's unorthodox too,'' says Edwards. ''What he's doing win or lose will change the debates. And change America in time...if you care about your children or grandchildren then you have to care about politics.''..''It's surprising the number of conservatives that are gonna back Bernie, because he's a straight shooter. There's a reason he gets 70% of the vote here. Yeah, Vermont is a liberal state but it's not 70% liberal. Vermont historically has been fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Of course Vermont was its own country before it joined the Union. We were the first state to join the union. We abolished slavery before we entered the Union...so the state's been independent. The backbone of the state is hard work. We didn't hire slaves to cut the trees, and burn the stumps and clear the land. We did it,'' he says. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_596_h110_002~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 4, 2015 - Middlesex, Vermont, U.S. - A currently abandoned home in the woods near Shady Rill Road which according to public record was owned by Bernie Sanders and his first wife in the 1960's after Sanders relocated to Vermont from Brooklyn, NY. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_596_h110_001~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BernieÕs Vermont~Oct. 4, 2015 - Middlesex, Vermont, U.S. - SHIRLEY LAPLANT at home on Shady Rill Road a few houses down from Bernie Sanders' first home in the state of Vermont. ''Bernie's a pretty smart guy. We knew him very well when we was runnin' the dairy farm up here. Once in a while he'd come and take some milk...he used to walk down because he didn't have a car. Everybody liked him around here. He was funny in lots of ways,'' she recalls. Her husband James adds, ''We hope he wins.'' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151015_596_h110_000~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bernie's Vermont~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 596 - Bernie's Vermont - Launched Feb. 10, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In October 2015, Bernie Sanders' campaign for President of the United States was starting to gain steam on a national level. Small donations from individuals, not major corporations or Super-PAC funds, were providing fuel for the Vermont Senator's grassroots campaign, and the prevailing wisdom was that the more America got to know him, the more they would like him. Vermonters, however, already knew Bernie pretty well. Sanders moved to a small town in Vermont in the late 1960's and became active in progressive politics before going on to become the mayor of Burlington and serving in the US House of Representatives and US Senate. This photo essay sheds light on some of the unique people, places, and political accomplishments from the Presidential candidate's 30+ year history in the state, and documents the mood of everyday Vermonters - from dairy farmers in the Northeast Kingdom to punk rockers in Burlington - at a time when their hometown candidate was starting to become a household name around the country. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~In October 2015, Bernie Sanders' campaign for President of the United States was starting to gain steam on a national level. Small donations from individuals, not major corporations or Super-PAC funds, were providing fuel for the Vermont Senator's grassroots campaign, and the prevailing wisdom was that the more America got to know him, the more they would like him. Vermonters, however, already knew Bernie pretty well. Sanders moved to a small town in Vermont in the late 1960's and became active in progressive politics before going on to become the mayor of Burlington and serving in the US House of Representatives and US Senate. This photo essay sheds light on some of the unique people, places, and political accomplishments from the Presidential candidate's 30+ year history in the state, and documents the mood of everyday Vermonters - from dairy farmers in the Northeast Kingdom to punk rockers in Burlington - at a time when their hometown candidate was starting to become a household name around the country.:
2010~zrep471~20120829_471_cv4_018~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 29, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - A model of an astronaut perches above the ticket booths at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center where visitors pay up to $9 dollars each to take tours of old launch pads and the Vehicle Assembly Building. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121031_471_cv4_017~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Oct. 31, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - JAMES PEEK, 48, lost his job as a Senior Aerospace Inspector at Kennedy Space Center in October of 2010. Without health insurance, Peek has applied for fifty jobs, with no luck so he tries to survive on odd jobs. He watches the weather channel at his Titusville home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120830_471_cv4_016~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - A tour guide waits, under his umbrella, for visitors at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120830_471_cv4_015~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - With the Space Shuttle Endeavor parked behind them in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), tour guide MARY GLENN, of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, lectures visitors who have paid 9 dollars each to tour the VAB, the largest hangar in the world. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120830_471_cv4_014~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - TIM SEYMOUR worked on the close out crew of the Space Shuttle program for 31 years. His treasured white jumpsuit that he wore at work hangs in the laundry room of his father's house. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120823_471_cv4_013~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 23, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - ROGER PICIOR, 44, and his son JUSTIN PICIOR, 17, left, fish on the Indian River at Merritt Island National Refuge across from the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center where Roger's father worked for 30 years. As for the shuttle launches, Roger said 'I've seen too many launches, I don't even look up into the sky anymore.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120828_471_cv4_012~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 28, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - A heavy storm showers the nearly empty A. Max Brewer Bridge that was built to accommodate the thousands of visitors who traveled to the Space Coast to view Space Shuttle launches. The 4 million dollar bridge was completed just in time for the last Space Shuttle launch. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120828_471_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 28, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - MIKE MOON, 55, has lived in Titusville his whole life and worked at KSC as a Quality Inspector for the Space Shuttle program, before he was laid off in September 2012. '“It is hard to take, not because of the job but it's the pride everyone put into it. It is hard to take to see the Russians launching our astronauts into space instead of us. We are not the leader in space anymore and it makes me sick,' he said bitterly. 'I don't want to work on aircraft, I want to work on spacecraft. He drinks a beer at 'Dogs R Us,' a bar frequented by current and former KSC employees. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120826_471_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 26, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - SHIRLIN CAMPBELL prays during Sunday morning worship at St James AME Church. Campbell was laid off from her custodian job at Kennedy Space Center and is afraid she will be evicted from her home. She has had no luck finding another job at the same pay scale at her former job. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121101_471_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Nov. 1, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - The Miracle City Mall, deserted of customers and stores saw better times when Titusville was a boomtown born of the space race. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121102_471_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Nov. 2, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - With a total of 53 years between them working on the crawler transporter at Kennedy Space Center, BOBBY KNOST, JIM GUARINO and DAN DRAKE, finish the final move of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to its final resting place at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center. 'Lets get this over with,' Bobby Knost said, 'Lets put her to bed.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120830_471_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - TIM SEYMOUR worked on the Closeout Crew of the Space Shuttle program for 31 years. Seymour was the last person to see the astronauts after he strapped them into the orbiter, gave them the thumbs up and shut the door before they were blasted off into space. â'Every time I did it, the weirdest feeling came over me because I knew I was the last one to touch it,' he said. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121102_471_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Nov. 2, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - The Space Shuttle Atlantis travels a 10 mile road past the Vehicle Assembly Building, at Kennedy Space Center to its final resting place at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Center. Crawler Transporter crew members watch the fireworks display when Atlantis reached its final resting place. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121030_471_cv4_005~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Oct. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - Brevard County Sheriff's Deputy ARNOLD SMITH peeks in the window of the home where he was attempting to serve a restraining order. He has seen crime go up and an increase in evictions and suicides since the demise of the Space Shuttle program. His department has served over 2600 evictions since 2011. 'Ten years down the road, it is going to be a desert down here,' he said. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121101_471_cv4_004~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Nov. 1, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - BILL BLUMER, 48, worked at Kennedy Space Center for 10 years. 'What we did out there was a privilege,' he said. 'What we did out there wasn't done anywhere else.' Still unemployed after a year and a half, he works part time at Lowe's, just to get out of the house. During a break from applying for jobs, he pets his dogs in the backyard of his Titusville home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120830_471_cv4_003~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 30, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - TIM SEYMOUR wears a gold and diamond space shuttle ring. He worked on the close out crew of the Space Shuttle program for 31 years. 'You go to work with attitude. If it was easy, then anyone could do it,' he said. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121102_471_cv4_002~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Nov. 2, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - The Space Shuttle Atlantis travels a 10-mile road on the crawler transporter past the Vehicle Assembly Building, at Kennedy Space Center to its final resting place at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Center. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120828_471_cv4_001~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~Aug. 28, 2012 - Titusville, Florida, U.S - FRANCINE MYERS, worked at Kennedy Space Center for 30 years as a logistics specialist. She lost her job right after the last shuttle launch in July 2011 and has been unemployed ever since. Pictures and words of encouragement decorate the desk at her home and she has been studying a course on bereavement at her local community college. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20121102_471_cv4_000~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~No More Rocket Men~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 471 - No More Rocket Men - Launched April 30, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Two years after NASA ended the three-decade-long U.S. space shuttle program, thousands of engineers and other staff who worked at the Kennedy Space Center are still struggling to find jobs to replace the careers that flourished when shuttles took off from Florida's 'Space Coast.' When the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, 8,000 people lost their jobs, and the town born from the space-race began to fall into decline. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage via ZUMA)~Two years after NASA ended the three-decade-long U.S. space shuttle program, thousands of engineers and other staff who worked at the Kennedy Space Center are still struggling to find jobs to replace the careers that flourished when shuttles took off from Florida's 'Space Coast.' When the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, 8,000 people lost their jobs, and the town born from the space-race began to fall into decline. :
2010~zrep328~20100729_328_l58_009~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - SHELTON WILLIS carries a gun while taking his dog for a walk. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_008~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Antioch, California, U.S. - JERRY JUNG helps his son put on his motorcycle helmet. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_007~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Brentwood, California, U.S. - JANICE CUSHMAN goes shopping carry her handgun at Riley's. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_006~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Fremont, California, U.S. - SHANNON PENA, left, and ALAINA HELMATOLER enjoy a pedicure while carrying firearms along their waist. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_005~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Fremont, California, U.S. - A couple holding hands in a Starbucks coffee shop. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_004~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Fairfield, California, U.S. - EDWARD CASUGA, a biology student at Solano Community College, carries his gun as he exits his car on the way to the ATM machine. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_003~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Fullerton, California, U.S. - JULIE WEISS conducts a home checkup with a gun on her hip. She instructs a patient on taking pills. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_002~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Fullerton, California, U.S. - JULIE WEISS conducts a post-opertive checkup with a gun on her hip. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_001~Steve Labadessa~The New Wild West~July 29, 2010 - Antioch, California, U.S. - JERRY JUNG plays football with his son JARRETTE JUNG. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100729_328_l58_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The New Wild West~zReportage.com Story of the week #328 - Launched August 17, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - In the day of cowboys and the wild west, a large portion of the population carried guns, daily, in public spaces. It was part of the old wild west. Nowadays, especially in the west, ''open carry'' refers to the act of law-abiding citizens carrying a properly holstered handgun in plain sight, wherever it is legal to do so, as they go about their daily lives. This includes such mundane tasks as driving to work, walking the dog, grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks, a burger at McDonald's, using the local ATM or even buying a book on gun control at Barnes & Noble. Those who choose 'open carry' just go about their business while armed, legally, just as the 6 million-plus Americans who hold concealed-carry permits. Open carry is legal in some form in 43 states, and the practice is becoming increasingly common, especially in California. Welcome to The New Wild West. (Credit Image: © Steve LaBadessa/ZUMA)~In the day of cowboys and the wild west, a large portion of the population carried guns, daily, in public spaces. It was part of the old wild west. Nowadays, especially in the west, ''open carry'' refers to the act of law-abiding citizens carrying a properly holstered handgun in plain sight, wherever it is legal to do so, as they go about their daily lives. This includes such mundane tasks as driving to work, walking the dog, grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks, a burger at McDonald's, using the local ATM or even buying a book on gun control at Barnes & Noble. Those who choose 'open carry' just go about their business while armed, legally, just as the 6 million-plus Americans who hold concealed-carry permits. Open carry is legal in some form in 43 states, and the practice is becoming increasingly common, especially in California. Welcome to The New Wild West.:
2010~zrep072~20050606_072_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~America's Dirty Drug~Jun. 06, 2005 - El Nido, California, U.S. - Officers in the High Intensity Drug Traffic Area (HIDTA) Central Valley Meth Task inventory items and chemicals found after the raid of a 'super lab.'.(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050630_072_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~America's Dirty Drug~Jun. 30, 2005 - Fresno, California, U.S. - An officer in the Fresno Meth Task Force interviews a woman found sleeping in a suspected Meth lab site during an early morning raid..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050630_072_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~America's Dirty Drug~Jun. 30, 2005 - Fresno, California, U.S. - An officer in the Fresno Meth Task Force searches a man during an early morning raid on a suspected Meth lab site..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep324~20100424_324_w75_019~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 24, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Rapes in the camps are dramatically under-reported. Most violated women and girls are too afraid to turn to the police as they are being threatened by the rapists and their families. They also seem to have little faith in the criminal justice system. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_324_w75_018~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 23, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A sheltered girl on the streets walks around anxiously. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100426_324_w75_017~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 26, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Haitian girls carefully walk across stone rubble. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_324_w75_016~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 18, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Due to lack of privacy and no male protection, so many women and girls are now exposed to higher rates of rape and violence. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100424_324_w75_015~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 24, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A Haitian girl with a basket walks across a stream of debris. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_324_w75_014~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 18, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - The camps are over crowded and leave no room for privacy. The camps are a daily struggle for survival, sanitation is poor and water and food are scarce. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_324_w75_013~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 25, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A Haitian rape victim at a shelter camp wearing a straw hat. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100417_324_w75_012~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 17, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A mother and her children sit outside on the streets. Left with no male protection and with the lack of privacy, so many women and girls, are now exposed to higher rates of rape and violence. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_324_w75_011~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 23, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - KOFAVIV organization (Commission of Women Victims for Victims) tried to persuade the women to press charges against the rapists. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100424_324_w75_010~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 24, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Invasion of rapists into the camps occur almost every night, women and girls are helpless. The Haitian government seems to be both unwilling and unable to act against this phenomenon. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_324_w75_009~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 18, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - CASSANDRE ST. VIL, 19. In the dark realities of devastation, rape victims are left sitting in the shadows. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_324_w75_008~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 25, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Before the earthquake, CASSANDRE ST. VIL, 19, was harassed s by two felon men, but her father protected her and kept them away. After St. Vil's father was killed in the quake, the two felons, including two other men, went looking for St. Vil, found her in a camp and the four men raped her one-by-one in front of her mother and granddaughter. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100424_324_w75_007~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 24, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A young Haitian girl carrying a giant bowl on her head walks through ruins. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_324_w75_006~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 25, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - ELIA LAJENESSE's granddaughter had to flee her camp when men invaded and raped women. She herself was raped in 2004. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_324_w75_005~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 23, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - The shelter camps are surrounded by building rubble. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_324_w75_004~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 25, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Following the earthquake, 30 year-old MADLEN REDE's family moved to St. Anne camp. On January 19, 2010, three men invaded the camps with masks on their faces and guns in their hands. They raped Rede in front of the 10-year-old girl she was taking care of. Since that night, Rede has been suffering from digestion and sight problems. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_324_w75_003~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 18, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - An estimated 500,000-70,000 people are displaced by the earthquake in Port-au-Prince . After the earthquake thousands of homeless people fled to other parts of the country, but many settled in improvised camps around the capital. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_324_w75_002~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 25, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - GOVANIE MILFORTS, 5, who's father died in the earthquake has been living in the camps with her mother and grandmother since they lost their home. One day about 50 men came to the camp under the guise of clergy men, but when camp inhabitants let them in the men looted and raped. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100424_324_w75_001~Kobi Wolf~Quake Rape Epidemic~Apr. 24, 2010 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A homeless woman sits in rubble. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100720_324_w75_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Quake Rape Epidemic~zReportage Story of the Week #324 - Launched July 20, 2010 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - The Aftershocks - 'The way you saw the earth shake, that's how our bodies are shaking now.' Before the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, rape rates in Haiti have been among the highest in the world. Post quake, the rates are only increasing. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com)~Launch Date - March 11, 2011 Rape Rampant in Haiti's Earthquake Camps Post Earthquake Haiti - One Year Later Text by Noella May Hebert/ZUMA Pictures by Kobi Wolf/ZUMA The Aftershocks - 'The way you saw the earth shake, that's how our bodies are shaking now.' Before the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, rape rates in Haiti have been among the highest in the world. Post quake, the rates are only increasing.:
2010~zrep460~20130115_460_k109_028~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 15, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A family walks on empty streets of Aleppo. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_027~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 16, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Every morning farmers bring their sheep to Allepo for slaughter in Aleppo's meat district. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_026~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 16, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter makes coffee for his comrades. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130115_460_k109_025~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 15, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter steps on a paper with the photo of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_024~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 15, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Captured government soldiers wait for trial in a courthouse. Many soldiers disappear after trial. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130115_460_k109_023~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 15, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter prays in a mosque. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_022~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 14, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Mentally ill patients from ages 13 to 76 years old are taken care of by three volunteers at al-Safaa psychiatric clinic. The doctors fled after the war broke out. Many of the patients are forced to eat and sleep in their own feces. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_460_k109_021~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 14, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Light from his rifle scope falls on the eye of a Free Syrian Army sniper as he takes aim at a target. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_020~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 14, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army sniper aims at a target. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_460_k109_019~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 14, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A patient looks out the windown at al-Safaa psychiatric clinic. Mentally ill patients from ages 13 to 76 years old are taken care of by three volunteers. The doctors fled after the war broke out. Many of the patients are forced to eat and sleep in their own feces. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_460_k109_018~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 14, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A young boy collects used ammunition to sell as metal. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130113_460_k109_017~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 13, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Men help a wounded civilian after a mortar attack in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood. The area is immersed in a Syrian civil war that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 60,000 people since the revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_016~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 13, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his gun in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_015~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 13, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Two dead bodies lie on a street in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood. The area is immersed in a Syrian civil war that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 60,000 people since the revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_014~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 11, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Medicine at a small hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_013~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 13, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Children sit on school benches at Al-Tawheed school. Most of the schools are closed. Due to no heat and electricity they move some classes outside. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_012~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 12, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Children search the garbage for things to eat and make fire with. This area used to be a park but is now used for garbage. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130112_460_k109_011~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 12, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A man buys bread in the streets. Syrians stand in line for hours to be able to buy bread. The revolt against President Bashar Assad that started in March 2011 began with peaceful protests but developed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations estimate. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130113_460_k109_010~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 13, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter plays football with some children in the Saif al-Dawlah neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_009~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 11, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - The burned out remains of an emergency vehicle, where violence has escalated in recent weeks with rebels specifically targeting Government-controlled air bases. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_008~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 11, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - A small, barren hospital room. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_007~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 11, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Syrians use tree branches at a public park to warm themselves. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_006~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 11, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard at a checkpoint. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_005~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 10, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - At a small hospital, doctors help a young boy with burns. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_004~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 10, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Aleppo is a destroyed city with no heat or electricity. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_003~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 10, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Syrians warm themselves by a fire on the streets. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_002~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 10, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - Dar al-Shifa hospital was the largest hospital inside Free Syrian Army controlled Aleppo. It was destroyed by a government jet. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_001~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~Jan. 10, 2013 - Aleppo, Syria - At a small hospital, doctors help a young boy get rid of his cast. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130110_460_k109_000~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~A City Consumed~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 460 - A City Consumed - Launched February 9, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Middle East faces a ''staggering'' humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says. The US-based group describes the level of rape and sexual violence occurring in the conflict as ''horrific''. With more than 600,000 Syrians having fled the country, the International Rescue Committee is calling on the outside world to step up its response. The World Food Program (WFP) said it is helping 1.5 million Syrians, but continued fighting and an inability to use the port of Tartus to deliver food mean many people are not receiving aid. Syria's violence has reached unprecedented levels of horror, with the Assad regime and the rebels ''co-operating to destroy'' the country, UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~The Middle East faces a 'staggering' humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says. The US-based group describes the level of rape and sexual violence occurring in the conflict as 'horrific'. With more than 600,000 Syrians having fled the country, the International Rescue Committee is calling on the outside world to step up its response. The World Food Program (WFP) said it is helping 1.5 million Syrians, but continued fighting and an inability to use the port of Tartus to deliver food mean many people are not receiving aid. Syria's violence has reached unprecedented levels of horror, with the Assad regime and the rebels 'co-operating to destroy' the country, UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said.:
2010~zrep333~20090610_333_p79_024~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~June 10, 2009 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier guards a stretch of Highway 1 after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) aka roadside bomb was discovered. A civilian drives a tractor in the background around the roadblock. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091015_333_p79_023~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 10, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - A US Marine from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines searches holes dug into the ground which appear to be bunker systems during a patrol after sporadic fighting in the village of Gund. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090920_333_p79_022~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 20, 2009 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Lumps of dirt and rocks painted white sit as markers on land mines. After decades of war and continuous de-mining efforts, millions of land mines exist throughout the country constantly claiming victims. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090710_333_p79_021~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 10, 2009 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian artillery during a fire mission at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Zhari (AKA Zharey) District in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Artillery strikes are frequently called in from other FOB's on the front lines and units on patrol when in contact with insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_333_p79_020~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 8, 2009 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - (L top R) Canadian soldiers Mcpl Philippe Bouchard, Cpl Katia Maltais and Cpl. Francois Corvec prepare to rest for the night in an abandoned grape hut during an combat operation..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090614_333_p79_019~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~June 14, 2009 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Afghan children seen by their homes as a patrol of Canadian troops passes..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090912_333_p79_018~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 12, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - After several days of fighting US Marines from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines Fox Company shave each others heads at Forward Operating Base Goleston. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_333_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 8, 2009 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Afghan Police officers (ANP) rest in a common/gathering area of an Afghan civilian compound by a woman and her children during an operation searching for insurgents and weapons. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090911_333_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 11, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - US Marines from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines Fox Company try to find their way out of a valley littered with land mines and roadside bombs in the Buji Bast Pass. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_333_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 8, 2009 - Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers from the Vandoos Charlie Company occupy a school house. The school's principal, according to local civilians was killed by the Taliban along with local elders and the school was subsequently ordered closed as insurgents exerted their control over the area..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090628_333_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~June 28, 2009 - Siah Choy, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Exhausted Canadian infantry from the Vandoos (R22R) Bravo Company sleeping in a civilian compound. Cpl. Christian Bobbitt (foreground 2nd from left) age 23 and Sapper Matthieu Allard (rear far right) age 21 were killed by an IED about a month after this operation..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_333_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 8, 2009 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan boy leads a flock of sheep through a village in the Pashmul area in the early morning hours. Due to the extreme poverty many children like this must work and have little time to attend school. Many boys at a minimum study at a religious school and that becomes the extent of their education, which is based on the Koran..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090821_333_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 21, 2009 - Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A corroded Russian T-62 series tank in a Russian military vehicle graveyard. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_333_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 8, 2009 - Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A hilltop graveyard in the Adamzai and Khenjakak area in a rural area on the outer rim of Kandahar City. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090805_333_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 5, 2009 - Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Afghan Army (ANA) soldiers exercising after prayer in their area at a Canadian Forward Operating Base. .(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090910_333_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 10, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - A Chinook helicopter MEDEVACS injured US Marines after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb by the Buji Bast Pass. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090805_333_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 5, 2009 - Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A rooster standing on the roof of an Afghan Army (ANA) truck at a Canadian Forward Operating Base (FOB). Afghan soldiers have numerous pets and farm animals in their areas of most FOB's in this region..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090905_333_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 5, 2009 - Delaram, Nimroz Province, Afghanistan - Black smoke billows from the charred remains from a suicide attack on a civilian convoy on Highway 1. The suicide attack was made using a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) killing three Afghans and injuring several others..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090712_333_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 12, 2009 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A 13-year-old boy with life threatening wounds from gunfire after being caught in crossfire between Afghan Army and Taliban insurgents sits in a Canadian frontline army hospital in Zhari District, waiting to be evacuated to Kandahar Airfield for surgery. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090821_333_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 21, 2009 - Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A corroded and abandoned Russian artillery piece in a Russian military vehicle graveyard. The Afghan landscape is littered with the remains of Russian military vehicles after the decade long war with the Soviets in the 1980s..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090723_333_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~July 23, 2009 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - The body of a young Afghan man after he was fatally shot during a battle between the Afghan Army and Taliban insurgents. The medics at this front line army hospital worked desperately to save and revive him, but the wounds were too severe for him survive. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090811_333_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Aug. 11, 2009 - Panjway District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers from Charlie Company at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) gather for a moment of silence after a combat operation for two comrades recently killed from Bravo Company of the Vandoos (R22R). (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090906_333_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 6, 2009 - Golestan District, Farah Province, Afghanistan -US Marines from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines patrol through farmland just outside a village, where US Marines have been locked in a bitter counterinsurgency campaign and conflict with insurgents using mainly Improvise Explosive Devices (IED's). (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090910_333_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Long War~Sep. 10, 2009 - Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan - A US Marine from the 2nd MEB of the 2/3 Marines hands his interpreter (aka a linguist) a hand gun for his own self-defense during a patrol after sporadic fighting in the village of Gund. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100920_333_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Long War~zReportage.com Story of the Week #333- Launched September 21, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - June was the deadliest month for U.S. forces since the conflict began in 2001 and the rising casualties are eroding support for the war in Western capitals. The campaign to secure the Taliban's birthplace of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a central objective of current NATO revised war effort. The increase in deaths comes as President Obama's increase of 30,000 American troops are reaching the ground and the military has stepped up armed convoys and foot patrols to assert control over areas where insurgents previously have had free reign. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~June was the deadliest month for U.S. forces since the conflict began in 2001 and the rising casualties are eroding support for the war in Western capitals. The campaign to secure the Taliban's birthplace of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a central objective of current NATO revised war effort. The increase in deaths comes as President Obama's increase of 30,000 American troops are reaching the ground and the military has stepped up armed convoys and foot patrols to assert control over areas where insurgents previously have had free reign.:
2010~zrep574~20150505_574_w122_039~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 5, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Three teens walk through Durbar Square at night. On April 25, 2015, Nepal suffered a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killing over 7,000 people and injuring thousands more. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150504_574_w122_038~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 4, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A young girl watches as a woman lights votive candles as she celebrates the anniversary of Buddha's birth at Boudhanath Stupa. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150504_574_w122_037~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 4, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Monks erect a large tent next to their damaged monastery near Boudhanath Stupa. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150504_574_w122_036~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 4, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Monks watch videos on a phone in a tent outside of their damaged monastery near Boudhanath Stupa. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150504_574_w122_035~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 4, 2015 - Patan, Nepal - Nepali soldiers clear rubble from the ruins of a temple. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150503_574_w122_034~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 3, 2015 - Bansbari, Nepal - DANI TAMUNG, 75, looks out the window of a schoolhouse holding aid supplies sent by a group of Kathmandu residents. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_033~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - An 83-year-old Nepali man sits in front of a pile of bricks removed from his destroyed home. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_032~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A Nepali woman walks across a plank in the ruins of her home. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_031~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Signs asking for aid cover a building. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_030~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A young Nepali boy sits atop a carved statue and watches rescue teams clear rubble in Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_029~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - Rescue teams work to clear rubble in Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_028~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Patan, Nepal - A Nepali soldier carries an intricately carved decoration from the rubble of a temple in Durbar Square to a secure location. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_w122_027~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Patan, Nepal - Nepali soldiers work to remove a stone lion from the rubble of a temple in Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_p135_026~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - View of the Swayambhu Nath Temple, also known as the Monkey Temple, at the top of the hill surrounded by collapsed houses caused by the violent earthquake that hit Nepal one week ago. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_p135_025~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - View from a street in the Maru Tole District of Bhaktapur after the violent earthquake that hit Nepal one week ago. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_p135_024~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Women pass through the rubble in the Maru Tole District of Bakthapur after the violent earthquake that hit Nepal one week ago. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_p135_023~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Women pass through the rubble in the Maru Tole District of Bakthapur after the violent earthquake that hit Nepal one week ago. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150502_574_p135_022~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 2, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese Police and Army soldiers clean Patan Durbar Square in the Lalitpur District. Patan Durban Square, is the old district of Kathmandu and a World Heritage Monument listed in 1979. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_w122_021~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepali rescue workers walk beneath a building which has nearly collapsed. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_w122_020~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A tired Nepali soldier takes a break from rescue efforts. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_w122_019~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A young woman with a head injury is spoon-fed at a hospital. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_p135_018~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A woman reacts to the news of a death of a relative as people try to console her. The death toll has risen to more than 7,000 people and more than 13,900 have been injured from the devastating earthquake. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_p135_017~Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A nepalese family watches the collapsed temples at Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Guillaume Payen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150429_574_w122_016~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 29, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Kathmandu residents perform cremation rituals for loved ones killed in a devastating earthquake at the Pashupatinath Temple. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_a130_015~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - An earthquake victim carries out their belongings from a damaged house following a massive earthquake that hit the country. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_014~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Kathmandu residents displaced by the earthquake spend time in temporary shelters. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_013~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepali woman displaced by the earthquake inspects new tents donated by the Chinese government. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_012~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Kathmandu residents displaced by the earthquake spend time in temporary shelters in a park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_011~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Dozens of Nepali men and women volunteer to give blood. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese people clear rubble from a collapsed pagoda in Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepali soldiers and civilians try to pull down a dangerous section of severely damaged wall that is in danger of collapsing. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_a130_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Doctors treat a man injured from falling bricks. On April 25, 2015, Nepal suffered a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killing over 7,000 people and injuring thousands more. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_a130_007~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Mass cremations are held for the victims days after a massive earthquake that hit the country. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_a130_006~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepali women cry for a lost his family member following a massive earthquake that hit the country. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150430_574_a130_005~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 30, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepali people and army soldiers try to recover a lord statue from the rubble in Durbar Square following a massive earthquake that hit the country. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_574_a130_004~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~May 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A woman breast-feeds her baby days after following a massive earthquake. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150429_574_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 29, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Residents perform cremation rituals for loved ones killed in the devastating earthquake at the Pashupatinath Temple. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150429_574_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 29, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Kathmandu residents perform cremation rituals for loved ones killed in a devastating earthquake at the Pashupatinath Temple. On April 25, 2015, Nepal suffered a magnitude 7.8 earthquake killing over 7,000 people and injuring thousands more. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150425_574_s159_001~Sumit Shrestha/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~April 25, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A woman overlooks her house which collapsed due to the deadly earthquake in Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, April, 25th. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 7000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Credit Image: © Sumit Shrestha/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150429_574_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tragedy In Nepal~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 574 - Tragedy In Nepal - Launched May 5, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, triggering avalanches and mudslides and reducing whole villages to rubble. The death toll has hit 7,500 and is continuing to climb. The UN estimates that eight million people have been affected by the earthquake while 2.8 million people have been displaced by it. More than six million people live within 60 miles of the epicenter, located some 50 miles northwest of the densely populated capital Katmandu which itself has a population of 2.5 million. Buildings and infrastructure have been damaged and destroyed. Electricity and telephone connectivity is intermittent and mobile services are experiencing heavy congestion. Hospitals continue to function but are stretched to the limits. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, triggering avalanches and mudslides and reducing whole villages to rubble. The death toll has hit 7,500 and is continuing to climb. The UN estimates that eight million people have been affected by the earthquake while 2.8 million people have been displaced by it. More than six million people live within 60 miles of the epicenter, located some 50 miles northwest of the densely populated capital Katmandu which itself has a population of 2.5 million. Buildings and infrastructure have been damaged and destroyed. Electricity and telephone connectivity is intermittent and mobile services are experiencing heavy congestion. Hospitals continue to function but are stretched to the limits.:
2010~zrep575~20150426_575_n03_017~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL takes a moment to rest in a colorful tunnel at the park. Faith and Ziya's dad Eli support and affirm's their child's gender identity and expression, which might be more boyish one day and more feminine the next. 'Ziya is a mix of both genders, falling somewhere in the middle,' Faith explains. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_575_n03_016~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~May 1, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL and mom FAITH visit their neighborhood coffee shop. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150412_575_n03_015~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 12, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL and 2-year-old sister ADA play in the back yard. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150501_575_n03_014~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~May 1, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL plays with a toy robot and blonde Barbie doll. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_013~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL sings songs to one of his cherished dolls. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL and little sister ADA help choose a name for one of Ziya's many dolls with help from two of Ziya's girlfriends. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150412_575_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 12, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL and sister ADA color in the family's living room that doubles as a homeschool classroom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL chose a girl's one-piece swimsuit to wear while playing with friends in a backyard pool. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - FAITH and ZIYA YEWDALL talk at a neighborhood park. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - With mother FAITH, lending a hand, ZIYA YEWDALL works his way across the bars at a neighborhood park. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150412_575_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 12, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL in the park. 'Ziya is gender-fluid,' explains Faith Yewdall, Ziya's mother. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150429_575_n03_006~Family photo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 29, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL, 5, on the first day of school. Yewdall was assigned male at birth but has traits and preferences that society sees as more female than male. Ziya's mother describes Ziya as 'gender-fluid,' falling between male and female. (Credit Image: © Family photo//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150426_575_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 26, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL cuddles with dad ELI at a neighborhood park. Yewdall loves pink, My Little Pony toys and clothes, Barbie dolls, sparkly head bands and dresses. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150411_575_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 11, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL dances for mom, dad and sister, wearing his favorite dress with his face painted from a birthday party earlier in the day. FAITH and Ziya's dad ELI support and affirm their child's gender identity and expression, which might be more boyish one day and more feminine the next. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150412_575_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 12, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL talks with his favorite 'My Little Pony' toys. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150411_575_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 11, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - Playing 'hair salon,' ZIYA YEWDALL styles his mother FAITH'S hair. 'Ziya is gender-fluid,' explains Faith. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150411_575_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~April 11, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - ZIYA YEWDALL plays with LEGO toy parts. Yewdall loves pink, 'My Little Pony' toys and clothes, Barbie dolls, sparkly head bands and dresses. Ziya considers himself to be a boy, but maybe a girl, too. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150411_575_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Raising Ziya~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 575 - Raising Ziya - Launched May 12, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Faith Yewdall had to take a deep breath. Her six-year-old son Ziya had decided at the last minute to change from a Spiderman shirt to his favorite 'rock star' dress before heading out to a friend's birthday party. ''Part of me said, 'Yes, finally!' Another part of me said, 'Oh no, I haven't had time to prepare for this.' But I was excited because he was so excited,'' Faith explained. She describes Ziya as gender-fluid, an internal overlap of masculine and feminine gender traits and expression. He doesn't fit the traditional boxes of boy or girl. It's been eight months since Ziya showed excitement about much of anything. Traumatic bullying in his first two weeks of kindergarten caused her sensitive and creative child to shut down a large part of his personality. ''A part of him died in those two weeks. I watched the light go out of my child's eyes,'' she said. ''But when he put on that dress and started bouncing around, the joy that I feared had disappeared was back,'' she said. ''The light was on again.'' (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Faith Yewdall had to take a deep breath. Her six-year-old son Ziya had decided at the last minute to change from a Spiderman shirt to his favorite ‘rock star’ dress before heading out to a friend's birthday party. 'Part of me said, ‘Yes, finally!’ Another part of me said, ‘Oh no, I haven’t had time to prepare for this.’ But I was excited because he was so excited,' Faith explained. She describes Ziya as gender-fluid, an internal overlap of masculine and feminine gender traits and expression. He doesn’t fit the traditional boxes of boy or girl. It’s been eight months since Ziya showed excitement about much of anything. Traumatic bullying in his first two weeks of kindergarten caused her sensitive and creative child to shut down a large part of his personality. 'A part of him died in those two weeks. I watched the light go out of my child’s eyes,' she said. 'But when he put on that dress and started bouncing around, the joy that I feared had disappeared was back,' she said. 'The light was on again.' :
2010~zrep502~20131116_502_p17_024~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Under a makeshift shelter a typhoon survivor resides where his home once stood. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_023~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Under cloudy skies, two small children play in the street amongst the devastation. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_022~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Family pictures and other belongings collected from destroyed homes after the typhoon struck, are hung out to dry. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_021~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor DELORES ROSALDO (84) tries to make do with what is left of her destroyed home. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_020~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Survivors talk to relatives on a satellite phone set up for victims at a local market. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_019~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A cracked portrait of Christ lies in the rubble of the local church. The town's church dates from the 1700's and has survived several typhoons, but Haiyan proved to be too powerful. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_018~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Men work in what is left of the local market, cutting meat for sale and throwing the scraps to scavenging dogs. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_017~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - SAYRABELL BAGENAN was born two months premature, she lies in a cardboard box at the private hospital. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_016~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor EDIN GAEDI (41) had her leg amputated at a private hospital. She needs a blood transfusion, but doesn't have enough money to pay for one. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_015~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A Typhoon survivor lives amongst the ruins, after the family home was destroyed. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131116_502_p17_014~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 16, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Typhoon survivor LEA CORAZON sleeps in a makeshift hammock in a shed by the port, after the family home was destroyed. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_502_p17_013~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov 15, 2013 - Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines - At the evacuation reception center in Cebu, ROMEO ESPANOLA (42) is treated for wounds on his arms and chest from holding on for his life, when the storm hit. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_012~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Women find shelter under umbrellas inside a ruined home. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_011~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - An aerial view of the city Guiuan on the Philippine island Samar, which was the first place the typhoon hit, shows the devastation. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_502_p17_010~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A religious statue is all that is left in a church destroyed after typhoon Haiyan swept the area. Approximately 80 percent of the Philippine population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, while two percent is linked to the Protestant faith. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_502_p17_009~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A young boy plays on a broken drum kit inside a destroyed home. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_008~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Two-year-old GAYORS sleeps on a wooden floor between his families' few belongings. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_502_p17_007~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 15, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - A local resident washes dishes in what is left of her destroyed home. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit. (Credit Image: © PPeter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_006~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - RAQUEL HUSUN shows her 3 year-old son JIFF (in hammock) what was once their home. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_005~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - An aerial view of the city Guiuan on the Philippine island Samar, which was the first place the typhoon hit. The city, the neighboring cities and the whole area are razed to the ground. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_004~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - The town's church of Immaculate conception, one of the oldest in the country, was heavily damaged during the Typhoon. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_003~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Totaled~November 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - The city Guiuan on the island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit. Survivors walk the streets through the devastation after typhoon Haiyan. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_502_p17_002~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov 15, 2013 - Cebu City, Philippines - Evacuees who were taken to Cebu City for safety are frustrated and restless away from their homes on Samar. Samar, with 50,000 residents, was one of the last to receive emergency relief. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131113_502_p17_001~Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~Nov. 13, 2013 - Guiuan, Samar, Philippines - Survivors walk through the devastated town of Guiuan. The city Guiuan at the Philippine island Samar was the first place the typhoon hit. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131126_502_p17_000~Peter Hove Olesen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiyan Aftermath~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 502 - Haiyan Aftermath - Launched November 26, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Two weeks after Haiyan - the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record - struck the Central Region of this country, both local and foreign aid continues to pour in, and some roads are already passable, easing the way for growing relief operations. Huge numbers, including many children, were left homeless, and are surviving in cramped, unhygienic conditions in damaged buildings. People in Guiuan are starting to rebuild their lives. They are removing the debris from their homes and trying to find roofs so they can at least have some shelter from the weather. The town of around 30,000 people now has a supply of clean food and water. Many, though, do not have any shelter. As of November 20, 2013, the NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) updated typhoon casualties to 4,011 dead, 18, 557 injured, and 1,602 still missing. Of the 2,145,359 families affected, 929,893 families were displaced. The number of damaged houses are estimated at 648,160 with 323,454 of those homes totally destroyed. The typhoon compromised about 80% of the coconut trees, a major source of livelihood for the locals. It also caused major damage to provinces responsible for one-third of the rice production in the country. Total rebuilding costs are estimated at USD $5 Billion. (Credit Image: © Peter Hove Olesen/Politiken/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Two weeks after Haiyan - the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record - struck the Central Region of this country, both local and foreign aid continues to pour in, and some roads are already passable, easing the way for growing relief operations. Huge numbers, including many children, were left homeless, and are surviving in cramped, unhygienic conditions in damaged buildings. People in Guiuan are starting to rebuild their lives. They are removing the debris from their homes and trying to find roofs so they can at least have some shelter from the weather. The town of around 30,000 people now has a supply of clean food and water. Many, though, do not have any shelter. As of November 20, 2013, the NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) updated typhoon casualties to 4,011 dead, 18, 557 injured, and 1,602 still missing. Of the 2,145,359 families affected, 929,893 families were displaced. The number of damaged houses are estimated at 648,160 with 323,454 of those homes totally destroyed. The typhoon compromised about 80% of the coconut trees, a major source of livelihood for the locals. It also caused major damage to provinces responsible for one-third of the rice production in the country. Total rebuilding costs are estimated at USD $5 Billion.:
2010~zrep587~20151012_587_t113_024~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 13, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - Kids in the inner area of the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151012_587_t113_023~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 13, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A Syrian officer in a street of the old city in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151012_587_t113_022~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 13, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - People study religious writings at the Umayyad Mosque. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151012_587_t113_021~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 13, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A view of the inner area of the Umayyad Mosque. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151012_587_t113_020~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 13, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A local resident rides a scooter in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_019~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A baker in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_018~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A man sells lemonade outside a mosque. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_017~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - People in a car in a street of the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_016~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - People walk by shops in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_015~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A man sells balloons outside the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_014~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A view of the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_013~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - Local residents in a street of the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_012~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A young man with a bag walks past a portrait of Syrian president Bashar al Assad in the older quarters of capital Damascus at dusk. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_011~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - People ride a bike in the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_010~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A young Syrian woman walks on the streets of the capitol. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_009~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - Syrian women shop for clothes at a marketplace. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_008~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A young woman wears sun glasses on the streets. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_007~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - People carry bread in the capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_006~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A member of the Syrian Army in a street of the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_005~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - An elderly Syrian man outside a mosque. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_004~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A local resident in a street of the Syrian capital. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_003~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A souvenir stall in the older quarters of capital Damascus at dusk. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_002~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al Assad hangs in the older quarters of capital Damascus. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_001~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~Oct. 12, 2015 - Damascus, Syria - An aerial view of residential neighborhoods of capital Damascus at dusk. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_587_t113_000~Valery Sharifulin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life In Damascus Bubble~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 587 - Life In Damascus Bubble- Launched Oct. 20, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Middle class residents of Damascus cling to a surreal good life, even with ISIS pounding on the door. In Damascus whose suburbs were bombed or damaged beyond any recognition after constant shelling and bomb attacks, life still goes on almost as normal, the Mosques and the Roman columns and pathways of the ancient soukhs untouched, the residents, many who live in the middle-class homes and apartment blocks around the inner city all somehow protected from ruination. Yet in the destruction that surrounds the capital, these citizens of Damascus have lost friends and relatives and suffered four years of savage civil war. More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from Islamic State. The human cost of Syria's tragedy is rarely out of sight.(Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Middle class residents of Damascus cling to a surreal good life, even with ISIS pounding on the door. In Damascus whose suburbs were bombed or damaged beyond any recognition after constant shelling and bomb attacks, life still goes on almost as normal, the Mosques and the Roman columns and pathways of the ancient soukhs untouched, the residents, many who live in the middle-class homes and apartment blocks around the inner city all somehow protected from ruination. Yet in the destruction that surrounds the capital, these citizens of Damascus have lost friends and relatives and suffered four years of savage civil war. More than 250,000 Syrians have lost their lives in four-and-a-half years of armed conflict, which began with anti-government protests before escalating into a full-scale civil war. More than 11 million others have been forced from their homes as forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and those opposed to his rule battle each other - as well as jihadist militants from Islamic State. The human cost of Syria's tragedy is rarely out of sight.:
2010~zrep319~20100331_319_dw2_009~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Air Marshall Training. Assistant Commissioner PAT MCDONELL who heads the RCMP protective policing unit, which includes inflight officers poses for a photo among bullet ridden mannequins inside a live fire airplane fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100331_319_dw2_008~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - An Air marshall walks beneath a live fire airplane fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_007~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Bullet ridden airline seats and mannequins are seen inside a live fire training mock fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_006~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Bullet ridden airline seats and mannequins are seen inside a live fire training mock fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_005~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - An instructors observation chair is seen above bullet ridden airline seats and mannequins inside a live fire training mock fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_004~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Bullet ridden airline seats and mannequins are seen inside a live fire training mock fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_003~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Air Marshalls reach for bullets during a demonstration at a shooting range at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_002~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Targets at a shooting range are seen at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100331_319_dw2_001~Pawel Dwulit~Secret Weapons~Mar. 31, 2010 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Bullet ridden airline seats and mannequins are seen inside a live fire training mock fuselage at an undisclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Marshall training centre. The RCMP helps train air marshalls from dozens of countries at this facility. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100531_319_dw2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Weapons~Secret Weapons - zReportage.com Story of the Week #319 - Launched June 1, 2010 - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. - You'd never know an air marshal is beside you with a semi-automatic, unless your plane is hijacked - If you're a frequent-flyer, chances are you've sat beside one of them as they played the role of business person jetting to Europe, vacationer headed to the tropics or passenger flying to a U.S. city. They look no different than the hundreds of other passengers crowded into the aircraft, a newspaper or magazine on their lap, BlackBerry in hand. No different, that is, except for their semi-automatic handgun tucked discreetly out of sight, their specialized martial arts training for fighting in close quarters, and a readiness to vault out of their seats to take on - and take out - a suicidal hijacker or bomber at 31,000 feet. (Credit Image: © Pawel Dwulit/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~You'd never know an air marshal is beside you with a semi-automatic, unless your plane is hijacked - If you're a frequent-flyer, chances are you've sat beside one of them as they played the role of business person jetting to Europe, vacationer headed to the tropics or passenger flying to a U.S. city. They look no different than the hundreds of other passengers crowded into the aircraft, a newspaper or magazine on their lap, BlackBerry in hand. No different, that is, except for their semi-automatic handgun tucked discreetly out of sight, their specialized martial arts training for fighting in close quarters, and a readiness to vault out of their seats to take on - and take out - a suicidal hijacker or bomber at 31,000 feet. :
2010~zrep109~20060410_109_r99_018~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - The Rio Itata river valley..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_017~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Aerial shot of the Constitucion pulp mill just north of Rio Itata..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_016~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Puertecillo, Chile - A surfer rides a beautiful wave..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_015~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - The Celco pulp mill..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_014~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A priest blesses local residents while protesting the pulp mill..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_013~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - The local residents protest the pulp mill..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_012~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - The local residents protest the pulp mill..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_011~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Some local farmers cross the river valley..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_010~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A local Chilean farmer on his way to protest the opening of the new pulp mill in Rio Itata..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_009~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A perfect wave crashes to shore..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_008~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Protestors march over the river valley on their way to the Celco pulp mill..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_007~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A local girl holds up a banner at the pulp mill protest..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_006~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - The Celco pulp mill..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_005~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A fishing boat casts its gill-nets illegally. Chilean law bans large gill-net trawlers from operating within 1.4 kilometers of shore..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_004~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Aerial shot of the Celco pulp mill in the Rio Itata river valley..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_003~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - A fishing boat casts its gill-nets illegally too close to shore. Chilean law bans large gill-net trawlers from operating within 1.4 kilometers of shore..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_h80_002~William Henry~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Aerial shot of the Rio Itata river valley..(Credit Image: © William Henry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060410_109_r99_001~Geoffrey Ragatz~Chile's Pulp Infraction~Apr. 10, 2006 - Nueva Aldea, Chile - Local Chilean farmer..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060504_109_r99_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Chile's Pulp Infraction~zReportage.com Story of the Week #109 - Launched May 4, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Pulp mills are becoming an increasing problem in Chile with regard to their impacts on the environment. Chile's pulp mills recently gained international attention after a disaster in Valdivia polluted a UNESCO biosphere lagoon. A new pulp mill which is currently under construction now threatens the fishing and tourism industry in one of Chile's most pristine watersheds and coastlines..(Credit Image: © Geoffrey Ragatz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Pulp mills are becoming an increasing problem in Chile with regard to their impacts on the environment. Chile's pulp mills recently gained international attention after a disaster in Valdivia polluted a UNESCO biosphere lagoon. A new pulp mill which is currently under construction now threatens the fishing and tourism industry in one of Chile's most pristine watersheds and coastlines.:
2010~zrep323~20100324_323_c14_027~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Ego Village, Nigeria - A trafficked girl (left) repatriated and rescued by the police confronts the relative who sold her to traffickers. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_026~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lampedusa, Italy - One of the anonymous tombs where migrants dead at sea who were not identified are buried on the island's cemetery. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_025~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - A trafficked Nigerian girl stares off in the distance. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_024~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - A trafficked Nigerian girl stands facing a barb-wired wall at the Cusdow shelter. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_023~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A girl who was trafficked to Europe (left) tells her story to a Naptip officer after having been rescued, while her mother (center) listens to her daughter's story. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_022~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria. - Policemen accompany a repatriated trafficked girl to a ceremony in a juju temple where the oath subjecting her to traffickers will be revoked. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_021~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - Three young prostitutes in the bar of the Meridian Lodge Hotel. Prostitution is highly widespread in town. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_020~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - Two young prostitutes in the stairway of the Meridian Lodge Hotel. Prostitution is highly widespread in town. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_019~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - In this town, it is customary to burn garbage on the street at dusk. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_018~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - In the headquarters of Naptip (National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons), GODWIN MORKA, head of Lagos Zonal Office, poses in his bureau. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_017~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A trafficked Nigerian girl, assisted by Cosudow after having been brought back to Nigeria. Propaganda poster printed by Cosudow hang in the background. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_016~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Ego Village, Benin City, Nigeria - Policemen accompany a trafficked girl rescued by Naptip (the national agency fighting against trafficking) to a juju temple where the oath she took, subjecting her to her traffickers, will be revoked. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_015~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lampedusa, Italy - A Nigerian girl saved at sea by the Coast Guard while attempting the crossing from Lybia is now sheltered in the migrant shelter on the island. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_014~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lampedusa, Italy, the so called ''ship cemetery'', where boats used by migrants to cross the Mediterranean from Lybia to Italy are kept. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_013~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Agadez, Niger - Young Nigerian illegal migrants have been waiting a few days the departure of the truck that will cross into Lybia in the ticket office of Aboubakar Genou, one of the main truck owners in town. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_012~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lampedusa, Italy - An Italian Coast Guard ship comes to the island after rescuing a group of migrants, including some Nigerian girls. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_011~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Agadez, Niger - The departure of one of the trucks crossing the Sahara and entering Lybia illegally. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_010~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria. - A trafficked Nigerian girl, assisted by Cosudow after having been brought back to Nigeria. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_009~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24 2009 - Lagos, Nigeria - At Cosudow shelter, a trafficked Nigerian girl, assisted by Cosudow after having been brought back to Nigeria, in the shelter. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_008~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A juju priest during a ceremony similar to those celebrated to have the girls swear the oath that will bind them to their traffickers. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_007~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Lagos, Nigeria - A camera-shy trafficked girl sneaks a look through her hands. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_006~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - Sister Ike, one of the managing nuns of the Cosudow shelter, walks through a desolate street. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_005~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A voodoo, or juju, priest during a ceremony of oath revoking. Juju beliefs are deeply involved in the trafficking process: a girl about to be trafficked would be typically made to swear a juju oath. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_004~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A ceremony of oath revoking by a voodoo priest takes place while a policeman stands by. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_003~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 9, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A trafficked Nigerian girl looks out the window of a Cusodow shelter. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_002~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A trafficked girl, rescued by Naptip and assisted by Cosudow, in her apparel shop, which she managed to open thanks to a loan by Cosudow. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100324_323_c14_001~Sergio Ramazzotti/TCS~Slave Asylum~Mar. 24, 2010 - Benin City, Nigeria - A Nigerian girl, who has come to Cosudow looking for assistance and counseling, is being assisted by two of the nuns who run the shelter. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100711_323_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Slave Asylum~zReportage.com Story of the week #323 - Launched July 13, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation. It starts with the promise of a better life. The parents are taken in. The children are persuaded. When they leave home they do so willingly, with some excitement, not trepidation. The trafficker has promised a good job, a schooling, a regular income. But that is not how it works out. Every year, an estimated 50,000 girls travel illegally from Nigeria to Europe. The journey is often nightmarish, trying to reach the coast of Italy or Spain in a precarious rubber dingy. Many of the girls die of fatigue or drown at sea before reaching their destination. Those who make it, soon realize that the promised job does not exist, and they are sent onto the streets as prostitutes. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, the government and an NGO run by nuns are fighting to set these 21st Century slaves free from their masters, as well as from the naivet© that makes them so vulnerable. (Credit Image: © Sergio Ramazzotti /TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation. It starts with the promise of a better life. The parents are taken in. The children are persuaded. When they leave home they do so willingly, with some excitement, not trepidation. The trafficker has promised a good job, a schooling, a regular income. But that is not how it works out. Every year, an estimated 50,000 girls travel illegaly from Nigeria to Europe. The journey is often nightmarish, trying to reach the coast of Italy or Spain in a precarious rubber dingy. Many of the girls die of fatigue or drown at sea before reaching their destination. Those who make it, soon realize that the promised job does not exist, and they are sent onto the streest as prostitutes. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, the government and an NGO run by nuns are fighting to set these 21st Century slaves free from their masters, as well as from the naivete that makes them so vulnerable.:
2010~zrep195~20071004_195_e66_018~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 04, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, photographed from the mast, amidst broken glacial ice in Barclay Sound on East Greenland. .(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071006_195_e66_017~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 06, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Second-mate Renske, from Holland watches the Northern lights on the deck of the schooner ship, the Noorderlicht, while sheltered in a bay on Greenland. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071005_195_e66_016~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 05, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The 100 year old schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, photographed at night, amidst broken glacial ice in Barclay Sound on East Greenland..(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071003_195_e66_015~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 03, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Views of bergs drifting in the sea off South East Greenland coastline, carved from glaciers. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071003_195_e66_014~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 03, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The schooner ship, the Noorderlicht. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_195_e66_013~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 02, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Views of bergs drifting in the sea off South East Greenland coastline, carved from glaciers. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_195_e66_012~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 02, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The ice encrusted sails of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, which sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_195_e66_011~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 03, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Gert, Dutch captain of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, he built the ship with business partner and captain Ted. Together they sail the ship around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070927_195_e66_010~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Sep. 27, 2007 - Arctic Sea - Bad weather hits the Noorderlicht in severe (force 9) gales, during the trip to Greenland from Svalbard. The trip was organised by arts organisation Cape Farewell that takes artists, scientists, journalists and educators to the Arctic. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_195_e66_009~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 02, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The schooner ship, the Noorderlicht, the ship was chartered for a trip across to Greenland from Svalbard-Spitsbergen..(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071007_195_e66_008~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 07, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Three of the four sails of the Dutch owned and built schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, which sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_195_e66_007~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 02, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Looking out onto a Greenlandic fjord, from the comparitive comfort of the schooner Noorderlicht which sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. The ship was recently home to artists, scientists and broadcasters who joined an expedition organised by Cape Farewell. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_195_e66_006~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 03, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Looking out onto a Greenlandic fjord complete with drifting bergs of glacial ice, from the comparitive comfort of the Noorderlicht which sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_195_e66_005~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 03, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - The Northern lights photographed from the deck of the schooner ship, the Noorderlicht, while sheltered in a bay on Greenland. .(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071006_195_e66_004~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 06, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Sea ice drifting in the sea off the South East Greenland coastline, possibly drifting down from the ice-sheet further North. This image was taken from the deck of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, which usually sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_195_e66_003~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 02, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Views of bergs drifting in the sea off South East Greenland coastline, carved from glaciers on Greenland. The images were taken from the deck of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, which usually sails around the Svalbard-Spitsbergen archipelago. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071006_195_e66_002~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 06, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Gert, Dutch captain of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht. (Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071005_195_e66_001~Nick Cobbing/eyevine~Arctic Voyage~Oct. 05, 2007 - Blosseville Coast, Greenland - Gert, Dutch captain of the schooner sailing ship Noorderlicht, he built the ship with business partner and captain Ted..(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080101_195_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Arctic Voyage~zReportage.com Story of the Week #195 - Launched January 1, 2008 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The Arctic is one of the most remote, little-known and fascinating regions of the world, few people have explored its remote seas and coastal areas by ship. Cape Farewell's art and science voyage attempted to sail across the 78th parallel to eastern Greenland, a passage only made possible due to the melting sea ice. The expedition crossed the north Atlantic to the frontline of climate change, then sailed south to explore East Greenland's Blosseville Coast..(Credit Image: © Nick Cobbing/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Arctic is one of the most remote, little-known and fascinating regions of the world, few people have explored its remote seas and coastal areas by ship. Cape Farewell's art and science voyage attempted to sail across the 78th parallel to eastern Greenland, a passage only made possible due to the melting sea ice. The expedition crossed the north Atlantic to the frontline of climate change, then sailed south to explore East Greenland's Blosseville Coast.:
2010~zrep510~20130618_510_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - MAXIME and his cottage on the pillar. Everything atop the pillar was either carried or winched up by an army of volunteers. 'I need the silence. It is up here in the silence that you can feel God's presence.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130622_510_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 22, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - Overview of the pillar in its craggy surroundings. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130619_510_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 19, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - SERGO MIKHELIDZE, left, 19, and IRAKLI KURASHVILI, 23, at prayer in their dormitory at the base of the pillar. Sergo worked in a factory and is now considering life as a priest or monk. He will stay in the monastery for three months to see if he is strong enough to commit to the life of a 'holy man.' When asked what sins he has trouble avoiding in the outside world, he pauses and says, ''I just can't seem to stay away from girls''. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 20, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - At the base of the pillar is a chapel named after St. Simeon, the first stylite. Every man who comes to get help with his problems is required to pray for approximately seven hours, including from 2 a.m. until sunrise every day. This picture shows the scene at 4 a.m. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130621_510_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 21, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - MAXIME receives his lunch by winch. The monk worked as a crane operator in Soviet times so heights are not an issue for him. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130618_510_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - MAXIME finds solace in his cottage on the pillar. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130617_510_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 17, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - A religious community has grown up around the pillar which serves the needs of men with problems in their lives. At left is the living quarters, at right is the chapel named after Saint Simeon. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130618_510_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - The telephone which connects Maxime with the priests below. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 20, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - IRAKLI KURASHVILI 23, walks back towards the chapel at the base of the pillar, right, after ringing the bell which signals the start of the night prayers which run from 2 a.m. until sunrise. Irakli was divorced at age 22 and came to the monastery to seek help from God, and advice from Maxime. ''Maxime has done so much for me. It is too late for me to become a monk like Maxime now, but I am considering becoming a priest.'' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130618_510_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - In a crypt under the chapel lie the remains of the stylite who perished atop the pillar some 600 years ago. When asked if his bones will lie in the same crypt, Maxime stretches out his hands ''of course!'' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130618_510_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - Interior of the chapel atop the pillar. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 20, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - The pillar is lit up at the end of a stormy day in the valley. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130618_510_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 18, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - MAXIME and his cottage on the pillar. Everything atop the pillar was either carried or winched up by an army of volunteers. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 20, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - MAXIME looks out from his favorite spot on the pillar. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~June 20, 2013 - Katskhi, Imereti, Georgia - SERGO MIKHELIDZE and a friend deliver lunch to Maxime by winch. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130620_510_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Last Stylite~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 510 - The Last Stylite - Launched January 21, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Maxime Qavtaradze is literally close to the heavens. The 59-year-old monk lives atop a stone pillar in Georgia, scaling a 131-foot ladder in order to leave and enter his lofty home. The Katskhi Pillar has long been venerated by locals in the area, though it's been uninhabited since around the 1400s. When climbers ascended for the first time in centuries in 1944, they found the ruins of a church and the 600-year-old bones of the last stylite who lived there. The stylite tradition is believed to have begun in 423 when St. Simeon the Elder climbed a pillar in Syria in order to avoid worldly temptations, but the practice has since fallen out of favor. However, Qavtaradze is a modern devotee. Though isolated, he is not a total hermit, coming down once or twice a week to counsel the troubled young men who come to the monastery at the bottom for his help. After all, he was once one of them. Though he now lives at the top of the world, Qavtaradze found his vocation when he was the lowest he's ever been, doing prison time after he ''drank, sold drugs, everything'' as a young man. He took monastic vows in 1993, and has been working to rebuild the monastery complex, chapel, and hermitage for the last fifteen years. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Maxime Qavtaradze is literally close to the heavens. The 59-year-old monk lives atop a stone pillar in Georgia, scaling a 131-foot ladder in order to leave and enter his lofty home. The Katskhi Pillar has long been venerated by locals in the area, though it's been uninhabited since around the 1400s. When climbers ascended for the first time in centuries in 1944, they found the ruins of a church and the 600-year-old bones of the last stylite who lived there. The stylite tradition is believed to have begun in 423 when St. Simeon the Elder climbed a pillar in Syria in order to avoid worldly temptations, but the practice has since fallen out of favor. However, Qavtaradze is a modern devotee. Though isolated, he is not a total hermit, coming down once or twice a week to counsel the troubled young men who come to the monastery at the bottom for his help. After all, he was once one of them. Though he now lives at the top of the world, Qavtaradze found his vocation when he was the lowest he's ever been, doing prison time after he 'drank, sold drugs, everything' as a young man. He took monastic vows in 1993, and has been working to rebuild the monastery complex, chapel, and hermitage for the last fifteen years.:
2010~zrep546~20130324_546_p128_021~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~March 24, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Art installation at the East Jesus art community, a collective of artists living in Slab City, near Niland. East Jesus is on the homesite of Container Mike, a Slab City resident who died of a heart attack. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131016_546_p128_020~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 16, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Workers in a field near the town of Thermal working in the early morning hours, seen from the air. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131007_546_p128_019~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 7, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Date palms under a starry night near Indio. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131008_546_p128_018~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 8, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - FRED GARBUTT, proprietor and owner of the International Banana Museum on Highway 111 near North Shore. Garbutt opened the business in the last year after purchasing a banana-themed collection. Garbutt acknowledges the wacky nature of his business, but said 'as long as you come give me a dollar I don't give a fuck.' (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131007_546_p128_017~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 7, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Newly planted field being irrigated at night, Vista Santa Rosa, Unincorporated Riverside County. The flat land surrounding the Salton Sea is largely used for agriculture. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110616_546_p128_016~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~June 16, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Abandoned house at Salton Sea Beach. This home and others nearby are popular with photographers driving through the area, and has been repeatedly vandalized and spray painted by taggers and tweakers alike. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130111_546_p128_015~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Jan. 11, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Salvation Mountain, near Niland. Salvation Mountain was the creation of Leonard Knight, who recently passed away. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120403_546_p128_014~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~April 3, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Stencilled graffiti reads 'Save The Sea' on the side of an abandoned garage in Salton Sea Beach at sunrise. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131015_546_p128_013~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 15, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - A dead tree at the south end of the Salton Sea near Red Hill Marina, 2013. In 2007, the same tree was underwater and used by birds for nesting. Today coyotes and other predators can access the tree due to the Salton Sea drying out. The birds have since moved on. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130325_546_p128_012~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~March 25, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - NORM NIVER with his dock on Riviera Keys in the background. The dock is no longer at sea level and has begun to collapse from lack of use over the past few years. Norm's wife, Connie, tore the dock down in October 2013. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130917_546_p128_011~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Sept. 17, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Dead Tilapia on the shore of the Salton Sea near Salton Sea Beach at sunrise. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130924_546_p128_010~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Sept. 24, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Dead Tilapia at night under the Milky Way at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area headquarters near North Shore. The entire circumference of the Salton Sea has a thick sheet of dead fish, mostly Tilapia that are like rings in a bathtub, showing the shrinking of the sea and the multiple fish die-offs. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110908_546_p128_009~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Sept. 8, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - A dead fish in a small flood channel cut into otherwise rock-hard dirt in the Riviera Keys subdivision of Salton City. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110910_546_p128_008~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Sept. 10, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - NORM NIVER, resident of Salton City. Niver has been a champion for the restoration and preservation of the Salton Sea, and has been featured in various media and documentaries on the subject. Niver lives in the Riviera Keys neighborhood and makes sushi from the Tilapia found in the salty water. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130112_546_p128_007~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Jan. 12, 2013 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Long exposure images of remnants of a pier at Bombay Beach in the section that flooded in the early 1980s. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120403_546_p128_006~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~April 3, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Mobile home in Salton Sea Beach at dawn. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111006_546_p128_005~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Oct. 6, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - DONNA SOLEM has been going to the Fountain of Youth Spa every winter for the last 50 years. Her parents first came to the spot after World War II. Solem is originally from the St. Paul, Minnesota area. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110817_546_p128_004~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Aug. 17, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Abandoned cafe on Highway 111 near the Imperial and Riverside County lines. This restaurant has been abandoned since at least 2007. The RV park arrow still points to a park in operation. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110605_546_p128_003~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~June 5, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Dead palm trees at the former site of the Salton City Bay Club. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110529_546_p128_002~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~May 29, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - BUCK and NAOMI GRIFFIS watch the sunset in their golf cart at Bombay Beach on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. Naomi is Buck's daughter, who was visiting her father in Bombay Beach. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110916_546_p128_001~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Salton Sea Swan Song~Sept. 16, 2011 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - A dock amid receding shoreline near the Imperial Wildlife Refuge, Wister Unit, at the south end of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110529_546_p128_000~Stuart Palley/zReportage.com~Salton Sea Swan Song.The Dying Salton Sea.The Dying Salton Sea~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 546 - Salton Sea Swan Song - Launched September 29, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Salton Sea, California's largest lake by volume, exists entirely by an engineering accident in the early 1900's. Low down in the Colorado Desert nestled in the Imperial and Coachella Valleys is the Salton Sea. The Mexican frontier calls to the south and the oasis of Palm Springs sits to the north. Surrounded by mountains to the east and the west, the Salton Sea is an accidental manmade geographic feature quite unmatched anywhere in the US. The lake is the result of mankind's folly and arrogance, a quest for domination over the natural landscape. A century after its formation, the Salton Sea's slow death has accelerated with drought and changes in water usage and management. With California's current extreme drought, the effects are even more pronounced. Towns along the shore have suffered economically. 'Worsening air quality and the loss of valuable ecological habitat - combined with diminished recreational revenue and property devaluation' are the immediate threats, according to a study released by the Pacific Institute. Preserving the troubled Salton Sea will not be easy, but simply letting it deteriorate could cost even more. (Credit Image: © Stuart Palley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep444~20120914_444_b39_018~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Among the many items on the menu at the Buckshot Deli and Diner, venison is not one of them. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_017~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - For more than two decades Leonard Knight's Salvation Mountain has drawn interest from around the world. Just outside of Niland the ''mountain'' sits near the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_016~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Slab City, a long abandoned WWII Army training facility has attracted people who now call the area home. Located outside Niland, Slab City sits on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. One resident says ''Oh yeah! You can smell the Sea.'' Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com) (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_015~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - JENNIE KELLY, the Salton Sea State Recreation Area, talks about activities available for visitors. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_014~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Officials from the AQMD, the Air Quality Management District, say the agency has solid evidence the points to the Salton Sea as the source of the foul smell that recently wafted over large parts of Southern California. J. Andrew Schlange, interim manager of the Salton Sea Authority, later confirmed the AQMD's claim. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_013~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - J. Andrew Schlange, the interim general manager for the Salton Sea Authority, points out proposed plans to he says could help save the inland sea. Smells and toxic dust will become the norm if nothing is done to save the dying sea, experts warn.(Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_012~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - The Salton Sea has apopulation of 2,930 and elevation of 200 feet below sea level and is approximately 45 miles long by 25 miles wide. The current sea was created by accident when a Colorado River irrigation canal levee failed in 1905. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_011~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - DIANA BATTEY serves up the soup of the day, Cheesy Potato, at the Buckshot Deli and Diner in Nilan on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_010~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - The streets of Bombay Beach, on the shores the of Salton Sea are empty as residents avoid from the mid day heat. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_009~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - An abandoned boat seat lies on the shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_008~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Wildlife viewing is available from the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_007~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - An empty trailer sits for sale near the shores of the Salton Sea in the Sunshine Ranch trailer park. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_006~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - LASZLO OROS, 78, right, known around Bombay Beach as ''Hunky Daddy'', says he's lived in the Salton Sea's shoreside city for 40 years and doesn't worry about any smells that may be coming from the lake two blocks from his home. ERNIE HAWKINS talks about earthquakes and the foul smell. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_005~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - The streets of Bombay Beach, on the shores the of Salton Sea are empty as residents avoid the midday heat. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_004~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - A dead fish lies on the shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_003~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Dried, Cracked Mud on the shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_002~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - Reporter JOSH DULANEY holds a dead fish found on the shore of the Salton Sea. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_001~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~Sept. 14, 2012 - Salton Sea, California, U.S. - A real estate sign lays on its side just off Highway 111 near the Salton Sea State Park. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120914_444_b39_000~Rick Sforza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Shrinking Sea~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 444 - Shrinking Sea - Launched October 23, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - It was once hailed as a ''miracle in the desert''. Now the Salton Sea is an ecological disaster. California's largest lake often looks like an ocean, it covers about 375 sq miles and is home to many migrating birds. But the inland sea is saltier than the Pacific Ocean and is slowly dying from its own salinity - and the agriculture run-off which sustains it. Considered to be among the world's most vital avian habitats and - until recently - one of its most productive fisheries, the Salton Sea is in a state of wild flux, the scene of fish and bird die-offs of unfathomable proportions. The towns that line its shore today suffer some of the highest unemployment rates in the US. A shrinking Salton Sea could expose its toxic-coated bottom to wind storms, posing a major air pollution hazard. It may be creating a problem Southern California cannot live with. This inland sea is the newest battle in the US water wars, and without action, the sea will disappear. Saving it could cost billions of dollars.. it could cost more to do nothing. (Credit Image: © Rick Sforza/San Bernardino Sun/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~It was once hailed as a 'miracle in the desert'. Now the Salton Sea is an ecological disaster. California's largest lake looks like an ocean, covering about 375 sq miles and is home to many migrating birds. But the inland sea is saltier than the Pacific Ocean and is slowly dying from its own salinity. The Salton Sea is in a state of wild flux with fish and bird die-offs of unfathomable proportions. The towns that line its shore today suffer some of the highest unemployment rates. A shrinking Salton Sea could expose its toxic-coated bottom to wind storms, posing a major air pollution hazard. This inland sea is the newest battle in the US water wars, and without action, the sea will disappear. Saving it could cost billions of dollars.. it could cost more to do nothing.:
2010~zrep573~20150322_573_m17_024~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The village of Peski near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_023~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor cleans her weapon at Peski village located next to the airport in Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_022~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The soldiers of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor train near their general neighborhood Peski village located next to the airport. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_021~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor looks on during a television speech of Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_020~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - In the village of Peski near the airport in Donetsk fighting continues between the army Ukrainian and Russian separatists civilians trying to survive despite the daily bombings. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_019~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor helps a resident of the village Peski located next to the airport. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_018~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The village of Peski near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_017~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor at the Peski village located next to the airport. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_016~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor is injured during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army near the airport of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_015~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Lughanskoe, Ukraine - Only one medic sorts drugs in a military hospital controlled by the Ukrainian army. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_014~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Lughanskoe, Ukraine - The school of the village of Lughanskoe. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_013~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army near the airport of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_012~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor is injured during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army near the airport of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_011~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Soldiers of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor at the Peski village located next to the airport. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_010~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Soldiers of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor near their general neighborhood Peski village located next to the airport. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_009~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The Peski village near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_008~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The village of Peski near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_007~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor is injured during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army near the airport of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_006~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor is injured during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian army near the airport of Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_005~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A soldier of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor looks on during a television speech of Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_004~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The Peski village near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_003~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The house soldiers of the Ukrainian nationalist radical organization Pravy Sektor was destroyed by bombing between Russian separatists and Ukrainian army. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_002~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - A resident of Peski town located next to the airport in Donetsk. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_001~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~March 17, 2015 - Donetsk, Ukraine - The village of Peski near the Donetsk airport is regularly bombarded by Russian and pro-separatist army Ukrainienne even after the withdrawal of heavy weapons. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150322_573_m17_000~Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ukraine's Pseudo-Peace~zReportage.com STORY OF THE WEEK # 573 • Launched April 21, 2015 : UKRAINE'S PSEUDO-PEACE by Olya MORVAN/WOSTOK PRESS/ZUMA : Ukraine's military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of increased attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal. The conflict has reached stalemate in recent weeks with the truce, orchestrated in the Belarussian capital of Minsk in February, and still technically in force yet casualties are reported daily. According to the Minsk deal, weapons bigger than 100 mm calibre, including large artillery and rocket systems, are to have been withdrawn from the fighting. The conflict began a year ago when rebels opposed to a new pro-Western government in Kiev and the ousting of a Moscow-backed president occupied state buildings in two large cities of Ukraine's Russian-speaking east, Donetsk and Luhansk. More than 6,000 civilians, rebels and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since then in a crisis in where Kiev has accused Russia of arming the rebels, a charge Moscow denies. (Credit Image: © Olya Morvan/Wostok Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Ukraine's military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other of increased attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal. The conflict has reached stalemate in recent weeks with the truce, orchestrated in the Belarussian capital of Minsk in February, and still technically in force yet casualties are reported daily. According to the Minsk deal, weapons bigger than 100 mm calibre, including large artillery and rocket systems, are to have been withdrawn from the fighting. The conflict began a year ago when rebels opposed to a new pro-Western government in Kiev and the ousting of a Moscow-backed president occupied state buildings in two large cities of Ukraine's Russian-speaking east, Donetsk and Luhansk. More than 6,000 civilians, rebels and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since then in a crisis in where Kiev has accused Russia of arming the rebels, a charge Moscow denies.:
2010~zrep535~20140715_535_ap3_021~Eyad Al Baba/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 15, 2014 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Palestinian boys inspect the rubble of a prison destroyed by an Israeli air strike. Israel says it has resumed bombardment of Gaza, after earlier accepting a truce proposal, as Hamas militants continued firing rockets. (Credit Image: © Eyad Al Baba/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140715_535_ap3_020~Ezz Zanoun/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 15, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian man sits on a destroyed car following an Israeli airstrike. (Credit Image: © Ezz Zanoun/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140714_535_n230_019~Ahmad Talat/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 14, 2014 - Nablus, West Bank - Palestinians hold national flags and pictures of children who were killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip during a march against the war on the Hawara checkpoint. (Credit Image: © Ahmad Talat//NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140715_535_ap3_018~Eyad Al Baba/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 15, 2014 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Members of the Sheik el Eed family comfort each other during the funeral of three of their relatives. Sara (4), her father Omar (28) and uncle Jihad Ahmed (37) were killed during an overnight drone strike of Israeli Forces. (Credit Image: © Eyad Al Baba/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140714_535_n230_017~Majdi Fathi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 14, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian looks at debris and remains of cars after what police said was an Israeli air strike that destroyed a nearby house. (Credit Image: © Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140714_535_n230_016~Majdi Fathi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 14, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Palestinians, who fled their family homes in the northern border town of Beit Lahiya, stay at a United Nations-run school. (Credit Image: © Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140715_535_ap3_015~Ashraf Amra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 15, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Four-year-old Palestinian girl SHAYMA AL-MASRI, who hospital officials said was wounded in an Israeli air strike that killed her mother and two of her siblings, lies on a bed next to her doll as she receives treatment at a hospital. (Credit Image: © Ashraf Amra/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140715_535_n230_014~Abed Rahim Khatib/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 15, 2014 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian inspects the building of a charitable association that was devastated by Israeli warplanes. Israel says it has resumed bombardment of Gaza, after earlier accepting a truce proposal, as Hamas militants continued firing rockets. (Credit Image: © Abed Rahim Khatib/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140714_535_n230_013~Ahmad Talat/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 14, 2014 - Nablus, West Bank - Palestinians hold national flags and pictures of children who were killed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip during a march against the war in the Gaza Strip on the Hawara checkpoint. (Credit Image: © Ahmad Talat/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140713_535_b139_012~Eloise Bollack/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip - Palestinians evacuate the northern Gaza Strip after the Israeli military announced they will heavily bomb the area as a retaliation of the numerous rockets fired from the strip for the past days. (Credit Image: © Eloise Bollack/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140707_535_m133_011~Eman Mohammed/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~Jul 7, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Relatives of Palestinian militant Marwan Sleem mourn during his funeral. Israeli airstrikes left 9 death and 12 injured. (Credit Image: © Eman Mohammed/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140713_535_m130_010~Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Sderot, Israel - Israelis stand on a hilltop as they are are watching activity in the northern Gaza strip. (Credit Image: © Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140713_535_m130_009~Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Sderot, Israel - An Israeli man holds the remains of a Quassam rocket that was recently fired from the northern Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_535_m130_008~Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 8, 2014 - Nir Am, Israel - Israelis watch as smoke rises over the northern Gaza Strip after an attack of Israeli airplanes. (Credit Image: © Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140713_535_ap3_007~Ali Jadallah/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - Palestinians travel to a shelter at a UN school after evacuating their homes near the border. (Credit Image: © Ali Jadallah/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140710_535_m133_006~Eman Mohammed/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~Jul 10, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Palestinians inspect a house which police said was damaged in an Israeli air strike. The Israeli air force overnight hit more than 300 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, an army spokesman said. (Credit Image: © Eman Mohammed/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140712_535_n230_005~Momen Faiz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 12, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A Palestinian inspects the Farouq Mosque that was destroyed following an air strike in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Momen Faiz/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140712_535_n230_004~Majdi Fathi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 12, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Palestinians mourn their relatives in the morgue of the Shifa hospital. Over a dozen Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a house, hospital officials said. More than 150 Palestinians have been killed in five days of bombardment. (Credit Image: © Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140712_535_n230_003~Majdi Fathi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 12, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A rocket is launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel by militants of Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam militia, the military wing of Hamas movement. Intense Israeli airstrikes continued overnight throughout the Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140713_535_ap3_002~Ezz Zanoun/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Blood of Tayseer Al-Batsh's family who were killed in an Israeli air raid, are seen at a hospital morgue. The Israeli air strike on the family home of Al-Batsh, Gaza's police chief, killed 18 people on Saturday, Gaza's health ministry said, and Hamas fired the largest salvo of rockets yet on Tel Aviv since the start of the Jewish state's offensive in the Palestinian enclave. The strike on the home of Al-Batsh in Gaza City was the deadliest bombing since Israel launched its offensive on Tuesday to end Palestinian rocket fire into its territory. (Credit Image: © Ezz Zanoun/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140713_535_ap3_001~Ashraf Amra/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~July 13, 2014 - Gaza City, Gaza Strip - A relative of Palestinian members of Tayseer Al-Batsh's family, who were killed in an Israeli air strike, mourns during their funeral. The Israeli air strike on the family home of Al-Batsh, Gaza's police chief, killed 18 people on Saturday, Gaza's health ministry said, and Hamas fired the largest salvo of rockets yet on Tel Aviv since the start of the Jewish state's offensive in the Palestinian enclave. (Credit Image: © Ashraf Amra/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140715_535_n230_000~Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~No End In Sight~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 535 - No End In Sight - Launched July 15, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Gaza Strip is a Detroit-sized area on the border with Egypt up against the Mediterranean Sea that is one of the most densely packed places on Earth. Technically part of the Palestinian Authority, it has been governed since 2007 by the militant group Hamas. Hamas, which rejects the existence of Israel, and the Palestinian Authority, recently agreed to form a unity government with Palestinian political faction, Fatah. In June three Israeli teenagers, one with American citizenship, were kidnapped in the West Bank and killed. Within days, Israel arrested more than 300 Palestinians, many of them members of Hamas. Hamas warned Israel it had ''opened up the gates of hell'' with its actions. A Palestinian teenager was kidnapped and burned to death in apparent retaliation. The Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire briefly raised hopes that the week long attacks between Israel and Hamas would come to an end, but Hamas balked at the terms and fired 47 rockets at Israel. The Israeli government then ordered its military campaign to resume. According to the UN: 192 killed in Gaza, 77% civilian, 1,100+ rockets fired at Israel, 1 Israeli civilian killed, since Offensive began on July 8. (Credit Image: © Omer Messinger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Gaza Strip is a Detroit-sized area on the border with Egypt up against the Mediterranean Sea that is one of the most densely packed places on Earth. Technically part of the Palestinian Authority, it has been governed since 2007 by the militant group Hamas. Hamas, which rejects the existence of Israel, and the Palestinian Authority, recently agreed to form a unity government with Palestinian political faction, Fatah. In June three Israeli teenagers, one with American citizenship, were kidnapped in the West Bank and killed. Within days, Israel arrested more than 300 Palestinians, many of them members of Hamas. Hamas warned Israel it had ''opened up the gates of hell'' with its actions. A Palestinian teenager was kidnapped and burned to death in apparent retaliation. The Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire briefly raised hopes that the week long attacks between Israel and Hamas would come to an end, but Hamas balked at the terms and fired 47 rockets at Israel. The Israeli government then ordered its military campaign to resume. According to the UN: 192 killed in Gaza, 77% civilian, 1,100+ rockets fired at Israel, 1 Israeli civilian killed, since Offensive began on July 8.:
2010~zrep101~20030525_101_e66_017~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Within the walls of the Shar-e-Now prison, a young convict has drawn a bird with a piece of charcoal in front of the children dormitory entrance. Life in the adult prisons of Afghanistan is very tough and leaves no room for leisure..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_016~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - ESMATULLAH, 16-years-old, distributes bread at breakfast in the Shar-e-Now prison. Food distribution and the five prayers are the only daily activities that the convicts do together..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_015~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A child at the rehabilitation centre. The Rehabilitation Centre for delinquent children is a modern center that provides education and professional training for convicted Afghan children. This child convict is learning how to lay bricks in a builder training class..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_014~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - AKBAR, 17-years-old, left, and ESMATULLAH, 16-years-old, at the Shar-e-Now prison. Akbar has been convicted for stealing a bicycle and Esmatullah for selling hashish. Even though the consumption and selling of hashish is implicitly accepted, it is rejected by mollahs and the Muslim society. Furthermore, President Karzai has added a law to the Islamic one that outlaws this drug. Yet it is rare to see someone being actually convicted for issues linked to hashish. Most of the time it is about personal feuds..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_013~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Aziz, 16-years-old, is taken care of after he was beaten up by guards in the Shar-e-Now prison. What has happened to Aziz is actually one of the main risks ran by young convicts once they integrate in an adult prison. Besides the problems attached to the mixing of the two age groups, the guards have the same brutal attitude with children they have with adults. Aziz was suspected of having killed his younger brother so he was violently interrogated by the guards who beat the sole of his feet in order to make him admit his crime - which in fact he did not commit..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_012~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Young and adult convicts at the Shar-e-Now prison. While children live in an adult prison system, they sometimes face quite a tough reality; Seen here is a prisoner who, according to his guards, was on death row. Even though this could sound a bit excessive, death penalty has not been officially approved by the Karzai government; however this prisoner seems on his way to a sad fate..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_011~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - An adult prisoner in the Shar-e-Now prison. Only recently did Afghan government decide to take a hold on the judicial and prison issues regarding underage. They started with the capital Kabul. Five judges and five district attorneys for children were nominated by the Afghan judicial commission in charge of Afghan judicial department..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_010~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - ESMATULLAH, 16-years-old, and his grand-aunt MARYAM visit the Shar-e-Now prison. Even though the underage are all together living in the prison with adults, they are allowed visits. Esmatullah, who was accused of selling hashish, is here visiting with his grand-aunt a few days prior to his transfer to the rehabilitation center for children..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_009~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A young convict is cuddled up at the Shar-e-Now prison. Cells in adult prisons in which children and adults live together have only a few straw mattress on which the prisoners lay to sleep. With the poor hygiene conditions of Shar-e-Now prison, neither the straw mattress nor the pillows are clean, and it is in the middle of flees that children and adult prisoners sleep..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_008~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Young and adult convicts at the Shar-e-Now prison..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_007~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A mother stands at the parlour at the Shar-e-Now prison. The entrance of the prison courtyard is separated by a fence in front of which sit three armed guards. For the parents the only way to see their children is to get an authorisation given by the prison director for an exchange that takes place over the fence in the presence of the guards..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_006~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Lunch time at the Shar-e-Now prison. Even though adults and children eat the same food and are served together, they have lunch separately. The food is generally composed of soup or rice, served with bread. Tea is served for everyone at breakfast..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_005~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - An armed guard stands in front of the Shar-e-Now prison. The guards outside the prison carry Kalachnikovs, the usual weapon in Afghanistan. The entire Afghan society remains extremely violent, and even though the prisons are well guarded it is not that difficult to escape or pay his way out if the convict can afford it..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_004~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Adult prisoners at the window of their cells in the Shar-e-Now prison. Only recently did the Afghan government decide to take a hold on the judicial and prison issues regarding underage. They started with the capital. Five judges and five district attorneys for children were nominated by the Afghan judicial commission in charge of Afghan judicial department..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_003~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A young convict in front of his cell in the Shar-e-Now prison, where adults and children share the same space. This judicial department reform has also taken into account the physical separation of the underage and adult convicts. Since May 2003, a rehabilitation center was created in Kabul, exclusively for underage convicts..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_002~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Convicts behind the door of the parlor in the Shar-e-Now prison, where adults and children share the same space. Even though visits are authorised in the adult prison of Shar-e-Now, the conditions of these visits are nonetheless very strict. Convicts are just allowed to communicate with the outside world through the fence of the wooden door that separates the courtyard from the guards' shed under the careful watch of the guards..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030525_101_e66_001~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Kabul Prison~May 25, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - SAOF, 16-years-old, in the adult prison of Shar-e-Now. Saof has been convicted of stealing at a food stand in Kabul market. Most young convicts are detained for minor burglary and misdemeanour. Yet leaving these young children in the company of dangerous adult criminals could only lead to worsen the youngsters' situation for the crimes of adults are for the most part much worse..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060314_101_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kabul Prison~zReportage.com Story of the Week #101 - Launched March 14, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Afghanistan is making major strides towards bringing its juvenile offender laws up to international standards. A new center now houses, rehabilitates and educates most of the country's young offenders. But a handful of unlucky ones remain locked up in squalid conditions with dangerous, adult offenders..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Afghanistan is making major strides towards bringing its juvenile offender laws up to international standards. A new center now houses, rehabilitates and educates most of the country's young offenders. But a handful of unlucky ones remain locked up in squalid conditions with dangerous, adult offenders.:
2010~zrep411~20120113_411_s44_020~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 13, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - Just up the street from the hospital is the cemetery. Elaborate grave markers show a past reverence for the dead, but the cemetery grounds are now unkempt and coffins are dug up and tossed carelessly above ground when families no longer pay for the site. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_019~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - DERRICK DUARTE holds a baby for the first time while doing health assessments in a rural village. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_018~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - YNIOLE CHARLES, 39, gives birth to her third child, a healthy 8-pound girl, delivered by nurse TANYA PAUL at Sacre Coeur Hospital, with two USD students, Amanda O'Keefe and Sarah Moore, assisting. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_017~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - A patient is comforted while being infected with lidocaine around a gangrenous foot. There are no pain medications for patients, so they must endure more than just the injury they came in with, in order for the healing to begin. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_016~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - MADELIN INOCENT, 4, is treated for severe burns by a team of USD students, nurses, and Dr. BRAIMA SISSE, left, originally from Guinea Bissau, at the Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_015~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - Residents in the village of Thibeaut wait for the medical team to do health assessments. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_014~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - AMANDA O'KEEFE cleans the burned skin from MADELIN INOCENT in an operating room at Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_013~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - LIZ CIARCI cleans and wraps a gangrenous foot on a severely diabetic patient. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_012~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - STACEY HARRIS, RN, puts an IV into a patient in the emergency room tent at Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_011~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - Residents receive medical assessments from USD students, faculty and nurses from the Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120111_411_s44_010~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 11, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - An open trench collects garbage as it passes in front of homes up the street from Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.comZUMA)~:20120110_411_s44_009~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 10, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - A two-year-old boy, emaciated from malnutrition, and in pain from a stomach tumor, is comforted by his mother in the back of an army tent that serves as the emergency room at Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_008~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - Patient MATTHEW JEAN waits to be seen by a doctor in a medical ward at Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120110_411_s44_007~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 10, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - GENEVIEVE PETRAGLIA, RN, far left, and BROOKE SULLIVAN, center, treat a patient in the tent that serves as the emergency room for Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120110_411_s44_006~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 10, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - MAXIS MOSELAIRE, a Haitian medical technician, leads a gurney transporting a patient from the emergency room tent over to the hospital across the street. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120111_411_s44_005~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 11, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - A woman and her daughters sit on a porch outside their home. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.comZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_004~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - A young man weak from cholera sits up in bed in the cholera patients in the cholera tent across the street from Sacre Coeur Hospital. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120112_411_s44_003~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 12, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - MARY CAROL REEDER, RN, left, tests blood pressure for JEAN LOMSINA, 102, in a village near Milot, Haiti. Her blood pressure was normal; she'd never been to a doctor, she said. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_002~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - Across from the hospital is a mural on the wall depicting the hospital's role in treating victims of the earthquake two years ago. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_001~Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~Jan. 9, 2012 - Milot, Haiti - A young girl named LINDA lies exhausted with cholera in a tent across the street from Sacre Coeur Hospital. The hospital keeps cholera sufferers away from the other patients. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.comZUMA)~:20120109_411_s44_000~Peggy Peattie/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Angels of Milot~zReportage.com Story of the Week #411: Angels of Milot - Launched March 6, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Hopital Sacre Coeur, with only 73 beds is the largest private hospital in northern Haiti, situated in the small village of Milot. The hospice with only 3 full-time doctors managed thousands of victims in the aftermath of the earthquake that crippled this impoverished nation two years ago, and again 10 months later, when Haiti suffered a cholera outbreak. The San Diego student nursing team focused on the diseases and ailments that grip Haiti daily, practicing primary care for the Haitian people. Students clinical experience ranged from zero to three decades, all worked outside of their comfort zone, from delivering babies to cleaning gangrene wounds. Haiti is still recovering from the damages left behind by the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake is estimated to have claimed 316,000 lives. (Credit Image: © Peggy Peattie/U-T San Diego/Reportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Hopital Sacre Coeur, with only 73 beds is the largest private hospital in northern Haiti, situated in the small village of Milot. The hospice with only 3 full-time doctors managed thousands of victims in the aftermath of the earthquake that crippled this impoverished nation two years ago, and again 10 months later, when Haiti suffered a cholera outbreak. The San Diego student nursing team focused on the diseases and ailments that grip Haiti daily. Students clinical experience ranged from zero to three decades, all worked outside of their comfort zone, from delivering babies to cleaning gangrene wounds. Haiti is still recovering from the damages left behind by the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake is estimated to have claimed 316,000 lives.:
2010~zrep128~20060518_128_g65_027~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 18, 2006 - Awa Kurteye, Iraq - A Kurdish soldier with the border guard at the checkpoint near Awa Kurteye poses before going out on night patrol along the Iraqi-Iranian border. He jokes that he is 'Ramsey Kurd,' meaning that with his headdress and gun he looks like the symbol of the Kurdish nation. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060429_128_g65_026~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 29, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - Workers building the first shopping mall in Erbil. Erbil is growing quickly as investment pours into the only safe part of Iraq. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060507_128_g65_025~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 07, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - The Kurdistan National Assembly building. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_024~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - American soldiers in full body armor walk through the covered bazaar. Unlike the rest of Iraq, the Kurdish cities are very safe for Americans. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_023~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - Kalachuwan Military Officer Academy (PUK) in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060505_128_g65_022~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 05, 2006 - Gali Ali Beg, Iraq - Smoke from small barbeques covered in kebabs obscures picnickers near the waterfalls at Gali Ali Beg. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_021~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Kalachuwan, Iraq - Officers-in-training march in the morning at Kalachuwan Military Officer Academy (PUK) in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060507_128_g65_020~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 07, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - NECHERVAN IDRIS BARZANI, 40, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the nephew of the Barzani tribal leader and PDK chief, Massoud Barzani, at the partial unification ceremony of the PDK and PUK governments in Erbil. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060505_128_g65_019~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 05, 2006 - Gali Ali Beg, Iraq - A soldier guarding the bridge in Gali Ali Beg, a popular vacation spot in Iraqi Kurdistan, hides his face from the camera. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_128_g65_018~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 02, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - Downtown Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, seen from the old city on the hill. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060428_128_g65_017~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 28, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - Kurdish women dress in traditional clothes, sequined, shiny and colorful veils and harem pants, for holidays and weddings such as this one. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060505_128_g65_016~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 05, 2006 - Gali Ali Beg, Iraq - Kurdish men in traditional dress pose before a waterfall near Gali Ali Beg. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060429_128_g65_015~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 29, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - The ancient graveyard in Erbil. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_014~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - An American trainer oversees Kurdish officers as they learn to shoot the Kalashnikov assault rifle (often called the AK-47), at the Kalachuwan officer training school outside Sulaimani. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060513_128_g65_013~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 13, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - A Kurdish merchent watches U.S. soldiers walk through the bazaar. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060505_128_g65_012~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 05, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - Erbil is booming with new construction, growing quickly into the surrounding fields. On the edge of town, rows of trucks and tractors line the roads, serving the huge housing developments spreading into what was farmland only a year before. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060505_128_g65_011~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 05, 2006 - Gali Ali Beg, Iraq - Newlyweds pose for pictures on the bridge through Gali Ali Beg, a scenic canyon in Kurdish Iraq. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060428_128_g65_010~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 28, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - A Kurdish wedding. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_009~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - American trainer Sgt. 1st Class DAVID BATA, ISF 1st Brigade 101st Airborn Division, oversees Kurdish officers as they learn to shoot the Kalashnikov assault rifle (often called the AK-47), at the Kalachuwan officer training school outside Sulaimani. The U.S. is less present in Iraqi Kurdistan than in the Arab areas. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060514_128_g65_008~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 14, 2006 - Qandil, Iraq - SAIDA SIIRT, PKK commander of guerillas fighting in Iran, at the PKK cemetery in Kurdish northern Iraq, just across the border. He is wearing the PKK's trademark orange-yellow shoes. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060511_128_g65_007~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 11, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - Kurdish officers-in-training marching in the morning at Kalachuwan Military Officer Academy (PUK) in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060518_128_g65_006~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 18, 2006 - Sulaimani, Iraq - Sheikh MOHAMMED AL-HAFID sits in the lobby of the Ashti Hotel. He is the grand-nephew of the King of Kurdistan Sheikh Mahmood al-Hafid, who led the Kurdish rebellion against the British occupation in the early 1920s. The family is well respected in Sulaimani. Sheikh Mohammed is working to establish an organization to claim compensation for land appropriated under Saddam-era laws in Iraq, including some of his families lands. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060429_128_g65_005~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 29, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - On Fridays, families in Iraqi Kurdistan enjoy a drive to the countryside for a picnic, perhaps a game of volleyball, like this one outside Erbil. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060514_128_g65_004~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 14, 2006 - Bani Maqan, Iraq - A soldier at the Bani Maqan checkpoint outside Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, feeds a stray dog. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060510_128_g65_003~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 10, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - A Kurdish soldier in training for the Iraqi Army at Kanigama, the 1st Combat School in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060514_128_g65_002~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~May 14, 2006 - Qandil, Iraq - A cinderblock guardhouse stands before the main checkpoint into PKK territory around Qandil mountain, near the Turkish and Iranian borders with Iraq. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060430_128_g65_001~David I. Gross~Iraq's Safety Zone~Apr. 30, 2006 - Erbil, Iraq - Kurdish soldiers, new graduates of basic training and now part of the Iraqi Army, demonstrate a search and arrest on a military base outside Erbil. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060912_128_g65_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Iraq's Safety Zone~zReportage.com Story of the Week #128 - Launched September 12, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Iraqi Kurdistan is the safest place in Iraq - the Kurds have an effective police force and a strong military, which suggests that bringing peace to the Arab south won't be more difficult than providing guns and training. Unfortunately, the real answer turns out to be much simpler to see but the solution much harder to realize..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Iraqi Kurdistan is the safest place in Iraq - the Kurds have an effective police force and a strong military, which suggests that bringing peace to the Arab south won't be more difficult than providing guns and training. Unfortunately, the real answer turns out to be much simpler to see but the solution much harder to realize.:
2010~zrep013~20031104_013_d35_010~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Maxela, Guerrero, Mexico - Friends and relatives surround the coffin of Alberto Diaz during his wake at the family home in the village of Maxela after returning from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_009~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Mexico City, Mexico - Employee Oscar Cedillo of the Olimpia Funeral Home in Mexico City, waits for the return of the body of a Mexican national sent on a plane from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_008~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Maxela, Guerrero, Mexico - Family members unload and transport the coffin of Alberto Diaz to his house in the village of Maxela in preparation for his wake after returning from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral procession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_007~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Mexico City, Mexico - The body of a deceased Mexican national picked up at the Mexico City airport undergoes revision at the Olimpia Funeral Home before the journey home after returning from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_006~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Mexico City, Mexico - Olimpia Funeral Home employee Oscar Cedillo with a body he has just claimed in the Custom's area of the Mexico City International Airport after returning from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_005~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Nuevo Leon, Mexico - A Mexican airport Custom's agent reviews the x-ray monitor image of a body return by plane from the U.S. in it's coffin. The body will be transported to the family where an open casket and traditional funeral prosession will take place then followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_004~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Santa Rosa, Puebla, Mexico - Townspeople greeting the body of Lilia Machorro on return from the U.S. with flowers and confetti on the highway leading into Santa Rosa, Mexico. The funeral consists of an open casket, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_003~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Mexico City, Mexico - A Mexican national after his return to Mexico by plane shown in his casket in the Olimpia Funeral Home after returning from the U.S. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_002~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Santa Rosa, Puebla, Mexico - Townspeople greeting the body of Lilia Machorro on return from the U.S. with flowers and confetti on the highway leading into Santa Rosa. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031104_013_d35_001~Keith Dannemiller~Death Rides Shotgun~Nov. 04, 2003 - Santa Rosa, Puebla, Mexico - Townspeople greeting the body of Lilia Machorro on return from the U.S. with flowers and confetti on the highway leading into Santa Rosa. The funeral consists of an open casket service, to say good-bye face to face, traditional funeral prosession followed by a festive party celebrating the passing into the after life. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_013_d35_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Death Rides Shotgun~zReportage.com Story of the Week #013 - Launched May 18, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Though they may have lived in the U.S. longer than they ever did in their native land, many Mexican nationals often prefer to be returned to their tierra (homeland) for burial. As a result, specialty funeral homes have emerged to help families with the bureaucratic and transport issues of returning their loved ones home. The process can be long and tedious, but the torment is quickly forgotten as friends and family rush to greet the deceased and celebrate their afterlife. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Though they may have lived in the U.S. longer than they ever did in their native land, many Mexican nationals often prefer to be returned to their tierra (homeland) for burial. As a result, specialty funeral homes have emerged to help families with the bureaucratic and transport issues of returning their loved ones home. The process can be long and tedious, but the torment is quickly forgotten as friends and family rush to greet the deceased and celebrate their afterlife. (Credit Image: © Keith Dannemiller/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep480~20130625_480_x99_018~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 25, 2013 - Beijing, China - The bedroom of the couple Liu Yingjun and Yang Guang in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_017~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~Feb 24, 2013 - Beijing, China - The couple LIU YINGJUN and YANG GUANG and their portrait in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_016~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 25, 2013 - Beijing, China - The bedroom of Zhao Lina, 58, in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_015~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~Mar 26, 2013 - Beijing, China - ZHAO LINA, 58, poses for a portrait in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_014~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 25, 2013 - Beijing, China - The bedroom of freelancer Cheng Lu in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_013~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~Jan 31, 2013 - Beijing, China - Freelancer CHENG LU poses for a portrait in the Chaoyang District. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_012~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 25, 2013 - Beijing, China - The house of the couple Feng Du and Gan Quan. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_011~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 16, 2013 - Beijing, China - FENG DU and GAN QUAN share a moment in the Chaoyang District. The city cancels outdoor activities during smoggy days. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130625_480_x99_010~Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In China~June 25, 2013 - Beijing, China - The office of PR Manager Zhang Qian in the Chaoyang District. Zhang said she spent nearly 10,000 yuan (about 1,627 U.S. dollars) on purchasing air cleaners. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage via ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep459~20111031_459_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Oct. 31, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE outside her suburban Atlanta home with a portrait of her son ZACH. Nationwide, more than 6,000 children live in nursing homes, with thousands more who are in their 20s, experts said. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20130119_459_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Jan. 19, 2013 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE receives hugs from friends at a memorial service for Zach. Zach died January 5 in the nursing home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE gives a gentle touch to her son's fragile hand. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE reads her son's favorite storybook to him in the family room at the nursing home. For the last 15 years of Zach's life, Nola made that 400-mile round trip every two or three weeks. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - As time approaches for NOLA SAYNE to leave, she says 'I love you, Zach.' The state of Georgia would pay nothing if Zach lived at home. But it offered to pay the full cost of a nursing home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - JEFF SAYNE lifts his stepson for a ride in his wheelchair. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE trims Zach's fingernails every time she visits him. Sayne, who was unable to find a facility in Georgia where they lived, had to place him in a nursing home 200 miles away. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~Sept. 3, 2011 - Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. - NOLA SAYNE cruises to the courtyard at Montgomery Children's Speciality Center where ZACH has lived for 15 years. Sayne's profoundly disabled son ZACH was only ten years old when she was forced to make the gut-wrenching decision to place him in a nursing home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110903_459_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dying Young~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 459 - Dying Young - Launched February 5, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - NOLA SAYNE'S profoundly disabled son ZACH was only ten years old when she was forced to make the gut-wrenching decision to place him in a nursing home. She was unable to find a facility in Georgia where they lived. The closest skilled-care facility that would accept him was 200 miles away from home. The state of Georgia would pay nothing if Zach lived at home. But it offered to pay the full cost of a nursing home. For the last 15 years of Zach's life, Nola made that 400-mile round trip every two or three weeks. Nationwide, more than 6,000 children live in nursing homes. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:
2010~zrep033~20041026_033_a27_018~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Oct. 26, 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - WILLIAM MATTHEWS, 13, plays outside row houses on a Sunday afternoon. His mother watches him while he plays, worried about his safety in the notoriously rough neighborhood..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040913_033_a27_017~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 13, 2004 - Republic, Washington, U.S. - GREG CAUDELL, a local political candidate, outside the Hitch'in Post Restaurant and Lounge..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040926_033_a27_016~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 26, 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - The Salsa Aspira dancers with Central High School wait for their turn to perform in front of the judges at the Puerto Rican Day Parade..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040926_033_a27_015~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 26, 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - MARIA FLORES with her grandchildren watch the Puerto Rican Parade next to FRANCES DESMOND, 83. Desmond, a Navy WWII Veteran, is going to vote for Kerry. 'I have to. I cannot see what Bush is doing to our boys, having them killed over there... If it was a real war I could see them getting killed, but this way, no. Positively no.'.(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040912_033_a27_014~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 12, 2004 - Berkeley, California, U.S. - Cheerleaders kick high at a Pep-Rally..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040913_033_a27_013~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 13, 2004 - Republic, Washington, U.S. - The Malo Trading Post has many antiques on display..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040926_033_a27_012~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 26, 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - LASHAY WARDEN, 11, left, and JANEAN COLLAZO, 8, with the Naylamp Street and Puppet Theater, wait to march in the Puerto Rican Parade..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040908_033_a27_011~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 08, 2004 - West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - ANTHONY POWERS, 19, waits at a bus stop..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040921_033_a27_010~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 21, 2004 - Paris, Arizona, U.S. - CODY CARLILE, 24, brings dinner for a horse on his family's land..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040913_033_a27_009~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 13, 2004 - Republic, Washington, U.S. - DAN SEILHAN makes the daily bread at the Ferry County Co-op. He says people move to Republic to 'get away from people, the rat race.'.(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040925_033_a27_008~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 25, 2004 - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - ROSE ANN HOWELL and her sons, from left, JOHN HOWELL, 7, SETH HOWELL, 4, and JACOB HOWELL, 12, promote peace and love outside a rally held by Neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members at Valley Forge National Historical Park..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040913_033_a27_007~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 13, 2004 - Curlew, Washington, U.S. - JOHN ALEXANDER and his dog, Princess, pick up feed at the Curlew General Store..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040911_033_a27_006~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 11, 2004 - San Francisco, California, U.S. - AMANA VIDA, 19, lays out hemp necklaces she made during the 6th annual 9-11 Power to the Peaceful Festival on September 11, 2004 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 'I was think of voting for nobody,' she says, but 'I know I'm going to vote for Kerry. It's not like he's my ideal candidate though. I think it's important that Bush doesn't win.'.(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040925_033_a27_005~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 25, 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - ROBERT MORLAND, from left, CARLOS DUBOSE and JOESPHINE RALPH wait for customers outside Ralph's home..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040908_033_a27_004~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 08, 2004 - Carlsbad, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Apples picked by friends of the Mayor of Carlsbad, B. Forrest, at his ranch and apple orchard..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040921_033_a27_003~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 21, 2004 - Paris, Arizona, U.S. - LUCAS HICE, 6, the son of a soldier in Iraq, holds his Red Ryder BB gun..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040911_033_a27_002~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 11, 2004 - San Francisco, California, U.S. - CAT CASSIDY watches a band perform during the Power to the Peaceful Festival in Golden Gate Park..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040922_033_a27_001~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America: A Nation Divided~Sep. 22, 2004 - Troy, Missouri, U.S. - Hay bales wait to be decorated for Halloween at the entrance to a Wal-Mart Supercenter..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041109_033_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Mood of America - A Nation Divided~zReportage.com Story of the Week #033 - Launched November 02, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A Nation Divided. That's what pollsters and pundits say America has become, a country in the midst of a rupture that stands to strain the very fabric of our society. From rural enclaves to suburban subdivisions to bustling cities--what folks had to say suggests a nation at risk. Many people seem burdened by a sense of deep political cynicism, a sense their voice or vote doesn't count, that our system of government, including presidential elections, has become hopelessly corrupt. Others are merely apathetic. Still others are caught up in the kind of extremism that paints opponents in black-and-white hyperbole..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage/ZUMA)~A Nation Divided. That's what pollsters and pundits say America has become, a country in the midst of a rupture that stands to strain the very fabric of our society. From rural enclaves to suburban subdivisions to bustling cities--what folks had to say suggests a nation at risk. Many people seem burdened by a sense of deep political cynicism, a sense their voice or vote doesn't count, that our system of government, including presidential elections, has become hopelessly corrupt. Others are merely apathetic. Still others are caught up in the kind of extremism that paints opponents in black-and-white hyperbole.:
2010~zrep468~20120707_468_p79_021~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 7, 2012 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - A former teacher who lost his mind on cocaine at a privately run shelter for the mentally ill located in the desert west of Ciudad Juarez. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120824_468_p79_020~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Aug. 24, 2012 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - The Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico Border fence located west of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas near the state of New Mexico. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120718_468_p79_019~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 18, 2012 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - A heroin addict shoots up along the Tijuana River in Mexico. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120329_468_p79_018~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~March 29, 2012 - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - Migrant laborers from Guerrero State work at a farm near Culiacan, Sinaloa picking tomatoes destined for export across the border to the United States and Canada. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120730_468_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 30, 2012 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - An auto parts manufacturing facility known in Mexico as a Maquiladora where electronic parts are made for vehicles worldwide. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120824_468_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Aug. 24, 2012 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Mexican families at a beach on the Rio Grande river which serves as the U.S.-Mexico border where the states of Chihuahua, New Mexico and Texas intersect. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120701_468_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 1, 2012 - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - The PAN party candidate MARGARITA CERVANTES ARELLANES seen celebrating with supporters after her winning campaign made her the first female mayor of Monterrey, Mexico the capital of the state of Nuevo Leon. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120705_468_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 5, 2012 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Some of the many mayors of the town of Praxedis in the Juarez Valley located east of Ciudad Juarez. This town has been under one political party rule for decades and has been under the control of drug cartels who have killed many mayors in the region and throughout the country in order to maintain control of this lucrative smuggling region. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120712_468_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 12, 2012 - Yuma, Arizona, United States - A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agent (DEA) aims a flashlight down a 55-foot deep drug smuggling tunnel that runs almost 720 feet under the U.S.-Mexico Border cut through a floor of a small industrial unit south of Yuma, Arizona in the town of San Luis. It is estimated that the tunnel built by a Mexican drug cartel cost up to 1-million dollars and took one year to build. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120307_468_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~March 7, 2012 - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - A man with hands bound behind his back and killed execution style on the banks of a river. Culiacan is the cradle of many of the drug cartels and their leaders in Mexico. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20111205_468_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Dec. 5, 2011 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - A woman who was found beating herself downtown is seen in a privately run shelter for the mentally ill west of the city. Due to a lack of state social infrastructure many people with extreme mental illnesses are brought here. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120725_468_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 25, 2012 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A migrants feet after walking for days through the Arizona Desert seen in a migrant shelter after being deported by U.S. authorities. One of the number one injuries to migrants is severe blistering on their feet from walking in the desert in the heat. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20111210_468_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Dec. 10, 2011 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Girls dressed as angels pray at a crime scene where a young man was assassinated while rival drug cartel assassins ''heated up the plaza.'' (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120708_468_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 8, 2012 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Multiple track marks from injecting heroin seen in the legs of a Mexican man in Ciudad Juarez who was deported to Mexico from the U.S. He was first exposed to illegal drugs in the U.S., became an addict and was eventually deported. Drug addiction in Mexico along the U.S. border is rising due to the amount of illegal drugs passing through border towns. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120301_468_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~March 1, 2012 - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - A heavily armed man who was killed by the Mexican military during an operation trying to hunt down the head assassin of the Sinaloa Cartel known as ''El Fantasma'' in Quila, which is believed to be territory controlled by El Mayo a Mexican drug lord associated with the Sinaloa Cartel. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120728_468_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~July 28, 2012 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - MARISOL ESPINOZA, a 20-year-old woman from Chiapas, Mexico rests in a shelter for deportees and migrants the night after she was deported from the U.S. She crossed into the United States and walked through the Arizona desert for 6 days until she was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110527_468_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~May 27, 2011 - Laredo, Texas, United States - A man holding a U.S. passport coming from Mexico with his bike lines up at the port of entry into the United States under the watchful eye of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a dog used to sniff out illegal narcotics. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120824_468_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Aug. 24, 2012 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - Mexicans look through the U.S.-Mexico border fence into the United States from a Mexican beach west of Tijuana. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110207_468_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~Feb. 7, 2011 - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - The bodies of men executed and dumped on the side of the highway in Navolato, Sinaloa which was the birthplace of one of the former leaders of the Juarez Cartel. Navolato is located next to the home turf of the Sinaloa Cartel who were locked in a battle for control of Ciudad Juarez for several years. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120302_468_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~March 2, 2012 - Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico - A Mexican soldier stands guard by a bullet riddled vehicle in which two men were executed by drug cartel assassins. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110605_468_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~June 5, 2011 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - LUIS AVILA ARCHULATA, 40, an ex-gang member who grew up and spent his whole life in Arizona after crossing the U.S. border with his mother at the age of 2. Luis was a drug addict and was jailed multiple times in the U.S. and finally deported to Mexico where he now lives. He was recruited into gangs in the U.S. and was first exposed to drugs in the U.S. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120728_468_p79_000~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mexico 'La Frontera'~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 468 - Mexico 'La Frontera' - Launched April 9, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - According to government figures, there were 47,515 drug-related killings in Mexico between late 2006 and late 2012, though many experts put the death toll much higher. Every aspect of Mexican life is affected by organized crime and its endless struggle for control of the distribution of drugs, most are destined for the United States and Canada. In just one month, photographer Louie Palu covered more than 110 murders in Mexico. There's no way of knowing how many of those deaths involved people who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. As long as its justice system allows criminals to operate with impunity Mexico will continue to be rocked by the drug trade and its violence, no matter what economic gains the country makes. This is one photographer's view of the deadly U.S.-Mexico frontier. This project was supported with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage/ZUMA)~According to government figures, there were 47,515 drug-related killings in Mexico between late 2006 and late 2012, though many experts put the death toll much higher. Every aspect of Mexican life is affected by organized crime and its endless struggle for control of the distribution of drugs, most are destined for the United States and Canada. In just one month, photographer Louie Palu covered more than 110 murders in Mexico. There's no way of knowing how many of those deaths involved people who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. As long as its justice system allows criminals to operate with impunity Mexico will continue to be rocked by the drug trade and its violence, no matter what economic gains the country makes. This is one photographer's view of the deadly U.S.-Mexico frontier. :
2010~zrep445~20120715_445_k109_018~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The Seliger Nature Reserve consists of many small lakes and small picturesque islands in the middle of a pine forest between Moscow and St.Petersburg. It would be an idyllic and beautiful place, but this is the breeding ground of the new Russian Nationalism. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120714_445_k109_017~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 14, 2012 - Tver, Russia - In 2012, Forum Seliger invited international guests. But the majority of these guests feel that they are pawns in an ideological game. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_016~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The average age of the participants is just over 20 years. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120716_445_k109_015~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 16, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Russian flags line a main street leading up to a copy of the Duma. The large silver letters form the word - Russia. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_014~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Portrait of DARIA ISTATSKOVA, 20, from St. Petersburg. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_013~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Many young people who have met in Seliger want to get married there. The organization even has a dedicated wedding organizer who coordinates the many ceremonies. EKATERINA and JEVGENI BABKIN, from Rostov, wanted to show their new national identity dressed in traditional clothes. ''We wanted to dress in traditional clothes because they are beautiful and a part of our Russian history,'' they say. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120716_445_k109_012~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 16, 2012 - Tver, Russia - KIRILL POPOV and LYUBA SOLONNIKOVA stand at attention as honour guards in memory to the fallen Russian soldiers. They take turns with other volunteers one hour each day, just like the real honour guard at the Kremlin. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_011~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Participants are ordered to bring flags to wave so they can be filmed and broadcast on a national cable television channel throughout Russia. Until last year, large portraits of President Putin and Medvedev hung on either side of the stage. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_010~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Campers have to use heavy black kettles to cook suspended from wires strung between the tree trunks. Camp Seliger has a strict prohibition of alcohol and a smoking ban in all other places except by the campfires. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120714_445_k109_009~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 14, 2012 - Tver, Russia - If any of the participants arrive late to lectures, the camp instructor issues a warning and cuts a corner on the participants tag. After three warnings, the camper must leave. ARTIOM SHATANOV from Kabarovsk in eastern Russia has been a ''bad boy'', as he said. After just a few days, he has already received two warnings. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_008~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The smoke from hundreds of campfires permeates through the campsite. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_007~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Participants from the Caucasus group are being led out of the Youth Forum Seliger by guards. Even though Caucasus is a part of Russia, a recent study made by the independent Russian Research Centre, Levanda Center, showed that more than 60 percent of Russian youth between 18-25 years hold xenophobic views. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120716_445_k109_006~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 16, 2012 - Tver, Russia - ZAID SALAH KASANOV from Grozny, Chechnya, has a firm and winning grip on the Russian opponent in an MMA match organized by ''Fight Club Seliger'' named by Vladimir Putin.'' When Zaid seconds later is awarded the victory, the small crowd of Chechens cheer, while the Russian spectators silently watch. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120714_445_k109_005~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 14, 2012 - Tver, Russia - Young men exercise on the shores of Lake Seliger during the evening hours of free activities. The new health ideology in Russia has increased with Putin. He has said, ''to exercise or do sports is the key to a healthy life and a way for us Russians to live.'' (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_004~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - A young woman stands at attention in the morning as the Russian national anthem blasts out from speakers at the Youth Forum Seliger. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120716_445_k109_003~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 16, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The feeling is almost religious when everyone cheers at the last big meeting at the main stage during the Youth Forum Seliger. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_002~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The smoke from hundreds of campfires lingers in the air at Youth Forum Seliger. At midnight, all activities in the camp must be done and within an hour completely quiet with everyone asleep in their tents. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_001~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~July 15, 2012 - Tver, Russia - The national anthem is played every morning to wake up the participants. Songs from various Disney films are played every half an hour. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120715_445_k109_000~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russia's New Wave~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 445 - Russia's New Wave - Launched October 30, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Camp Seliger was traditionally a home base for pro-Kremlin youth groups. The spirit of rebellion stirring Russia stretches into the Seliger youth camp, an annual Kremlin-backed event that has long been known as a training ground for truculent Putin loyalists. This year's camp, struck a different chord. Organizers encouraged opposition activists to take part, and cultivated an edgy vibe symbolized by a new logo designed by graffiti artist Banksy. But many question whether Seliger's makeover is an attempt to constructively engage the opposition or co-opt a movement that severely rattled President Vladimir Putin with a wave of huge demonstrations over the past year. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Camp Seliger was traditionally a home base for pro-Kremlin youth groups. The spirit of rebellion stirring Russia stretches into the Seliger youth camp, an annual Kremlin-backed event that has long been known as a training ground for truculent Putin loyalists. This year's camp, struck a different chord. Organizers encouraged opposition activists to take part, and cultivated an edgy vibe symbolized by a new logo designed by graffiti artist Banksy. But many question whether Seliger's makeover is an attempt to constructively engage the opposition or co-opt a movement that severely rattled President Vladimir Putin with a wave of huge demonstrations over the past year.:
2010~zrep230~20080824_230_p79_026~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Aug. 24, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Pfc. CHAD WILSON age 21who is part of Alpha Company of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battle Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan at Forward Operating Base Apache North. Located in Southern Helmand Province, Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting. Chad is from Pittsburgh PA this is his first tour of Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_230_p79_025~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 05, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Cpl. PHILIP PEPPER age 22 who is part of Alpha Company of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battle Landing Team (BLT) 1/6, after riding in a convoy in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan at Forward Operating Base Apache North. Located in Southern Helmand Province, Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting. Philip is from Tallahasse FL and has done two tours of Iraq in addition to this tour..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080904_230_p79_024~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 04, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Pte. SERGE ZHOUTUYK age 22 of the 2PWRR-'The Tigers', 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080904_230_p79_023~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 04, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Sgt. MICK JAMES age 32 of the 2PWRR-'The Tigers', 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080904_230_p79_022~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 04, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Capt. WILL SQUIRES age 28 of the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080904_230_p79_021~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 04, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Pte. EPARAMA VATA age 26 of the 2PWRR-'The Tigers', 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080903_230_p79_020~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Sep. 03, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Second Lt. MILES WATT age 26 of the 2PWRR-'The Tigers', 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071125_230_p79_019~Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hell Zone~Nov. 25, 2007 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Pte. DAN RAY age 20 of the 2PWRR-'The Tigers', 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in a Forward Operating Base after a patrol in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in Southern Helmand Province. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed control of the area over to British Troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep198~20070601_198_cv4_014~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - Women who make it to the fistula center are the lucky ones. No women suffering from fistula is ever turned away. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_013~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - Cured fistula patients happily ''graduate'' from the hospital. Women are presented with bus fare home and given new dresses because their old clothes reek of urine. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_012~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - Dr. ANDREW BROWNING talks to 7-year old rape victim ALEM about her surgery. The damage was so severe that doctors had to repair anal and vaginal fistulas, fix her bladder and reconstruct soft tissue in the cervix. Dr. Browning says the child will probably not be incontinent but he cannot promise her a baby of her own. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - Young women nervously wait for pelvic exams to determine the success of their fistula surgeries. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - A patient walks through the 30-bed ward of the center. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - A fistula patient goes through the 30-minute surgery under local anesthesia in the simple but clean operating theatre. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - Nurses and Dr. ANDREW BROWNING hold down ALEM while she bravely gets a spinal block before her surgery. She is a beautiful and babbly 7-year-old who was raped by a family friend on her way to school. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - With the help of a patient, left, nurse aides mop up after Bireeh at the fistula center. The women are former fistula patients themselves. They work as nurse aides preparing patients for intimate surgery and cheerfully mopping up the unending puddles and trails of urine. Most are illiterate, but uniquely able to communicate with their fragile and frightened patients. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - The hallway at the Bahar Dar Hamlin Fistula Hospital is marked with urine footprints of one of the many suffering women who pass through its doors every day. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_005~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - BIREEH is carried into the Bahar Dar Hamlin Fistula Center by her brothers after an obstructed birth left her with a dead child and a fistula that left her weak, incontinent and in constant pain. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_004~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Ethiopia - AHAI, a fragile young woman of about 22, weeps, her heart heavy from the suffering she has endured since the death of her baby and trauma of living with a fistula. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_003~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bure, Ethiopia - Fistula sufferers are often shunned by their families and neighbors, who abhor the stench and filth of their condition. Under the watchful eyes of their neighbors in their village, NETSANET (second from right), 15, and FEREHIWOT (right), 20, prepare to leave for treatment at the fistula center. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_002~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~Jun. 01, 2007 - Ethiopia - The hallmark symptom of vaginal fistula is the persistent drip of urine that a woman is powerless to control, a trail of tears that affects thousands of the poorest women in Ethiopia. c. June 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070601_198_cv4_001~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Ethiopia~June 1, 2007 - Bure, Ethiopia - NETSANET FELEKE, 15, stands in a mud house in her village. She has been leaking urine, and with no medical care available nearby, she must travel a few hours to the Bahar Dar Hamlin Fistula Center in Bahar Dar. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080129_198_cv4_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ethiopia~zReportage.com Story of the Week #198 - Launched January 29, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Obstetric fistula is a debilitating condition in which women injured in childbirth uncontrollably leak a trail of urine or feces. While a delivery by caesarian section prevents obstetric fistula, in sub-Saharan Africa such medical procedures and prenatal care rarely exist. As many as three million women, many in Ethiopia, suffer the devastating effects of this injury, while being shunned by the patriarchal society of their clans and villages. The Bahar Dar Fistula Hospital is one of the few refuges for these suffering women..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Obstetric fistula is a debilitating condition in which women injured in childbirth uncontrollably leak a trail of urine or feces. While a delivery by caesarian section prevents obstetric fistula, in sub-Saharan Africa such medical procedures and prenatal care rarely exist. As many as three million women, many in Ethiopia, suffer the devastating effects of this injury, while being shunned by the patriarchal society of their clans and villages. The Bahar Dar Fistula Hospital is one of the few refuges for these suffering women.:
2010~zrep002~20040212_002_e66_027~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - SIMON HOLMES after a fight at the York Halls. His protective older brother, Phil, also a fighter said while holding a spoon with ice against Simon's swollen cheek, ''Mum's gonna kill me when she sees this bruise.'' (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_026~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Jean Silva triumphant after his fight calls his mother in Brazil as he stands outside York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_025~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - EUGENE JACKSON 'THE WOLF', moments after being knocked out by the incredibly fast first strike of MARK WEIR at the UFC's event. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_024~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Spectators watch through an interior window from the bar at the 'Millennium Brawl'. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_023~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Fighter after a bout at the York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_022~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - (L-R) Jean Silver and the actor ALEX REED, one of the original lead heart throbs of TV's Hollyoaks soap opera. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_021~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Lee Murray, who has a large fan base, about to enter the cage at the 'Millennium Brawl'. Moments into the fight he won and the crowd erupted, climbing excitedly into the cage. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_020~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The elegantly dressed fighter Alex Evans looks on during a fight at 'Cage Wars'. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_019~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - MATT HUGHES, the World Champion, about to strike opponent, CARLOS NEWTON. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_018~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - PAUL JENKINS has the much coveted belt put on by Mark Weir at the York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_017~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The fighters at London's famous Shootfighters Gym strike a pose. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_016~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Sunday Sport page three model JEMMA SWEENEY watches a fight from a VIP table. Her father, DOUGIE TRUMAN, the promoter of Cage Warriors, stands behind her. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_015~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The fighter JAMES ZIKIC stands outside the cage after his defeat at the Royal Albert Hall. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_014~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Jean Silva having his medical examination before a fight. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_013~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Top fighters MICHAEL JOHNSON (L) and LEE MURRAY relax during fight training. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_012~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Crowd watches 'cage fighting' at the York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_011~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Twenty-two year old ALESSIO SAKARA, one of Italy's top fighters, in the changing room after losing a fight at the York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_010~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - A model between rounds at the UFC's at the Royal Albert Hall. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_009~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The referee checks the fighters to make sure they are okay during a fight at 'Cage Wars'. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_008~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Some of LEE MURRAY'S avid fans during his fight at the 'Millennium Brawl'. Moments later they leapt into the cage. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_007~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The referee explains the rules to Japan's GENKI SUDO. Sudo is one of the most unorthodox ultimate fighters whose creative style involves surprise moves such as cartwheel guard passes and spinning back fists. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_006~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - (L-R) Three fighters from Shootfighters: ALEXIS, Jean Silva and KAMAL LOCK. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_005~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - The crowd and cage at the 'Millennium Brawl'. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_004~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Jean Silva leaps at his opponent in the cage at York Halls. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040212_002_e66_003~Francesca Yorke/eyevine/~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, UK - GAZ having his mouthguard replaced through the cage in between rounds at the 'Millennium Brawl.' (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040212_002_e66_002~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - Jean Silva, of Brazil, strikes Sammy Schiavo of the notorious Bushido Fighters from France. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040110_002_e66_001~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~Feb. 12, 2004 - London, United Kingdom - SAMMY SCHIAVO, of the Bushido fighters, towers over fallen JEAN SILVA during their relentless fight at the 'Cage Wars.' (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040217_002_e66_000~Francesca Yorke/eyevine~UFC: Ultimate Fight Club~zReportage.com Story of the Week #002- Launched February 17, 2004 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Arguably boxing's mainstream appeal is on the wane, but a new contender has emerged and is revitalizing the UK fight game: Ultimate Fighting. Some call it ''Caged Combat,'' it consists of licensed no-holds-barred fights. The sport has grown in popularity at an amazing rate; it's on national TV and now holds its World Championship at London's Royal Albert Hall. (Credit Image: © Francesca Yorke/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Arguably boxing's mainstream appeal is on the wane, but a new contender has emerged and is revitalizing the UK fight game: Ultimate Fighting. Some call it ''Caged Combat,'' it consists of licensed no-holds-barred fights. The sport has grown in popularity at an amazing rate; it's on national TV and now holds its World Championship at London's Royal Albert Hall.:
2010~zrep342~20100823_342_p67_025~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 23, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Men walk in the bazar of Mui Mubarak mosque where a hair of the Prophet Muhammad is kept. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100812_342_p67_024~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 12, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - On the Highway One, the Afghanistan ring road, trucks and shepherd meet. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100809_342_p67_023~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 09, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - A young motorcycle retailer repairs a motor in a street of Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_342_p67_022~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 04, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanastan - Staff Sergeant RYAN GEOGHEGAN from 82nd Airborne 2-508 Paratrooper Infantry regiment from Fort Bragg rides a bicycle he borrowed from a young man in a village near Arghandab city. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100812_342_p67_021~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 12, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Pundjabis work in a brick factory. Construction material is a great business in Kandahar Province where almost everything is to be built or rebuilt. Although unemployment in Kandahar is high, Pundjabis are prefered as bricks makers for their high qualifications for the job. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100812_342_p67_020~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 12, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Pundjabis work in a brick factory. Construction material is a great business in Kandahar Province where almost everything is to be built or rebuilt. Although unemployment in Kandahar is high, Pundjabis are prefered as bricks makers for their high qualifications for the job. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_342_p67_019~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 04, 2010 - Arghandab, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Three women wearing burqa (the afghan traditional chadri) come into a house in a village in Arghandab district, north of Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_342_p67_018~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 04, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanastan - Specialist JAYE VILLA from 82nd Airborne 2-508 Paratrooper Infantry regiment from Fort Bragg kneels as a young girl tries to look through the scope of his rifle. Hanging around the villages and meeting with the local people is part of the new strategy of 'Winning the hearts and minds' US General Mac Chrystal has been trying to build in Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100808_342_p67_017~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 08, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - A young girl brings back home some salt from the Arab fighters cemetery. Salt, put by an old lady everyday, is said to help heal sick people. Arab fighters died in 2001 and 2002 during the US led invasion of Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100807_342_p67_016~Philip Poupin/City~City Under Siege~June 15, 2010 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An injured man. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100520_342_p67_015~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 20, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A soldier stands in the entrance of the Afghan National Army (ANA) compound in Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100807_342_p67_014~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 15, 2010 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - View from a US Chinook helicopter flying in Kandahar Province. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100808_342_p67_013~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 22, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Men in a long hallway. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100822_342_p67_012~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Aug. 22, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Ezatullah, 12 year-old, has lost half of his hand and part of his right leg steping on a mine. The nurse takes off the fastens of the scars of the child. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100607_342_p67_011~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 07, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanastan - Two afghan soldiers listen to their radio while patroling with US and Canadian Forces in the village of Pir-e-Paymal, Arghandab Valley, north of Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_342_p67_010~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 04, 2010 - Arghandab, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Three boys come back from a bath in the nearby river in the village of Arghandab. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100519_342_p67_009~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 19, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A police commander poses with his red motorcycle in a street of Kandahar city. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100519_342_p67_008~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 19, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A woman walks in the street of Kandahar with her burqa (tchadri). (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100519_342_p67_007~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 19, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Girls participating in the class at a school of the Gul Agha Shirza• Foundation. Very few schools remain open in the Kandahar Province. In the Gul Agha Shirzai, girls are mostly non-Pashtun whereas the province is mainly inhabited by Pashtuns. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100519_342_p67_006~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 19, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Policeman regulates the traffic in the center of Kandahar city. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100518_342_p67_005~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 18, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A guard keeps watch from a hilltop in Kandahar City. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100518_342_p67_004~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~May 18, 2010 - Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Mohammed Gul, a native from the neighboring province of Uruzgan, guards a hill next to the main jail of Kandahar city. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100414_342_p67_003~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~Apr 14, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - MULLAH ZAEEF at his home in Kabul from where he is not allowed to move without authorization from the Afghan government. Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef (born 1968 in Kandahar) was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100607_342_p67_002~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 07, 2010 - Kandahar, Afghanastan - Afghan National Army and Bravo Company of the 82nd Airborne 2-508th Paratrooper Infantry regiment is searching for IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) put by insurgents in the Arghandab Valley, north of Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100615_342_p67_001~Philip Poupin~City Under Siege~June 15, 2010 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - View from a US Chinook helicopter flying in Kandahar Province. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101123_342_p67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~City Under Siege~zReportage.com Story of the Week #342- Launched November 22 , 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - In October 2001, the US military began its operations in Afghanistan â nine years later, there are more US troops in Afghanistan than ever. The countryâs second-largest city, Kandahar, remains a hotbed of Taliban support. If you want to find out how insecure Kandahar has become, visit the glass-fitter in the bazaar. If heâs wearing a new waistcoat youâll know that business is booming and things are bad: every explosion in the center of the city blows out most windows in a two kilometer radius. The campaign against the Taliban insurgency in Kandahar this spring and summer has yielded uneven results and taken longer than planned, and the U.S. has suffered setbacks in its effort to curb corruption in the Afghan government. After leaders met in Lisbon earlier this month, the deadline for the NATO alliance to hand over security to local authorities in Afghanistan has been set at 2014, but could start as early as 2011. Time is running out for the people of Kandahar. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In October 2001, the US military began its operations in Afghanistan – nine years later, there are more US troops in Afghanistan than ever. The country’s second-largest city, Kandahar, remains a hotbed of Taliban support. If you want to find out how insecure Kandahar has become, visit the glass-fitter in the bazaar. If he’s wearing a new waistcoat you’ll know that business is booming and things are bad: every explosion in the center of the city blows out most windows in a two kilometer radius. The campaign against the Taliban insurgency in Kandahar this spring and summer has yielded uneven results and taken longer than planned, and the U.S. has suffered setbacks in its effort to curb corruption in the Afghan government. After leaders met in Lisbon earlier this month, the deadline for the NATO alliance to hand over security to local authorities in Afghanistan has been set at 2014, but could start as early as 2011. Time is running out for the people of Kandahar.:
2010~zrep369~20110227_369_mf1_010~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, BIABAI LENGOURE, 65 years-old, of Village Sai Khera. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_009~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, SUMAN SATGHARE, 56 years-old, of Village Kaota. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_008~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, RATNA MALA, 32 years-old, of Village Mangi. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_007~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, NAJI RATHOR, 62 years-old, of Village Kosara. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_006~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, RAMA THAMKEA, 38 years-old, of Village Sonbardi. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_005~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, DHURATA ATRAM, 52 years-old, of Village Nimin. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_004~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, BABY LOOR, 52 years-old, of Village Bhonsi. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_003~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, BAISHALI NIKESHN, 32 years-old, of Village Sombardi. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_002~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, PARVATA BAI KORMETE, 43 years-old, of Village Bagda. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110227_369_mf1_001~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~Feb. 27, 2011 - Pandharkawada, Maharashtra, India - Farmer Suicide Widow, MANUALA BETWA, 36 years-old, of Village Pandharkawada. (Credit Image: by © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110517_369_mf1_000~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides~zReportage.com Story of the Week #369 : Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides - Launched May 17, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~zReportage.com Story of the Week #369 - Launched May 17, 2011 - Alone - Maharashtra's Farmers Widowed by Suicides - India is in the midst of a water crisis that has griped the entire country. Farmers make up an estimated seventy percent of India's population and in the last 13 years an estimated 200,000 have committed suicide due to lack of water, failed crops and debt - but it’s the wives left behind that pay the ultimate price. Many widows struggle to raise children as landless laborer on others land, working for a meager Indian rupee (INR) 100 per day (US $2.00), while creditors still harass them for money they claim to have lent their husbands. Despite all the obstacles the Widows face, they continue to move ahead. These Widows from the state of Maharashtra represent only a fraction of the thousands left behind.:
2010~zrep142~20061113_142_p77_018~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - A pair of jeans left by Central American migrants at Faisan V’a, a colonia, in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico. This is a known spot less than a mile outside of Tenosique, within the city limits, where migrants wait for the train to jump aboard headed northwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_017~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico - Central American migrants jump a train leaving at night in Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico. The town of Arriaga is roughly 165 miles from the Mexico/Guatemala border. Migrants either walk or find rides to Arriaga, now the closest town from the border, to jump the train after Hurricane Stan destroyed the train tracks in October 2005..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_016~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrant Marco Antonio Ortega, 30, of Copán, Honduras, trying to get to Houston, Texas, rides the train northwest from Tenosique, Tabasco, to the Pakalna train station, in Pakalna, located just outside of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_015~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Gregorio Mendez, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrants ride the train at dusk headed northwest in search of the American Dream in Gregorio Mendez, Tabasco, Mexico. A rusted sign says, 'Cuidado con el tren' (careful with train). Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_014~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov 13, 2006 - Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico - Central American migrants Elmar Palacio, 18, from left, Junior Funes, 22, Giovanni Hernandez, 19, David Fajardo, 20, Milton Ruiz, 17, all of Comayagua, Honduras, ride the train northwest from Tenosique, Tabasco, to the Pakalna train station, in Pakalna, located just outside of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. They jumped the train in Arena de Hidalgo, Tabasco. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_013~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrants gather along the tracks waiting for a west bound train at Faisan Via, a colonia, in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico. This is a known spot less than a mile outside of Tenosique, within the city limits, where migrants wait for the train to jump aboard headed northwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_012~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Manuel Perez Perez, 32, of San Pedro Sula, Departamento. Cortes, Honduras, is helped by another migrant after having the lower part of left foot crushed by the train's knuckle coupling while it was moving forward and backward attaching cargo cars in Tenosique. He was transported to the General Hospital Tenosique by the Municipal Police. Doctor Raul Rolando Ramos Sanchez' initial diagnosis listed crushed left foot, amputation of five toes and maybe part of foot..Perez said he was trying to get to Miami, Fla. where his cousins live. He was transported to Hospital Rovirosa in Villahermosa, Tabasco..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_011~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Oscar Noe Ortiz Carrasco, left, 20, of Choluteca, Departamento Choluteca, Honduras, shown with Hermenegildo Lopez Cahum, is transported by Grupo Beta from Gregorio Mendez to the Hospital in Tenosique, Tabasco. When Oscar was jumping the train in Faisan Via he got is foot caught in the train's knuckle coupling amputating the big toe on the right foot. Grupo Beta is a branch of the Mexican Immigration that provides protection, rescue and medical attention to migrants..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_010~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Gregorio Mendez, Tabasco, Mexico - Alicia Maribel Gonzalez, 14, of Zihuatepec, Honduras, traveling by train for the first time, waits for the train to leave headed northwest from the town of Gregorio Mendez, Tabasco, Mexico. Alicia is traveling with her mother, Luz Maria Gonzalez and her two brothers trying to get to Woodbridge, Virginia where they have friends. 'When there is no money one has to travel like this,' said Luz Maria. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_009~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - Roberto Antonio Vialobos, 36, of San Vincente, El Salvador, waits at the entrance for a sweet bread vendor to pass at the Albergue Jesus el Buen Pastor del Pobre y Migrante, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Roberto fell asleep and fell off the train, falling under the wheels cutting off his right arm and right leg. It was his first attempt trying to get to the US. He has a wife and two children, a boy and a girl, in El Salvador. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_008~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - Roberto Antonio Vialobos, 36, of San Vincente, El Salvador, takes a DVD movie he bought for his daughter who is in El Salvador to be exchanged for one that works in downtown Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Roberto fell asleep and fell off the train falling under the wheels cutting off his right arm and right leg. It was his first attempt trying to get to the U.S. He has a wife and two children, a boy and a girl, in El Salvador. Has been at the albergue 9-months. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_007~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Juan Carlos Alberto Carazco, 26, second from left, of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Danny Coello, 35, far right, of Olancho, Olancho, Honduras, bath from a well before jumping the train at El Ranchito in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico. El Ranchito is a place where migrants gather to rest, bathe, wash clothes, and eat. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_006~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrants jump a moving train near the railway station. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala/Mexico border to Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_005~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Emiliano Zapata, Tabasco, Mexico - Raul Ordonez Martinez, 42, of Colonia Las Mercedes, Comayaguela, Dept. Francisco Morazan Honduras is recovering after having both legs amputated at the Municipal Hospital Emiliano Zapata. Raul had both legs amputed after he tried to jump on a moving train in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mex., April 25, 2006. His hands were sweaty when he grabbed the stairs to a tanker slipping and falling underneath the wheels of the train. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_004~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrants ride the train northwest after jumping on at Faisan Via, Tenosique, Tabasco, towards the Pakalna train station, in Pakalna, located just outside of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Tenosique is 55.6 km from the Guatemala border. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. The poorest of the poor ride the trains from the Guatemala/Mexico border to the US/Mexican border in search of the American dream. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_003~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - Jose Rulleri Lopez, 35, of Guatemala, Guatemala, walks with Sandra Flores, (24), of Guatemala, carrying a machete on his back for protection from bandits along the rails in Faisan Via. Faisan Via is a known spot where Central American migrants wait to jump the train. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_002~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~Nov. 13, 2006 - Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico - A Central American migrant is thrown from a moving train while trying to jump aboard at Faisan Via, a colonia. This is a known spot less than a mile outside of Tenosique, within the city limits, where migrants wait to jump the train headed northwest towards Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The majority of the Central Americans walk the 55.6 km from the Guatemala border to Tenosique, Mexico. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061113_142_p77_001~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~No Man's Land~November 13, 2006 - Gregorio Mendez, Tabasco, Mexico - Central American migrants jump and ride the train headed northwest towards the Pakalna train station, in Pakalna, located just outside of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The train ride is roughly three hours from Gregorio Mendez to Palenque. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most of the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20061219_142_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Train Jumpers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #142 - Launched December 19, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Where are they going? La tierra prometida, ''The promised land,'' The United States - and jobs. Even word of the big, new fence dreamed up by the U.S. Congress and approved recently by President Bush does not stop the escalating flow.''The trains are for the poorest of the poor,'' says Carlos Miranda, a migration expert in the southern state of Chiapas. ''If they thought they had any other choice, they would take it.'' (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Where are they going? La tierra prometida, ''The promised land,'' The United States - and jobs. Even word of the big, new fence dreamed up by the U.S. Congress and approved recently by President Bush does not stop the escalating flow.''The trains are for the poorest of the poor,'' says Carlos Miranda, a migration expert in the southern state of Chiapas. ''If they thought they had any other choice, they would take it.'' (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep558~20141130_558_t113_012~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 30, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - ALEXEI MOZGOVOY, commander of the Ghost Brigade, smokes a cigarette. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_011~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - Soldiers of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade play chess. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_010~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - A soldier of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade talks about his beads. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_009~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - A soldier of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade smokes a cigarette. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_008~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - A soldier of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_007~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - A soldier of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade at a base. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141030_558_t113_006~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Oct. 30, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - DON COSSACKS, member of Alexei Mozgovoi's Prizrak (Ghost) Battalion, is seen at a checkpoint on the entrance to the village of Kirovsk. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_005~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk, Ukraine - Soldiers of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade with guns line up in a row. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141030_558_t113_004~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Oct. 30, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - DON COSSACKS, member of Alexei Mozgovoi's Prizrak (Ghost) Battalion, patrols territories outside the village of Kirovsk. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_003~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - Icons and lit candles are seen at a base of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141129_558_t113_002~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 29, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - Soldiers of the international detachment of Alexei Mozgovoy's Ghost Brigade. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141130_558_t113_001~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~Nov. 30, 2014 - Lugansk Region, Ukraine - ALEXEI MOZGOVOY, commander of the Ghost Brigade, strokes a cat. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141030_558_t113_000~Stanislav Krasilnikov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ghost Brigade~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 558 - Ghost Brigade - Launched December 23, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Since April, when pro-Russia separatists took control across the industrialized eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, a cast of characters have come and gone in the rebel leadership. Operating just north of Kozitsyn's territory, in the Luhansk region, Alexei Mozgovoi the commander of a unit called the 'Ghost Brigade' has declared himself the commander of Alchevsk, a city of about 120,000 people known for its massive iron and steelworks plant. In October, he ordered the execution of a man convicted of rape by a people's court of fewer than 300 people. Mozgovoi later said women would be arrested for stepping foot in the city's bars to protect their virtue. It remains to be seen how the situation with Luhansk's various leaders will play out. Many talk of being part of a larger independent territory called Novorossiya, or 'New Russia', which includes all of eastern and southern Ukraine. Despite a September 5 cease-fire, fighting has continued. U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, the supreme allied commander in Europe for NATO, said that the region was on the way to becoming a frozen conflict. (Credit Image: © Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS/ZUMA Press Wire)~Since April, when pro-Russia separatists took control across the industrialized eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, a cast of characters have come and gone in the rebel leadership. Operating just north of Kozitsyn’s territory, in the Luhansk region, Alexei Mozgovoi the commander of a unit called the ‘Ghost Brigade’ has declared himself the commander of Alchevsk, a city of about 120,000 people known for its massive iron and steelworks plant. In October, he ordered the execution of a man convicted of rape by a people’s court of fewer than 300 people. Mozgovoi later said women would be arrested for stepping foot in the city’s bars to protect their virtue. It remains to be seen how the situation with Luhansk’s various leaders will play out. Many talk of being part of a larger independent territory called Novorossiya, or ‘New Russia’, which includes all of eastern and southern Ukraine. Despite a September 5 cease-fire, fighting has continued. U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, the supreme allied commander in Europe for NATO, said that the region was on the way to becoming a frozen conflict.:
2010~zrep487~20130721_487_l112_018~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 21, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - SARA HOPKINS, 41, of Pikeville, Kentucky, waits to be seen by one of the volunteer doctors for a medical checkup in the makeshift medical exam stations at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a check up and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_017~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - After having nine of his own teeth pulled just minutes before, CARLOS JOHNSON, 51, holds the hands of his wife SHEILA JOHNSON, 50, both of St. Charles, Va., as she has 16 of her teeth pulled out by dentist Dr. Mike Miller at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Wise County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_016~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - After having nine of his own teeth pulled just minutes before, CARLOS JOHNSON, 51, holds the hands of his wife SHEILA JOHNSON, 50, both of St. Charles, Virginia., as she has 16 of her teeth pulled out by dentist Dr. Mike Miller at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Wise County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_015~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A building normally used for the county fair is set up as a makeshift vision exam station at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a check up and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_014~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Dentists and their assistants work on patients under a large tent at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a check up and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_487_l112_013~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 21, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - With a printout of his x-ray on his lap, a man gets free dental work done at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a checkup and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_012~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Dentists and their assistants work on patients under a large tent at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a checkup and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_011~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A couple makes their way from the dentist tent at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a checkup and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_010~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Makeshift medical exam stations are set up with bedsheets held together with string and clothes pins at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a checkup and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_487_l112_009~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 19, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Dentist tools are arranged in trays at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Wise County Fairgrounds. Hundreds of people travel for hundreds of miles and sleep in parking lots for days for the chance to get free dental and medical care from this group of volunteer dentists and doctors, some of whom are the best in the world. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_487_l112_008~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 19, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A dentist worker pauses to look over the scene under the large dentist tent at the Wise County Fairgrounds during the three-day Remote Area Medical clinic for a check up and free vision tests and glasses. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130504_487_l112_007~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~May 4, 2013 - Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. - In the pre-dawn hours, hundreds of people huddle under the stars as they gather at the gates of the Bristol Motor Speedway for the chance to be seen by volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses with the Remote Area Medical Foundation during a M.A.S.H. style, three-day clinic to give free medical and dental care to those who are uninsured or underinsured. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_487_l112_006~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~May 2, 2013 - Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. - JONATHAN CLEEK, 25, and his wife TONYA CLEEK, 24, of Kingsport, Tennessee, settle in for the night, sleeping under the stars on the hot pavement in the parking lot of the Bristol Motor Speedway. They are joining the hundreds of others in the parking lot who are waiting overnight for the chance to be seen by volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses with the Remote Area Medical Foundation. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_487_l112_005~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~May 2, 2013 - Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. - HUNTER BRIGHT, 18, and his girlfriend ASHLEY BEALL, 22, of Marion, Virginia, spend time in their car, after spending the night in the parking lot of the Bristol Motor Speedway. They are waiting overnight for the chance to be seen by volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses with the Remote Area Medical Foundation. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_004~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - TROY COLLIER, of Coeburn, Virginia, brings his 22 year-old son RYAN COLLIER to the triage tent at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Wise County Fairgrounds. RYAN who is taking 20 different medications every day, is living with Cerebral Palsy, hydrocephalus, scoliosis, seizures, a blood disorder and a cyst on his brain, but is here today to see the dentists. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130504_487_l112_003~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~May 4, 2013 - Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. - FAITH STATZER, 11, of Bristol, Virginia, lays under her blanket on the pavement as she, her family and hundreds of other people arrive at the gates of the Bristol Motor Speedway. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_487_l112_002~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~July 20, 2013 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - In the pre-dawn hours, the first group of people arrive at the triage tent at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Wise County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130504_487_l112_001~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~May 4, 2013 - Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. - In the pre-dawn hours hundreds of people huddle under the stars as they gather at the gates of the Bristol Motor Speedway for the chance to be seen by volunteer doctors, dentists and nurses with the Remote Area Medical Foundation during a M.A.S.H. style, three-day clinic to give free medical and dental care to those who are uninsured or underinsured. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130504_487_l112_000~Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Free Healthcare~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 487 - Free Healthcare - Launched August 13, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Finding that the kind of huge medical-aid missions American charities send overseas are just as necessary within our borders, Remote Area Medical has provided free health to over 350,000 patients worldwide - approximately two thirds of this total is in the USA. Uninsured or under insured patients lined up for hours - even days - to receive free medical, dental and eye care for the annual Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise County in far Southwest Virginia. The three-day marathon draws people from the coalfields of Appalachia where nearly 20 percent of people lack insurance, according to a 2010 census. Doctors, medical students and other volunteers worked outside their comfort zone to treat the thousands who came to receive care. The clinic is one of several like it in the country, but the Wise RAM has historically seen the most patients. The 2012 event saw more than 5,000 people, with doctors performing an estimated $1.9 million in free care, including more than 3,300 tooth extractions, 2,600 medical procedures and 800 eyeglasses made on-site. Although it was founded decades ago to bring medical care to villages in the Amazon rainforest, the group realized how great the need was at home, it now does more than 60 percent of its work in the U.S. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Uninsured and under insured patients lined up for hours - even days - to receive free medical, dental and eye care for the annual Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise County in Southwest Virginia. The three-day marathon draws people from the coalfields of Appalachia where nearly 20 percent of people lack insurance. Doctors, medical students and other volunteers work outside their comfort zone to treat thousands who come to receive care. The 2012 event saw more than 5,000 people, with doctors performing an estimated $1.9 million in free care, including more than 3,300 tooth extractions, 2,600 medical procedures and 800 eyeglasses made on-site. Although it was founded decades ago to bring medical care to villages in the Amazon rainforest, the group now does more than 60 percent of its work in the U.S. :
2010~zrep576~20150506_576_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt May 6, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - MADISON WARDLOW, 4, waters dead plants with recycled water from a gated home she lives in with her grandparents. 'I don't understand why those trees are green and these plants aren't growing. I'm trying to save these plants so they can have beautiful flowers,' explained Wardlow. Last summer the water perished for the Luegas family with the choking sound of the motor for their 75-foot-deep family well. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150506_576_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt May 6, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - JOANNA PEREZ, 7, throws empty water jugs in her father Baldomero Perez's car. Every evening her father comes home from working in the fields and goes to his sister's home to take a shower and fill the water bottles. His family is one of five struggling without running water for the past two months in the small farm patch community. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150506_576_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt May 6, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - As he stores emergency one-gallon drinking jugs of water on his front porch, LUIS MENDOZA, 29, uses a plastic fork and paper plate to conserve water from washing dishes. Many families have resorted to similar living conditions in the drought stricken valley. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - Former farm laborer and foreman BEN LUENGAS, 83, holds a picture of his home he has lived in since 1975 showing off the beautiful garden he had before his well ran dry last summer. He and his wife LALA, 73, were without water but a nonprofit has supplied them with a temporary water tank so they still have running water inside their house. They were concerned because it was running low and although they had been promised the non-profit would come refill the tank they hadn't. Previously they spent four months without running water. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - JOSE LUIS SALDANA, left, and his family of six have lived in Monson, Calif., for the past 12 years. He is helped by daughters ELISA SALDANA, 8, left, and JULISSA SALDANA,13, right, to empty water he brought home after working in the fields. They have been living without running water for the past two months and depend on a portable toilet that his landlord Servando Quintanilla supplied in background. None of the residents without running water are paying rent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S.- Due to escalating gas bills and lack of running water to wash dishes MARIA JIMENEZ, 54, center, is resigned to cooking in her microwave and using plastic utensils, cups, bowls and plates to conserve water and gas as she makes ramen noodles for dinner for her family including daughter MONICA MENDOZA, 28, left, and grandson CALEB GUTIERREZ, 3, right. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - As the sun sets in Tulare County CARMELO MENDOZA, 8, left, and LUIS MENDOZA, Jr., right, bicycle between a fallow field and lush field. They have been living without running water for the past two months. Their grandmother Maria Jimenez said they used to farm tomatoes in the fallow field. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - MARIA JIMENEZ, 54, carries her grandson EZEQUIEL CHAGOYA, 1, past an overflow of empty jugs of water in a sink that has no running water. A pot sits on the left that she used to transport heated water to bathe him. Jimenez also explained she uses the jugs to help flush the toilet for her grand children. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_576_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 28, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - After working in the grape fields RAMON JIMENEZ, 46, climbs on the roof of his house with his two grandsons CARMELO MENDOZA, 8, right, and LUIS MENDOZA, Jr.,7, left, to pour water in a container that connects to a garden hose that flows to their shower head so he can take a shower. He built the makeshift shower in hopes to catch rain water but since suffering the lack of rain he has been bringing recycled buckets of water from the fields every night. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Orange Cove, California, U.S. - Last month, JUSTIN BROWN has struggled with stress since he was forced to bulldoze the orchard that his grandfather and great-grandfather planted in 1956. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - IGNACIO AVILA still has water but it's cloudy and not drinkable so he has to filter his water. The local district helped install the water purifiers because some wells are contaminated with nitrates or an agricultural fumigant banned in 1977. As a result they depend on the county truck which drops off 18 boxes of six one-gallon water jugs twice a month that they store in a shed behind the house. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Monson, California, U.S. - Ignacio Avila's grandchildren RENAE AVILA, 4, center, and twins DANAE AVILA, 6, left, and DENALIE AVILA, 6, right, play on a swing set in his yard. Avila says he uses recycled water for his cactus and as a result has no more lawn or garden. 'This place was so beautiful, like a park, just green, green, green,' Avila said. 'Now it's a desert.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Orange Cove, California, U.S. - A 14-year-factory employee, LAURA GONZALEZ can fill 700 citrus boxes a day, at the Cecelia packing house. Gonzales, who gets paid by the number of orange boxes she speed packs from the conveyer, is seeing her earnings plummet. Because of the drought they are growing smaller oranges and it takes longer to fill up the boxes. In past years., Gonzales has earned as much as 680 dollars a week working 35 hours. Recently, she has been earning 280 dollars a week in 30 hours. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Orange Cove, California, U.S. - Citrus grower ANDREW BROWN,39, worries that his well to his home seen in the background will go dry. Last summer, the well supplying one of Brown's orchards - and his house - abruptly stopped pumping as his wife and kids were using the shower, doing laundry and watering the lawn. He abruptly ordered that the yard go dry and imposed 'draconian' household conservation rules. The well sputtered back to life, as Andrew also paid peak rates for emergency surface water for his 100 acres of citrus. He anxiously drilled four test wells - at depths of 115 feet, 130, 140 and 150. All came up dry. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt April 27, 2015 - Orange Cove, California, U.S. - One orange remains after Justin Brown had to bulldoze down his citrus trees in Tulare County due to the water shortage. In April, the Orange Cove Irrigation District, the major provider for the eastern San Joaquin Valley's citrus belt, severely curtailed water deliveries. Farmers, who require 2.5 acre-feet of water to produce an acre of oranges, were used to getting 1.4 acre-feet of that from federal supplies, reducing their need to pump well water. This year, the water district's distribution of leftover federal water reserves amounted to an average of .012 acre-feet. Growers seeking additional emergency supplies were charged up to 1,500 dollars per acre foot for what cost 90 dollars a few years ago. Within days of the district's announcement, farmers began bulldozing healthy orange groves. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150427_576_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/ZUMA~Vanishing Water~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 576 - Vanishing Water - Launched May 19, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Way Of Life Withers In California’s Parched Citrus Belt : California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record. The 2014 snowpack was one of the three lowest on record and the worst since 1977, when California's population was half what it is now. New NASA drought maps show groundwater levels across the U.S. Southwest are in the lowest two to 10 percent since 1949. In the Tulare Lake Basin, where much of America's citrus is produced, a human and economic crisis is accelerating amid California's historic drought. Towns that rely on groundwater for drinking are turning to emergency supplies for survival. Californians have been pulling more water from the ground than nature or man has put back for decades. But the over pumping has escalated during recent years of drought. More than 20,000 acres of San Joaquin Valley orange groves could be toppled by this summer due to lack of water. Over half of the dry wells are in Tulare County, where hundreds of residents have gone without running water and are relying on emergency supplies. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record. The 2014 snowpack was one of the three lowest on record and the worst since 1977, when California's population was half what it is now. New NASA drought maps show groundwater levels across the U.S. Southwest are in the lowest two to 10 percent since 1949. In the Tulare Lake Basin, where much of America’s citrus is produced, a human and economic crisis is accelerating amid California’s historic drought. Towns that rely on groundwater for drinking are turning to emergency supplies for survival. Californians have been pulling more water from the ground than nature or man has put back for decades. But the over pumping has escalated during recent years of drought. More than 20,000 acres of San Joaquin Valley orange groves could be toppled by this summer due to lack of water. Over half of the dry wells are in Tulare County, where hundreds of residents have gone without running water and are relying on emergency supplies.:
2010~zrep489~20130424_489_ry1_012~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at her local gym. Fallon found herself in the spotlight after coming out as a transgender fighter in mixed martial arts. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_011~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - Transgender MMA fighter FALLON FOX, left, greets fellow mixed martial arts fighter SABRINA RICHARDS at Midwest Training Center. The staff at MTC supports Fox in her fighting career, despite the controversy of her gender history. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_010~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - Mixed martial arts fighter FALLON FOX, foreground, trains with coaches DANIEL FINNEGAN, left and ALEX TRUJILLO at Midwest Training Center in suburban Chicago. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_009~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at her local gym. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_008~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at her local gym. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_007~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Medals and gloves adorn a living room wall in Fallon Fox's home near Chicago. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_006~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Mixed martial arts fighter FALLON FOX divides most of her time between home and the gym. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_005~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at Midwest Training Center in suburban Chicago. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_004~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at her local gym. Fallon found herself in the spotlight after coming out as a transgender fighter in mixed martial arts. She competes against women in the cage fighting sport, which has raised the ire of some participants. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_003~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - FALLON FOX trains at her local gym. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_002~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 24, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - Transgender MMA fighter FALLON FOX trains at Midwest Training Center in suburban Chicago. The staff at MTC supports Fox in her fighting career, despite the controversy of her gender history. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130425_489_ry1_001~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~April 25, 2013 - Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S. - Coach DANIEL FINNEGAN overseas FALLON FOX'S workout at the Midwest Training Center, where mixed marital arts competitors learn the sport. Born as a male, Fox underwent gender reassignment surgery to become a woman several years ago. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130424_489_ry1_000~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight of Her Life~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 489 - Fight of Her Life - Launched August 27, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Fallon Fox is the first openly transgender woman to compete in professional Mixed Martial Arts. In a Championship Fighting Alliance 11 bout, Fox squared off against Allanna Jones, who entered the ring accompanied by Aerosmith's song 'Dude Looks Like a Lady.' Fox's entrance was met with a chorus of boos. Nevertheless, Fox prevailed, and secured her victory in the third round with a powerful knee-to-the-throat move. Whether Fox should be allowed to compete against other women has been a topic of controversy in the sport ever since she revealed in March that she had undergone gender-reassignment surgery in 2006. The issue has ''divided athletes, promoters, medical professionals and fans, some of whom argued if the 37-year-old Fox should be allowed to compete at all. However, the Florida State Boxing Commission has licensed her under its existing policies, while sports authorities consider additional guidelines regarding transgender athletes. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Fallon Fox is the first openly transgender woman to compete in professional Mixed Martial Arts. In a Championship Fight, Fox squared off against Allanna Jones, who entered the ring accompanied by Aerosmith’s song 'Dude Looks Like a Lady.' Fox’s entrance was met with a chorus of boos. Nevertheless, Fox won in the third round with a powerful knee-to-the-throat move. Whether Fox should be allowed to compete against other women has been a topic of controversy in the sport ever since she revealed in March that she had undergone gender-reassignment surgery in 2006. The issue has “divided athletes, promoters, medical professionals and fans. However, the Florida State Boxing Commission has licensed her under its existing policies, while sports authorities consider additional guidelines regarding transgender athletes.:
2010~zrep031~20041007_031_s76_027~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Oct. 07, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - While SOVAT VUE, 7, (right) looks out the window for their uncle Dang to take them to school, his younger brother LENG VUE, 5, adjust the yellow straps of his brand new backpack. Decked out in new school uniforms, new shoes and bright colorful backpacks, the boys anxiously await their first day in school..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_026~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Following their teacher, SHAO XIONG, from classroom to classroom, from left, CHAI, CHOUA, TIA, and HUE walk along the outside of a building. The Chang kids will likely have to go to four different schools: Choua to Hiram Johnson High, Tia to Will C. Wood Middle School, Chai and Hue to Mark Twain Elementary, and Xeng, the hearing-impaired boy, to a special school yet to be determined..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040801_031_s76_025~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Aug. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MERCEDES LY, 14, plays video games with her younger brother, NTUJ TSHIAB, at their cousin's home in Elverta. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040801_031_s76_024~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Aug. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MERCEDES LY, 14, a freshman in Kennedy High School, talks with fellow classmates outside of the school's special criminal justice classroom..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040801_031_s76_023~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Aug. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MERCEDES LY, 14, is a freshman in Kennedy High's special criminal justice academy. During the summer Mercedes hooks up with her friends via the Internet and chat rooms. She needs to check in with her mother, May Ying Ly, whenever she gets on the internet..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_022~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - In the backyard of their new East Sacramento home, MAI GE VANG hangs up a line to dry the family laundry with help from her brother-in-law SO VUE..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_021~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - The oldest of the six Chang kids, CHOUA,14, puts cans of soup into a microwave at their Sacramento home. Since they arrived in Sacramento, a parade of relatives has come through with clothes, books, furniture, food and bags of fruit..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_020~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CHAI and HUE CHANG are fascinated by their first-ever water fountain during summer school for Hmong students. Summer school has been a heavenly escape for the Chang kids who spent most of their first 30 days here watching television..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_019~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - XIONG VUE and his wife BLA THAO dragged their clothes into the bedroom they will share with their three children. Their seven-year-old son SOVAT VUE tests the springs on the mattresses donated by Hyatt Regency to the incoming Hmong..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_018~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Moments after landing in Sacramento, 62-year-old MEE LOR cries tears of joy as she is held tightly by her California relatives and family. Mee Lor came with her two younger sons See, 13, and So, 18, and will join her two older sons with their wives and kids in their new life in Sacramento..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_017~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Nine year-old TIA VANG carries her brother GER VANG, 3, from the Sacramento International Airport and into their new life in Del Paso Heights - a long plane ride away from Wat Tham Krobak, a Hmong refugee camp they grew up in. They arrived with widowed mother, Zoua Her, 31 and their four other brothers and sisters - Ko Vang, female, 12, Yer Vang, female, 7, Lee Vang, female, 5, and Koa Vang, male, 4. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040501_031_s76_016~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~May 01, 2004 - St Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - From the window of a Hmong-owned building is a view of University Avenue, the main drag in St. Paul's Frogtown. The area was a gauntlet of strip joints, drug dealers, gang-bangers and hookers. Today, it's the Hmong Champs Elysees, lined with pastry shops, bookstores, newspaper offices and restaurants. ''Frogtown has pretty much become Hmongtown,'' comedian Tou Ger Xiong says..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_015~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - This Wat Tham Krabok registration photo shows TOUA YANG and 12 children. Yang and his wife Pang Vang fled this dead-end squatters camp last year to better feed their 12 children, In the background is their oldest daughter Kou Yang, 22, who stayed in the camp with her husband A Lor, 28, and their 5-year-old daughter. They will get a chance at a new life with A Lor's two half-brothers in Stockton later this year..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040701_031_s76_014~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Jul. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - In his bamboo shack, ZONG ROU YANG, 67, doesn't want to leave anyone behind when he goes to Sacramento. He's hired a shaman, Mrs. NOU YANG, to summon the ghosts of Yang's ancestors to make sure they come. As Nou Yang performs a neng, or spirit ceremony, family members sacrifice a pig to the ancestor spirits. The shaman's singsong chanting, accompanied by the relentless banging of a gong, spills out into the dirt streets of Wat Tham Krabok in Thailand..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_013~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - Every night after dinner, Commander KAI YANG goes to the large green blackboard on the wall of his hut and writes the days English lessons while his nine-year-old son TONG YANG plays with a toy cell phone. Yang writes in perfect English, using an old textbook he salvaged when he left the Ban Vinai refugee camp in northeastern Thailand 20 years ago while fighting for freedom in his native Laos..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_012~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - In the Wat Tham Krabol, half the camp's 8000 children don't go to school because their parents can't afford the $12 a year tuition. Many children play near foul streams of black wastewater that flow through the streets..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_011~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - Outside their dirt floor home in the Wat Tham Krabok, XUE YANG, 13, scales a fish while her mother, pregnant with her eleventh child, watches. Xue washes the dishes, cleans the house, wheels home a few hundred gallons of water, then watches love stories on TV. ''I wish I had a favorite book, but I don't yet,'' she says..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_010~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - Blind Hmong war veteran, CHONG XIONG, displays his wounds in a Hmong village in Thailand. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_009~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - SAI SHOUA XIONG walks with his two sons on his farm Than Thong, a speck on the map of northeast Thailand, but the 25 Hmong families who moved here in 2000 say it's far better than life in Wat Tham Krabok. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_008~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - ''This life is nothing but suffering,'' wails NOU XIONG, 37, crouched on a round bamboo stool at the entrance to their hut, her face blotched with tears. ''The most important thing is taking my children to America for a better education. We'd like to be in the same place, helping each other - we're like sisters,'' adds LUE YANG. They are the two wives of Sou Thao. They earn between $80-100 a month making pandao, and co-mother Xiong's eight kids and Yang's teenage daughter..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_007~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - Four young girls head home after a short day of lessons at the Wat Tham Krabok's school. About 600 children attend the camp's crowded two-story schoolhouse, which doesn't go past second grade. ''We ask $1.25 per month per child,'' said vice-principal Chai Thao, ''but a lot are too poor to pay.''.(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_006~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - MEE XIONG hopes of going to America are now riding on her daughter SEE, now 20, who's constantly chatting on her pink cell phone with a Hmong suitor in Sacramento who's twice her age. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_005~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - With temperatures in the high 90's, these three young boys dunk themselves in a 50-gallon drum filled with brown water and concrete mix at the Wat Tham Krabok in Thailand. Today this outpost of outcasts and outlaws is overrun with kids. Half of the 15, 218 Hmong on the Thai list are under 15, but it seems like a like a million kids have been born here..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_004~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - Monk GORDON stands with 25 giant Buddhas cast from lava rock in the background of this temple two hours north of Bangkok. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_003~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - The guilt over leaving those behind has contributed to two suicides in the camp in recent months, U.S. officials say. ''This is a sad, sad time,'' says WA LOR VANG, a Vang Pao loyalist in the camp. He has a nephew who's a college professor in Sacramento, but his heart is breaking for those he's leaving behind, including his 20-year-old son who left the camp to make some money to help the family. ''Please tell President Bush or VP (Vang Pao) I have so many relatives caught in a life and death struggle in the jungles of Laos - my brother, my cousin, my brother-in-law, three of my sisters,'' says Vang, who fought with VP's forces for six years and the Chao Fa for another six, losing his right eye..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040401_031_s76_002~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Apr. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - In April 2003, the Thai military took over the Wat Tham Krabok, turning it into an internment camp without the rations. They ringed it with barbed wire and began restricting who could go in or out. With no running water, its residents must make daily trips to fill their containers with water for washing, bathing, cooking and eating. .(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040301_031_s76_001~Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~Mar. 01, 2004 - Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand - TSOUA CHA holds her eight-month baby, PA YANG, outside the home of her father-in-law Zong Rou Yang in the Wat Tham Krabok. ''We're performing a neng (a spirit ceremony) today because we are ready to travel to the United States,'' explains Zong Rou Yang, as his hut fills with the smell of incense and burnt paper, representing a cash offering. ''We're sacrificing a couple of pigs and chickens, too, because we want our ancestors' blessing,'' he says, figuring that he needs their help when he's reborn in Sacramento. ''We want to get all the spirits together and not leave anybody behind.''.(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041026_031_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~The Leftover People~zReportage.com Story of the Week #031 - Launched October 19, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The families of Hmong veterans, who were recruited by the CIA in the 1960s to fight a secret war against the Communists in Laos, are the Vietnam War's forgotten remnants. After 45 years, the U.S. is finally repaying its debt to the Hmong. From third-world squatter camps to new beginnings in the U.S., 16,000 Hmong refugees are being relocated to America to start their lives anew. All are poor, most are illiterate and few have marketable skills. But for the first time in decades, they are free..(Credit Image: © Manny Crisostomo/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~The families of Hmong veterans, who were recruited by the CIA in the 1960s to fight a secret war against the Communists in Laos, are the Vietnam War's forgotten remnants. After 45 years, the U.S. is finally repaying its debt to the Hmong. From third-world squatter camps to new beginnings in the U.S., 16,000 Hmong refugees are being relocated to America to start their lives anew. All are poor, most are illiterate and few have marketable skills. But for the first time in decades, they are free.:
2010~zrep082~20050808_082_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 08, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 10:00AM - Mollie Russell kisses her son, Charlie, 18, in a recovery area after he underwent a successful a surgical procedure to implant a heart defibrillator in his chest. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star T/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2005 by Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star T.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050808_082_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 08, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 7:45AM - A monitor shows an x-ray image of a Medtronic defibrillator as it is implanted in the chest of Charlie Russell, 18, by heart surgeon Dr. Adrian Almquist. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050808_082_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 08, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 7:45AM - Charlie Russell, 18, is sedated while heart surgeon Dr. Adrian Almquist implants a small, Medtronic defibrillator in his chest. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050808_082_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 08, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 7:15AM - Nurses tend to Charlie Russell, 18, in the operating room prior to the start of a surgical procedure to implant a heart defibrillator in his chest. Russell has a hereditary heart condition that causes an abnormal heart. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050808_082_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 08, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 6:00AM - Charlie Russell, 18, yawns in the early morning hours in a waiting area prior to his surgical procedure to implant a heart defibrillator in his chest. Mollie Russell, Charlie's mother, is at left. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050807_082_m42_004~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 07, 2005 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - 7:00PM - Charlie Russell, 18, enjoys the company of his friends during a picnic in the back yard of his family's St. Paul home the night before he was to have a heart defibrillator implanted in his chest. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050804_082_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 04, 2005 - Eagan, Minnesota, U.S. - 8:00AM - Charlie Russell, 18, gets dressed after playing hockey for the last time before he was to undergo a surgical procedure to have a heart defibrillator implanted in his chest. Russell has a hereditary heart condition that causes an abnormal heart. His father, Jeff, suffered a near-fatal heart attack ten years ago at age 33, while he was coaching his son's hockey team. Charlie was helping to coach students at a summer hockey school in Eagan. Instructor zCharlie Kronschnable is at right..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050804_082_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug 04, 2005 - Eagan, Minnesota, U.S. - 8:00AM - Charlie Russell, 18, plays hockey for the last time before he was to undergo a surgical procedure to have a heart defibrillator implanted in his chest. Russell has a hereditary heart condition that causes an abnormal heart. His father, Jeff, suffered a near-fatal heart attack ten years ago at age 33, while he was coaching his son's hockey team..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050804_082_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~Aug. 04, 2005 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - 7:00PM - Members of the Russell family join hands in prayer at an evening meal in the back yard of their St. Paul home. Several days later Charlie, 18 (right) underwent a successful surgical procedure to implant a heart defibrillator in his chest. Charlie, his father, Jeff (not pictured) and two of his brothers suffer from a hereditary condition. Twins Ryan (left) and Connor (second from left), 16, have previously had defibrillators implanted. Emmett, 14 (second from right) has not yet shown symptoms of the disease. Mollie Russell, 43 (mom), is at the head of the table..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:~:20051018_082_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trusting Lives to Tiny Machines~zReportage.com Story of the Week #082 - Launched October 18, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Eighteen-year-old Charlie Russell joined his brothers, father, and over six million others who had little choice but to implant a pace maker or defibrillator to keep their hearts beating. To them, the recent flurry of safety alerts and recalls has had a rather sobering effect, proving that though the devices might be ingenious, they are also imperfect. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Eighteen-year-old Charlie Russell joined his brothers, father, and over six million others who had little choice but to implant a pace maker or defibrillator to keep their hearts beating. To them, the recent flurry of safety alerts and recalls has had a rather sobering effect, proving that though the devices might be ingenious, they are also imperfect. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep419~20120324_419_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - JIMMY RICE and MEGGY KAY enjoy the music away from the teachers and parents. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - At the prom, ALANNA CHRISTIAN and ELIJAH WALKER enjoy the music and glamour. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - At dinner before the prom, MEGGY KAY and JIMMY RICE share jokes. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - ELIJAH WALKER and JIMMY RICE give their dates corsages as they get ready to go to the prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - ELIJAH WALKER gets a final fix from his dad, TERRY, as he and JIMMY RICE wait outside Alanna's home, corsages in hand, to take their dates to the prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - Embarrassed by all the fuss about the prom, JIMMY RICE hugs his mom CINDY as she looks at a picture she just made. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - ELIJAH WALKER and JIMMY RICE wait outside Alanna's home, corsages in hand, to take their dates to the prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - The girls' schoolmates and neighbors came by to see MEGGY KAY and ALANNA CHRISTIAN off to the prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - MEGGY KAY tries to be patient as her mom MINDY blends her makeup before the prom. Meggy applied her own lipstick. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - MEGGY KAY and best friend ALANNA CHRISTIAN compare gowns before they get dressed for the prom that evening. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - MESHIEL CHRISTIAN spritzes hair spray on ALANNA'S style before she gets dressed for the prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~March 24, 2012 - Milton, Georgia, U.S. - ALANNA CHRISTIAN holds her prom tickets. Alanna is a special education student, but doesn't let that stop her from going to the high School prom. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120324_419_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'No Labels, Please'~zReportage.com Story of the Week #419: 'No Labels Please'- Launched May 1, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Meggy and Alanna are both seniors at Milton High School. They're both in the special education class because of intellectual challenges that eventually become apparent, but that doesn't stop them from having the same dreams and goals as their fellow students in the regular classrooms. A rite of passage for generations of American teenagers for nearly a century, the high school prom is usually the first formal event in the lives of young people. For many teenagers, the prom is the most stressful event of their lives. It intensifies peer pressure over issues of inclusion and exclusion. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Meggy and Alanna are both seniors at Milton High School. They’re both in the special education class because of intellectual challenges that eventually become apparent, but that doesn’t stop them from having the same dreams and goals as their fellow students in the regular classrooms. A rite of passage for generations of American teenagers for nearly a century, the high school prom is usually the first formal event in the lives of young people. For many teenagers, the prom is the most stressful event of their lives. It intensifies peer pressure over issues of inclusion and exclusion. :
2010~zrep383~20101127_383_mm9_020~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub before a demonstration. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101009_383_mm9_019~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Oct. 9, 2010 - Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Wearing face masks, members of the English Defence League (EDL) protest. There is a strong skinhead contingent among the EDL ranks. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110205_383_mm9_018~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Feb. 5, 2011 - Luton, England, United Kingdom - Showing 'no surrender' tattoos members of the English Defence League (EDL) protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_017~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub before a demonstration. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101009_383_mm9_016~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Oct. 9, 2010 - Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Members of the English Defence League (EDL) depart by bus after holding a protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110205_383_mm9_015~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Feb. 5, 2011 - Luton, England, United Kingdom - A member of the English Defence League (EDL), with a St. George flag painted into his hair protests. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_014~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Members of Unite Against Facism (UAF) counter-protest against the English Defence League (EDL) protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101009_383_mm9_013~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Oct. 9, 2010 - Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Wearing face masks, members of the English Defence League (EDL) protest. Approximately 3,000 protestors gathered for the rally, resulting in a $1.3 million USD policing operation. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110205_383_mm9_012~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Feb. 5, 2011 - Luton, England, United Kingdom - Supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_011~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - A member of the English Defence League (EDL) is arrested during a protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_010~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - A English Defence League (EDL) member congregates outside the Jazz Pub before a demonstration. The protestors wore clothing and masks with the English flag. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101009_383_mm9_009~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Oct. 9, 2010 - Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Members of Unite Against Facism (UAF) waged a counter-protest demonstration to English Defence League (EDL) rally. Approximately 1000 EDL protestors assembled for the rally with bricks and smoke bombs being thrown at police. Several arrests were made in Leicester's largest policing operation in 25 years. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_008~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub before a demonstration. Police made 14 arrests. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_007~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub before a demonstration. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101009_383_mm9_006~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Oct. 9, 2010 - Leicester, England, United Kingdom - A phalanx of police officers, numbering in excess of 1,400, equipped with riot gear and security dogs, kept a rally of 1,000 English Defence League (EDL) members under control. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_005~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - A member of the English Defence League (EDL) ties his shoe after a protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_004~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Police horses equipped in riot gear aid officers monitoring the English Defence League (EDL) protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_003~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Police horses equipped in riot gear aid officers monitoring the English Defence League (EDL) protest. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_002~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - Wearing matching pink hoodies, members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub before protesting. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_001~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~Nov. 27, 2010 - Preston, England, United Kingdom - A member of the English Defence League (EDL) is arrested during a protest. Approximately 1,000 protestors assembled for the rally and numerous arrests took place in Preston's largest ever policing operation. A counter-protest demonstration by Unite Against Facism (UAF) took place nearby. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101127_383_mm9_000~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~England Oh England~zReportage.com Story of the Week #383 - Launched August 23, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Repudiating multiculturalism has become a recent trend among European leaders, with the Dutch stating they will abandon their model of multiculturalism and British Prime Minister David Cameron claiming that the ''doctrine of state multiculturalism'' has failed. Disenchanted with the increasingly ''Islamification of Britain,'' a 27 year old from Bedfordshire founded the English Defence League (EDL) in 2009. Many of their protests around England have turned violent with hate messages, racist chants, and intense interaction with police resulting in arrests. Conversely, some group members solely engage in peaceful demonstrations where the media alone perpetuates militant, aggressive stereotypes, grabbing headlines even when demonstrations are otherwise uneventful. Among its 5,000 members are former British National Party activists, football club enthusiasts and xenophobes. As the recent deadly riots across England have shown, Britain is a nation struggling to contain its growing problem with gang violence. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Repudiating multiculturalism has become a recent trend among European leaders, with the Dutch stating they will abandon their model of multiculturalism and British Prime Minister David Cameron claiming that the “doctrine of state multiculturalism” has failed. Disenchanted with the increasingly “Islamification of Britain,' a 27 year old from Bedfordshire founded the English Defence League (EDL) in 2009. Many of their protests around England have turned violent with hate messages, racist chants, and intense interaction with police resulting in arrests. Conversely, some group members solely engage in peaceful demonstrations while the media perpetuates militant, aggressive stereotypes. As the recent deadly riots across England have shown, Britain is a nation struggling to contain its growing problem with gang violence.:
2010~zrep151~20040404_151_ma6_018~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Fish being washed before being put into the freezer..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_017~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Crew member 'Rambo' at night on the deck of the ship working the the nets..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_016~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_015~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Two of the crew walk on the deck of the ship at night waiting for another catch to come in..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_014~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_013~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The trawler unloads it catch onto the docks at Newlyn, near Penzance Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_012~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Banksy eating lunch during a storm..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_011~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Due to regulations on the amount of fish that can be landed, perfectly good fish has to be thorwn back to the sea or else the boat would face fines and sanctions..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_010~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_009~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Rambo and Banksy share a moment on the way back to land..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_008~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Photograph of a crew members children on the wall of his bunk in the crew cabin..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_007~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Fisherman taking a Monkfish into the hold of the ship..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_006~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - 'Rambo' pulling in the nets..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_005~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_004~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - Emptying the fish into the tray, ready to be sorted and washed before being put into the hold and the freezer..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_003~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - 'Banksy' takes time out after an exhausting night out on the decks of the ship..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_002~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - A cod being taken into the sorting room of the ship ..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040404_151_ma6_001~Guy Martin~Gone Fishing~Apr. 04, 2004 - Newlyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom - The trawler has two huge nets, each trwaling along the bottome of the ocean. After miles of trawling the nets are raised and emptied into the hold to be sorted and washed..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070220_151_ma6_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gone Fishing~zReportage.com Story of the Week #151 - Launched February 20, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The trawler has two huge nets, each trailing along the bottom of the ocean. After miles of trawling the nets are raised and emptied into the hold to be sorted and washed. Fifty years ago Britain's fishing industry employed over 50,000 fishermen, today there are around 17,000. Just eight years ago, the UK exported 229,000 tonnes of fish a year. In 1999, that figure had more than halved, and the fishermen's trade union leaders are predicting that those numbers will decline further after the huge cut in catch quotas agreed in the European parliament after reports suggested that fishing stocks could be virtually wiped out by 2048. Thousands of jobs will not only be lost on the boats, but also further down the supply chain Ð the fish processors, the net makers, the equipment suppliers and market sellers whose livelihood also depends on the industry. These set of pictures are part of an ongoing project taken at the family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England. It is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall..(Credit Image: © Guy Martin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The trawler has two huge nets, each trailing along the bottom of the ocean. After miles of trawling the nets are raised and emptied into the hold to be sorted and washed. Fifty years ago Britain's fishing industry employed over 50,000 fishermen, today there are around 17,000. Just eight years ago, the UK exported 229,000 tonnes of fish a year. In 1999, that figure had more than halved, and the fishermen's trade union leaders are predicting that those numbers will decline further after the huge cut in catch quotas agreed in the European parliament after reports suggested that fishing stocks could be virtually wiped out by 2048. Thousands of jobs will not only be lost on the boats, but also further down the supply chain Ð the fish processors, the net makers, the equipment suppliers and market sellers whose livelihood also depends on the industry. These set of pictures are part of an ongoing project taken at the family operated Stevenson and Sons fishing firm based in Newlyn, Cornwall, on the Western most tip of England. It is the last remaining commercial fishing industry in the county of Cornwall.:
2010~zrep027~20020731_027_e66_027~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - The corridor of the brothel is the unsafe playground for the children of the red light district..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_026~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - SUNITA, aged 8, powders her face to absorb the monsoon humidity. The girls are taught personal hygiene, independence and responsibility from a young age and their lives follow strict routines..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_025~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - FATIMA, 10, helps her friend LAXIM, 16, to get ready for school. Whilst still living in the red light district Laxmi had to give up her schooling, but now she's back and dreams of being a paediatrician..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_024~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - At the onset of dusk, 14th Lane comes alive. Jubilee Action estimates 3,000 women work on 14th Lane alone, one street of many in Bombay's red light district..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_023~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - The wedding of ASHA and SURESH. Asha was rescued in 1996 by Jubilee Action from being sold for £600 to one of the brothels. Now she celebrates getting married and works with Jubilee to help others trapped in the sex industry..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_022~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - ASHA's hand is decorated with Henna for a traditional wedding celebration called Mindi..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_021~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - TV time in the common room. A treat at weekends, the children enjoy watching old Bollywood movies together..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_020~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - Children playing in the monsoon rain..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_019~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - SHAN, 19 years old, stays up late to study. She dreams of being a teacher. Often the girls are years behind in the Indian school system..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_018~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - Staff member ABENI teaches the older girls computer skills. The girls aspire to have successful careers as doctors, lawyers, teachers and airhostesses..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_017~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - SHOBHA, aged 11, is reading to her roommate YASMIN. Shobha was found naked outside a brothel three years ago. She now calls the Jubilee House her home..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_016~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - After finishing college, ASHA started working for Jubilee Action. Asha was the first girl rescued..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_015~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - POOJA, aged 19, the twins VANITA and SARITA, 20, and JULEKHA, 22, were the first girls after Asha to be rescued in 1996. They are standing outside the house they first lived in which is in the countryside, 2 hours outside of Mumbai..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_014~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - The staff help the children wash and prepare for the day. Most of them arrive at the shelter filthy and sick from playing on the dirty streets..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_013~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - At the onset of dusk 14th Lane comes alive. Jubilee Action estimates 3,000 women work on 14th Lane alone, one street of many in Bombay's red light district areas..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_012~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - Little AMEENA, aged 6, earnestly saying her prayers at the night shelter. After Ameena's father died, her mother tried to survive and feed her family by selling balloons, but eventually poverty drove her into prostitution. Now Ameena's only sanctuary is the shelter, while streets away in a brothel her mother has sex with up to 15 men a night..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_011~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - ASHA stands on 14th lane outside the brothel where she spent the first 14 years of her life. Asha was rescued in 1996 by the charity Jubilee. Her mother, a prostitute, died of AIDS, leaving Asha abandoned to care for herself, her little sister and brother..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_010~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - The children receive an evening meal, breakfast and a bath every day. These basics are all too often neglected in the red light district..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_009~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - MAHADEV, 4, son of a prostitute, standing alone in the corner of the room at the Shelter..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_008~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - A street boy from the red light district area waits anxiously for the charity's doctor to see him. Jubilee has taken an ambulance with a group of staff to the centre of Kamatipura to give much needed medical care to the street children..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_007~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - Children cover the floors of the shelter sleeping in peace and safety, while streets away their mothers sell their bodies throughout the night..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_006~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - This prostitute is afraid her identity could be revealed and feels ashamed. Most women are forced into prostitution by poverty or by being kidnapped and cheated..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_005~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - A Baby sleeps by her mother's bed in a brothel. Her mother will have sex with up to 15 men a night, while her baby lies metres away. It is well known that children of the red light district crawl under the bed to sleep while their mother works..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_004~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - VIDYA, aged 5 years, a child trapped in an adults world of sexual slavery by circumstance of birth. Vidya was rescued by the charity the day this photo was taken. Another life saved from a lifetime of enslavement in the sex trade..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_003~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - A local man inspects the goods of two young prostitutes in the market place of the red light district. 50 percent of prostitutes in India enter the trade as minors..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_002~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Bombay, India - RAJ, aged 6 years, at the entrance of his mother's room in the brothel..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020731_027_e66_001~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Innocence~Jul. 31, 2002 - Mumbai, India - VIDYA, age 5 years, looks over the balcony of her mother's brothel, the place she calls home. Vidya's mother, Tabbu, is only 23 years old. After 8 months of marriage her husband forced her into prostitution. Five years have passed now and her husband still lives off her earnings..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040921_027_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Innocence~zReportage.com Story of the Week #027 - Launched September 21, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Most of India's two million sex workers are orphaned or abandoned children of prostitutes who were sold into the trade or kidnapped and forced into it. But hope exists for children of Bombay's red-light district: Jubilee Action offers shelter, hope and best of all, a way out..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Most of India's two million sex workers are orphaned or abandoned children of prostitutes who were sold into the trade or kidnapped and forced into it. But hope exists for children of Bombay's red-light district: Jubilee Action offers shelter, hope and best of all, a way out.:
2010~zrep450~20121111_450_m42_021~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Nov. 11, 2012 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI joked with KATIE OPPENHEIMER, 17, at a viewing party held for him in St. Paul on Sunday. Jablonski was the 2012 America's Choice Honoree for the CBS Courage in Sports Awards. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121025_450_m42_020~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Oct. 25, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI blew out the candles on his cake during a party on his seventeenth birthday. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121025_450_m42_019~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Oct. 25, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI and friends reacted after the Minnesota Vikings scored a touchdown while the group watched a game. Jablonski, was having his 17th Birthday Party at his home. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120928_450_m42_018~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Sept. 10, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - TJ MOORE, GRANT BESSE, JACK JABLOSNKI, ZACK HALE, and CHASE JUNGELS joked around during lunch at Benilde-St. Margaret's. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120928_450_m42_017~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Sept. 10, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI waits in the hallway for a class let out before entering his next course at Benilde-St. Margaret's. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120418_450_m42_016~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~April 18, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - BETH GAUTHIER, a Registered Nurse who worked closely with Jack got a bit emotional after receiving a hug from LESLIE JABLONSKI (right) as JACK and MAX JABLONSKI got a hug from a staffer at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120418_450_m42_015~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~April 18, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Family friend DAN COLLINS gave a thumbs up as JACK JABLONSKI rode away from Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minneapolis on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120417_450_m42_014~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~April 17, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - LESLIE JABLONSKI shares a moment with her son during Jack's last day of rehab at Sister Kenny. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120310_450_m42_013~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~March 10, 2012 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - (L to R top row) MIKE JABLONSKI, DAN COLLINS, LESLIE JABLONSKI, LISA COLLINS, JACK JABLONSKI and his brother MAX celebrated a Benilde St. Margaret's goal by Grant Besse in the first period. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120308_450_m42_012~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~March 8, 2012 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI and his mother LESLIE shared a lighthearted moment during a rehab cooking session of Jack's favorite food Swedish Meatballs. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120229_450_m42_011~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 29, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - GRANT BESSE, right, wiped JACK JABLONSKI'S face after BSM beat Minnetonka 5-1 in the Section 6AA championship game to advance to the State Tournament. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120229_450_m42_010~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 29, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - February 29, 2012 - JACK JABLONSKI and Benilde St. Margaret's teammates celebrated with their fans in the stands after BSM beat Minnetonka 5-1 in the Section 6AA championship game to advance to the State Tournament. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_009~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI approached the family van for the first time. The height of his halo did not clear the entrance and family members had to tilt his chair in order to get him in the vehicle. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_008~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - Family members MIKE, LESLIE and MAX helped JACK JABLONSKI enter the family van for the first time. The height of his halo did not clear the entrance and family members had to tilt his chair in order to get him in the vehicle as they left Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute to attend a Benilde St. Margaret's sectional quarterfinals hockey game (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_007~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI was greeted by his hockey coach KEN PAULY in the locker room. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_006~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI joked with head coach Ken Pauly in the locker room before a quarterfinal game at St. Louis Park Recreation Center. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_005~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI got a fist bump from teammate ZACH HALE (9) in the locker room before a quarterfinal game at St. Louis Park Recreation Center. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120223_450_m42_004~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 23, 2012 - St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S. - With teammate JACK JABLONSKI in the locker room Benilde St. Margaret's players bowed their head in prayer before a quarterfinal game at St. Louis Park Recreation Center. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120208_450_m42_003~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Feb. 8, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - LESLIE JABLONSKI attends to her son, JACK, in his bed at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120123_450_m42_002~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~Jan. 23, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI, 16, was taken off an ambulance after he was transferred from Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120116_450_m42_001~Carlos Gonzalez~Jack's Journey~Jan. 16, 2012 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - JACK JABLONSKI looked out the windows of a hallway at HCMC. Jack was positioned upright for about an hour as he looked out the windows. Jablonski suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed after hitting the boards. The injury happened during a hockey game. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120116_450_m42_000~Carlos Gonzalez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Jack's Journey~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 450 - Jack's Journey - Launched December 4, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A hit during a high school hockey game late last year sent Jack Jablonski into the boards. In that instant, Jablonski's spinal cord was damaged and he slid to the ice, paralyzed. His life was forever changed, as were the lives of his parents and friends, his coaches and teammates, the young player who hit him. Communities hosted fund-raisers. Hockey parents demanded the sport be made safer. Now, during high school hockey season in Minnesota, the echoes of that hit still reverberate. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/zReportage/ZUMA)~A hit during a high school hockey game late last year sent Jack Jablonski into the boards. In that instant, Jablonski's spinal cord was damaged and he slid to the ice, paralyzed. His life was forever changed, as were the lives of his parents and friends, his coaches and teammates, the young player who hit him. Communities hosted fund-raisers. Hockey parents demanded the sport be made safer. Now, during high school hockey season in Minnesota, the echoes of that hit still reverberate. :
2010~zrep557~20140809_557_c134_018~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 9, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - A soldier, from the Russian city of Smolensk but now based in the Abkhazian town of Gudauta is visited by his family. More than 3,000 Russian soldiers are now stationed inside Abkhazia. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140926_557_c134_017~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 26, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - A Soviet-era bus stop near Ptsunda. The deliberate limitation on foreign investment has preserved relics such as this from the developers' bulldozer, with some areas of Abkhazia now resembling a kind of Soviet Museum. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_557_c134_016~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 28, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - Ignoring pleas to slow down, a man raises a toast to God before polishing off his pint of homemade wine. Abkhazia is one of the world's oldest wine producing regions, but international isolation means the exports are almost completely limited to the Russian market. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140925_557_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 25, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - A young Russian tourist at a viewpoint above Lake Ritsa. Mountains make up around 75 percent of the territory, the remainder is the sparkling coastline. But Abkhazia's beauty, as a local poet wrote, 'has only brought her sorrow.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_557_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 29, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - An old signboard showing the territory of Abkhazia at top left, with Georgia proper at center. As the Soviet Union neared collapse in 1991, Georgia, by then fiercely anti-Soviet, declared its independence. At the same time, the Abkhazian region of Georgia demanded its own independence from Georgia. Georgia at the time was near anarchy and ill-placed to deal with the threat to its integrity. The eventual response sparked a bloody secessionist war, which today lingers on as one of the 'frozen conflicts' of the ex USSR. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140930_557_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 30, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - A man waves the Abkhazian flag as fireworks explode behind him during Abkhazia's 'Victory Day' celebrations. After more than a decade of international isolation, Russia officially recognized Abkhazia as a nation in 2008. For Georgia, reeling from the Russian invasion of their country just days before, the announcement was unforgivable. All diplomatic ties between Georgia and Russia were cut. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140812_557_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 12, 2014 - Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia, Georgia - Grass blankets the railway tracks in front of Tkvarcheli's once elegant train station. In 2008, Russia blocked the presence of UN troops in Gali. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140806_557_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 6, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - Abkhazian local MADONNA ARGUN, 24, says, 'The subject of Russia is a delicate one for us. We are very grateful for the help Russia has given and see her as a partner and friend. But we won't allow Abkhazia to be annexed. We have sacrificed too much to have gained our independence from Georgia only to lose it again to Russia. It's a very delicate question.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140726_557_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~July 26, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - A pier in the centre of Sukhumi which survived the war and now hosts a small cafe. Shortly after Russia's announcement, Georgia's president claimed Russia's recognition was effectively annexation by force: 'this is not an internal Georgian problem, or a question of Georgia and Russia. This is now a question of Russia and the rest of the civilized world.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140731_557_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~July 31, 2014 - Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia - Boxing trainer LIZBAR JALOGUA spars with a young student in a ruined Soviet Resort. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140726_557_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~July 26, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - Sukhumi locals on a ruined pier. Pre-war Abkhazia accounted for most of Georgia's coastline and was famous as the Soviet Union's 'Red Riviera.'' Following the war, international sanctions and a naval blockade devastated the region's economy. Today it is a contrast of natural beauty and ravaged infrastructure. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130803_557_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 3, 2013 - Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia - Russian vacationers on the beach in Abkhazia. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_557_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Sept. 29, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - ALKHAZ KURKUNAVA, a sergeant in the Abkhazian army photographed before a parade celebrating 21 years of de facto independence from Georgia. Asked if he would fight if Russia attempted annexation, the artillery specialist hedged, 'It's not that I'm afraid of anything, I'd just rather not answer.' Amongst the soldiers there are different opinions on this question. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140726_557_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~July 26, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - The charred interior of the parliament building. After 13 months of bitter fighting, a ceasefire was agreed and many civilians returned. Then, in autumn 1993 Abkhazian fighters broke the ceasefire and attacked. On September 27, the last Georgian troops were driven down these stairs as the building burned around them. Abkhazians, and their Chechen allies then fanned out through the city rounding up ethnic Georgians. The 'Massacre of Sukhumi' which followed helped tip international opinion to side with Georgia. Abkhazia had won the war, but their claims of nationhood were rejected. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_557_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~July 23, 2014 - Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia - Swimming instructor VICTOR ZADAROZHNY demonstrates the backstroke to his young students on the beach. In Soviet days he taught in a nearby swimming pool but the war and subsequent economic collapse ruined the facility. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130813_557_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 13, 2013 - Gali, Abkhazia, Georgia - Archeological ruins of a college in Gali, near the 'border' with Georgia, where ethnic Georgians made up 96% of the region's pre-war population. Most fled, or were driven out of their homes after the war. Today Gali is a twilight zone of empty buildings and overgrown farmland. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140805_557_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Aug. 5, 2014 - Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia - Lenin looms over young Russians on their tablets and iphones in a soviet-era sanitorium. An administrator said the statue, installed in the foyer in 1953, was popular with older Russian tourists. 'It's nostalgia, they have good memories of the Soviet Union.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141005_557_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~Oct. 5, 2014 - Gagra, Abkhazia, Georgia - VLADIMIR SALANGIN swims off of Gagra beach. The 21-year-old works as a security guard in southern Russia and had seen the sea for the first time the day before this picture was taken. With its 6 Euro a day rooms, and 1 Euro local beer, the resort town is hugely popular with working class Russians who descend on Gagra in the millions during the summer months. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140806_557_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 557 - Abkhazia - Breakaway Republic - Launched December 16, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Far from the battlefields of Donetsk, Russia has its hand in another conflict which may foretell eastern Ukraine's fate. The tiny rebel statelet of Abkhazia, on Russia's southern border has been in a 'frozen' war with Georgia for more than 20 years. Situated in the north-western corner of Georgia with the Black Sea to the south-west and the Caucasus mountains and Russia to the north-east, Abkhazia was once known as a prime holiday destination for the Soviet elite. Abkhazia's battle for independence from Georgia since the collapse of the USSR reduced the economy to ruins. More recent times have seen major Russian investment in the territory, as Moscow seeks to consolidate its influence. Russia's involvement in the territory is increasingly looking like a kind of slow-motion annexation, but in the fiercely independent Caucasus mountains even the Kremlin must move carefully. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Far from the battlefields of Donetsk, Russia has its hand in another conflict which may foretell eastern Ukraine's fate. The tiny rebel statelet of Abkhazia, on Russia's southern border has been in a 'frozen' war with Georgia for more than 20 years. Situated in the north-western corner of Georgia with the Black Sea to the south-west and the Caucasus mountains and Russia to the north-east, Abkhazia was once known as a prime holiday destination for the Soviet elite. Abkhazia's battle for independence from Georgia since the collapse of the USSR reduced the economy to ruins. More recent times have seen major Russian investment in the territory, as Moscow seeks to consolidate its influence. Russia's involvement in the territory is increasingly looking like a kind of slow-motion annexation, but in the fiercely independent Caucasus mountains even the Kremlin must move carefully.:
2010~zrep550~20141008_550_d118_015~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hundreds of people in the Turkish village of Suruc, near the border town of Kobane in northern Syria, accompany the coffins of three Kurdish fighters who died while battling ISIS militants. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_014~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hundreds of people in the Turkish village of Suruc, near the border town of Kobane in northern Syria, accompany the coffins of three Kurdish fighters who died while battling ISIS militants. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_013~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hundreds of people in the Turkish village of Suruc, near the border town of Kobane in northern Syria, accompany the coffins of three Kurdish fighters who died while battling ISIS militants. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_012~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hundreds of people in the Turkish village of Suruc, near the border town of Kobane in northern Syria, accompany the coffins of three Kurdish fighters who died while battling ISIS militants. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_011~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hundreds of people in the Turkish village of Suruc, near the border town of Kobane in northern Syria, accompany the coffins of three Kurdish fighters who died while battling ISIS militants. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_010~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - A significant number of the refugees stay in Suruc. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_009~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - A significant number of the refugees stay in Suruc. Nearly 200,000 refugees from Kobane have entered Turkey since the ISIL onset began a month ago. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_008~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - A small group of YPG fighters resti in the Bethi town in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_007~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Turkish military clash with Kurdish protestors who support the Kobani city near the Syrian border near Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_006~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - People attack a media car (BBC) at the Turkish-Syrian border near Suruc. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_005~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - People watch airstrikes on the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, as seen from the Turkish-Syrian border near Suruc, in Urfa, in Turkey. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_004~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - The advancement of the terrorist group ISIL started a year ago when it took over the villages at Ceylanpnar checkpoint. The fast progressing group has recently been trying to take over Kobane, which is a very significant point for the ethnic Kurdish in the area. The clashes at Kobane have been going on for more than 3 weeks with the city is under siege and the death toll is unknown. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_003~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - Turkish military clash with Kurdish protestors who support the Kobani city near the Syrian border near Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_002~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - A reflection in water shows refugees at the camp. A significant number of refugees stay. They have been placed in the tent areas, construction areas, mosques and a wedding hall in the city. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_001~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~Oct. 8, 2014 - Sanliurfa, Turkey - A significant number of refugees stay. They have been placed in the tent areas, construction areas, mosques and a wedding hall in the city. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141008_550_d118_000~Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Escape From Kobani~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 550 - Escape From Kobani - Launched October 28, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The fierce battle for the northern Syrian border town of Kobani has now entered its 42nd day and caused hundreds of thousands of residents to flee. The Islamic State's assault last month on the majority Kurdish town, caused the area's roughly 400,000 residents to flee to the safety of Suruc just inside Turkey. The refugees have settled in empty buildings and tent camps that fill as soon as they are erected, roughly doubling the size of the town. Kurdish forces, backed by US air power, have been holding out for weeks against an Islamic State offensive around Kobani, which has become a symbol of efforts to stop the advance of the jihadists. Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey has become a refuge for almost 900,000 Syrians fleeing fighting. However, its relations with the Kurdish population of Syria have been the most fraught, as a decades-long insurgency by Kurdish militants keeps relations strained between the two sides. (Credit Image: © Barbaros Kayan/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The fierce battle for the northern Syrian border town of Kobani has now entered its 42nd day and caused hundreds of thousands of residents to flee. The Islamic State’s assault last month on the majority Kurdish town, caused the area’s roughly 400,000 residents to flee to the safety of Suruc just inside Turkey. The refugees have settled in empty buildings and tent camps that fill as soon as they are erected, roughly doubling the size of the town. Kurdish forces, backed by US air power, have been holding out for weeks against an Islamic State offensive around Kobani, which has become a symbol of efforts to stop the advance of the jihadists. Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey has become a refuge for almost 900,000 Syrians fleeing fighting. However, its relations with the Kurdish population of Syria have been the most fraught, as a decades-long insurgency by Kurdish militants keeps relations strained between the two sides.:
2010~zrep067~20050331_067_e24_018~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_017~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. Finished soaps. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_016~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_015~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_014~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_013~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_012~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_011~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_010~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_009~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_008~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_007~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_006~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_005~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_004~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_003~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. Mixing recycled soap. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_002~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050331_067_e24_001~Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto~Dirty Soap~Mar. 31, 2005 - Burkina Faso, Africa -In Africa where the condition of life is harsh it is the resourcefulness and recycling which reigns. These inhabitants are the champions of the salvage. The Bobo-Dioulasso soap factory helps to feed local people who salvage from two discharge pipes of the factory. The Burkinabes recover potash necessary to make sellable soap on the streets. Motivated by incomes higher than the average these women dive into a lake of toxic scraps rejected by the factory. Using household object like dish pans, cups and buckets along with dish gloves, plastic bags and rain boots. Finished soaps. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050705_067_e24_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dirty Soap~zReportage.com Story of the Week #067 - Launched July 5, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Burkina Faso, Africa is one of the most impoverished countries worldwide. Yet resourcefulness and a will to survive have spawned an unlikely industry out of a grim circumstance. Groups of women and children earn a living by transforming dangerous toxic waste into soap they sell on the streets. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Burkina Faso, Africa is one of the most impoverished countries worldwide. Yet resourcefulness and a will to survive have spawned an unlikely industry out of a grim circumstance. Groups of women and children earn a living by transforming dangerous toxic waste into soap they sell on the streets. (Credit Image: © Herve Cortinat/Newday Foto/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep509~20130206_509_i33_006~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~ Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - RAJAT KALSAN, Karbal's lawyer, says her village is one of the worst places in the world to be a woman. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130129_509_i33_005~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~ Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - SEENU KARBAL, 16, speaks to a journalist. Karbal, was gang raped by eight men. After the media published the story about the attack, the rapists where arrested. Karbal and her family were forced to flee their village and she remains under guard as the trial begins. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130206_509_i33_004~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~ Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - Seenu's room in Dabra sits empty as the family had to flee their home after she reported the rape to the police.(Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130206_509_i33_003~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~ Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - SEENU KARBAL, 16, was raped by eight men. Her father took his life after the incident.(Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130206_509_i33_002~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~ Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - The scene in a meadow is photographed where the rape of Seenu Karbal, 16, took place. After she reported the rape to the police, the family was threatened and forced to move. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130206_509_i33_001~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~Jan. 29, 2013 - Dabra, India - SEENU KARBAL, 16, was raped by eight men. Her father took his life after the incident. Seenu reported the men and would like to help other women in the same situation. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130206_509_i33_000~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Sad Legacy~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 509 - India's Sad Legacy - Launched January 14, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Sixteen-year-old Seenu was walking to her grandmother's house along a quiet street in northern India when a group of men dragged her her to a field, drugged then raped her in turns while filming the act on their cellphones. When Seenu (not her real name) awoke about an hour later, naked, bloodied, confused, she managed to make her way home. When her father, a gardener belonging to the ''untouchable'' or Dalit community which is the lowest of India's caste system found out what had happened to his only daughter, he killed himself. During the next few days, Seenu and her mother made several trips to the police, defying threats from her upper-caste attackers, some of whom she knew. Eventually, over 2 weeks since the gang rape, the Dalit community in her village held public protests and piled pressure on the police, only then were the first arrests made. Since then, seven more men have been arrested. Now living at her grandmother's home with six police officers as protection ahead of a court appearance, Seenu told reporters that rape victims like herself have problems reporting the crime ''because police don't respect them.'' (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Sixteen-year-old Seenu was walking to her grandmother's house along a quiet street in northern India when a group of men dragged her her to a field, drugged then raped her in turns while filming the act on their cellphones. When Seenu (not her real name) awoke about an hour later, naked, bloodied, confused, she managed to make her way home. When her father, a gardener belonging to the ''untouchable'' or Dalit community which is the lowest of India's caste system found out what had happened to his only daughter, he killed himself. During the next few days, Seenu and her mother made several trips to the police, defying threats from her upper-caste attackers, some of whom she knew. Eventually, over 2 weeks since the gang rape, the Dalit community in her village held public protests and piled pressure on the police, only then were the first arrests made. Since then, seven more men have been arrested. Now living at her grandmother's home with six police officers as protection ahead of a court appearance, Seenu told reporters that rape victims like herself have problems reporting the crime ''because police don't respect them.'' :
2010~zrep533~20140107_533_af3_012~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, waits to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_011~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Every woman gets a catheter and their own bucket when they arrive to the fistula clinic. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140107_533_af3_010~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU comes from Mali and works for minimum wage, but he thinks it is worth it. Nine of ten women are cured after having fistula surgery. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_009~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU prepares for the fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_008~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - An assistant monitors the vitals during the fistula surgery at a clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_533_af3_007~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU performs fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_006~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU performs fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_005~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, is prepped to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_533_af3_004~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU, who will perform the fistula surgery, talks with ROSATTA MUKANYANA before the surgery. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_003~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, is prepped to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_533_af3_002~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, will undergo fistula surgery at a clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20140107_533_af3_001~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Every woman gets a catheter and their own bucket when they arrive to the fistula clinic. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140107_533_af3_000~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Backyard Disease~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 533 - The Backyard Disease - Launched July 1, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating childbirth injuries and is a little-known social affliction which is extremely stigmatized within society. Global data from 42 countries reflects a grim future for most of the estimated two million women living with obstetric fistula worldwide and the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 who suffer the devastating birth injury and physical condition each year. In Burundi an estimated 1000 new cases of obstetric fistula are reported annually. In the local dialect Kirundi, fistula is called 'Ingara Yo Mukigo, or 'the backyard disease.' Often abandoned by their husbands and families, women with obstetric fistula find themselves ostracized from society. Girls drop out of school, women cannot work, and simple things-like getting on a bus-become an ordeal. The Gitega regional hospital is working to train Burundi doctors in specialist fistula surgery spreading this medical technique to the hills and thus freeing these women from suffering, shame and social exclusion. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating childbirth injuries and is a little-known social affliction which is extremely stigmatized within society. Global data from 42 countries reflects a grim future for most of the estimated two million women living with obstetric fistula worldwide and the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 who suffer the devastating birth injury and physical condition each year. In Burundi an estimated 1000 new cases of obstetric fistula are reported annually. In the local dialect Kirundi, fistula is called 'Ingara Yo Mukigo, or 'the backyard disease.' Often abandoned by their husbands and families, women with obstetric fistula find themselves ostracized from society. Girls drop out of school, women cannot work, and simple things—like getting on a bus—become an ordeal. The Gitega regional hospital is working to train Burundi doctors in specialist fistula surgery spreading this medical technique to the hills and thus freeing these women from suffering, shame and social exclusion. :
2010~zrep528~20131210_528_r134_015~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec 10, 2013 - Al Auja, Palestine, West Bank - A man of faith prays on the bare ground in the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131221_528_r134_014~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec 21, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - An elder of Al Ram stands in front of the Israeli-built separation wall, which has left his village only a small fraction of the grazing land it once had. Local Bedouin say the introduction of the wall has affected their lives perhaps more than anything else in the modern era. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131228_528_r134_013~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 28, 2013 - Ein Ayoub, West Bank - A boy sits atop a water can in front of the ruins of his family home, destroyed the day before. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131221_528_r134_012~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec 21, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - A Bedouin family is forced to live in their animal pen after the Israeli army destroyed their home in the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131221_528_r134_011~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 21, 2013 - Al Ram, West Bank - Children have a hard existence in the camp at Al Ram. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131221_528_r134_010~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 21, 2013 - Al Ram, West Bank - The feet of one of the youngest victims of displacement. Most young Bedouin children do not have shoes. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_528_r134_009~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 10, 2013 - Al Jiftlik, West Bank - A man takes a break from repairing an animal pen to roll a Bedouin cigarette, which consists of tobacco and cannabis. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_528_r134_008~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 10, 2013 - Al Jiftlik, West Bank - Sheep feeding on dried palm fronds as a storm looms on the horizon that would later drop 4 feet of snow. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131127_528_r134_007~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~November 27, 2013 - Abu Dahuk, West Bank - Children at play in the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131125_528_r134_006~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~November 25, 2013 - Wadi Meleh, West Bank - A barefoot girl crouches in the dust and rocks of her camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131204_528_r134_005~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec 4, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - A dead sheep that had lived through the bulldozing of a pen that killed over 30 other sheep, only to die the next day from its injuries. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131204_528_r134_004~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 4, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - A village elder in the ruins of his home in Al Auja that Israeli forces demolished the previous night. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131204_528_r134_003~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec 4, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - A boy explores the ruins of his newly demolished home in the Bedouin camp of Al Auja. Israel's introduction of a separation wall in 2004, and its expansion of illegal Jewish settlements throughout the West Bank have further pushed the Bedouin into small, slum-like camps, effectively ending their nomadic existence. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131204_528_r134_002~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~Dec. 4, 2013 - Al Auja, West Bank - Children stand on the roof of a makeshift mosque that was destroyed the day before. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_528_r134_001~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation~Nowhere Left To Go~December 10, 2013 - Al Jiftlik, West Bank - A man carries tin sheets to help repair a dwelling that was nearly destroyed during the previous day's demolitions. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131125_528_r134_000~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nowhere Left To Go~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 528 - Nowhere Left To Go - Launched May 26, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The West Bank is an Israeli-occupied, Palestinian territory that is home to approximately 17,000 Bedouin tribespeople. This population is comprised of five separate tribes who are traditionally nomadic and agro-pastoralist. These Bedouin originate in the Negev Desert but, following the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel, they were forced to move from the Negev and into an area west of the Jordan River, at that time administered by Jordan. Following the 1967 Six Day War, they found themselves under the administration of an Israeli government that has occupied the area known as the West Bank ever since. The current plight of these Bedouin is a tragic consequence of the occupation, under which they endure crippling poverty and degradation. Israel's introduction of a separation wall in 2004, and its expansion of illegal Jewish settlements throughout the West Bank have further pushed the Bedouin into small, slum-like camps, effectively ending their nomadic existence. The Israeli government does not permit the Bedouin to build permanent structures and the army - with little or no warning - regularly destroys their temporary ones under the pretext of a violation of the law. The future of the Bedouin throughout the West Bank is extremely uncertain. They are now facing a breakdown of their traditional culture and simply have nowhere left to go. Life has always been tough for these nomadic Arab tribes, but they now face a great challenge from the Israeli authorities settling Israeli citizens in the area. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep583~20150710_583_h67_018~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - The national flag of Tonga flies over the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_017~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - A bottle is washed up on the shore of the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_016~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_015~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - A coconut is washed up on the shore of the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_014~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - No more than ten people have explored the newest island. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_013~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_012~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - Journalist PETER MUNRO stands in a cave on the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_011~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_010~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - No more than ten people have explored the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_009~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - No more than ten people have explored the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_008~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - The sun rises over the newest island. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_007~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - The location of the newest island on Earth is marked on a map between two other South Pacific islands, Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_006~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_005~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - A fisherman approaches an unnamed land mass which is the newest island on Earth. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_004~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_003~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_002~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - This unnamed land mass is the newest island on Earth and is already home to a small number of plants and animals. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_001~Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~July 10, 2015 - Australia - Curious fishermen approach an unnamed land mass which is the newest island on Earth. The island emerged from the waters of the South Pacific in January 2015 when a volcano erupted on nearby Tonga, forcing pulverised magma into the air above the ocean. The magma gradually built up on the ocean floor, penetrating the surface of the water to form the island. (Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150710_583_h67_000~Edwina Pickles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A New World Rises~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 583 - A New World Rises - Launched Sept. 1, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Tongan archipelago's 177th island is so new, it doesn't have a name. At the end of 2014, undersea vents spewed ash and rocks 400m into the air, these settled to form the new island, between two other South Pacific islands, Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai. It is 40 miles from the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa, and 2200 miles from Sydney. It's unlikely to feature in any tourist brochure but the world's newest island, which bubbled from the ocean off Tonga in 2014, is already attracting life. The baby island bubbled from the ocean becoming the worlds youngest land mass. The South Pacific island is basically made up of minuscule pieces of volcanic rock piled on top of each other. It hasn't been given a name for fear it will soon fall back into the sea. the unnamed island is about two kilometers long a kilometer wide, and sits within the so-called Pacific Rim of Fire, where the collision of continental plates causes request seismic and volcanic activity.(Credit Image: © Edwina Pickles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Tongan archipelago's 177th island is so new, it doesn't have a name. At the end of 2014, undersea vents spewed ash and rocks 400m into the air, these settled to form the new island, between two other South Pacific islands, Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai. It is 40 miles from the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa, and 2200 miles from Sydney. It’s unlikely to feature in any tourist brochure but the world’s newest island, which bubbled from the ocean off Tonga in 2014, is already attracting life. The baby island bubbled from the ocean becoming the worlds youngest land mass. The South Pacific island is basically made up of minuscule pieces of volcanic rock piled on top of each other. It hasn’t been given a name for fear it will soon fall back into the sea. the unnamed island is about two kilometers long a kilometer wide, and sits within the so-called Pacific Rim of Fire, where the collision of continental plates causes request seismic and volcanic activity.:
2010~zrep084~20010101_084_a33_009~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan. 01, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - GINNY reads to DASHA, ALEX, BEN and JOE during story time in their Pleasanton, CA, home. (Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010203_084_a33_008~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Feb.03, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - After not eating too much of the dinner served, BEN FOOS, 3, goes looking for something more tasty in the refridgerator while mom Ginny looks on. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010123_084_a33_007~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan. 23, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - GINNY FOOS buys some nuts while Ben, Dasha and Alex wait in the cart while shopping at Safeway in Pleasanton, Ca..(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010101_084_a33_006~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Ja.n 01, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - GINNY FOOS tries to feed her son BEN in their Pleasanton, CA, home. (Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010203_084_a33_005~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Feb. 03, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - GINNY FOOS takes out the trash. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010101_084_a33_004~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan. 01, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - ALEX and DASHA FOOS play othello in their Pleasanton, CA, home. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010123_084_a33_003~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan. 23, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - ALEX FOOS talks to one of his classmates at school in Pleasanton. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010115_084_a33_002~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan 15, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - GINNY FOOS attends Mommy and Me gymnastics with her youngest son Ben, 3, in Pleasanton. Both Ginny and Ben can touch their toes with ease. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010101_084_a33_001~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Little People, Big Hearts~Jan 01, 2001 - Pleasanton, California, U.S. - Little person GINNY FOOS drives in Pleasanton, CA, in January, 2001. She has pedals special made to be able to drive a car. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051101_084_a33_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Little People, Big Hearts~zReportage.com Story of the Week #084 - Launched November 01, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In many ways, the Foos family is like any other family in suburban America. Their schedule revolves around things like bedtimes, school, homework and Scout meetings. But dwarf families face unique challenges. Through the strength, love and guidance of their parents, the Foos children learn there is nothing that little people can't overcome in this supersized world. (Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In many ways, the Foos family is like any other family in suburban America. Their schedule revolves around things like bedtimes, school, homework and Scout meetings. But dwarf families face unique challenges. Through the strength, love and guidance of their parents, the Foos children learn there is nothing that little people can't overcome in this supersized world. (Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep025~20040728_025_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 28, 2004 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - JESUS HERNANDEZ, 20, from Guatemala, waits to be sent back to Guatemala in the detention center of the Mexican National Immigration Institute (INM Instituto Nacional Migracion) office in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Hernandez was apprehended by Mexican immigration authorities while he was transiting Mexico on his way to Florida in the US, where he hoped to get a job as an undocumented farm worker. Tapachula has become the hub of undocumented immigration from Central America to the US and Mexican immigration officials detain hundreds of undocumented Central Americans every day..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - DONALD ANTONIO RAMIREZ, from Honduras, sits in his wheelchair at the Albergue Jesus el Buen Pastor (Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd) in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Ramirez slipped while trying to jump on a moving freight train and fell under the wheels. His legs were crushed and later amputated at a nearby hospital. He was brought to the shelter to recuperate and said the shelter has given him a new lease on life. He said he found God while at the shelter and now his mission is to cheer up and bring hope to the other amputees at the shelter..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Tecun Uman, Guatemala - Migratory farm workers from Honduras and Guatemala wait for employers to hire them on the main plaza in Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Employers from southern Mexico come to Tecun Uman to hire workers who them take a raft across the Rio Suchiate to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Many of the workers continue north to the US after they finish their work in southern Mexico..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - An undocumented immigrant from Central America looks up after being awakened by a passing train in the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. The man was napping while waiting for a northbound freight train, he took a raft across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo on his way from Central America to the US..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - An undocumented immigrant from Honduras jumps off a moving train near the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo. The man got to Mexico by taking a raft across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala. He was on his way to the US..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - People get off a raft in Ciudad Hidalgo after being poled across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - Undocumented immigrants from Central America try to catch a northbound freight train in the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. The men took a raft across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo on their way from Central America to the US..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - JULIO OCHOA, foreground, and his friends, all undocumented immigrants from Honduras, sit on the tracks and wait to catch a northbound freight train in the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. The men took a raft across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo and on their way from Honduras to the US..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040728_025_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 28, 2004 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - WENDY HERNANDEZ, 18, from Honduras, puts on makeup in the detention center of the Mexican National Immigration Institute (INM Instituto Nacional Migracion) office in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Hernandez was apprehended by Mexican immigration authorities while she was transiting Mexico on her way to North Carolina in the US, where she hoped to get a job as an undocumented worker. Tapachula has become the hub of undocumented immigration from Central America to the US and Mexican immigration officials detain hundreds of undocumented Central Americans every day..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - People pay a raft operator in Ciudad Hidalgo after being poled them across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - SANTOS VALEZQUEZ, from Honduras, lays in his bed at the Albergue Jesus el Buen Pastor (Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd) in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Valezquez was trying to get from Honduras to the US by riding the trains through Mexico. One night, during a thunderstorm, he was being pursued by Mexican immigration officials when he slipped and fell to the ground and the train ran over his leg. Mexican Red Cross officials took him to a nearby hospital and he eventually transferred to the shelter in Tapachula. The shelter is a temporary home to about 30 migrants, most of who have been crippled by the trains or bandits in southern Mexico. It subsists solely on donations and is the only shelter in southern Mexico that serves immigrants maimed on the trains. Tapachula is the center of smuggling undocumented immigrants from Central America through Mexico and on to the US. Most the immigrants raft across the Rio Suchiate, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala, and then catch the nightly freight trains that leave Tapachula for the interior of Mexico. Three or four migrants per month are maimed when they fall off the trains. Others are robbed by bandits that haunt the train yards and prey on the migrants..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - People approach the Mexican river back on a raft in Ciudad Hidalgo after being poled across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - MARVIN RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO, an undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua, holds up his prison ID card from the US before he caught a northbound freight train in the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. He took a raft across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo on his way from Nicaragua to the US. Castillo said he used to live in the US but was deported after spending 10 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction. He was trying to get back to the US to be with his daughter, who he had not seen in 12 years..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20031006_025_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Oct. 06, 2003 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - Mexican soldiers search people who got off a raft in Ciudad Hidalgo after being poled across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. Ciudad Hidalgo, about 18 kilometers from Tapachula, Mexico, is a popular crossing point from Guatemala into Mexico. Undocumented immigrants from Central America come by bus to the Guatemalan side of the border and then raft across the Rio Suchiate to Ciudad Hidalgo. They catch freight trains and ride the rails into the Mexican interior before catching busses for the US Mexican border. The traffic from Mexico to Guatemala is mostly consumer goods, like packaged cereals, toilet paper and DVD players. All the cross river traffic is technically illegal and done to bypass either immigration or customs officials, a legal crossing point is less than a mile away from the raft landings, officials in both countries look the other way at the raft traffic..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Tecun Uman, Guatemala - TYSON MEJIA, from Tecun Uman, Guatemala, takes a woman across the Rio Suchiate to Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Mejia, 23, has been taking people across the river for the equivalent of about 75 cents each way, for eight years. He said it is back breaking work and added that he makes about 60 river crossings each day (30 round trips)..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico - DAVID ORELLANE, from Honduras, lays in a gurney at the Albergue Jesus el Buen Pastor (Shelter of Jesus the Good Shepherd) in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Orellane was an undocumented worked working on a bridge project in Tapachula, Mexico, when he suffered a tachycardia brought on by a gunshot he suffered while trying to enter Mexico illegally. Hospitalized for the tachycardia, he eventually transferred to the shelter, where he is recuperating..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - A teenager from Guatemala catches a northbound freight train in the train yard in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico. The boy said he was going to try to get to the US to join relatives there..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040726_025_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~Jul. 26, 2004 - Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico - People get off a raft in Ciudad Hidalgo after being poled across the Rio Suchiate from Tecun Uman, Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040817_025_k94_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Suicide~zReportage.com Story of the Week #025 - Launched August 17, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Thousands of hopeful Central American migrant workers attempt to make the perilous journey to Mexico or the U.S. in search of work. To make it, they cross rivers on makeshift rafts, jump onto moving trains and dodge deported California gang members that rob and beat the migrant workers. Many die. Others are seriously injured. Are these migrant workers on their way to better prospects, or are they caught in a dead end?.(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Thousands of hopeful Central American migrant workers attempt to make the perilous journey to Mexico or the U.S. in search of work. To make it, they cross rivers on makeshift rafts, jump onto moving trains and dodge deported California gang members that rob and beat the migrant workers. Many die. Others are seriously injured. Are these migrant workers on their way to better prospects, or are they caught in a dead end?:
2010~zrep229~20080826_229_aa1_009~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Kyone Sein Lay Village, Burma - Children stand along the path to their blue-roofed temporary school in Kyone Sein Lay, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta. The brick remains of their former school pave the way to the new structure. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_008~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Kungyangon, Burma - Unicef trucks carry in aid along the road from Rangoon to the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) Delta. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_007~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Aung Hlaing Village, Burma - A monk and a novice stand with parasols in front of a stupa under repair near Aung Hlaing, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta..(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_006~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Aung Hlaing Village, Burma - The piercing eyes of a thanaka-streaked young girl look to the photographer under the light of a blue tarpaulin roof in a temporary school in Aung Hlaing, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta..(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_005~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Kyone Sein Lay Village, Burma - A fallen umbrella is the only damage on this Buddhist stupa near Kyone Sein Lay, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_004~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Aung Hlaing Village, Burma - The hands and feet of schoolchildren in a temporary school in Aung Hlaing, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_003~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Rangoon, Burma - Two Burmese fishermen peer out over the carcass of a trawler sunken in shallow water by Cyclone Nargis. Even three months later reminders of the disaster can be found everywhere. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_002~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Bogale, Burma - Reflected moonlight shimmers off a new roof in Bogale, a market town near the cyclone's epicentre. An estimated 95 percent of structures in the city were destroyed or badly damaged by Nargis. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_229_aa1_001~Austin Andrews~In The Mouth of Madness~Aug. 26, 2008 - Aung Hlaing Village, Burma - A young girl sits at her desk on the upper level under the light from the blue tarpaulin roof of a temporary school in Aung Hlaing, a small village in the cyclone-ravaged emergency zone between Bogale and Labutta. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_229_aa1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Mouth of Madness~zReportage.com Story of the Week #229 - Launched September 09, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - For a region that four months ago lent a stage to one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory, life along the waterlogged highway descending into Burma's Irrawaddy Delta reveals little of what it saw. Cyclone Nargis made landfall not far from here on the night of May 2, 2008. It arrived unannounced from the Indian Ocean, ripped the mouth of the nation open and, shoving a fire hose down its throat, claimed as many as 200,000 lives before it traced upcountry and dissipated into a thick seasonal storm somewhere near the Thai border. Untold thousands of villages were washed out to sea by a four meter tidal wave and peak winds that topped out at 215 km/h. .(Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~For a region that four months ago lent a stage to one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory, life along the waterlogged highway descending into Burma's Irrawaddy Delta reveals little of what it saw. Cyclone Nargis made landfall not far from here on the night of May 2, 2008. It arrived unannounced from the Indian Ocean, ripped the mouth of the nation open and, shoving a fire hose down its throat, claimed as many as 200,000 lives before it traced upcountry and dissipated into a thick seasonal storm somewhere near the Thai border. Untold thousands of villages were washed out to sea by a four meter tidal wave and peak winds that topped out at 215 km/h.:
2010~zrep242~20081212_242_p77_037~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Dec. 12, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Five year-old KYLE WAHL, Port St. Lucie, breakdances during a holiday party entitled Carousels and Candy Canes sponsored by Pediatric Oncology Support Team (P.O.S.T.) of the Childlife Institute. The party was held Sunday afternoon at the Marriott near the intersection of Parker and Okeechobee. Wahl was diagnosed in 2006 with brain cancer. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081112_242_p77_036~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 12, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - The Homeless Coalition, headed up by Rita clark, seeks to provide leadership in addressing and improving the quality of life of the homeless in Palm Beach County through advocacy, education, collaboration, planning, and maximizing resources. (Credit Image: © Battling Illness/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081113_242_p77_035~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 13, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, USA - The Homeless Coalition, headed up by Rita clark, seeks to provide leadership in addressing and improving the quality of life of the homeless in Palm Beach County through advocacy, education, collaboration, planning, and maximizing resources. (Credit Image: © Battling Illness/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081109_242_p77_034~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 9, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - YVETTE ALICEA is a 43 year-old single parent who has battled cancer for the last six years. She managed to maintain her job for most of that time despite surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. Her 15 year-old son Jonaton attends Jupiter HS where he plays baseball. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081121_242_p77_033~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 21, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO being tucked in. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081121_242_p77_032~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 21, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO, 9, was diagnosed with lukemia last year when he was just a third grader. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081121_242_p77_031~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 21, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO, 9, was diagnosed with lukemia last year when he was just a third grader. He is currently receiving treatments at Jackson Memorial in Miami. His family members take turns commuting from Wellington so that someone is always at his side. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081121_242_p77_030~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 21, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO walks down the hospital hallway. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press)~:20081121_242_p77_029~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 21, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO's family members take turns commuting from Wellington so that someone is always at his side. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081114_242_p77_028~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 14, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - TRACY HARTSGROVE was diagnosed with cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer in May of 2006. She and her husband Chuck are raising a six year-old girl named Jenna. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press)~:20081108_242_p77_027~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 8, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Not only is DIANE PERRY caring for her two grandsons, Terrance, 13, and Terrell, 11, while their mother is in prison, but she also houses and takes care of her ninety-three year-old grandmother Lucille Mitchell who lost her home recently. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081105_242_p77_026~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 5, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Tina Scott, a single parent raising four children of her own in her small Riviera Beach home, took custody of her niece's three children when their mother died from complications with Lupus. The children are Armond Davis, 8, Shariah Sweeting, 2, and Neveah Parker, 8 months. Armond has difficulty dealing with the passing of his mother and has been receiving greife counseling. Shariah was born with hydroencephalitis and has heart and kidney problems. She also has a shunt in her head to drain fluid and she has trouble balancing. Neveah has trouble gaining weight and has respiratory problems. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081105_242_p77_025~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 5, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Tina Scott, a single parent raising four children of her own in her small Riviera Beach home, took custody of her niece's three children when their mother died from complications with Lupus. The children are Armond Davis, 8, Shariah Sweeting, 2, and Neveah Parker, 8 months. Armond has difficulty dealing with the passing of his mother and has been receiving greife counseling. Shariah was born with hydroencephalitis and has heart and kidney problems. She also has a shunt in her head to drain fluid and she has trouble balancing. Neveah has trouble gaining weight and has respiratory problems. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081106_242_p77_024~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 6, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - DAVID STRAUSS and his twin brother were both born with clubbed feet. In addition, Strauss and all three of his brothers suffer from Tay-Sachs disease, which manifests in muscular weakness, slurred speech, lack of coordination, muscle twitching and cramps, and tremors. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081105_242_p77_023~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 5, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - David Strauss and his twin brother were both born with clubbed feet. In addition, Strauss and all three of his brothers suffer from Tay-Sachs disease, which manifests in muscular weakness, slurred speech, lack of coordination, muscle twitching and cramps, and tremors. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081105_242_p77_022~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 5, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - DAVID STRAUSS and his twin brother were both born with clubbed feet. In addition, Strauss and all three of his brothers suffer from Tay-Sachs disease, which manifests in muscular weakness, slurred speech, lack of coordination, muscle twitching and cramps, and tremors. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081115_242_p77_021~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 15, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Fifty-eight year-old CARLOS GALLO was a welder since the age of 17. In February of 2007 he began coughing up blood and x-rays revealed lung cancer. Later he developed brain tumors, and, due to his poor health, he and his family have lost their home. He currently lives with his wife of 20 years, Marba, and his twelve year-old son Rodnim. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press)~:20081114_242_p77_020~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 14, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Fifty-eight year-old CARLOS GALLO was a welder since the age of 17. In February of 2007 he began coughing up blood and x-rays revealed lung cancer. Later he developed brain tumors, and, due to his poor health, he and his family have lost their home. He currently lives with his wife of 20 years, Marba, and his twelve year-old son Rodnim. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081114_242_p77_019~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 14, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Fifty-eight year-old Carlos Gallo was a welder since the age of 17. In February of 2007 he began coughing up blood and x-rays revealed lung cancer. Later he developed brain tumors, and, due to his poor health, he and his family have lost their home. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081111_242_p77_018~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 11, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Curt Dodson, a senior at Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBAU) reads a book by author C. S. Lewis to fellow PBAU student Allison Sanders. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081108_242_p77_017~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 8, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SHAWN KING was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a serious cancer of the bone, shortly after his ninth birthday. Shawn, his mother, and baby sister share the same room in the home of a family friend. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081111_242_p77_016~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 11, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - While waiting with his mother Shella to see doctor, SHAWN KING, a cancer patient, cries because he is in so much pain. Shawn was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a serious cancer of the bone, shortly after his ninth birthday. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press)~:20081110_242_p77_015~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 10, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - AMELIA JONES is the single mother of TAILOR SUTTON (girl), 4, MONTEL SUTTON, 3, and PAITON SUTTON, 1. She is doing her very best working with area agencies to improve her job skills in order to land a stable job. Her '94 Ford Crown Victoria that was prone to frequent breakdowns was recently stolen. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081110_242_p77_014~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 10, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, USA - AMELIA JONES is the single mother of Tailor Sutton (girl), 4, Montel Sutton, 3, and Paiton Sutton, 1. She is doing her very best working with area agencies to improve her job skills in order to land a stable job. Her '94 Ford Crown Victoria that was prone to frequent breakdowns was recently stolen. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081109_242_p77_013~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 9, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - AMELIA JONES is the single mother of Tailor Sutton (girl), 4, Montel Sutton, 3, and Paiton Sutton, 1. She is doing her very best working with area agencies to improve her job skills in order to land a stable job. Her '94 Ford Crown Victoria that was prone to frequent breakdowns was recently stolen. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081107_242_p77_012~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 7, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Edith Smith was born July 15, 1926 in Edison, Georgia. From a young age she worked long days picking oranges, beans, and other seasonal produce. While working up north one season she became the mother of a 5 month old baby when th child's mother abandoned her in the fields. She now resides in the run down house with her adopted daughter Tawan and two grandsons Quamain, 17, and Qunzi, 15. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081108_242_p77_011~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 8, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, USA - Not only is DIANE PERRY caring for her two grandsons, Terrance, 13, and Terrell, 11, while their mother is in prison, but she also houses and takes care of her ninety-three year-old grandmother LUCILLE MITCHELL who lost her home recently. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081107_242_p77_010~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 7, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - EDITH SMITH was born July 15, 1926 in Edison, Georgia. From a young age she worked long days picking oranges, beans, and other seasonal produce. While working up north one season she became the mother of a 5 month old baby when th child's mother abandoned her in the fields. She now resides in the run down house with her adopted daughter Tawan and two grandsons Quamain, 17, and Qunzi, 15. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081108_242_p77_009~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 8, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - From a young age, EDITH SMITH worked long days picking oranges, beans, and other seasonal produce. While working up north one season she became the mother of a 5 month old baby when th child's mother abandoned her in the fields. She now resides in the run down house with her adopted daughter Tawan and two grandsons Quamain, 17, and Qunzi, 15. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081118_242_p77_008~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 18, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Justin has been battling kidney disease and received two kidney transplants in June. In addition, Justin is anemic and his parents have to constantly monitor his hemoglobin. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081118_242_p77_007~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 18, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN MIRANDA drinks out of a bottle with his doll. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081118_242_p77_006~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 18, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN MIRANDA takes a pill with water. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081118_242_p77_005~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov 18, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, USA - Two-and-a-half year old JUSTIN MIRANDA poses in a Spiderman costume. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081118_242_p77_004~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 18, 2008 - Palm Beach, Florida, USA - Two-and-a-half year old JUSTIN MIRANDA lives in a modest size home in Stuart with his parents JAIME and AGNES and his three older brothers Jaime, 18, Michael, 15, and Jesse, 12. Justin has been battling kidney disease and received two kidney transplants. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081120_242_p77_003~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 20, 2008 - Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. - Five year-old STACI JONES and her nine year old sister Kiara are being raised in a single parent home by their mother Latonya. Staci, a kindergartener at Potentials Charter School, recieves intensive therapeutic education, including physical therapy, speech and language therapy, and Occupational therapy. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081120_242_p77_002~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 20, 2008 - Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. - Five year-old Staci Jones and her nine year old sister Kiara are being raised in a single parent home by their mother Latonya. Her mother Latonya does not have a car and takes the train each morning from Delray Beach to Mangonia Park to drop off Staci for school and pick her up. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081120_242_p77_001~Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post~You Could Be Next~Nov. 20, 2008 - Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. - While Staci is non-verbal and has trouble walking, she smiles constantly and appears very socially adjusted. Her mother Latonya does not have a car and takes the train each morning from Delray Beach to Mangonia Park to drop off Staci for school and pick her up. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~:20081105_242_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~You Could Be Next~zReportage Story of the Week #242 - Launched December 23, 2010 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - Though doctors say the transfusions and the chemotherapy treatments may make him better, Shawn King no longer believes they work. Since his diagnosis of a rare bone cancer two years ago, the 11-year-old has hoped and prayed and fought for his health so he can play sports and run and just be a boy again. Shawn's mother struggles to pay for Shawn's 5,000 worth of medical bills. She gave up her apartment, they now squeeze into a bedroom in a relative's home. She wonders how she will afford gasoline again or if her car will even make it down the road. She's struggling with Shawn's holiday wish list, he wants his very own bedroom to decorate in a sports theme. The delicate balance of Amalia Sanchez's life was shattered when she learned her mother had been shot to death in Mexico - her two young brothers had witnessed the violent death. Fearing for their safety, Amalia arranged to have the boys slipped across the border to Lake Worth, not only did the boys, 9 and 11, arrive with post-traumatic issues, the older boy was losing his eyesight due to congenital glaucoma. Amelia Jones is in a lot of pain. It's heartbreak. And bad as it feels, it's not her biggest problem. Her family is hungry. Her baby needs diapers. And she has to talk someone into baby-sitting so she can get to work. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA)~Though doctors say the transfusions and the chemotherapy treatments may make him better, Shawn King no longer believes they work. Since his diagnosis of a rare bone cancer two years ago, the 11-year-old has hoped and prayed and fought for his health so he can play sports and run and just be a boy again. Shawn's mother struggles to pay for Shawn's 5,000 worth of medical bills. She gave up her apartment, they now squeeze into a bedroom in a relative's home. She wonders how she will afford gasoline again or if her car will even make it down the road. She's struggling with Shawn's holiday wish list, he wants his very own bedroom to decorate in a sports theme. The delicate balance of Amalia Sanchez's life was shattered when she learned her mother had been shot to death in Mexico - her two young brothers had witnessed the violent death. Fearing for their safety, Amalia arranged to have the boys slipped across the border to Lake Worth, not only did the boys, 9 and 11, arrive with post-traumatic issues, the older boy was losing his eyesight due to congenital glaucoma. Amelia Jones is in a lot of pain. It's heartbreak. And bad as it feels, it's not her biggest problem. Her family is hungry. Her baby needs diapers. And she has to talk someone into baby-sitting so she can get to work. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/ZUMA):
2010~zrep123~20060805_123_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Aug. 05, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Ignoring the Israeli bombardment of the area, Shia Muslims continue to attend evening prayers in Imam Shatag mosque in South Beirut..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060805_123_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Aug. 05, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - JOHANNA and MARIA get married in the San Antonio church in Gemayze area. They decided to ignore the war. The UN Security Council has begun considering a draft resolution aimed at halting fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The US said it was encouraged by the response, but Lebanon has criticised the draft calling it inadequate..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Traffic jam in the Sanayeh area in West Beirut. Many people in Beirut keep going out at night..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060731_123_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~July 31, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - CHANDY and his mother, who are both Christians, at their house in the Gemayze area. Chandy holds a Magnum 367. He is usually against Hezbollah but supports it at this time and is ready to fight if the crisis worsens. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060730_123_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 30, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - SHEHRA looks after the electric generator. Because of the many power failures caused by the bombings, citizens are forced to pay over 200 dollars a month to get electricity from generators that are set in many neighborhoods of Beirut..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Soldiers guard a school building in the Karantina area where refugees from the south live..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060727_123_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 27, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - LEILA from Tyre sleeps in the open air. More than 300 refuges live and sleep under bad circumstances in the park with only two toilets and water from tanks set up by UNICEF..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060728_123_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 28, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - People have a small dinner after drinking wine at Bliss House near the American university. Many people in Beirut unwind by going out to the different bars in the city that remain open..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - A couple embraces at the 'Da Prague Cafe' in the Hamra area in West Beirut. In many Beirut districts life goes on normally..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Couples enjoy the end of the day near the bombed lighthouse of Beirut..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Refuges from the South have built shelters to get through the night. More than 300 refuges live and sleep under bad circumstances in the park with only two toilets and water from tanks set up by UNICEF..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060726_123_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 26, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - ALI AYOUB climbs up the stairs of a self made shelter carrying the mattress he sleeps on at night. He has come in the area traveling for two days from Bint Jbail to the south. The citizens that haven't left the area try to take cover from the bombings using self made shelters..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060730_123_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 30, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanese light candles during a sit-in at Martyrs' square in central Beirut. At least 51 people were killed, many of them children, when Israeli war planes blitzed the southern Lebanese village of Qana, the deadliest single strike since the Jewish state unleashed its war on Hezbollah 19 days ago..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Night view of Beirut. Many civilians have left the city looking for shelter in the north of the country or in other countries. By night, the lights show where people still live in the city..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - REEM and JOHN NOEL embrace tenderly. It is John's last night in Beirut. In the morning he will leave on foot to Damascus. From there he will take the plane to France. Reem will stay in the city. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - In a mixed school in the Zarif area refugees from the south wander in the yard. The school accommodates more than 400 refuges..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060728_123_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~Jul. 28, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - 'Torino Express' bar in east Beirut. Despite the bombings, many bars in Beirut remain open and full of people. There are many citizens who are against Hezbollah and they blame it for putting them in the middle of a war that doesn't concern them..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_123_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Life Goes On~July 29, 2006 - Beirut, Lebanon - Children sleep in the open air on mattresses distributed by humanitarian organizations. More than 300 refugees live and sleep under bad circumstances in the park with only two toilets and water from tanks set up by UNICEF. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060808_123_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life Goes On~zReportage.com Story of the Week #123 - Launched August 08, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Despite the bombings people crowd the many bars in Beirut that remain open. Israel's month long war with Hezbollah guerrillas has killed around 800 people in Lebanon and a hundred in Israel, yet for many Beirut locals life goes on as they make the best of it..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Despite the bombings people crowd the many bars in Beirut that remain open. Israel's month long war with Hezbollah guerrillas has killed around 800 people in Lebanon and a hundred in Israel, yet for many Beirut locals life goes on as they make the best of it.:
2010~zrep294~20091117_294_c14_018~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian child searches for discarded electronic components on a smoking mound of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_017~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Dismantled discarded electronic components..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_016~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian man dismantles discarded electronic components..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_015~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indians dismantle discarded electronic components. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_014~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian child dismantles discarded electronic components. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_013~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Electronic components that have been disassembled. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_012~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian children dismantle discarded electronic components..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_011~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Discarded electronic components. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_010~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Young Indian boy dismantles discarded electronic components. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_009~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Dismantled discarded electronic components..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_008~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian children dismantle discarded electronic components. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_007~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian child searches for discarded electronic components among dump trucks and smoking mounds of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_006~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian children search for discarded electronic components among smoking mounds of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_005~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian children search for discarded electronic components among mounds of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_004~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian child with discarded electronic components in a garbage dump. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_003~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian child searches for discarded electronic components on a mound of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_002~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - A stash of discarded electrical goods..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_294_c14_001~Subhash Sharma/TCS~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~Nov. 17, 2009 - Delhi, India - Indian children search for discarded electronic components on a smoking mound of trash. (Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091208_294_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Waste Youth - Harvesting India's E-Waste Mountains~zReportage.com Story of the Week #294 - Launched December 08, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Electronic waste from computers, televisions and other devices discarded by developed countries such as the United States, the EU, Canada and Japan is polluting the environment and exposing workers, mostly children, to toxic chemicals in regions of China and India. In Seelampur, on the outskirts of Delhi, the discarded electrical goods are dismantled in illegal recycling factories and dump yards, and broken up to retrieve the valuable metal raw materials. The children are constantly at risk from various poisonous gases, and heavy metals including lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic, usually earn less than for a 16-hour day..(Credit Image: © Subhash Sharma/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Electronic waste from computers, televisions and other devices discarded by developed countries such as the United States, the EU, Canada and Japan is polluting the environment and exposing workers, mostly children, to toxic chemicals in regions of China and India. In Seelampur, on the outskirts of Delhi, the discarded electrical goods are dismantled in illegal recycling factories and dump yards, and broken up to retrieve the valuable metal raw materials. The children are constantly at risk from various poisonous gases, and heavy metals including lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic, usually earn less than $2 for a 16-hour day.:
2010~zrep156~20070314_156_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'There are so many questions about the war. It wasn't my decision to believe in it or not believe in it, just to do my job,' says Sgt. GREGORY LIBAN of Kileen when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I wanted to be with my fellow soldiers and now it's carrying on a little long, where I feel that the Iraqis need to continue or to start fighting for their own country,' says CW-2 ARTURO MAURICIO, Jr. of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I miss everything about Texas. I miss the smell of the dirt, the weather. I miss it all,' says Lt. Col. TRAVIS RICHARDS of Hargill when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'Be against the war all you want but support the soldiers as best you can,' says Spc. DAWN OLIVARES of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I miss everything about Texas. I miss the smell of the dirt, the weather. I miss it all,' says Lt. Col. TRAVIS RICHARDS of Hargill when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'There are so many questions about the war. It wasn't my decision to believe in it or not believe in it, just to do my job,' says Sgt. GREGORY LIBAN of Kileen when asked to think about home and Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I wanted to be with my fellow soldiers and now it's carrying on a little long, where I feel that the Iraqis need to continue or to start fighting for their own country,' says CW-2 ARTURO MAURICIO, Jr. of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'Keep me in your prayers and thoughts and hopefully this will end soon for all of us,' says staff sgt. RICHARD CORTEZ of Buda when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'Keep me in your prayers and thoughts and hopefully this will end soon for all of us,' says staff sgt. RICHARD CORTEZ of Buda when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I'm just basically here to fully implement the policies of the President of the United States,' says CW-4 WILLIAM G. TIMMONS of Tupleo, MS, when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I feel like it's my job to be here in Iraq to protect the American public from terrorists,' says Capt. CARRIE ALLEN of Austin when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I'm just basically here to fully implement the policies of the President of the United States,' says CW-4 WILLIAM G. TIMMONS of Tupleo, MS, when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'Be against the war all you want but support the soldiers as best you can,' says Spc. DAWN OLIVARES of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'It's a lot harder on my wife because I mean here we have everything provided for us. Back home she has to fend for herself and the kids and take care of everything on her own,' says Spc. JASON DE LEON of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'There are so many questions about the war. It wasn't my decision to believe in it or not believe in it, just to do my job,' says Sgt. GREGORY LIBAN of Kileen when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'It's a lot harder on my wife because I mean here we have everything provided for us. Back home she has to fend for herself and the kids and take care of everything on her own,' says Spc. JASON DE LEON of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I wanted to be with my fellow soldiers and now it's carrying on a little long, where I feel that the Iraqis need to continue or to start fighting for their own country,' says CW-2 ARTURO MAURICIO, Jr. of San Antonio when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070314_156_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~Mar. 14, 2007 - Balad, Iraq - 'I feel like it's my job to be here in Iraq to protect the American public from terrorists,' says Capt. CARRIE ALLEN of Austin when asked to think about home and Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_156_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Faces of Conflict~zReportage.com Story of the Week #156 - Launched March 27, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - March 19 marked the fourth anniversary of the Iraq Conflict. The wild optimism that marked the start of the conflict - that it would be over in weeks - long since has faded. The troops stationed 58 miles north of Baghdad at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, the nation's biggest base, hail from the Texas National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade - 2,500 soldiers from 46 states spanning the Deep South, Midwest, the Rocky Mountains, New York and California..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~March 19 marked the fourth anniversary of the Iraq Conflict. The wild optimism that marked the start of the conflict - that it would be over in weeks - long since has faded. The troops stationed 58 miles north of Baghdad at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, the nation's biggest base, hail from the Texas National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade - 2,500 soldiers from 46 states spanning the Deep South, Midwest, the Rocky Mountains, New York and California.:
2010~zrep243~20080612_243_aa1_018~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Vancouver police man the perimeter at the site of a suspected gang shooting. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_017~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - A stilt walker pirouettes for the crowd at a twilight street festival in support of safe injection facility Insite on East Hastings. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_016~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Phil, 24, smokes crack in front of an ever-watchful graffiti eye in People's Pigeon Park. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_015~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Street art adorns the side of a condemned building along East Hastings Street. Two days later the portrait - and the wall - were both gone. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_014~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Dope sick and broke, Phil ''gets better'' in the alley behind Insite, the government-funded supervised injection site. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_013~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Caution tape keeps transit riders away from a bus shelter after it was vandalised the night before. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_012~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Squad cars on an alleyway drug raid. The Vancouver Police Department has a high-profile branch half a block from the dangerous crossroads of Hastings and Main. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_011~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - A longtime user, Kenny with scabs on his hands and feet shoots up in his toe, dreams of cleaning up and becoming a high school drug counsellor. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_010~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - If the streets of the Downtown Eastside seem harmless to passerbys, it's the dimly-lit alleyways webbed between blocks where the neighbourhood's reputation exists. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_009~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Dave cleans a stray trickle of blood after injecting himself with cocaine in an alleyway. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_008~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Hotel signs for the downtrodden blaze in neon along Hastings Street. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_007~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Dave shoots up in the alley behind a carpark. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_006~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Dave is addicted to cocaine. He spent ten years clean but the allure of the drug drew him back to the Downtown Eastside, which he dubs in a rare moment of clear expression 'an open-air drug market where everyone buys, even the sellers.' .(Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_005~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - The spoils from a morning spent panhandling buy Phil two rocks of crack cocaine at Pigeon Park. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_004~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Doug, a low-level drug pusher, waits for buyers at a gutted payphone on Cordova Street. 'People here come from everywhere, Detroit, Winnipeg, I know a guy from Atlanta. They all make it to Hastings eventually.' (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_003~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - A policeman talks with a neighbourhood resident out front of de facto community hub Carnegie Centre at the drug-addled crossroads of Hastings and Main. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_002~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Mike's life story is echoed by many in the Downtown Eastside. Orphaned to a neighbourhood soup kitchen aged eleven, his adolescence was lost chasing heroin's fleeting euphoria. It began when 'somebody stuck in a needle in my arm' as a joke in the night at an age when most kids are leaving primary school. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080612_243_aa1_001~Austin Andrews~Road to Misery~Jun. 12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Hands bloated from popped blood vessels, Mike, 28, pushes a shopping trolley. (Credit Image: ©Austin Andrews/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081230_243_aa1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Road to Misery~zReportage.com Story of the Week #243 - Launched December 30, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Vancouver is, to many, paradise found. It has been rated the world's most livable city for 5 years in a row. But with one wrong turn paradise decays into an open drug market - a catwalk parade of lives battered, broken and lost - with each block deeper revealing stories and scars more tragic than the one before it. Novelist Douglas Coupland put it best when he advised outsiders visiting the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood to 'bring sturdy footwear and an open mind', and he ain't kidding. (Credit Image: © Austin Andrews/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Vancouver is, to many, paradise found. It has been rated the world's most livable city for 5 years in a row. But with one wrong turn paradise decays into an open drug market - a catwalk parade of lives battered, broken and lost - with each block deeper revealing stories and scars more tragic than the one before it. Novelist Douglas Coupland put it best when he advised outsiders visiting the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood to 'bring sturdy footwear and an open mind', and he ain't kidding.:
2010~zrep054~20050205_054_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Dancers in an adult entertainment business wait for members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, to complete their search of the club for gang members and drugs during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, ride in a pickup truck while on patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Member of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, enters a strip club to search for gang members and drugs during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Member of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, searches a man in a bar during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, search a strip club for gang members and drugs and check the IDs of dancers during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, arrest a man in a bar during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, search patrons in a pool hall during a patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, ride in a pickup truck while on patrol..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050205_054_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~Feb. 05, 2005 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Members of 'Grupo Operativos,' a special operations unit of the Nogales police department, searches a man in a bar during a patrol. The Operativos specializes in anti-gang enforcement and drug interdiction missions. In recent months they have stepped up patrol activity in Nogales communities near the border. In January 2005, the US Department of State issued a travel advisory advising US citizens to avoid travel along the US Mexican border because of increased violence, including the kidnapping of US citizens, in border communities. Most of the violence has been linked to the drug cartels, who are increasingly powerful in Mexico. The Operativos also patrol the districts of Nogales frequented by US tourists in an effort to prevent crime directed against US citizens..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050405_054_k94_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~Law and Order Nogales~zReportage.com Story of the Week #054 - Launched April 5, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Bar raids, roadblocks and heavy police presence: how the new police chief of a Mexican border town tackles lethal gangs and the burgeoning sex trade..(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Bar raids, roadblocks and heavy police presence: how the new police chief of a Mexican border town tackles lethal gangs and the burgeoning sex trade.:
2010~zrep270~20090504_270_p53_018~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 4, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - An improvised swimming belt used by one of the hundreds illegal immigrants that arrive at the eastern coast of Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090501_270_p53_017~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 1, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Katholiko, at the eastern end of Greece's Agathonisi Island, in the south Aegean Sea. The Turkish coast is visible 10 km away in the background. This is where the illegal immigrants usually arrive. From the beginning of the year more than 1,500 illegal immigrants have arrived, more than five thousand came in 2008. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090629_270_p53_016~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr 28, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Fishing boats are a basic income for the local's on Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_015~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Kosmas Stelios, the captain of Boat 608 of the Greek coastal Guard, inspects the radar and thermal camera during a patrol of the area around during a patrol off Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_014~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - A boat full of illegal migrants is intercepted and detained by Boat 608 of the Greek coastal guard off Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_013~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Twenty five illegal migrants disembarked on Agathonisi Island after their capture by the Greek coastal guards. They indicate their country of origin by raising their hands when listening for the name of their country. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090429_270_p53_012~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 29, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - FORUMA ABDALA carries her daughter Aisa, as her other daughter Zehra sleeps beside them, in a room of the police station on Greece's Agathonisi Island, in the south Aegean Sea. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090506_270_p53_011~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 6, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Flowers on the kitchen table of Marousos Karudi's house on Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090502_270_p53_010~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 2, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - MARKOS KOTTOROS on the way to his field. He has the most cattle on Greece's Agathonisi Island, in the south Aegean Sea. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_270_p53_009~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 3, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - ELIAMALI IDRIS is praying at the room in the police station where he is staying with the other 25 illegal immigrants on Greece's Agathonisi Island, in the south Aegean Sea. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090501_270_p53_008~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 1, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - The old-fashioned telephone at the kafenio (traditional coffehouse)'The 13 Brothers' in Megalo Chorio (Big Village). (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090502_270_p53_007~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~May 2, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Policeman PANTELIS DZANIS, left, Seargant PANAGIWTIS ZAXARIAS, right, and KOSTAS FIERITOGLOU, center, of the Greek coast guard. There are now 3 policemen and two coast guard personnel to look after the immigrants on Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20090430_270_p53_006~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - The boat on which 25 illegal migrants attempted to cross into Greece is pulled behind a Greek coastal guard vessel. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_005~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - With the threat of his gun, coastal guard EFTIHIS MALAKIS forces a man from Afghanistan to follow orders given to the illegal migrants who have been detained on Boat 608. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090429_270_p53_004~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 29, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - The azure waters of Agathonisi, are as attractive as the other well known Aegean Sea islands, but this sleepy Isle has been overwhelmed by an influx of illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa crossing these smuggler infested waters that make up the European Union's south east border. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_003~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Illegal migrants intercepted and detained by Boat 608 of the Greek coastal guard off Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_002~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - ABDULAH ISMAIL from Betlahia, Gaza Strip, exclaims 'Alah Akbahr' after the Greek Coast Guard rescues a refugee group in the south Aegean Sea. He will be taken to Agathonisi Island, then to Samos where he will be given 3 months visa to stay in the country. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090430_270_p53_001~Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~Apr. 30, 2009 - Agathonisi Island, Greece - Illegal migrants intercepted and detained by Boat 608 of the Greek coastal guard off Greece's Agathonisi Island. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090630_270_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Promised Land~zReportage Story of the Week #270 - Launched June 30, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - The azure waters of Agathonisi, are as attractive as the other well known Aegean Sea islands, but this sleepy Isle has been overwhelmed by an influx of illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa crossing these smuggler infested waters that make up the European Union's south east border. The Island, just 8 miles from the Turkish coastline, has only 84 permanent habitants, but received over 5000 illegal immigrants in 2008. The European Union recently pledged support to help combat the tide of illegal immigration, which has become a serious problem in Greece and other countries on the EU. Athens' conservative government.warned that immigration was pushing the country's resources to the limit. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The azure waters of Agathonisi, are as attractive as the other well known Aegean Sea islands, but this sleepy Isle has been overwhelmed by an influx of illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa crossing these smuggler infested waters that make up the European Union's south east border. The Island, just 8 miles from the Turkish coastline, has only 84 permanent habitants, but received over 5000 illegal immigrants in 2008. The European Union recently pledged support to help combat the tide of illegal immigration, which has become a serious problem in Greece and other countries on the EU. Athens' conservative government.warned that immigration was pushing the country's resources to the limit. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep287~20091001_287_f76_009~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Oct. 1, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner leaving the mountains makes his way through a pathway of garbage. The citizens of La Rinconada endure life in what is probably the dirtiest community at the highest altitude in the world. It has no running water or sewage system. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091001_287_f76_008~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Oct. 1, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A gold shop uses heat to remove mercury from gold. Most miners are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20091001_287_f76_007~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Oct. 1, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner ventures into a mine. Most miners are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore, which may or may not contain gold. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091001_287_f76_006~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Oct. 1, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner displays gold-flecked ore. Most miners are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore, which may or may not contain gold. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090930_287_f76_005~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Sep. 30, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A mining community at La Rinconada. It's citizens endure life in what is probably the dirtiest community at the highest altitude in the world. It's a city in Peru's high Andes and is 17,000 feet above sea-level. It has no running water or sewage system. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090930_287_f76_004~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Sep. 30, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner siphons water from an underground cave in the mountains so that it can be excavated for gold. The citizens of La Rinconada endure life in what is probably the dirtiest community at the highest altitude in the world. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091001_287_f76_003~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Oct. 1, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - MARTIN LUQUE VARGAS, 40, a miner, returns home from work. The citizens of La Rinconada endure life in what is probably the dirtiest community at the highest altitude in the world. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090930_287_f76_002~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Sep. 30, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - Three miners prepare to unload ore deemed as worthless. Many are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090930_287_f76_001~Ric Francis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Sep. 30, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner enters an ice tunnel inside a mine. Many are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore, which may or may not contain gold. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091020_287_f76_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Glacier Gold Rush~Glacier Gold Rush - zReportage Story of the Week #287 - Launched October 20, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more -Sep 30, 2009 - La Rinconada, Puno, Peru - A miner enters an ice tunnel inside a mine. Many are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore, which may or may not contain gold. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~A miner enters an ice tunnel inside a mine. Many are employed under an ancient lottery system called cachorreo in which they work 30 days without pay. On the 31st day they receive payment in the form of a sack of ore, which may or may not contain gold. (Credit Image: © Ric Francis/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep083~20051016_083_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - Injured people beg for help from a passing truck. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051015_083_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 15, 2005 - Manserha, Pakistan - ASIRAF, 5, has just passed in the operating room in Mansehra. The lack of specialized doctors, medicine and the delay of transfer is the cause of death for many people. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051015_083_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 15, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - After the 7.6 earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 8, only two medical emergency camps are working. Both lack equipment, food, water, tents and toilets. Both camps are busy 24 hours a day. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051015_083_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 15, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - MOSHKIN, 6, waits for his turn among the 67,000 officially injured list in Muzaffarabat. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051017_083_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 17, 2005 - Manserha, Pakistan - Doctors work at the camp in Mansehra. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - People wait for aid in Balakot, one of the cities with the most damage in Pakistan. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - Hundreds wait in line for food in Balakot. Because of the bad organization of the aid, a big part of it has been thrown in the streets, becoming useless. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - Near Balakot, a girl searches in the stray aid for clothes and water. Because of the bad organization of the aid, a big part of it has been thrown in the streets, becoming useless. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - The 7.6 earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 8 has claimed over 51,000 lives and left over 70,000 injured. The area is short of doctors and supplies and the death toll is expected to continue to rise. Pictured, Injured people wait to be transferred to a hospital in Mansehra. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - GENEM leaves with her children in search of a place to stay. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - Injured people wait to be transferred by helicopter to the hospital in Mansehra..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051017_083_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 17, 2005 - Balakot, Pakistan - A US military aid helicopter leaves Balakot to transfer injured to a camp in Mansehra. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051016_083_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 16, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - SURA, 18, in the surgery room after her injury from the earthquake that took her entire family. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051015_083_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 15, 2005 - Manserha, Pakistan - ASIYER and SAIMA at the camp in Mansehra. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nikos Pilos/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2005 by Nikos Pilos.(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051014_083_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 14, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - JAHID, 9 years old, has his left arm amputated. He was pinned under ruins for four days before being freed by rescuers. He was then transported by helicopter to a makeshift hospital Muzaffarabad where the doctors had to amputate his arm to avoid gangrene. Many of the patients seen in the field hospitals such as this have severe bone fractures or infected cuts. Due to difficult terrain and inadequate resources, rescue teams take a long time to reach victims. This delay means many people are dying from preventable things like exposure, blood loss or infection..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051014_083_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 14, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - The injured are transported to receive medical aid in a helicopter, the only way of rescue after landslides closed many roads..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051014_083_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 14, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - BABAR, 6, receives medical care in Muzaffarabat..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051014_083_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Victims Running Out of Time~Oct. 14, 2005 - Muzaffarabat, Pakistan - HATIGA carries PARVIN. The two received emergency care in Muzaffarabad and are waiting to be transferred to a makeshift hospital in Mansehra's Boys Degree College. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_083_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Victims Running Out of Time~zReportage.com Story of the Week #083 - Launched October 25, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - When a massive earthquake shook Northern Pakistan to its knees, tens of thousands died and many more survived but with injuries they could soon perish from. Despite the alarming numbers of truly desperate survivors, little aid seems to be reaching those who need it most. Is anyone listening to their cries for help? .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~When a massive earthquake shook Northern Pakistan to its knees, tens of thousands died and many more survived but with injuries they could soon perish from. Despite the alarming numbers of truly desperate survivors, little aid seems to be reaching those who need it most. Is anyone listening to their cries for help? (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep116~20060219_116_a27_009~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Pageant judge Larry Edwards, who goes by Hot Chocolate on stage, waits backstage for the Miss Gay San Antonio America at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday, February, 19, 2006. Edwards, who has performed as Hot Chocolate all over Texas, came from Las Vegas to judge the event. .(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_008~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - OMAR MENDOZA, who goes by KELIS ELLIOTT on stage, is crowned Miss Gay San Antonio America at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday, February, 19, 2006. Mendoza, and the runner-up will now both compete in Miss Gay Texas America. .(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_007~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Miss Gay San Antonio America contestant LEGACY LARUE waits backstage with ERIK BENAVIDES, right, as LaRue waits to be introduced at the beginning of the pageant at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday, February, 19, 2006. .(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_006~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Miss Gay San Antonio America contestant Omar Mendoza gets his makeup done by Ricky Mungia before the pageant at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_005~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Pageant MC Jacquiline DeShawn, right, wearing her 1986 Miss Gay Texas USA crown, waits backstage while the current Miss Gay Texas America, Layla LaRue, performs to Celine Dion's ''A New Day Has Come'' to open the Miss Gay San Antonio America at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday, February, 19, 2006. DeShawn was Miss Gay San Antonio America from 1981-1982. .(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_004~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Sweet Savage, left, laughs after telling a tampon joke while Omar Mendoza, who goes by Kelis Elliott on stage, right, waits to put on her evening gown during the Miss Gay San Antonio America at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_003~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Reigning Miss Gay Texas America, Layla LaRue, prepares for her performance which will begin the Miss Gay San Antonio America at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday, February, 19, 2006. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_002~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Miss Gay San Antonio America contestant Legacy LaRue waits backstage to get dressed for the introduction portion of the pageant at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_116_a27_001~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~Feb. 19, 2006 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Pageant MC Jacquiline DeShawn, center, wearing her 1986 Miss Gay Texas USA crown and the 1981-82 Miss Gay San Antonio America, waits backstage with the current Miss Gay Texas America Layla LaRue, right, and Miss Gay San Antonio America pageant contestant Legacy LaRue wait for the pageant to start at The Saint in San Antonio on Sunday..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060620_116_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~It's Raining Men, Again!~zReportage.com Story of the Week #116 - Launched June 20, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - After a nine-year suspension of Miss Gay San Antonio, the pageant returned this year to a venue packed with fans. The winner of this female impersonation pageant will move on to compete in the Miss Gay Texas America competition, and if he's really lucky, Miss Gay America. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~After a nine-year suspension of Miss Gay San Antonio, the pageant returned this year to a venue packed with fans. The winner of this female impersonation pageant will move on to compete in the Miss Gay Texas America competition, and if he's really lucky, Miss Gay America. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep176~20070712_176_x01_009~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prisoner reaches out through a hatch in his cell..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_008~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prison guard watches an inmate wearing handcuffs..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_007~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - An inmate at the White Swan..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_006~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prison guard handcuffs an inmate for transfer..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_005~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prisoner in a cell..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_004~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prisoner is handcuffed by guards..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_003~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A guard waits, handcuffs dangling on a chain..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_002~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A prison guard watches inmates through a cell door hatch..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070712_176_x01_001~Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress~Prison for Life - Russian Style~Jul. 12, 2007 - Nizhni Tagil, Russia - A handcuffed inmate's hands appear through a hatch in a cell..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070814_176_x01_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Prison for Life - Russian Style~zReportage.com Story of the Week #176 - Launched August 14, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Three quarters of a million people are currently in Russia's jails or remand centers. According to the latest figures from the Russian Government, there are 829,000 people serving prison sentences. Conditions are harsh. Many of these old Soviet era institutions are crumbling and badly under-funded. Despite some progress, Russian prisons remain a breeding ground for disease and a jail sentence in Russia means time inside a grim institution, and also the real possibility of contracting a serious illness. The White Swan is Russia's toughest Federal life-imprisonment camp, located in the Ural Mountains, and is home to some of Russia's worst offenders, including serial killers, terrorists, cannibals. These inmates were originally sentenced to death but after a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, they will serve life in prison..(Credit Image: © Konstantin Postnikov/PhotoXpress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Three quarters of a million people are currently in Russia's jails or remand centers. According to the latest figures from the Russian Government, there are 829,000 people serving prison sentences. Conditions are harsh. Many of these old Soviet era institutions are crumbling and badly under-funded. Despite some progress, Russian prisons remain a breeding ground for disease and a jail sentence in Russia means time inside a grim institution, and also the real possibility of contracting a serious illness. The White Swan is Russia's toughest Federal life-imprisonment camp, located in the Ural Mountains, and is home to some of Russia's worst offenders, including serial killers, terrorists, cannibals. These inmates were originally sentenced to death but after a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, they will serve life in prison.:
2010~zrep304~20090815_304_t14_018~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - NASSER AL BAHRI also know as Abu Jandal (rougly translated as ''The Killer'') stands in the corridor of a building in the ancient city of Old Sana'a. As a former member of al Qaeda, al Bahri was Osama bin Laden's bodyguard. Nasser al Bahri (also known as The Powerful One) does some moral gymnastics when asked about Al Qaeda. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090915_304_t14_017~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Sep. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - NABIL AL HILA stands outside of his home in Sana'a, Yemen. His brother is currently detained in Guantanamo. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090915_304_t14_016~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Sep. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - SHEIKH ABDUL MAJEED AL ZINDANI sits surrounded by bodyguards in the Sana'a airport. Al Zindani was pruportedly Osama bin Laden's spirtual advisor (a claim he denies). His name can also be found on the U.S. terrorism watch list as a supporter of terrorism. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090807_304_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 7, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - The old city in Sana'a, Yemen. Osama Bin Laden's former driver, Salam Hamdan, has been released from Guantanamo Bay and returned to Sana'a where he now lives with his two daughters and wife Um Fatima. Huddled in the back alleys of Sana'a's old city, men smoke cigarettes and chew the narcotic khat. The city was once a major centre of Islam. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20090815_304_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - SHEIK MOHAMMED ALI HASSAN AL-MOAYAD returns to a hero's welcome at the Sana'a airport. Al-Moayad was convicted of conspiracy to provide Al Qaeda with material support and sentenced to 75 years. The conviction was overturned in August after a plea bargain. Al-Moayad was deported from Brooklyn back home to Yemen. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090804_304_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 4, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - Salim Hamdan's two daughters, Selma (R) and Fatima (L, oldest) play inside of their home in Sana'a, Yemen. Salim Hamdan was once Osama Bin Laden's personal driver. He was released from Guantanamo Bay in Novemeber, 2008 after being convicted of providing material support to al Qaeda. The old city in Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090801_304_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 1, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - Butchers shop with hungry cats waiting outside in the old city in Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090801_304_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 1, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - The old city in Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090815_304_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - NASSER AL BAHRI also know as Abu Jandal (rougly translated as 'The Killer') stands in the corridor of a building in the ancient city of Old Sana'a. As a former member of al Qaeda, al Bahri was Osama bin Laden's bodyguard. Nasser al Bahri (also known as The Powerful One) does some moral gymnastics when asked about Al Qaeda. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090816_304_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 16, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - The bustling qat market in old Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090815_304_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - An all-female Yemeni counter-terrorism unit prepares for a training exercise on the outskirts of the capital city, Sana'a. Created to combat terrorism, the unit now devotes most of its attention to tribal insurgencies in areas outside of Sana'a. Yemen's counter-terrorism forces still work in close contact with the CIA, even as American aid was reduced by former president George W. Bush in light of government corruption. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090811_304_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 11, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - Man walks through the old city in Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090815_304_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - NASSER AL BAHRI also know as Abu Jandal (rougly translated as ''The Killer'') stands in the corridor of a building in the ancient city of Old Sana'a. As a former member of al Qaeda, al Bahri was Osama bin Laden's bodyguard. Nasser al Bahri (also known as The Powerful One) does some moral gymnastics when asked about Al Qaeda. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090816_304_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 16, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - Worshippers gather at Mekshamat Gazl Al-Bash, one of many mosques in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, where Salim Hamdan has returned after being released by the US. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090815_304_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - A female counter-terrorism unit stands at attention outside of their Sana'a base. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090812_304_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug 12, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - A man stands with a traditional Yemeni wedding sword at a mass wedding in Yemen's capital city of Sana'a. Mass weddings in Yemen are becoming more common as poverty rates increase. In this mass wedding 2,000 brides and grooms were united and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz split the tab with the Orphan Development Foundation. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com)~:20090815_304_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - The old city in Sana'a. Yemen is the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, with a 40 per cent unemployment rate and a population expected to double within decades. Al Qaeda has flourished there in recent years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090815_304_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~Aug. 15, 2009 - Sana'a, Yemen - Former Guantanamo detainee, SALEH AL ZUBA, stands inside the Old City of Sana'a. After five years in captivity al Zuba was released by the US in December 2006 and returned to his homeland. The freelance pipe fitter denies any connection to Al Qaeda. Former detainee Saleh al Zuba returned to Yemen in 2006 after spending five years in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He is an unemployed pipefitter. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100216_304_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Extremists' Playground~zReportage.com Story of the Week #304- Launched February, 16, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula, with a population of 23 million it suffers from dwindling water and oil supplies, an insurgency in the north and a southern secessionist movement. The unemployment rate is 40 per cent. In a country where weapons outnumber people, half the population is illiterate, close to a quarter can't find work, and internecine fighting is forcing thousands from their homes, the extremists come to play. It is here that terrorists attacked the USS Cole in 2000, where Al Qaeda suspects dug their way out of a downtown prison to escape in 2006, and where suicide bombers attacked the U.S. embassy last fall. It is also where nearly 100 Yemen-born Guantanamo prisoners could return. The Pentagon claims some of them are too dangerous to release but cannot be prosecuted because of insufficient or tainted evidence. For the innocent who were wrongly detained, there is fear that years in custody could have nurtured a deadly grudge, making them prime Al Qaeda recruits..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula, with a population of 23 million it suffers from dwindling water and oil supplies, an insurgency in the north and a southern secessionist movement. The unemployment rate is 40 per cent. In a country where weapons outnumber people, half the population is illiterate, close to a quarter can't find work, and internecine fighting is forcing thousands from their homes, the extremists come to play. It is here that terrorists attacked the USS Cole in 2000, where Al Qaeda suspects dug their way out of a downtown prison to escape in 2006, and where suicide bombers attacked the U.S. embassy last fall. It is also where nearly 100 Yemen-born Guantanamo prisoners could return. The Pentagon claims some of them are too dangerous to release but cannot be prosecuted because of insufficient or tainted evidence. For the innocent who were wrongly detained, there is fear that years in custody could have nurtured a deadly grudge, making them prime Al Qaeda recruits.:
2010~zrep134~20060525_134_e66_018~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - The effects of a previous leprosy infection. Leprosy attacks the nervous system and stops sufferers feeling pain, so they accidentally cut or burn parts of their body without feeling anything. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060525_134_e66_017~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - Leprosy treatment has been available for 17 years now. Sufferers must start treatment within 6 months of first contracting the disease. People who suffered from leprosy before this cure was developed still suffer from its effects..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_016~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - In south Sudan there has been a resurgence in cases since the CPA peace deal was signed last year as more people are now able to come forward to be tested. The long incubation period of up to 40 years means it is often impossible to establish how the disease is transmitted..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_015~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly man who suffered from leprosy over ten years ago, is unable to walk or stand up any longer, and has to crawl everywhere he goes in Luri Rokwe Leper Colony..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_014~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - A man in the leprosy consultation room of Juba teaching hospital. Leprosy treatment has been available for 17 years now but sufferers must start treatment within 6 months of first contracting the disease. People who suffered from leprosy before this cure was developed still suffer from its effects. In south Sudan there has been a resurgence in cases since the CPA peace deal was signed last year as more people are now able to come forward to be tested. The long incubation period of up to 40 years means it is often impossible to establish how the disease is transmitted..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_013~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - Margarita lies abandoned by her family in a filthy hut. With only a mosquito net to keep her warm, her daughter in law brings her a bowl of food once a day; but Margarita is too weak to sit up, or beat away the rats that come and eat her feet at night..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_012~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - A former leprosy sufferer shows a recent burn mark that the hospital refuse to treat. She rolled into the fire she had made to keep warm one night while sleeping. Leprosy affects the nervous system and means that injuries cannot be felt. She was unaware of the wound until it became septic..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_011~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - Leprosy treatment has been available for 17 years now. Sufferers must start treatment within 6 months of first contracting the disease. People who suffered from leprosy before this cure was developed still suffer from its effects..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_010~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - Over 4.6 billion dollars has been promised to South Sudan in Aid money but none of this is filtering down to those who need it most..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_009~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly woman with what little food she has left for the month in Luri Rokwe Leper Colony. The World Food Program is meant to deliver food once a month but sometimes this ration doesn't come. What is delivered is rarely enough to go around..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_008~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly couple, who both suffered from leprosy over 30 years ago, share what little food they have..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_007~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - Two elderly women, who previously suffered from leprosy, have lived on this step in Juba for over 30 years. They formerly lived in a Luri Rokwe leper colony but were unable to find enough food to eat..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_006~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - A former leprosy sufferer, now blind, lives on the street in Juba. She is too weak to stand up and begs for food from the side of the road..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_005~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - In this leper colony, created by the Sudanese government in 1946, over 600 leprosy sufferers still live, marginalised from society and with barely enough food to eat..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_004~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly man, blinded as a result of leprosy he contracted over forty years ago, in Luri Rokwe Leper Colony..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_003~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - A former leprosy sufferer lives on the street in Juba. She is too weak to stand up and begs for food from the side of the road..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_002~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly woman, who previously suffered from leprosy, has lived on this step in Juba for over 30 years. She formerly lived in a Luri Rokwe leper colony but was unable to find enough food to eat..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060525_134_e66_001~/eyevine~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~May 25, 2006 - Juba, Sudan - An elderly woman in Luri Rokwe Leper Colony. The World Food Program is meant to deliver food once a month but sometimes this ration doesn't come. What is delivered is rarely enough to go around..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061024_134_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sudan's Forgotten Lepers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #134 - Launched October 24, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'I had leprosy many years ago and lost my toes and some fingers. Now the rats eat away what remains of my toes at night Ð I don't have the strength to kick them away.' For many leprosy seems like a disease from the past, a left-over illness from medieval times redolent of warning bells and chants of 'unclean.' Yet on this bleak plane near Juba town, the new capital of Southern Sudan, Margarita's plight is not an unusual one..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~'I had leprosy many years ago and lost my toes and some fingers. Now the rats eat away what remains of my toes at night Ð I don't have the strength to kick them away.' For many leprosy seems like a disease from the past, a left-over illness from medieval times redolent of warning bells and chants of 'unclean.' Yet on this bleak plane near Juba town, the new capital of Southern Sudan, Margarita's plight is not an unusual one.:
2010~zrep350~20090107_350_nu2_026~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A man closes his eyes in front of a fire during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_025~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A man covered in mud with a bloody hand. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_024~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A hooded man covered with mud mourns the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammedl. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_023~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A mud-caked man stands in front of a fire on The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_022~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - The streets are filled with mud and people mourning on The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_021~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A drummer covered with mud mourns the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammedl. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_020~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Five mud-faced soldiers. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_019~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A man lies down in the mud during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_018~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - An old woman covered in mud during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101216_350_nu2_017~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A mud-covered man against a graffiti wall. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101216_350_nu2_016~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A shirtless mud-covered man during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_015~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Mournful people cover themselves in mud during ÏGel OftanÓ ancient and religious festival in Ashura day in Khorramabad, the capital of Loresta. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_014~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Men cover themselves in mud to mourn the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_013~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A child covered with mud mourns the slaying of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammedl. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_012~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A man lies on his back in mud during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_011~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A mud-covered man in front of a striped wall during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101216_350_nu2_010~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A man sits in a mud pool during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_009~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Mournful people cover themselves in mud during ÏGel OftanÓ ancient and religious festival in Ashura day in Khorramabad. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_008~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A person bathes in mud during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_007~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Three men tying each other's bandanas during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_006~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Smoke and mud cover this man's face during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091227_350_nu2_005~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 27, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - Five mournful people cover themselves in mud. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_350_nu2_004~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A mud-faced man mourns during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101217_350_nu2_003~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Tehran, Iran - Sunni Muslims after mud bath. The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101216_350_nu2_002~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Jan. 07, 2009 - Tehran, Iran - A man lays in a mud pool during The Day of Ashura. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101216_350_nu2_001~Roshan Norouzi~The Mourning of Muharram~Dec. 17, 2010 - Khorram Abad, Iran - A mud-caked face. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110117_350_nu2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Mourning of Muharram~zReportage.com Story of the Week #350- Launched January 18 , 2011 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The Mourning of Muharram is an important period for the Shi'a branch of Islam, taking place in Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Held annually on The Day of Ashura in the city of Khorramabad in Iran's Lorestan province, thousands of people gather to cover themselves in mud to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Husayn son of Ali, founder of the Shia sect. The event marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad the founder of Islam, and a Shia Imam, was killed by the forces of the second Umayad caliph Yazid I. (Credit Image: © Roshan Norouzi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Mourning of Muharram is an important period for the Shi'a branch of Islam, taking place in Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Held annually on The Day of Ashura in the city of Khorramabad in Iran's Lorestan province, thousands of people gather to cover themselves in mud to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Husayn son of Ali, founder of the Shia sect. The event marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Imam Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad the founder of Islam, and a Shia Imam, was killed by the forces of the second Umayad caliph Yazid I. :
2010~zrep302~20100118_302_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 18, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haitian refugees wait for an American Army helicopter to bring aid at the Petionville Club. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100124_302_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 24, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A girl runs through the smoke of burning garbage at the expansive Petionville Club refugee camp in Port-au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_302_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 23, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Orphans of the Children's Foundation of Haiti orphanage passed time beside a runway of the Port-au-Prince Airport Saturday evening where they are now living. Two children from the orphanage were killed during the earthquake when their building collapsed. There are 41 children and a dozen staff members living in tents beside the runway. They have yet to receive any of the aid that lies on the other side of the fence as cargo. They are in desperate need of food, water and shelter. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_302_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 23, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Children flew kites directly across from the airport where a refugee camp holding over a thousand people now stands. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100118_302_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 18, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young boy waits in line for an American Army helicopter to bring aid at the Petionville Club. A catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 causing major damage to Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100124_302_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 24, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haitians take part in a prayer session at the Petionville Golf Club, one of the largest refugee camps in Port-au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100123_302_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 23, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Orphans of the Children's Foundation of Haiti orphanage, including Sabrina Pierre (in blue) watch planes fly the Port-au-Prince Airport Saturday afternoon from the field where they are now living. Two children from the orphanage were killed during the earthquake when their building collapsed. There are 41 children and a dozen staff members living in tents beside the runway. They have yet to receive any of the aid that lies on the other side of the fence as cargo. They are in desperate need of food, water and shelter. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100126_302_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 26, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 2-year-old Jonas, middle, was among the recipients of Jeannot Carrier and Hugo Letellier's delivery to the Mission enfants espoir orphanage. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100126_302_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~Jan. 26, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 4-year-old ISMANI JOESEPH in the Canot neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Ismani had half of her head shaved when a team of foreign doctors treated her for a head injury sustained during the earthquake. Temporary tent shelters in the hilltop Canot refuge are quickly being replaced by corogated tin-walled structures that are suggestive of a more permanent dwelling for people like Ismani. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_302_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Quake Orphans~zReportage.com Story of the Week #302- Launched February 2, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Haiti is home to about 380,000 orphans according to the UN. That number is growing in the wake of the January 12, 2010, earthquake. With nearly half of the Haitian population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by this crisis. Schools destroyed, children taking shelter in displacement camps, many orphaned or separated from their families, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Haiti is home to about 380,000 orphans according to the UN. That number is growing in the wake of the January 12, 2010, earthquake. With nearly half of the Haitian population under the age of 18, children have been significantly affected by this crisis. Schools destroyed, children taking shelter in displacement camps, many orphaned or separated from their families, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.:
2010~zrep577~20141219_577_a27_020~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Dec. 19, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - With a mixture of joy, laughter, tears and befuddlement, LISVETTE SANCHES RODRIGUEZ, center, of El Salvador, comforts a grateful VINA LOPEZ, of Guatemala, with her two year old son, after a group of 11 immigrants from Central America were given food and clothing by members of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition, following their release from the Karnes County Residential Center. The Interfaith Welcome Coalition also found housing for them so they didn't have to spend the night at the San Antonio bus station where they were dropped off without food or money by the Residential Center. At right is MARILIN LOPEZ FIGUEROA, 8, and at left is SINDY COTOC OTZOY DE SIGUIN and her 4 year old daughter HEIDY. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140910_577_a27_019~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Sept. 10, 2014 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - KC MASSEY, right, takes a drag on a cigarette as he sits with land owner RUSTY MONSEES JR. Monsees asked the militia group called Camp Lone Star, to set up camp on his property along the Rio Grande River. Armed militias patrolled the border in South Texas searching for immigrants crossing the Rio Grande. Several militia members were later arrested on gun charges and outstanding warrants. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140814_577_a27_018~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Aug. 14, 2014 - Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico - VLADIMIR RODRIGUEZ, 25, watches as a northbound train passes while waiting along the tracks. When asked why he didn't try to board it, he said, that one's going to Nuevo Laredo, too many problems with organized crime and I don't have the money to pay the bribes. He was waiting on the train to Piedras Negras, on the border with Eagle Pass, Tx. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140813_577_a27_017~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Aug. 13, 2014 - Mcallen, Texas - Central American immigrants including MARIA BERTALINA RAMIREZ, 21, left, of Honduras, with her son, JOSE JOEL, 1, are guided by Texas Game Wardens and a U.S. Border Patrol agent after they crossed the Rio Grande River by boat into the United States. The group of 14 was questioned and taken in vans to be processed. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140801_577_a27_016~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Aug. 1, 2014 - Arriaga, Mexico - Immigrants ride the train known as 'La Bestia' as it leaves at 1:30AM. The train system running north from the Guatemala-Mexico border transports thousands of Central American immigrants through Mexico. Immigrants have been killed or have lost limbs after falling off the top of trains. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140726_577_a27_015~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 26, 2014 - Tecum Uman, Guatemala - A woman from an evangelical woman's group in El Salvador looks across the Suchiate River from the Guatemala side looking for a 'sister' from her group, on the Mexican side, as immigrants and commerce crosses the Suchiate River which is the border between Guatemala and Mexico. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140726_577_a27_014~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 26, 2014 - San Jose De Las Flores, Guatemala - SIPRIANA JURARES DIAS, left, 43, sits with FRANCISCO RAMOS, her husband and father of their son GILBERTO RAMOS, 15, who lost his life on the journey to find work in the U.S. in order to send money to pay for his mother's medicine. Ramos died in the brush after crossing into South Texas. Their home is in San Jose Las Flores, a small village in the Cuchumatanes Mountains in Guatemala. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_577_a27_013~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 23, 2014 - San Lucas, Guatemala - A young girl says her prayers with others before eating lunch at Casa Rosa de Amor in San Lucas, just outside Antigua, Guatemala. Parents making the treacherous journey abandon children at shelters or orphanages some never to return out of neglect or having died along the trip. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140722_577_a27_012~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 22, 2014 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemalan Government workers, in blue vests, escort mothers with their children from the plane after being deported from the U.S. Three planes, two full of adults and a third full of adults including 7 mothers and 13 children, arrived at the Guatemala Air Force side of La Aurora Airport. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_577_a27_011~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 8, 2014 - La Libertad, Honduras - JOSE LUIS RAMOS CASTILLO, 16, talks with his grandmother MARIA DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ, 83, through the kitchen window as she prepares a pot of frijoles for their family. Castillo had planned to leave for the U.S. the day before with a friend, but the friend backed out because he didn't have the money he wanted to take. The two teens are planning another departure date. Castillo hadn't told his grandmother that he plans to leave. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140705_577_a27_010~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 5, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Family members and friends carry the casket and walk in a funeral procession of a 24 year-old man shot four times by gang members for not completing a task he was asked to do, in the small colonial town of Valle de Angeles, Honduras, just outside Tegucigalpa. Tens-of-thousands of Central Americans - many from Honduras - fled the increasing violence and crossed into the United States in 2014. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140704_577_a27_009~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~July 4, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - ALLAN OLIVA, 24, carries his brother MARCO OLIVA, 21, who had his legs amputated after trying to jump on a train heading north through Mexico earlier this year. They live with 11 other family members in a house in Barrio Colonia Divanna dominated by the gang '18'. Marco's father was killed by gang members in 1995, when he was 2 years old. Many young Honduran immigrants leave their country to escape the increasing violence. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140630_577_a27_008~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 30, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - GLORIA NUNEZ, 49, changes the diapers for her injured son ALLAN CRUZ, 22. Cruz was hit by a vehicle in Celaya, Mexico, while heading to Houston, to look for work back in 2011. The family of six live in a one room apartment in Barrio El Pedregalito. Nunez's kitchen consists of a portable gas burning-one-pot stove, at left. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140627_577_a27_007~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 27, 2014 - Corinto, Honduras - Captain CARLOS MADRID of the Honduras Military Police checks the identification papers of a Honduran woman traveling with her two children to Guatemala. One child was born in Honduras and the other was born in Guatemala, and they were allowed to pass. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140626_577_a27_006~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 26, 2014 - San Pedro Sula, Honduras - A young girl peers out of a bus window waiting with other children to be taken to a shelter. Thirteen busses full of children and their families arrived overnight, at the Honduras Family and Children Shelter Center carrying citizens of Honduras that were apprehended and deported from various cities in Mexico. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140625_577_a27_005~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 25, 2014 - Granjeno, Texas, U.S. - An infant cries as U.S. Border Patrol agents process a group of immigrants. The city is just north of 'El Rincon del Diablo,' the Devils Corner, a hotbed of illegal border crossings on the Rio Grande by juvenile and mothers with children immigrants from Central America. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140624_577_a27_004~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 24, 2014 - Roma, Texas, U.S. - Using an inflatable raft, coyotes, or smugglers, carry immigrants across by the international bridge on the Rio Grande. According to law enforcement officials, higher risk smuggling operations have moved into Starr County in order to avoid the saturated border in Hidalgo, County. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140611_577_a27_003~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~June 11, 2014 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - U.S. Border Patrol agents question a group of adult and minor immigrants near Anzalduas Park. A wave of Central American adults with children and unaccompanied minors has overwhelmed U.S. Immigration and Customs detention centers. Immigration officials release some of them on their own recognizance after undergoing processing. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140129_577_a27_002~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Jan. 29, 2014 - Falfurrias, Texas, U.S. - RAFAEL HERNANDEZ, director of Angeles del Desierto stands over the body of an undocumented immigrant, after placing a cross he made of broken twigs. Hernandez came across the body while searching on a ranch just outside Falfurrias. The death witnessed by a handful in South Texas was a precursor to the record number of Central American immigrants that were apprehended in 2014. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140117_577_a27_001~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~Jan. 17, 2014 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - A Custom and Border Patrol officer walks with an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala who was found hiding in the tall grass just south of the border wall near Weslaco. The immigrant voluntarily walked with the officer and is not cuffed. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140117_577_a27_000~Bob Owen/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~The Hard Road~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 577 - The Hard Road - Launched April 11, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - About 200,000 immigrants from Central America, many of them children traveling alone, illegally crossed the Texas-Mexico border in 2014, an unprecedented and unexpected surge. Since October, U.S. Border Patrol has detained about 230,000 immigrants at the Southwest border, mainly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, including 63,000 unaccompanied children. The surge of minors crossing the U.S. border in recent months has overwhelmed federal processing facilities, fanning a political firestorm, and given the Obama administration fits as it grapples with caring for thousands of children already in the country. Despite government promises to help deported families return to their communities and get back on their feet in Guatemala, human rights activist Norma Cruz criticized the lack of services for families in the midst of a crisis. ''The mothers come broken ... the children are hungry,'' said Cruz, who also met with the families at the airport. ''This is just a grain of sand in the wave that's going to come.'' (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~About 200,000 immigrants from Central America, many of them children traveling alone, illegally crossed the Texas-Mexico border in 2014, an unprecedented and unexpected surge. Since October, U.S. Border Patrol has detained about 230,000 immigrants at the Southwest border, mainly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, including 63,000 unaccompanied children. The surge of minors crossing the U.S. border in recent months has overwhelmed federal processing facilities, fanning a political firestorm, and given the Obama administration fits as it grapples with caring for thousands of children already in the country. Despite government promises to help deported families return to their communities and get back on their feet in Guatemala, human rights activist Norma Cruz criticized the lack of services for families in the midst of a crisis. ''The mothers come broken ... the children are hungry,'' said Cruz, who also met with the families at the airport. ''This is just a grain of sand in the wave that's going to come.'' :
2010~zrep356~20110219_356_n03_018~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Feb. 19, 2011 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, now 8, were both diagnosed with autism when they were just 18-months-old. KATHLYNN MCFARLANE, an adaptive swimming therapist at a local hospital swimming pool trying to 'drown-proof' the boys, teaching them to float in case they manage to fall into water. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_017~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER and twin brother SAM SCHWENKER, playing baseball in the Challenger League. The League is designed for special needs children. Every child is assigned to a 'buddy' and every child somehow hits the ball and runs all bases. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_016~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - JENNIFER SCHWENKER, unlocks the back door so son SAM SCHWENKER can go out and play in their yard. 'We keep a constant eye on them, they have no fear of traffic or anything,' said Schwenker. Children with autism have difficulties understanding sense of danger, this can create fearful situations for parents. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100425_356_n03_015~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Apr. 25, 2010 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, attending Sunday morning service at first Baptist Church, Marietta. To help the twins have a boy's life, the Schwenkers recently acquired BARKLEY an 18-month-old Labrador Retriever and bloodhound mix tethered to the boys. An Ohio-based nonprofit that provides assistance dogs to children with disabilities, 4Paws for Ability trained was Barkley to protect and track autistic children. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081110_356_n03_014~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Nov. 10, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SAM SCHWENKER, now 8, practices sign language with a special education teacher. Sam and twin brother Ben were diagnosed with autism at 18-months-old. The boys are still non-verbal but understand some of what they hear. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_356_n03_013~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Apr. 23, 2010 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - JESSICA SCHWENKER and MICHAEL SCHWENKER take an evening walk through their neighborhood with sons BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, 8. The Schwenker family was blessed with Barkley, an 18-month-old Black Labrador Retriever and bloodhound mix that was specially trained to assist and protect children with autism. Barkley. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100421_356_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Apr. 21, 2010 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - JENNIFER SCHWENKER and MICHAEL SCHWENKER pray with their autistic sons, BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, at their home before dinner. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081104_356_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Nov. 4, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - MICHAEL SCHWENKER, takes autistic sons, SAM SCHWENKER and BEN SCHWENKER, now 8, for a ride in a shopping cart designed to look like a race car while shopping for groceries. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - An assistant holding BEN SCHWENKER, to keep him from squirming as his hair is trimmed by a stylst familiar with special needs children. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - JENNIFER SCHWENKER takes her twin sons, BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER to visit pediatric neurologist, Dr. FRANK BERENSON, MD, an autism specialist. 'We had to limit therapy for the boys because the insurance folks decided in the middle of this that they wouldn't cover bills that had to do with autism.' (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER, 6 (at the time), is tested for possible hearing problems at school system's audiology services clinic. Both Ben and twin brother Sam, were diagnosed with autism when they were 18-months-old and are both still struggling with verbal communication. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - The boys, SAM SCHWENKER and BEN SCHWENKER, now 8, enjoy jumping on the trampoline in their back yard. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - Both BEN SCHWENKER and twin brother SAM SCHWENKER, play baseball in the Challenger League, designed for special needs children. Every child is assigned to a 'buddy' and every child somehow hits the ball and runs all bases. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.comZUMA)~:20081024_356_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 24, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - Capable of speaking only a few words, autistic brothers, BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, seem lost in their own world, parents JESSICA SCHWENKER and MICHAEL SCHWENKER express. As a daily challenge, the twin boys communicate via PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System). (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)..~:20081022_356_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - Mother, JENNIFER SCHWENKER, helps autistic son, BEN SCHWENKER, use a picture/word system to communicate his wants or needs. Being able to express only a few words, a large board in their living room displays dozens of simple pictures and corresponding words. 'It's a PECS board, a picture exchange communication system,' Schwenker explains. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.comZUMA)~:20110219_356_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Feb. 19, 2011 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SAM SCHWWENKER, now 8, (in yellow) and brother BEN SCHWENKER spend much of their day after school and weekends on their trampoline. The twins were diagnosed with autism at 18-months-old. They are still non-verbal but understand some of what they hear. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Oct. 22, 2008 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER, 6 (at the time), plays with a game in the doctor office waiting room. Both Ben and brother Sam, receive treatment at a local therapy center for having autism. The center has graciously waved all treatment charges for the young 8 year-old boys. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110219_356_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/Robin Nelson~Autism Spectrum~Feb. 19, 2011 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - BEN SCHWENKER and SAM SCHWENKER, now 8, play on monkey bars in family's backyard. The twins were diagnosed with autism at just 18-months-old and struggle with verbal communication. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081022_356_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Autism Spectrum~zReportage.com Story of the Week #356- Launched March 1, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Autism Spectrum disorders are complex neurological disorders that affect individuals in the areas of social interaction, communication, and sensory processing. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 110 American children have autism. The disorder is four times more likely in boys than girls, and is far more recurrent in twins than in the general population. ''Raising autistic children is like finding yourself unexpectedly living in a foreign land,'' says Jennifer Schwenker, mother of autistic twins Sam and Ben. ''They're locked deep inside their own world. We can't understand them.' Much is still unknown about the causes of autism, but these statistics are enough to give cause for concern to many parents of multiples. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Autism Spectrum disorders are complex neurological disorders that affect individuals in the areas of social interaction, communication, and sensory processing. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 110 American children have autism. The disorder is four times more likely in boys than girls, and is far more recurrent in twins than in the general population. ''Raising autistic children is like finding yourself unexpectedly living in a foreign land,'' says Jennifer Schwenker, mother of autistic twins Sam and Ben. ''They're locked deep inside their own world. We can't understand them.' Much is still unknown about the causes of autism, but these statistics are enough to give cause for concern to many parents of multiples.:
2010~zrep523~20140319_523_z91_014~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - View of the main depot near Mount Pleasant. The tunnels have lain dormant for the past 11 years, with just a handful of engineers to maintain the network. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_013~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - The Mail Rail was approved by an Act of Parliament a century ago and functioned well until it was decided that overhead costs were too much to keep it running and it was abandoned in favor of road transport. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_012~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - Sides of the MR carriages are adorned with initials of UK monarchs. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_011~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - As part of a 22 million Euro scheme to create a new national postal museum in London, a section of the Mail Rail will be open to the public from 2020, so tourists can explore the underground network. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_010~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - A bar of soap with the Queens crest can be seen.The tunnels still have a lot of artifacts that were used by Royal Mail before they finally closed in 2003. The experience is like traveling through a living museum. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_009~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - During a press visit, journalists prepare to embark on a ride on The Post Office Underground Railway, also known as the Mail Rail. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_008~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - Journalists prepare to embark on a ride on The Post Office Underground Railway, also known as the Mail Rail. From 2020, tourists will be able to ride the tiny trains, which are completely enclosed, and travel along the old tracks from Mount Pleasant station. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_007~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - The Post Office Underground Railway, the Mail Rail, silently and industriously ran for 6.5 miles under the streets of London largely unnoticed for more than three quarters of a century. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140319_523_z91_006~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - An eery view of 'The Post Office Underground Railway', also known as the Mail Rail. Since 2003, the world's first driverless, electrified railway has laid dormant with just a handful of engineers to maintain it. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_005~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - View coming into the station. For more than three quarters of a century, the Post Office Underground Railway ran under the streets of London. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_004~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - RAY MIDDLESWORTH, 57, who was a former worker on the railway is now one of a handful of workers who maintains the railway when it was decided that it be 'mothballed' rather than dismantled. This loco was known as the 'banana.' (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140324_523_z91_003~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 24, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - A drawing of the Post Office underground railway. In its prime, a workforce of 220 kept the Mail Rail running, with he tunnels running beneath the city's iconic Oxford Street and, at one point, coming within a few feet of the Bakerloo Line. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_002~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - A shunting vehicle sits in one of the many tunnels. The Post Office Underground Railway, also known as Mail Rail, silently and industriously ran for 6.5 miles under the streets of London largely unnoticed for more than three quarters of a century. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_001~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~March 19, 2014 - London, England, United Kingdom - The Royal Mail rail train also known as the Mail Rail, a 6.5 mile track connecting mainline stations to sorting offices that ran between 1927 - 2003 and employing 220 workers at its peak, is to hopefully ride again as the British Postal Museum and Archive has submitted a bid to the Heritage Lottery fund to make the ride available to visitors. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140319_523_z91_000~Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Secret Underground~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 523 - Secret Underground - Launched April 22, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Deep under the streets of London, a disused railway tunnel stretches for six miles. Opened in 1927, the mail line runs beneath Oxford Street in central London, and became the world's only electric underground railway dedicated to moving mail as driverless trains carried up to 12 million letters daily from East End's Whitechapel to west London's Paddington. A century ago, in the days of predominantly horse-drawn vehicles, congestion was causing delays to the movement of mail. In 1911 a railway report concluded London's traffic speeds would never surpass 6mph, convincing the British Parliament to approve plans to build the railway, which could run at 40mph. Fast forward almost 100 years and in 2003 Royal Mail said the line cost five times as much as using roads and the historic network was shut down. Closed for over a decade, there are now plans to reopen the London Post Office Railway - known to many as Mail Rail - as a tourist ride. (Credit Image: © Nick Cunard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Deep under the streets of London, a disused railway tunnel stretches for six miles. Opened in 1927, the mail line runs beneath Oxford Street in central London, and became the world's only electric underground railway dedicated to moving mail as driverless trains carried up to 12 million letters daily from East End's Whitechapel to west London's Paddington. A century ago, in the days of predominantly horse-drawn vehicles, congestion was causing delays to the movement of mail. In 1911 a railway report concluded London's traffic speeds would never surpass 6mph, convincing the British Parliament to approve plans to build the railway, which could run at 40mph. Fast forward almost 100 years and in 2003 Royal Mail said the line cost five times as much as using roads and the historic network was shut down. Closed for over a decade, there are now plans to reopen the London Post Office Railway - known to many as Mail Rail - as a tourist ride.:
2010~zrep272~20090607_272_ni1_009~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Duncanville, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY gets up at the crack of dawn and starts riding around 5 a.m. He has to cover as much distance as possible before the heat of the day affects his horse, ''Bon Jovi''. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_008~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY leaves the Tuscaloosa Riding Club, a place that has known better days, where he spent some days working with difficult horses. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_007~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY, right, says goodbye to Pat Burns, the keeper of the Tuscaloosa Riding club, and thanks her for her help during the days he spent at the club. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090607_272_ni1_006~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Bibb County, Alabama, U.S. - While his horse is feeding in a nearby field, Joe Guy goes to a shop to buy some groceries. There's some confusion between Guy and the shop owner, Sid Cannon (not pictured), when the Australian asks for biscuits, meaning (in American English) ''cookies.'' (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_005~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Duncanville, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY rides through Ducanville where he'll spend the night. He uses the whip just to fend off the dogs than run up and bark at his horse. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_004~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY gets ready for a new leg in his trip at the Tuscaloosa Riding Club. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_003~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Duncanville, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY sleeps under the full moon's light outside Carrie Hanly's barn. Although Hanly offered him a bedroom adjacent to the barn, Guy declined. ''If you're going to ride a horse around the country, do it like the cowboys used to: sleep on the ground, no tent, no sleeping bag; rough it.'' (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090606_272_ni1_002~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY rides by a gas station. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090524_272_ni1_001~Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~June 6, 2009 - Hamilton, Alabama, U.S. - JOE GUY works with a problematic horse at the Fikes' ranch in Hamilton, Ala. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090714_272_ni1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Interstate Cowboy~zReportage.com Story of the Week #272 - Launched July 14, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Joe Guy, an Australian cowboy and singer/song writer, living a dream: to celebrate his 40th birthday by riding solo across the U.S. on horseback. He's doing it like cowboys used to do a century ago, no support car, no fresh horses waiting for him; he sleeps under the stars, using his saddle as a pillow. Along his journey, he's helping the people he comes across in many different ways. (Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Joe Guy, an Australian cowboy and singer/song writer, living a dream: to celebrate his 40th birthday by riding solo across the U.S. on horseback. He's doing it like cowboys used to do a century ago, no support car, no fresh horses waiting for him; he sleeps under the stars, using his saddle as a pillow. Along his journey, he's helping the people he comes across in many different ways..(Credit Image: © Jeronimo Nisa/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep164~20070516_164_e66_018~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 6, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Alpha company 2nd Brigade combat team, 10th Mountain Division, during a sweep with the Iraqi army near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'Triangle of Death' in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_017~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Bravo company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division,with one of three men detained after an IED exploded on the road near a vehicle patrol. All three tested positive for explosives in a basic hand swab test. A second IED failed to detonate near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_016~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 06, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division in a watch tower near COP Corregidor near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_015~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 03, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division on a foot patrol in the so-called 'triangle of Death' near COP Corregidor not far from Yuossifiah, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Two soldiers have been lost to IEDs in the last month during foot patrols.They took shelter in the small farm after mortars were fired in their direction..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070517_164_g01_014~Guardian Newspapers UK/via eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 17, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division on a foot patrol in the so-called 'triangle of Death' near COP Corregidor not far from Yuossifiah, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Two soldiers have been lost to IEDs in the last month during foot patrols. They took shelter in the small farm after mortars were fired in their direction..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_013~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 07, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Bravo company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division,with one of three men detained after an IED exploded on the road near a vehicle patrol. All three tested positive for explosives in a basic hand swab test. A second IED failed to detonate near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070517_164_g01_012~Guardian Newspapers UK/via eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 17, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Bravo company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division, with one of three men detained after an IED exploded on the road near a vehicle patrol. All three tested positive for explosives in a basic hand swab test. A second IED failed to detonate near Youssifiya in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_011~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division in a watch tower near COP Corregidor near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070517_164_g01_010~Guardian Newspapers UK/via eyevine~Triangle of Death~Apr. 24, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American Marines from 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Division with blindfolded and handcuffed detainees about to be released, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_009~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division at a watch tower near COP Corregidor near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_g01_008~Guardian Newspapers UK/via eyevine~Triangle of Death~Apr. 26, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - An American Marine from 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Division on patrol near some children, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq. (Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_g01_007~Guardian Newspapers UK/via eyevine~Triangle of Death~Apr. 26, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American Marines from 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Division eating in their combat outpost, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_006~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Bravo company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division, search a house after an IED exploded on the road near a vehicle patrol. A second failed to detonate near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death' in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_005~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Alpha company 2nd Brigade combat team, 10th Mountain Division, during a sweep with the Iraqi army near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'Triangle of Death' in Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_004~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division, during a sweep near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death', Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_003~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Alpha company 2nd Brigade combat team, 10th Mountain Division, during a sweep with the Iraqi army near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'Triangle of Death' in Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_002~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Charlie company, 2nd Brigade combat team, 10 mountain division talk to a woman during a foot patrol in the so-called 'triangle of Death' near C.O.P Corregidor not far from Yuossifiah, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Two soldiers have been lost to IEDs in the last month during foot patrols.They took shelter in the small farm after mortars were fired in their direction..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070516_164_e66_001~Sean Smith/eyevine~Triangle of Death~May 16, 2007 - Youssifiyah, Iraq - American soldiers from Alpha company 2nd Brigade combat team 10 Mountain Division, during a sweep with the Iraqi army near Youssifiyah in the so-called 'triangle of death', Iraq..(Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070522_164_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Triangle of Death~zReportage.com Story of the Week #164 - Launched May 22, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The seven American victims of a deadly weekend ambush south of Baghdad were soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, based in upstate New York, military officials said Tuesday, as thousands of troops continued an intensive search for three of the men, who were presumed captured by Sunni Arab insurgents. It said all of the soldiers were members of Company D, Fourth Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, which is based at Fort Drum, N.Y. (Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The seven American victims of a deadly weekend ambush south of Baghdad were soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, based in upstate New York, military officials said Tuesday, as thousands of troops continued an intensive search for three of the men, who were presumed captured by Sunni Arab insurgents. It said all of the soldiers were members of Company D, Fourth Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, which is based at Fort Drum, N.Y. (Credit Image: © Sean Smith/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep365~20110502_365_p79_029~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Maiwand District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Private Afghan security contractors who work for a foreign employer stand by the side of the highway, after one of their trucks hit an IED (improvised explosive device). To protect military and civilian supply convoys, private security contractors hire the best recruits away from the Afghan Army and Police. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_028~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Maiwand District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A U.S. soldier covers a patrol through a field with a machine gun in an area where Alexander the Great built a fortress and the British fought a significant battle in Maiwand District. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReprtage.com/ZUMA/The Alexia Foundation)~:20110502_365_p79_027~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - U.S. soldiers patrolling down a path in a small rural farming village in Maiwand District, following up on Afghan civilian reports on insurgent activity. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_026~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Afghan men ride a bike and push a cart on one of the main roads on the east ends of the city passing shops. The city is zoned into 10 districts with Highway 1 cutting straight East West through the middle of it connecting Kabul to Herat, with roads to Uruzgan and south to the key border crossing of Spin Boldak. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_025~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 27, 2010 - Wesh, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer in a bazaar patrolling in the border town of Wesh. The ABP in this district are under the command of the controversial Col. Abdul Razik, a member of the Achakzai tribe who has been an enemy to the Noorzai tribe and has traditionally supported the Taliban. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu - The Alexia Foundation/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_024~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier walks between narrow mud walls. The path is known as 'Route Nightmare' in Panjwaii District. The mud walls, unpaved paths and roads are due to lack of development and reconstruction in almost all of the impoverished rural areas allow for planting of land mines and road side bombs by insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_023~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Wesh, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan man sleeps by the final check point manned by Afghan Border Police (ABP) by the Pakistan border. A controversial modern border which was created in 1893 by the British Empire which reflects what is known as the Durand Line which split the ethnic Pashtun Lands. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_022~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Maiwand District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - U.S. soldiers prepare to search a karez in Maywand (Maiwand) District. A karez is an underwater irrigation canal system that is widely used throughout Kandahar to irrigate the many lush green zones and farmland Kandahar is best known for. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_021~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan boy selling canned drinks to U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne unit manning one of numerous check points into the city. The U.S. surge set up numerous check points throughout the city during the 2010 surge in an effort to control movement in and out of the strategic city. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_020~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Women in burqas seen by the road side in the city. Despite all the claimed advances for Afghans over the years, women seem to always benefit the least. Most women keep themselves covered up with the repressive burqa for fear of reprisals from men and do not veil by their own choice but as a cultural manner of dressing. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_019~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Young boys memorize the Qur'an (Koran) and bob their heads back and forth as they recite passages in Arabic in a Madrasah (Madrassa), which means school in Arabic. A Madrasah is a place where mostly young men go to learn the Qur'an, many go on to become Imam's which are spiritual leaders in mosques and communities. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_018~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Sep 15, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A heavily armed U.S. armored tank seen from an Afghan civilians car, rumbles down the main highway. Due to violence, armored vehicles are a necessity for U.S. military personel. They also alienate Afghan civilians from soldiers dominating the roads as every NATO convoy traveling west must go through the city angering Kandahari's. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_017~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A Russian artillery shell converted into an IED (improvised explosive device) by insurgents sits freshly uncovered by Canadian troops on a path by a wall in a farmer's field in the village of Chalgower in Panjwaii District. Costing very little to make, IED is the main weapon used by insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_016~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Maiwand District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Afghan children in Maiwand District, on the narrow pathways in their village between the mud compounds they live in. The majority of all homes in Afghanistan are made of mud particularily in the rural regions. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_015~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An abandoned Toyota automobile by a grape-field suspected of being booby trapped by insurgents in the Sperwan area of Panjwaii District. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_014~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Kandahari's seen on the streets of downtown through the windows of a taxi cab. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_013~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Young boys with wheelbarrows sit in front of shops selling produce. Millions of dollars of trade pass through the streets of this bustling border crossing, most goes to rich warlords and corrupt government officials. The boys are hired to move small amounts of goods cheaply across the border with no passport required. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_012~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Dand District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Afghan boys play on swings. In 2009, this district teetered on the verge of collapse as insurgents operated freely intimidating and terrorizing the local population and government officials. It is not completely secure, but a long term counterinsurgency (COIN) operation implemented by Canadians turned the area around. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_011~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Afghan children swim, bath and play in a canal in the heart of the city. Most residents have no running water and rely on canals and wells for their water needs. Many residents have very little access to basic utilities as the infrastructure of the city has collapsed under the weight of years of conflict and poverty. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_010~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan prison guard stands watch as prisoners in the Sarpoza prison look out past bars. The largest facility in the south, with criminal and political wings separating insurgents from common criminals. In 2008, the Taliban launched a spectacular attack, breaching the walls with a bombing, freeing hundreds. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_009~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Lying in the heat, Canadian Soldiers take cover behind a wall as engineers destroy multiple IED's (improvised explosive devices) set by insurgents targeting them during a multiple day operation aimed at attempting to clear the village of Chalgower in Panjwaii District. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_008~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~June 20, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers search for roadside bombs (IED's) questioning young men by a mud wall in the impoverished farming village of Chalgower. Over the summer, a brutal insurgency took hold, resulting in injury and death to numerous civilians, insurgents and soldiers without completely expelling the insurgents influence in the area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_007~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 9, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Shop keepers nap on a rug outside their vegetable stand containing melons, tomatoes, onions and okra in a bazaar. Most of this produce is grown in the surrounding farming districts around Kandahar City. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_006~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Aug. 15, 2010 - Wesh, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A U.S. soldier sits in an armored vehicle while stopped for a dismounted patrol, searching for insurgents and explosives in a town on the border of Pakistan. Wesh sits opposite the Pakistani border town of Chaman where insurgents base themselves to smuggle explosives, weapons and fighters across the border into Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_005~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Flying over the harsh landscape of Panjwaii (Panjwa'i) District south of Kandahar City. The harsh landscape of Kandahar has made living and fighting in this region more difficult than in almost any other place in the world. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_004~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 8, 2010 - Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan man detained as a suspected insurgent by Afghan and Canadian troops is lead away with his hands bound in the village of Salavat in the insurgent stronghold of Panjwaii District. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_003~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 27, 2010 - Panjwaii District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Canadian Infantry from the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) take cover behind a mud wall after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast ahead while on a clearing operation in the Sperwan area. Canadian Forces have been conducting a bloody counterinsurgency campaign in this region since 2006. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu - The Alexia Foundation/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_002~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~June 20, 2010 - Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Villagers and one of their elders seen in the Sperwan area of Panjwaii District as Afghan Police (ANP) brought in from Maywand District patrol their village as the local police were too abusive and corrupt to deploy in the area during this clearing operation lead by U.S. and Canadian Forces. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/ZUMA)~:20110502_365_p79_001~Louie Palu - Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kanadahar: Line in the Sand~Dec. 13, 2010 - Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Looking Northeast over the city from the 'Forty Steps' aka the 'Chehl Zeena.' A small room carved out of the top of a mountain. A Persian inscription on the walls paying tribute to the conquests of Babur, which is one of many foreign invaders who captured and lost Kandahar over centuries including Alexander The Great. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu - The Alexia Foundation/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110501_365_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kandahar: Line in the Sand~zReportage.com Story of the Week #365- Kandahar: Line in the Sand. Launched May 3, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Kandahar and the surrounding area is a very misunderstood region due to it's geographic and strategic significance. It's a place with a long and tragic history of infamous battles for armies that underestimated the terrain. Since Alexander the Great created a Macedonian military colony there almost 2,500 years ago, Kandahar has been one of the most difficult places in the world to attempt to change or stabilize. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/ZUMA)~Kandahar and the surrounding area is a very misunderstood region due to it's geographic and strategic significance. It's a place with a long and tragic history of infamous battles for armies that underestimated the terrain. Since Alexander the Great created a Macedonian military colony there almost 2,500 years ago, Kandahar has been one of the most difficult places in the world to attempt to change or stabilize. The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, after almost ten years 2,440 coalition troops have died, 1,563 of those US soldiers along with countless Afghan civilians dead. President Obama has promised to begin bringing some of the 97,000 U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan home this summer, although the size and nature of that drawdown remains unclear.:
2010~zrep264~20090519_264_c40_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Quake Love Children~zReportage.com Story of the Week #264 - Launched May 19, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - One year after China's devastating earthquake which killed 70,000 people, mothers across Sichuan province are pregnant or giving birth again. Of the 68,712 confirmed dead and the 17,921 still missing following the May 12, 2008 disaster, 5,335 were schoolchildren. Determined to rebuild their lives and families in the disaster-stricken region, many women aided by government medical teams dispensing fertility advice, are already pregnant again. China's policy limiting most families to having one child, meant that in many cases the students who died were often their parents' only offspring. So far more than 300 newborns have been born in a prefab hospital and these newborns, for those families in the quake-hit areas, are their 'sunshine', igniting their hope to start a new life..(Credit Image: © Lang Shuchen/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~One year after China's devastating earthquake which killed 70,000 people, mothers across Sichuan province are pregnant or giving birth again. Of the 68,712 confirmed dead and the 17,921 still missing following the May 12, 2008 disaster, 5,335 were schoolchildren. Determined to rebuild their lives and families in the disaster-stricken region, many women aided by government medical teams dispensing fertility advice, are already pregnant again. China's policy limiting most families to having one child, meant that in many cases the students who died were often their parents' only offspring. So far more than 300 newborns have been born in a prefab hospital and these newborns, for those families in the quake-hit areas, are their 'sunshine', igniting their hope to start a new life.:
2010~zrep594~20160101_594_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER with home school friend SKYLER LANSFORD walk along railroad tracks near her home as they share stories. 'I totally identify as being genderqueer. I feel mostly female but I fluctuate between feeling more masculine and more feminine. I freely use this term today, but that wasn't always the case. Society used to think of the word in a demeaning and derogatory way. It's different now. 'Queer' doesn't have the sting it once did, at least to my generation.' (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160105_594_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 5, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - CHRISTIAN ZSILOVETZ, director of the planned Pride Atlanta School for LGBT student and staff, mentors EMMA GRACE KOETTER, a homeschool high school school student who identifies as gender queer, at a local coffee shop. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER applies nail polish. ''Sometimes I get bored and try girly things,'' she admitted. 'I totally identify as being genderqueer. I feel mostly female but I fluctuate between feeling more masculine and more feminine. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151205_594_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Dec. 5, 2015 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER at her bedroom door. 'Genderqueer' describes people with non-binary gender identities who don't identify as completely male or female. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER applies nail polish. ''Sometimes I get bored and try girly things,'' she admitted. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151222_594_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Dec. 22, 2015 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER visits with Norton, the family's pet pig. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER displays her self-manicure with colors of the transgender flag. 'Genderqueer' is an umbrella term that describes all non-binary gender identities including agender, genderfluid, third gender, androgyne, and a whole lot more. 'I totally identify as being genderqueer,' she said. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER gets some finishing touches from mom Anna before a big evening out. ''I wear dresses maybe a few times a years,'' she said. 'Genderqueer' describes people with non-binary gender identities who don't identify as completely male or female. 'They might identify as neither or a combination of both,' the homeschooled teen explained. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER plays with makeup in the bathroom. 'I like to get girly now and then,'' she said. Koetter admitted to herself a a year ago that she didn't fit society's general view of genders. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151210_594_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Dec. 10, 2015 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER, middle, strolls through the neighborhood with best friends after a local home school group meeting. Koetter admitted to herself a a year ago that she didn't fit society's general view of genders. Emma wears the word 'queer' proudly on a tattered denim jacket, confident that it describes her perfectly. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Jan. 1, 2016 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER with her friend SKYLER LANSFORD at an in town market. At 16, with blonde chunks in her cropped punk-like hairstyle, Emma could easily be perceived as a boy. She bears a striking resemblance to a younger Justin Bieber. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151222_594_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~Dec. 22, 2015 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - EMMA GRACE KOETTER wears a 'Queer' patch stitched on her denim jacket. Koetter admitted to herself a year ago that she didn't fit society's general view of genders. She doesn't mind a bit if someone calls her 'genderqueer.' And she believes society could learn a lot from others like her who don't subscribe to conventional gender distinctions, but rather identify as neither, both, or a combination of female and male genders. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20160101_594_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Genderqueer~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 594 - Genderqueer - Launched Jan. 19, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - adjective: gender-queer 1. denoting or relating to a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male and female genders. 16 yr old Emma Grace Koetter doesn't mind a bit if someone calls her 'genderqueer.' And she believes society could learn a lot from others like her who don't subscribe to conventional gender distinctions, but rather identify as neither, both, or a combination of female and male genders. ''I totally identify as being genderqueer. I feel mostly female but I fluctuate between feeling more masculine and more feminine. I freely use this term today, but that wasn't always the case,'' the homeschooled teen explained. ''Society used to think of the word in a demeaning and derogatory way. It's different now. 'Queer' doesn't have the sting it once did, at least to my generation.'' In late 2015, The White House endorsed legislation that would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Equality Act of 2015, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as federally protected categories. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~adjective: gender-queer 1. denoting or relating to a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male and female genders. 16 yr old Emma Grace Koetter doesn't mind a bit if someone calls her 'genderqueer.' And she believes society could learn a lot from others like her who don't subscribe to conventional gender distinctions, but rather identify as neither, both, or a combination of female and male genders. ''I totally identify as being genderqueer. I feel mostly female but I fluctuate between feeling more masculine and more feminine. I freely use this term today, but that wasn't always the case,'' the homeschooled teen explained. ''Society used to think of the word in a demeaning and derogatory way. It's different now. 'Queer' doesn't have the sting it once did, at least to my generation.'' In late 2015, The White House endorsed legislation that would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Equality Act of 2015, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as federally protected categories.:
2010~zrep519~20140312_519_af3_015~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A man wears a furry white hat at the Masikryong ski resort. Soldiers from the Korean People's Army were used to build the resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_014~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Skiers enjoy a Korean BBQ after skiing at the ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_013~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A small skier makes their way down to the bottom at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_012~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A trail guide sign directs skiers at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_011~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Skiiers make their way down the slopes at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_010~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - The hotel at Masikryong ski resort. The Masikryong Hotel has a swimming pool, sauna and karaoke facilities, and its suites come with monogrammed dressing gowns. The resort reportedly cost the regime 35 million dollars. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_009~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Skiers in brightly dressed colors wave from the chairlifts at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_008~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Ski holders sit empty and wait for skis at the Masikryong ski resort. Only a few thousand North Koreans know how to ski, and are usually members of Pyongyang's elite. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_007~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A skier at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_006~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A snow canon from the Swedish company Areco sits at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_005~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Skiers can rent gear at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_004~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - Chairlifts in communist color red at the Masikryong ski resort. Switzerland stopped a multimillion sale of lifts, saying that Masikryong is a ''propaganda project'' for the regime. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_003~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - The hotel bar at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_002~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A skier swooshes down the slope at the Masikryong ski resort. The resort says it wants to attract around 5,000 people daily, however only a few hundred skiers ski its slopes each day. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_001~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~March 12, 2014 - Wonsan, North Korea - A skier at the Masikryong ski resort. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140312_519_af3_000~Thomas Eriksson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ski North Korea~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 519 - Ski North Korea - Launched March 25, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For North Korean skiers, Sochi was a distant dream. The country didn't send a single athlete to the Winter Olympics and has never won a downhill medal. Tour operators are billing North Korea's luxury new Masik Pass as ''the most exotic ski resort on Earth.'' North Koreans are hitting the slopes of a lavish new ski resort all their own, and many have a gold medal in mind four years from now, when the winter Olympic games will be held in South Korea. Of course, that's a tall order. Even by official estimates, only about 0.02 per cent of North Korea's 24 million people have ever strapped on ski boots. But with the blessing of leader Kim Jong Un, who has made building recreational and sporting facilities a priority, in part to boost tourism as a source of hard cash for the economically strapped nation, skiing is now almost a national duty for those who have the time, money or opportunity to hit the slopes. (Credit Image: © Thomas Eriksson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~ For North Korean skiers, Sochi was a distant dream. The country didn't send a single athlete to the Winter Olympics and has never won a downhill medal. Tour operators are billing North Korea's luxury new Masik Pass as ''the most exotic ski resort on Earth.'' North Koreans are hitting the slopes of a lavish new ski resort all their own, and many have a gold medal in mind four years from now, when the winter Olympic games will be held in South Korea. Of course, that's a tall order. Even by official estimates, only about 0.02 per cent of North Korea's 24 million people have ever strapped on ski boots. But with the blessing of leader Kim Jong Un, who has made building recreational and sporting facilities a priority, in part to boost tourism as a source of hard cash for the economically strapped nation, skiing is now almost a national duty for those who have the time, money or opportunity to hit the slopes.:
2010~zrep056~20050327_056_j11_009~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Twelve-year-old AJUD, a child laborer who works at a roof tile factory gazes from the opening of the truck that takes him home. Ajud has been working at the roof tile factory since he dropped out from his school four months ago due to his parents inability to afford his school fees. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_008~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Twelve-year-old AJUD, a child laborer who works at a roof tile factory in Citalang village, Tegal Waru, Purwakarta takes a break during his shift. Ajud has been working at the roof tile factory since he dropped out from his school four months ago due to his parents inability to afford his school fees. .(Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_007~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Young workers smoke cigarettes during their break at a roof tile factory in Citalang village, Tegal Waru, Purwakarta. Most children workers leave their homes at 5 a.m. in order to be able to reach the factory before 7 a.m., pulling an 8-hour shift. All of them have dropped out of school since their parents are unable to pay their tuitions. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_006~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Citalang roof tile workers receive their wages at the end of the week. Most of them have do not receive much as their salaries are cut by loans that they have taken out from their supervisors because workers cannot afford the day-to-day living.The supervisors take loans out of their weekly salaries, leaving some workers without any money. Sometimes, the company doesn't pay the weekly salaries with excuses that they do not have any money and defer the payment to the next week. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_005~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Nining, 13-years-old, lifts tiles in a roof tile factory in Citalang village, Tegal Waru, Purwakarta. Most children workers leave their homes at 5 a.m. in order to be able to reach the factory before 7 a.m., pulling an 8-hour shift. .(Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_004~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Ipit, a 12-year-old girl who works at a Citalang roof tile factory tries to shade herself from the heat in the truck on her way home to the Ciharashas, Ciroyom, Bandung District, about 35 km from the factory area. Working 8 hours a day, Ipit and other children earn 5,000 rupiahs, equivalent to about US fifty cents. .(Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_003~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Ajud, a 12-year-old boy from Gunung Leutik village, Bandung District, pulls a cart full of roof tiles at a roof tile factory in Citalang. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_002~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - Ajud, a 12 year-old boy from Gunung Leutik village, Bandung District, lifts tiles at a roof tile factory in Citalang village, Tegal Waru, Purwakarta. Most children workers leave their homes at 5 a.m. in order to be able to reach the factory before 7 a.m., pulling an 8-hour shift. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050327_056_j11_001~Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto~Child Labor~Mar. 27, 2005 - Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia - A child with his kite made from the packaging of bottled water at a Citalang tile factory. Most children workers leave their homes at 5 a.m. in order to be able to reach the factory before 7 a.m. (Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050419_056_j11_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Child Labor~zReportage.com Story of the Week #056 - Launched April 19, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - With parents unable to pay their tuition, many children aged nine and up are forced to drop out of school and seek work in West Java's tile factories. The youngsters earn roughly U.S. 50 cents per day...According to UNICEF, there are 246 million child laborers around the world. In Asia-Pacific, 19 percent of children aged five to fourteen (127.3 million) work...(Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~With parents unable to pay their tuition, many children aged nine and up are forced to drop out of school and seek work in West Java's tile factories. The youngsters earn roughly U.S. 50 cents per day...According to UNICEF, there are 246 million child laborers around the world. In Asia-Pacific, 19 percent of children aged five to fourteen (127.3 million) work...(Credit Image: © Yusnirsyah Sirin/JiwaFoto/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep385~20110520_385_t14_022~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A miner wears a head lamp while deep in a narrow mineshaft. Bauxite is extracted from a deposit in the nearby Mount Mpama. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_021~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Miners stand on a ridge near the mining town.(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_020~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A porter carries a 50 kilo sack of cassiterite, a tin oxide, to Njingala, the nearest trading town. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_019~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Men carry tree trunks used to reinforce the shafts in the nearby mine. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110704_385_t14_018~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~July 4, 2011 - South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Scarring a lush green mountaintop, Cinjira village has been built above Banro's Twangiza gold mine to house families affected by the development of the concession. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_017~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A miner looks at bags of bauxite loaded onto an airplane. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_016~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Porters carry 50 kilo sacks of cassiterite, a tin oxide, to Njingala, the nearest trading town. Bauxite and cassiterite are extracted from nearby Mount Mpama.(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mine workers sift bauxite in the mining town of Bisie. Bauxite is extracted from a deposit in the nearby Mount Mpama. The mineral will be carried out to Njingala, the nearest trading town, in 50 kilogram bags. It will take a porter two days to make the journey. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Miners load bags of minerals onto their backs for the journey down the mountain. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Artisanal miners work at extracting coltan from the valley below Senator Edouard Mwangachuchu's mine in the Masisi territory. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Artesanal miners work a river for coltan in Masisi territory. The miners will haul their material to their village of Nyambisi. On a good day they will make $4. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA).~:20110520_385_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A worker shovels dirt in the mines barren landscape. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A miner rests underground. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - Rubiyah, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Congolese Minister NSASSON visited the mining hub in the Masisi territory. (Credit Image: © The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A member of the Congolese mining police patrols the Bisie mine holding a walking stick and a rusted AK-47. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Senator Edouard Mwangachuchu's mining operation resembles a sink hole against the backdrop of Congolese farms in the lush and agriculturally rich Masisi territory. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A mine worker smokes a cigarette while sifting bauxite in the town of Bisie. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo- A miner carries a bag of minerals in the town of Bisie. The minerals will be carried out to Njingala, the nearest trading town, in 50 kilogram bags. It will take a porter two days to make the journey. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A miner holds the raw mineral coltan from the rich deposits of Masisia territory. Coltan is a mineral used to make electronics. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo- A miner wears a head lamp while deep in a narrow mineshaft. The minerals will be carried out to Njingala, the nearest trading town, in 50 kilogram bags. It will take a porter two days to make the journey. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110628_385_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~June 28, 2011 - North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Artisanal miners work at extracting coltan from the valley below Senator Edouard Mwangachuchu's mine in the Masisi territory in North Kivu. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110520_385_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~May 20, 2011 - Bisie, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Working by hand, a miner uses a hammer and chisel deep in a dark narrow mine. Bauxite is extracted from a deposit in the nearby Mount Mpama. The cassiterite will be carried out to Njingala, the nearest trading town, in 50 kilogram bags. It will take a porter two days to make the journey. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:20110906_385_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Heart of Darkness~zReportage.com Story of the Week #385 - Launched September 6, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In an attempt to stop ''conflict minerals,'' in April the U.S. began regulating companies that deal in tin, tungsten, tantalite and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law last summer by U.S. President Obama, states that the exploitation and trade of such minerals helps finance ''conflict characterized by extreme levels of violence'' in the eastern part of the country. An unintended consequence: the move has threatened the livelihood of artisanal miners in the region and others whose living depends on the miners' activity. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep138~20061026_138_d51_009~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - The sponsor of the event watches the bullfight with the Portuguese flag draped beneath him. (Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_008~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - 'Forcados', grabbing the bull by the horns as a part of Portuguese bullfights. (Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_007~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - 'Forcados' stand in line, waiting for the bull to charge, grabbing it by the horns and immobilizing it. (Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_006~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - One of the Toureadores stands by watching the bullfighter perform his art. .(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_005~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - A female bullfighter on a horse fights the bull..(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_004~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - A helper stands by in the trenches between the arena and the audience at a Portuguese bullfight. .(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_003~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - A Portuguese bullfight performed by a bullfighter on a horse. .(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_002~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - A Portuguese bullfight performed by a bullfighter on a horse..(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_001~Joost De Raeymaeker~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~Oct. 26, 2006 - Moura, Alentejo, Portugal - Various cattle wait to enter the arena at a Portuguese bullfight. .(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061026_138_d51_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bloodless! Bullfighting Portuguese Style~zReportage.com Story of the Week #138 - Launched November 21, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Bullfighting goes back to Ancient Minoan Crete, where the ''bull-fighting'' ritual was practiced by youths of both sexes and was memorialized in the famous wall-frescos at Knossos. In present day Portugal the bull is not killed in the ring and the fight is accordingly referred to as a ''bloodless bullfight.''.(Credit Image: © Joost De Raeymaeker/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Bullfighting goes back to Ancient Minoan Crete, where the ''bull-fighting'' ritual was practiced by youths of both sexes and was memorialized in the famous wall-frescos at Knossos. In present day Portugal the bull is not killed in the ring and the fight is accordingly referred to as a ''bloodless bullfight.'':
2010~zrep279~20090727_279_sy5_018~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 11, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - A hunter finishes a day of hunting in Zimbabwe for which he paid ,000 a day for an 18 day hunt. Trophy fees for each animal shot are then also accessed - from a few hundred dollars for small antelope like impala or duikers to more than 1,000 for a trophy bull elephant. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090701_279_sy5_017~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 1, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Dog tracks indicate the recent passage of a pack of canines used by poachers to track and then bring big game animals to bay. Exhausted from hours of running, the animals are easy picking for the poachers who follow behind. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_279_sy5_016~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 11, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - In addition to the Big 4 animals offered in Zimbabwe - elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo - estimated to fetch more than 00 million in foreign currency for the country in 2009, smaller plains game like zebra, eland and impala also provide hunting opportunities, and are projected to bring in a similar amount of money for the country this year. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_279_sy5_015~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 11, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - A leopard skull awaits processing in a shed used to salt the hides of trophy animals, shot by hunters on a private farm in Shangani, Zimbabwe. 500 leopards are on quota for the 2009 hunting season, a number arrived at by an actual count conducted by plane by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife office. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090709_279_sy5_014~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 9, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Workers prepare dinner at a safari camp in the Shangani region of Zimbabwe. Such camps, which cater to wealthy foreign clients, provide much-needed jobs for locals, who in turn have coveted access to pools of tips that can be in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars over extended hunts. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090703_279_sy5_013~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~Jul. 3, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Meat recovered by game rangers from the snares of poachers is cooked and eaten by farm staff at a private farm in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. Bush meat poaching has increased dramatically in Chiredzi in recent years with the take over of several neighboring farms, once white owned, by landless blacks who have no farming skills and little access to protein. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090710_279_sy5_012~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 10, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - Workers on a private farm load a butchered elephant, shot by a foreign hunter, onto a truck to be taken to a site for further processing. Meat from this bull will feed scores of families on the farm, providing a rare opportunity for protein. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090710_279_sy5_011~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 10, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - Workers on a private farm butcher an elephant bull, shot by an American trophy hunter who paid tens of thousands of dollars for the hunt. The Zimbabean Parks and Wildlife Office does a count each year by plane to determine the number of elephants in the country, and then issues a limited number of quotas for hunters based on those figures. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_279_sy5_010~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 8, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Hunting contributes huge money to the Zimbabwean economy, fueling an entire industry. Mostly white-owned, these outfitter services provide jobs for thousands of black Zimbabweans at a time when as many as 8022374250f Zimbabwean's are unemployed. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_279_sy5_009~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 8, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - Trackers for a safari hunting company recover bullets from a bull Cape Buffalo on a private farm in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. Hunters pursue older ''trophy'' bulls who have passed their breeding prime but still sport large horns. Each bull can fetch more than 0,000 in fees, day rates for the hunt and other related expenses. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090703_279_sy5_008~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 3, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - A tracker for a safari company recovers a male bush buck shot by a visiting American client. In the 1980's many private farmers in Zimbabwe started to see the economic potential of turning their farms into game areas, allowing free ranging animals to flourish. But those successes are being quickly reversed by poaching. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090704_279_sy5_007~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 4, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - A game ranger recovers a fishing net recently strung by poachers seeking to capture birds on a private farm in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. Nets and snares are indiscriminate killers. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_279_sy5_006~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 11, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - Farm workers butcher an elephant shot by a hunter at a farm in Shangani, Zimbabwe. While elephant numbers have been reduced significantly in Africa over the past decades due largely to loss of habitat, regulated and carefully monitored trophy hunting provides both jobs and a significant source of revenue for the Zimbabwean economy while posing no threat to elephant populations overall. In 2009, only 500 elephants are on quota for hunters in Zimbabwe, out of an estimated national population of between 80,000 and 100,000 animals. (Credit Image: ? David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090708_279_sy5_005~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 8, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - A Cape Buffalo, shot by an American client, hangs to be butchered on a private sugar cane farm in Chiredzi, southeast Zimbabwe. The meat from animals hunted on this farm is provided to staff on the farm, while other portions are sold to restaurants that sell game meat. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090710_279_sy5_004~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 10, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - Farm workers butcher a bull elephant shot on quota by a hunter on a farm in Shangani, Zimbabwe. The Zimbabean Parks and Wildlife office issued more than 00 million in quotas for Zimbabwe's Big Four animals - elephant, buffalo, leopard and lion - in 2009. The estimated 3.5 tons of meat from this bull will go to farm workers. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090710_279_sy5_003~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 10, 2009 - Shangani, Zimbabwe - Workers on a private farm prepare to help butcher a bull elephant, shot by an American client who paid ,000 a day for an 18 day hunt, plus a fee of more than 1,000 for the elephant itself. Elephant hunting is strictly controlled in Zimbabwe, with only 500 animals on quota from the Zimbabwean Parks and Wildlife Office in 2009 out of a national herd estimated at between 80,000 to 100,000 elephants. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090706_279_sy5_002~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 6, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - An American hunter accompanies a professional Zimbabwean hunter, two trackers and a game ranger on a hunt for Cape Buffalo in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. Professional hunters in Zimbabwe must complete three years of intensive course work and apprenticeship before they can lead hunters afield, and all foreign hunters much be accompanied by a professional to reduce accidents and ensure ethical hunting. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090703_279_sy5_001~David Snyder/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~July 3, 2009 - Chiredzi, Zimbabwe - A zebra, killed in poachers snares and recovered by patrolling game rangers awaits butchering at a small meat processing plant on the grounds of a private farm. Each animal lost to poaching is money lost for the dozens of camp staff, guides, trackers, skinners, outfitters and small businessmen who profit from the multi-million dollar hunting industry in Zimbabwe. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090901_279_sy5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Blood Money~zReportage Story of the Week #279 - Launched September 1, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Trophy hunting is now a major industry in Africa and generates significant revenues from and for wildlife over vast areas. In the news recently with the spectacular collapse of its once-thriving economy, Zimbabwe remains an attractive destination for foreign trophy hunters. Hunting advocates insist that trophy hunting is of major importance for conservation in Africa, with large fees for hunting - a zebra stands at US00, while those for hunting a leopard pay up to US,500. Poaching remains a serious threat to Zimbabwe's wildlife, one farm manager estimated that each poached buffalo costs his farm 0,000 in lost revenue. At the rate these animals are being poached, his once thriving game farm on nearly one million acres of land will be devoid of viable populations of almost all species within two years..In Zimbabwe today, as across Africa, it is only carefully regulated hunting that offers any hope for the survival of this continent's wildlife. Despite their vast differences of opinion, both hunters and those who oppose the sport can agree on this alone - there would be no greater tragedy for Africa, and the world, than the loss of its most precious and unique wild resources. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~Trophy hunting is now a major industry in Africa and generates significant revenues from and for wildlife over vast areas. In the news recently with the spectacular collapse of its once-thriving economy, Zimbabwe remains an attractive destination for foreign trophy hunters. Hunting advocates insist that trophy hunting is of major importance for conservation in Africa, with large fees for hunting - a zebra stands at US$800, while those for hunting a leopard pay up to US$2,500. Poaching remains a serious threat to Zimbabwe's wildlife, one farm manager estimated that each poached buffalo costs his farm $10,000 in lost revenue. At the rate these animals are being poached, his once thriving game farm on nearly one million acres of land will be devoid of viable populations of almost all species within two years..In Zimbabwe today, as across Africa, it is only carefully regulated hunting that offers any hope for the survival of this continent's wildlife. Despite their vast differences of opinion, both hunters and those who oppose the sport can agree on this alone - there would be no greater tragedy for Africa, and the world, than the loss of its most precious and unique wild resources. (Credit Image: © David Snyder/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press):
2010~zrep329~20100418_329_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 18, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers take aim at a suspected Taliban ''trigger man'' who may set off a remote controlled bomb. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100417_329_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 17, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier reading his standard operating procedures (SOP) before patroling. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100414_329_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 14, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Pvt. Kris Winther has an early morning cigraette before going on patrol searching for IED planted by Taliban insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100417_329_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 17, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - After three days of searching for bombs planted by insurgents, Pvt. KRIS WINTHER sleeps througha light rain. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100415_329_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 15, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers living in an occupied compound during a series of patrols. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100415_329_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 15, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - (Left to Right) Pvt. JOHN HOWARD eats breakfeast while an exhasuted Cpl. ADAM HILTON mans the radio before patroling. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100416_329_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 16, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier waiting for an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team guards an explosive device set by insurgents using 60 kg of home made explosive (HME) and shrapnel. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100414_329_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 14, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) placed by a foot path targeting Canadian soldiers seen after being unearthed by soldiers in the village. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100416_329_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Deadly Hopscotch: The IED Hunters~Apr. 16, 2010 - Panjwaii, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier standing by an opium poppy. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep271~20090620_271_s76_027~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 20, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, loves to go bowling at AMF Bowling in Sacramento with his family and his sister Mary's family. His routine is to throw the ball, but he never looks back to see how he performed. He is then greeted by the entire clan who reward him for his effort with high-fives. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090620_271_s76_026~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 20, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, loves to go bowling at AMF Bowling in Sacramento with his family and his sister Mary's family. His routine is to throw the ball, but he never looks back to see how he performed. He is then greeted by the entire clan who reward him for his effort with high-fives. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_025~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - 'It's important people don't think I'm starving my child, but I have to put a lock on the refrigerator at night,' said Pearlie Barton. She leaves out apples and water for her son, MARLON BARTON, incase he gets up at night searching for food. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_024~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON is frustrated because after 21 years of schooling, her son hasn't been taught much. 'We know what is best for our children. We are the experts, and we don't want them in an institution medicated and ignored,' said Barton. 'We need to work together for our children. There is no miracle out there.'.(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_023~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, puts hair gel in the hair of her autistic son MARLON BARTON as she gets ready to take him to work with her. 'I just want him treated like a human being, we want the best for him,' said Barton. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_022~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON takes Ibuprofen, anti-siezure medication, blood pressure pills, water pills, B-12, mutli-vitamins, calcium, magnesium, and zinc daily. His mother has to crush the pills and blend it into food to give it to him. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_021~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Although MARLON BARTON, 26, can put his own shoes on, he depends on his mother PEARLIE BARTON, 58, to tie them for him. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, says she suffers from back and shoulder pain and exhaustion. She sits patiently on a stool waiting for MARLON BARTON, her autistic son, to come out of the bathroom so she can wipe lotion on his legs. Sometimes he can stay in their fixated for a long time placing everything in its proper spot. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, tries to wake her autistic son MARLON BARTON, 26, up to start their day. She has a hard time scheduling appointments because she is dependent on his schedule. It can take between one and three hours to get him out of bed. Marlon loves to paint and their home is filled with his artwork. Pearlie wishes there was a program where her son could go and paint or engage in other activities. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After they exercise together PEARLIE BARTON, 58, takes her autistic son MARLON BARTON's blood pressure. They are both on blood pressure medicine. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - In a family photo, MARLON BARTON, bottom right, almost 18-months old before he was identified with autism, is pictured with his mom PEARLIE BARTON, sister Mary and father Larry. As a sweet faced baby, Marlon made everyone smile. But now that he is full grown, no one knows quite what to do with him. Barton is 6 foot 2 and 283 ponds and acutely autistic, one of thoU.S.nds of people diagnosed as children who are now entering adulthood. 'He scares people,' said his mother, who cares for him around he clock. 'Being large, African American and autistic does not work in his favor.' Autism was a relatively rare condition when Barton was born, and youngsters like him did not get the kinds of therapeutic help that they do now. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, and her autistic her son MARLON BARTON, 26, do a series of exercises at home in South Sacramento every evening after returning from work. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON says she has prayed and cried in this place while waiting for her son to leave the beauty shop. Her world is full of rituals for her autistic son where she waits sometimes for over an hour for him to move from one spot to another. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090617_271_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 17, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Everyday PEARLIE BARTON prays with her autistic son MARLON BARTON in her beauty shop. It's a rare moment where they hold hands together. She can't bring him to church because it's impossible to bring him into the mens room now that he is 26-years-old, and she can't bring him in the women's room. It's hard for her to bring him in public places. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, who suffers from Autism, is reflected in a mirror that has a framed picture of President Barack Obama and Martin Luther King above it in his mother Pearlie Barton's beauty shop. 'My hope for my son is that I don't want him in an institution medicated,' said Pearlie. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, likes to reward her son MARLON BARTON, 26, who suffers from autism, by giving him a high-five when he helps her around the store. He had just finished stocking a shelf for her. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, left, takes a walk with her son MARLON BARTON, 26, who suffers from autism and loves to go on walks. She carries a baseball bat because they have had problems with dogs in their Oak Park neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, leaves her house to go to work with her son inside, standing fixated on one spot. She says that she must show him trust so she goes out to the car and waits for him to decide on his own to come out. It can take him 15-20 minutes or more, so she can never be on time to appointments. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, who suffers from autism knows how to put on his seatbelt, but is limited on what he can and can't do. Everything that he has learned is a routine and he seldom breaks that routine. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, was identified as autistic at 18-months old. He stands fixated in the same places at home, at his mother's beauty store, and at the bowling alley. Pearlie Barton, his mother, says that she must show him trust so she goes out to the car and waits for him to decide on his own to come out. It can take him 15-20 minutes or more, so she can never be on time to appointments. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Marlon Barton, 26, can stand fixated in one spot for long durations of time. His breakfast of Fruitloop cereal and orange juice are placed on the table, but the milk will be added after he sits down and decides to eat. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, needs help figuring out which button to match with which button hole. Once he gets the buttons and button holes aligned, he can button his shirt on his own if there are medium size buttons instead of small ones. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After his bath, PEARLIE BARTON, 58, dries her autistic son MARLON BARTON, 26, who enjoys his shower. He then can brush his own teeth and places the toothbrush back in the same place methodically everyday. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A cross with the words 'Life is fragile handle with care,' is displayed with a picture of Marlon in their home in South Sacramento. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - PEARLIE BARTON, 58, wipes lotion on her son Marlon's face after his bath. MARLON BARTON is 6 foot 2 and 283 pounds, and acutely autistic. He is one of thousands of people diagnosed as children who are now entering adulthood. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090611_271_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 11, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After MARLON BARTON decides he will get out of bed, his ritual is to take off all of his clothes, put his clothes in the laundry, and tap on the wall of the shower to let his mom know he is ready. PEARLIE BARTON baths him every morning from head to toe and then applies lotion on him with a finishing spritz of cologne. 'I like for him to smell good she says,' afterward with a smile. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090609_271_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~Jun. 09, 2009 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLON BARTON, 26, who was identified as autistic at 18-months-old is now grown but needs his mother's one-on-one help to get through the day. 'I want him to be healthy and happy and to reach his highest potential,' said his mother Barton. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090707_271_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Acutely Autistic - But Always Loved~zReportage.com Story of the Week #271 - Launched July 7, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''God gave us these children, and they are our responsibility. I just want Marlon to be happy''... Pearlie Barton. Marlon Barton was almost 18 months old before he was identified with autism. Now that he is full grown, no one knows quite what to do with him. Barton is 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighs 283 pounds and acutely autistic. He is one of thousands of people diagnosed as children who are now entering adulthood. ''He scares people,'' said his mother, Pearlie Barton, who cares for him around he clock. ''Being large, African American and autistic does not work in his favor.'' Autism was a relatively rare condition when Barton was born, and youngsters like him did not get the kinds of therapeutic help that they do now. .(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMA)~''God gave us these children, and they are our responsibility. I just want Marlon to be happy''... Pearlie Barton. Marlon Barton was almost 18 months old before he was identified with autism. Now that he is full grown, no one knows quite what to do with him. Barton is 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighs 283 pounds and acutely autistic. He is one of thousands of people diagnosed as children who are now entering adulthood. ''He scares people,'' said his mother, Pearlie Barton, who cares for him around he clock. ''Being large, African American and autistic does not work in his favor.'' Autism was a relatively rare condition when Barton was born, and youngsters like him did not get the kinds of therapeutic help that they do now.:
2010~zrep518~20140228_518_w122_021~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 28, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken children display a starfish they've found while scavenging at low tide. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140301_518_w122_020~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Mar 1, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - HOOK, an indigenous Moken man, holds a three-pronged throwing spear and searches for fish in the waters of Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_518_w122_019~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 28, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - HOOK, a Moken man, fishes for lobster in the waters near his village in the Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140301_518_w122_018~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Mar 1, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken women ride through rough seas on a trip to forage for food on a nearby beach. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_518_w122_017~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 28, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken women return to a waiting boat after foraging for food on the rocky shores of the Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_016~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - DANONG, an indigenous Moken man, hunts for fish using a traditional bamboo spear near his village in Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140301_518_w122_015~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Mar 1, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Clams collected on a foraging trip in Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140301_518_w122_014~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Mar 1, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken women forage for food during low tide at a beach near their village in Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_518_w122_013~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 28, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - A young Moken boy with his face covered in Thanaka takes a break from playing games in front of the village's spirit poles. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140227_518_w122_012~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 27, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - KOH, an indigenous Moken woman, washes her face with freshwater after making charcoal in the jungle. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140227_518_w122_011~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 27, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - NGUY, an indigenous Moken man, takes his boat out as the tide comes in. The boat on the left (identified by it's unique prow design) is one of only a few Kabang left in the world. Traditionally, Moken would live most of the year aboard Kabang and each boat would hold a nuclear family. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140227_518_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 27, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken men carry parts from a long tail boat engine to shore before fixing a broken propellor. The foremost boat is one of only a few Kabang left in the world. Traditionally, Moken would live most of the year aboard Kabang and each boat would hold a nuclear family. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - An indigenous Moken man takes his boat out from the beach near his village in Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_518_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Feb 28, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - Moken children forage for food during low tide. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131010_518_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 10, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - A Moken man builds a small boat (called Sampan) in his village in the Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131010_518_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 10, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - The Moken village in Ko Surin National Park, Thailand. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140302_518_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Mar 2, 2014 - Ko Surin, Thailand - AKOO, an indigenous Moken man, in his home in Ko Surin National Park. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - NGUY, an indigenous Moken man, rows a sampan out from his village. On these islands, it's possible to see free-diving Moken men spearfishing in the water or groups of women foraging along the shores, tidal pools, and mud flats. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - NGUY, an indigenous Moken man, hunts for fish using a spear near his village. Often called sea nomads or sea gypsies, the Moken are a seafaring people who for centuries lived nomadically on the Andaman Sea. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - DANONG, an indigenous Moken man, hunts for fish using a traditional bamboo spear near his village. Today, the Moken who live in Koh Surin National Park, one of Thailand's most remote group of islands, have it better than many of their kin and are still able to live a lifestyle largely based on tradition and the sea. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131011_518_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~Oct 11, 2013 - Ko Surin, Thailand - DANONG, an indigenous Moken man, hunts for fish using a traditional bamboo spear near his village. Due to stricter border control, commercial overfishing, rapid development, and tourism, the Moken have gradually been forced to adopt a settled lifestyle. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131010_518_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Last Of The Sea Nomads~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 518 - Last Of The Sea Nomads - Launched March 18, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For centuries, the Moken sea nomads have traveled the islands between Thailand and Burma fishing and foraging a life from the sea. Throughout the Mergui Archipelago, Moken ranged in flotillas or 'Kabang', stopping at different islands, their maritime existence recognized no national boundaries. Expert freedivers, the Moken have adapted physically to an aquatic life, developing unique characteristics that let them see better and hold their breath longer while underwater. Today, however, under pressure from the Thai government, and unable to see a viable future after the devastation of the 2004 tsunami and rampant commercial overfishing, all of the Moken in Thailand have settled into villages. Many Moken, born at sea without birth certificates, are treated as stateless and struggle to find jobs. Alcoholism and unemployment rates are high. Many Moken now survive by selling handicrafts as souvenirs and working as boatmen, gardeners and garbage collectors for the tourist industry. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~For centuries, the Moken sea nomads have traveled the islands between Thailand and Burma fishing and foraging a life from the sea. Throughout the Mergui Archipelago, Moken ranged in flotillas or 'Kabang', stopping at different islands, their maritime existence recognized no national boundaries. Expert freedivers, the Moken have adapted physically to an aquatic life, developing unique characteristics that let them see better and hold their breath longer while underwater. Today, however, under pressure from the Thai government, and unable to see a viable future after the devastation of the 2004 tsunami and rampant commercial overfishing, all of the Moken in Thailand have settled into villages. Many Moken, born at sea without birth certificates, are treated as stateless and struggle to find jobs. Alcoholism and unemployment rates are high. Many Moken now survive by selling handicrafts as souvenirs and working as boatmen, gardeners and garbage collectors for the tourist industry.:
2010~zrep467~20130317_467_z92_012~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 17, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - SHRUTI, 24, had acid thrown into her face by her maid as an act of jealousy when her fiance proposed to her. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130315_467_z92_011~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 15, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130314_467_z92_010~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 14, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130313_467_z92_009~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 13, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - JABA, 14 years old - Acid was thrown at her by a potential suitor because she refused his marriage proposal. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130315_467_z92_008~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 15, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - HALA, 16, had acid thrown at her by her fiance because she was talking to a male friend. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130313_467_z92_007~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 13, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130314_467_z92_006~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 14, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - MAANYATHA, 28, had acid thrown at her by her husband because she wanted to find work and help with the household finances. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130313_467_z92_005~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 13, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - ADAN, 10, was a victim of an acid attack because of a land dispute between two families. He was a scapegoat for revenge over a small partition of his family's land that was resting on the opposition's land. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130313_467_z92_004~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 13, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130314_467_z92_003~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 14, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - RAJANI, 35, is one of the first documented cases to be recorded by Bangladeshi police in 1986. She had acid thrown at her by her ex-husband. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130313_467_z92_002~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 13, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130314_467_z92_001~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~Bangladesh Acid Attacks, where acid is thrown in faces of victims, are predominantly woman under 18. March 14, 2013 - Narayanganj, Bangladesh - A woman who was a victim in an acid attack and who did not want to be identified by name. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130314_467_z92_000~Evi Zoupanos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Acid Attack~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 467 - Acid Attack - Launched April 2, 2013 - Acid violence is a vicious and damaging form of assault in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people's faces - the overwhelming majority of the victims are women. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge. The victims are attacked in some cases because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. The scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to psychological trauma, survivors face social isolation that further damages self-esteem and seriously undermines their professional and personal futures. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and many under 18 years of age. (Credit Image: © Evi Zoupanos/zReportage/ZUMA)~Acid violence is a vicious and damaging form of assault in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people’s faces - the overwhelming majority of the victims are women. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge. The victims are attacked in some cases because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. The scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to psychological trauma, survivors face social isolation that further damages self-esteem and seriously undermines their professional and personal futures. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and many under 18 years of age.:
2010~zrep073~20050809_073_e66_018~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Child prisoners aged between 14-17 years in their cell at a jail in Metro Manila. Out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_017~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Matthew, aged 16-years-old, outside Malabon city jail in Manila on his release from prison. He has been released into the custody of The Preda Foundation after 6 months in jail for stealing 5 buckets of fish to help feed his family. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_016~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - An overcrowded and flooded jail in Metro Manila. The Jail floods every time it rains as it is situated on the edge of the river. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_015~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Inside the minors cell in a jail in Metro Manila. The children aged between 14-17 years all squeeze to sit on a table in the cell to keep off the flooded floor. They take it in turns to sleep and stand. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_014~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - The overcrowded cells in a jail in Metro Manila. The cells are packed full, with prisoners taking turns to sleep while others stand. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_013~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Alex, 14-years-old, accused of a serious offense and facing a life sentence in jail. With children being treated as adults in the Filipino justice system, the law protecting children from abuse is allowing Alex to also suffer. If convicted he will face a life sentence of 40 years imprisonment. He told us he didn't do it but hasn't yet been given a chance to say so..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_012~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - The child prisoners of a jail in Metro Manila, walking through the crowded and flooded jail. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_011~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - New arrival Ben, aged 14, gets his hair cut by another prisoner on his first day in a jail in Metro Manila. He is very nervous in his new surroundings. He was jailed for snatching a handbag. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_010~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - A mother visiting her imprisoned 15-year-old boy at a jail in Metro Manila. Relatives can visit once a week. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_009~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - The cell lock at a jail in Metro Manila. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_008~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Prisoners sleeping on the floor, in their cramped cell in a jail in metro Manila. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_007~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Robert, aged 16-years-old, imprisoned in a jail in Metro Manila for theft. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_006~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - The overcrowded cells in a jail in Metro Manila. The cells are packed full, with prisoners taking turns to sleep while others stand. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_005~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Preda's Child Rescue Team Jakki and Robert visiting a jail in Metro Manila to see if there are any minors imprisoned. They find two minors aged 16 and interview them for their details and reason for arrest as well as providing them food and drink. The jail consists of a very small cell, measuring 1 metre by 5 metres at the end of a room. Currently 13 people are imprisoned in this inhumane space, 11 adults and 2 children. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_004~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - New arrival Ben, 14-years-old, on his first day in prison at a jail in Metro Manila. He is very nervous in his new surroundings. He was jailed for snatching a handbag. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_003~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Child prisoners aged between 14-17-years-old in their cell in a jail in Metro Manila. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050809_073_e66_002~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Raymond, 15-years-old, crouching on the floor of his cell that he shares with twenty other minors aged between 14-17-years-old at a jail in Metro Manila. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050809_073_e66_001~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost Teen Prisoners~Aug. 09, 2005 - Manila, Philippines - Alex, 14-years-old, accused of a serious offense, faces a life sentence. With children being treated as adults in the Filipino justice system, the law protecting children from abuse is allowing Alex to also suffer. If convicted he will face a life sentence of 40 years imprisonment. He told us he didn't do it but hasn't yet been given a chance to say so. Without help from Preda, the delay in justice for this boy would continue. With exclusive access into the prisons of the Philippines, Hazel Thompson has captured a set of images that show a reality where, out of society's sight, children are imprisoned without a voice in conditions that only can be described as 'Victorian.' Thompson gained access into four prisons in and around the Philippines capital Manila. Working with Jubilee's partner The Preda Foundation, Thompson got inside the prisons with Preda's jail team and saw sights that most of society will never see..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050816_073_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Teen Prisoners~zReportage.com Story of the Week #073 - Launched August 16, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In any given year, 68,000 children serve time in the Philippines' prisons. Most are illegally detained on trivial offenses, yet all face the same cruel, abusive fate. Crammed together with adult inmates into sweltering, standing room only cells, the juveniles live in constant fear and in conditions amounting to nothing less than torture. Thanks to the PREDA Foundation, one child at a time is being rescued. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In any given year, 68,000 children serve time in the Philippines' prisons. Most are illegally detained on trivial offenses, yet all face the same cruel, abusive fate. Crammed together with adult inmates into sweltering, standing room only cells, the juveniles live in constant fear and in conditions amounting to nothing less than torture. Thanks to the PREDA Foundation, one child at a time is being rescued. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep166~20070228_166_m42_009~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Eleven year old SARA CORDOVA gets her first lesson in playing the guitarron by instructor IZIDRO PENAFOR at Centro Latino. Sara joined the youth mariachi group to honor her mother's culture. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070228_166_m42_008~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Eleven-year-old SARA CORDOVA gets her first lesson in playing the guitarron by instructor IZIDRO PENAFOR at Centro Latino. Sara joined the youth mariachi group to honor her mother's culture. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070228_166_m42_007~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Members of the mariachi youth group 'Estrellas de Guadalupe' perform their debut in front of more than 2,000 people, mostly immigrants, at Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Catholic church in honor of Mexico's patron saint, Nuestra Seâora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070228_166_m42_006~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Young musicians practice violin after class. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070216_166_m42_005~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 16, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Members of the mariachi youth group 'Estrellas de Guadalupe' perform their debut in front of more than 2,000 people, mostly immigrants, at Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Catholic church in honor of Mexico's patron saint, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070228_166_m42_004~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Fourteen-year-old FERNANDO CARRILLO, right, gets help from his father, FERNANDO CARRILLO SR., with his mariachi suit known as Charro, before the youth mariachi group's first performance at Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Catholic church in honor of Mexico's patron saint, Nuestra Seâora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070216_166_m42_003~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 16, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Members of the youth mariachi group 'Estrellas de Guadalupe,' from left, HECTOR LUIS, IVAN VILLA, JOCKAN LOPEZ, AIDEE AROCHO, SARA CORDOVA and YAMILEX LEMA wait to do an interview with a local spanish-speaking program, known as 'Ecuatorianisima,' on 1400 am. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070216_166_m42_002~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 16, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - HECTOR LUIS, of 'Estrellas de Guadalupe' youth mariachi group, tunes up before their first performance at Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Catholic church in honor of Mexico's patron saint, Nuestra Seâora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070228_166_m42_001~Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune~North of the Border Mariachi~Feb. 28, 2007 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Young musicians practice violin after class. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070605_166_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~North of the Border Mariachi~zReportage.com Story of the Week #166 - Launched June 05, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Music from the corazon or music from the heart, a look at a young traditional Mariachi band in a growing Hispanic community of Minneapolis. The Twin Cities Hispanic community once clustered largely in the neighborhood just south of downtown St. Paul. Hispanics now boast large communities, once overwhelmingly Mexican, the Hispanic community is increasingly from Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and other nations. Mariachi music is originally from Mexico, usually consists of at least two violins, two trumpets, one Spanish guitar, one vihuela (a high-pitched, five-string guitar) and one guitarron. Today, mariachi music is played around the world in places as far away as Japan and Europe. .All rights reserved. (Credit Image: © Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Music from the corazon or music from the heart, a look at a young traditional Mariachi band in a growing Hispanic community of Minneapolis. The Twin Cities Hispanic community once clustered largely in the neighborhood just south of downtown St. Paul. Hispanics now boast large communities, once overwhelmingly Mexican, the Hispanic community is increasingly from Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and other nations. Mariachi music is originally from Mexico, usually consists of at least two violins, two trumpets, one Spanish guitar, one vihuela (a high-pitched, five-string guitar) and one guitarron. Today, mariachi music is played around the world in places as far away as Japan and Europe. .All rights reserved.:
2010~zrep248~20080228_248_ha4_018~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SGT First Class Udo gets a hug after succesfully finding hidden explosives during detection training on Forward Operating Base Kalsu. The basic principle of the training is that the dog being taught to associate the smell of explosives or ammunition with a reward and a lot of attention. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_017~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SGT First Class Udo gets a bath in the showers of Forward Operating Base Kalsu, south of Baghdad. The wellbeing of the dogs are the handlers top priority. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_016~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SGT VINCENT SAMSONE and SSG Kevin during a patrol on the outskirts of Al Mahmudiayh south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_015~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Loeka sniffs for explosives down a hole found under rubble in the yard of a rural farmhouse while on patrol with soldiers of the 2nd Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division. Near COP Meade, south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_014~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Dog and soldiers take up defensive positions while taking a break during joint operations between 3/320 Red Knight Rakkasans and Iraqi Army near Al Mahmudiayh, Iraq. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_013~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Kevin still on patrol as the sun sets over Al Mahmudiayh Iraq. When a dog becomes old and cannot perform at its peak anymore, it retires and gets placed with a decent home. Many of the handlers adopt their dogs themselves as they cannot bear to part from their hairy friends. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_012~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Kevin at the front, a joint patrol of the 3/320 Red Knight Rakkasans and Iraqi Army moves through agricultural fields on the outskirts of Al Mahmudiayh south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_011~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Kevin searches through a convoy of mini-busses to be used in the transportation to Baghdad of young Iraqi men volunteering for the Sons of Iraq programme. The programme is unpopular with Al Qaida and frequently convoys become the target of attacks and car-bombs. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_010~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Cpr TIM WEB directs SGT Dollar where to search for explosives or arms as the clear a rural farmhouse with a soldier of the 2nd Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division. Near COP Meade, south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_009~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Cpr TIM WEB stands next to a pile of bricks outside a rural farmhouse where SGT Dollar indicated positively for explosives. Not 5 minutes later, a grenade booby-trap was found in the centimetres from his hand. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_008~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sgt LEONARD MOSES gives commands as SSG Loeka and SGT Dollar search for explosive devices in a room of a rural farmhouse near COP Meade south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_007~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SGT LEONARD MOSES with SSG Loeka, and SGT STEVE RAMIL with SSG Marco leave an EMRAB armoured personnel carrier outside Observation Post Meade south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_006~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Cpr TIM WEB and SGT Dollar share an affectionate moment in the back of an EMRAB armoured personnel carrier after succesfully completing another patrol with soldiers of the 2nd Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_005~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Dawn patrol with soldiers of the 3/320 Red Knight Rakkasans and Iraqi Army on the outskirts of Al Mahmudiayh Iraq. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_004~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Kain settles on a cot in a tent on Observation Post Meade south of Baghdad. In many of the smaller patrol bases where electricity and heat is still a problem, the handler and dog share a sleeping bag in order to stay warm in the colder months. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_003~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Charles 'Chuck' Graves treats an ear infection of SGT First Class Udo on Forward Operating Base Kalsu. With only one vet stationed in Baghdad and who cannot maintain regular visits, the health of the dogs are left mostly up to the handlers, a task they take to with loads of affection. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_002~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SGT Dollar searches through rubble in the yard of a rural farmhouse while soldiers of the 2nd Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division look on during patrol outside Observation Post Meade south of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_248_ha4_001~Johann Hattingh/zReportage.com~War Dogs~Feb. 28, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - SSG Kevin and SGT VINCENT SAMSONE walk next to an irrigation ditch during patrol on outskirts of Al Mahmudiayh Iraq with soldiers of the 3/320 Red Knight Rakkasans and Iraqi Army. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090202_248_ha4_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Dogs~zReportage Story of the Week #248- Launched February 3, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - Across the Tigris River, the sound of heavy machine-gunfire is heard constantly. 'Sergeant Dollar', a German shepherd, sniffed around a heap of bricks and sat down - alerting handlers to possible explosive devices within. Carefully the soldiers remove the bricks, one by one to expose copper wire and detonators, sure signs of an IED. Just another day in war torn Iraq for the 'Military Working Dogs' (MWD) Units of the US Armed Forces using their canine sense of smell to secure the lives of troops and civilians alike. Since time immemorial the dog has been viewed as man's best friend, and this is especially true in the trenches. Iraq has seen the largest operational deployment of Military Dog Units since Vietnam. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Across the Tigris River, the sound of heavy machine-gunfire is heard constantly. 'Sergeant Dollar', a German shepherd, sniffed around a heap of bricks and sat down - alerting handlers to possible explosive devices within. Carefully the soldiers remove the bricks, one by one to expose copper wire and detonators, sure signs of an IED. Just another day in war torn Iraq for the 'Military Working Dogs' (MWD) Units of the US Armed Forces using their canine sense of smell to secure the lives of troops and civilians alike. Since time immemorial the dog has been viewed as man's best friend, and this is especially true in the trenches. Iraq has seen the largest operational deployment of Military Dog Units since Vietnam. (Credit Image: © Johann Hattingh/Beeld/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep092~20060110_092_r78_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Forgotten Ones~zReportage.com Story of the Week #092 - Launched January 01, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Beginning in 2003, a flood of 200,000 displaced Sudanese fled to Chad when violence and genocide erupted at home. As one of the world's five poorest countries, Chad seemed the unlikely host for so many needy people. NGOs provided for the basic needs of the refugees, but with their lives and livelihoods left behind, there's little else they could do but wait for conditions at home to improve. Now, more than two years later, they're still waiting. (Credit Image: © Mario E. Ruiz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Beginning in 2003, a flood of 200,000 displaced Sudanese fled to Chad when violence and genocide erupted at home. As one of the world's five poorest countries, Chad seemed the unlikely host for so many needy people. NGOs provided for the basic needs of the refugees, but with their lives and livelihoods left behind, there's little else they could do but wait for conditions at home to improve. Now, more than two years later, they're still waiting. (Credit Image: © Mario E. Ruiz/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep474~20110628_474_p67_026~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 28, 2011 - Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan - RAFIQ, 11, and MIR AGHA, his cousin of 10, smoke crystal, a very pure heroine sometimes mixed with amphetamines. The drug made in Afghanistan is very addictive. Agha says that he tried five times to stop. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110209_474_p67_025~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Feb. 9, 2011 - Ghoryan, Afghanistan - JAMILA, 7, expires the smoke of Crystal, a pure heroin. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110628_474_p67_024~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 28, 2011 - Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan - SOHEILA begs travelers going and coming from Iran. With her brother she can make up to 4 dollars a day. The family will spend it on crystal, a strong and pure heroine made in Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110628_474_p67_023~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 28, 2011 - Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan - Children carry luggage of passengers who come from and go to Iran. For drug smugglers, children are easy mules as they are less suspected and cheap. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110628_474_p67_022~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 28, 2011 - Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan - RAFIQ, 11, and his sister SOHEILA, 7, goes to the border point with Iran to beg travelers coming back from Iran. They travel in the boot of a car on 12km to reach the entry point of the Iranian border. The car is crammed up to 13 people. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110626_474_p67_021~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 26, 2011 - Herat, Afghanistan - Counter-Narcotics Police searches cars and trucks at a check-point set up outside Herat city. Only 1 percent of the drug trade is stopped inside Afghanistan says UNODC figures. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110625_474_p67_020~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 25, 2011 - Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan - DAUD MOHAMMED (30) is addicted to heroin. His mother chained his feet up so he can't go out and buy drugs. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110601_474_p67_019~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~June 1, 2011 - Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Counter-narcotics police of Badakhshan destroy fields of opium poppy planted a few weeks before. Farmers complain that they have few alternatives to make a living. The production of opium has more than doubled in 2011 in the region says the UNODC, the United Nations organization for Drugs and Crime. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110201_474_p67_018~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Feb. 1, 2011 - Ghoryan, Herat, Afghanistan - SAMEER, 12 years old, shows the heroin he is going to swallow. Each of them contain 5 grams of crystal, a very pure heroin. He travels to Iran with 7 to 8 capsules ingested and then uses a laxative to excrete them. He hands them to a trafficker on the other side of the border. If the capsules break, he will die of heroin overdose. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110205_474_p67_017~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Feb. 5, 2011 - Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan - AHMAD, 40, smokes opium in his house next to his son WAES, 6 years old. In Afghanistan, it is believed opium is a medicine. Parents often heal their children with opium when they can not afford to pay a doctor. Ahmad says that he had to marry off his daughter of 14 so that he could get some money through the dowry. His wife, also addicted, complains that it went all towards buying opium. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110201_474_p67_016~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Feb. 1, 2011 - Ghoryan, Herat, Afghanistan - SAMEER, 12 years old, shows the 7 capsules of heroin he is going to swallow. The heroin is called crystal for its purity. He travels to Iran with 7 to 8 capsules ingested and then uses a laxative to excrete them. He hands them to a trafficker on the other side of the border. If the capsules break, he will die of heroin overdose. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110205_474_p67_015~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Feb. 5, 2011 - Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan - MOJDA GUL'S husband was killed in Iran after he was caught smuggling 250 grams of heroin. She now works in a small NGO to tell other women that they should prevent their husbands from trafficking opium. Iran has set up a harsh policy on drugs. Most of the smugglers are sentenced to death and hanged. The family has to pay the price of the rope to get the body back for burial. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20110131_474_p67_014~Philip Poupin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Crystal State~Jan. 31, 2011 - Herat, Afghanistan - Drug addicts inject themselves with heroin in a cemetery. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage via ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep190~20050920_190_p79_027~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Sep. 20, 2005 - Asbestos, Quebec, Canada - A road sign seen 9 km from the town of Asbestos, which was named for the long history of mining asbestos in this town and region..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060715_190_p79_026~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 15, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - A former worker from the Shree Digvijay Cement Company describes how he would cover his face while working with asbestos from Canada..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060722_190_p79_025~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 22, 2006 - Rajasthan, India - A man holds pieces of broken rock containing asbestos in an area with signs of small scale mining..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060720_190_p79_024~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 20, 2006 - Lucknow, India - A covertly taken photo of workers wearing no protection using files on asbestos cement products at the UP Asbestos Ltd. (UPAL) plant in Lucknow, where dust containing asbestos was seen all over the plant..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060717_190_p79_023~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 17, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - Two men working with asbestos cement roof tiles for the roof of a house in a small slum located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. The entire community is built on top of and from the asbestos scraps and dumps from decades of production at the Shree Digvijay Cement Plant. These men broke numerous pieces of roof tile containing asbestos wearing no protection whatsoever. Broken sheets of asbestos cement products can release deadly fibres into the air..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060717_190_p79_022~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 17, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - A woman prepares rice for a meal surrounded by walls made from broken asbestos roof tiles in a small slum..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060717_190_p79_021~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 17, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - Two men working with asbestos cement roof tiles for the roof of a house in a small slum..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060716_190_p79_020~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 16, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - Suffering from asbestosis, 66-year-old MANGABHAI PATEL is seen on a bed gasping for air at his relatives home where he is living..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060710_190_p79_019~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 10, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - RAGHUNATH MANWAR examines an x-ray of one of several workers who has been diagnosed with asbestosis..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060625_190_p79_018~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jun. 25, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - A woman in a small village is seen outside her home which is made with broken asbestos roof tiles in a small slum located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. The entire community is built on top of and from the asbestos scraps and dumps from decades of production at the Shree Digvijay Cement Plant..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060620_190_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jun. 20, 2006 - Ahmedabad, India - Suffering from asbestosis and having a hard time breathing 66-year-old MANGABHAI PATEL is seen walking to the local temple. He worked for 37 years at the Ahmedabad Electric Company (AEC) and was exposed to asbestos and has been diagnosed with Asbestosis. He is constantly gasping for air due to his severely damaged lungs..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060813_190_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Aug. 13, 2006 - Liverpool, United Kingdom - An abandoned asbestos company's office building adjacent to the port in Liverpool where asbestos was unloaded for use in England. Asbestos is banned in England and throughout the European Union..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060824_190_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Aug. 24, 2006 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - ROBERT BOAL, left, age 67, and HARRY MCCLUSKY, age 68, two former shipyard workers with asbestosis are seen by the River Clyde by the cranes in a shipbuilding yard..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060820_190_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Aug. 20, 2006 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - HELEN WINNING, age 56, who lives in Glasgow, Scotland. She worked at the Templeton Carpet factory in Glasgow. In 2006 she was diagnosed with mesothelioma from being exposed to asbestos at the carpet factory. Her mother was a weaver at Templetons before she was born, she died from mesothelioma in 1994..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050920_190_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Sep. 20, 2005 - Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada - The Black Lake open pit asbestos mine in Thetford Mines, operated by LAB Chrysotile. This is one of only two operating asbestos mines in Canada, both based in the province of Quebec..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050911_190_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Sep. 11, 2005 - New York, New York, USA - New York City Police and Firemen march past ground zero on the fourth anniversary of the World Trade Center Towers collapse and terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040712_190_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 12, 2004 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - Shadows of mourners at B. Kinart's memorial service are seen on the lawn by the Missing Worker Memorial..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040712_190_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 12, 2004 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - A woman lays a wreath by a photo of BLAYNE KINART that shows what he looked like before the cancer ravaged his body. The memorial service took place by the Missing Worker Memorial..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040712_190_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Jul. 12, 2004 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - B. Kinart's wife SANDY KLINART is comforted by a relative at Blayne's memorial service..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040428_190_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Apr. 28, 2004 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - In his final days BLAYNE KINART lies in his bed breathing with the aid of a respirator in a hospital's palliative care unit..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030211_190_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 11, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - BLAYNE KINART kisses his daughter SHARI KINART goodbye after a short visit to the house..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030210_190_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 10, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - BLAYNE KINART'S arms and ribs where scars from his lung surgery for Mesothelioma can be seen..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040428_190_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Apr. 28, 2004 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - BLAYNE KINART looks at himself in the mirror while in a hospital's palliative care unit..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030210_190_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 10, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - BLAYNE KINART is comforted by his wife SANDY KINART after receiving a painkiller in the form of two patches stuck to his upper back..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030210_190_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 10, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - Former millwright BLAYNE KINART at the locked gates of the now closed Welland Chemical plant where he was exposed to asbestos..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030210_190_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 10, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - 58-year-old BLAYNE KINART a former chemical worker who is dying from Mesothelioma, a cancer associated with asbestos exposure in his living room in Sarnia. Blayne passed away on July 6, 2004..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030210_190_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Dust to Dust~Feb. 10, 2003 - Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - 58-year-old BLAYNE KINART a former chemical worker who is dying from Mesothelioma, a cancer associated with asbestos exposure in his living room in Sarnia. Blayne passed away on July 6, 2004..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071120_190_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dust to Dust~zReportage.com Story of the Week #190 - Launched November 20, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The World Health Organization estimates asbestos kills at least 90,000 people a year. Dozens of countries have banned the use of the material including the European Union, Australia and recently the United States. Up to a million asbestos fibers can fit on the head of a pin and no expert has been able to prove any safe level of exposure. Western governments still sell it to developing countries who lack the knowledge to understand what they are allowing into their homes and workplaces..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The World Health Organization estimates asbestos kills at least 90,000 people a year. Dozens of countries have banned the use of the material including the European Union, Australia and recently the United States. Up to a million asbestos fibers can fit on the head of a pin and no expert has been able to prove any safe level of exposure. Western governments still sell it to developing countries who lack the knowledge to understand what they are allowing into their homes and workplaces.:
2010~zrep021~20040621_021_e66_018~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - The shattered remains of Saddam Hussein's picture litters the floor of a hospital in Baghdad. Many complain, however, that at least under his leadership they had food and security. Now everyday is a struggle for survival. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_017~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - The remains of the chicken farm in Nasiriyah, after coalition forces bombed it last year claiming it was a military target. As the farm was previously providing the city with most of its food, food supplies now had to be transported in from abroad, pushing the prices up for local people. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_016~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A mother holds the hand of her son so he can feel his worry beads. He lost an arm when a car he was travelling in hit a land mine. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_015~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A mother watches over her child who has a severe case of dysentery due to lack of clean water. The water mains were bombed during the war and, although it was meant to be a top priority of the coalition to reinstate the water supply, 4 weeks after occupation still nothing had been done. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_014~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A woman with her baby who has just been diagnosed with cholera. The total lack of clean water in towns like Basra and Nasiriyah means many cases are being confirmed daily, particularly as temperatures start to rise. Before the war there were facilities in place to control the spread of this disease, but the collapse of all health and community infrastructure means water born diseases, like cholera and dysentery, are starting to spread. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_013~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - This young girl is suffering from Kala Azar, a fatal disease spread by Sand flies and endemic to Southern Iraq. Because of the war, this year the annual spraying of the sand flies did not occur so cases amongst children have escalated dramatically in the last few months. The coalition forces have not provided the medicine needed to hospitals to treat new cases and have still not resumed spraying. As a result, children are dying daily. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_012~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - An old man lies in the Infectious Disease hospital, Baghdad. The hospital was severely looted after the war, and now patients are too scared to stay because there is no security. There are no drugs to treat the patients either. This old man was too weak to leave and does not know where his family is. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_011~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Basra, Iraq - A mother watches over her child in the burns unit, Basra, Southern Iraq. The child suffered 60 degree burns when their house was bombed in April. He has lost a leg already due to severe infection and lack of antibiotics. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_010~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - This young girl's family was forced to move after their house was bombed in April. They are now living in the remains of the local TV station with no electricity or running water. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_009~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A widow and her children are now living in what remains of Nasiriyah prison. Their house was destroyed during the war and her husband killed. They have no running water, electricity and little money for food. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_008~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A father cries beside the bed of his son, caught in a cluster bomb explosion. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_007~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - An Iraqi woman begs a US Marine to give her help for her husband, who is seriously ill following the detonation of a bomb. The US military was administering drugs for the first few days after the war but stopped, even though hospitals still didn't have enough to cope with demand. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_006~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A young girl caught in crossfire at a US roadblock in the general hospital. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_005~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - Paediatric Hospital Nasiriyah, Dr. MOHAMMED and his head nurse survey the damage done when a bomb was dropped on their hospital in April. The marines came for one day with a CNN film crew and did some work to help clear up the mess but have never been back. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_004~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A mother grieves beside the grave of her young son, killed the previous week when a bomb exploded near their home. The body of her 3 year-old daughter awaits burial. Her daughter died after contracting cholera due to lack of clean water following the bombing in Nasiriyah. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_003~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - AMNA RAJA is 9 years old and has a cancerous growth on her neck. There are currently no facilities in the whole of Iraq to treat any form of cancer. The one cancer unit in Baghdad was looted and is still not working so patients receiving chemotherapy before the war are unable to resume treatment. Patients like Amna are being turned away from hospitals and are unlikely to survive. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_002~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Basra, Iraq - A family grieve around the bedside of a 25 year-old girl caught when an undetonated bomb exploded in Basra. She was suffering from 95 percent burns and died shortly after this photo was taken. The hospital had run out of antibiotics and painkillers to treat her or ease her pain..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040621_021_e66_001~/eyevine~A Sovereign State Of Hell~Jun 21, 2004 - Nasiriyah, Iraq - A man sits beside the road in Nasiriyah. Both his hands were caught in an explosion when his house was bombed. The doctor has told him he must travel 300 kms to Baghdad to have his hands amputated in order to survive because the hospital in Nasiriyah does not have the antibiotics to treat him. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040727_021_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Sovereign State Of Hell~zReportage.com Story of the Week #021 - Launched July 13, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The U.S.-led coalition got rid of Saddam but created a vacuum of instability in its wake. The country endures regular shortages of clean water and electricity. Cholera and dysentery are on the rise in the South. Children are being killed by unexploded coalition cluster bombs and landmines leftover from the war. Overcrowded hospitals lack funds and are regular targets for insurgents and looters. With the situation growing worse daily, how can peace prevail and stability ensue for this free and sovereign nation?.(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMApress.com)~The U.S.-led coalition got rid of Saddam but created a vacuum of instability in its wake. The country endures regular shortages of clean water and electricity. Cholera and dysentery are on the rise in the South. Children are being killed by unexploded coalition cluster bombs and landmines leftover from the war. Overcrowded hospitals lack funds and are regular targets for insurgents and looters. With the situation growing worse daily, how can peace prevail and stability ensue for this free and sovereign nation?:
2010~zrep089~20051010_089_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 10, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier MTASHER MAHED screams in pain in the emergency room of 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 10, 2005. Mahed was in a head on collision and broke his pelvis. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - A soldier stands in a trail of blood outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Surgeons remove an Appendix from Virginia National Guardsman Spc. Nicholas Farmer, 22, in the Operating Room in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Farmer had an emergency Appendicitis. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051007_089_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 07, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier ABDUL KADER YOUSIF, 20, in Intensive Care in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons had to amputate Yousif's lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside his home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051008_089_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 08, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Iraqi NADAM FAISER NAJEM, 42, at the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, on Oct. 8, 2005. He was working for a British security company when he was injured by an improvised explosive device in Basara, Iraq in July and has been in the hospital since. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051008_089_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 08, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - First Lt. DELUBIO REZENDE finds relief with a hot water bottle in the intermediate care ward in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 8, 2005. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051007_089_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 07, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Sgt. NICOLE GOBBLE and Sgt. SCOTT CLARKE sign ASAWER SALEH'S cast inside the Intensive Care Unit of the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 7, 2005. The 9 year-old Iraqi girl was shot in the arm when her taxi did not get out of the way of a passing US convoy. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051007_089_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 07, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - The welcome matt is covered in sand and dust outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, on Oct. 7, 2005. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Combat boots outnumber clogs in the emergency room in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Anesthesiologist Major JOHN HAMEL, left, and Cardiologist Major LANCE SULLENBERGER prepare Iraqi Army soldier ABDUL KADER YOUSIF, 20, for surgery in the operating room in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons had to amputate his lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside Yousif's home. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier ABDUL KADER YOUSIF, 20, arrives at the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons must amputate Yousif's lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside his home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051008_089_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 08, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Army Spc. GERMELE SMITH waits for transport to Germany outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 8, 2005. Smith has cardiovascular problems. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Virginia National Guardsman Spc. NICHOLAS FARMER, 22, is transported to the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Farmer had an emergency Appendicitis. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - General surgeon Colonel CANDICE CASTRO operates on Iraqi Army soldier Abdul Kader Yousif, 20, in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons had to amputate Yousif's lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside his home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051008_089_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 08, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Major JOSE ACOSTA waits for a Black Hawk helicopter to arrive with a patient outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 8, 2005. Acosta is a nursing supervisor at the hospital. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051007_089_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 07, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Combat Medics and soldiers unload Iraqi Army soldier ABDUL KADER YOUSIF, 20, outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons had to amputate his lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside his home. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051010_089_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 10, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Six Iraqi soldiers involved in a head on collision are unloaded with the help of soldiers from the motor pool outside the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 10, 2005. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20051009_089_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~Oct. 09, 2005 - Tikrit, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier ABDUL KADER YOUSIF, 20, in the emergency room in the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq on Oct. 9, 2005. Surgeons had to amputate Yousif's lower left leg after an improvised explosive decision exploded outside his home. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051206_089_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~MASH Iraq~zReportage.com Story of the Week #089 - Launched December 06, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - At the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher, U.S. soldiers, Iraqi civilians and even injured insurgents are treated with the same urgency and care. War's contradictions are pushed to the side here, overlooked in the name of medical necessity. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~At the 228th Combat Support Hospital at Camp Speicher, U.S. soldiers, Iraqi civilians and even injured insurgents are treated with the same urgency and care. War's contradictions are pushed to the side here, overlooked in the name of medical necessity. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep293~20090923_293_tk2_027~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - After the civil war in Burundi (2005/2006) many rebel groups have been unarmed by the Burundi army and reintegrated into society again. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_026~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_025~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 22, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools and houses are currently buing built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The buildings are made from local made mud bricks which are burned in simpel wood ovens. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_024~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Through Burundi community meetings, democratic decissions are made. The topics vary from choosing leadership to the maintenance of the local well. These meetings take many hours to conclude as everybody takes their turn speaking. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_023~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Agriculture is the main source of income for Burundi people in rural areas. Beans, mais, pineapples, rice, bananas, tea and cofee grow well and are massively produced. The women do all the work on the field. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090924_293_tk2_022~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 24, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - A Burundi woman. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_021~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Two boys play on their handmade bicycle to race down the hill. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_020~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_019~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_018~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_017~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 22, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Mother child care in rural areas in Burundi. In each community is a basic health post where mothers go with their babies for medical checkup (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_016~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 22, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Mother child care in rural areas in Burundi. In each community is a basic health post where mothers go with their babies for medical checkup (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_015~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 22, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Mother child care in rural areas in Burundi. In each community is a basic health post where mothers go with their babies for medical checkup (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_014~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_013~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090924_293_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 24, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Burundese woman at work tailoring. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090921_293_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 22, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Malaria is number one cause of death in Africa. In Burundi, few people have bed nets to protect themselves from mosquito bites. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090922_293_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 21, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - In Burundi, many new schools are currently being built after peace has come. Half a million Burundi people fled during the war (2003-2006) to Tanzania but almost all returned finding their country in pieces. The children are far behind in their education as the schools in the tanzanian refugee camps were not of high quality. The kids are happy to go back to school in their own country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Agriculture is the main source of income for Burundi people in rural areas. Beans, mais, pineapples, rice, bananas, tea and cofee grow well and are massively produced. The women do all the work on the field. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - After the civil war in Burundi (2005/2006) many rebel groups have been unarmed by the Burundi army and reintegrated into society again. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090923_293_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~Sep. 23, 2009 - Muyenga, Burundi - Agriculture is the main source of income for Burundi people in rural areas. Beans, mais, pineapples, rice, bananas, tea and cofee grow well and are massively produced. The women do all the work on the field. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091201_293_tk2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burundi - Life After War~zReportage Story of the Week #293 - Launched December 1, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Burundi has recently emerged from twelve years of devastating civil war. Its economy destroyed and hundreds and thousands of people were killed - The voices of ordinary Burundians are being heard for the first time. In 1994, Burundi became the scene of one of Africa's most violent and intractable conflicts between the dominant Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority. More than 300,000 Burundians were killed and hundreds of thousands others were internally displaced or became refugees. In 2005, Burundians had their first parliamentary elections since the end civil war. Burundians - Farmers, artisans, traders, mothers, soldiers and students look to the future, with hopes for a better life. With the advent of peace, this charming country may at long last be able to put its dark past to rest. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com)~Burundi has recently emerged from twelve years of devastating civil war. Its economy destroyed and hundreds and thousands of people were killed - The voices of ordinary Burundians are being heard for the first time. In 1994, Burundi became the scene of one of Africa's most violent and intractable conflicts between the dominant Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority. More than 300,000 Burundians were killed and hundreds of thousands others were internally displaced or became refugees. In 2005, Burundians had their first parliamentary elections since the end civil war. Burundians - Farmers, artisans, traders, mothers, soldiers and students look to the future, with hopes for a better life. With the advent of peace, this charming country may at long last be able to put its dark past to rest. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com):
2010~zrep321~20100512_321_s76_030~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 12, 2010 - Carrefour, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE, right, peaks out under a US aid tarp covering te sleeping area in the back yard of his cousin's home with his brother, ANDERSON ALEXANDRE, 10, and cousin MIRLENE DENIS. Lovensky and his mom, Roselene, are staying temporarily at her niece's home before they move out to her mom home in the countryside in Les Cayes, Haiti. Alexandre wears a light blue fleece glove on his right hand as a security blanket when he is nervous. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100512_321_s76_029~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 12, 2010 - Carrefour, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE, wearing a light blue fleece glove, settles in with his family at his cousin's home. His brother, HEBERTSON ALEXANDRE, 15, tries to adjust the television station broadcasting a soccer match as his cousin, JAMY DENIS, center, looks through the backpack with toys and books that Lovensky brought home. Roselene Ducelas and her four children are sharing a 10-by-10 foot room with her niece and her three family members as they return to Haiti. Roselene is planning on moving to her mom's home in the countryside town of Les Caynes for a few months. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100512_321_s76_028~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 12, 2010 - Carrefour, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE runs through the backyard of his cousin's home in Haiti where his family plans to set up as a temporary home. Water runs over the rocky yard when it rains and the structure is shared by other families. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./ Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100512_321_s76_027~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 12, 2010 - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Relief International drove Lovensky Alexandre and Roselene Ducelus and transported a 16-by-16-foot military tent donated from the Sacramento chapter of the United Nations Association to the hillside neighborhood of Carrefour located southwest of Port-au-Prince where they will living in the small yard of her niece. The dusty two-hour ten miles trip from the Port-au-Prince airport drove past many earthquake damaged structures and temporary living shelters of tents and salvaged materials. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100511_321_s76_026~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 11, 2010 - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Sacramento Metropolitan District Fire Capt. BARBIE LAW and ROSELENE DUCELUS check-in at the Sacramento Airport for the return trip to Carrefour, Haiti as LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE waits nervously to return home May 12, 2010. Both he and his mother wanted to stay in the United States but they were on a Humanitarian Parole and they had to return when he was well enough to travel home. (Credit Image: © Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100508_321_s76_025~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 8, 2010 - Elk Grove, California, U.S. - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE drives neighbor's Jordan Guch, 6, electric car up and down the street playing wearing a pair of tanning goggles. He drove and drove the car until the battery needed recharging. Alexandre and his mom, Roselene Ducelus, stayed with Pierre LaGuerre's, a Haitian-born, Creole-speaking emergency room admissions supervisor. He invited the boy and his mother to his five-bedroom Elk Grove home, filled with suburban American comforts. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100505_321_s76_024~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 5, 2010 - West Sacramento, California, U.S. - 7-year-old LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE throws out the opening pitch to River Cats FERNANDO HERNANDEZ at the River Cats game after his open-heart surgery less than three weeks ago The 7-year-old Haitian boy who was brought to the United States to have his congenital heart defect repaired. The boy was discovered in Haiti by a Sacramento fire captain Barbie Law while she was volunteering at a clinic in Carrefour, Haiti. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100505_321_s76_023~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 5, 2010 - West Sacramento, California, U.S. - Sacramento Metro Fire Capt. BARBIE LAW throws her arms in the air demonstrating to LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE how to help medical assistant JANAI VERNOTT remove his shirt for the final examination nineteen day after surgery by Pediatric cardiologist Hessam Fallah, M.D. Barbie Law contacted Dr. Hessan Fallah who petitioned Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento to perform the boy's surgical repair for free. All of the doctors as well as the medical center donated their services. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100501_321_s76_022~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 1, 2010 - Elk Grove, California, U.S. - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE looks at the menu of the Wii game on the big screen television in the family room and tells JEPSON LAGUERRE whcih game he would like to play. When Lovensky lived in Carrefour, Haiti he had no television, computer or computer games. Once he came to live the the LaGuerre's he learned how to play Wii and spent most of his time playing the game while he waited for his surgery and during his post-op recovery. The two boys became close during the 44 day stay in the United States. Once he came to live the the LaGuerre's he learned how to play Wii and spent most of his time playing the game while he waited for his surgery and during his post-op recovery. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_321_s76_021~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~Apr. 23, 2010 - Elk Grove, California, U.S. - PIERRE LAGUERRE holds hands with his son, JEPSEN LAGUERRE, 9; neighborhood friend MIRANDA GOCH,13; LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE, 7; wife, CARMELLE LAGUERRE; and SUMER HIGHLAND, 5, as they bless their food at dinner. Lovensky's mom, ROSELENE DUCELUS, works in the kitchen preparing another plate of chicken, rice and beans for the meal. A bag full of candy and treat sits next to Lovensky on the dinner table. He has to wait until he finishes his dinner before he may eat the treats. Eight days after surgery, Lovensky has to take it easy to protect the surgical area inside of his body. He is playing Wii on the big screen television in the family room. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_321_s76_020~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~Apr. 23, 2010 - Elk Grove, California, U.S. - PIERRE LAGUERRE rubs the head of LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE with affection at the dinner in his home where Lovensky and his mother are staying during his stay in the United States for his open-heart surgery. Pierre gave Lovensky the closed cropped haircut the day before. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100420_321_s76_019~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~Apr. 20, 2010 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Sacramento Metropolitan District Fire Capt. BARBIE LAW hugs LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE as he goes to the home of PIERRE LAGUERRE with his mom, ROSELENE DUCELUS after he was discharged from Sutter Memorial Hospital five days after his open-heart surger. A reserved Barbie Law showed her emotional happiness when Lovensky left the hospital. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100420_321_s76_018~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~Apr. 20, 2010 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - 7-year-old LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE walks out of the Intensive Care unit of Sutter Memorial Hospital wearing his hospital clothing five days after his successful open-heart surgery surrounded by Sacramento Metro Fire Capt. BARBIE LAW, mom ROSELENE DUCELUS, and interpreter PIERRE LAGUERRE Barbie Law, constantly worried about the frailness of Lovensky and didn't want him to hurt himself and upset the surgical repair. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100420_321_s76_017~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~Apr. 20, 2010 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - The whole room lights-up in smiles as PIERRE LAGUERRE hi-five's LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE as they wait to be discharged from the hospital five day after open heart surgery. BARBIE LAW, left, and ROSELENE DUCELUS, center, are happy with the success of the operation. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100518_321_s76_016~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 18, 2010 - West Sacramento, California, U.S. - LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE laughs as he looks up from the scar from his open-heart surgery, while he waits for his final post-surgery examination, nineteen days after surgery by his pediatric cardiologist Dr. Fallah. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100518_321_s76_015~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 18, 2010 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ROSELENE DUCELUS, left, breaks down and cries after the successful surgery of her son, LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE, as she is comforted by MONIQUE PASCO CHILD of Sutter Memorial Hospital. Sacramento Metro Fire Capt. BARBIE LAW, interpreter PIERRE LAGUERRE and other staff members observe Lovensky's first hour in intensive care following his open-heart surgery. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100518_321_s76_014~Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Lovensky's Miracle~May 18, 2010 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ROSELENE DUCELUS spent five days in Sutter Memorial Hospital intensive care unit, watching over her son as he recovered from open-heart surgery. Roselene passed the time playing checkers as the energetic LOVENSKY ALEXANDRE (left) lay quiet in his bed and rarely showed his smile as he watched television. Dr. Nasirov said, 'He was in good spirit. He wasn't afraid or anything. ...this kid is pretty amazing. Being here, I think he felt safe and saved and loved.' (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep485~20130323_485_l102_011~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 23, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - A devotee wears an amulet while attending a tattoo festival. (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130323_485_l102_010~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 23, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra work themselves into a trance called ''Klong Khuen'' while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.''(Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130323_485_l102_009~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 23, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra work themselves into a trance called ''Klong Khuen'' while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_008~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra have their tattoo's energized while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_007~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra have their tattoo's energized while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_006~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra work themselves into a trance called ''Klong Khuen'' while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_005~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra work themselves into a trance called ''Klong Khuen'' while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_004~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra work themselves into a trance called ''Klong Khuen'' while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_003~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees of Thailand's Wat Bang Pra have their tattoo's energized while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130326_485_l102_002~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2013 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Buddhist monks look on while while attending a festival called ''Wai Kru.'' Devotees have their tattoo's energized by tattoo masters and Buddhist monks. (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110326_485_l102_001~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~March 26, 2011 - Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand - Devotees to Thailand's Wat Bang Pra near Nakhon Chai Si gather for an annual ''Wai Kru'' or religious meeting to have their tattoo's energized by tattoo masters and Buddhist Monks. Most devotees believe that the tattoos are magic and will protect them from such things as bullets, knives and jealous lovers. (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110326_485_l102_000~David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sacred Ink~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 485 - Sacred Ink - Launched July 30, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Shrill shrieks pierce the humid morning air outside the famous tattoo Thai temple of Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand. On this clear, hot morning more than ten thousand have gathered to be a part of festival that honors Buddhist monks and others who ink the sacred lines into the bodies of the devoted. Through the morning, first one, then two and then many will transform into what appear to be an altered state and played out to the crowd of onlookers gathered around. These Thai men, all devotees to Wat Bang Phra, have entered into a trance called 'Khong Khuen,' or a magical force rising, and this is the festival known as 'Wai Kru.' (Credit Image: © David Longstreath/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Shrill shrieks pierce the humid morning air outside the famous tattoo Thai temple of Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Chai Si, Thailand. On this clear, hot morning more than ten thousand have gathered to be a part of festival that honors Buddhist monks and others who ink the sacred lines into the bodies of the devoted. Through the morning, first one, then two and then many will transform into what appear to be an altered state and played out to the crowd of onlookers gathered around. These Thai men, all devotees to Wat Bang Phra, have entered into a trance called 'Khong Khuen,' or a magical force rising, and this is the festival known as 'Wai Kru.' :
2010~zrep121~20030101_121_g47_018~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. - Excited fairgoers experience the thrill of the Top Spin ride at the North Carolina State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_017~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. - Official 'Spiderman' impersonator heads out of dressing room toward stage for Meet & Greet event with children at the Colorado State Fair..(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_016~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Members of cheerleading teams competing in statewide championship sing along while national anthem is played at the Florida State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_015~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. - Competitors await judge's decision for Grand Champion lamb during Grand Drive gala at the Kansas State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_014~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Woman circles solo on 'Dumbo the Elephant' ride at the Florida State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_013~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. - Winning bales of hay with prize ribbons attached sit on display in Agriculture Building at the Indiana State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_012~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. - Arm wrestling competitor prepares for start of the match at the Kansas State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_011~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - Local 'bounce' team sends woman members skyward during performance along parade route at the Minnesota State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_010~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Dallas, Texas, U.S. - Traditional 'carnival barker' plies his trade over loudspeaker system at the State Fair of Texas. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_009~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Dallas, Texas, U.S. - Young boy in fatigues with a goat outfitted as a 'tank' waits to enter the ring in an animal costume competition at the State Fair of Texas. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_008~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - St. Paul, Montana, U.S. - Two poodles with owner/trainer during break in dog obedience demonstrations at the Minnesota State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_007~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Four-H Club prizewinners in egg competition proudly display their cartons of perfect eggs at the California State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_006~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. - Riders get a bird's eye view of the firgrounds on the Wave Swinger at the North Carolina State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_005~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Two police officers on duty at the entrance to the California State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_004~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. - Miss Rodeo America 2004, Darci Robertson, warms up for lassoing demonstration with children at the Colorado State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030101_121_g47_003~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2003 - Dallas, Texas, U.S. - Competitor in State Fair Corny Dog Contest 'wolfs down' another corny dog in alloted time at the State Fair of Texas. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19920101_121_g47_002~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 1992 - Richmond, Virginia, U.S. - Sheep in restrainer bleats while bing trimmed for show ring at the State Fair of Virgina. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_001~Arthur Grace/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~Jan. 01, 2004 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Members of cheerleading team relax before competing in statewide championship at the Florida State Fair. .(Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_121_g47_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~State Fair~zReportage.com Story of the Week #121 - Launched July 25, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Twenty million Americans flock to state fairs each year. They are a microcosm of America--in all its glory and weirdness--at any given point in time. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Twenty million Americans flock to state fairs each year. They are a microcosm of America--in all its glory and weirdness--at any given point in time. (Credit Image: © Arthur Grace/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep400~20110314_400_s70_029~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - March Air Force Base, California, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER waits for his unit to return from Afghanistan. ''I'm scared they're gonna tip me over they're gonna be so happy to see me,'' he said. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110515_400_s70_028~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~May 15, 2011 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER gets a hug from his relative CHERI MCPHERSON as he arrives at Tampa International Airport. ''I'm really excited,'' she said. ''I have not seen him. He's come a long way.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_027~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - March Air Force Base, California, U.S. - Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER shows his new legs off to his unit just after they arrived at March Air Reserve Base. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_026~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - March Air Force Base, California, U.S. - Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER talks about his nubs and his new legs to his unit just after they arrived. From the time he was injured by an IED in late November, Justin's goal was to be up on his prosthetic legs by the time his unit returned in early May. It usually takes above the knee amputees eight months to a year to be up and walking on their legs. Justin did it in four months. ''Being able to see my boys come of the plane was my motivation to go in twice a day, every day,'' he said. ''And even going on the days that I'm supposed to have off I still go in every day and PT. Physical therapy Occupational therapy, work on my arm, work on my legs.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110510_400_s70_025~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~May 10, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER hangs on his friend COURTNEY CONNOLLY after his homecoming party at VFW Post 7987. One of his best friends Matthew Mettler stands at right and his mother Jill at left. ''I'm really excited to go home because well, it's gonna be a lot different now. All my friends and family, they've only seen pictures of me. They haven't seen me walking.'' Matthew said seeing him in person was much different than looking at photos on Facebook. ''It's just it adds a different level seeing him in person. He's still Justin. He's suffered a great loss but you can't take away someone's personality, you can't take away a person's soul away from them. He's still my Justin, he's still my best friend. That's not gonna change. It's real, seeing him. You know it really happened and that really hurts. But he's still that amazing Justin that's always been there.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_024~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER is surrounded by friends during his homecoming party at a VFW. ''I've never had that type of a homecoming before,'' he said. ''I've been on three deployments and you know, finally my last deployment I get the most amazing homecoming I could ever wish for. Words can't describe it. People I haven't seen since I've left, people I've never seen in my life came to this and that's what made it so amazing. That's why i went over to Afghanistan in the first place was for people like this. So, to have them come out and show their spirit and their love for their country is amazing all in itself.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_023~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - March Air Force Base, California, U.S. - Cpl. AUSTIN CARTER hugs Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER as their unit returns from Afghanistan. From the time he was injured by an IED in late November, Justin's goal was to be up on his prosthetic legs by the time his unit returned in early May. It usually takes above the knee amputees eight months to a year to be up and walking on their legs. Justin did it in four months. ''Being able to see my boys come of the plane was my motivation to go in twice a day, every day,'' he said. ''And even going on the days that I'm supposed to have off I still go in every day and PT. Physical therapy Occupational therapy, work on my arm, work on my legs.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_022~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - CODY MCCASLAND, 9, of Colleyville, Texas, walks the 1 mile fun run with Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER during Winter's family beach fest. The event served as a fundraiser for both CMA and Challenged Athletes Foundation. Cody McCasland, became a double-amputee after being born without shin bones and can run well with his prosthetic legs. Walking a mile was the longest he had gone up until this point. ''He's 9 years old he's been walking like this forever,'' Justin said. ''Even tho he's younger, i'm still looking up to him because he's been walking way way longer than me. I've been walking 4 months he's been walking 9 years so I'm looking up to him to see what i gotta do to push thru the pain. He was pretty much an inspiration to me.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_021~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER waits to get an x-ray on his arm at Walter Reed Medical Center. Gaertner had taken a fall onto his already severely injured left arm while on a bike ride. He has had multiple surgeries to rebuild the veins, tendons, and musculature in his arm. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_020~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER gets ready to put on his prosthetic legs at the MATC at Walter Reed Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_019~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER waits to get an x-ray on his arm at Walter Reed Medical Center. Gaertner had taken a fall onto his already severely injured left arm while on a bike ride. He has had multiple surgeries to rebuild the veins, tendons, and musculature in his arm. He's had skin flap's taken from his stomach, skin grafts, a bone graft, and a tendon transfer all to reconstruct his arm. He also had to have 2 titanium plates in his arm because there are so many fractures in the bone. ''I get mad at my arm everyday because there is only so much I can do,'' he said. ''I can't even hold a bar of soap to wash my right arm. I pretty much lather up my insides of my thighs and stick my right arm inside my thighs to wash it because I can't hold a bar of soap.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_018~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Cpl. Justin Gaertner walks around the track with a weighted ball at the MATC at Walter Reed Medical Center. Justin trains there Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week. The workouts consist of motions, using weights and treadmills. Julie Castles, Justin's physical therapist, said he is one of her most motivated guys, almost to a fault. He'll keep working when he's hurting. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_017~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER, left, and Ashley Southern stand in the kitchen as her husband Tyler Southern plays around with a gun used in video games at Justin's room at the new barracks for wounded military at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_016~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER and Tyler Southern dance to Ludacris ''How Low'' as hurricane Irene passed over the area at the new barracks at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Justin had just moved in the week before and bought himself DJ gear and a number of new appliances and decor items. ''After I got hit, I decided, I was like, man, I want to be a DJ,'' he said. ''Sounds like a good idea. I mean, I love music, I love mixing stuff together. I love making my own beats.' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110829_400_s70_015~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Aug. 29, 2011 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER reads clothes washing detergent instructions as he does laundry at Tranquility Hall. His mother left him just a few days before. ''It's a big reality check when your NMA (non-medical attendant) leaves because now you're on your own. His mother had been staying with him and caring for him at Watler Reed since he lost his legs. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101220_400_s70_014~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Dec. 20, 2010 - Bethesda, MD, U.S. - Lance Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER gets a kiss on the cheek from KAYLA WOLFORD, his next-door neighbor, Mitchell classmate and best friend in a photo that was taped to his window in his hospital room. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_400_s70_013~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 5, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - LARRY DALLA BETTA, 12, his little sister NICOLE DALLA BETTA, 6, and their mom JILL DALLA BETTA watch TV as JUSTIN GAERTNER looks on his iPad in his room at the Malone House at Walter Reed Medical Center. The kids were staying there for a couple of weeks after school was out for the summer. Since Justin was hurt, Jill was with him, leaving her younger children to be cared for by their dad. When Justin was initially hurt, he would express his emotions about it but since then he doesn't talk about it much. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_012~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER pictured just after he finished boot camp. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110910_400_s70_011~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Sep. 10, 2011 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - New York firefighters help JUSTIN GAERTNER sit on the yellow footprints at Parris Island, South Carolina in September 2011. When recruits arrive at Parris Island for boot camp, they jump off a bus and line up in a formation on these footprints. It's the beginning of their journey. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_400_s70_010~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 5, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER wheels his prosthetic legs through the MATC at Walter Reed Medical Center. Justin trains there Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week. The workouts consist of motions, using weights and treadmills. An IED was triggered where he was sweeping for explosives in Afghanistan. He lost his legs and wounded his arm in the explosion. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_400_s70_009~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 5, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER wrestles with his brother LARRY DALLA BETTA, 12, in the playground near the Malone House where Justin stays as he continues his physical and occupational therapy at Walter Reed Medical Center. Since that time, Walter Reed has closed down and they have moved the operation over to the Bethesda Naval Hospital grounds. When Justin was initially hurt, he would express his emotions about it but since then he doesn't talk about it much. ''Little Larry is going through the transition in life right now so he kinda keeps everything bottled up,'' Jill said. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110910_400_s70_008~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Sep. 10, 2011 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Marine recruits file past Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER at the Parris Island Museum. Justin made a trip to Parris Island with a group of New York Firefighters who delivered a piece of the World Trade towers for the museum. The last time he was at Parris Island, he was a recruit himself in 2007. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_400_s70_007~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 5, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER exercises with the help of his physical therapist JULIE CASTLES, right, at Walter Reed Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_400_s70_006~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~March 14, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - LARRY DALLA BETTA, 12, left, watches as his brother JUSTIN GAERTNER and TYLER SOUTHERN swing at a playground near the Malone House at Watler Reed Medical Center. Justin said Tyler paid a visit to him while he was still in the ICU and seeing and talking to him helped him realize his life was not over. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn//Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101220_400_s70_005~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Dec. 20, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Occupational therapist KRISTI REPP talks to Lance Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER about pain he is having in and around his elbow at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Earlier in the day Gaertner had surgery on his arm which needed much repair after an IED was triggered where he was sweeping for explosives in Afghanistan. He lost his legs in the explosion. He said his first instinct after his body was thrown into the air and landed back on the ground was to get back up to see about his friend or keep sweeping. When he tried to get up is when he saw his legs were gone. Then he looked and his arm and he says it appeared to be deflated. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110602_400_s70_004~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 2, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER holds his head for a moment after a morning workout at the MATC at Walter Reed Medical Center. ''I'm never really gonna get used to the pain,'' he said. ''I can over come it because I'm a marine. But it's always gonna be there.'' (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110505_400_s70_003~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~May 5, 2011 - Trinity, Florida, U.S. - Marine Amputee JUSTIN GAERTNER swims with his sister NICOLE DALLA BETTA, 6, at their home. Justin said on the top of his list when he came home, was to go swimming with his little sister. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101220_400_s70_002~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~Dec. 20, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S .- Lance Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER talks to his mom on the phone from his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_400_s70_001~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~June 5, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - JUSTIN GAERTNER wheels his prosthetic legs through the MATC at Walter Reed Medical Center. Justin trains there Monday through Friday, 40 hours a week. The workouts consist of motions, using weights and treadmills. An IED was triggered where he was sweeping for explosives in Afghanistan. He lost his legs and wounded his arm in the explosion. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101220_400_s70_000~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Fight To Recover~zReportage.com Story of the Week #400: Fight To Recover - Launched December 20, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - On the day after Thanksgiving, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER, 21, was patrolling for mines in the Marja district of Afghanistan when an improvised bomb, stuffed in a glass jug, exploded beneath his feet. His legs were decimated. Shrapnel blasted into his abdomen and shredded his left arm. He was flown to Washington, D.C., where he began what doctors said would be a long and daunting recovery. Of the 46,000 American troops wounded in a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 1,200 have lost a limb. All of them face grueling treatments and uncertain futures as they return to life back home. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~On the day after Thanksgiving, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. JUSTIN GAERTNER, 21, was patrolling for mines in the Marja district of Afghanistan when an improvised bomb, stuffed in a glass jug, exploded beneath his feet. His legs were decimated. Shrapnel blasted into his abdomen and shredded his left arm. He was flown to Washington, D.C., where he began what doctors said would be a long and daunting recovery. Of the 46,000 American troops wounded in a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 1,200 have lost a limb. All of them face grueling treatments and uncertain futures as they return to life back home.:
2010~zrep251~20080717_251_ce2_009~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 17, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - Afghan refugee family during the home visit of visiting doctors. The most of refugees are Sunni as Hazara people prefer to stay in Meshad, in the northern Iranian province of Khorasan because they are Shia as the Sistan-Balucistan is Sunni area. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080717_251_ce2_008~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul 17, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - An Afghan girl during a medical examination. MSF runs three medical clinics in Zahedan, offering free medical consultations and nutritional support for children. MSF also refers patients to secondary health facilities and covers costs for specialist consultations, treatments and hospitalisation. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_251_ce2_007~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 14, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - A visiting doctor explaining to a refugee family how to prevent disease from polluted water during a domiciliary visit. Most of the houses do not have water or gas supply, some of them have electricity supply, and outside the building one may find a well for the water. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080715_251_ce2_006~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 15, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - Afghan visiting doctors going on house calls. To continue benefiting from their status, legal Afghan immigrants have to renew their residence permits and then move to other areas of the country, if they want, where there is no structure able to cater for them. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_251_ce2_005~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 14, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - An Afghan woman with her baby during the check of an x-ray photograph. The patient goes to laboratory test for x- rays, body scans and specialist visits at hospitals that have an agreement with MSF. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090216_251_ce2_004~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 10, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - MSF's staff measuring a baby's height. The clinics offer free medical consultations and nutritional support for children. MSF also refers patients to secondary health facilities and covers costs for specialist consultations, treatments and hospitalisation. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080717_251_ce2_003~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 17, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - An Afghan refugee women sitting down in the courtyard waiting for a medical examination. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080715_251_ce2_002~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 15, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - A young deaf Afghan refugee with his father waiting for a medical examination. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080713_251_ce2_001~Alberto Ceoloni~Lost in Iran~Jul. 13, 2008 - Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran - An Afghan visiting doctor holding a premature baby during a domiciliary visit. There are two safe delivery centers in Zahedan, where pregnant Afghan refugee women may go for delivery. If there are complications, a patient would be admitted into on of eight local hospitals in Zahedan, six of which have agreements with MSF for parient care. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090224_251_ce2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost in Iran~zReportage.com Story of the Week #251 - Launched February 24, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Iranian regime has firmly implemented a plan to repatriate the bulk of an estimated one million Afghan refugees living illegally on its soil. Afghan refugees fled to the Islamic Republic of Iran in part to escape the fighting but also to offer a better future for their children. In 2007, more than 350,000 illegal Afghan immigrants were forced to go back to their country, where the economic and social situation remains difficult. With one million more registered Afghans, Iran harbors the largest number of refugees in the world after Pakistan. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press).~The Iranian regime has firmly implemented a plan to repatriate the bulk of an estimated one million Afghan refugees living illegally on its soil. Afghan refugees fled to the Islamic Republic of Iran in part to escape the fighting but also to offer a better future for their children. In 2007, more than 350,000 illegal Afghan immigrants were forced to go back to their country, where the economic and social situation remains difficult. With one million more registered Afghans, Iran harbors the largest number of refugees in the world after Pakistan. (Credit Image: © Alberto Ceoloni/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press).:
2010~zrep029~20040616_029_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Until he passes three bowel movements, this inmate, suspected of hiding a weapon or drugs in his anal cavity, is confined in a special Administration Segregation holding cell containing nothing more than a bare mattress in Calipatria State Prison..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040616_029_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - A resident of an Administration Segregation Housing Unit is moved from his cell; he must be cuffed in full body shackles and accompanied by several correctional officers in Calipatria State Prison..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - DIMAS DELEON a.k.a 'DIABLO,' was one of the most feared enforcers for the Nuestra Familia (Northern CA) prison gang. In his world he was the self-proclaimed God; his word determined who lived or died. After spending almost sixteen years in solitary confinement/Security Housing Unit, he lost respect for the collective decision-making of the gang and chose to drop out. he now resides in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Inmates of different races play basketball together in the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit yard under the supervision of correctional officers. This multi-racial basketball game is a stark contrast to the racial and gang segregation that generally governs prison life..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Inmates share meals in a cafeteria setting, which is a freedom allowed in Sensitive Needs Housing Units. Although the situation seems relatively normal, tensions run high. Even special treatment by cafeteria staff can cause a prison riot..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - From left to right, JEFFREY BURKES (ex-Black Guerilla Family), RUBIN DAVIS (ex-Mexican Mafia-Southern CA), NORMAN WAYNE WILLHOITE (ex-Aryan Brotherhood), and DIMAS DELEON (ex-Nuestra Familia-Northern CA), have spent collectively 55 years hating one another in service to their gangs. In the past, standing next to each other would have meant kill or be killed. According to Deleon, if a man was not willing to kill or die for his race or gang he disrespected the gang's beliefs and was subject to death. Now, all four men have made the decision to denounce their gang and reside in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit. Choosing to stand together in this photograph represents their dramatic change in mentality..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040616_029_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Standing in an Administration Segregation Housing cell in Calipatria State Prison, 'GUMBY' is subject to 22-hour per day solitary confinement for the alleged murder of a rival prison gang member..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - A gang dropout in the Sensitive Needs Housing Facility participates in a ''joint venture program,'' a collaboration between the prison and a private sector company. Outside of Sensitive Needs Housing, inmates with jobs earn 20 cents an hour. Those who have renounced gang membership have the opportunity to work for the federal minimum wage. The money he earns is distributed among his family, the family of the man he murdered, personal savings, and an inmates fund..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Several packets of black tar heroin, a razor blade, a homemade syringe, and a cooking spoon were wrapped in a piece of artwork. The contraband was probably smuggled into the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit in the anal cavity of a visitor and passed to an inmate. Prison officials say that the anal cavity of an inmate in a Level 4 facility is the primary mode of storing and transporting contraband..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040617_029_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - In the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit, an ex-Mexican Mafia (southern California) gang affiliate exercises with ex-members of the Nuestra Familia (northern California). Historically, members or different affiliates of rival gangs would have killed each other on site..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Free of body shackles, inmates in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit walk to the prison yard for their daily exercise..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - An inmate receives a haircut in a Sensitive Needs Housing Unit by a barber of his own race. Though environment is free of gang activity, some racial segregation is still self-imposed by the inmates..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040616_029_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Refusing to exercise simultaneously, inmates alternate their workout routines until gang members of the other race have finished. During their two hours outside of solitary confinement, validated gang members and other residents of the Administration Segregation Housing spend their time in 15 x 7 foot cages, called 'dog runs.'.(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Twenty-five years ago, RUBEN DAVIS, a.k.a 'DROOPY,' (top) was initiated into the prison gang system by murdering a rival gang affiliate on his second day of incarceration in Calipatria State Prison. After rising through the ranks of the Mexican Mafia (southern California) to gang validation status, he spent almost 15 years in solitary confinement/Security Housing Unit serving his gang. After refusing to deliver an order to have a rival gang member's wife and children murdered, he denounced the gang. He now resides in a Sensitive Housing Unit. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040616_029_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - An ex-Aryan Brotherhood gang affliiate walks through the prison yard in a Sensitive Needs Housing Facility on June 16, 2004 in Calipatria State Prison..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040617_029_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 17, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Inmates of the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit are stripped and full body cavity searched. Though Inmates of the Sensitive Needs Housing Unit are no longer gang affiliated or validated, they are some of the most hardened and dangerous men behind bars. They are routinely stripped and searched for weapons and narcotics..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040616_029_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - Handcuffs are removed from an inmate housed in a vertical cage in the Administration Segregation Unit in preparation for a full cavity search at the Calipatria State Prison..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040616_029_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~Jun. 16, 2004 - Calipatria, California, U.S. - An inmate waits in a holding cage to be transported to his solitary confinement cell in Calipatria State Prison. The California Department of Corrections (CDC) houses approximately 162,000 inmates. The most dangerous are sentenced to serve their time in Level 4 maximum-security facilities. It is estimated that 95-97 percent of inmates in Level 4 prisons are gang affiliated..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041005_029_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Breaking The Bond: Inside Prison Gangs~zReportage.com Story of the Week #029 - Launched October 5, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Segregation by race and gang affiliation provides a greater sense of security for inmates attempting to drop out of gang life inside California's maximum-security prisons. Since 1999, an increasing number of disenchanted gang inmates have sought special protection for fear of certain death for renouncing their gangs. In Sensitive Needs Housing, inmates from all races now mix freely with considerably less racial violence, allowing for more freedom and respect for one another..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Segregation by race and gang affiliation provides a greater sense of security for inmates attempting to drop out of gang life inside California's maximum-security prisons. Since 1999, an increasing number of disenchanted gang inmates have sought special protection for fear of certain death for renouncing their gangs. In Sensitive Needs Housing, inmates from all races now mix freely with considerably less racial violence, allowing for more freedom and respect for one another.:
2010~zrep290~20060520_290_tk2_018~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Two madrasa students walk by anti-American graffiti. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_017~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Students watching televisions during an islam religious class. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_016~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A madrasa student reads religious text. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_015~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A madrasa student reading an Islamic book with classmates. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_014~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Outside view of Madrasa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_013~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Islamic girls kneel in their religious classroom. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Thousands of madrasa's (religious school) train students in Islam. Many of them are extremists and later join the taliban movement in Afghanistan. The anti western sentiment is growing rapidly through the mind of the young. Many fundamentalists attend the madrassa to learn to fight for their country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_011~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Thousands of madrasa's (religious school) train students in Islam. Many of them are extremists and later join the taliban movement in Afghanistan. The anti western sentiment is growing rapidly through the mind of the young. Many fundamentalists attend the madrassa to learn to fight for their country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Two madrasa students wash their faces in a washroom. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A man kneels in prayer in a rug-filled madrasa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Thousands of madrasa's (religious school) train students in Islam. Many of them are extremists and later join the taliban movement in Afghanistan. The anti western sentiment is growing rapidly through the mind of the young. Many fundamentalists attend the madrassa to learn to fight for their country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A young Islamic student reading in religious class. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Three students reading religious text in a madrasa class. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_005~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A man kneels down to pray in a fan-filled madrasa room. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Thousands of madrasa's (religious school) train students in Islam. Many of them are extremists and later join the taliban movement in Afghanistan. The anti western sentiment is growing rapidly through the mind of the young. Many fundamentalists attend the madrassa to learn to fight for their country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - An islamic student reads a religious book in class. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_002~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - A madrasa teacher talks to students next to a chalkboard. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060520_290_tk2_001~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~May 20, 2006 - Muzafarabad, Kashmir, Pakistan - Thousands of madrasa's (religious school) train students in Islam. Many of them are extremists and later join the taliban movement in Afghanistan. The anti western sentiment is growing rapidly through the mind of the young. Many fundamentalists attend the madrassa to learn to fight for their country. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091109_290_tk2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Tempest Brewing~zReportage.com Story of the Week #290 - Launched November 10, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - More than 15,000 madrasas of five mutually exclusive sects comprise the complex religious education sector in Pakistan. Arms have become a part of the madrasa culture across the sectarian divide, and most of the radical madrasas have direct or indirect links with banned militant organizations. The failure of religious reforms in Pakistan could not have been more spectacular, than in the Red Mosque siege in 2007 in which dozens of people were killed. More concessions to the madrasas without making them comply with the demands of reform will further encourage the forces of religious extremism. The patience of the Pakistani people, tired of religious fundamentalism and military fundamentalism, is wearing thin. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~More than 15,000 madrasas of five mutually exclusive sects comprise the complex religious education sector in Pakistan. Arms have become a part of the madrasa culture across the sectarian divide, and most of the radical madrasas have direct or indirect links with banned militant organizations. The failure of religious reforms in Pakistan could not have been more spectacular, than in the Red Mosque siege in 2007 in which dozens of people were killed. More concessions to the madrasas without making them comply with the demands of reform will further encourage the forces of religious extremism. The patience of the Pakistani people, tired of religious fundamentalism and military fundamentalism, is wearing thin. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com):
2010~zrep269~20080730_269_p79_027~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 30, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Police (ANP) Officer at a Police station with fellow officers watch as he unties the bound feet of a comrade who was executed by the Taliban. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080813_269_p79_026~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~Aug. 13, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Under heavy machine gun and RPG fire, Afghan and Canadian troops assault Taliban positions during a a battle in the Feyzollahkhan area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080813_269_p79_025~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~Aug. 13, 2008 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Under fire during a battle, Afghan troops wait for their squad leader to give the order to attack insurgents through an open field while under machine gun fire. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080813_269_p79_024~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~Aug. 13, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Under heavy machine gun and RPG fire, an Afghan commander rushes forward to support Canadian troops as they assault Taliban positions during a a battle in the Feyzollahkhan area of Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080729_269_p79_023~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 29, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - While under fire Afghan soldiers move a comrade to safety after he was hit by shrapnel from rocket fire in a fire fight during an operation with Canadian troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080727_269_p79_022~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 27, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian Cpl. Sheldon Crawford takes cover in tall grass in a ditch while taking fire from insurgents near the Pashmul area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080714_269_p79_021~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 14, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer who was injured by gunfire sings to birds at an outpost on the front lines. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080727_269_p79_020~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 27, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian Cpl. Steve Thomson takes cover in the rubble of a destroyed compound during a fire fight near Pashmul in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Numerous destroyed and damaged buildings dot the countryside of Zhari District from both the Russian occupation in the 1980's and the ongoing conflict between Canadian lead NATO and Afghan Forces against insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080712_269_p79_019~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 12, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan soldier eats grapes during a patrol. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080729_269_p79_018~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 29, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers cross a river after a fire fight. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080711_269_p79_017~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 11, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Under fire Afghan and Canadian Soldiers withdraw from their position after a long and heavy fire fight. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080711_269_p79_016~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 11, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Soaked in sweat and exhausted from a heavy fire fight, Canadian soldier Sgt. Paul Sprenger takes a drink from his canteen. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080727_269_p79_015~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 27, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers freeze and look in the direction of a massive air strike on an insurgent position just over 100 meters form their position during a heavy fighting in the vicinity of Pashmul. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080721_269_p79_014~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 21, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier passes a child while on patrol in the Pashmul area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080718_269_p79_013~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 18, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A detainee captured by the Afghan Army on a joint patrol with Canadian troops sits by a wall at a Canadian Forward Operating Base. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080719_269_p79_012~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 19, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan civilian screaming in pain who was shot multiple times by insurgents lying on a stretcher being treated at a Canadian Military Medical facility at a Forward Operating Base. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_269_p79_011~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~Nov. 26, 2007 - Zhari-Panjwai Districts, Kandahar, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier prays on the front lines in a forward operating base in the Howz-E-Madad area a day before an operation against Taliban insurgents. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080707_269_p79_010~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 7, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Two bound Afghan civilians that were detained by the Afghan National Police working with Canadian Advisors sit on a dirt path. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080705_269_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 5, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers pass a grape hut after completing a patrol in Pashmul where there is significant insurgent activity and attacks. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080616_269_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 17, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers shelter a casualty outside a field hospital from a helicopters dust before moving him to the air ambulance known as a medivac for transport to Kandahar Airfield. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080617_269_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 17, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Police (ANP) officer who was shot in the head by insurgents in the back of a Police vehicle with another seriously injured comrade at a Canadian Forward Operating Base. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080718_269_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 18, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers in a fire fight with insurgent in the Pashmul area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080729_269_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 29, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A Canadian soldier runs up through dust after an 82 mm recoiless round explodes near him during a fire fight during an operation with Afghan troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080711_269_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 11, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Under fire a frightened and stunned Afghan machine gunner asks a Canadian Soldier how they could defeat the Taliban after a long and heavy fire fight. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071223_269_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~Dec. 23, 2007 - Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan - A soldier from the Afghan National Army (ANA) searches a civilian in a compound suspected of harboring insurgents during Operation Matawarkawel Sheppa in the Pashmul area. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080617_269_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 18, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers run for cover during a fire fight as artillery pounds insurgent positions in close proximity behind them. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080628_269_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~The Fighting Season~July 29, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Canadian Cpl. Justin O'Rourke catches his breath during a brief break in a fire fight during an operation with Afghan troops. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090623_269_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Fighting Season~zReportage Story of the Week #269 - Launched June 23, 2009 - Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. Afghanistan is in the midst of one of the most violent times the country had seen since 2001, what many call 'the fighting season', a time beginning in the spring when the weather improves and the fighting picks up over the summer. With the onset of warmer weather, Taliban fighters return from their winter retreats in Pakistan, locating themselves across Afghanistan's bleak south. British, Canadian, Dutch and U.S. troops have experienced the heaviest fighting in the country's south, considered the heart of the Afghan conflict. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Afghanistan is in the midst of one of the most violent times the country had seen since 2001, what many call 'the fighting season', a time beginning in the spring when the weather improves and the fighting picks up over the summer. With the onset of warmer weather, Taliban fighters return from their winter retreats in Pakistan, locating themselves across Afghanistan's bleak south. British, Canadian, Dutch and U.S. troops have experienced the heaviest fighting in the country's south, considered the heart of the Afghan conflict. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep011~20040408_011_h34_023~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Women are especially enjoined not to imitate 'the silly and often immoral habits of the white woman,' which can only wreck their marriages and their children. While equal in every way to their husbands, they are taught to obey them. Modesty, thrift, and service are recommended as their chief concerns. Sexual morality is strictly enforced. Courtship of marriage outside the group is discouraged, and pressure is put on non-Muslim spouses to join the Nation of Islam. No Muslim woman may be alone in a room with any man except her husband; and provocative or revealing dress and most cosmetics are absolutely forbidden..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_022~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The meaning of Qur-An is recitation. It is considered the last revelation from Allah to humankind. The bearer of this recitation, this Qur-An, was Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, a seventh-century Arab, who is regarded as the last of Allah's prophets. 'The book that the so-called American Negroes (Tribe of Shabazz) should own and read, the book that the slave-masters have, but have not represented it to their slaves, is a book that will heal their sin-sick souls that were made sick and sorowful by the slave-masters. The book will open their blinded eyes and open their deaf ears. The book that will purify them, the book that makes a distinction between the God of righteousness and the god of evil, the book of guidance, the book of light and truth, the book of wisdom and judgement..... The Holy Qur-An contains some of the most beautiful prayers that one ever heard recited or read.' - Elijah Muhammad in the 'Message to the Blackman in America.'.(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_021~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The Nation of Islam is not generally accepted by the orthodox Islamic community in America. Race is probably not a major factor in this rejection, although there is a marked clannishness among American Muslims of European descent. When Wallace Muhammad took over his father's organization in 1975, his major goal was to secure general acceptance of the movement as a legitimate religion - specifically, as a legitimate sect of orthodox Islam. With Louis Farrakhan as leader of NOI the organization did not consider orthodoxy as necessary. He affirms members that they are legitimate Muslims. However, to defend themselves against criticism, now and in the future, the NOI is pressing hard for complete recognitiion as a legitimate religion..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_020~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Some political scientists and anthropologists categorize the Nation of Islam as a millenarian movement. The theory of millenarianism focuses on a particular segment of the complex weaving together of religion and politics. It is an analysis of how and why men envision the perfection of their lives in this world. The Nation of Islam is here to stay. It has earned a place within the widening spectrum of Islamic persuassion in America..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_019~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The parochial schools in the Nation of Islam have an important status value as private schools for the low-income families, who could never afford the luxury of ordinary private schools. Elijah Muhammad, whose own formal education did not exceed the fourth grade, had very definitive ideas about what education can accomplish: 'The so-called American Negro needs self-education... in order to get the respect and recognition of others... He needs even more than an equal education. He needs a superior education to that which is ruling the nations of the earth today.' Muhammad University of Islam's curriculum consists of science, reading, mathematics, history, language and Islamic studies. Non-Muslim students attending the parochial schools usually convert to Islam. School is a very serious matter for students. The teachers have few of the problems of discipline common to other schools. They assert with the confidence of certainty that 'there is no juvenile deliquency among our children.' Discipline begins early..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_018~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The parochial schools in the Nation of Islam have an important status value as private schools for the low-income families, who could never afford the luxury of ordinary private schools. Elijah Muhammad, whose own formal education did not exceed the fourth grade, had very definitive ideas about what education can accomplish: 'The so-called American Negro needs self-education... in order to get the respect and recognition of others... He needs even more than an equal education. He needs a superior education to that which is ruling the nations of the earth today'..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_017~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Certain foods, such as pork and corn bread, are forbidden to members, on the grounds that 'they are slow death' to those who eat them. Many other foods common to the diet of African-Americans, especially in the South, are proscribed on the grounds that they constitute a 'slave diet,' and 'there are no slaves in Islam.' Lamb, chicken, fish, and beef are approved, but all foods must be strictly fresh. The hog is considered filthy - 'a poison food, hated of Allah' - and was never intended to be eaten except by the white race. 'Say: I find not in that which is revealed to me aught forbidden for an eater to eat thereof, except that it be what dies of itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine - for that surely is unclean - or what is a transgression, other than (the name of) Allah having been invoked on it.' - Al-Ma'idah:The Food, Ch.6 Part 8 Sec.18, The Holy Qur-an..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_016~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Women are especially enjoined not to imitate 'the silly and often immoral habits of the white woman,' which can only wreck their marriages and their children. While equal in every way to their husbands, they are taught to obey them. Modesty, thrift, and service are recommended as their chief concerns. Sexual morality is strictly enforced. Courtship of marriage outside the group is discouraged, and pressure is put on non-Muslim spouses to join the Nation of Islam. No Muslim woman may be alone in a room with any man except her husband; and provocative or revealing dress and most cosmetics are absolutely forbidden..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_015~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Women are especially enjoined not to imitate 'the silly and often immoral habits of the white woman,' which can only wreck their marriages and their children. While equal in every way to their husbands, they are taught to obey them. Modesty, thrift, and service are recommended as their chief concerns. Sexual morality is strictly enforced. Courtship of marriage outside the group is discouraged, and pressure is put on non-Muslim spouses to join the Nation of Islam. No Muslim woman may be alone in a room with any man except her husband; and provocative or revealing dress and most cosmetics are absolutely forbidden..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040408_011_h34_014~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Apr 08, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Women are especially enjoined not to imitate 'the silly and often immoral habits of the white woman,' which can only wreck their marriages and their children. While equal in every way to their husbands, they are taught to obey them. Modesty, thrift, and service are recommended as their chief concerns. Sexual morality is strictly enforced. Courtship of marriage outside the group is discouraged, and pressure is put on non-Muslim spouses to join the Nation of Islam. No Muslim woman may be alone in a room with any man except her husband; and provocative or revealing dress and most cosmetics are absolutely forbidden..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_013~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - From a very early age, children are taught the social, religious and political doctrine of the Nation of Islam. They are instructed to participate in events that effectively illustrate the organization's ideology. Their education and indoctrination to the movement is critical for the stability and longevity of the organization. Parents are more than encouraged to enroll their children to Muhammad's University of Islam in their respective mosque, if that mosque has a school curriculum. However, any mosque that does not have a school curriculum, parents are instructed to enroll their children to a school that reflects the African-Americans. Intergration at an early age is not encouraged..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_012~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The Fruit of Islam is composed of the best physically and psychologically conditioned males in the Nation of Islam. The chain of command is simple and strictly maintained. The FOI sections are divided into squads, each of which is under the command of a lieutenant. The lieutenants of each section report to a captain, who heads the section and reports directly to the the minister of the Mosque. The supreme captain of the FOI reports to minister Louis Farrakhan. Recruits to the FOI are carefully screened before admission, for they are expected to set the highest possible standards of character and dedication. Each candidate is required to pass verbal examinations on certain levels of knowledge about the movement and its history - examinations in which the candidate must recite long passages verbatim from memory, without a single error. Candidates are also required to take a secret oath on admission. As a result of its power and secrecy, its high standards, and strict discipline, the FOI has drawn about itself a glamorous aura. The Fruit of Islam symbolizes the inner meaning of the movement as a whole. It is the liberating element of the Nation of Islam..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_011~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - 'The day must come, when we will be separated from our natural enemies, the blue-eyed devils of the white race.' Elijah Muhammad. While overt hostility toward whites has been markedly deemphasized in the movement during the years of economic consolidation, separation from whites still remain central tenets of the organization's teaching. During the organization's heyday, Elijah Muhammad urged followers never to initiate a battle, or fight; however, members were expected to fight if attacked and to lay down their lives, if necessary, for the Nation of Islam. The entire movement considered itself a kind of reserve fighting corps - a phalanx of blacks ready to wage war against the entire white community in case of white provocation. The nucleus of this force - its vanguard - is the secret army known as the Fruit of Islam (FOI), which was established as a protective unit in the early years of the movement. .(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_010~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Information about proper conduct and behavior as member in good standing in the Nation of Islam is often instructed and taught in private meetings such as FOI class (Fruit of Islam) where men learn lessons on: how to be proper husbands, home economics, their relationship with non-members and how to teach their children. Elijah Muhammad taught: 1. to separate from the slave master, 2. to pool resources, education and qualifications for independence, 3. stop forcing self into places not accepted, 4. make the neighborhood a decent place to live, 5. get rid of the lust of wine anad drink and learn to love self and be kind to other, 6. unite to create a future for self, 7. build homes, schools, hospitals, and factories, 8. to not seek mixing through integration, 9. stop buying expensive cars, fine clothes and shoes before being able to live in a fine home, 10. spend money among selves, 11. build an economic system among selves, 12. protect women..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_009~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Once inside the mosque, members of the Fruit of Islam and Muslim Girls in Training escort visitors to the front of the room, making certain that all seats in the front row are filled first, and so on with the succeeding rows. Men are seated to the right, women to the left. There is no mixed seating whatsoever, except mothers with their babies. Before the minister enters to deliver the main lecture for the day, one of the assistant ministers instructs the audience on topics ranging from social behavior in the black community to the relevance of the message of Louis Farrakhan. There is a flurry of excitement when the minister enters. He welcomes the congregation and greets them in Arabic: 'As-Salaam Alaikum!' [Peace be unto you!]; the greeting is returned in unison: 'Wa-Alaikum Salaam, sir!' [And unto you be peace, sir!]..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_008~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Once inside the mosque, members of the Fruit of Islam and Muslim Girls in Training escort visitors to the front of the room, making certain that all seats in the front row are filled first, and so on with the succeeding rows. Men are seated to the right, women to the left. There is no mixed seating whatsoever, except mothers with their babies..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_007~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The most persuasive arena to deliver the message of the Nation of Islam takes place inside the mosque, or temple. The mosque, or temple is typically located in the area of densest concentration in the black community. It so becomes familiar and convenient residents in the community who are attracted by the movement's message..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_006~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The movement of the Nation of Islam is not only motivated by religion, economics and social political thinking. Then, what motivates this organization to establish an all Black nation under the symbol of the star and crescent? According to Elijah Muhammad, its meaning is spiritual and the crescent represents freedom, justice and equality and the star is there for the purpose of showing guidance for man and show the beauty of the universe. .(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_005~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - The revitalization of the Nation of Islam began when minister Louis Farrakhan decided that the organization needed to return to its original doctrine when Elijah Muhammad spear headed the movement. '' Ihave to do what my conscience dictates, and my conscience dictates to me that the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's plan and program for Black people is the best plan and program, and that program is an absolute necessity... [it] needs no changes, no alteration; no one should corrupt it.'' - Louis Farrakhan..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_004~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Minister LOUIS FARRAKHAN speaks to members of the Nation of Islam at a Saviour's Day convention where thousands of followers attended to listen to him speak. .(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040316_011_h34_003~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~Mar 16, 2004 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - In a symbolic march of power and independent authority, Fruits of Islam members of Mosque #18 accompany Minister RICHARD MUHAMMAD, leader of the mosque, Minister JAMIL MUHAMMAD, national spokesman of the Nation of Islam and the organization's lead attorney as they walk out of the Justice Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The characteristic demeanor of members of the Nation of Islam presents a monolithic face to the outside world. At one time, they were on the upswing, rapidly gaining power and influencing the African-American community with their rhetoric and doctrine, their excitement and self-confidence generated a sense of unity among them and the community..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20030501_011_h34_002~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~May 01, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Nation of Islam leader, Minister LOUIS FARRAKHAN greets one of his members on the night of his 70th birthday celebration..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20030501_011_h34_001~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~May 01, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Nation of Islam leader, Minister LOUIS FARRAKHAN prays on the night of his 70th birthday celebration. Harvard professor CORNELL WEST in the background. .(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_011_h34_000~Eustacio Humphrey/ZUMA Press Wire~Nation of Islam~zReportage.com Story of the Week #011 - Launched MAY 4, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. - Some say the Nation of Islam is racist and militant. Others say the NOI provides an outlet for social, cultural and religious identity to African-Americans under the umbrella of Islam..(Credit Image: © Eustacio Humphrey/zReportage/ZUMA)~Some say the Nation of Islam is racist and militant. Others say the NOI provides an outlet for social, cultural and religious identity to African-Americans under the umbrella of Islam.:
2010~zrep250~20080806_250_p79_009~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Aug. 06, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A bullet riddled map of all the provinces in Afghanistan painted on a wall of an abandoned school house damaged by fighting between Coalition, Afghan Forces and insurgents in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080906_250_p79_008~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Sep. 06, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Graffiti on the right side of a wall of a latrine at a British Forward Operating Base that houses British and American troops..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080826_250_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Aug. 26, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Graffiti that reads ''Death for London'' in Pashto on a wall. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the US Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed over control to British Forces..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080802_250_p79_006~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Aug. 02, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A drawing of a tank on the wall of an abandoned civilian compound in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080802_250_p79_005~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Aug. 02, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A graffiti drawing of military aircraft on the wall of an abandoned civilian compound in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080715_250_p79_004~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Feb. 16, 2009 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Graffiti on a post in a guard tower of a Forward Operating Base in the Spin Pir area in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. A ''Tic'' means ''Troops in Contact'' (with enemy)..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080701_250_p79_003~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Jun. 31, 2008 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Graffiti in a guard tower at a Canadian Forward Operating Base..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080727_250_p79_002~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Jul. 27, 2006 - Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Unit graffiti on a Texas Barrier outside their tents at a Canadian Forward Operating Base in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080814_250_p79_001~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~War Art~Aug. 14, 2008 - Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Graffiti on a Texas Barrier at a Canadian Forward Operating Base in memory of Canadian soldier Jonathan Dion who was killed by an IED in Kandahar Province..(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20090217_250_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Art~zReportage.com Story of the Week #250 - Launched February 17, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Canadian photographer Louie Palu has been to Afghanistan three times. Straight off, he noticed the graffiti - scribbled in latrines, on guard towers, across the walls of abandoned houses. This summer, he started taking pictures of these drawings, slogans and improvised memorials by civilians, soldiers and insurgents. In part, he was inspired by 20th century photographic greats like Aaron Siskind and Brassai. But mostly, Palu was moved to record the unfiltered voices of the war, in all their funny, profane and heartbreaking variety. ''Some have purpose, seriousness, like a memorial. Some are humourous, a release. And some are just 'I was here',' says Palu. 'When I came across the civilian ones I thought of the Lascaux cave paintings. And so what this points to is that this has been a means of expression for human beings for millennia. It's one part of our nature that's been the same. You take a marking instrument and you use it as a release of an idea or a feeling.'.(Credit Image: © Louie Palu/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Canadian photographer Louie Palu has been to Afghanistan three times. Straight off, he noticed the graffiti - scribbled in latrines, on guard towers, across the walls of abandoned houses. This summer, he started taking pictures of these drawings, slogans and improvised memorials by civilians, soldiers and insurgents. In part, he was inspired by 20th century photographic greats like Aaron Siskind and Brassai. But mostly, Palu was moved to record the unfiltered voices of the war, in all their funny, profane and heartbreaking variety. ''Some have purpose, seriousness, like a memorial. Some are humourous, a release. And some are just 'I was here',' says Palu. 'When I came across the civilian ones I thought of the Lascaux cave paintings. And so what this points to is that this has been a means of expression for human beings for millennia. It's one part of our nature that's been the same. You take a marking instrument and you use it as a release of an idea or a feeling.':
2010~zrep153~20070208_153_e66_018~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007; Kurdistan, IRAQ; An estimated 10,000 Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) guerrillas live in the mountains of northern Iraq; a third of them are women. The PKK are educated and supplied with arms and necessities and all have vowed to fight for an independent state for the Kurds. Pictured: Zilan sleeps in the afternoon at the Logistics camp, Karaga. Exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070208_153_e66_017~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Women get ready every morning, before their military duties begin, beside the stream that runs through the Logistics camp. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_016~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Preparation of an early morning mule train at the Logistics camp. The HPG (Peoples Defence Force - the military division of the PKK) have approximately 55 mules in Behdinan province, which are relied upon for all transportation through the mountains. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_015~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Zilan,18, holds a kitten while a mule train prepares to leave. The PKK believe in living as one with nature and share their camp with both domestic and wild animals which they have tamed. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_014~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - A mule train arrives in the late afternoon with a load of tea leaves for the main HPG station in Karaga. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_013~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Jinda and Nuda saddle up pack mules at 5am in the Logistics camp. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_012~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - A group of new recruits sings PKK songs to boost morale while they hide from American helicopters in the mountains above their camp. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_011~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Gunesh bakes flat bread for the 200 or so guerrillas at Karaga, the main HPG station. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_010~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Every manga (mountain dwelling) is filled with photographs of matyred comrades. This is the wall of a class room at the New Fighter's Academy, where all guerrillas begin their life in the mountains. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_009~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Zilan sleeps in the afternoon at the Logistics camp, Karaga. Exact date unknown. (Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_008~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - A farewell ceremony for four women who are leaving to fight on the frontline. It will take their unit three months to walk across the border to Turkey, where they will mount attacks against military targets. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_007~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Zilan watches a thunder storm through the door to her manga in the Logistics camp, Karaga. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_006~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - women at the Goat herder's camp play volleyball at the end of the day. The soldiers here care for approximately 600 goats that are milked daily to make cheese for all of the HPG forces in Behdinan province. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_005~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Mezgin and Gulizar clean their Kalashnikovs. The PKK's standard weapon is the Russian kalashnikov, which has proved to be the most durable and reliable gun for use in guerrilla warfare. It can be subjected to extreme temperatures, submerged in water and will continue to function for decades. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_004~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - A group of new recruits return to their camp after a night spent sleeping in caves due to threatening maneuvers by American helicopters. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_003~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - Plastic tarpaulins are used during the winter to water proof the mangas (camouflaged stone dwellings) and also to create dividing walls between the eating and sleeping areas. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_002~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - A path that runs through a destroyed village and leads to the edge of the PKK controlled territory in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is one of the main routes in and out of the mountains for food supplies and civilian visitors to the Guerrillas. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_153_e66_001~Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine~Kurdish Amazons~Feb. 08, 2007 - Karaga, Kurdistan, Iraq - One of the women guerrilla's at karaga, the main HPG station. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070306_153_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kurdish Amazons~zReportage.com Story of the Week #153 - Launched March 06, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) is a militant group whose stated aim is for equal language, democratic rights and recognition of the Kurdish people. An estimated 10,000 PKK Guerrillas live in the mountains of northern Iraq. One-third of those guerrilla warriors are women..(Credit Image: © Anastasia Taylor-Lind/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) is a militant group whose stated aim is for equal language, democratic rights and recognition of the Kurdish people. An estimated 10,000 PKK Guerrillas live in the mountains of northern Iraq. One-third of those guerrilla warriors are women.:
2010~zrep552~20141107_552_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A Rohingya woman on a rickshaw taxi passes a blind beggar on train tracks in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A Rohingya Muslim woman uses her foot powered sewing machine in an IDP camp for Rohingya. She was a seamstress before she was forcibly relocated to the camp and was allowed to bring her sewing machine. Many Rohingya were forced into the camps at gunpoint and not allowed to bring any personal belongings. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - MOHAMMED HUSUN, 68, who is blind, prays in a temporary mosque built of palm fronds in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - Rohingya Muslim men study the Koran in a hut in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - ZAW ZAW HLAING, 27, and his daughter, HOWEVER, 6 months, play in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141105_552_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 5, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - MOREYAM, 65, a Rohingya Muslim women, in the doorway of her room in a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - Rohingya Muslim fishermen on a boat in the port of a Rohingya IDP camp near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A Rohingya Muslim girl in front of her tent in an IDP camp for Rohingya near Sittwe.There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141105_552_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 5, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - Women draw cooking water from a community well in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - MOSLOBA HATU, 60, who suffers from multiple illnesses, waits for someone to carry her back to her home in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - Rohingya Muslims tend to their subsistence garden in an IDP camp near Sittwe. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - SATA RA, 25, a Rohingya Muslim woman, in the doorway of her home. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - NOOR AR JUN, 16, feeds her brother, MOHAMMED NOOR, 12, in a private clinic in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The boy has malaria. His parents can't look after him because they are looking for work and food so his oldest sister, Noor, takes care of him. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A row of latrines in an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe. There are small schools funded by NOGs in the camps and a few private clinics but medical care is costly and not reliable. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A boy in a school for Rohingya IDPs sits on the floor in the classroom. The camps have no electricity. Water is delivered through community wells. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - Residents of a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp watch some of the kids in the camp play soccer on a dirt pitch in the center of the camp. The Bangladesh government says the Rohingya are Burmese and the Rohingya insist that they have lived in Burma for generations. They are not allowed to work outside the camps, they are not allowed to go to Sittwe to use the hospital, go to school or do business. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141106_552_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 6, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A Rohingya laborer carries a 50 kilo (102 pounds) sack of rice to a ration distribution in a Rohingya Muslim IDP camp near Sittwe. The camps are about 20 minutes from Sittwe but the Rohingya who live in the camps are not allowed to leave without government permission. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~Nov. 7, 2014 - Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar - A Rohingya Muslim woman walks through the IDP camp she lives in. The camp doesn't have sewage and water runs through the dirt street after a rain. After sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities and left hundreds of Rohingya dead in 2012, the government of Myanmar forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in and around Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Persons camps. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141107_552_k94_000~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Burma's Forgotten People~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 552 - Burma's Forgotten People - Launched November 11, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - As the number of ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar hits record levels, the prospects for a lasting settlement of the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State look bleak. The Arakan Project, a research and advocacy group which monitors Rakhine State, says the number of Rohingyas that have fled western Myanmar since 2012 has now topped 100,000. Obama makes his second trip to Myanmar as president later this week. The emergent democracy appears to be sliding backward as new reforms are declining. Among the growing human rights issues is increased violence targeted at Myanmar's Muslim minorities, particularly the Rohingya, who the government refuses to recognize officially. In 2012 violence broke out between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, killing about 200 people. Over the last two years accusations of sexual assault and local disputes have created a flashpoint for violence that has quickly escalated into widespread communal clashes. In January 2014, the UN said that more than 40 Rohingya men, women and children were killed in violence that flared after accusations Rohingyas killed a Rakhine policeman. There is continuing criticism of the government's treatment of the Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority and its poor response to the religious clashes that have occurred throughout the nation, described by human rights organizations as a policy of ethnic cleansing. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 552 - Burma’s Forgotten People - Launched November 11, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - As the number of ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar hits record levels, the prospects for a lasting settlement of the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State look bleak. The Arakan Project, a research and advocacy group which monitors Rakhine State, says the number of Rohingyas that have fled western Myanmar since 2012 has now topped 100,000. Obama makes his second trip to Myanmar as president later this week. The emergent democracy appears to be sliding backward as new reforms are declining. Among the growing human rights issues is increased violence targeted at Myanmar’s Muslim minorities, particularly the Rohingya, who the government refuses to recognize officially. In 2012 violence broke out between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, killing about 200 people. Over the last two years accusations of sexual assault and local disputes have created a flashpoint for violence that has quickly escalated into widespread communal clashes. In January 2014, the UN said that more than 40 Rohingya men, women and children were killed in violence that flared after accusations Rohingyas killed a Rakhine policeman. There is continuing criticism of the government's treatment of the Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority and its poor response to the religious clashes that have occurred throughout the nation, described by human rights organizations as a policy of ethnic cleansing.:
2010~zrep585~20150523_585_r134_021~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 23, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - During a thanksgiving mass, Father EDUARDO HAYEN CUARON blesses a young woman on the day of her quinceanera, which is a celebration of her 15th birthday. This is a significant moment in the life of a young Mexican woman. Unfortunately, many of the young women that are victims of trafficking and femicide never get to experience their quinceaneras as so many of them have disappeared before the age of 15. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In the Mexican city of Juarez, thousands of young women have disappeared and hundreds have been found dead since 1993. This phenomenon has helped usher a new word into the lexicon: Femicide. This is described as the deliberate killing of women, because they are women. Sex trafficking and exploitation have been identified as the precursor to this insidious crime. The numbers have reached epidemic levels and the government whether culpable or incompetent has done very little to find a resolution for grieving families in a system that few trust. In recent years however, efforts have intensified at a grassroots level among local activists determined to raise awareness within the population, and give the next generation of young women a fighting chance. Their efforts have begun to turn the tide. Their battle cry is “Ni Una Mas” or “Not One More.”:20140924_585_r134_020~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 24, 2014 - Undisclosed location, U.S. - MARICELA ORTIZ RIVERA has been one of the most vocal activists in the anti-femicide movement. She founded Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa or 'Our Daughters Return Home' a non-governmental organization whose goal is to prevent the murders of women in Juarez. Unfortunately, she has paid a heavy price for her activism. In 2009 her son-in-law was murdered, followed by her brother in 2013. She has since fled Mexico and sought asylum in the United States. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_585_r134_019~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 29, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Maricela Escobedo Ortiz became an outspoken activist in the anti-femicide movement when her daughter was murdered in 2008. She fought the state for two years during an arrest, trial and ultimate acquittal of her daughter's killer, only to be murdered herself in 2010. Her story has come to exemplify the incompetence or culpability of the Chihuahua state government in the disappearances of so many. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150519_585_r134_018~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 19, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - The paint stained hands of 'SEC,' a local Juarez graffiti artist after a long day of mural painting. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150522_585_r134_017~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 22, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - ARTIST MACLOVIO ''MAC'' MACIAS shows off a new mural to Paula Flores Bonilla, the mother of Maria Sagrario Gonzalez Flores, who disappeared in 1998 at the age of 17. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150518_585_r134_016~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 18, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - A mural painted by Maclovio 'MAC' Macias to commemorate the lives of Esmeralda Castillo Rincon and Brenda Berenice Castillo Garcia. There is a concerted effort by local street artists to paint as many murals as possible due to the municipality's unwillingness to continue to let activists hang posters for the missing. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150519_585_r134_015~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 19, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - With a little help from his friends and supporters, JOSE LUIS CASTILLO places a permanent plaque in downtown Juarez that commemorates the life of his daughter Esmeralda Castillo Rincon and pleads for information about her disappearance. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141102_585_r134_014~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Nov. 2, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - JOSE LUIS CASTILLO is arguably the most vocal and controversial activist in the Juarez anti-femicide movement. He can be seen all over the city wearing a set of homemade banners with the image of his daughter Esmeralda Castillo Rincon. Esmeralda disappeared in 2009 at the age of 14, just before her quinceanera. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_585_r134_013~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 29, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - A heavily guarded, JORGE GONZALEZ NICOLAS, Chihuahua state attorney general addresses the media where he announced the creation of a new task force that will investigate crimes against women. The government maintains an appearance of vigilance on these crimes however; these statements are largely seen as duplicitous in a system that few trust. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150523_585_r134_012~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 23, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Father EDUARDO HAYEN CUARON holds a vigil at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the parents of JANETH PAOLA SOTO BETANCOURT who disappeared in 2011 at the age of 19. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_585_r134_011~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 28, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - This cross, located at the base of the Santa Fe international bridge was erected in memory of the city's hundreds of serial-killing victims that have died since 1993. The attached sign reads 'Ni Una Mas' or 'Not One More.' (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140926_585_r134_010~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 26, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Inside the cotton field monument, a bronze statue, 'Flor de Arena' was dedicated in 2012. Veronica Leiton sculpted this piece whose sash has the names of all of the known victims of femicide prior to 2012. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_585_r134_009~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 28, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - In Juarez, one is constantly reminded of the missing. The faces of the innocent confront the unaware eye, pleading from beyond for help. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140926_585_r134_008~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 26, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - In November 2001 the mutilated remains of eight young women were found in a place known as 'the cotton field.' A memorial has since been erected in its place. It's a large area dominated by crosses that bear the names of the missing and dead. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141104_585_r134_007~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Nov. 4, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Inside the family home of Brenda Berenice Castillo Garcia. She disappeared in 2008 at the age of 17. Her 'presumed' remains were discovered in an area known as the Juarez Valley in 2012. In this case as in many others, the government presents the families with questionable DNA evidence seeking to bring a quick resolution to the case. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_585_r134_006~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 28, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Downtown Juarez and a vandalized poster on a phone booth asking for information on the disappearance of Iliana Carillo, who went missing in 2014 at the age of 23. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150519_585_r134_005~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~May 19, 2015 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - A woman places a poster in downtown Juarez for Maria Sagrario Gonzalez Flores who disappeared in 1998 at the age of 17. Posters such as these can be seen all over the city and speak to the prevalence of the abductions. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141104_585_r134_004~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Nov. 4, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - The southern boundary of the city of Juarez, 'Lote Bravo' is where the first victims of femicide were found in the early 1990s. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141102_585_r134_003~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Nov. 2, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - A prostitute sits outside one of the many seedy hotels where they ply their trade. These hotels are prevalent in the downtown area of the city and are one of the places that trafficked women end up. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141102_585_r134_002~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Nov. 2, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Inside one of the many bars where prostitution is practiced openly. It is in places like this that many of the young women are last reportedly seen alive. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140929_585_r134_001~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~Sept. 29, 2014 - Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Ciudad Juarez is a Mexican border city that lies next to El Paso, Texas. Since 1993, thousands of young women have disappeared, and hundreds have been found dead in this turbulent city known for drug cartel violence. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141102_585_r134_000~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Daughters of Juarez~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 585 - Lost Daughters of Juarez - Launched Sept. 22, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the Mexican city of Juarez, thousands of young women have disappeared and hundreds have been found dead since 1993. This phenomenon has helped usher a new word into the lexicon: Femicide. This is described as the deliberate killing of women, because they are women. Sex trafficking and exploitation have been identified as the precursor to this insidious crime. The numbers have reached epidemic levels and the government whether culpable or incompetent has done very little to find a resolution for grieving families in a system that few trust. In recent years however, efforts have intensified at a grassroots level among local activists determined to raise awareness within the population, and give the next generation of young women a fighting chance. Their efforts have begun to turn the tide. Their battle cry is ''Ni Una Mas'' or ''Not One More.'' (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In the Mexican city of Juarez, thousands of young women have disappeared and hundreds have been found dead since 1993. This phenomenon has helped usher a new word into the lexicon: Femicide. This is described as the deliberate killing of women, because they are women. Sex trafficking and exploitation have been identified as the precursor to this insidious crime. The numbers have reached epidemic levels and the government whether culpable or incompetent has done very little to find a resolution for grieving families in a system that few trust. In recent years however, efforts have intensified at a grassroots level among local activists determined to raise awareness within the population, and give the next generation of young women a fighting chance. Their efforts have begun to turn the tide. Their battle cry is “Ni Una Mas” or “Not One More.”:
2010~zrep390~20111004_390_mm9_033~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Delegates wander through a lobby during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111007_390_mm9_032~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 7, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A delegate reads a copy of the Conservative Daily with a headline of London Mayor BORIS JOHNSON before his address to delegates during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_031~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A young boy listens to speeches during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_030~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Delegates listen to speeches during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_029~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 27, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Labour leader ED MILIBAND delivers his leader's speech during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_028~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON listens to London Mayor Boris Johnson address delegates during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111007_390_mm9_027~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 7, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Delegates receive massages during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_026~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - BBC presenters BILL TURNBULL and NICK ROBINSON discuss a political cartoon depicting Prime Minister David Cameron by Gerald Scarfe on a live television broadcast during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_025~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Delegates listen to speeches during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110926_390_mm9_024~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 26, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Labour delegate JON WRIGHT sits front row during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_023~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport JEREMY HUNT watches a promotional film on the upcoming 2012 London Olympics during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110927_390_mm9_022~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 27, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Labour leader ED MILIBAND delivers his leader's speech during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110926_390_mm9_021~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 26, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - HUGH GRANT participates in a fringe event - 'Phone Hacking, Privacy and Libel - The future of the Press', as part of the Hacked Off campaign during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_020~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A delegate works his mobile phone during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111002_390_mm9_019~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 2, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Merchandise is on sale during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110927_390_mm9_018~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 27, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Delegates listen to speeches during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_390_mm9_017~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 18, 2011 - Birmingham, England, United Kingdom - Deputy Prime Minister NICK CLEGG makes his rounds around the Liberal Democrat Conference at the ICC. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111002_390_mm9_016~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 2, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A heavy police presence was in effect to offset a march of an estimated 20,000 protesters against the Conservatives and Prime Minister David Cameron, on the first day of the Conservatives Party Conference party at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111001_390_mm9_015~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 1, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Security personnel observe the secure area during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central minutes before Prime Minister David Cameron arrives. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_014~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A delegate poses for a passport photo at a post office booth during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_390_mm9_013~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 18, 2011 - Birmingham, England, United Kingdom - Comical pamphlets of Deputy Prime Mnister Nick Clegg are on display around the Liberal Democrat Conference at the ICC. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_390_mm9_012~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 18, 2011 - Birmingham, England, United Kingdom - Tattooed Liberal-Democrat KING OF INK LAND KING BODY ART THE EXTREME INK ITE attends a voting session during the Liberal Democrat Conference at the ICC. Born MATTHEW WHEELER, had his name legally changed to King Body Art The Extreme Ink Ite. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_011~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Ballet dancer ELENA GLURDJIDZE performs during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_010~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning JOHN HAYES laughs during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110928_390_mm9_009~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 28, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - A delegate listens to labour leader ED MILIBAND Q&A session during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110928_390_mm9_008~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 28, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Labour leader ED MILIBAND participates in a Q&A during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111007_390_mm9_007~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 7, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON listens to London Mayor Boris Johnson address delegates during the Conservatives Party Conference. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_006~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - A delegate works on the crossword puzzle during speeches in the Conservatives Party Conference. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111003_390_mm9_005~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 3, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport JEREMY HUNT speaks during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110927_390_mm9_004~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 27, 2011 - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom - Apples supplied to delegates during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111004_390_mm9_003~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 4, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice KENNETH CLARKE addresses delegates during the Conservatives Party Conference at Manchester Central. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110918_390_mm9_002~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Sept. 18, 2011 - Birmingham, England, United Kingdom - Delegates vote at a morning session during the Liberal Democrat Conference at the ICC. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111002_390_mm9_001~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~Oct. 2, 2011 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom - An estimated 20,000 protesters take part in a march of protest against the Conservatives and Prime Minister David Cameron, on the first day of the Conservatives Party Conference. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111002_390_mm9_000~Mark Makela~Party Conference Season~zReportage.com Story of the Week #390 - Launched October 11, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In the United Kingdom, each major political party holds a conference during the annual 'party conference season' that marks the commencement of the new political year. Not so long ago the UK party conferences were held exclusively in coastal resort towns like Brighton, Bournemouth and Blackpool. This year there is one point on which the three main parties can agree is that ''we have to bring the conferences to where the people are.'' And for 2011, that means the events were held in some of the cities which have seen the worst of the summer riots. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In the United Kingdom, each major political party holds a conference during the annual 'party conference season' that marks the commencement of the new political year. Not so long ago the UK party conferences were held exclusively in coastal resort towns like Brighton, Bournemouth and Blackpool. This year there is one point on which the three main parties can agree is that ''we have to bring the conferences to where the people are.'' And for 2011, that means the events were held in some of the cities which have seen the worst of the summer riots.:
2010~zrep316~20100215_316_e70_018~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_017~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100215_316_e70_016~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_015~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_014~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_013~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_012~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A worker carries a wheel-barrel full of bricks. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100204_316_e70_011~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~ Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100204_316_e70_010~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100204_316_e70_009~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work 7 months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100204_316_e70_008~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100215_316_e70_007~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Two workers passing bricks to one another. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_006~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_005~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100204_316_e70_004~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100204_316_e70_003~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 4, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Workers from all over the country of Bangladesh gather at the brick factories in outskirt of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100215_316_e70_002~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - People come from all over Bangladesh to work at the brick factories on outskirts of Dhaka to work seven months a year for 100 Dhakas a day. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100215_316_e70_001~Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~Feb. 15, 2010 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A child worker carries a stone over his head. (Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20100510_316_e70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brickworks Hell~zReportage.com Story of the Week #316 - Launched May 11, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Bangladesh has 8,000 brickworks, an estimated 2,000 of these are illegal and built for short-term operation only. Dhaka's brickworks accounts for one per cent of Bangladesh's GDP, producing bricks for just five months a year, due to the monsoon season. Works are coal-based causing much of the particle pollution in Dhaka. Safety equipment and instructions are entirely absent from production, and many children work at the factories. When Bangladeshi families have nowhere else to turn, they often end up working in the brick fields of Dhaka. Entire families are employed and children are expected to carry two-kilogram bricks. The children do not go to school and they face a future with little opportunity. There is no focus on safety equipment, so the most exposed workers suffer from respiratory problems, premature arthritis, and other diseases. Dhaka is among the six South Asian cities with at least 15 million inhabitants and is one of 20 mega cities of the world. .(Credit Image: © Jeung Keun Park/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~Bangladesh has 8,000 brickworks, an estimated 2,000 of these are illegal and built for short-term operation only. Dhaka's brickworks accounts for one per cent of Bangladesh's GDP, producing bricks for just five months a year, due to the monsoon season. Works are coal-based causing much of the particle pollution in Dhaka. Safety equipment and instructions are entirely absent from production, and many children work at the factories. When Bangladeshi families have nowhere else to turn, they often end up working in the brick fields of Dhaka. Entire families are employed and children are expected to carry two-kilogram bricks. The children do not go to school and they face a future with little opportunity. There is no focus on safety equipment, so the most exposed workers suffer from respiratory problems, premature arthritis, and other diseases. Dhaka is among the six South Asian cities with at least 15 million inhabitants and is one of 20 mega cities of the world. :
2010~zrep422~20120416_422_s76_030~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 16, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD is all smiles after dropping his two granddaughters EVA, 5, and ARIEL, 3, off at St. John's Lutheran School. The school made an exception to enroll the children whose mother Rachel was killed in February and whose dad Todd Winkler was charged. A nervous Hatfield returned to the school at noon just to check on his granddaughters. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120416_422_s76_029~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 16, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD joins hands as he takes his two granddaughters EVA, 5, left, and ARIEL, 3, center, to their first day at St. John's Lutheran School. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120416_422_s76_028~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 16, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. -DON HATFIELD squeezes by his sleepy granddaughters EVA, 5, and ARIEL, 3, as he rushes to get them ready for their first day of school. The babysitter hadn't arrived because she was suffering from a stomach flu. Hatfield successfully managed getting their breakfast, dressing them and making snacks for them before another babysitter arrived. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120414_422_s76_027~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 14, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - EVA WINKLER celebrates her 5th birthday dressed as Wendy during the Peter Pan themed birthday party as she tries to knock down a pinata. In the background are several fathers and their daughters who came to support Hatfield during the party for his granddaughter. Both of his sons Caleb and Matthew came to the party. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120411_422_s76_026~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 11, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - As babysitter BRANDY STANLEY, 37, center chats with FRANKIE YOUNG, left, EVA HATFIELD, right, peeks in a bag after opening her gifts as she celebrated her 5th birthday. Frankie Young who was a good friend of Eva's mom Rachel Winkler who was killed Feb. 27 was visiting from Austin, Texas. ''I'm hoping we can relocate back to California so I can be closer to Rachel's children,'' said Young. A big party was planned for Saturday with a Peter Pan theme. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120405_422_s76_025~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 5, 2012 - Cameron Park, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, 64, of Napa, right, appears at El Dorado County Court in the first step to get formal guardianship of Alex, 9 months, Ariel, 3, and Eva, 4. He has been caring for his grandchildren since the murder of his daughter Rachel Winkler in Cameron Park, allegedly by her husband Todd Winkler. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120330_422_s76_024~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 30, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD is caught up in emotion as he thanks NEILANN MARTINEZ of Yountville who suffers from polio for delivering him a specially made meal, his Yountville newspaper, stickers for his grandchildren and a gift certificate. Hatfield used to live in Yountville with his wife Janey before she died of cancer in January. He now lives in Napa and is caring for his three grandchildren after his daughter Rachel was killed on Feb. 27. The Napa and Yountville communities are helping him transition from retirement back to work as a noted impressionist artist. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120330_422_s76_023~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 30, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, takes a moment to study the blank canvas he will begin his first painting on since his daughter Rachel's death. The noted Impressionist painter has spent the past few weeks since his daughter Rachel's death caring for his three grandchildren, Alex, 10 months, Ariel, 3, and Eva, 4, in their new Napa home. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120329_422_s76_022~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 29, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD checks to make sure a fax has been received as he checks on healthcare insurance for his three grandchildren, Alex, 10 months, Ariel, 3, and Eva, 4. Now they are asking for a copy of Rachel's death certificate. Afterwards he had to make an appointment to get ID photos taken of the children otherwise he would have to wait four hours with the children. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120329_422_s76_021~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 29, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - JEFF HOMES, left, owner of the Napa Valley Art Supply gives DON HATFIELD a hug after offering him the use of his fax machine to help him with the endless amount of paperwork he has needed to send to various places since his daughter's death. He is one of many members of the Napa community who have supported Don as he juggles his new life with his grandchildren Alex, 10 months, Ariel, 3, and Eva, 4. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120329_422_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 29, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD has been consumed with paperwork getting his grandchildren healthcare, enrolled in school, ballet classes, and preparing for his upcoming custody hearing. He has had little time to paint in his new office/ studio the past few weeks. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, helps EVA, 4, work on a connect the dots by number exercise as granddaughter ARIEL colors after dinner. ''I want them to have books and games that enhance their learning,'' said Hatfield who had bought the learning books for them that afternoon. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - EVA, 4, loves flowers. She is often picking them and making bouquets. Her grandfather Don Hatfield is a noted impressionist painter and often painted scenes including fields of flowers. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD relaxes with EVA, 4, after he treated his granddaughters to hot chocolate with whip cream at Starbucks. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD keeps an eye on his granddaughters ARIEL, 3, and EVA, 4, as they test his patience by playing nearby. Within seconds they relented and he was helping them in the car. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD carries on a conversation with Ariel, 3, at the Fantastico playground. He bought both his granddaughters for the first time to the playground as they explored their new neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD plays with Ariel, 3, in the kitchen. ''God has kept me fit and strong, and this is my new life,'' said Hatfield. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD engages his granddaughters in prayer before lunch of pizza and fresh fruit. Hatfield is grateful to friends who have been bringing food and helping him provide for the children as he begins a new life of stability for them. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - ARIEL, 3, left, and EVA, 4, right, hold onto paints and brushes that are safe for children. DON HATFIELD, right, a noted impressionist painter had just bought the supplies at a toy store in Napa. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - EVA, 4, left, nervously waits with her grandfather DON HATFIELD and sister ARIEL, 3, for Sandy Nugent owner of the Napa Valley Dance Center to finish up a lesson. Hatfield had brought the children to see if they would like to have dance classes. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD concentrates as he picks out better toothbrushes for his two granddaughters ARIEL, 3, and EVA, 4. He also bought a plastic soap dish, toothbrush holder and cup to replace a breakable one that was in the bathroom. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD checks on enrolling his grandchildren in preschool after shopping for cereal, strawberries and other essentials for them in Napa. He looked for cherries for Eva but they were not in season. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD has a hard time navigating around the house without granddaughter ARIEL clinging to his leg. She has become very attached to her grandfather since they all moved into a house in Napa a few weeks earlier. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - ARIEL, 3, hangs over her grandfather DON HATFIELD'S shoulder after balancing and dancing on his knee and following him throughout the house. Hatfield patiently takes a break as he cares for his three grandchildren, Alex, 10 months, Ariel, 3, and Eva, 4. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD washes his face and hair in the kitchen sink so he can be within eyesight of his three grandchildren, ALEX, 10 months, ARIEL, 3, and EVA, 4, as a babysitter arrives to help out. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120321_422_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 21, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, 64, collects ALEX, 10 months, in his bedroom. The toddler sleeps mostly with Grandpa either in his bed or the crib close by although he has his own room in the house. His sleeping habits have improved the past few weeks without his mother. ''He only woke up once last night for a bottle,'' said a relieved Hatfield. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120314_422_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 14, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, cares for his grandson ALEX, 9 months old, after his daughter Rachel Hatfield was brutally murdered and her husband Todd has been charged with murder. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120314_422_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 14, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD interacts with his grandchildren ARIEL, 2, left, and EVA, 4, right, as they read ''One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,'' in a home they just moved into the day before. He is caring for his grandchildren while still grieving for his daughter Rachel Hatfield who was brutally stabbed to death two weeks ago. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120314_422_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 14, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD is a noted impressionist artist who painted serene portraits of his only daughter Rachel (mostly in the background as seen far left in this image), playing on the beach and standing in fields of flowers. Rachel Hatfield was brutally murdered and Don has filed for custody of his three grandchildren. He is hoping to raise money to afford a nanny so he can continue his artwork and care for the children. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120314_422_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~March 14, 2012 - Napa, California, U.S. - DON HATFIELD, says he likes to snuggle up with his grandson ALEX, 9 months old, and watch the golf channel. He has filed for custody of his three grandchildren after the brutal murder of his daughter Rachel Hatfield two weeks ago. Her husband Todd has been charged with murder. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120314_422_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Picking Up The Pieces~April 17, 2013 - Sacramento Bee Photographer Renee C. Byer is a finalist for The 2013 Pulitzer Prize For Feature Photography Awarded for her heartwarming photographs of a grandfather raising three grandchildren after the violent death of his daughter and the loss of his wife to cancer: ''A Grandfather's Sorrow and Love.'' The Photo story zReportage.com - Story of the Week #422 launched May 22, 2012 - Go To http://www.zreportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep422 to see picture story: The Winkler children, left without parents at home after their mother was killed and their father jailed in her death, will remain with their grandfather in Napa, California. The children's 37-year-old mother, Rachel Winkler, was stabbed to death in February in the family's Cameron Park home. Her husband, Todd, 45, is charged with murder in the case. He has pleaded not guilty, maintaining he killed his wife in self-defense after she came at him with a pair of scissors. Hatfield, who turned 65 recently, has cared for the children since his daughter died. ''It is a happy outcome for everyone, especially for the children,'' said Hatfield's lawyer, Wendy Coghlan. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Sacramento Bee Photographer Renee C. Byer is a finalist for The 2013 Pulitzer Prize For Feature Photography Awarded for her heartwarming photographs of a grandfather raising three grandchildren after the violent death of his daughter and the loss of his wife to cancer: ''A Grandfather's Sorrow and Love.''The Photo story zReportage.com - Story of the Week #422 launched May 22, 2012 - Go To zReportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep422 to see picture story: The Winkler children, left without parents at home after their mother was killed and their father jailed in her death, will remain with their grandfather in Napa, California. The children's 37-year-old mother, Rachel Winkler, was stabbed to death in February in the family's Cameron Park home. Her husband, Todd, 45, is charged with murder in the case. He has pleaded not guilty, maintaining he killed his wife in self-defense after she came at him with a pair of scissors. Hatfield, who turned 65 recently, has cared for the children since his daughter died. ''It is a happy outcome for everyone, especially for the children,'' said Hatfield's lawyer, Wendy Coghlan. :
2010~zrep215~20061008_215_w85_018~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 08, 2006 - Bangalore, Karnataka, India - A little boy sits between his mom and dad on the back of a motorcycle. Ultrasound technology makes it possible for any woman to determine the sex of her child. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061013_215_w85_017~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 13, 2006 - Alwar, Rajasthan, India - MAHAJBI was brought to a village near Alwar fourteen years ago from her home in Bihar because there were not enough marriagable women there. She has five children. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061007_215_w85_016~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 07, 2006 - Bangalore, Karnataka, India - The airy two-story brick building in a Bangalore suburb set around a garden atrium does not hint at the serious matters facing Vimochana Blore, a women's rights group that is officed here. Its leader, DONNA FERNANDES, blames physicians for India's plunging female birthrate. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061013_215_w85_015~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 13, 2006 - Alwar, Rajasthan, India - The daughter of a trafficked woman sits on an older girl's shoulder in a village in Mewat. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061008_215_w85_014~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 08, 2006 - Bangalore, Karnataka, India - A Dalit (untouchable) woman is threatened by a man as she begs outside a church in Bangalore, sharing the street with a stray dog. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061003_215_w85_013~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 03, 2006 - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - NEELAM CHATURVEDI, a co-founder of Sakhi Kendra, comforts ARADHANA RAWAT, 17, who wept while telling of her father raping her. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060930_215_w85_012~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Sep. 30, 2006 - Paonta Sahib, India - Father of the bride, Dr. AMARJEET SINGH places envelopes full of monetary gifts into a bag held by his wife RUPINDER KAUR, left, while their daughter TARANJEET KAUR, right, walks into her reception hall during her wedding at Bhatia Palace. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060930_215_w85_011~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Sep. 30, 2006 - Paonta Sahib, India - During the wedding of GAGANDEEP SINGH, his bride TARANJEET KAUR follows him around the Sikh priest conducting their ceremony at a Sikh temple. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061007_215_w85_010~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 07, 2006 - Mysore, Karnataka, India - Devaluation of women seems to be widespread in India, leading to a shortage of marriageable women. Young men hang around a palace watching women walk by. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061004_215_w85_009~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 04, 2006 - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India - At the Good Sheperd School, there are 133 boys and only 45 girls enrolled. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061002_215_w85_008~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 02, 2006 - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - The girls who survive birth often end up in orphanages like that run by Mother Teresa's Missionary Sisters of Charity on the outskirts of Kanpur, India. Of the 40 children there, 37 are girls and many are agonizingly small, their tiny bodies disturbingly still. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061004_215_w85_007~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 04, 2006 - Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India - A Dalit (untouchable) woman is taunted by men at the construction site of the school where she works. India's caste system 'is very basic to violence against women,' Ms. Chowdhry says. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061002_215_w85_006~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 02, 2006 - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - VARSHA HITKARI'S husband, Rakesh Kumar, hung his wife from the showerhead after she gave birth to a second girl. Her brother found her in time to save her life but she was in a coma for six weeks and has not been the same since. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061003_215_w85_005~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 03, 2006 - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - PARI RADHA, 14, has lived at the Kanpur-Hindu Orphanage in Kanpur, India, since she was two or three months old. The orphanage is filled with mostly girls left there as babies by their parents. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060930_215_w85_004~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Sep. 30, 2006 - Paonta Sahib, India - TARANJEET KAUR is dressed by her flurry of attendants in her wedding finery while her mother, RUPINDER KAUR, watches from the dressing room. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061013_215_w85_003~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 13, 2006 - Alwar, Rajasthan, India - The daughter of a trafficked woman cries in a village in Mewat. The answer to India's massive imbalance of boys and girls lies in Rajasthan's poor, rural Mewat district about 100 miles south of Delhi and 93 miles east of Jaipur. Women here are clothed in bright orange, magenta and purple veils glistening against their smooth, brown skin. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061009_215_w85_002~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~Oct. 09, 2006 - Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Women wait for ultrasounds at a radiologist's clinic at Bangalore Baptist Hospital. Indian law demands that clinics display signs stating that no illegal ultrsounds are performed there. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061015_215_w85_001~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~India's Lost Daughters~May 23, 2008 - New Delhi, India - A woman holds an ultrsound print-out of a fetus. The Indian government can only monitor the 25,770 officially registered ultrasound machines. There are actually anywhere from 70,000, according to the London Daily Mail, to 100,000 of them, according to the British Medical Journal. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080527_215_w85_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Lost Daughters~zReportage.com Story of the week #215 - Launched May 27, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - India's Lost Daughters documents an ongoing issue affecting millions of people throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East: The social perception that females are ''worth'' less than males, and the extremes to which families go to have boys and get rid of girls. Through her images, Mary F. Calvert shows us the difficulties that women face in India, even before birth, such as fetal sex selection, government-financed abortion of female fetuses and abandonment after birth. But her work doesn't stop there; she follows women through their life cycle and shows the consequences of this sexist ideology..(Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~India's Lost Daughters documents an ongoing issue affecting millions of people throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East: The social perception that females are ''worth'' less than males, and the extremes to which families go to have boys and get rid of girls. Through her images, Mary F. Calvert shows us the difficulties that women face in India, even before birth, such as fetal sex selection, government-financed abortion of female fetuses and abandonment after birth. But her work doesn't stop there; she follows women through their life cycle and shows the consequences of this sexist ideology.:
2010~zrep318~20100422_318_mf1_017~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 22, 2010 - Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India - India's huge and growing population and the drop in average rainfall during monsoon is putting a severe strain on all of the country's natural resources. Most water sources are contaminated by sewage and agricultural runoff. The Painganga is one of the largest rivers in the The Vidarbha region but at the moment is a few stagnant pools of water where villagers come to offer prayers for her to flow again..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100503_318_mf1_016~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~May 03, 2010 - Sewri, Maharashtra, India - Residents show up daily at an illegally tapped water pipe that runs from 6:30 am to 7:30 am to fill as many containers of water as they can for their daily use. It is the residents' only source of water since they don't have the money to have water trucks deliver..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100503_318_mf1_015~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~May 03, 2010 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - For the people living on the sidewalks and roads (the illegals as the Goverment refers to them) have no source of sanitation or water and everyday becomes a search for water to drink, wash clothes and bath. Many gather gather disgaurded soda and water bottles and refill the with whatever water they can find..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100503_318_mf1_014~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~May 03, 2010 - Dharavi, Maharashtra, India - With India's population at 1.2 billion people and counting, plus internal economic migration to urban areas from the countryside, the country's cities are bursting at the seams. Housing shortages, electricity and water cuts, traffic congestion, pollution and a lack of basic services are the reality for millions who live in the slums, Mumbai's water is somewhat infamous. It's not clean, and its supply is inconsistent. Men in the Dharavi slum, population one-plus million takes baths in the early morning with water delivered from water tankers every 10 days..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100430_318_mf1_013~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 30, 2010 - Mumbai, India - With India's population at 1.2 billion people and counting, plus internal economic migration to urban areas from the countryside, the country's cities are bursting at the seams. Housing shortages, electricity and water cuts, traffic congestion, pollution and a lack of basic services are the reality for millions. Mahalaxmi Dobi Ghat, the largest laundromat in the world, employs over 10,000 people, most of whom come from the nearby Dharavi slum, population one-plus million. Hoses run into the cubicles constantly, and dirty brackish waters is flushed out to the nearby Arabian Sea a couple times a day. Mumbai's water is somewhat infamous. It's not clean, and its supply is inconsistent..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100504_318_mf1_012~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~May 04, 2010 - Pandharkawda, Maharashtra, India - A man is handed a glass of drinking water..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100422_318_mf1_011~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 22, 2010 - Pandharkawda, Maharashtra, India - A woman shares water with other villagers. The state pays her 300 Rupees a day (about 200 US dollars a month) to share her water but she still comes out short because it's not enough money to pay to pump the 12,000 liters a day. With 17 percent of the world's population but just 4 percent of its fresh water, India is struggling with a water crisis that has gripped the entire country. As the population of 1.15 billion people grows by 18 million a year, the situation is only expected to worsen..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100503_318_mf1_010~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~May 03, 2010 - Dharavi, Maharashtra, India - With India's population at 1.2 billion people and counting, plus internal economic migration to urban areas from the countryside, the country's cities are bursting at the seams. Housing shortages, electricity and water cuts, traffic congestion, pollution and a lack of basic services are the reality for millions who live in the slums, Mumbai's water is somewhat infamous. It's not clean, and its supply is inconsistent. Mumbais water is polluted daily with raw sewage, garbage and industrial waste..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100422_318_mf1_009~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 22, 2010 - Pandharkawda, Maharashtra, India - Water kiosks were once a common site in India, catering to the thirsty, but as many regions face a water crisis and water is being thought of as a commodity they are disappearing..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100424_318_mf1_008~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 24, 2010 - Armavati, Maharashtra, India - With 17 percent of the world's population, but just 4 percent of its fresh water, India is struggling with a water crisis that has gripped the entire country. As the population of 1.15 billion people grows by 18 million a year, the situation is only expected to worsen. As water sources dry up, villages look for water at any means necessary. Women in the rural farming regions spend hours making several trips for water as the crisis continues..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100422_318_mf1_007~Michael Francis McElroy~Thirsty~Apr. 22, 2010 - Hiwra Barsa, Maharashtra, India - India's huge and growing population and the drop in average rainfall during monsoon is putting a severe strain on all of the country's natural resources. Most water sources are contaminated by sewage and agricultural runoff. And many regions are suffering a water crisis..(Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep036~20030422_036_c78_027~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 22, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - MARY LOUISE HELMUTH looks over the Helmuth household near dusk. The Helmuth family is not sure what the future holds after being asked to leave the Old Order by the Amish community. Many Amish have fallen victim to a similar fate in recent history..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030722_036_c78_026~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Jul. 22, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - DANIEL HELMUTH lights a kerosene lantern to light his house. Although Helmuth has given up the Amish practice altogether, he still incorporates many traditions of the Old Order into his life. 'We might get it,' Helmuth says, speaking of electricity, 'But we've made it this far without it. It's not something we need.'.(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030412_036_c78_025~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - GERTY ANN HELMUTH washes the feet of her son SAMUEL HELMUTH, 5, before story time in their home. Since the Helmuth's do not have hot water they rarely bathe and instead clean with a washcloth..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030412_036_c78_024~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - MARY-LOUISE HELMUTH, 4, takes a bite of her mother's mashed potatoes before dinner at the Helmuth home..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030722_036_c78_023~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Jul. 22, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - DANIEL HELMUTH sits with his son SAMUEL HELMUTH, at left, during a Sunday service attended by other excommunicated Amish in his brother Paul's, home. The Old Order has excommunicated and shunned many of its members due to disagreements on acceptable practices..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030412_036_c78_022~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - DANIEL HELMUTH drives his family to his brother's house in a minivan. Although driving an automobile is prohibited by the Old Order Amish, Daniel left the simple way of the Old Order to take in modern technologies. 'Our way of life separated us too much from the English. As the Amish shun technologies they also shun the rest of society,' Helmuth said..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_021~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - A car battery is used to charge a cell phone since DANIEL HELMUTH does not use electricity. Electronic devices are not allowed to be personally owned by the Amish and Helmuth was excommunicated and shunned for owing the device. Helmuth contests that he uses the phone to stay in touch with his father who moved from the Amish community..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030312_036_c78_020~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Mar. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - DANIEL HELMUTH visits a chiropractor after work. Many Old Order Amish have adopted 21st century medicine and medical techniques into their lifestyle..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030411_036_c78_019~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 11, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Amish girls share a secret while waiting for their food to heat up in a microwave during lunch. Although electricity is strictly forbidden, the sect children are not given as strict of guidelines..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030704_036_c78_018~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Jul. 04, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - The Helmuth family gathers for dinner after DANIEL HELMUTH, center, arrives home from work. The Helmuth family has been shunned by the Amish community in the area for refusing to live by the Amish precepts..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030812_036_c78_017~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Aug. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Two Amish youths clean their father's car at a gas station. A few of the church districts in eastern Illinois allow members permission to drive automobiles if their jobs take them more than 10 miles from home..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_016~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - An Amish buggie is parked beneath a basketball hoop at an Amish home..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_015~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - A used Amish buggie lot displays the vehicles for sale..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_014~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - DANIEL YODER tills the fields outside his home with a team of Belgian horses in preparation to grow wheat..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030508_036_c78_013~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 08, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - The Otto family sits for a quiet meal at a Dairy Queen outside Arcola. 'It got too late for us to cook dinner at home, so we came here where we could see,' said one family member..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030712_036_c78_012~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Jul. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Amish members push a shopping cart through downtown Arthur amid an array of American flags. The American influence is stronger than ever and provides a challenge for the Old Order to stay true to their beliefs..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_011~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Friday usally marks laundry day among the Amish. A clothespin-biting MARY-LOUISE HELMUTH, 4, and her brother SAMUEL HELMUTH, 5, hang their clothes up to dry outside their home along U.S. 113..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030412_036_c78_010~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Old Order Amish member DIANA YODER, left, and Beachy Amish member FERN SCHROCK sand cabinet doors on an assembly line at Yoder's Cabinet Shop, an Amish owned business. Yoder's Cabniet Shop takes orders from across the state as well as Missouri, Wisconsin and Indiana..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030804_036_c78_009~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Aug. 04, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Corn stalks are cut to mulch and stored as corn silage after a harvest on the Helmuth farm. Although the Amish prefer to use beasts of burden to tend to the land, modern day farm equipment has been adopted by some to keep up with non-Amish farms. Old equipment is still preferred..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_008~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Two Amish girls hug following a baptism..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030512_036_c78_007~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~May 12, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - SAMMANTHA SCHROCK works on a section quiz at a school for members of the former Old Order Amish. The school features separate classrooms instead of a one-room school house as the Old Order are accustomed..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030415_036_c78_006~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 15, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Beachy Amish children play outside on a swingset during a break in a wedding rehearsal..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030413_036_c78_005~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 13, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Amish children wearing traditional clothing stand together..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030413_036_c78_004~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 13, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Old Order Amish families spend their Saturday going to a market in downtown Arthur to stock up on supplies..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030405_036_c78_003~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 05, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - White prayer caps can be seen rising up from the pews as Beachy Amish women pray during Sunday school at a church in Douglas County..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030405_036_c78_002~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 05, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - Brother JACOB LABLIND listens during a church service. Amish men let their beard grow after marriage, only shaving their upper lip to disassociate themselves from 16th century aristocrats that once persecuted their way of life..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030405_036_c78_001~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Old Order in a New World~Apr. 05, 2003 - Arthur, Illinois, U.S. - A horse and buggy cross the horizon on an old county road past a stop sign and guard rail..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_036_c78_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order in a New World~zReportage.com Story of the Week #036 - Launched November 23, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While old order amish continue to shun progress and technology, splinter groups, like the beachy amish, are slowly embracing modern conveniences - one step at a time..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~While old order amish continue to shun progress and technology, splinter groups, like the beachy amish, are slowly embracing modern conveniences - one step at a time.:
2010~zrep043~20041111_043_t77_009~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - Wrestlers behind the fence watch their friends on the wrestling field..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_008~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - A wrestler crys after a contest he has lost..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_007~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - The wrestlers traditionally pray before the games..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_006~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - For the wrestling competition children in the primary age and weight category wear a special body suit. Children who cannot afford to buy one due to economical reasons tear their ordinary old jeans and tie them up with ropes and enter the contest..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_005~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - A day prior to the sports contest, wrestlers are given a medical check-up..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_004~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - ADEM, 16, is consoled by his trainer after a loss..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_003~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - Wrestlers help each other oiling their bodies..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_002~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - The bitter disappointment of defeat: a young wrestler in tears on the field..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041111_043_t77_001~Tolga Sezgin/TCS~Sweat and Oil~Nov. 11, 2004 - Ankara, Turkey - Young Turkish boys start wrestling at the age of 6 or 7. Oil wrestling, in which the contestants coat their bodies in oil, requires much more strength than mat wrestling. During a contest lasting approximately 20-25 minutes, the children expend a huge amount of energy. Rules for the matches have changed only slightly over the years. In olden times, some bouts went on for hours or even days, since the only way to win was to pin one's opponent to the ground. Some contestants expended so much energy that they died on the field. Now it is also possible to win on points, and matches are stopped after 45 minutes. Wrestlers are stripped to the waist, wear specially designed leather trousers and enjoy the boundless respect of their countrymen. Most important, they begin fighting only after being drenched with olive oil from head to toe. Three tons are consumed this way at each year's tournament..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050118_043_t77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sweat and Oil~zReportage.com Story of the Week #043 - Launched January 18, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - From the tender age of six, countless young boys train in the ancient sport of Turkish oil wrestling. Spurred on by hopes of fame and glory, thousands try but only a lucky few escape poverty to become national champions..(Credit Image: © Tolga Sezgin/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~From the tender age of six, countless young boys train in the ancient sport of Turkish oil wrestling. Spurred on by hopes of fame and glory, thousands try but only a lucky few escape poverty to become national champions.:
2010~zrep446~20120826_446_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI pulls a piece of luggage after his last practice in Elk Grove before his next appearance on America's Got Talent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI takes control of his mic as he practices for his upcoming performance on America's Got Talent with his CMYK dancers. All four panels were joined together to create the statue of liberty. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI readies his paint sprayer while practicing moves in his studio in Elk Grove. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CMYK dancers from left, DANE SAN PEDRO, RYAN RIVAC, DAN JURIS, and ERIC TEMPLO, line up to practice dance moves with David Garibaldi. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI, left, clenches hands with all his CMYK dancers including ERIC TEMPLO, right, before departing from his last hometown rehearsal in his Elk Grove studio. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - RYAN RIVAC stretches with other CMYK dancers as they get ready to rehearse with David Garibaldi. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ''I get up in the dark and I leave in the dark,'' said David Garibaldi after packing all his gear with his CMYK dance troupe in preparation for his early 3am departure to the Airport to catch his flight to New Jersey. He had just finished a four hour practice in preparation for his Sept. 4 performance on America's Got Talent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI locks down his studio door as he heads home to get ready for his 3am departure to the airport. The words INSPIRE are painted as a reminder to the performer who is headed to compete on America's Got Talent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI carries out buckets of latex paint he will use during rehearsal in his studio in Elk Grove. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI'S hands are drenched in paint as he practices his routine for his upcoming appearance on America's Got Talent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI collects his thoughts before practicing in his Elk Grove studio for his upcoming performance on America's Got Talent. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARABALDI practices his dance and painting moves with a sponge as CMYK dancers await their next move behind a canvas that is covered with paper. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - David Garibaldi says that the paint on their workout clothing was from one practice session. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI, right, and RYAN RIVAC, left, are airborne as they perform during a rehearsal for America's Got Talent in his Elk Grove studio. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI walks past a Mickey Mouse mural he painted on August 2nd in his office inside his Elk Grove studio. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CMYK masks were hand made and are packed along with several crates of equipment for their upcoming performance. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~Aug. 26, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DAVID GARIBALDI'S infectious smile and talent has kept him in the final rounds of America's Got Talent competition. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120826_446_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Rhythm and Hue~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 446 - Rhythm and Hue - Launched November 6, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Painting and dancing aren't my fortes, so I can't even picture how hard it would be to do these at the same time. Yet this is exactly what performance painter David Garibaldi is famous for. Garibaldi, the 28-year-old artist known for his ability to create giant portraits of pop icons in minutes through his body movement and brushes while communicating via music to audiences. ''When people see it for the first time, they don't understand what I'm going to do,'' Garibaldi admitted. ''They're like, 'What's going on? He's throwing paint. It looks like a blob.' Then at the end, they get it.'' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~''Painting and dancing aren’t my fortes, so I can’t even picture how hard it would be to do these at the same time.'' Yet this is exactly what performance painter David Garibaldi is famous for. Garibaldi, the 28-year-old artist known for his ability to create giant portraits of pop icons in minutes through his body movement and brushes while communicating via music to audiences. “When people see it for the first time, they don’t understand what I’m going to do,” Garibaldi admitted. “They’re like, 'What’s going on? He’s throwing paint. It looks like a blob.’ Then at the end, they get it.”:
2010~zrep233~20080930_233_mc6_018~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Carcass of a dead and rotting hyena..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_017~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Turkanan boy gathers water from a well..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_016~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Elders of a Turkana village..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_015~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Young Turkanan herdsman watches over his herd, during midday heat..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_014~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Turkanan tribesman particiate in a traditional goat slaughter. The ceremony is carried out in a specific way where participants examine the goats intestines and use the results to predict future raids, floods, illness, rains, etc. .(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_013~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Turkanan herdsman tends to his herd..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_012~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - MGIPEYOK NAUKOT, 11-years-old, and EYANAE AITON, 15-years-old, as they patrol their village..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_011~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Villagers prepare to slaughter a chicken. .(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_010~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - MGIPEYOK NAUKOT, 11 years old, patrols his village..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_009~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Tribesman in Turkwell, inside Turkana District, displays his missing lower leg, lost from a gunshot would during a raid on his tribes cattle by neighboring 'Pokot' raiders..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_008~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - A Turkana man is confined to his hut, fearing that a gunshot to the ankle, doesn't result in an amputation. He was wounded in a raid by neighboring 'Pokot' raiders..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_007~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Young Turkanan boy plays, as his elders watch over the outskirts of the village. (Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_006~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - MGIPEYOK NAUKOT, 11 years old, patrols his village..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_005~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Villagers behind the grave of an 8 year old girl who was killed by a gunshot wound in a past raid on their village..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_004~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Self-appointed police reservists do their best to protect Turkanan villages from raids..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_003~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Turkana herdsman watches over his herd at dusk..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_233_mc6_002~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Sep. 30, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Young Turkana herders watch over their herd at dusk. .(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA))~:20080930_233_mc6_001~Daniel McCabe/ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~Oct. 07, 2008 - Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya - Turkana herdsman watches over his herd at dusk..(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081007_233_mc6_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Right of Passage~zReportage.com Story of the Week #233 - Launched October 7, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Lake Turkana, brooding and remote, is located in the north of Kenya, in and area commonly known as ''Kenya's wild west.'' The area has been left undeveloped by successive Kenyan governments going back to the colonial administrations. A long tradition of cattle raiding exists here - creating a breeding ground for tribal wars over livestock as well as access to water. Most refer to it as ''bandit country,'' where cattle rustling, and bloody, armed feuds between neighboring ethnic groups is a way of life. .(Credit Image: ©Daniel McCabe/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Lake Turkana, brooding and remote, is located in the north of Kenya, in and area commonly known as ''Kenya's wild west.'' The area has been left undeveloped by successive Kenyan governments going back to the colonial administrations. A long tradition of cattle raiding exists here - creating a breeding ground for tribal wars over livestock as well as access to water. Most refer to it as ''bandit country,'' where cattle rustling, and bloody, armed feuds between neighboring ethnic groups is a way of life.:
2010~zrep247~20090120_247_f31_011~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - ROMAIN BLANQUART, Detroit Free Press photographer (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_010~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - KYLE GULLINGS, 26 of Washington D.C. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_009~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, USA - LAUREN TENNEY, 21 of Auburn Hills, MI. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_008~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - BRITTANY FILLMORE, 21 of Auburn Hills, MI. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_007~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - JUWAN CHAMBERS, 15 of Toledo, Ohio (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_006~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - R.J. TACIA, 21 of Auburn Hills, MI. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_005~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - MATALIE HANSON, 25 of Washington D.C. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_004~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - NEFERTITI OPOKU, 27 of Lithonia, Georgia. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_003~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - SAMIR HANNA, 21 of Shelby Township, MI. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_002~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - JAMES OLEKSZYK, 22, of Auburn Hills, MI. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090120_247_f31_001~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~Jan. 26, 2009 - Washington, DC, U.S. - JOE PAYNE, 19 of Canton, Ohio (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090126_247_f31_000~zReportage.com/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Obama Nation - Inauguration Faces~zReportage Story of the Week #247. Launched January 27, 2008 - Full multimedia experience, audio, images, text and or video: at zReportage.com - As the crowd gathered Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, Free Press staff photographer Romain Blanquart carried a half-mask cutout of Barack Obama's face and sought volunteers to pose for a portrait. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~As the crowd gathered Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, Free Press staff photographer Romain Blanquart carried a half-mask cutout of Barack Obama's face and sought volunteers to pose for a portrait. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/FreeP/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep389~20110703_389_cb3_014~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - An adolescent Chedepe-Grebo boy prepares for his role in the annual celebration. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_013~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - One of several female members of the Tarlesson family prepares food for hundreds of guests. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_012~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - A child member of the Tarlesson family prepares for festivities. The Tarlesson family celebrated the 3rd annual Chedepo-Grebo cultural festival in rural Yolo County. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_011~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Members of the Tarlesson family perform a traditional African dance. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_010~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - A young Chedepe-Grebo boy prepares for his role in the annual celebration. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_009~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Members of the Tarlesson family perform a traditional African dance. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_008~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - The telephone is one of few amenities on the rural farm. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_007~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - The transformation from street clothes to traditional dress takes many hours, and a great deal of patience. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_006~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Members of the Tarlesson family perform a traditional African dance. The Tarlesson family celebrated the 3rd annual Chedepo-Grebo cultural festival in rural Yolo County. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_005~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Black charcoal is a symbol of stature painted on the men by the Chedepo-Grebo women. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_004~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - A woman watches and waits for festivities to begin. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_003~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Black charcoal is prepared for painting on the Chedepo-Grebo men. The dark chalk is used as a symbol of stature and maturity in the west African culture. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_002~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Members of the Tarlesson family perform a traditional African war dance. The Tarlesson family celebrated the 3rd annual Chedepo-Grebo cultural festival. The Tarlesson's fled war-torn Liberia and settled on the 50-acre Northern California plot, where they grow organic vegetables and spices. Each year since their arrival the family celebrates their good fortune by thanking the community with traditional African food, dance and drums. ''This is our Thanksgiving,'' said patriarch Roosevelt Tarlesson. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110703_389_cb3_001~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~July 3, 2011 - Yolo County, California, U.S. - Members of the Tarlesson family perform a traditional African dance. The Tarlesson family celebrated the 3rd annual Chedepo-Grebo cultural festival. The Tarlesson's fled war-torn Liberia and settled on the 50-acre Northern California plot, where they grow organic vegetables and spices. Each year since their arrival the family celebrates their good fortune by thanking the community with traditional African food, dance and drums. ''This is our Thanksgiving,'' said patriarch Roosevelt Tarlesson. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111002_389_cb3_000~Carl Costas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hell to Heaven~zReportage.com Story of the Week #389 - Launched October 4, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Tarlesson family fled war torn Liberia, leaving behind a life of violence and hunger. They settled on a fertile plot in Northern California where they now grow organic vegetables and spices. Theirs is a sobering story of courage, sacrifice and perseverance, bringing perspective to the family's new life in the land of the free. Each year since their arrival they give thanks for their good fortune with a celebration of traditional African food, song and dance. From hell to heaven, twenty-six surviving family members managed to immigrate to the United States in 2005, many of them children. (Credit Image: © Carl Costas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Tarlesson family fled war torn Liberia, leaving behind a life of violence and hunger. They settled on a fertile plot in Northern California where they now grow organic vegetables and spices. Theirs is a sobering story of courage, sacrifice and perseverance, bringing perspective to the family's new life in the land of the free. Each year since their arrival they give thanks for their good fortune with a celebration of traditional African food, song and dance. From hell to heaven, twenty-six surviving family members managed to immigrate to the United States in 2005, many of them children.:
2010~zrep354~20101029_354_fl1_013~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Pediatrician FARIDA MOMAND, 45, walks through the halls of the Maiwand Teaching Hospital in Kabul. Since the fall of the Taliban, women have emerged from hiding. Momand still gets tears in her eyes when she recalls getting accepted into medical school in her early 20s. When the university posted the list, Momand rushed home to tell her father, who twirled her around the room, shouting that she was his “pride and joy.” (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_012~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A woman stands next to the bed of her child who is ill at the pediatric hospital in Kabul. More and more women are seen out in public since the fall of the Taliban regime. Today, fewer women wear the traditional burqa; women are now exposing their faces on the streets of Afghanistan beneath delicately draped scarves. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_011~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - DR. FARIDA MOMAND looks at an X-ray at the Maiwand Teaching Hospital for pediatrics. Since the fall of the Taliban, women are given more opportunity and public freedom. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101101_354_fl1_010~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Nov. 1, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - FARIDA MOMAND-RAYED and her son YUSUF MOMAND-RAYED, 8, ride in the passanger seat as LABIB RAYED drives them to the park to play badminton. The Rayed family fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 1996. They returned with their children when the Taliban left Kabul but now may consider fleeing again if international forces leave the country and the Taliban returns. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_009~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - FARIDA MOMAND prepares a traditional lunch for her family at their apartment. Momand and her family returned to Afghanistan in late 2001 after the the Taliban regime was overthrown. Upon their return, Momand's daughter, 14, along with thousands of other little girls denied an education, enrolled in school. Momand, along with thousands of other women previously forbidden employment, got a job. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101101_354_fl1_008~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Nov. 1, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - MIRIAM MOMAND-RAYED, 14, plays badminton with her twin brother MUSTAFA MOMAND-RAYED at a park. Minutes into the game, Rayed's father and brothers join in and the game becomes even more exciting for Rayed. With a mean backhand, Rayed slams the birdie at her father, who slams it back. After the game, Rayed tells his daughter that she’s 'a fierce competitor.' 'If we lived in America,' complains Rayed, 'that would be a good thing. Let’s hope it will soon be a good thing here,' her father replies. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101101_354_fl1_007~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Nov. 1, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - MIRIAM MOMAND-RAYED, 14, brushes her hair before wrapping a scarf around her head to go to the park to play badminton with her family. Once at the park onlookers are surprised by the game that is taking place. Women in the park? Playing sports in public? Unheard of — even nine years after the fall of the Taliban. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101101_354_fl1_006~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Nov. 1, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - TAJWAR KAKAR, in the living room at her home. Kakar is the deputy minister for women’s affairs in Afghanistan. Kakar was in Kabul in 1979 when the jihad against the Soviet army began. Kakar was the leader of the mujahideen in Kunduz. Kakar chose to wear a burqa only to hide weapons, or to slip by her “Wanted” posters undetected during her time leading the mujahideen. “Sultan” was her code name. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_005~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - YUSEF MOMAND-RAYED, 8, MIRIAM MOMAND-RAYED, 14, her twin MUSTAFA MOMAND-RAYED, 14 and their father LABIB RAYED (from left to right) gathering for lunch at their apartment. The family fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over in 1996, but returned in late 2001 after the Taliban regime was overthrown. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_004~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Pediatrician FARIDA MOMAND feels the forehead of 9 month-old SITARA who was brought to the Maiwand Teaching Hospital for pediatrics by her mother because of cold like symptoms. As winter approaches, Kabul hospitals become flooded with children who have respiratory infections. Just in the past few years, the hospital has installed fluorescent lighting, heat and oxygen tanks. (Credit Image: © zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101031_354_fl1_003~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 31, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A professor instructs a geography class at the Hope School. Student, Miram Momand-Rayed, 14, is ranked first in her class. Once with the legacy of the Taliban, women and girls were not permitted to an education. Today women are living out their dreams, thirty-five percent of medical students are women, as opposed to nine years ago, when women were excluded. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101029_354_fl1_002~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 29, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A woman wearing a burqa who brought her child to the Maiwand Teaching Hospital for pediatrics in Kabul converses with members of the medical staff. The 'sea' of blue burqas still exist on the streets of Afghanistan, yet today, majority of women prefer to wrap delicate scarves around their heads revealing their faces. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20101031_354_fl1_001~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~Oct. 31, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - MIRIAM MOMAND-RAYED, second from left, sits among students in a geography class at her school. Like all girls in Afghanistan when the Taliban was in power, Momand-Rayed, was forbidden to attend school. Now the 14-year-old is ranked first in her class at the Hope School in Kabul and has dreams of becoming a surgeon. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:20110214_354_fl1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sweet Freedom - Afghan Women Free, For Now~zReportage.com Story of the Week #354- Launched February 15, 2011 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In the nine years since the religiously conservative Taliban fighters were forced from power, Afghan women have emerged from hiding. Today, women are visible everywhere with fewer than 10 percent wearing the burqa. Instead women have chosen loosely draped scarves that show their faces and a wide swath of hair as they make their way on the dusty roads of the capital to both work and school, striding past donkey carts loaded with key limes and pomegranates, passing Toyotas and SUVs. However, secret peace negotiations now underway with the Taliban could mean a reversal of the freedoms that Afghan women have come to enjoy. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~In the nine years since the religiously conservative Taliban fighters were forced from power, Afghan women have emerged from hiding. Today, women are visible everywhere on the dusty roads of the capital, on their way to work and school, striding past donkey carts loaded with key limes and pomegranates, making their way past Toyotas and SUVs. But secret peace negotiations now under way with the Taliban could mean a reversal of the freedoms that Afghan women have come to enjoy.:
2010~zrep115~20041123_115_e66_018~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Galati, Romania - CLAUDIA, 15-years-old: 'My mother is my best friend. I haven't told my friends I have HIV.' (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_017~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Constanta, Romania - ILINCA plays with her foster father, George and Tavi who live with her at the 'Flower' home for abandoned children who are HIV positive, in Constanta..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_016~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Resista, Romania - Angel Appeal's mobile clinic travels to 22 cities a year around Romania treating children and teenagers who have HIV/AIDS, because many doctors and dentists will not treat them. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_015~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Focsani, Romania - CHRISTINA, 16-years-old: ''One day I want to get married and have a family.''.(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_014~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Giurgiu, Romania - OANA, 16-years-old, ''She said I don't look like someone living with AIDS.' .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20041123_115_e66_013~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bucharest, Romania - GABY, 15-years-old. Gaby's mother died when she was a baby. Her father disappeared and her grandmother abandoned her because she is HIV positive. She now has a family at Veronica's house. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_012~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Galati, Romania - CLAUDIA, 15-years-old: ''We are like a very dark cloud with a pink surface. Often we have to pretend we are happy and that the HIV infection does not influence our everyday life.''.(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_011~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Ploiesti, Romania - Dan, 17-years-old, Ploiesti: 'I hope they find a cure for HIV/AIDS, but I am scared it is too late for me. But I believe changing people's attitude towards HIV/AIDS can change the world.' .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_010~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bacau, Romania - ANDREEA, 15-years-old, ''I joined the SEYPA project to help change society's attitude towards us. For people to stop decimating us.' .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_009~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Romania - MOBILE CLINIC DENTIST: The dentist wears protective face gear and gloves when treating the HIV positive teenagers. It is safe to treat HIV positive patients if the correct hygiene precautions are taken. The Romanian Angel appeal doctors and dentists try to educate other doctors and dentists in the towns they visit to use these safe procedures so to dispel the fear of treating HIV positive patients. ..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_008~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Resista, Romania - The teeth of an HIV positive teenager visiting the mobile clinic's dentist in Resista. It is her first time visiting a dentist as all the dentists have refused to treat her, as she is HIV postitive. Her teeth are now rotten and many will have to be removed. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20041123_115_e66_007~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Romania - The mobile clinic teaches its patients the importance of using condoms to stop the spread of AIDS. This is very vital as most of the clinics patients are between 15 and 17 years of age and have had no former sex education. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20041123_115_e66_006~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bacau, Romania - ANDREEA, 15-years-old: ''Our parents are more scared than us.''.(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_005~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Constanta, Romania - Nela and Sorin are both 16-years-old and HIV positive. They were both abandoned as small children in institutions but now are being cared for at the Flower home for HIV children. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_004~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bucharest, Romania - MADALINE and GABY, 15-years-old,: Both girls were abandoned as toddlers because they were HIV positive. They now have a family at Veronica's home and are like sisters. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041123_115_e66_003~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bacau, Romania - ANDREEA, 15-years-old: Andreea's parents only told her a year ago that she was HIV positive, as they were scared how she would react and people to find out. Before then they told her she was sick as she had hepatitis. Andreea's mother supports her daughter, but her father still has not accepted her diagnosis. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060609_115_e66_002~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Galati, Romania - Lily's faith helps her live each day with HIV. Lily, now 15-years-old, was abandoned in an institution as a baby, the identity of her parents unknown. Veronica, her adoptive mother believes God gave her the calling to be a mother to the abandoned girls. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20060609_115_e66_001~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Lost in Romania~Nov. 23, 2004 - Bacau, Romania - ANDREEA, 15-years-old, ''Some of the hospital staff are mean to us. When they see us walking through the hospital, they get scared like we are hungry monsters.'' .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060613_115_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost in Romania~zReportage.com Story of the Week #115 - Launched June 13, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Ten years ago, half of the children infected with AIDS in Europe were Romanian. An estimated 10,000 children were affected through tainted blood supplies. These teenagers have not only had to learn to fight the disease, but also the rejection and prejudice towards HIV sufferers. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Ten years ago, half of the children infected with AIDS in Europe were Romanian. An estimated 10,000 children were affected through tainted blood supplies. These teenagers have not only had to learn to fight the disease, but also the rejection and prejudice towards HIV sufferers. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep252~20080315_252_a27_027~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - A photo of retired Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes and his sons Jacob and Tobias hang on the fridge in their Waynesville, Missouri home next to a photo of Daniel's best friend Gavin Reinke who was killed in Iraq four months before Daniel was injured..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080315_252_a27_026~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Retired Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES and his wife GRETCHEN BARNES with their two-year old son JACOB BARNES outside their Waynesville Missouri home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080315_252_a27_025~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Retired Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES and his son JACOB BARNES, 2, wait to pick up his oldest son Tobias from the bus stop near their Waynesville Missouri home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080314_252_a27_024~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES pauses after dinner as his wife Gretchen does the dishes in their Waynesville Missouri home. Barnes is now medically retired and is enjoying having more time to devote to his young family. Daniel still keeps military hours and wakes early..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080314_252_a27_023~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES watches his son, TOBIAS BARNES, 7, at soccer practice from the cab of his truck in Waynesville, Missouri. Barnes is now medically retired and is enjoying having more time to devote to his young family..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080314_252_a27_022~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES poses for a portrait at his Waynesville Missouri home. He has a tattoo honoring his best friend Gavin Reinke who was killed in Iraq four months before Daniel was injured..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080313_252_a27_021~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES is reflect in the dinning room window of his Waynesville Missouri home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080313_252_a27_020~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES laughs during dinner with his family in their Waynesville Missouri home. Barnes is now medically retired and is enjoying having more time to devote to his young family..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080313_252_a27_019~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES kisses his son, TOBIAS BARNES, 7, goodnight in their Waynesville Missouri home. Barnes is now medically retired and is enjoying having more time to devote to his young family..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071115_252_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Prosthetic legs sit in the corner at Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes' north side home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071115_252_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES wheels to the garage in his north side home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071115_252_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - TOBIAS BARNES, 7, moves the wheelchair into position for his dad Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Barnes, a double ampute, uses hand controls to drive..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071115_252_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES helps load the U-Haul at his north side home. After a year of rehabilitation in San Antonio, Barnes moved back to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071017_252_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Prostheticist John Fergason checks Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES after he fell on his prosthetic legs at the Center For The Intrepid..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071017_252_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES waits to be seen by the Prostheticist at the Center For The Intrepid. He fell and needed an adjustment on his prosthetic legs to walk on them again..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071017_252_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES does the backstroke at the Center For The Intrepid. He says swimming is a good form of therapy because it feels more like a regular gym..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070223_252_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES gives his son TOBIAS BARNES, 7, a ride after the sled hockey game at the AT&T Center..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070223_252_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES gets pumped up to play sled hockey at the AT&T Center. Participating in sports offered Daniel a chance to regain normalcy..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070202_252_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES watches his sons TOBIAS BARNES, 7, and JACOB BARNES, 2, play in their north side home..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070202_252_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES spends the evening watching television with his two-year old son JACOB BARNES..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061209_252_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES, left waits for the shuttle to go to dinner in Breckenridge, Colorado, with a group of Wounded Warriors..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060929_252_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Mar. 14, 2008 - Waynesville, Missouri, U.S. - Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES goes to the gym to learn how to play wheelchair basketball at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Friday, September 29, 2006. Sports offered Daniel a chance to regain normalcy..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_252_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Sep. 5, 2006 - Balad, Iraq - Blood saturates the operating room table during surgery on Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_252_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Sep. 5, 2006 - Balad, Iraq - Dr. Nabil Habib try to stop the bleeding on the amputated legs of Barnes at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_252_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Sep. 5, 2006 - Balad, Iraq - Dr. NABIL HABIB prays before performing surgery on Staff Sgt. DANIEL BARNES at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_252_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Sep. 5, 2006 - Balad, Iraq - Blood drips from Barnes' hand in the Emergency Room at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_252_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Sep. 5, 2006 - Balad, Iraq - Emergency Room personal treat Barnes in the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090303_252_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Carrying On~Launched March 3, 2009 - zReportage Story of the Week #252 - Full multimedia experience, audio, images, text and or video: at zReportage.com - On September 4, 2006, Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes was on a road clearance mission near Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. A few hours later, doctors amputated his legs and Daniel began his long journey home. Limb-loss has occurred twice as often in Iraq as in any conflict of the past century. Daniel's athleticism has carried him far but his above the knee amputations have made using prosthetics difficult. It has been a year and a half filled with small triumphs and frustrating setbacks..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~On September 4, 2006, Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes was on a road clearance mission near Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. A few hours later, doctors amputated his legs and Daniel began his long journey home. Limb-loss has occurred twice as often in Iraq as in any conflict of the past century..Daniel's athleticism has carried him far but his above the knee amputations have made using prosthetics difficult. It has been a year and a half filled with small triumphs and frustrating setbacks. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/SAEN/zReportage.com):
2010~zrep059~19980516_059_h65_018~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. Midwife SANDRA checks newborn FINN AVERY HUGHES's heartbeat as he rests on his mother JENNY HUGHES's stomach shortly after birth. His mother Jenny gave birth to Finn at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_017~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. As her husband DAVE HUGHES embraces her and their new son, JENNY HUGHES nurses FINN AVERY HUGHES for the first time shortly after giving birth in their bedroom. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_016~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES rests after giving birth to baby boy FINN AVERY HUGHES at home in their farm house with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_015~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. A healthy FINN AVERY HUGHES gets plenty of hands-on attention from his mother, father and their midwife moments after he's born. His mother Jenny gave birth to Finn at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_014~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES waits to deliver the afterbirth. While her labor lasted only 90 minutes, she took two and a half hours to deliver the placenta. She has used the same placenta bowl for all three of her children's births. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_013~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES rests after giving birth to baby boy Finn at home in their farm house with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_012~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. With the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends, JENNY HUGHES pushes her baby FINN AVERY HUGHES into the world. Her 8-pound, 8-ounce baby boy arrives at 8:45 a.m. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_011~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. DAVE HUGHES massages his wife JENNY HUGHES's back as she works through another contraction in the painful transition phase of birth. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_010~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. With the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends, JENNY HUGHES pushes her baby FINN AVERY HUGHES into the world. Her 8-pound, 8-ounce baby boy arrives at 8:45 a.m. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_009~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. With the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends, JENNY HUGHES pushes her baby FINN AVERY HUGHES into the world. Her 8-pound, 8-ounce baby boy arrives at 8:45 a.m. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_008~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. With the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends, JENNY HUGHES gives birth to her baby FINN AVERY HUGHES at home. After her last push that launches a new life, Jenny throws her head back, overwhelmed and exhausted by the experience. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_007~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. DAVE HUGHES hugs his wife JENNY HUGHES from behind at their bedroom as she works through contractions in the painful transition phase of birth. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_006~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. Her husband DAVE HUGHES and her midwife hold JENNY HUGHES hands during a contraction, 35 minutes before the baby is born. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_005~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES rests in her bed between contractions the day she is about to give birth at home, with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_004~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES takes a walk with her daughter GRACE HUGHES on their 47-acre farm. Her water broke that morning, but she hadn't gone into labor by late afternoon and she thought a walk might help. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_003~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. Midwife SANDRA measures JENNY HUGHES's stomach on her last visit before her due date. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_002~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES takes a walk with her daughter GRACE HUGHES on their 47-acre farm. Her water broke that morning, but she hadn't gone into labor by late afternoon and she thought a walk might help. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19980516_059_h65_001~Cheryl Hatch~Home Birth~May 16, 1998 - Millfield, Ohio, U.S. - Home births are widely championed as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power. JENNY HUGHES with husband DAVE HUGHES and their children at their farm. Jenny is about to give birth at home with the help of her husband, the midwife and two friends..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050510_059_h65_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home Birth~zReportage.com Story of the Week #059 - Launched May 10, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - According to The World Health Organization, ''it has never been scientifically proven that the hospital is a safer place than home for a woman who has had an uncomplicated pregnancy to have her baby.'' Yet in the U.S. almost all (98%) of babies are born in a hospital. Further, while nurse-midwives are legal in the U.S., only 14 states allow them to perform home births. Home births are widely championed as a safe choice for low risk pregnancies. It's described as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/ZUMAPRESS.com)~According to The World Health Organization, ''it has never been scientifically proven that the hospital is a safer place than home for a woman who has had an uncomplicated pregnancy to have her baby.'' Yet in the U.S. almost all (98%) of babies are born in a hospital. Further, while nurse-midwives are legal in the U.S., only 14 states allow them to perform home births. Home births are widely championed as a safe choice for low risk pregnancies. It's described as a sacred experience that emphasizes a woman's intuition, spirituality and inner power.:
2010~zrep423~20111012_423_e66_015~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 15, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_014~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 7, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_013~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 7, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_012~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 9, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - A woman sits with her malnourished child in a therapeutic feeding center in Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_011~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 7, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_010~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 8, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at the refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com) (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_009~Kate Holt~Life On The Margin~July 8, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - A young boy gives his finger print to register as a refugee at the refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_008~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 9, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia collect water at a water point that is having water delivered to it by a CARE water truck at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_007~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 10, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Fatima holds her baby boy in a makeshift shelter that is their home on the outskirts of Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_006~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 9, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia stand outside of their temporary homes at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20111012_423_e66_005~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 8, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia eat sorghum and beans at the refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_004~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 8, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at the refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_003~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~June 15, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - Newly arrived refugees from Somalia wait to be registered at Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_002~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 9, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - A mother walks with her children through a dust storm to their newly erected tent in the new arrivals area of Dagehaley camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_001~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~July 11, 2011 - Dadaab, Kenya - HALIMA OSMAN, 8 years old, stands with her mother and 5 brothers and sisters in Dagehaley camp, one of three camps that make up the Dadaab refugee camp. In recent weeks over 1500 Somali refugees have been arriving daily as a result of ongoing drought and severe pressure is being put on already limited resources. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_423_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com~Life On The Margin~zReportage.com Story of the Week #423: Life On The Margin - Launched May 29, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Chronic food insecurity has spiraled into a massive humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, where more than 10 million people are in acute need of assistance. The situation is only expected to deteriorate with some areas experiencing the worst drought in 60 years and no sign of resumed rains in sight. Dadaab is the largest refugee settlement in the world and spreads over an area of more than 20 square miles. Originally intended for 90,000 people, the Dadaab complex now hosts more than 463,000. Sexual violence has become endemic, and police abuse and inaction commonplace and resented by the refugees,'' said a report by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. Refugee frustration and fear of an abusive police presence could lead to the radicalization of the refugee population, which would be an unfortunate consequence for both refugees and Kenyans. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Chronic food insecurity has spiraled into a massive humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, where more than 10 million people are in acute need of assistance. The situation is only expected to deteriorate with some areas experiencing the worst drought in 60 years. Dadaab is the largest refugee settlement in the world and spreads over an area of more than 20 square miles. Originally intended for 90,000 people, the Dadaab complex now hosts more than 463,000. Sexual violence has become endemic, and police abuse and inaction commonplace,' said a report by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. Refugee frustration and fear of an abusive police presence could lead to the radicalization of the refugee population, which would be an unfortunate consequence for both refugees and Kenyans. :
2010~zrep030~20001014_030_e66_009~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - TODD GROO carries 'The Word of God,' a bible that is always close at hand. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_008~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - TODD GROO and other members of 'Chariots of Light' pray at a meeting. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_007~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Dallas, Texas, U.S. - REV. TODD GROO prays with his wife LIZABETH GROO at their home. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_006~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - Biker and Pastor KEITH WILLIAMS rides back toward home after the last evangelist meeting at the bike rally. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_005~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - TODD GROO prays for a woman's health. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_004~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - REV. TODD GROO rides into the early morning sun. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_003~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - The Christian biker scene is a growing phenomenon compared to the conservative religious American culture. With clubs such as 'The Tribe of Judah' and 'The Christian Motorcyclists Association' starting to expand around the world, traditional churches appear to be decreasing..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_002~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - The bikers pray during mass for rain, cowboys and ranchers at their evening meeting. .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20001014_030_e66_001~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~Road to Redemption~Oct. 14, 2000 - Highway 10, Texas, U.S. - Rev. TODD GROO rides into the sunrise. Biker Todd Groo, officially Rev. Todd Groo, breaks all stereotypical thinking of how society views bikers. He may look the part of a Hell's Angel, but instead of spreading fear and violence like some bikers, Todd's mission is to 'Spread the word of God.' Traveling from town to town across the USA with a Christian biker club, 'Chariots of Light,' law-abiding Rev. Groo rides his 1991 custom-made Harley Davidson through all terrain, sharing his testimony of deliverance from drugs and alcohol. Spreading the gospel, praying for the sick and bringing love and peace to the people, Rev. Groo is far from the reality of disruptive, violent and outlaw biker gangs..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041012_030_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Road to Redemption~zReportage.com Story of the Week #030 - Launched October 12, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The face of American religion is changing. Biker gangs like Chariots of Light travel the country spreading the gospel and sharing their testimony of deliverance from substance abuse..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~The face of American religion is changing. Biker gangs like Chariots of Light travel the country spreading the gospel and sharing their testimony of deliverance from substance abuse.:
2010~zrep010~20040427_010_s21_018~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Stainless steel finish of the exterior of the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge shows the artistic architectural style of Frank Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_017~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - An evening lighted exterior of the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge shows the artistic architectural style of Frank Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_016~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Stainless steel finish of the exterior of the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge shows the artistic architectural style of Frank Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_015~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Stainless steel finish of the exterior of the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge shows the artistic architectural style of Frank Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_014~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Exterior of the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge displays the flamboyant architectural style of Frank Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_013~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Glass instarllation at the base of The Star at the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge. The Center replaces the historic Building 20 site in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_012~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Ironworker works on the interior at the Frank Gehry designed MIT Stata Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_011~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Ironworkers prepare the steel frame of the Frank Gehry designed MIT Stata Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_010~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Triple portrait of FRANK GEHRY in front of one of his signature stainless finishes. The 713,000 GSF facility includes the William H. Gates Building housing the Laboratory for Computer Science, the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Laboratory for Information Decision Systems, and the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_009~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - One million bricks were placed by hand for the exterior of the MIT Stata Center. The Center reportedly cost $300 million to build. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_008~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Stainless steel finished skin panels are installed by construction workers at the Frank Gehry designed MIT Stata Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_007~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Tinsmith prepares an air vent of the Frank Gehry designed Stata Center. The Center replaces the historic Building 20 site in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, MA. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_006~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Ironworker at the Frank Gehry designed MIT Stata Center. The Ray and Maria Stata Center, named in honor of the co-founder and chairman of Analog Devices, Inc., was designed by master architect Frank O. Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_005~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Ironworker checks I-beam integrity at the Frank Gehry designed MIT Stata Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_004~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Construction of I-beam skeleton framing forms a roller coaster look, on the exterior of the MIT Stata Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_003~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Worker prepares a welded support during excavation of the MIT Stata center. The Center reportedly cost $300 million to build. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_002~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - Exterior of the MIT Stata Center shows the Frank Gehry design reflected in the buildings glass in Cambridge. The 713,000 GSF facility includes the William H. Gates Building housing the Laboratory for Computer Science, the Alexander Dreyfoos Building housing the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Laboratory for Information Decision Systems, and the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_001~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~Apr. 15, 2004 - Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. - The foundation is prepared during excavation for the MIT Stata Center. The Center replaces the historic Building 20 site in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, MA. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040427_010_s21_000~Richard Sobol~Building a Gehry~zReportage.com Story of the Week #010 Launched April 27, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - With three years of exclusive access, photojournalist Richard Sobol discovers the art involved in creating the largest and most challenging construction project in the evolving portfolio of master architect Frank O. Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~With three years of exclusive access, photojournalist Richard Sobol discovers the art involved in creating the largest and most challenging construction project in the evolving portfolio of master architect Frank O. Gehry. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep143~20061219_143_m42_018~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~May 30, 1992 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - TIM VAKOC was ordained a priest on May 30, 1992.(Credit Image: © File Photo/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061102_143_m42_017~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Nov. 02, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Father TIM VAKOC struggles to control his breathing and form words while trying to speak during a speech therapy session at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061120_143_m42_016~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Nov. 20, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Part of speech therapy includes working to restore once routine communication skills such as speaking on the telephone. Father TIM VAKOC's mother, PHYLLIS, 80, helps at right..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_015~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Fr. TIM VAKOC rests for a moment during a speech therapy session at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Vakoc had not spoken since his injury, until recently when he began to say a few words..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061030_143_m42_014~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Oct. 30, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Healing touch practitioner BRENDA SIMMONS, works with Father TIM VAKOC at the VA. Father Tim had known Simmons prior to his injury and she flies into the Twin Cities periodically from her home in Colorado to comfort as well as treat the priest..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061016_143_m42_013~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Oct. 16, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Father TIM VAKOC holds a rosary while seated in his room at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Visitors often pray with the priest..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20060930_143_m42_012~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Sep. 30, 2006 - Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S. - HENRY VAKOC, 83, leans over to embrace his son, Fr. TIM VAKOC, during a birthday celebration for Henry. In his first trip away from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center since his arrival there, Fr. Tim was brought to the Plymouth home of his parents as a surprise guest for the gathering. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_011~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Franciscan Brothers of Peace CONRAD RICHARDSON (left) and ANTHONY SWEERE escort FR. TIM VAKOC back to his hospital room after saying the Rosary at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center chapel. At left is bronze statue honoring women who served in Vietnam which is on display in VA atrium. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030101_143_m42_010~Courtesy Vakoc Family/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Jan. 01, 2003 - Iraq - Father TIM VAKOC often drove to sites in Iraq where he performed mass for soldiers in the field. (Credit Image: © Courtesy Vakoc Family/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Fr. TIM VAKOC is suspended in a sling while being moved during a physical therapy session. In addition to physical therapy offered at the VA, volunteers also help with Fr. Tim's therapy needs. Vakoc was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving while on duty in Iraq, was hit by a roadside bomb..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - The harmonies of religious chants fill Fr. TIM VAKOC's hospital room as members of the Franciscan Brothers of Peace gather at the priests bedside in the early evening hours to offer prayer and inspiration. Vakoc was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving while on duty in Iraq, was hit by a roadside bomb. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - ED WORKING places his hands upon Fr. TIM VAKOC as he prays with the priest in the early evening hours at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.Vakoc is a Catholic priest who suffered severe head injuries when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a roadside bomb while he serving as an Army chaplain in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061019_143_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Oct. 19, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Brother HILARY MCGEE of the Franciscan Brothers of Peace holds Father TIM VAKOC's hand during a visit at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061018_143_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Oct. 18, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Father TIM VAKOC grimaces during a session with physical therapist Michelle Peterson at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030101_143_m42_004~Courtesy Vakoc Family/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Jan. 01, 2003 - Iraq - Father TIM VAKOC in uniform before his injury in Iraq..(Credit Image: © Courtesy Vakoc Family/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Healing touch practitioner BRENDA SIMMONS gently strokes Fr. TIM VAKOC's forehead while working with him at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Simmons was acquainted with Vakoc before he suffered his injury and flew in from her home in Denver, CO to treat Fr. Tim.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Franciscan Brother of Peace CONRAD RICHARDSON says the Rosary with Fr. TIM VAKOC and others in the chapel at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Br. Conrad and Br. Anthony Sweere visit Vakoc at least once a week. Vakoc was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving while on duty in Iraq, was hit by a roadside bomb..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061207_143_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Saving Father Tim~Dec. 07, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Franciscan Brothers of Peace Conrad Richardson and Anthony Sweere assist Fr. TIM VAKOC during an exercise and stretching session at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Vakoc was severely injured when the vehicle he was driving while on duty in Iraq, was hit by a roadside bomb..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20061226_143_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saving Father Tim~zReportage.com Story of the Week #143 - Launched December 26, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - CHAPLAIN (MAJOR) TIM Vakoc, of Minnesota, was gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Of the thousands of casualties of the Iraq war, Tim Vakoc was the only priest. Four months later, he was flown to the Minneapolis VA hospital for its special brain injury program. Since then, a devoted circle of supporters has formed to support the ailing Father. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~CHAPLAIN (MAJOR) TIM Vakoc, of Minnesota, was gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Of the thousands of casualties of the Iraq war, Tim Vakoc was the only priest. Four months later, he was flown to the Minneapolis VA hospital for its special brain injury program. Since then, a devoted circle of supporters has formed to support the ailing Father. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep461~20120811_461_c130_012~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Czech jockeys wait for the race to begin before the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_011~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - A rider walks his horse during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_010~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - A rider walks on a muddy track after falling off his horse during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_009~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Riders jump through a water obstacle during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_008~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Riders compete on the track during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_007~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Riders compete on the track during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_006~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Jockeys walk to the racetrack during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka.(Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_005~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Horses race on after losing their riders after jumping over fences during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_004~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - A rider is splattered with mud during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_003~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Riders compete on the track during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_002~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - Riders are reflected in water at the racetrack before during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_001~Roman Vondrous~Grand Steeplechase~Aug. 11, 2012 - Kolesa, Czech Republic - A jockey and horse are led to the racecourse during the steeplechase Velka Pardubicka. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120811_461_c130_000~Roman Vondrous/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Grand Steeplechase~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 461 - Grand Steeplechase - Launched February 19, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Velka pardubicka is one of the oldest and most challenging cross-country steeplechase runs in continental Europe. It has been held since 1874 in Pardubice, the Czech Republic, some 100 kilometers east of Prague. The difficulty of the 6,900-meter-long race is rather unique for the horsemen due to the winding, deep, heavily ploughed, demanding course with equally difficult fences. It is the highpoint for any Czech jockey, who dreams if not of winning the race, then at least of riding it. (Credit Image: © Roman Vondrous/CTK/zReportage/ZUMA)~Velka pardubicka is one of the oldest and most challenging cross-country steeplechase runs in continental Europe. It has been held since 1874 in Pardubice, the Czech Republic, some 100 kilometers east of Prague. The difficulty of the 6,900-meter-long race is rather unique for the horsemen due to the winding, deep, heavily ploughed, demanding course with equally difficult fences. It is the highpoint for any Czech jockey, who dreams if not of winning the race, then at least of riding it. :
2010~zrep103~20051028_103_a33_008~Bea Ahbeck/The Argus~Uganda's Toy Soldiers~Oct. 28, 2005 - Gulu, Uganda - STELA ANGOM, 16, and LUCY ADONG, 18, learn how to use a sewing machine at the GUSCO (Gulu Support the Children Organization) Child Soldier Rehabilitation Center in Gulu, Northern Uganda, Friday, October 28, 2005. The children are trained in life skills at the camp so they will be able to support themselves. Joseph Kony's rebel army LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) have abducted over 20,000 children in the last 18 years of war and turned them into child soldiers, porters or sex slaves. The center has rehabilitated over 2,300 children since its' foudation in 1994 following the abduction of 130 girls from Aboke School in Apac, Northern Uganda in 1996. .(Credit Image: © Bea Ahbeck/Fremont Argus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep571~20150311_571_g153_022~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 11, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - Portions of the failed sea wall can be seen off the coast under the Kamaishi Dai-Kannon statue. The sea wall was built at a cost of about .6 billion and completed four years before the tsunami of 2011. The sea wall collapsed under the waves. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_571_g153_021~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 11, 2015 - Otsuchi, Japan - A floating crane helps construct a sea wall near the town of Otsuchi which was almost totally destroyed by the tsunami of 2011. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_020~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Rikuzentakata, Japan - The ruins of a building near the ocean is one of the few remaining there. The Japanese government plans to raise the level of the ground by more than 15 feet prior to rebuilding the town. Rikuzentakata was nearly wiped out by the tsunami of 2011 and lost about 2,000 of its 23,000 citizens. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_019~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - RENKO OGAWA lost her home in the tsunami of 2011. She has been living in this temporary housing complex under recently moving in with her son in Kamaishi. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_018~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 10, 2015 - Otsuchi, Japan - A procession of Buddhists march past the ruins of the former Otsuchi Town Hall that was destroyed during the tsunami of March 11, 2011, killing the town's mayor and other staff. The ceremony was in honor of the victims of the disaster on the fourth anniversary. Otsuchi was nearly wiped out and suffered severe damage and great loss of life during the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_017~Earnie Grafton/ZUMA Press Wire~Japan 4 Years Later~March 10, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - CHIKANO FIJIMA (aka TSUYAKO ITO) (right), 89, the oldest geisha of Kamaishi and a teacher of traditional Japanese dance, holds a photo of herself as a 28 year-old geisha. Ms. Fujima escaped the tsunami, but lost her home and now has lived in temporary housing for the past four years. Long-time friend TOSHIKO MIYAZAKI is sitting behind her. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_016~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Rikuzentakata, Japan - Huge conveyor belts nearly 3 kilometers long move clay and dirt from a nearby mountain to the devastated town of Rikuzentakata along the northeastern coast. The conveyor moves about 20,000 cubic yards of clay per day. The Japanese government plans to raise the level of the ground by more than 15 feet prior to rebuilding the town. Rikuzentakata was nearly wiped out by the tsunami of 2011 and lost about 2,000 of its 23,000 citizens. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_015~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 10, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - Residents of Kamaishi pray for their lost loved ones on the fourth anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Kamaishi at a memorial service held at the Senjuin Temple. The city lost more than 1100 people killed or missing and suffered significant damage. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150309_571_g153_014~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 9, 2015 - Tono, Japan - A dancer performs during a memorial service at the Tonogou Hachiman Shrine on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the 2011 tsunami. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150309_571_g153_013~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 9, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - SAEKO FUJI stands on the porch of her restaurant that overlooks the Cosmos Community Park. She and her husband turned their former farmland into a community park since much of nearby Kamaishi was destroyed by the tsunami of 2011, leaving little space available for children. Located near several temporary housing areas, the park was built by volunteers and decorated with a huge mural called 'Wall of Hope' by artist Kyoko Abe. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150309_571_g153_012~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 9, 2015 - Tono, Japan - A dancer performs at the Tonogou Hachiman Shrine on the eve of the 4th anniversary of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150308_571_g153_011~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 8, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - KENJI SANO, 83, lost his liquor business during the tsunami of 2011. Now, he operates a small liquor store in a temporary building. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_010~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - TOSHIKO MIYAZAKI in front of her home at one of temporary housing complexes constructed by the Japanese government. An estimated 250,000 people along the northeastern coast of Japan were forced to live in temporary housing after the tsunami of 2011. The government is now building permanent apartment buildings for those whose homes can or won't be rebuilt. About half of the residents of this complex has either moved in with relatives, moved into permanent apartments or simply left the area. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_009~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - The view of Kamaishi and its port from the vantage point of the survivors who made it to high ground on March 11, 2015. While the port is functioning, and the rubble cleared, most of the structures and homes are gone. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_008~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - FUMAIAKI KITAYAMA, a resident of Kamaishi, shows a photo of the destruction in Kamaishi shortly after the tsunami in 2011. Kamaishi lost more than 1,100 of its residents to the tsunami on March 11, 2011. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_007~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Rikuzentakata, Japan - The 'Miracle Pine' statue towers over the leveled Rikuzentakata. The statue is an exact replica of the only surviving pine tree of the tsunami of 2011 from the tens of thousands at the former scenic Takata-Matsubara forest. Today, it serves as a memorial for the area that was devastated by the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_006~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - A metal guard rail lies crumpled from the force of the tsunami 2011. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_571_g153_005~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 11, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - SHINPEI KIKUCHI, a photographer living in Kamaishi, holds a photo he shot from the spot he is standing of the oncoming water from the tsunami of 2011. The tsunami claimed more than 1,100 people from the city of Kamaishi. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_004~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 10, 2015 - Otsuchi, Japan - A procession of Buddhists march past the ruins of the former Otsuchi Town Hall that was destroyed during the tsunami of March 11, 2011. The ceremony was in honor of the victims of the disaster on the fourth anniversary. Otsuchi was nearly wiped out and suffered severe damage and great loss of life during the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_571_g153_003~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 7, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - TOSHIKO MIYAZAKI hops down from a wall at the Kamaishi port by large concrete blocks destined to be used to try and rebuild the seawall to shelter Kamaishi. The previous seawall, built over decades at a cost of about .6 billion dollars, was a massive failure in the tsunami of 2011. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_571_g153_002~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 11, 2015 - Otsuchi, Japan - The train tracks end at the now abandoned Namiitakaigan train station in Otsuchi after the tsunami of 2011 wiped away the bridge the trains used. Four years after the tsunami, train service still hasn't been fully restored. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_001~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~March 10, 2015 - Kamaishi, Japan - Japanese stop and pay their respects at the Kamaishi port during a moment of silence at 2:46 pm, the moment the earthquake struck the region four years ago. Kamaishi suffered great loss of life and damage from the tsunami resulting from the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150310_571_g153_000~Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Japan 4 Years Later~zReportage.com STORY OF THE WEEK # 571 • Launched April 7, 2015 : JAPAN FOUR YEARS LATTER by Earnie Grafton/ZUMA : zReportage.com STORY OF THE WEEK # 571 • Launched April 7, 2015 : JAPAN FOUR YEARS LATTER by Earnie Grafton/ZUMA : Four years after the 2011 tsunami, Japanese are still on the path to recovery. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and a crippling nuclear crisis. Nearly 19,000 people lost their lives in the disaster, the country's worst since World War II. In the temporary housing near Kamaishi, Japan, about half the former residents are gone now. The government has offered some subsidies to help rebuild homes, but not nearly enough. Some residents have moved in with relatives; others moved into permanent apartments and many have simply left the area for good. Despite efforts by Tokyo to raise the ground level and repair the sea walls, many people in the area are losing hope of having their lives back. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~zReportage.com STORY OF THE WEEK # 571 • Launched April 7, 2015 : JAPAN FOUR YEARS LATTER by Earnie Grafton/ZUMA : Four years after the 2011 tsunami, Japanese are still on the path to recovery. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeast Japan, triggering a massive tsunami and a crippling nuclear crisis. Nearly 19,000 people lost their lives in the disaster, the country's worst since World War II. In the temporary housing near Kamaishi, Japan, about half the former residents are gone now. The government has offered some subsidies to help rebuild homes, but not nearly enough. Some residents have moved in with relatives; others moved into permanent apartments and many have simply left the area for good. Despite efforts by Tokyo to raise the ground level and repair the sea walls, many people in the area are losing hope of having their lives back.:
2010~zrep122~20060801_122_bu1_027~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet LAURA BETH KIERNAN gets help from her squad leader on her salute in Central Area before marching to Trophy Point for the parents' Oath Ceremony held late in the afternoon on R-Day at West Point. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_026~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet KIERNAN and her classmate performs the sit-up portion of their diagnostic APFT at Gillis Field House at West Point. The minimum passing amount of sit-ups for a woman aged 17-21 is 53 in two minutes, and 100 points requires 78 sit-ups. In order to get 125 points on the extended scale a woman would have to do 100 sit-ups in two minutes and score at least 100 points in each other event. During the academic year in order to get an 'A' a cadet has to score 325 points. The minimum Army standard is also the minimum USMA standard of 180 points to pass and get a 'D' for a letter grade. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_025~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks. Here a squad is timed to see how long it takes an eight member squad to negotiate a twelve foot high vertical wall. Both strategy and strength play a part in maximizing performance. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_024~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks at an area known as the River Courts. A New Cadet from Echo Company performs the 'Flexed Armed Hang' for time. The combined individual times make up the squad's score. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_023~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks at an area known as the River Courts. Since they are usually lighter, the female New Cadets usually are the ones being carried during the 'Litter Carry.' The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_022~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets get a briefing from faculty members from the Department of Physical Education (DPE) on the proper form and technique to conduct push-ups and sit-ups as part of the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT). Today this test is diagnostic and is the only test that will not count towards their cadet grade or ranking. In order to pass New Cadets (and Cadets) have to score a minimum of 60 points in each event. The Army and West Point require two APFTs a year. It consists of 2 minutes of Push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups, and a timed 2 mile run. West Point has an extended scale of a possible 375 points, 125 points in each category, but in order to score more than 100 points in one category you have to have earned at least 100 points in the other two categories. In order to earn an 'A' in the academic year a cadet has to score 325 points on the extended scale. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_021~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks. A squad from Echo Company negotiates a turn with their feet during the 'Log Roll.' The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_020~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets drop off their civilian possessions for safe keeping for the summer. They will get it back when the academic year starts during reorganization week. Now they study cadet knowledge posted on the wall in front of them while they wait for more classmates to finish their initial inprocessing to go to the company area for more inprocessing. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_019~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets wait in line with their backs facing the cadre waiting to report to the 'Cadet in the Red Sash.' Reporting requires saluting and repeating a phrase with little or no hesitation while carrying equipment. It can be a very stressful situation if the New Cadet has to make corrections and repeat themselves several times before they get it right. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_018~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks. Squads compete for time on the ''Run, Dodge, and Jump'' event that requires two iterations of the course by eight member of the squad. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_017~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Warrior Competition during the Cadet Basic Training at West Point takes half a day and requires a company to break down squads to various different stations of physical tasks at the area known as the River Courts. Here a squad of eight people has to negotiate a twelve foot high vertical wall. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_016~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet LAURA BETH KIERNAN stands in formation with some of her company-mates during R-Day in Central Area at West Point. The Army issues New Cadets almost everything to include eye glasses affectionately known as Birth Control Glasses or BCGs. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_015~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - First squad of second platoon of Bravo Company stands on their wall while their squad leader, an upcoming Junior, inspects the squad before going down for formation. The New Cadets wear 'White over Gray,' while the squad leader wears 'India Whites,' a formal summer weight uniform. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_014~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet KIERNAN and her classmates waited in line to go from one station to the next. They had to eat lunch, practice marching twice, pick-up more issue items, and report to the First Sergent of the company before getting ready for the final ceremony of the day. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_013~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet Kiernan is seen through her glasses held by another female cadet in her company. After doing a diagnostic AFPT in the morning the New Cadets from Bravo Company have to take a swimming placement test in the main pool at Arvin Gym at West Point. The test requires them swimming 6 laps of the 25 meter pool for time. Some New Cadets cannot complete the 6 laps or even swim one length of the pool. These New Cadets are affectionately known as 'Rocks,' and will be placed in the beginning swim class for Plebe (Freshman) Swimming. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_012~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets wait outside Gillis Field House to take their diagnostic Army Physical Fitness Test. After receiving a briefing about the proper form while doing push-ups and sit-ups, New Cadets stretch and visit amoungst themselves. In order to pass New Cadets (and Cadets) have to score a minimum of 60 points in each event. The Army and West Point require two APFTs a year. It consists of 2 minutes of Push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups, and a timed 2 mile run. West Point has an extended scale of a possible 375 points, 125 points in each category, but in order to score more than 100 points in one category you have to have earned at least 100 points in the other two categories. In order to earn an 'A' in the academic year a cadet has to score 325 points on the extended scale. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_011~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets are measured and issued a pair of Mock Elastic Trousers, shirts, and gloves for the Oath Ceremony held for parents and friends on Trophy Point later on R-Day. The trousers are made of a traditional wool blend, and are used in the academic year as part of the 'As For Class' Uniform. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_010~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Virginia Kiernan, a 1985 graduate of West Point, wears her class ring as she assists her daughter, Cadet Candidate Laura Beth Kiernan with putting her hair up in a bun for the first time for R-Day. They meant to practice many times before today, but never got around to it. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_009~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet KIERNAN gets corrected on her gig line by her squad leader. The flap of the shirt, edge of the buckle, and fly of the pants all have to line-up. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_008~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - An upperclass cadet and Cadet Basic Training Cadre, stands at the position of attention in his India White Uniform during the Oath Ceremony at Trophy Point, West Point held on R-Day. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_007~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadets from LAURA BETHS company stand along the wall in the Bravo Company area with some of their newly issued items waiting to report to the Company First Sergeant, a traditional part of the Reception Day (R-Day) and in-processing to West Point. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_006~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Learning to march, also known as Drill, is one of the first soldier skills a New Cadet learns on R-Day. Here New Cadets practice various marching commands in Central Area at West Point. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_005~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Two other members of Bravo Company stand against the wall in the company area of Eisenhower Barracks while they wait to report to the Cadet First Sergeant, a traditional part of in-processing of R-Day at West Point. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_004~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet KIERNAN waits in line with her classmates of her company saliport to find out where they go next. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_003~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jul. 13, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - Female New Cadets no longer have to have their hair cut on R-Day. Some women still arrive with short hair, but most have long hair that they put up in a bun. The men, however, still have to have their heads shaved short. On R-Day the barbers try and average 30 haircuts an hour. A blade that usually last months during the academic year only last hours on R-Day. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_002~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Jun. 26, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - After saying goodbye to their parents at Eisenhower Hall, and being bussed to Thayer Hall, the cadet candidates are told to line-up as they get their first set of military instructions. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_001~Kate Karwan Burgess/ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~Aug. 01, 2006 - West Point, New York, U.S. - New Cadet LAURA BETH KIERNAN practices how to salute with her company in Central Area before marching to Trophy Point for the parent's Oath Ceremony held late in the afternoon on R-Day at West Point. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at West Point, United States Military Academy (USMA), as well as all the military academies. In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to the academies, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. USMA also has foreign cadets that attend the school, and this year in the Class of 2010 is the first cadet from Iraq..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~:20060801_122_bu1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Long Gray Line Women~zReportage.com Story of the Week #122 - Launched August 1, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to West Point, United States Military Academy, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. Even though women currently comprise of over half of all college students in the USA, typically 11 to 15% of cadets at West Point are women. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at the academy, and the most recent class brought many outstanding performances from the women of the Long Gray Line..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com)~In 1975 President Ford signed legislation allowing women to apply to West Point, United States Military Academy, and the first classes of women entered in 1976 and graduated in 1980. Even though women currently comprise of over half of all college students in the USA, typically 11 to 15% of cadets at West Point are women. The year 2006 marks 30 years of women at the academy, and the most recent class brought many outstanding performances from the women of the Long Gray Line..(Credit Image: © Kate Karwan Burgess/zReportage.com):
2010~zrep202~20071215_202_m69_009~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 15, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - A young Aborigine girl. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_008~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - An Aborigine child peers through a hole in the wall. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_007~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - An Aborigine holds her malnourished child. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071215_202_m69_006~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 15, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - A young Aborigine walks next to a dog. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_005~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - An Aborigine mother brushes her child's hair. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_004~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - Handprints on a bathroom window. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_003~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - An Aborigine mother and child in a graffiti-filled bathroom. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_002~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - An Aborigine child drinks water out of a faucet. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071219_202_m69_001~Marianna Day Massey~Outback Outsiders~Dec. 19, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - A young Aborigine plays with a truck while bathing in a sink. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080219_202_m69_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Outback Outsiders~zReportage.com Story of the Week #202 - Launched February 19, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Australia's 460,000 Aborigines make up 226525410f the population and are the most disadvantaged group. Many of these social problems exist among the 3,000 Aborigines living around the town of Alice Springs, including higher rates of infant mortality, drug abuse, alcoholism and unemployment than the rest of the population. Aborigines continue to live in Third-World conditions in a First-World country despite a government drive to improve their lives. The Australian government has made a formal apology for the past wrongs caused by successive governments on the indigenous Aboriginal population. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Australia's 460,000 Aborigines make up 226525410f the population and are the most disadvantaged group. Many of these social problems exist among the 3,000 Aborigines living around the town of Alice Springs, including higher rates of infant mortality, drug abuse, alcoholism and unemployment than the rest of the population. Aborigines continue to live in Third-World conditions in a First-World country despite a government drive to improve their lives. The Australian government has made a formal apology for the past wrongs caused by successive governments on the indigenous Aboriginal population.:
2010~zrep451~20121118_451_r117_028~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 18, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A portrait of a Free Syrian Army Fighter. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121203_451_r117_027~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Dec. 3, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters get ready for battle against Bashar al-Assad's forces in Bustan Al-Pasha neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_026~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Smoke rises from damaged buildings after shelling. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_025~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter shoots at a government helicopter flying nearby. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_024~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A destroyed building lies in ruin where a bomb was dropped causing more than 15 civilian deaths in the Al Ansari neighborhood, according to locals. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121120_451_r117_023~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 20, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Fighters man a truck with a machine gun on the street in Aleppo's Tariq al-Bab neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_022~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Blood covers the ground after the previous days gun fight in Al Amryia neighborhood. Rebel fighters said a mortar was dropped there and killed two of their comrades. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_021~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter takes aim in the Al Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_020~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter walks in the rubble of the Al Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_019~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters battle government troops in Al Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121128_451_r117_018~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 28, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter throws a grenade towards Syrian army soldiers. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121201_451_r117_017~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Dec. 1, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A framed picture of Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez is seen inside a toilet in a Free Syrian Army base. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121123_451_r117_016~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 23, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - The brother of the Free Syrian Army fighter killed yesterday cries during his burial. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121123_451_r117_015~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 23, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter, 23, who was killed yesterday by a sniper, is carried to his burial by his comrades. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121123_451_r117_014~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 23, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Fighters of the Free Syrian Army dig a hole to bury a comrade killed yesterday by a sniper in Al Amryia. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121121_451_r117_013~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 21, 2012 - Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria - Destroyed street in Karm al Jabal neighborhood in Aleppo. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121121_451_r117_012~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 21, 2012 - Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter loads a machine gun. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121121_451_r117_011~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 21, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter fires his AK-47. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121120_451_r117_010~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 20, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters keep watch in the Karm al Jabal neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121129_451_r117_009~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter in Al Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121119_451_r117_008~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 19, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters in Al-Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121119_451_r117_007~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 19, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters in Al-Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121119_451_r117_006~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 19, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Free Syrian Army fighters in Al-Amryia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121118_451_r117_005~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 18, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter checks on a sniper position in the Old City. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121118_451_r117_004~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 18, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter in the Kadi Askar cemetery stands where a bomb exploded six days ago. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121118_451_r117_003~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 18, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - The view through a sniper hole in the Old City. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121118_451_r117_002~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Nov. 18, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army fighter mans a sniper position. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_451_r117_001~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~Dec. 5, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A Free Syrian Army soldier stands in the Bustan Al-Pasha neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_451_r117_000~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~State of War~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 451 - State of War - Launched December 11, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Tens of thousands of Syrians have lost their lives in ther escalating conflict between forces loyal to Bashar as-Assad and those opposed to his rule. Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government's military dominance. The rebels have displayed military strength and organisation in capturing several major military bases, seizing weaponry, disrupting supply lines, and forcing the military to pull back. The 20-month-old conflict that has killed 40,000 people has become house-by-house, street-by-street urban warfare with rebels dodging snipers and climbing and crawling through holes in destroyed structures for safety. There are concerns that Assad's desperation could result in a chemical weapons attack. U.S. intelligence showed that the government is filling aerial bombs with sarin gas at two locations near military airfields. Syria has said it wouldn't use chemical weapons, 'even if it had them, against its own people.' (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA)~Tens of thousands of Syrians have lost their lives in their escalating conflict between forces loyal to Bashar as-Assad and those opposed to his rule. Rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government's military dominance. The rebels have displayed military strength and organization in capturing several major military bases and seizing weaponry. The 20-month-old conflict has killed 40,000 people and has become urban warfare. There are concerns that Assad's desperation could result in a chemical weapons attack. U.S. intelligence showed that the government is filling aerial bombs with sarin gas at two locations. Syria has said it wouldn't use chemical weapons, 'even if it had them, against its own people.':
2010~zrep397~20110120_397_e66_022~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 20, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - BIBI, an 8 year old girl, lies on a stretcher waiting to be admitted to a ward, after being transferred from a military hospital, following treatment for shrapnel wounds, for post-operative care at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110124_397_e66_021~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 24, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A man fingers his prayer beads outside the Outpatient Department of Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_020~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - FATIMA, who has sixty percent burns after an oil lamp exploded over her, lies in the burns unit of the Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110122_397_e66_019~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 22, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A man, who was shot through the chest when fighting broke out in his village between ISAF and insurgent forces, and who is now paralyzed on one side of his body, lies on a stretcher after being transferred. MSF (Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres) works alongside hospital staff to provide free medical care. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110120_397_e66_018~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 20, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A grandmother feeds her malnourished son, after his mother died, in the Therapeutic Feeding Centre. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110120_397_e66_017~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 20, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - BIBI, an 8 year old girl, lies on a stretcher while being pushed across to the main hospital building, after being transferred from a military hospital following treatment for shrapnel wounds for post-operative care at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110120_397_e66_016~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 20, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Guards stand at the gate of Boost Hospital that is marked with a sign, declaring it a weapon free zone. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110122_397_e66_015~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 22, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A man carries an elderly man on his back to the Emergency Unit of Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101013_397_e66_014~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Oct. 19, 2010 - Kandahar, Helmand, Afghanistan - ZULMIA sits with her eight year old son MOHAMMED who is in a coma after contracting meningitis due to an untreated infection in the pediatric unit of Mirwais Hospital. Due to ongoing conflict the majority of children in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar are unable to get simple vaccines, making them vulnerable to avoidable diseases. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110124_397_e66_013~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 24, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A young girl who was injured in a road traffic accident has her head and face bandaged in the Emergency Room in Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_012~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A woman, covered in a Burqa, holds her daughter while waiting to see a doctor in the female emergency room at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_011~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Drugs are lined up in a dirty wooden box in the nurses room in Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110120_397_e66_010~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 20, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - An elderly woman nurses her granddaughter who is suffering from a chest Infection at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110316_397_e66_009~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~March. 16, 2011 - Kandahar, Helmand, Afghanistan - Burka clad women and their children sit in the waiting room of Mirwais Hospital. Few humanitarian organizations can operate safely due to the insurgency, and life for the majority of Afghans in the city remains dire. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_008~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - People wait outside the Emergency Room at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_007~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - MOHAMMED, a twelve year old boy, who was injured in the stomach when a rocket exploded next to him, accompanied by his uncle, waits to see a doctor in the Emergency Room at Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110122_397_e66_006~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 22, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A young boy waits to see a doctor who is looking at an xray that has been taken of his arm in the OPD unit of Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_005~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A grandmother nurses her young granddaughter in the general ward of Boost Hospital, where MSF works alongside hospital staff to provide free medical care. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_004~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - LHATIFA, who received eighty percent burns after igniting oil over herself lies in the burns unit of Boost Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110123_397_e66_003~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 23, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - A father holds his daughter who has developed paralysis in Bost Hospital. lthcare, having to travel long distances along dangerous roads to reach Boost, the only hospital in the province. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_002~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - ABDULLAH, a shepherd, lies in the Emergency Room at Boost Hospital, where he was transferred for post-operative care from a military hospital after being shot in the leg, resulting in an amputation. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110121_397_e66_001~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~Jan. 21, 2011 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - SALIM, an eight year old boy, accompanied by his grandmother, Hajji, is treated for an allergy to some medicine he was given in a local clinic, in the Emergency Room at Boost Hospital. After nearly ten years of war in Helmand, thousands of people are unable to access healthcare, having to travel long distances along dangerous roads to reach Boost, the only functioning referral hospital in the province. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101013_397_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Cost of War~zReportage.com Story of the Week #397: The Real Cost of War- Launched November 29, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Afghanistan's health system is one of the world's worst, a decade after the overthrow of the Taliban, with life expectancy roughly 10 years lower than sub-Saharan Africa. As the war spreads in Afghanistan, it is becoming difficult and dangerous for Afghan people to seek out even the most basic healthcare. Throughout the country, the reality is that few health centers that exist on paper are actually functioning. They lack drugs and trained medical staff, and roads have become difficult and dangerous to use. At Boost hospital, in Lashkargah, Helmand province, international and Afghan medical staff work to deliver free, high-quality medical care. It is one of the few functioning referral hospitals in south Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Afghanistan's health system is one of the world's worst, a decade after the overthrow of the Taliban, with life expectancy roughly 10 years lower than sub-Saharan Africa. As the war spreads in Afghanistan, it is becoming difficult and dangerous for Afghan people to seek out even the most basic healthcare. Throughout the country, the reality is that few health centers that exist on paper are actually functioning. They lack drugs and trained medical staff, and roads have become difficult and dangerous to use. At Boost hospital, in Lashkargah, Helmand province, international and Afghan medical staff work to deliver free, high-quality medical care. It is one of the few functioning referral hospitals in south Afghanistan.:
2010~zrep108~20060502_108_e66_009~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_008~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_007~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_006~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_005~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_004~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_003~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_002~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_001~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Red Army Marches Again~Sep. 17, 2002 - Moscow, Russia - The paramilitary camp of Kaskad, 50 kilometres from Moscow in Russia, is teaching every year war techniques to hundreds of children from 6 years to 17 years old. Created in 1982 by veterans of the Red Army, the association is perpetuating the dream of the perfect soldier. For five weeks, children who are all volunteers coming from all over the country and from various social classes will follow a training that is comparable to the one followed by the elite troop called Specnaz. Shooting with a Kalachnikov, strategic simulation and iron discipline, Kaskad answers back with strength to the lack of respect ruling the Russian military academies. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060502_108_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Red Army Marches Again~zReportage.com Story of the Week #108 - Launched May 02, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Russian paramilitary camp at Kaskad outside Moscow, teaches elite paramilitary war techniques to hundreds of kids from 8 to 17 years old. Created some 20 years ago by veterans of the Red Army, the association perpetuates the dream of the perfect soldier. (Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Russian paramilitary camp at Kaskad outside Moscow, teaches elite paramilitary war techniques to hundreds of kids from 8 to 17 years old. Created some 20 years ago by veterans of the Red Army, the association perpetuates the dream of the perfect soldier. (Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep593~20150916_593_p545_018~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Sept. 16, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SYMOON is a 14-year-old boy who works in a local dockyard where the working environment is hot and extremely dangerous. He earns around $2.5 USD per day. His parents are poor farmers, who live in a village. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150807_593_n230_017~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Aug. 7, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - TANIA is a 7-year-old girl who sells balloons on the streets of Dhaka. She lives in a nearby slum with her parents. Her father is a day laborer and her mother is involved in the balloon business with her. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151123_593_n230_016~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Nov. 23, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A child worker, left, pulls a load while working in a brickfield. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151014_593_p545_015~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Oct. 14, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SAJEEB is a 13-year-old boy who recently started working in a dockyard where they make propellers for ships and large motor boats. He finished the seventh grade before he started working in the dockyard. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150618_593_n230_014~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~June 18, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - HASAN is drying cattle skins in the sun in at a tannery. Hasan is a 12-year-old worker who works in a tannery and earns $1.5 USD per day. His father is a rickshaw puller and his mother is a maid. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150829_593_n230_013~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Aug. 29, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - ROCKY is a 5-year-old boy who works in a plastic recycling factory with his mother to earn a living. Poverty never gave him a chance to attend school. He earns around $1.5 USD per day. Bottles are mainly collected by hawkers and street children. Later on they sell those bottles to the local factory. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_593_p545_012~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~March 29, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - RAJU at work on a machine in a silver factory. Raju is a 14-year-old boy who works in an aluminum factory and earns around $2.5 USD per day. He lives with his parents in Dhaka. His father is a stone mason and mother is a housewife. He dropped out of school when he was in the sixth grade. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151025_593_n230_011~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Oct. 25, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SHUVO is 15-year-old boy who works in a local bookbinding factory. He lives with other workers in the same factory. He earns around $2 USD per day by working here from dawn to dusk. He started working here three years ago when he was in the sixth grade. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151015_593_p545_010~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Oct. 15, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Child labor is very common in almost every industry of Bangladesh including the balloon factories. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151015_593_p545_009~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Oct. 15, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Child labor is very common in almost every industry in Bangladesh including the aluminum, balloon, and ship building industry. There are approximately 4.7 million or 12.6 percent of children aged 5 to 14 in the work force, according to UNICEF. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150916_593_p545_008~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Sept. 16, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Portrait of a young worker at a shipyard in Bangladesh. The ship building industry in Bangladesh is spreading rapidly. Children who work here grow up without an education. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150909_593_p545_007~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Sept. 9, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Balloons are produced by children for other children to play with. Children working in balloon factories earn $1.20 USD per day. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150914_593_n230_006~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Sept. 14, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - MAHIN is 10-year-old boy who works in an aluminum factory where different kinds of jars and pots are made. He lives in Dhaka with other workers of the same factory. His father is a poor farmer. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151123_593_p545_005~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Nov. 23, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SAGOR is 12-year-old boy who works in a brick making yard and earns around $2.5 USD per day. He completed the fourth grade in school, before coming to work at the brick factory. His parents also work in the same brick making yard. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151123_593_p545_004~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Nov. 23, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Child workers stand in a brickfield barefoot with no shoes. Workers work here from dawn to dusk and their wages are often not up to the minimum standard. These children work here for as little as $1.5 USD per day. They are growing up without any education. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151015_593_p545_003~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Oct. 15, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SADEK MIAH is a 15-year-old who has been working in an aluminum factory for 3 years and earns as little as $2.5 USD. He lives with his parents in Dhaka. His father is an auto-rickshaw driver and his mother is a housewife. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151123_593_n230_002~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~Nov. 23, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A child worker moves bricks in a brickfield. The world is going through a speedy urbanization and Bangladesh is no exception to this. Such rapid urbanization generates a massive demand for bricks as it is one of the key ingredients to building a concrete structure. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150712_593_n230_001~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~July 12, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SYMOON is a 14-year-old boy who works in a local dockyard where the working environment is hot and dangerous. He earns around $2.5 USD per day. His parents live in a village who are poor farmers. He lives with other co-workers in Dhaka. He moved to Dhaka for work after he completed the fifth grade. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151123_593_p545_000~Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Made In Bangladesh~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 593 - Made In Bangladesh - Launched January 5, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Child labor still affects millions of kids worldwide. Statistics from the International Labor Organization show that there are about 73 million children between ages 10 and 14 that work in economic activities throughout the world, and 218 million children working worldwide between the ages of 5 and 17. These figures do not even include domestic labor. The child labor problem is worst in Asia, where 44.6 million children have to work. In India 14.4% of all children between the ages of 10 and 14 are employed as child laborers. In Bangladesh the number is a shocking 30.1%. Bangladesh adopted the National Child Labor Elimination Policy 2010, providing a framework to eradicate all forms of child labor by 2015, but according to the International Labor Organization there are still around 3.2 million child laborers in Bangladesh and, according to the International Labour Organization, around 215 million kids worldwide are currently working in exploitative child labour conditions. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Ponir Hossain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Child labor still affects millions of kids worldwide. Statistics from the International Labor Organization show that there are about 73 million children between ages 10 and 14 that work in economic activities throughout the world, and 218 million children working worldwide between the ages of 5 and 17. These figures do not even include domestic labor. The child labor problem is worst in Asia, where 44.6 million children have to work. In India 14.4% of all children between the ages of 10 and 14 are employed as child laborers. In Bangladesh the number is a shocking 30.1%. Bangladesh adopted the National Child Labor Elimination Policy 2010, providing a framework to eradicate all forms of child labor by 2015, but according to the International Labor Organization there are still around 3.2 million child laborers in Bangladesh and, according to the International Labour Organization, around 215 million kids worldwide are currently working in exploitative child labour conditions.:
2010~zrep361~20110405_361_cu1_023~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Last Hawaiian Cowboys~Feb. 20, 2010 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - WAYNE TACHERA and his daughters, NAHE, 9, and KAMEHANA, 11, at their home, which is part of the 'cowboy housing' on Kahua Ranch. 'We get free housing, free electricity, free water. It makes up for cowboy pay because cowboy pay is not much at all,' says Tachera. Tachera is very close to his girls. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110405_361_cu1_022~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Last Hawaiian Cowboys~Mar. 01, 2010 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - NAHE TACHERA, 9, blows a bubble in the Kahua Ranch barn while her father, WAYNE TACHERA, shoes a horse. 'My dad's work is great. When he goes to work, we can play around the ranch and he doesn't have to worry about us because there are so many people to watch us,' says Nahe. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110405_361_cu1_021~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Last Hawaiian Cowboys~Jul. 08, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - WAYNE TACHERA, a cowboy for Kahua Ranch, lets the ranch's herd of horses out of the coral after spraying them with a fly repellent. In the distance, one can see the ocean. The ranch is located at 3,000 feet above sea level where some of the best grazing lands are. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110405_361_cu1_020~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Last Hawaiian Cowboys~Jul. 12, 2010 - Waimea, Hawaii, U.S. - JAMIE DOWSETT, 85, riding one of his horses. 'I would give anything if I could still be a cowboy, being out there on the land where nobody bothers you, out in the open where it's quiet, the horses are giving you a wonderful ride in the beautiful countryside, that is a feeling not many people have the opportunity to experience,' says Dowsett. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110405_361_cu1_019~Julia Cumes/ZUMA Press Wire~Last Hawaiian Cowboys~Mar. 01, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - A cowboy chuckles. (Credit Image: © Julia Cumes/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:
2010~zrep069~20040324_069_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Members of the Maricopa County Jail's Juvenile Chain Gang clean up a vacant lot a worksite in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Members of the Maricopa County Jail's Juvenile Chain Gang clean up a vacant lot a worksite in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A member of the Maricopa County Jail's Juvenile Chain Gang eats his lunch at a worksite in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Members of the Maricopa County Jail juvenile chain gang walk on a sidewalk in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Members of the Maricopa County juvenile chain gang walk out of the jail into the morning sun in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Juveniles sentenced as adults line up in their cells during morning cell count in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A member of the juvenile chain gang walks on a sidewalk in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Juveniles sentenced as adults and serving on the jail chain line up in the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, before going out to work on city streets. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20040324_069_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~Mar 24, 2004; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A member of the Maricopa County Jail's Juvenile Chain Gang at a worksite in Phoenix. The juveniles volunteer to serve Maricpoa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chain gang. The sheriff, who claims to be 'the toughest sheriff in America,' has chain gangs in both the men's and women's jails and now has a chain gang for juveniles sentenced and serving time as adults in the county jail system. The sheriff claims it is the only juvenile chain gang in the country (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20050719_069_k94_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~Tough Love Sentence~zReportage.com Story of the Week #069 - Launched July 19, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In Phoenix, Arizona it's not uncommon to see ''chain gangs,'' prisoners in striped jumpsuits shackled together pulling weeds and picking up garbage in the suffocating mid-day sun. Motivated by the prospect of fresh air, an extra sandwich and a piece of fruit, chain gang service looks like 18th century cruelty but is actually a privilege rewarded to well-disciplined Maricopa County prison inmates. .(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In Phoenix, Arizona it's not uncommon to see ''chain gangs,'' prisoners in striped jumpsuits shackled together pulling weeds and picking up garbage in the suffocating mid-day sun. Motivated by the prospect of fresh air, an extra sandwich and a piece of fruit, chain gang service looks like 18th century cruelty but is actually a privilege rewarded to well-disciplined Maricopa County prison inmates. .(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep155~20060217_155_e66_027~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - ZIMBINI, age 23, with her son in her 3-room home in Samora Machel that she shares with 13 other family members. Zimbini and two of her friends were gang raped by four boys from a neighboring village..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060216_155_e66_026~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 16, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - FELICITY, age 32. At 12-years-old Felicity went to help a close family friend, who was also her local priest, with his washing and ironing. Alone with her in the house, he raped Filicity in his daughter's room..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_025~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Flats in Manenburg, Cape Town where rape has taken place..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_024~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Flats in Manenburg, Cape Town where rape has taken place..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_023~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - NADIA AJAM, Sexual Offences Court Prosecutor, Wynberg Regional Court L. ''As a prosecutor I marvel at the strength of African women. They are ordinary women who endure the most humiliating trials and they manage to stand up for themselves and go home and put food on the table.''.(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_022~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The rape case files..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060216_155_e66_021~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 16, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - CHARLIE, age 39. Raped by her best friend at gunpoint in his mother's house when Charlie was 28-years-old. Because of the stigma attached to rape by her community, Charlie's family has asked that her identity remain undisclosed..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_020~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The Counselling room, Rape Crisis Cape Town, Khayelitsha centre. The counsellor bears witness to all that the survivor has been through..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_019~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - MAUREEN, age 31. Maureen's neighbor abused her sexually from when she was six-years-old, then raped her when she turned 19. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060216_155_e66_018~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 16, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - CHARLIE, age 39. Raped by her best friend at gunpoint in his mother's house when Charlie was 28-years-old..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_017~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - MAUREEN, age 31. Maureen's neighbor abused her sexually from when she was six-years-old, then raped her when she turned 19. Maureen first spoke about her secret five years ago, at the age of 26. 'My name is Maureen, and I was raped at the age of 19, he took my soul and ripped it into pieces.' .(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_016~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Rape doesn't affect just one area in South African society. It affects rich and poor communities alike. A woman could be raped in her own home, at work, at the perpetrator's home, in her local community, on the beach, in a ditch, just anywhere. The rape in a dark alley that everyone imagines seldom occurs. It's in our brightly lit living rooms, sunny classrooms and neighborhood streets that danger really lives..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_015~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The counseling room at Rape Crisis Cape Town, observatory centre. The counsellor bears witness to all that the survivor has been through. She sees the horror of what happened and she sees their pain, fear, anger and deep sorrow at all that they have endured..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060216_155_e66_014~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 16, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Charlie, age 39. Raped by her best friend at gunpoint in his mother's house when Charlie was 28-years-old. Because of the stigma attached to rape by her community, Charlie's family has asked that her identity remain undisclosed. Charlie now speaks openly about being raped and has become a counsellor helping other rape survivors..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_013~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - ALISON, aged 37. Raped at knifepoint by two strangers who were out on bail for previous rape charges. They raped her, stabbed her over 50 times in her stomach, then slit her throat, leaving her for dead on a deserted beach. Against all odds, Alison survived and has become a wife, mother and motivational speaker..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_012~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The bathroom at Simelela Rape Care center. After the women or men have had their forensic examination, they can have a bath at the centre. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_011~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - NAZMA, Rape Crisis Counsellor, Manenburg centre. ''It's living with it, not just dealing with it but living with it because now they are living the rest of their lives with it, and living with the changes it brought.'' The counsellor bears witness to all that the survivor has been through..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_010~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The examination bed at Simelela Rape Care Center..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_009~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - ZIMBINI, age 23, outside her 3-room home in Samora Machel that she shares with 13 other family members. Zimbini and two of her friends were gang raped by four boys from a neighboring village. One girl recognized one of the rapists. Out of fear of being caught, the boys murdered the girls..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_008~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - The waiting room at Simelela Rape Care Center..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_007~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Dr JANINE, Clinical Forensic practitioner, in the examination room at Simelela Rape Care centre, Khayelithsa, Cape Town..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_006~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Khayelitsha South African Police Service (SAPS) Rape Crisis room. Play dolls for children to use to explain what happened when they report they have been raped..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_005~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Khayelitsha where a number of rape cases have been reported to have taken place..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060216_155_e66_004~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 16, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - FELICITY, age 32. At 12-years-old Felicity went to help a close family friend, who was also her local priest, with his washing and ironing. Alone with her in the house, he raped Filicity in his daughter's room. (Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_003~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - A number of rape cases have been reported to have taken place in this park in Manyanani Peace Park, Khayelitsha..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_002~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - SIXOLILE, age 19. At the age of 14, a man from her community raped her at gunpoint. After he raped her he shot her in the neck and left her to die in the school toilets. But she survived. The bullet will remain in her neck permanently..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060217_155_e66_001~Hazel Thompson/eyevine~The Healing Journey~Feb. 17, 2006 - Cape Town, South Africa - Flats in Manenburg, Cape Town where rape has taken place..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070320_155_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Healing Journey~zReportage.com Story of the Week #155 - Launched March 20, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - A woman can be raped in her own home. Rape doesn't affect just one area in South African society. It affects rich and poor communities alike. A woman could be raped in her own home, at work, at the perpetrator's home, in her local community, on the beach, in a ditch, just anywhere. The rape in a dark alley that everyone imagines seldom occurs. It's in our brightly lit living rooms, sunny classrooms and neighborhood streets that danger really lives..(Credit Image: © Hazel Thompson/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~A woman can be raped in her own home. Rape doesn't affect just one area in South African society. It affects rich and poor communities alike. A woman could be raped in her own home, at work, at the perpetrator's home, in her local community, on the beach, in a ditch, just anywhere. The rape in a dark alley that everyone imagines seldom occurs. It's in our brightly lit living rooms, sunny classrooms and neighborhood streets that danger really lives.:
2010~zrep530~20140131_530_g134_015~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - A 15-year-old girl and her children near the center of the 1.3 square mile camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_014~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - A young man prepares a tent for his family who are new residents in the camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140208_530_g134_013~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 8, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - A game of soccer, or futbol, is a regular sight within the camp. Behind the players is one of dozens of makeshift restrooms with water tanks that the camp administration must fill regularly for plumbing. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140208_530_g134_012~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 8, 2014 - Al Mafraq, JORDAN - For those fortunate enough to have satellite capabilities, Free Syrian Army television broadcasts 24 hours a day providing news from the battlefront. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140208_530_g134_011~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 8, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - Two boys walk together on the eastern edge of the camp. Children under the age of 18 account for half of the camps 110,000 inhabitants. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140206_530_g134_010~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 6, 2014 - Al Mafraq, Jordan - Life goes on in Zaatari. Here, a store sells dresses for the many weddings that take place every spring. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140208_530_g134_009~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 8, 2014 - Al Mafraq, Jordan - SAFA JAABARI was injured in Aleppo at the age of five. I was told that the Jaabari family is believed to be the only family in the camp from the northern Aleppo region of Syria. Most refugees from northern Syria flee to neighboring Turkey or Lebanon. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_008~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - Amputees are common in Zaatari having lost limbs to bombings and infection. There is an ongoing need for prosthetic limbs here. Currently there are several international medical aid groups working with the amputees. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140208_530_g134_007~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 8, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - EAAD HARIRI, 39, was injured in Daraa, Syria in November 2013 during a bombing. Despite his injury, he is still able to care for his young family. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140206_530_g134_006~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 6, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - A man moves a pre-fabricated trailer known as a ''Caravan'' into position. These are becoming more commonplace, replacing tents as a primary dwelling. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_005~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - Men pray the Friday noon prayer outside of a crowded makeshift mosque. There are approximately 27 mosques inside the camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140127_530_g134_004~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 27, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - A young woman scavenges for firewood on the northern outskirts of the camp. In the distance lies Syria. In the Jordanian desert, 10 kilometers from the Syrian border lies a refugee camp known as Zaatari. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_003~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Jan. 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - IBRAHIM SIRHAN had his leg shattered in a bombing in Daraa, Syria. Syrian doctors were able to repair it with steel rods and screws. The people here remain hopeful and display a remarkable resiliency, wishing only for a swift end to the war. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140206_530_g134_002~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~Feb. 6, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - YUSUF NAJAR is the father of seven children. He is one of the lucky ones who was able to get his family out of Syria intact. The Free Syrian army opposed to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad enjoys widespread support in the camp, which is located in the backyard of the regime's capital. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_001~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~January 31, 2014 - Zaatari Camp, Al Mafraq, Jordan - Children leave their handprints in paint as a Muslim blessing and symbol of allegiance to the Quran. In the Jordanian desert, 10 kilometers from the Syrian border lies a refugee camp known as Zaatari. It is home to over 110,000 displaced people who have fled the war in Syria since July 2012. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_530_g134_000~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syrian Exodus~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 530 - Syrian Exodus - Launched June 10, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the Jordanian desert, 10 kilometers from the Syrian border lies a refugee camp known as Zaatari. It is home to over 110,000 displaced people who have fled the war in Syria since July 2012. Most of these refugees are from the southern region of Daraa where the fighting has been among the worst seen in the Syrian Civil War that has dragged on for more than three years. The Free Syrian army opposed to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad enjoys widespread support in the camp, which is located in the backyard of the regime's capital. Conditions here are harsh with freezing winters and boiling hot summers. However, the people here remain hopeful and display a remarkable resiliency, wishing only for a swift end to the war. However there is no sign that such an end is coming soon. Zaatari has become Jordan's fourth largest city and the second largest refugee camp in the world. During three years of conflict, more than 2.8 million Syrians have fled their country, with nearly 600,000 of them heading to Jordan, mostly women and children. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 530 - Syrian Exodus - Launched June 10, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the Jordanian desert, 10 kilometers from the Syrian border lies a refugee camp known as Zaatari. It is home to over 110,000 displaced people who have fled the war in Syria since July 2012. Most of these refugees are from the southern region of Daraa where the fighting has been among the worst seen in the Syrian Civil War that has dragged on for more than three years. The Free Syrian army opposed to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad enjoys widespread support in the camp, which is located in the backyard of the regime’s capital. Conditions here are harsh with freezing winters and boiling hot summers. However, the people here remain hopeful and display a remarkable resiliency, wishing only for a swift end to the war. However there is no sign that such an end is coming soon. Zaatari has become Jordan’s fourth largest city and the second largest refugee camp in the world. During three years of conflict, more than 2.8 million Syrians have fled their country, with nearly 600,000 of them heading to Jordan, mostly women and children. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press):
2010~zrep276~20090724_276_mv2_027~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_026~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A dentist looks over a patients x-ray to determine the care to be provided. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_025~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Late in the afternoon patients still crowd the entrance to the registration area. On the first day 1,700 people had been let in to the RAM expedition. Some would have to return in the morning for priority entry. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_024~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A man sleeps in the general medical waiting area. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_023~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Patients wait in the converted poultry barn for their turn to see the optometrists. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_022~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Teeth to be used in dentures await patients in the dental clinic at the RAM expedition at the Wise County fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_021~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A volunteer interviews a couple for their basic information and the medical reasons for their visit to the expedition. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_020~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - An eye technician measures a patient for glasses.Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_019~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A man with number 761 had arrived at the fairgrounds at 9pm the night before the gates opened. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_018~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - The general medical are of the RAM expedition was set up in a sanitized horse stall at the Wise County fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_017~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A woman comforts her son in the general medical section of the RAM expedition. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_016~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Fifteen teeth extracted from a patient lie on a tray in the dental area. This year the dental part of the RAM expedition examined 1,460 patients and extracted 4,304 teeth. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_015~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A volunteer from Virginia Commonwealth University's dental program holds the hand of a patient as the dentist injects him with novacaine before an extraction. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_014~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Dentists work on patients in the extraction section of the dental operation at the Wise County fairgrounds. Over 30 stations comprise the extraction area.Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_013~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Dental instruments await dentists and patients.Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world..(Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_012~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Patients sit in the cosmetic section of the dental care area to have teeth capped or dentures made.Remote Area Medical (RAM) is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_011~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Patients wait their turn in the waiting area for general medical care. The priority for most of the people who come to the RAM expeditions is the dental and eye care. For general medical care, many wait until they are very sick and then simply got the the emergency room. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_010~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A mother and daughter look over forms in the dental care waiting area at the Wise County fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_009~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Volunteer registered nurse CHRISTINA PEREIRA checks the blood pressure of a patient awaiting dental care. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_008~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Volunteers are checked in as they arrive at the Wise County fairgrounds. A total of 1,746 volunteers supplied care at this year's expedition in Wise. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_007~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Volunteers interview patients in the registration area to ascertain their needs. RAM treated 2,715 patients over the 2 1/2 day expedition. According to a patient survey conducted by RAM, just over half of the patients have no insurance. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_006~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - People make their way to the staging area inside the Wise County fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_005~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - People stand at the front gate of the Wise County fairgrounds as they wait for their number to be called to gain entry to the makeshift medical facility provided by RAM. This was the tenth year that the medical expedition has come to Wise County. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_004~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - A man holds up his numbers that determine his order for care as RAM founder STAN BROCK calls out numbers over a loudspeaker at the front gate of the Wise County Fairgrounds..(Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_003~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - Thousands of people came from sixteen states to take advantage of the free medical, dental and eye care that Remore Area Medical provides over the weekend at the Wise County fairgrounds..(Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_002~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - SANDRA MOORE, 53, and her sister PHYLLIS HAMMONDS, 55, both from Wise County, wait in the early morning hours for the Remote Area Medical expedition to open the gates at the Wise County fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090724_276_mv2_001~Pete Marovich~Healthcare Never Never Land~Jul. 24, 2009 - Wise, Virginia, U.S. - People camp out overnight in their cars and tents to acquire access to the free medical, dental and eye care that the Remote Area Medical expedition is supplying over the weekend at the Wise County Fairgrounds. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090811_276_mv2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healthcare Never Never Land~zReportage.com Story of the Week #276 - Launched August 11, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - People arrived at the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise, Virginia., days in advance. They came from 16 states, sleeping in tents, even their cars, many hoping to be the first in line for treatment when the gates finally opened. The Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corp (RAM) is a non-profit organization that provides free health care, dental care and eye care in remote areas of the U.S. With donated equipment, volunteer doctors, nurses and support workers provide the care at their own expense. Since the recession began in December 2007, about 6.7 million jobs have been lost, the Department of Labor said. The number American workers losing their health insurance and applying for Medicaid are also rising rapidly. The census bureau reports there are almost 46 million uninsured Americans and over 20,000 Americans die each year because of no health coverage..(Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep568~20140925_568_p131_030~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 25, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Fifteen-year old TREVOR RICH returns alone from a hunter trip with other youth toward camp on the shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140921_568_p131_029~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 21, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - SIMON POKUE, whose son, James ''Jimmy'' Pokue took his own life only 19 days earlier, sits in the doorway of Sebastian Pewash looking out at the waters of Mistastin Lake. Pokue said little on this trip, except that he found the setting ''peaceful.'' His placement in a cabin with Pewash was no accident. Pewash had himself lost a son to suicide while the community was still in Davis Inlet. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140928_568_p131_028~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 28, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - CHRISTINE POKER, an addictions counsellor, pauses while telling stories from her youth during an interview at her home. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140921_568_p131_027~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 21, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - EDITH TSHAKAPESH, 63, quarters a porcupine carcass for cooking the traditional way while LEAH TSHAKAPESH, 7, plays a game on an iPad at left. The pair were among the four females who made the trip to the Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140922_568_p131_026~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 22, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, walks from his parents cabin to his own during a snowstorm at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140923_568_p131_025~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 23, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Three young hunters make their way back to camp through deep snow at Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140919_568_p131_024~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 19, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, smiles freely after arriving by Twin Otter to an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140920_568_p131_023~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 20, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Natuashish Chief GREGORY RICH scans the ridge-line north of his hunting camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140921_568_p131_022~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 21, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Children play on an Innu swing, a Ueuepeshun, at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140919_568_p131_021~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 19, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - An enthusiastic ALEXIS PASTEEN JAMES, 8, tries to chop wood with an axe he can barely lift, shortly after arriving at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140919_568_p131_020~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 19, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - A group of Innu boys take a break from camp chores to play some softball on the shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140918_568_p131_019~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 18, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - The final resting place of Natuashish's latest suicide victim, James Pokue (June 2, 1991-Sept. 2, 2014) is protected by a brightly painted fence at the crowded cemetery outside of Natuashish. This latest death was the first suicide in the community since Sept. 1, 2009 - a remarkable statistic for a community that grieved four to five suicide victims annually before that. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140918_568_p131_018~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 18, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - JAMES POKER, 17, stands in a small clearing in the woods, where he spent many hours sniffing gas with other youth since he was eight years old. Like many young men and women he has attempted suicide, and has recently returned from living in foster homes and attending rehab centres outside of his community. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140920_568_p131_017~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 20, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, carries a large lake trout back to camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140920_568_p131_016~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 20, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - LEON RICH, 10, hops from stone to stone while fishing along the shoreline of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140924_568_p131_015~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 24, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Innu boys point excitedly at the ridges where caribou were spotted to the north of their hunting camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140923_568_p131_014~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 23, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Three young men post hole through the snow as they head out into the fresh snow to hunt following a fall storm that left a foot of snow on the ground at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140922_568_p131_013~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 22, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, prepares to tell his story of addiction to sniffing gas while snowbound in a small cabin at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140923_568_p131_012~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 23, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, the day after a fall storm dumped about two feet of snow at an Innu camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140919_568_p131_011~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 19, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - A youth struggles to get his gear in order while hiking through the bush during a hunting outing near the western shores of Mistastin Lake. Community leaders from Natuashish have come to these traditional Innu hunting grounds to help some of their young men and boys discover some of their culture and form better community bonds. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140918_568_p131_010~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 18, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - A youth blocks the camera while another plays with a BB gun while hanging out near the general store. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140918_568_p131_009~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 18, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - A young man loiters outside the Band Council offices. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_008~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 17, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - KATIE PASTEEN holds the hand of her mother, MADELINE RICH, 85, in the Labrador coastal community. Madeline, who was born in the country, and is the daughter of a shaman is the eldest person in this Innu community, now suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_007~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 17, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - WAYNE PASTEEN, 27, inside his mother's kitchen. Wayne is one of the few remaining chronic gas sniffers in Natuashish where drug sniffing youth and suicides have plagued this isolated northern community for decades. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_006~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 17, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Some of the graffiti that is quite commonly found. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_005~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 17, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - The town of Natuashish, on the coast of Labrador, photographed during the approach to the gravel strip runway is home to about 900 Innu. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_004~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 17, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - PETER GREGOIRE, left, and MARK PASTEEN - two members of the Innu band ''The Gregoire Boys.'' Natuashish, population about 900, was created in 2002 when the government of Newfoundland and Labrador moved the Innu community from the island community of Davis Inlet following a spate of youth suicides and other serious social issues. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140925_568_p131_003~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 25, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - A small group of Innu youth head out on their own to find something to hunt in the wilderness near their camp on the western shores of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140920_568_p131_002~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 20, 2014 - Mastastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - BRYAN RICH helps to sort out a tangled net before placing it into the waters of Mistastin Lake. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140918_568_p131_001~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~Sept. 18, 2014 - Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, as seen from Natuashish. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140917_568_p131_000~Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hunting Demons In Labrador~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 568 - Hunting Demons In Labrador - Launched March 17, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Inuit and Innu have occupied Labrador for thousands of years. It's called the Big Land, and with almost 300,000 sq km sprawling north toward the Arctic Circle, it's easy to see why. Sparse, rocky, puddled expanses form the primeval landscape. The Innu people of the remote community of Davis Inlet, on the coast of Labrador, were relocated to Natuashish in a desperate attempt to fix a broken native community, once Canada's most notorious. The Innu residents of Davis Inlet historically were forced by the government to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and found themselves slipping out of touch with their traditional way of life. Rates of alcoholism and suicide increased and few resources were allocated to support the community who lived in sub-standard conditions. More than a decade later, suicide and crime rates are down, and elders are working to reconnect young people with the land, but the problems still run deep. An evaluation of the government-funded Labrador Innu Healing Strategy says there is virtually no progress in improving the social welfare of the community. (Credit Image: © Peter Power/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 568 - Hunting Demons In Labrador - Launched March 17, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Inuit and Innu have occupied Labrador for thousands of years. It's called the Big Land, and with almost 300,000 sq km sprawling north toward the Arctic Circle, it's easy to see why. Sparse, rocky, puddled expanses form the primeval landscape. The Innu people of the remote community of Davis Inlet, on the coast of Labrador, were relocated to Natuashish in a desperate attempt to fix a broken native community, once Canada’s most notorious. The Innu residents of Davis Inlet historically were forced by the government to abandon their nomadic lifestyle and found themselves slipping out of touch with their traditional way of life. Rates of alcoholism and suicide increased and few resources were allocated to support the community who lived in sub-standard conditions. More than a decade later, suicide and crime rates are down, and elders are working to reconnect young people with the land, but the problems still run deep. An evaluation of the government-funded Labrador Innu Healing Strategy says there is virtually no progress in improving the social welfare of the community.:
2010~zrep194~20071129_194_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 29, 2007 - Vusstri, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071130_194_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 30, 2007 - Northern Mitrovica, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071209_194_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 09, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071210_194_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 10, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071129_194_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 29, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071128_194_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 28, 2007 - Podugevo, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071209_194_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 09, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_194_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 26, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071128_194_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 28, 2007 - Veliki Kicik village, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071130_194_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 30, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071201_194_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 01, 2007 - Mitrovica, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071209_194_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 09, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_194_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 26, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci, win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_194_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 27, 2007 - Kosovo Polle, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071128_194_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 28, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071201_194_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 01, 2007 - Mitrovica Bridge, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071210_194_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Dec. 10, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071129_194_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~New Kosovo~Nov. 29, 2007 - Pristina, Kosovo - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071218_194_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~New Kosovo~zReportage.com Story of the Week #194 - Launched December 18, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In February 2007 United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari unveiled a plan to set Kosovo on a path to independence, an outcome immediately welcomed by Kosovo Albanians and rejected by Serbia. US President George Bush has come out in favour of Kosovan independence, but Russia threatened to veto any UN resolution that endorses the Ahtisaari plan. At the same time, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the parties against any further delay in determining the future of Kosovo. He had wanted a UN Security Council vote back in June. Parliamentary elections in Kosovo in Nov.ember saw the ethnic Albanian, former guerrilla leader Hasim Thaci win. Mr Thaci has said he will Dec.lare independence unilaterally in Dec.ember once international mediation with the Serb minority ends.:
2010~zrep274~20090507_274_w75_027~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - The white woman in the middle, who lives in Haba Kadal in downtown Srinagar, has lost her son, Nazir Ahmad. Nazir was a school teacher. One day, on his way to school, he was arrested by the Indian police. He has since disappeared. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_026~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - ROZY AHMED GANIE. The girl, who lives in Bandi Pora, has lost her father, Riyaz Ahmed Ganie. They heard a knock on the door of their house one evening, 15 years ago. When they opened the door, they found five or six men on their threshold asking for help to find their way back home. They urged her father to come along with them and show them the way. Her father went with them and never came back. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_025~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Friday prayer at Jami Masjid, the main mosque of Srinagar. Thousands of Muslims assemble in the mosque every Friday to offer their prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_024~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Jammu and Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state, has been rocked by pro-independence protests since 1989. Two decades of conflict between militants and the Indian army and police have cost more than 40,000 lives to date. Violent protests of Kashmiri Muslims against the Indian security forces take place in the streets of Srinagar on a weekly basis. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_023~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - the Kashmir dispute between the Muslims and the Indian forces has escalated to Muslim outcry for Kashmir's secession from India. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_022~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Friday prayer at Jami Masjid, the main mosque of Srinagar. Thousands of Muslims assemble in the mosque every Friday to offer their prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_021~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - ROZY AHMED GANIE. The girl, who lives in Bandi Pora, has lost her father, Riyaz Ahmed Ganie. They heard a knock on the door of their house one evening, 15 years ago. When they opened the door, they found five or six men on their threshold asking for help to find their way back home. They urged her father to come along with them and show them the way. Her father went with them and never came back. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_020~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - EIZ DAR. The woman, who lives in Tangpora, has lost both her son, Muktar Ahmed Dar, and her nephew, Mehraj Ud-din Dar. Her son has been gone since 1997. Her nephew disappeared the same year. She has been living alone ever since. She cannot provide for herself and lives in extreme poverty. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_019~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - ESHA PEER (right) lives in Handawara not far from Srinagar, has lost her husband, Bashir Ahmed Peer. One day, while he was working in the fields, the police came and picked him up. He was arrested for no reason. When she went to the police station expecting to see him there, the policemen acted as if they did not know who he was. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_018~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - HAJIRA SOFI during a demo in srinagar looking at the photo of her son. She has lost her son, Bashir Ahmed Sofi, who lived in Bandipore. Bashir was the owner of a bakery. He was taken away 12 years ago by the Indian forces. He has not been seen ever since. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_017~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - the Kashmir dispute between the Muslims and the Indian forces has escalated to Muslim outcry for Kashmir's secession from India. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_016~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_015~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_014~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_013~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_012~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_011~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Students at 'Banat Institute of Education', an orphan girls school in Srinagar. Some of the girls are daughters of 'disappeared men in Kashmir. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_010~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Clashes between Indian security forces and Muslim protesters in Srinagar (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_009~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_008~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_007~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Clashes between Indian security forces and Muslim protesters in Srinagar (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_006~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_005~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Muslim demonstrations held outside Jami Masjid mosque in Srinagar following Friday prayers (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_004~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Many women in Kashmir have lost sons either to militants or to security forces. As a result, several of them have decided they do not wish to expose their children to the same dangers and thus children have been pulled out of school and kept within the home . (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_003~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Many women in Kashmir have lost sons either to militants or to security forces. As a result, several of them have decided they do not wish to expose their children to the same dangers and thus children have been pulled out of school and kept within the home. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_002~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - Indian police and security forces out on the streets of Srinagar to prevent Muslim protests (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090507_274_w75_001~Kobi Wolf~Gone But Not Forgotten~May 7, 2009 - Srinagar , Jammu Kashmir, India - The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has been struggling to find out the whereabouts of the Kashmiri men subjected to enforced custodial disappearance in the past 20 years. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/ZUMA)~:20090728_274_w75_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gone But Not Forgotten~zReportage.com Story of the Week #274 - Launched July 28, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Jammu and Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state, has been rocked by pro-independence protests since 1989. Two decades of conflict between militants and the Indian army and police have cost more than 40,000 lives to date. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Kashmir, as many as 10,000 people have disappeared after being arrested by the Indian security forces. The majority of them are non-combatant Kashmiris. Thousands of women and children are seeking answers regarding the fate of their missing beloved ones. Indian authorities dispute the disappearance figure and assert that most of those alleged to be missing slipped into Pakistan for guerrilla training. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Jammu and Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state, has been rocked by pro-independence protests since 1989. Two decades of conflict between militants and the Indian army and police have cost more than 40,000 lives to date. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Kashmir, as many as 10,000 people have disappeared after being arrested by the Indian security forces. The majority of them are non-combatant Kashmiris. Thousands of women and children are seeking answers regarding the fate of their missing beloved ones. Indian authorities dispute the disappearance figure and assert that most of those alleged to be missing slipped into Pakistan for guerrilla training. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep580~20150707_580_p17_014~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - Newly arrived refugees wearing lifejackets, celebrate their arrival on the Greek island of Lesbos. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150707_580_p17_013~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - HUSAM (31) hugs his 6-year-old daughter after they arrive on the beach. The cost for the trip is typically 1000 USD plus 35 USD for a life jacket. The rubber boats are often filed with 30 to 45 people, and the trip takes approx. 1.5 hours. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150707_580_p17_012~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives. When the boats are as full as this one, they can sink during an engine stop.(Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150707_580_p17_011~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 7, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives to the beach Skala Sikamineas. During their trip over the Mediterranean they were challenged with engine trouble, so there is great relief when they finally arrive. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_010~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with approximately 45 refugees from Syria and Iraq arrives to the beach. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_009~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of refugees sleep in the refugee center Kara Tepe. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_008~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Mantamados, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of refugees sleep on the streets. They are on their way from Skala Sikamineas to Kara Tepe, which is a 35 mile trip taken by foot. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_007~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Skal Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - Newly arrived refugees greet a German tourist on their way to the refugee camp, 35 miles on foot in the hot sun. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_006~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A group of Danish tourists wait for a Charter bus while a group of Afghan refugees, right, prepare for a trip of 65 km by foot to the refugee center in Kara Tepe. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_005~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Skala Sikamineas, Lesbos Island, Greece - A woman is helped onto the beach after a boat with refugees from Afghanistan arrives to the beach Skala Sikamineas. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_004~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - People wait in line for the limited quantity of food available in the refugee center Kara Tepe. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_003~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - People fight for the limited quantity of food available in the refugee center Kara Tepe. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_002~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Mytiline, Lesbos Island, Greece - Afghan refugees walk from Skal Sikamineas to Kara Tepe a temporary refugee center outside the Mytiline, the islands largest town. The refugee center houses 2500 people waiting to get to another refugee camp Moria, where their documents will be made. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_001~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~Jul 6, 2015 - Kara Tepe, Lesbos Island, Greece - A boat with refugees from Afghanistan and Syria arrives at the beach Skala Sikamineas. The Greek island Lesbos receives refugees every day, coming from the coastline in Turkey. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150706_580_p17_000~Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Greek Island Refugee Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 580 - Greek Island Refugee Crisis - Launched July 14, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On average 1,000 refugees are now arriving on the Greek islands every day creating an unprecedented emergency for Greece and other countries, the UN refugee agency reported. The increase in refugees arriving on Greece's Aegean islands is pushing an already faltering reception system to breaking point and is symptomatic of a failure by Europe's leaders to adequately address the refugee crisis, warned Amnesty International. Each month the humanitarian crisis, enflamed by Greece's financial disaster, worsens. More than 60,000 migrants who have arrived on the islands this year have minimal access to medical or humanitarian support and face crowded and squalid conditions in reception and detention centers, John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International's director for Europe and Central Asia, said. New arrivals, including children, face appalling reception conditions. Poor planning, ineffective use of EU funds and a hiring freeze crisis has left Greek authorities incapable of meeting the needs and protecting the rights of refugees. (Credit Image: © Jacob Ehrbahn/Polfoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~On average 1,000 refugees are now arriving on the Greek islands every day creating an unprecedented emergency for Greece and other countries, the UN refugee agency reported. The increase in refugees arriving on Greece’s Aegean islands is pushing an already faltering reception system to breaking point and is symptomatic of a failure by Europe’s leaders to adequately address the refugee crisis, warned Amnesty International. Each month the humanitarian crisis, enflamed by Greece’s financial disaster, worsens. More than 60,000 migrants who have arrived on the islands this year have minimal access to medical or humanitarian support and face crowded and squalid conditions in reception and detention centers, John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s director for Europe and Central Asia, said. New arrivals, including children, face appalling reception conditions. Poor planning, ineffective use of EU funds and a hiring freeze crisis has left Greek authorities incapable of meeting the needs and protecting the rights of refugees.:
2010~zrep221~20080706_221_p77_018~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - Hess carries the skates of girlfriend S. Railey 'Rave Slave,' 26, of Vero Beach, of the Zoot Suit Riot Girls, after a bout with the Zombabes of Treasure Coast Rollergirls at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_017~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - Jammer SARA RAILEY 'Rave Slave,' 26, of Vero Beach, of the Zoot Suit Riot Girls, with her boyfriend during a Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_016~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - COURTNEY FENWICK 'Cut-Throat Cupcake,' 20, center, of Port St. Lucie, competing on the Zoot Suit Riot Girls, is bumped to the ground during a Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA~:20080706_221_p77_015~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - COURTNEY FENWICK 'Cut-throat Cupcake,' 20, of Port St. Lucie, of The Treasure Coast Rollergirls takes a break from practice for their upcoming derby at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Friday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_014~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - CHRISTI MAHAFFEY 'Irish Kiss,' 21, left, of the Zombabes, tries to block jammer SARA RAILEY 'Rave Slave,' 26, of Vero Beach, of the Zoot Suit Riot Girls, from scoring during a Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_013~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - SARA RAILEY 'Rave Slave,' 26, of Vero Beach, competing on the Zoot Suit Riot Girls team stretches before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_012~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - From left, NAOMI BAXTER 'Slayomi,' 26, of West Palm Beach, ASHLEY WEEKS 'Slashley,' 21, of Jensen Beach, and AMANDA CREIGHTON 'Demon Dream,' 23, of Stuart, look for the jammers as they circle the rink during the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_011~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - TARA MAHOVETZ 'Tara De Shreds,' 34, left, of Stuart, writes the number on the arm of AMANDA CREIGHTON 'Demon Dream,' 23, of Stuart, before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_010~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - The Zoot Suit Riot Girls stretch before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_009~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - COURTNEY FENWICK 'Cut-Throat Cupcake,' 20, of Port St. Lucie, competing on the Zoot Suit Riot Girls team at the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_008~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - COURTNEY FENWICK 'Cut-Throat Cupcake,' 20, of Port St. Lucie, competing on the Zoot Suit Riot Girls team before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_007~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - SARA MARK 'Hellborn,' 26, left, of Jensen Beach, SARA RAILEY 'Rave Slave,' 26, of Vero Beach, and the Zoot Suit Riot Girls team stretch before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_006~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - SARA MARK 'Hellborn,' 26, of Jensen Beach, competing on the Zoot Suit Riot Girls team before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_005~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - STEPHANIE REEVES, 17, center, of Jensen Beach, a rollergirl in training, gets instruction from NAOMI BAXTER 'Slayomi,' 26, left, of West Palm Beach, how to sell donations for the suicide seats along side of the rink before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA~:20080706_221_p77_004~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - ASHLEY WEEKS 'Slashley,' 21, left, of Jensen Beach, and GINI RICHARDS 'Suthrn Fried Ginocide,' 23, Jensen Beach, of The Treasure Coast Rollergirls take a break from practice for their upcoming derby at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Friday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_003~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - ASHLEY WEEKS 'Slashley,' 21, left, and CHRISTI MAHAFFEY 'Irish Kiss,' 21, both of Jensen Beach, get ready changing into uniforms before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_002~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - ASHLEY WEEKS 'Slashley,' 21, of Jensen Beach, alongside the rink before the start of the Treasure Coast Rollergirls bout at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Sunday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080706_221_p77_001~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~Jul. 06, 2008 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - The Treasure Coast Rollergirls practice for their upcoming derby at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart Friday. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080708_221_p77_000~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Derby Dolls~zReportage.com Story of the Week #221 - Launched July 8, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Roller Derby is Back with a Vengeance - The pleated miniskirts and striped knee socks, ruffles and pink everything are beguiling, a rainbow daydream in a Hello Kitty universe. So cute! So sweet! Do not be fooled. These women will knock you down. Roller derby was chaos in motion on a sloped wooden track. In its '60s and early '70s glory days, it was played by women who shoved and bit and choreographed clotheslining-style shenanigans for the entertainment of a leering, hooting audience. A ''sport'' of dubious athleticism, it went into merciful hibernation. But within the last several years it has been reborn. Except this time, the players insist they're athletes first. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Roller Derby is Back with a Vengeance - The pleated miniskirts and striped knee socks, ruffles and pink everything are beguiling, a rainbow daydream in a Hello Kitty universe. So cute! So sweet! Do not be fooled. These women will knock you down. Roller derby was chaos in motion on a sloped wooden track. In its '60s and early '70s glory days, it was played by women who shoved and bit and choreographed clotheslining-style shenanigans for the entertainment of a leering, hooting audience. A ''sport'' of dubious athleticism, it went into merciful hibernation. But within the last several years it has been reborn. Except this time, the players insist they're athletes first.:
2010~zrep075~20050622_075_a71_009~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 22, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Jorge, 15, huffs solvent from a soaked ball of cloth in Guatemala City's Zone 8. Guatemala's street kids mainly use paint thinner instead of glue, as it is cheaper and gives them a sense of relief from hunger pains and cold nights. A small bottle of paint thinner costs less than a dollar..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050622_075_a71_008~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 22, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Street teenagers Julio and Aura make out in Guatemala City's Zone 8. Pilar Lopez, coordinator of Medicos Sin Fronteras, said street kids often come to her clinic with sexually transmitted diseases, in part due to promiscuity and lack of protection..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050621_075_a71_007~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 21, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Kevin, 11 years old, shines shoes in the central park in Chimaltenango, far from his parents and home in Quetzaltenango. Poor Guatemalan children are often sent off to bring in money for families that cannot afford to feed them. Kevin said he has never been to school. .(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050622_075_a71_006~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 22, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - A child finds slight refuge on the stoop of a business as he sleeps in Guatemala City's Zone 8. Pilar Lopez, coordinator of the Guatemalan non-governmental organization Medicos Sin Fronteras, said she believes there are about 3,000 children and young adults living on the streets of Guatemala City..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050615_075_a71_005~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 15, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Wilma Janet Chacon, 17, learns at a children's court that she will not be given custody of her daughter until she proves that she will stay off the street and off drugs. Geovanni MarroquÃn, the child's father at right, is a reformed street youth now back at home and in school. The mediator told Chacon she has two months to straighten up. A week later, she was back on the streets..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050615_075_a71_004~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 15, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - A street child in Guatemala City's Zone 8 shows off one of his few possessions--a photograph of his younger brother in an elementary school graduation uniform..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050615_075_a71_003~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 15, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Juan Carlos Figueroa spends his nights on a corner in Gautemala City's Zone 8. In his cupped hand he keeps a ball of cloth soaked with paint thinner for huffing..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050614_075_a71_002~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 14, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Luis Calderon, 20, huffs paint thinner in Guatemala City's massive trash dump, where people over 14 years old are allowed to spend their days rummaging for recyclables. Calderon, who has lived on the streets for 8 years, spends his nights on a mattress placed on the sidewalk..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050613_075_a71_001~Allen Sullivan~Los Ninos de Guatemala~Jun. 13, 2005 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - Joel Luna, who believes he is 18, shows a surgical scar made when doctors pulled a private guard's bullet from his back and tried to repair the damage. Luna said a friend stole a cell phone in Guatemala City, and as Luna ran the guard shot him in the back. He now walks with a hunch..(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050830_075_a71_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Los Ninos de Guatemala~zReportage.com Story of the Week #075 - Launched August 30, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - When they're not fending off abuse from local residents and police, they can be found in corners inhaling vapors from solvent-soaked balls of cloth clutched in their hands. The toxic habit gives Guatemala's street kids temporary reprieve from the cool evenings and persistent hunger pains, while it steadily rots their brain and teenage bodies. .(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~When they're not fending off abuse from local residents and police, they can be found in corners inhaling vapors from solvent-soaked balls of cloth clutched in their hands. The toxic habit gives Guatemala's street kids temporary reprieve from the cool evenings and persistent hunger pains, while it steadily rots their brain and teenage bodies. .(Credit Image: © Allen Sullivan/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep540~20140817_540_m67_021~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 17, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Protesters help CASSANDRA ROBERTS, who was hit by tear gas. They had broken into the McDonald's to get milk to wash the gas out of her eyes. ''We thought it could be a peaceful night,'' said Roberts, who was marching in Ferguson for the first time. ''What the hell is going on in this world?'' (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140817_540_m67_020~J. B. Forbes/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 17, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Protesters run when the police shoot tear gas on W. Florissant, after they throw rocks and bottles towards the police. (Credit Image: © J. B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140817_540_m67_019~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 17, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A sea of protestors occupy West Florissant Avenue at Canfield. Shortly after this picture was taken, shots rang out on Canfield, hitting one person. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140817_540_m67_018~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 17, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Rev. AL SHARPTON speaks at Greater Grace Church during a service for the Michael Brown family. The church was filled to capacity, with hundreds more people spilling into the parking lot, unable to get into the building. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140816_540_m67_017~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 16, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Police officers man their positions in front of Ferguson businesses on West Florissant Avenue just after 10 p.m. on Saturday. A curfew went into effect at midnight. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140815_540_m67_016~J.B. Forbes/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~August 15, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - DEIDRE SPOTTSVILLE, 37, said she moves her bed closer to the window at night in her Northwinds apartment near W. Florissant. She said when the shooting starts at night, she wants to be able to get the mattress against the window quickly. The Canfield Green apartment complex where Michael Brown was killed is just around the corner. With Spottsville is her daughter, MACKENZIE, 2. ''It's scary,'' she said. ''You never know.'' (Credit Image: © J. B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140815_540_m67_015~J.B. Forbes/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 15, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - ANTHONY GREEN, 20, said that when the shooting starts, he goes into his Northwinds apartment near W. Florissant. The Canfield Green apartment complex where Michael Brown was killed is just around the corner. ''This is just unreal,'' Green said. Green lives with his mother. (Credit Image: © J. B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140815_540_m67_014~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 15, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A looter escapes with items from Feel Beauty Supply on West Florissant Avenue, after protestors clashed with police. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140815_540_m67_013~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 15, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Protestors stand in the middle of West Florissant Avenue, refusing to leave despite police orders early Saturday. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140815_540_m67_012~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 12, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Wearing camouflage and sitting on top of an armored tactical vehicle, a police sharpshooter points his weapon in the direction of a group of protesters Tuesday. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140813_540_m67_011~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~August 13, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A protester takes shelter from the tear gas exploding around him on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson. On this night protesters attempted to throw Molotov cocktails, rocks and bottles at police. This was the fourth straight night police used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting the fatal police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on previous Saturday. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140813_540_m67_010~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~August 13, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A demonstrator, EDWARD CRAWFORD, returns a tear gas container shot by tactical police officers after they worked to break up a group of bystanders on Chambers Road near West Florissant. On this night protesters attempted to throw Molotov cocktails, rocks and bottles at police. This was the fourth straight night police used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting the fatal police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on previous Saturday. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140812_540_m67_009~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 12, 2014 - Ferguson,Missouri, U.S. - Tactical officers work their way north on West Florissant Avenue clearing the road of residents, on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140812_540_m67_008~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 12, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S.- TERRELL WILLIAMS EL, hugs his daughter SHARELL, 9, while standing with his wife, SHAMIKA WILLIAMS, and daughters TAMIKA, 6, and SHARELL, 2, during protests near the QuickTrip. 'I'm out here to stand for my children and their future,'' Williams said. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140812_540_m67_007~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 12, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri ,U.S. - Buttons that state ''Justice for Michael Brown'' are piled together in a box near the QuickTrip. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140812_540_m67_006~Chris Lee/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 12, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - LOUIS HEAD, stepfather of Michael Brown and LESLEY MCSPADDEN, Michael Brown's mother, during a gathering featuring Rev. Al Sharpton at the Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church. The gathering at the church was in response to the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Saturday. (Credit Image: © Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140811_540_m67_005~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 11, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A man looks back at the police as a tear gas canistaer is dispersed at the intersection of Lang Drive and W. Florissant Avenue. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140811_540_m67_004~J. B. Forbes/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~August 11, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - MICHAEL BROWN Sr., left, and LESLEY MCSPADDEN, parents of Michael Brown, said that they want justice on Monday afternoon at a press conference at the Jennings Mason Temple Church of God in Christ. With them is their lawyer, BENJAMIN CRUMP. (Credit Image: © J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140811_540_m67_003~Laurie Skrivan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 11, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S.- FIONA WILSON, left, squares off with police in front of the Ferguson police station. ''This is a shooting of an 18-year boy who was supposed to start school today,'' she said at the barricade of Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers. Protests erupted after an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by police in the St. Louis suburb. (Credit Image: © Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140810_540_m67_002~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 10, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - A looter takes items from inside the QuikTrip in 9400 block of W. Florissant Avenue. The looters later burned the store. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140809_540_m67_001~David Carson/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~Aug. 9, 2014 - Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. - Police officers speak to a man as they try to break up a crowd. Earlier in the day police had shot and killed an 18-year-old man. (Credit Image: © David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140819_540_m67_000~Robert Cohen/St. Louis P-D/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Michael Brown Shooting~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 540 - Michael Brown Shooting - Launched August 19, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Looting, protests, tear gas, rubber bullets - these are the images from Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, now in a state of emergency after more than a week of unrest following the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer on 9 August 2014, sparking clashes between police and protesters. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Ferguson in rallies that ranged from peaceful to violent, demanding information and justice for what was widely viewed as a reckless shooting. The Ferguson police department has come under harsh criticism for refusing to clarify the circumstances of the shooting and for responding to protests with military-style operational gear. The shooting is under investigation by St. Louis County and by the F.B.I., working with the Justice Department's civil rights division and the office of Attorney General Holder. According to the US Census Bureau : 21,205 Population Ferguson Missouri, 65% African American, 6% Police Officers are black, 9% Unemployment, 21% Families living below the poverty line. (Credit Image: © Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Looting, protests, tear gas, rubber bullets - these are the images from Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, now in a state of emergency after more than a week of unrest following the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer on 9 August 2014, sparking clashes between police and protesters. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Ferguson in rallies that ranged from peaceful to violent, demanding information and justice for what was widely viewed as a reckless shooting. The Ferguson police department has come under harsh criticism for refusing to clarify the circumstances of the shooting and for responding to protests with military-style operational gear. The shooting is under investigation by St. Louis County and by the F.B.I., working with the Justice Department's civil rights division and the office of Attorney General Holder. According to the US Census Bureau : 21,205 Population Ferguson Missouri, 65% African American, 6% Police Officers are black, 9% Unemployment, 21% Families living below the poverty line.:
2010~zrep212~20080409_212_w79_009~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 09, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - A body lies in the street. Unrest over the rising cost of living continues in the country, although the three bodies found in the Belair neighborhood were not known to be related to the food crisis. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_008~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - Demonstrators march peacefully protesting the rising cost of living. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_007~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - Women dance as a demonstraton passes through the streets. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_006~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - Protesters march through the streets. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_005~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - A man lies dead after unknown assailants fired shots into a peaceful demonstration. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_004~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - A demonstrator. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_003~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - Street scene. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_002~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - A demonstrator rolls a tire that will be used to create a roadblock during protests against the rising cost of living. Protests over the high cost of living have paralyzed the country and destroyed businesses in Port-au-Prince, forcing the government to act. Five have been killed in the southern city of Aux Cayes in the food riots. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_212_w79_001~Nick Whalen~Haiti's Hunger Pains~Apr. 07, 2008 - Aux Cayes, Haiti - A child at a roadblock in the southern city of Aux Cayes. The country has been paralyzed by demonstrations against the rising cost of living, the handling of the economy by the government and the UN peacekeeping mission. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080506_212_w79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Haiti's Hunger Pains~zReportage.com Story of the week #212 - Launched May 6, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Haiti's need for more aid to deal with soaring food prices, sparked violent protests in the Caribbean country, that left at least five people dead. Global food prices have on average nearly doubled since mid-2007, with rice costs rising even more. Haitians, most of whom earn no more than a day - now say they are struggling to feed themselves..(Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Haiti's need for more aid to deal with soaring food prices, sparked violent protests in the Caribbean country, that left at least five people dead. Global food prices have on average nearly doubled since mid-2007, with rice costs rising even more. Haitians, most of whom earn no more than $2 a day - now say they are struggling to feed themselves.:
2010~zrep391~20110426_391_c40_018~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG takes part in a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110427_391_c40_017~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 27, 2011 - Chengdu, China - zReportage.com Story of the Week #391 - Launched October 18, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Dai Guohong who lost both legs three years ago in the massive 2008 Wenchuan earthquake when he was 18, has trained himself to be one of China's top swimmers. At that time, he and six classmates were trapped in the rubble for over 40 hours but only he survived. he was chosen by the Disabled Person's Federation of Sichuan Province among disabled students as the disabled swimming athlete. At first, he always sank to the bottom of the pool. But he never gave up, he spent six hours in the pool every day, and a week later, he was able to swim with his hands. In 2010, he won two gold medals in the 100m breaststroke and the 100m backstroke during the National Swimming Championships. Dai is expected to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_016~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG lifts free weights during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_015~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG receives treatments at Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_014~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brave Heart~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG, his girlfriend and his father walk in the street. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_013~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG looks at himself in the mirror after training at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_012~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG takes part in a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_011~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG leaves the pool after training. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_010~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG rests during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_009~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG swims the Butterfly stroke during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_008~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG plunges into the pool during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_007~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Brave Heart~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG (R) helps teammate wear the swim goggles at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool on April 26, 2011 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_006~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG is held by his father prior to a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_005~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG dives into the pool during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.comZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110426_391_c40_004~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 26, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG takes part in a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_003~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG perfroms pull-ups during a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_002~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG'S artificial legs are seen in the sunshine in a vehicle. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_001~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~April 25, 2011 - Chengdu, China - Disabled swimming athlete DAI GUOHONG takes part in a training session at Sichuan Provincial Swimming Pool. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110425_391_c40_000~Zhang Mo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Driven to Succeed~zReportage.com Story of the Week #391 - Launched October 18, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - DAI GUOHONG who lost both legs three years ago in the massive 2008 Wenchuan earthquake when he was 18, has trained himself to be one of China's top swimmers. At that time, he and six classmates were trapped in the rubble for over 40 hours but only he survived. He was chosen by the Disabled Person's Federation of Sichuan Province among disabled students as the disabled swimming athlete. At first, he always sank to the bottom of the pool. But he never gave up, he spent six hours in the pool every day, and a week later, he was able to swim with his hands. In 2010, he won two gold medals in the 100m breaststroke and the 100m backstroke during the National Swimming Championships. Dai is expected to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Credit Image: © Zhang Mo/ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Dai Guohong who lost both legs three years ago in the massive 2008 Wenchuan earthquake when he was 18, has trained himself to be one of China's top swimmers. At that time, he and six classmates were trapped in the rubble for over 40 hours but only he survived. He was chosen by the Disabled Person's Federation of Sichuan Province among disabled students as the disabled swimming athlete. At first, he always sank to the bottom of the pool. But he never gave up, he spent six hours in the pool every day, and a week later, he was able to swim with his hands. In 2010, he won two gold medals in the 100m breaststroke and the 100m backstroke during the National Swimming Championships. Dai is expected to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.:
2010~zrep246~20081123_246_t14_018~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - Dadaab, Ontario, Kenya - Woman check for ration cards in the refugee camp of Hagadera in Dadaab, Kenya. The majority of refugees in the camp, situated 80kms from the border of Somalia, is comprised of Somlian refugees who have been fleeing the failed state for the past 17 years. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_017~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 -Dadaab, Kenya - A Somali refugee found shade underneath an Acacia tree in the Dagahaley refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. 230,000 refugees, mostly from Somalia, are pushing the Dadaab camps to their limits. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081123_246_t14_016~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008. - Dadaab, Kenya - A 2-year-old Somalian boy receives treatment for a fever in a GTZ hospital in the Hagadera refugee camp in northeast Kenya. The hospital serves the 80 thousand refugees that live in the camp. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081123_246_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Muno Osman's former teacher Rose Akini, who says: ''This may be a class of tin, but people like Muno come from here. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Camel market at Dadaab. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081123_246_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - A woman stands outside of her tent inside of the Ifo refugee camp near Dadaab, Kenya. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - A woman looks out from a food distribution area at the Dadaab refugee camp: 230,000 people live in terribly cramped conditions and rely on twice monthly handouts of food. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - Muno Osman, 20, spent 17 years living in the Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. She is now a student at University of Toronto. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - A woman passes by rations: Many go hungry before food is distributed. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Men play soccer at Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp for displaced Somalis: Life is harder for females, who are pressured to leave school early to help at home. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Kids play amid burning garbage at Dadaab: Trapped by unending violence. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - A new-arrivals area at Dadaab: Few will leave. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Extreme heat, malaria, death, bandits and an overwhelming sense of despair: mother and baby at Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp, which houses 230,000 displaced Somalis. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Somali women rush the entrance to a Dadaab food distribution centre run by the UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Morning prayers at the primary school attended by Muno Osman: Some students are traumatized. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Somali mother and her child, sick with pneumonia: Babies die every day. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081123_246_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Nov. 23, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Outside a Dadaab food distribution centre: Education is the only ticket out. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051114_246_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~Dec. 20, 2008 - Dadaab, Kenya - Muno Osman, 20, spent 17 years living in the Hagadera refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. She is now a student at University of Toronto. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090119_246_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Out of Africa~zReportage Story of the Week #246. Launched January 20, 2008 - Full multimedia experience, audio, images, text and or video: at zReportage.com - Seventeen years ago a refugee shelter was built in the Northern Kenyan desert, Today it's the Worlds largest and oldest. Somalia has been called the ''forgotten crisis.'' Almost half of the population is near starvation and the violence is as bad, if not worse, as in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a complicated and often misunderstood 17-year war. The hope and despair of a broken country is reflected in this story. A Somali girl, raised in a teeming refugee camp on the Kenyan border, carves an unlikely path to a university scholarship in Canada. Now, she is between two worlds. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Seventeen years ago a refugee shelter was built in the Northern Kenyan desert, Today it's the Worlds largest and oldest. Somalia has been called the ''forgotten crisis.'' Almost half of the population is near starvation and the violence is as bad, if not worse, as in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a complicated and often misunderstood 17-year war. The hope and despair of a broken country is reflected in this story. A Somali girl, raised in a teeming refugee camp on the Kenyan border, carves an unlikely path to a university scholarship in Canada. Now, she is between two worlds. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep020~20040608_020_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - Bomb disposal unit during a training exercise to prepare for the Olympic Games. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/ZUMApress.com)~:20040608_020_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - Police Dog trainers during a training exercise. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - Police Dog trainers lead their K9's over the obstacle course during a training exercise. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - A member of the E.K.A.M unit decending a wall during a training assault. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - E.K.A.M unit during a training assault of a building that is occupied by Terrorists. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - E.K.A.M unit shoot at 'Terrorists' during a simulated hostage situation. Standing beside the targets display courage and trust in their compatriots. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - E.K.A.M unit during an air assault on a building that is occupied by Terrorists. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - E.K.A.M unit during an air assault on a building that is occupied by Terrorists. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040608_020_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Terror Training~Jun. 08, 2004 - Athens, Greece - E.K.A.M unit removing Terrorists from a bus during a training session. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040706_020_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Terror Training~zReportage.com Story of the Week #020- Launched July 06, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - As the first Olympic Games since 9-11 approaches, security concerns are at an all time high. Greek Special Forces train hard to pre-empt or confront every possible terrorist scenario..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/ZUMApress.com)~As the first Olympic Games since 9-11 approaches, security concerns are at an all time high. Greek Special Forces train hard to pre-empt or confront every possible terrorist scenario..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/ZUMApress.com):
2010~zrep455~20121212_455_r117_014~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 12, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - RAGHAD, 10, left, poses with her family next to to the tent where they live now at a camp for displaced Syrians in Kah, Idlib province, close to the Turkish border. She lost her left leg last July when a mortar landed in front of her house while she was playing. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121205_455_r117_013~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 5, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - AHMED, left, 27, lives with his 2-year-old son MOHAMMED, his daughter HASMA, 4, his niece SABAH, 13, and his wife in an underground floor of an empty school, where 11 more families live. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121205_455_r117_012~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 5, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - RABIAA holds a neighbor's daughter while watching through a window at an empty school in Al Katargi neighborhood, where 12 families live. Rabiaa and her husband escaped from the daily shelling in Sukkari and arrived last October. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121212_455_r117_011~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 12, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - AHMED, 38, right, and his family warm themselves at a camp for displaced Syrians in Kah, Idlib province, close to the Syrian-Turkish border. They escaped Marat al Nouman last November from the shelling. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121209_455_r117_010~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 9, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - AISHA, 60, sits with her grandchildren, from left to right, HASSAN, 1, AISHA, 8, FATIMAH, 6, TAIBEENI, 3, MOHAMMED, 9. She lives with her husband, daughter and grandchildren in an empty and unfinished block that the Free Syrian Army gave to displaced families in Aleppo's Sakn al Shabaabi neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121212_455_r117_009~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 12, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - NAWRAS, left, 40, with her family inside a tent at a camp for internally displaced Syrians in Kah village. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121206_455_r117_008~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 6, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - MUSTAFA, 62, surveys the flat where he and his family were sleeping when a mortar hit last October. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121204_455_r117_007~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 4, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - ABDU HASSAN, second from right, and his family live together with two more families in an abandoned building they found, which has no electricity or water. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121206_455_r117_006~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 6, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - MUSTAFA, 62, with his daughter NADIA, 13, and his son AHMED, 11, in the abandoned flat where they live in Tarekh el Baab. Mustafa and his family are from Homs, where he used to work as a mechanic and had a normal life. They were forced to leave eight months ago due shelling. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121206_455_r117_005~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 6, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - MAHMOUD, 57, prepares something to eat in a makeshift tent on the roof of an empty house where he lives with his wife and 13 children. They escaped from Homs last April. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121213_455_r117_004~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 13, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - UM MOHAMMED, shares a meal with 4 of her 6 children, Nada 9, left, Khadija, 7, Hamza, 5, and Saad, 3, inside a tent at a camp for displaced Syrians in Atmeh, Idlib province. They lived in Aleppo's neighborhood Sukkari but a mortar landed on the roof of their building, forcing them to leave the city last November. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121129_455_r117_003~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Nov 29, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - While playing outside, children find items to use at home, such as bags and a rug. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121209_455_r117_002~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 9, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - FATMAH, 33, center, lives with her 6 children in an abandoned flat in Sakn Al Shabaabi neighborhood. She used to live with her family in Karm al Tarab, but her building was partially destroyed by shelling last November. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121208_455_r117_001~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~Dec. 8, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - HIND, left, looks through the balcony with the company of her 12-year-old daughter. Hind lives with her four children at an unfinished block the Free Syrian Army gave to them in Sakn al Shabaabi neighborhood, where many other displaced families live. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20121206_455_r117_000~Pau Rigol/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria's Forgotten~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 455 - Syria's Forgotten - Launched January 8, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Syrian Arab Red Crescent estimates 2.5 million people have been displaced within Syria, doubling the previous figure used by aid agencies. The UN now estimates that more than 60,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Assad began in March 2011. More than half a million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, and more are fleeing every day, according to the UN. However, far more people have left their homes but stayed inside Syria, and humanitarian agencies have struggled to help them. This series of images shows families, normal people who are victims of war, their homes and livelihoods gone, they live in fear and are forced to live in abandoned houses or camps. Here are their stories. (Credit Image: © Pau Rigol/zReportage/ZUMA).~The Syrian Arab Red Crescent estimates 2.5 million people have been displaced within Syria, doubling the previous figure used by aid agencies. The UN now estimates that more than 60,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Assad began in March 2011. More than half a million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, and more are fleeing every day, according to the UN. However, far more people have left their homes but stayed inside Syria, and humanitarian agencies have struggled to help them. This series of images shows families, normal people who are victims of war, their homes and livelihoods gone, they live in fear and are forced to live in abandoned houses or camps. Here are their stories.:
2010~zrep565~20150210_565_f31_022~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb. 6, 2015 - Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit talks to the press after getting into his free 2015 Ford Taurus from Suburban Ford following a Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's dedication and journey on his daily 21 mile walk to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_021~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 6, 2015 - Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56 of Detroit gets into his free 2015 Ford Taurus from Suburban Ford following a Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's dedication and journey on his daily 21 mile walk to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_020~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb. 6, 2015 - Sterling Height, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, gets emotional after receiving a free 2015 Ford Taurus from Suburban Ford following a campaign that raised money from donors around the world showing public support after the Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's 21-mile walk to and from work each day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_019~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 6, 2015 - Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit talks with press after receiving a free 2015 Ford Taurus from Suburban Ford as part of a continuing showing of community support following a Detroit Free Press story on Robertson's his daily 21 mile walk to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_018~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 4, 2015 - Rochester, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit is seen on a screen while being interviewed at Mr. B's Pubafter the Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's dedication and journey to and from work each day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_017~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 4, 2015 - Rochester, Michigan, U.S. - EVAN LEEDY, 19, of Macomb Twp. listens while JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit is recorded for CBS after meeting for the first time at Mr. B's Pub in Rochester. Evan Leedy of Macomb Twp. started the funding campaign after reading the Detroit Free Press story of James Robertson's 21-mile walk to and from work each day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_016~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 4, 2015 - Rochester, Michigan, U.S. - UBS Vice President of Wealth Management BLAKE POLLOCK (left) of Rochester looks on as JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit hugs EVAN LEEDY, 19, of Macomb Twp. while meeting him for the first time at Mr. B's Pub after starting a funding campaign after reading the Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's dedication and journey to and from work each day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_015~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 3, 2015 - West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56 of Detroit laughs while answering questions about his life during a podcast recording at the home of DICK PURTAN following a Detroit Free Press article documenting Robertson's daily 21 mile journey walking to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_014~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb. 3, 2015 - West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit meets DICK PURTAN and his daughter JACKIE PURTAN at his home for the first time while visiting to record a podcast at the home of Dick Purtan following a Detroit Free Press article documenting Robertson's daily 21 mile journey walking to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_013~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 3, 2015 - West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON (center) 56 of Detroit laughs while preparing to record a podcast at the home of DICK PURTAN (bottom left) in West Bloomfield. Purtan and his daughter JACKIE PURTAN interviewed Robertson about his life following a Detroit Free Press article documenting Robertson's daily 21 mile journey walking to and from work. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_012~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Feb 2, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - EVAN LEEDY, 19, of Macomb Twp. listens while JAMES ROBERTSON 56 of Detroit is recorded for CBS after meeting for the first time at Mr. B's Pub in Rochester following starting a funding campaign after reading the Detroit Free Press story of Robertson's dedication and journey to and from work each day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_011~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan 30, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - UBS Vice President of Wealth Management BLAKE POLLOCK talks with JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, after giving him a ride to work after spotting Robertson walking along Crooks Rd. to his shift at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_010~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan 30, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, walks toward Woodward Ave. to catch his morning bus to Somerset Collection in Troy before walking to his job at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_009~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 9, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, chats with a co-worker while eating in the break room before his shift at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_008~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 29, 2015 - Michigan, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, poses for a photo at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. Robertson's daily roundtrip commute requires a bus ride each direction as well as nearly 21-miles of walking consuming 22 hours of his day before beginning again throughout the work week. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_007~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan 29, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON (right), 56, of Detroit takes a brief nap while riding the SMART bus along Woodward Ave. in Detroit on Thursday to the Somerset Collection in Troy before beginning his daily walk to his job at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. Robertson's roundtrip commute requires a bus ride each direction as well as nearly 21-miles of walking consuming 22 hours of his day before beginning again throughout the work week. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_006~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 9, 2015 - Michigan, MI, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON (center), 56, of Detroit, writes his clock number inside of pressurized toilet vessels he worked on during his shift as a injection molding machine operator with co-worker Tom Menoroth at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_005~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 9, 2015 - Michigan, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, talks with plant manager TODD WILSON (left) before the start of his shift at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_004~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 9, 2015 - Michigan, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, drills a hole into a plastic mold injection of a pressurized toilet vessel while working at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. Robertson has walked amazing distances in commute taking two buses from his home and walking a 7-mile stretch after getting up at 6a.m. to make it to his job for his 2 p.m. shift in Rochester Hills where he works as an injection molding machine operator everyday for twelve years. 'It's just a fixation. I told him you'd have to fire me to get riff of me,' Robertson said. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_003~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 29, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, walks toward Woodward Ave. to catch his morning bus to Somerset Collection in Troy before walking to his job at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_002~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan 9, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, poses for a photo outside of his workplace at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. Robertson walks amazing distances during his commute, taking two buses from his home and walking a 7-mile stretch to his job everyday for twelve years. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150210_565_f31_001~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~Jan. 9, 2015 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JAMES ROBERTSON, 56, of Detroit, prays before eating in the break room before his shift at Schain Mold & Engineering in Rochester Hills. (Credit Image: © Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_565_f31_000~William Archie/Detroit Free Press via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit's 'Walking Man'~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 565 - Detroit's 'Walking Man' - Launched February 10, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Think your commute is tough? Detroiter James Robertson walks about 21 miles a day, round trip. He doesn't look athletic but the 56-year old Robertson has a champ's commute requiring a bus ride each direction and nearly 21-miles of walking, consuming 22 hours of his day before beginning again throughout the work week. It's the life he has led for the last decade, ever since his 1988 Honda Accord quit on him. After the Detroit Free Press story about the 10 years he's been doing this commute to and from his factory job in Rochester Hills, thousands of people donated toward student Evan Leedy's goal of getting Robertson a car. LeedyÕs Internet-based fund-raiser to buy Detroit marathon commuter James Robertson a car reached the $300,000 this week, not bad for an initial goal of $5,000. - Pictures by Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 565 - Detroit's 'Walking Man' - Launched February 10, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Think your commute is tough? Detroiter James Robertson walks about 21 miles a day, round trip. He doesn't look athletic but the 56-year old Robertson has a champ's commute requiring a bus ride each direction and nearly 21-miles of walking, consuming 22 hours of his day before beginning again throughout the work week. It's the life he has led for the last decade, ever since his 1988 Honda Accord quit on him. After the Detroit Free Press story about the 10 years he's been doing this commute to and from his factory job in Rochester Hills, thousands of people donated toward student Evan Leedy's goal of getting Robertson a car. Leedy’s Internet-based fund-raiser to buy Detroit marathon commuter James Robertson a car reached the $300,000 this week, not bad for an initial goal of $5,000. - Pictures by Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/ZUMA:
2010~zrep112~20060523_112_e66_016~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Yaba Blitzkriegs Thailand~May 23, 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand - Sukhamvite Soi 3 Slum Bangkok: Jacky and Nong on a methamphetamine come down. They start bickering and argueing and have a lack of energy until their next hit. Smoking Ya Ba offers a brief escape from the poverty of Bangkok's slums..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060523_112_e66_015~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Yaba Blitzkriegs Thailand~May 23, 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand - Sukhamvite Soi 3 Bangkok: Jacky sits outside her slum. Smoking Ya Ba offers a brief escape from the poverty of Bangkok's slums..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060523_112_e66_014~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Yaba Blitzkriegs Thailand~May 23, 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand - Chiang Rai Thailand: Police check point on the Thai Burma Border. The main access route for Ya Ba is along this border..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep006~20040215_006_z19_009~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests' Female Slaves~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Freed women are fingerprinted. Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_008~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests' Female Slaves~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Document lists the profile of a 'Trokosi'. Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'Trokosi.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, Trokosi work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a Trokosi dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_007~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_006~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_005~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Celebrating freedom. Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_004~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_003~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_002~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Experienced 'TROKOSI' look into the camera. Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040215_006_z19_001~Silvia Morara/LaPresse~Fetish Priests' Female Slaves~Feb. 15, 2004 - Volta Region, Ghana - Followers of an ancestral religion that worships a fetish god believe that giving one of their daughters to a fetish priest will repair the actions and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women 'wives of the divinity.' Among their community, they are known as 'TROKOSI.' These women are actually slaves. As a wife or concubine to the priest, TROKOSI work and provide for him, however, they are not allowed to care for themselves nor their own children. With few exceptions, they are not even allowed to wear sewn clothing, rather, only pieces of cloth wrapped around them or the occasional bra. When a TROKOSI dies, her family must provide a substitute to the priest..(Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPresse/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040323_006_z19_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fetish Priests' Female Slaves~zReportage.com Story of the Week #006 - Launched March 23, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In the Volta region of Ghana, followers of the Ju-Ju ancestral religion believe that giving their daughter to a fetish priest will atone for the sins and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women ''wives of the divinity.'' Among their community, they are known as ''Trokosi.'' To an outsider, however, the treatment of these women appears less than that of a wife and more like that of a slave. (Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In the Volta region of Ghana, followers of the Ju-Ju ancestral religion believe that giving their daughter to a fetish priest will atone for the sins and crimes committed by relatives. Priests call these women ''wives of the divinity.'' Among their community, they are known as ''Trokosi.'' To an outsider, however, the treatment of these women appears less than that of a wife and more like that of a slave. (Credit Image: © Silvia Morara/LaPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep495~20130903_495_s70_027~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 3, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - JASON BYRD, Commander of the Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Response System, uses a front-end loader to refill a hole dug to exhume human remains from a grave at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130902_495_s70_026~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 2, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida Associate Professor CHRISTIAN WELLS cleans away dirt from a coffin handle at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130902_495_s70_025~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 2, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - L-R: JASON BYRD helps University of South Florida assistant professor ERIN KIMMERLE and assistant professor CHRISTIAN WELLS remove remains from the cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130902_495_s70_024~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 2, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - Anthropologists from the University of South Florida removed the first remains from the cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. For decades, stories of questionable deaths and disappearances of boys have surrounded the closed former reform school. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130901_495_s70_023~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 1, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A fragment of bone is seen with a burial shroud pin in a shallow, unmarked gravesite unearthed by anthropologists from the University of South Florida. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130901_495_s70_022~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 1, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - Anthropologists from the University of South Florida continued exhuming gravesites at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys after discovering human remains buried in an unmarked grave the night before. The area covered by the trash bag contains skull fragments. The anthropologists are attempting to uncover the rest of the remains. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130901_495_s70_021~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Sept. 1, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida student ASHLEY MAXWELL works in an unmarked grave at the Boot Hill cemetery on the campus of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Anthropologists from the University of South Florida continued exhuming grave sites after discovering human remains buried in an unmarked grave. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_495_s70_020~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 31, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A University of South Florida anthropology student display a human tooth that was discovered late at night in a shallow unmarked grave in the Boot Hill cemetery of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_495_s70_019~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 31, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A team of anthropologists from the University of South Florida began exhuming suspected graves at the now closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Thirty one metal crosses mark a cemetery on the property, but ground penetrating radar shows 19 possible burial sites that are unmarked. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_495_s70_018~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 31, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - L-R: STEVEN BARNES, 61, of Smyrna, Ga., his son JASON DUE-BARNES, 9, wife TANANARIVE DUE, 47, and her father JOHN DUE, 78, of Atlanta, embrace during a memorial ceremony at the Boot Hill cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. John Due's wife's uncle died at the school in 1937 after he was stabbed by another student. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_495_s70_017~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 31, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - JOHN DUE, 78, of Atlanta, leaves the Boot Hill Cemetery at the Arthur Dozier School for Boys with his daughter TANANARIVE DUE, 47, after a short memorial ceremony. Due's wife's uncle was Robert Stephens, who died at the school in 1937 when he was stabbed by another student. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130831_495_s70_016~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 31, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - USF assistant professor Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE hugs ELMORE BRYANT on the site of the Boot Hill cemetery. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130830_495_s70_015~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 30, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A team of anthropologists from the University of South Florida began making preparations to exhume suspected graves at the now closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Thirty one metal crosses mark a cemetery on the property, but ground penetrating radar shows 19 possible burial sites that are unmarked. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130830_495_s70_014~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 30, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - L-R: University of South Florida PhD student ASHLEY MAXWELL, 27, masters student CRISTINA KELBAUGH, 22, and PhD student MEREDITH TISE, 27, search for markers that indicate grave sites in thick underbrush at the Boot Hill Cemetery at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130830_495_s70_013~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~Aug. 30, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida Professor of Anthropology Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE walks the grounds of the Boot Hill Cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Thirty one metal crosses mark a cemetery on the property, but ground penetrating radar shows 19 possible burial sites that are unmarked. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130614_495_s70_012~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~June 14, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - SALLY and RICHARD VARNADOE walk to a press conference at the University of South Florida. Two of Varnadoe's brothers were sent to the Arthur Dozier School for Boys. Only one returned and over the last few years Varnadoe and his relatives have been vocal about wanting their relatives remains returned to them for proper burial. On Friday, relatives of boys who disappeared at the Dozier School for Boys donated DNA samples to help with the current investigations into graves on the school's campus. Dr. Erin Kimmerle, an anthropologist at the University of South Florida, will ultimately use the DNA to try to match the remains of boys' bodies at the now-closed reform school with their descendants. This will allow their relatives to give them proper burial. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130614_495_s70_011~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~June 14, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - DNA evidence sits between the feet of Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office Forensic Investigator JASON BRANDO at the University of South Florida. An anthropologist at the University of South Florida, will use the DNA to try to match the remains of boys' bodies at the now-closed reform school with their descendants. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130614_495_s70_010~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~June 14, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office Forensic Investigator JASON BRANDO swabs the inside of OVELL KRELL'S mouth at the University of South Florida. Krell's brother George Owen Smith died at the Dozier School and his remains were never returned to his family. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130327_495_s70_009~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~March 27, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - The dining hall once used for black children at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys is littered with piles of items used while the facility was in operation. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130327_495_s70_008~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~March 27, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - An empty pantry in the former black dining hall at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130327_495_s70_007~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~March 27, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A discarded book at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys is suggestive of the type of change boys were supposed to undergo at the school. Many men who were kept at the school as children have said that they were horribly abused there and that it scarred them for the rest of their lives. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130327_495_s70_006~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~March 27, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida Assistant Professor of Anthropology ERIN KIMMERLE tours a building at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys known as ''The White House.'' (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130327_495_s70_005~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~March 27, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - Marks on a wall in a building at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys known as ''The White House'' resemble a bloody finger streaks. Many men who were kept at the school as children have said that they were horribly beaten in this building. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120517_495_s70_004~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~May 17, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A document discovered in an abandoned building at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys lists the positive benefits of using psyhcotropic drugs to treat juveniles housed at the facility. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120516_495_s70_003~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~May 16, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - L-R: University of South Florida biology Ph.D. student JAMIE GLUVNA, USF Asst. Professor of Anthropology ERIN KIMMERLE, and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office crime scene investigators JASON BRANDO and BRANNON DOUGLAS search a desk in an abandoned dormitory at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120516_495_s70_002~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~May 16, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida graduate anthropology student MEREDITH TISE measures the depth of a trench dug at the site of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys cemetery. Even though there are no headstones or markers near this particular trench, ground-penetrating radar showed anomalies in the soil beneath the surface. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120516_495_s70_001~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~May 16, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - USF biology Ph.D. student JAMIE GLUVNA, 25, displays a look of shock as she enters a dilapidated former dormitory at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Gluvna is part of a team from the University of South Florida that is investigating various sites at the now-closed reform school. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120516_495_s70_000~Edmund Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Florida Boys School - The White House~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 495 - Florida Boys School - The White House - Launched October 8, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''A Vietnam vet told me he would rather do another tour than go back to the white house,'' said Robert Straley who was 13 when he entered the Florida School for Boys in the early 1960s. ''There wasn't one of them -- homeless people, drunks, rich people and business people -- who didn't break down and cry. I realized six months ago that you can never go back to Marianna as a man, you only go back as that little boy you were.'' In 2008, after decades of silence, a group of former students went public with stories of physical and sexual abuse in the 1950s and 1960s at the school. As their numbers grew into the hundreds, stories surfaced of classmates who disappeared and of ruthless guards who beat them bloody in a squat building on campus called the White House. The children in unmarked graves at a notorious Florida reform school will finally be allowed to tell their stories. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~'A Vietnam vet told me he would rather do another tour than go back to the white house,'' said Robert Straley who was 13 when he entered the Florida School for Boys in the early 1960s. ''There wasn't one of them -- homeless people, drunks, rich people and business people -- who didn't break down and cry. I realized six months ago that you can never go back to Marianna as a man, you only go back as that little boy you were.'' In 2008, after decades of silence, a group of former students went public with stories of physical and sexual abuse in the 1950s and 1960s at the school. As their numbers grew into the hundreds, stories surfaced of classmates who disappeared and of ruthless guards who beat them bloody in a squat building on campus called the White House. The children in unmarked graves at a notorious Florida reform school will finally be allowed to tell their stories.:
2010~zrep273~20090720_273_t14_017~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 30, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Const. PHIL GOMES approaches a home in Langley, B.C., to check if a parolee, described as ''armed and dangerous,'' is obeying his curfew. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_016~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 27, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Constable MIKE CLARK of the Integrated Gang Task Force searches the vehicle of a man with ties to the Hells Angels in Vancouver's Club district. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_015~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 27, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Constable JAMIE FORBES, Constable PHIL GOMES, Constable MIKE CLARK, Corporal AL COONS, and Constable MIKE HUGHES go over their game plan for the night after eating dinner at Boston Pizza. The group is part of the Integrated Gang Task Force. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_014~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May. 27, 2009 - U.S. - Drugs on display at a press conference held by Alan Bersin the new border Czar appointed by Barrack Obama. He held the press conference on the American side of the border. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_013~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May. 27, 2009 - Tijuana, Mexico - A memorial site dedicated to fallen officers in Tijuana. Recently narcos gunned down 7 police officers in the span of an hour. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_012~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May. 27, 2009 - Tijuana, Mexico - Mexican soldiers in a specially armed pickup truck patrol the border between Tijuana and the U.S. city of San Diego. The federal government, believing local police forces have not been effective in the drug war, sent in army units to border cities to battle traffickers. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_011~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May. 27, 2009 - Mexico - A photograph showing the Mexican-American border. Mexico on the right, and America on the left. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_010~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 27, 2009 - A police officers stands outside the Municipal police headquarters in Tijuana. Recently narcos gunned down 7 police officers in the span of an hour. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_009~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 27, 2009 - Missing people posters are seen on telephone poles in the border city of Tijuana. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_008~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~May 27, 2009 - Tijuana, Mexico - A statue of a police officer is seen at a memorial site dedicated to fallen officers. Recently narcos gunned down 7 police officers in the span of an hour. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090720_273_t14_007~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Mexico's Deadly Export~July 7, 2009 - Guns are on display at a press conference held by Alan Bersin the new border Czar appointed by Barrack Obama. He held the press conference on the American side of the border. (Credit Image: ©Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep017~20040217_017_e66_009~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - Traffic in Bangkok at night. The metropolis of Bangkok is the capital, largest urban area and primary city of Thailand, with a population of 6.5 million..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_008~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A Bangkok City Police Midwife with a newborn in the back of a taxi cab. The pregnant lady still in the back of the cab..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_007~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A Police Midwife patrols the Siam area central Bangkok..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_006~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A Police Midwife patrols the Siam area central Bangkok..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_005~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - The Bangkok Police Midwives medical emergency birth delivery kit that is carried on a police officers motorcycle..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_004~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A Bangkok City Police Midwife talks on the walky talkie letting the hospital know a mother and baby are on their way..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_003~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A Police Midwife patrols the Siam area central Bangkok..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_002~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - A pregant lady gives birth in the back of a taxi cab with the help of the Bangkok City Police Midwives..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040217_017_e66_001~Jonathan Taylor/eyevine~Delivery in a Jam~Feb. 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - Rush hour traffic at a standstill in the Siam area of Bankok, traffic jams are common in the city..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040615_017_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Delivery in a Jam~zReportage.com Story of the Week #017- Launched June 15, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Imagine being in labor and getting stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the hospital. Every pregnant woman's nightmare, right? Well, apparently not in Bangkok, where police officers are specially trained for this kind of situation. Police officers delivering babies? In 1993, a special division of the Royal Thai Traffic Police Project was established to help people stranded in the notorious traffic jams of the metropolis that is Bangkok..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Imagine being in labor and getting stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the hospital. Every pregnant woman's nightmare, right? Well, apparently not in Bangkok, where police officers are specially trained for this kind of situation. Police officers delivering babies? In 1993, a special division of the Royal Thai Traffic Police Project was established to help people stranded in the notorious traffic jams of the metropolis that is Bangkok..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Taylor/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep018~20040518_018_g65_018~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers in training learn how to shoot an AK-47. While many can pull the trigger since they were children, few know how to hit a target without training. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security. .(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_017~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers man a roadblock (TCP in military lingo, or 'traffic control point') outside Qayarray, Iraq. They Iraqis learn the basics of running a roadblock at their training camp, and U.S. soldiers guide and protect them while they practice. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_016~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers man a roadblock (TCP in military lingo, or 'traffic control point') outside Qayarray, Iraq. They Iraqis learn the basics of running a roadblock at their training camp, and U.S. soldiers guide and protect them while they practice. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_015~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers in training patrol in Qayarrah with the American Army. The soldiers are from the town and do not feel threatened. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_014~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Peshhabur, Iraq - A graduation ceremony for soldiers finishing the sergeant-level training course of the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC). The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security. .(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_013~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Zakho, Iraq - Kurdish special forces soldiers at their Iraqi Civil Defense Corps training base raise a U.S. flag. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_012~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Peshhabur, Iraq - Training how to assemble and load a sniper rifle at the ICDC base at Peshhabur, near Zakho. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_011~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - A new ICDC recruit learns how to 'low crawl' from U.S. Army soldiers at the training camp near Qayarray, Iraq. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp near Qayarray, Iraq, are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_010~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers in training learn how to shoot an AK-47. While many can pull the trigger since they were children, few know how to hit a target without training. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_009~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers train on an obstacle course without weapons (which have not arrived) at the U.S. Army base near Qayarray, Iraq. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp near Qayarray, Iraq, are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_008~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers in training learn how to shoot an AK-47. While many can pull the trigger since they were children, few know how to hit a target without training. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_007~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - ICDC soldiers in training learn how to shoot an AK-47. While many can pull the trigger since they were children, few know how to hit a target without training. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_006~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - On day one, chin-ups and push-ups are difficult. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_005~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - An ICDC soldier learns how to advance and shoot on his first day at a U.S. Army training camp near Qayarray, Iraq. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp near Qayarray, Iraq, are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_004~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Peshhabur, Iraq - Training how to assemble and load a sniper rifle at the ICDC base at Peshhabur, near Zakho. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_003~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Peshhabur, Iraq - Training how to assemble and load a sniper rifle at the ICDC base at Peshhabur, near Zakho. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040505_018_g65_002~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 05, 2004 - Zakho, Iraq - Soldiers training at the special forces base. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040518_018_g65_001~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~May 18, 2004 - Qayarrah, Iraq - Running the obstacle course at the U.S. Army training base for ICDC near Qayarray, Iraq. The new recruits to the ICDC training camp are usually not in very good physical shape. The Iraqi Civil Defense Corps is American trained military for internal security..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040622_018_g65_000~David I. Gross~Iraqi Stability~zReportage.com Story of the Week #018 - Launched June 22, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The outcome of the U.S-led coalition and its impending turnover to Iraq's interim government rests on the shoulders of the newly trained Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC). Can the coalition's three-week training course transform out-of-shape, Iraqi civilians into the brute force necessary to stabilize Iraq and its 24 million residents?..(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The outcome of the U.S-led coalition and its impending turnover to Iraq's interim government rests on the shoulders of the newly trained Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC). Can the coalition's three-week training course transform out-of-shape, Iraqi civilians into the brute force necessary to stabilize Iraq and its 24 million residents?:
2010~zrep133~20060224_133_t14_009~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - ROSIE AGREDA outside of a maquila in Ciudad Juarez..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_008~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Colonia Anapra in Ciudad Juarez Mexico..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_007~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Missing women posters in downtown Ciudad Juarez..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_006~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Children play at night time at Colonia Anapra in Ciudad Juarez Mexico..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_005~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Mexico Police tape is the only thing left in a field where the body of a woman was found in Ciudad Juarez..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_004~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - CLARISABEL CARMENA, bottom left, is the daughter of Julia. Clarisabel was raped for two years by a neighbor. Here she is seen in her home with her family in the background..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060224_133_t14_003~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 24, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - JULIA CARMENA smokes a cigarette while on her way to her home at Kilometro 20 on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_133_t14_002~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 19, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - Eight crosses stand at Campo Algodonero in Ciudad Juarez. In this field the bodies of eight murdered women were found..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060219_133_t14_001~Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star~Lost Souls of Juarez~Feb. 19, 2006 - Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico - JULIA CARMENA sheds a tear while speaking about the rape of her daughters by a neighbor..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061017_133_t14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lost Souls of Juarez~zReportage.com Story of the Week #133 - Launched October 17, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - By 1998, an estimated 187 women had been murdered in Juarez over five years, many mutilated and sexually assaulted, with breasts hacked off, objects thrust up body cavities and deep slashes across chest and face - that is, when decomposition allowed such grisly details to be observed. Juarez criminologist Oscar Maynes, recognized the pattern of serial killing, but he was rebuffed. Many victims were poor, darker-skinned women with Indian features, potentially making the crimes about race and class. For the most part, these murders remain unsolved; serial killers walk free..(Credit Image: © Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~By 1998, an estimated 187 women had been murdered in Juarez over five years, many mutilated and sexually assaulted, with breasts hacked off, objects thrust up body cavities and deep slashes across chest and face - that is, when decomposition allowed such grisly details to be observed. Juarez criminologist Oscar Maynes, recognized the pattern of serial killing, but he was rebuffed. Many victims were poor, darker-skinned women with Indian features, potentially making the crimes about race and class. For the most part, these murders remain unsolved; serial killers walk free.:
2010~zrep130~20060908_130_n21_018~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - INDIAN BOYS, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Ezeqiel (front) and his cousin Jose, two of the youngest members of the tribe, take a moment between dances at The Acorn. Having been restored as one of President Clinton's final acts while in office, the tribe now encompasses a hugely diverse population from the well-educated to the very poor, from the octogenarians to infants, presenting a unique opportunity for both elders and the next governing generation of the tribe to take part in ceremony and worship simultaneously. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_017~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - RABBI JUDA, Beit T'Shuvah. Rabbi Juda wraps tefilin for morning prayers, a ritual symbolizing the binding connection between Jews and God. His career as a well-respected rabbi spanned 36 years before he was given a computer as a gift from his affluent New Jersey congregation and became addicted to internet pornography. He was arrested by the FBI and was ultimately sentenced to a nine-month prison term in federal prison. With his marriage disintegrating and a debt of $250,000 in legal expenses, he has spent over a year cumulatively at Beit T'Shuvah dealing with his addiction. The Rabbi says: 'The most humbling decision of my life was going from 'giver' to 'receiver.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_016~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - WOMEN SMUDGING: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. 'Worshipping and celebrating like this is like a blessing to us. It feels so right. Like we had never been pushed aside,' says Anne who 'smudges' her sister Charlotte, in the ritualistic burning of herbs such as sage, cedar, or juniper to create a cleansing smoke bath. Those participating in The Acorn must be as close to pure as possible, which excludes women who are menstruating and anyone who has consumed alcohol or drugs within the last twenty-four hours. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_015~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - VANESSA, Sant'sima Muerte. Having come to San Francisco alone, Vanessa, a transsexual sex worker, prays not just for her safety but for the well-being of her family to whom she regularly sends a portion of her earnings. One of Vanessa's friends, who is also a devotee of Sant'sima Muerte, said: 'We pray to her because it's about believing in something, and the feeling one gets from believing in something that exists but you can't necessarily see.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_014~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - CELLIES, Buddha dharma Sangha. 'My sitting begins each morning at 3 am. I sit to embrace my judgmental views, my fears, my anger, my feelings of not being good enough. . . Somewhere between the tears and the breath of the moment there is a stillness, a place where everything is just as it should be,' says Vincent (below) a former Marine, now serving a life sentence for armed robbery. He and his cellmate Mac meditate and chant three times daily, read sutras (scriptures regarded as records of the oral teachings of the Buddha) and try to find serenity and mindfulness in their daily chores working forty hours a week in the prison's mattress factory. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_013~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - GURU MA JAYA, Kashi Ashram. 'I have had death drip all over me. If anyone can prove that one cannot get AIDS by kissing, hugging, just laying in the same bed and holding someone till they die, it would be me. But twenty years later, I still see the shuddering and fear of 'don't touch me, you have AIDS.' Guru Ma Jaya hugs a woman with AIDS at the Ashram. Living as a Jewish housewife in Brooklyn until the mid-seventies, Ma started her spiritual journey after discovering the power of yoga, followed closely by a vision of Christ. Once described as 'a cross between Mother Teresa and Bette Midler' due to her commitment to service and ribald sense of humor, Guru Ma's message over the last thirty years is 'There are no throwaway people.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_012~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - JUAN and JOSE, Deaf Branch of the Mormon Church. 'I love God so much I just want to run to heaven!' says Juan. Juan (front) and Jose (rear) who are a pair of brothers who were born deaf and lost their sight in their teens due to Usher Syndrome. Though they read the Scriptures in Braille, they rely on the help of volunteer interpreters to take part in Sunday Sacrament service. Jose says: '“Deaf and hearing people are all the same, In the past I was mad and sad that I was blind and deaf, but now I am happier and patient and just deal with it because I understand that God knows me and my situation and will take care of me.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_011~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - MARYAM at Sunday school, Cham Muslims. Maryam attends the multi-level Sunday School, which shares space in the small mosque the community owns. With approximately 65 percent of Cham children marrying into other faiths, this education has become a last resort to try to educate the next generation of Cham about its ancient South Asian culture as well as about the Muslim faith. As a means of trying to fight the tide of American culture sweeping away their children, language, and customs, the teachers here have even considered adding a video game to their curriculum entitled 'Mecca and Medina.' One Cham elder sadly admits: 'Because we don't have the resources to save both, if we have to choose between saving our culture or our religion, the religion will win.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_010~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - BABA HANUMAN JAYA, Kashi Ashram. Baba Hanuman, an HIV+ gay man and landscape architect, takes part in Kali Natha Yoga or 'yoga of intent' during a weekend intensive at the Ashram. This is a form of yoga which Guru Ma and the Kashi community have brought into hospitals and hospices to help those who are unable to practice at the Ashram. The lack of judgment around the disease is as important to many at Kashi as the practical support and services it offers. As devotee to Guru Ma Jaya for several years, Baba Hanuman adds: 'Having a living master that I sit under helps me keep things in perspective. Being HIV+ has allowed me to learn the preciousness of life. To be in the ‘now moment’ more. It's a beautiful dance I get to dance.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_009~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - SISTER WOODLEY, Deaf Branch of the Mormon Church. 'For every person I have helped, I was given help. For every act of kindness I gave, I was given an act of kindness. For everything I did, I was blessed with something greater.' After requesting a mission from Church leaders in Salt Lake City, Sister Woodley was sent to San Diego with little knowledge of sign language or the Deaf. She acquired her deep compassion for the Deaf and fluency in American Sign Language during the eighteen months she spent as a missionary, which entailed being restricted to mission rules (no television, no swimming and only two calls home per year). She declares it has 'brought me closer to God in a great many ways.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_008~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - MARIE, Immaculate Heart Community. 'We're in a time of transition right now. There is some concern amongst some of us that maybe the newer people (entering the community) will not grasp the spirit as deeply as those of us who have been here a long time. I think it's going to be a different community in 25 years.' Marie is the former co-director of the IHC, which with over 170 members, still operates the Immaculate Heart High School, a well respected school for girls. The community has always held equal education for women as one of its most important goals. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_007~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - MARK, Beit T'Shuvah. Tattoos covering his body reflect Mark's search for meaning in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism. But he says: 'I'm a Jew, like the guys who's born Black is Black, the guys who's born Muslim is Muslim, I have a debt to the God of the Jews and the Jewish people to at least try to live a good life, and do what's righ, God's always been within me, no matter what I've suffered.' Back in the 1960s Mark got caught up heavily in drugs. With his family disowning him, his life has been a 35-year odyssey of homelessness, prison, and mental hospitals, but in 2001 after going through the Beit T'Shuvah program, he began working in its thrift store, food bank, and ultimately became their night watchman. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_006~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - WALKING MEDIATION, Buddha dharma Sangha. 'Time in prison looses all meaning. It just isn't important anymore. Buddhist practice goes hand in hand with that loss/nothingness. It is never about escape from prison life for me, but a helpful means of remaining centered and a reminder that noble paths are a personal choice.' MARTY, a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving a life sentence for homicide since age 26, takes part in the group's weekly walking meditations. Although raised Methodist, he has used the support and fellowship of this Buddhist group, noting the calming, inner peace and focus it grants him, to overcome alcoholism. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_005~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - THE CIRCLE, Women of Wisdom. 'The Spirit is powerfully present to us when we gather. Everyone feels the connection, inspiration. There is no preparation only presence. There is no homework, only inspiration. There is no black-brown-white, just people. There is no preferential seating in this group to insiders or outsiders, just women. No Catholic-Protestant-Muslim-Jewish-Native American, just women of faith drawing on our common wellspring as women,' says one of its leaders. Every month, this formal gathering of female inmates and women from the outside welcomes participants, no matter their faith, into what they call 'their alternative circle of grace.' Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_004~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - STATIONS OF THE CROSS, Immaculate Heart Community. The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart Community have a unique method of 'walking the stations,' originally created as a means of Christian devotion consisting of meditation on Christ through the fourteen steps of his final suffering. Instead of just focusing on the story of Christ, they relate each station such as 'Jesus is condemned to death' or 'Jesus is stripped of his garments' to a specific social or political injustice which is currently happening around the world, be it a march to war, corporate greed, or domestic abuse. The walk is done as a group with community members participating in responsive readings, and in some cases song, as a means of saluting the humanity, dignity and equality in each other as well as in the victims of social injustice. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_003~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - KRYSTAL, Sant'sima Muerte. Krystal, a transsexual sex worker from Puerto Vallarta, holds a devotional card of St. Jude, the Catholic patron saint of lost causes. This is the one surviving piece of her religious altar, the rest of which was stolen from her as she crossed the Mexico border. Praying daily for health and safety, she remains devoted to the 'Holy Death,' even though doing so is strongly discouraged by the religion she was born into, Catholicism. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_002~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sep. 08, 2006 - California, U.S. - LESLIE, Women of Wisdom. 'My glass will always be half full. My spirituality is what makes it where every day I wake up and it's a new day, and every night when I go to sleep, I have lived it to the fullest. My spirituality allows me to appreciate the beautiful sky, and to see the humanity in every person that I touch. Just like my crime, being involved in violence, I remember saying to someone 'It probably seems odd to you that I would say that I'm non-violent.' And they said, 'Not really, people who have experienced violence are probably the strongest advocates against it.' Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the late 1960s, and now well into her fourth decade of incarceration, about a decade ago Leslie has found herself embracing indigenous worship. Exact date and location unknown..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060908_130_n21_001~Rick Nahmias~Outcast Sanctuary~Sept. 8, 2006 - California, U.S. - YAJAHIRA, Sant'sima Muerte. 'All of humanity is afraid of death, 100 percent of us. This is a preparation for death. More than anything, it's about not being afraid, to know there will be something after my spiritual release.' Yajahira, a transsexual sex worker, began both praying to Sant'sima Muerte and prostituting herself at the age of twelve. She remained in school until she graduated high school in Guadalajara at age sixteen due to a strong desire to not be ignorant as she worked the streets. As she gets dressed for an evening's work, her rituals include prayer and offerings of apples, garlic or water at the altar which was sent to her after she got settled in San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin District. The charm of the 'Holy Death' around Yajahira's neck never leaves her body except when she showers. Exact date and location unknown. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060926_130_n21_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Outcast Sanctuary~zReportage.com Story of the Week #130 - Launched September 26, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - California has long been sanctuary to people of myriad religious faiths - those in the mainstream as well as those existing on the fringes of society. While conventional middle class religion is widely visible, rarely seen are the sacred worlds of marginalized groups: the outcasts, the fallen, those society has labeled as ''other'' - those for whom religion was arguably first formed, but who now worship as a means of finding refuge or of forging community where they would otherwise have none..(Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~California has long been sanctuary to people of myriad religious faiths - those in the mainstream as well as those existing on the fringes of society. While conventional middle class religion is widely visible, rarely seen are the sacred worlds of marginalized groups: the outcasts, the fallen, those society has labeled as ''other'' - those for whom religion was arguably first formed, but who now worship as a means of finding refuge or of forging community where they would otherwise have none.:
2010~zrep303~20100205_303_k51_018~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A fisherman carries his daily catch away from the Grand Ronde River. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_017~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - The winner of the steelhead derby. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_016~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A steelhead is measured by a Washington state fish and wildlife official. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_015~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Even when the fishing is slow, fisherman enjoy the camaraderie of other anglers. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_014~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Fishermen float their drift boat down the Grand Ronde River in a blizzard. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_013~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Johnny Johnston, a Grand Ronde River fisherman and local legend, spends months at a time camping on the river. He is known for helping novice fisherman catch steelhead. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_012~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Fishermen float their drift boat down the Grand Ronde River. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_011~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A fisherman nets his catch. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_010~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A stringer of steelhead. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_009~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A long row of fising lines catch the morning light. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_008~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Gene Thiel braves the wind and rain to catch steelhead on the Grand Ronde River in Washington State. The organic farmer has been fishing the river since is childhood and says he stoped counting the fish he has caught in the Grand Ronde River when he got to 2,500..(Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_007~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Steelhead surge upstream to spawn in little Cottonwood Creek, a tributary of the Grand Ronde River. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_006~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A fisherman ties on a pink corky (lure) to catch a steelhead. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_005~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A fisherman nets his catch in the morning light. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_004~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Gene Thiel braves the wind and rain to catch steelhead on the Grand Ronde River in Washington State. The organic farmer has been fishing the river since is childhood and says he stoped counting the fish he has caught in the Grand Ronde River when he got to 2,500..(Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_003~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - An afternoon snow storm mixes with sunlight in a view of the Grand Ronde River from the Rattlesnake Grade. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_002~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - Gene Thiel braves the wind and rain to catch steelhead on the Grand Ronde River in Washington State. The organic farmer has been fishing the river since is childhood and says he stoped counting the fish he has caught in the Grand Ronde River when he got to 2,500. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100205_303_k51_001~Jed Conklin~Steelhead Derby~Feb. 05, 2010 - Anatone, Washington, U.S. - A portrait of a steelhead. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100209_303_k51_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Steelhead Derby~zReportage.com Story of the Week #303 - Launched February, 9, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The annual migration of the steelhead trout draw's swarms of eager fishermen annually to the Grand Ronde River - one of the finest steelhead streams in the world. Few river systems in the Pacific Northwest can boast the same population consistency. From the latter part of September to as late as February, about 150,000 steelhead will make their way up the mighty Snake river returning to their original hatching ground to spawn. The annual Steelhead Derby starts Feb. 12 and runs through March 27..(Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~he annual migration of the steelhead trout draw's swarms of eager fishermen annually to the Grand Ronde River - one of the finest steelhead streams in the world. Few river systems in the Pacific Northwest can boast the same population consistency. From the latter part of September to as late as February, about 150,000 steelhead will make their way up the mighty Snake river returning to their original hatching ground to spawn. The annual Steelhead Derby starts Feb. 12 and runs through March 27.:
2010~zrep137~20060914_137_p77_018~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Sep. 14, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - Indiantown resident and home owner (he does not live in a FEMA trailer) ANTHONY JOHNS argues that residents who now live in FEMA trailers in Heritage Park could live in empty homes in the nearby public housing project of the New Hope Community..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_017~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - Overcome by emotions from her move and from strife with a FEMA City neighbor, MANDY MCLEAN, 23, begins to cry and is comforted by HERBERT HOFF, 35, during lunch at Monty's Pizza in Punta Gorda. Though grateful to FEMA for a place to call home for McLean and her two young boys, she said she's excited to move to Port Charlotte. ''I can't wait to get out of this hell hole,'' she said..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_016~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - Boredom and restlessness takes over EMMANUEL WASHINGTON, 4, as he hangs on a punching dummy with his brother, SERGINO WASHINGTON, 11, eating lunch nearby during a day off from school in FEMA City. Parents Isaac and Lakisha Washington did their best to shelter their five children, all under 12 years old, from the havoc that overtook FEMA City..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_015~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - ISAAC WASHINGTON holds daughter EBONY WASHINGTON, 2, as his wife, LAKISHA WASHINGTON, explains life for the family of seven in FEMA City. In an attempt to maintain a sense of normalcy, ''we kept them very sheltered,'' Lakisha said..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_014~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - MANDY MCLEAN, 23, takes a long last look at all of her belongings packed onto a single platform trailer outside of the FEMA-issued trailer home she's lived in since Dec. '04. Though grateful to FEMA for a place to call home for McLean and her two young boys, she said she's excited to move to Port Charlotte. ''I can't wait to get out of this hell hole,'' she said..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061029_137_p77_013~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 29, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - ROGER IPPOLITO, a 74 year old Korean War veteran, displaced by the 2004 hurricanes is being required by FEMA to move out of his travel trailers located in Easy Living Mobile Home Park . Ippolito is afraid that if he can't find a place to live on his $450 a month social security benefits he gets he'll be homeless next week forcing him to live in his car..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_012~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - The legs of RICHARD DERRINGER emerge from beneath the truck of friend Jessie Grow during a quiet afternoon of engine work at FEMA City, a 64 acre trailer lot that houses the last of the desperate left homeless after Hurricane Charley hit the Punta Gorda area in August of '04. Broken-down vehicles are a common sight at FEMA city, Derringer said. ''I've helped a lot of people move on down the road by fixing their cars.''.(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_011~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - TED LOVELACE covers his face in exhaustion as he holds his five-month-old daughter JORDAN LOVELACE at Monty's Pizza in Punta Gorda. Lovelace and his girlfriend Eddeana Barreto, not pictured, are preparing to move to North Carolina where they hope to start a new life. FEMA City was only going to be a temporary housing situation, Lovelace and Barreto explained, but complication after complication kept them there. They were excited to move and start over again..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_010~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - CORJALEET WASHINGTON, 7, passes the time during a day off from school in FEMA City. Corjaleet and her four siblings have become close, helping the younger ones with schooling and keeping busy. Corjaleet's parents, Isaac and Lakisha Washington, did their best to shelter their five children, all under 12 years old, from the havoc that overtook FEMA City..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_009~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - The sun rises over the 48 trailers left in FEMA City..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060914_137_p77_008~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Sep. 14, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - A child's toy scooter lies abandoned on 170th streets within Heritage Park. The residents who live in the FEMA trailers within the park have been told they must vacate the trailers soon..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_007~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - CINDY LAKINS, 46, cries on the stoop of her trailer in FEMA City. Larkins, who suffers from untreated tumors in her lung and kidney and back pain from a work-related accident, barely scrapes by with her $404 disability check, which she uses to pay for rent and utilities and daily living costs at the trailer park. Once evicted from the trailer park, Lakins said she may end up living in her beat-up '80s era Cadillac..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_006~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - With help from neighbor CINDY LAKINS, DON PATERSON, 70, does his best to decipher a note from FEMA about the last minute relocation of his trailer. With less than two weeks from the evacuation deadline, Paterson's trailer was moved the length of five city blocks off of Charlotte County Airport land. ''I don't understand why they're doing this,'' Paterson said. Unlike Lakins, Paterson is one of the lucky ones, he said, because he has a home in Fort Meyers to move into..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_005~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - HERBERT HOFF, 35, removes a crib from the trailer of MANDY MCLEAN, 23, at back. McLean, who met Hoff in FEMA City, said she had no one else to help her move the clothes and toys she and her two sons had accumulated over the past two years. ''We've got to help each other out,'' Hoff said..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060914_137_p77_004~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Sep. 14, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - Residents in Heritage Park walk between the FEMA trailer homes. Residents have been told they must vacate the trailers soon..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061021_137_p77_003~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 21, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - TINA WALKER, who has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer, and boyfriend Jessie Grow, not pictured, are hoping to purchase the FEMA trailer they have lived in since Dec. '04 and move to Clewiston. ''I see a light at the end of the tunnel. There is life after FEMA,'' she said..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061018_137_p77_002~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Oct. 18, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - The sun rises over dried tracks on a nearly-empty FEMA City lot..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060914_137_p77_001~Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post~FEMA City~Sept. 14, 2006 - Indiantown, Florida, U.S. - Heritage Park residents DENISE JONES, center, and neighbors SARAH CHANDLER, right, and Chandler's daughter DELUXIOUS CHANDLER, 20, left, have all lived in FEMA trailers in the park since May of 2005. They now all have to move out of their trailers and are unsure where to live. (Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061114_137_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FEMA City~zReportage.com Story of the Week #137 - Launched November 14, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - What was supposed to be temporary housing for 1,500 people quickly turned into a full-fledged city with all the troubles of city life. Drug use and domestic violence were common. Two years after the gates here opened, FEMA is about to walk away and of the remaining 109 residents, dozens are making final housing arrangements. Today, the park is finally peaceful, but desolate; silent, but for the sounds of cars buzzing down nearby Interstate 75, and the stray dogs barking into the night. People rarely leave their trailers or talk with each other..(Credit Image: © Alyssa Schukar/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~What was supposed to be temporary housing for 1,500 people quickly turned into a full-fledged city with all the troubles of city life. Drug use and domestic violence were common. Two years after the gates here opened, FEMA is about to walk away and of the remaining 109 residents, dozens are making final housing arrangements. Today, the park is finally peaceful, but desolate; silent, but for the sounds of cars buzzing down nearby Interstate 75, and the stray dogs barking into the night. People rarely leave their trailers or talk with each other.:
2010~zrep337~20101010_337_s70_027~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - HANI AMER'S home lies completely surrounded by the Israel's security fence, with the only way in or out being a small gate to the Palestinian village of Mas'ha. Hani Amer says that the IDF told him in 2003 that his home was going to be on the wrong side of the fence and that he would be better off moving. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_026~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Sarrah, West Bank, Israel - ABO AHMAD picks olives. The villagers of Sarrah say that when they try to pick olives on land they own near the outpost, the Jewish settlers hurl stones at them while the IDF soldiers who are supposed to make sure the is no conflict stand by and do nothing to stop the settlers. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_025~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - Avi Zimmerman is the Executive Director of American Friends of Ariel. If the West Bank were ceded to Palestinian control Ariel would likely have to be vacated, displacing some 20,000 people. ''Ariel is not up for compromise in any way, shape or form,'' says Zimmerman. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_024~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - The debris of destroyed buildings lies near Israel's separation barrier. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_023~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - L-R: Tammy Silberschein makes lunch with her children Hannah, 13, Rachel, 9, and Shmuel, 7. Silberschein's family had to leave their home in the Nitzarim settlement in the Gaza Strip when Israel withdrew in 2005. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_022~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - FARES TURABI, mayor of the West Bank town of Sarrah, stands for a portrait. Turabi complains of violence from a militant Jewish outpost nearby. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_021~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - The West Bank security barrier looms over Highway 5, or the Trans-Samaria Highway in Israel on the route to Ariel. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_020~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Barkan, Israel, Israel - SAID SAMARH works in a factory that manufactures disposable garmets in the industrial park of the Israeli settlement of Barkan. Working in the factory, Samarh makes about five times what he would make in the Palestinian village where he lives. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_019~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - The shoes of Yahud Shimon's family rest on the floor of his home. He and his wife have seven children. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_018~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - The primitive outpost of Havat Gilad sits on privately owned land northwest of Tel-Aviv. The settlement is home to about 200 people. There is no security here, but IDF soldiers do patrol the area. The settlement has been attacked before, with Palestinians stealing two horses and setting fire to two homes. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_017~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - Israeli settler YAHUD SHIMON lifts his son Binyamin to pet a horse. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_016~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - L-R: Shalom Sharabi, 8, Zohar Sharabi, 10, Sharonah Sharabi, 36, and Peninah Sharabi, 6, and Avi Sharabi (not pictured) made Aliyah to Israel ten months ago from Hollywood, Fla. and moved to the large West Bank settlement of Ariel. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_015~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel - A worker carries building materials outside of the under-construction cultural center in Ariel, Israel. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_014~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - ''If you have weapons, you have missing faith,'' says YAHUD SHIMON, a 45-year-old Jerusalem lawyer who lives on a West Bank settlement on privately owned land. Shimon advocates the Israeli government demolishing the Dome of the Rock, a site considered sacred to Muslims and the oldest known Muslim building in the world. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_013~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - When Tammy Silberschein's family was forced from their home in the Nitzarim settlement in the Gaza Strip they kept mementos of their life there, which they store on a shelf in their new home in the settlement of Ariel. Items include bomb fragments, left, and the keys to their former home. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_012~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - Olives sit in a bin in the home of YAHUD SHIMON. The settlement makes their own olive oil from the olives, which they sell for 30 shekels (sh.83 USD) a bottle. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_011~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - SHADAD AMER, 10, and his sister MYSA AMER, 12 wait for their father Hani Amer to come unlock a gate in the Israeli separation fence to let them in so that they can get to their home after school. The Amer's home lies completely surrounded by the fence, with the only way in or out being this gate. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_010~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - A barbed wire security barrier mars the view from the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_009~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Havat Gilad Settlement Israel~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - A worker carries building materials outside of the under-construction cultural center. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_008~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - Pro-Palestinian graffitti adorns the Israeli separation barrier. The wall has made travel difficult for Palestinians, and encroaches into their land as defined by 1967 borders. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_007~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel - A plastic kids swing seat hangs under a tree for shade. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_006~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel - Israeli settler YAIR ISRAEL installs flooring on an addition to a home. The small settlement is situated on land privately owned by Moshe Zar, a friend of former prime minister Ariel Sharon who gained notoriety in 1982 as a member of the Jewish Underground terrorist group. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_005~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - The only way in or out of Hani Amer's home is this gate. The perimeter is completely surrounded by Israel's security fence. Hani Amer says that the IDF told him in 2003 that his home was going to be on the wrong side of the fence and that he would be better off moving. Amer refused, having built his home himself in 1973. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_004~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 06, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - The Israeli settlement of Ariel is home to approximately 20,000 people, a university, and a soon-to-be completed cultural center that has stirred controversy among Israeli actors and celebrities. The settlement is deep within the West Bank and is considered illegal under international law. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101010_337_s70_003~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 10, 2010 - Mas'ha, Israel - HANI AMER'S home lies completely surrounded by the Israel's security fence, with the only way in or out being a small gate to the Palestinian village of Mas'ha. Hani Amer says that the IDF told him in 2003 that his home was going to be on the wrong side of the fence and that he would be better off moving. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_002~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Ariel, Israel, Israel - Uncompleted apartments sit in mid-construction. A ten-month construction freeze on settlements expired last Sunday, and Israel is being pressured to extend the moratorium. The moratorium banned only new construction sites, meaning that buildings already under construction were exempt. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101007_337_s70_001~Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times~Harvesting Conflict~Oct. 07, 2010 - Havat Gilad, Israel, Israel - The children of Yahud Shimon watch a horse make its way down a road in the Havat Gilad settlement in Israel. The settlement is home to approximately 200 people. Beyond patrols by the IDF, it offers no security from attacks by Palistinians. Shimon says he owns no guns. ''If you have weapons, you have missing faith.'' (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101006_337_s70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Harvesting Conflict~zReportage.com Story of the Week #337- Launched October 19, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Havat Gilad is an Israeli settlement of about 200 people located on land owned by Moshe Zar, a friend of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who gained notoriety in 1982 as a member of the Jewish Underground terrorist group that killed and injured Palestinians in the early 80's. Even though the farm is located on private land, it is considered unauthorized and is on a list of settlements that Israel has promised the United States it will remove. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Havat Gilad is an Israeli settlement of about 200 people located on land owned by Moshe Zar, a friend of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who gained notoriety in 1982 as a member of the Jewish Underground terrorist group that killed and injured Palestinians in the early 80's. Even though the farm is located on private land, it is considered unauthorized and is on a list of settlements that Israel has promised the United States it will remove. :
2010~zrep363~20110419_363_sv2_019~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Nov. 30, 2010 - Paris, France - BC YATI SWAMI, dressed in an orange turban, holding a portrait of himself when he was an ultra-violent teenager skinhead in the 80's. Swami converted to hinduism and became a Swami (hindu monk). Swami plays music in the punk scene in order to inspire youth with positive lyrics. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_018~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Nov. 29, 2010 - Paris, France - BC YATI SWAMI, fist pumps as he screams into the microphone, practicing with his band. Dayal Nitai, plays music in the punk scene in order to inspire youth with positive lyrics. Once a famous guitarist in a skinhead band, 'Evil Skins,' in the 80's. After a youth full of ultra-violence, Swami converted to hinduism and became a Swami (hindu monk). (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_017~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~May 20, 2006 - Toulouse, France - SYAMANANDA, lead singer of 'Seekers of the Truth,' a European hardcore punk band, recording an album in a studio. Punks are young, tattooed, with piercings and shaved heads and are acquainted with the new fashionable bands. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_016~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 24, 2008 - France - MOHAN's leg tattoo, a butcher with a cow head slaughtering a cow with a man's face. Hindus believe that meat-eaters will have to take birth again in the bodies of the animal they eat and get killed in similar conditions. In eastern spirituality and wisdom, these punks find the inspiration to change the world by beginning with a revolution within themselves. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_015~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 29, 2008 - France - PHANYBUSHAN, getting his tattooed head shaved. Shaving one's hair means renunciation, as the hair represents ego. Punks are young, tattooed, with piercings and shaved heads and are acquainted with the new fashionable bands who begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_014~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 15, 2007 - Nevers, France - Band 108 performing a show, one of the U.S. hardcore bands who started the Dharma punk movement. These are punks who are tired of the consumerism, who despise the examples their past cultural movement idols portray. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_013~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Aug. 29, 2009 - Lacanau-Ocean, France - PHANYBUSHAN, paying obeisances on the floor to hindu deities during a Dharma punks meeting. Punks are young, tattooed, with piercings and have shaved heads and are acquainted with the new fashionable bands who begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_012~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 22, 2008 - Bordeaux, France - PREMA, offering flowers in a lake during a meditation walk. Punks begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. These are punks who are tired of the consumerism who despise the examples their past cultural movement idols portray. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_011~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Aug. 28, 2009 - Lacanau Ocean, France - PREMA and PHANIBUSHAN, choosing salads at a supermarket. Dharma punks are strict vegetarians. They don't eat meat, fish, or eggs, as a sign of compassion towards other species. Dairies come from the sacred cow and are considered like essential food. Taking the life of an animal is considered a barbarian act. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_010~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 30, 2006 - Terschelling, Netherlands - MAHESVARA and MOHAN, paying obeisances during a yoga festival in Holland. Punks are young, tattooed, have piercings and most have shaved heads and are acquainted with the new fashionable bands who begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_009~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Aug. 26, 2009 - Lacanau-Ocean, France - PREMA, hands in prayer, meditating and burning a handful of incense during a meditation walk next to the ocean. In eastern spirituality and wisdom, whether Buddhism or Hinduism, the Dalai Lama or Narayana Maharaja, punks find the inspiration to change the world by beginning with a revolution within themselves. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_008~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 22, 2008 - Bordeaux, France - PREMA, is getting ready before a show painting his fingernails with black polish. Punks are young, tattooed, with piercings and most have shaved heads, acquainted with the new fashionable bands who begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri, and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_007~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Dec. 2, 2007 - Milan, Italy - American RAY CAPPO, in concert, throws his microphone as he sings on his knees and raises his right hand during his preformance. Cappo, one of the musicians who started the Dharma punk movement - a hardcore legend and now full time yoga instructor in New York City. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_006~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Nov. 29, 2010 - Paris, France - BC YATI SWAMI, right, and PHANYBUSHAN, practicing with the band, Dayal Nitai. Swami was a famous guitarist in a skinhead band, Evil Skins, in the 80's. After a youth full of ultra-violence, Swami converted to hinduism and became a Swami, or hindu monk. Swami still plays music in the punk scene in order to inspire youth with positive lyrics. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_005~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Aug. 27, 2009 - Lacanau-Ocean, France - PHANYBUSHAN, chanting his prayers on a rosary in front of the ocean during a dharma punks gathering. (Credit Image: © Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_004~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~Nov. 27, 2010 - Paris, France - BC YATI SWAMI, strums a bass. Swami was a famous guitarist in a skinhead band, Evil Skins, in the 80's. After a youth full of ultra-violence, Swami converted to hinduism and became a Swami (hindu monk). Swami still plays music in the punk scene in order to inspire youth with positive lyrics. Here, Swami is performing with his band, Dayal Nitai. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_003~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 29, 2009 - France - PHANYBUSHAN, offering a flower to the hindu god Hanuman during a meditation gathering next to the Switzerland border. In eastern spirituality and wisdom, whether Buddhism or Hinduism, the Dalai Lama or Narayana Maharaja, punks find the inspiration to change the world by beginning with a revolution within themselves. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_002~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 26, 2008 - Verbania, Italy - MOHAN, bathing in a lake with a swan in the distance, accomplishing his purificatory rituals, durant a festival welcoming a great indian sage, Narayana Maharaja. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_001~Silvere Teutsch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~July 10, 2005 - Terschelling, Netherlands - During a spiritual festival in Holland a dread-locked punk prays obeisances among other practitioners. Punks begin their day in prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the chanting of their rosaries' for hours. (Credit Image: © Silvère Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110419_363_sv2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Zen Punks~zReportage.com Story of the Week #363 - Launched April 19, 2011 - Zen Punks - Les DHARMA PUNKS - The word 'punk' doesn't usually bring to mind meditation. But the growing popularity of Buddhism is attracting an unlikely fan base among punk rock enthusiasts. They are young, tattooed, with piercings and shaved heads and well acquainted with the new fashionable punk bands. In eastern spirituality, these 'Dharma' punks find the inspiration to change, leading to a new generation of Punk Rockers. (Credit Image: © SilvÂÂre Teutsch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Zen Punks - Les DHARMA PUNKS - The word 'punk' doesn't usually bring to mind meditation. But the growing popularity of Buddhism is attracting an unlikely fan base among punk rock enthusiasts. They are young, tattooed, with piercings and shaved heads and well acquainted with the new fashionable punk bands. None of this sounds surprising however, until the ringing of their alarm clocks each morning at 4 a.m. calling them to prayer, starting with the reciting of the Brahma-Gayatri and then the long hours of chanting. In eastern spirituality, whether Buddhism or Hinduism, these 'Dharma' punks find the inspiration to change, beginning with a revolution within themselves leading to a new generation of Punk Rockers.:
2010~zrep589~20151116_589_h67_018~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at the terror attacks sites across Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_017~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - A young woman shows shock and disbelief outside Le Carillon bar. Eight Muslim organizations in Germany issued a common statement condemning the Paris attacks and citing Islam as a non-violent religion. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attacks and has vowed to launch more. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_016~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - People pay tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in Paris outside the Le Carillon bar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_015~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - A mourner places flowers outside the Le Carillon bar. A minute of silence was observed throughout the country in memory of the victims of the deadliest violence in France since World War II. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_014~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Among the 129 people killed in Paris, another 352 were wounded after several simultaneous attacks on Friday night. Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at the terror attack sites across Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_013~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Parisians gather at Le Carillon bar, where 12 people were killed. A Europe-wide one minute silence was held in honor of the 129 people who were killed last Friday in a series of terror attacks in the French capital. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_012~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Many gathered to pay respects to the victims of the attacks in Paris. Some bowed their heads in prayer, others knelt and lit candles. The November wind blew the candles out, and Parisians kept relighting them. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_011~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at Le Carillon bar where 12 people were killed on Friday night. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_010~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Parisians gather at Le Carillon bar. Alone and in small groups, Parisians and visitors were drawn to the sites of Friday night's attacks, bringing flowers, tributes or just their sorrow. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_009~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Vigils have been held across Paris in the aftermath of the terror attacks that took at least 129 lives on Friday. Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at Le Carillon bar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_008~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Members of the public gather to lay flowers and light candles at Le Carillon bar where 12 people were killed on Friday night. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_007~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Women comfort each other outside Le Carillon bar. Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_006~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - A couple comfort each other outside Le Carillon bar. Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_005~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at the terror attacks sites across Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_004~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Alone and in small groups, Parisians and visitors were drawn to the sites of Friday night's attacks, bringing flowers, tributes or just their sorrow outside Le Carillon bar where 12 people were killed on Friday night. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_003~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Parisians stand in silence and respect at Le Carillon bar. Crowds gathered to place flowers and light candles at the terror attacks sites across Paris. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151114_589_h67_002~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 14, 2015 - Paris, France - A couple embrace after laying flowers at the La Belle Equipe cafe. Terrorists attacked multiple sites across the city killing 129 people on the night of November 13. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_001~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~Nov. 16, 2015 - Paris, France - Parisians gather at Le Carillon cafe bar to express their grief where 12 people were killed on Friday night. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151116_589_h67_000~Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Paris Attacks - A City In Shock~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 589 - Paris Attacks - A City In Shock -Launched Nov. 17, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - France is holding 3 National Days of Mourning following coordinated terrorist attacks on Friday that left 129 people dead and more than 300 injured. A minute of silence was observed throughout the country in memory of the victims of the deadliest violence in France since World War II. Thousands of mourners dropped off flowers and lit candles at the attack sites around Paris, paying tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks. All the names of the victims have not yet been released by authorities. In the wake of the Paris attacks, President Francois Hollande has extended a state of emergency for the next three months and promised to wage war on the terror group Isis, which has claimed responsibility for the attack. (Credit Image: © Andrew Meares/Fairfax Media/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~France is holding 3 National Days of Mourning following coordinated terrorist attacks on Friday that left 129 people dead and more than 300 injured. A minute of silence was observed throughout the country in memory of the victims of the deadliest violence in France since World War II. Thousands of mourners dropped off flowers and lit candles at the attack sites around Paris, paying tribute to the victims of the deadly attacks. All the names of the victims have not yet been released by authorities. In the wake of the Paris attacks, President Francois Hollande has extended a state of emergency for the next three months and promised to wage war on the terror group Isis, which has claimed responsibility for the attack.:
2010~zrep305~20091004_305_mv2_016~Pete Marovich~The 'Plain People'~Oct. 04, 2009 - Dayton, Virginia, U.S. - DUANE RHODES and his younger brother Carlton groom the horses before Sunday church service. Old Order Mennonite is a term for the Mennonite groups who dress plainly and reject modern technologies. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091002_305_mv2_015~Pete Marovich~The 'Plain People'~Oct. 02, 2009 - Dayton, Virginia, U.S. - Jessie Rhodes rides his scooter around the basement as his sister Janet and mother, Mary Ethel do their daily chores. Old Order Mennonite is a term for the Mennonite groups who dress plainly and reject modern technologies. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep429~20120616_429_k35_030~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 16, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Investigators search for ballistic evidence after a two year-old was shot in the stomach on the 4600 block of north 12th Street in the Logan section during a large block party to celebrate Father's Day weekend. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120318_429_k35_029~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 18, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police look over the victim's body as they investigate the crime scene after four men attempted to rob a North Philadelphia corner store at gunpoint Sunday night when the store owner pulled his own gun and one of the robbers ended up dead on the street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120529_429_k35_028~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 28, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police gather where a man, shot several times dead, collapsed on a porch on 16th St. near W. Courtland St, in the Nicetown-Logan section. Police located 45 pieces of ballistic evidence. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120509_429_k35_027~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 9, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Investigators gather at the crime scene on Aramingo Ave. in the Port Richmond section after a man shot and killed an employee of the Jiffy Lube store. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120420_429_k35_026~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~April 19, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police rush a shooting victim to the ER at Hahnemann Hospital after he was shot several times on Myrtlewood Street near Master Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120518_429_k35_025~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 17, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate after one man was killed and two others are in stable condition after a shooting on Sharswood Street near 54th. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120529_429_k35_024~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 29, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police gather where a man, shot several times and collapsed on a porch on 16th St. near W. Courtland St in the Nicetown-Logan section. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_429_k35_023~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 14, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A couple hugs as they watch police investigate the double homicide on Sparks Street near 3rd Street in the Olney section. Two friends sitting on a porch in Olney on a rainy Monday night were murdered in cold blood when a man approached them and fired several shots at point-blank range. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_429_k35_022~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~April 11, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate a homicide on East Russell Street in the West Kensington section. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120520_429_k35_021~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 20, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Investigators gather on West Cumberland Street near Reese Street in North Philadelphia after a man who had just parked and dropped off a passenger was shot and killed standing next to his Mercedes Benz late on Saturday night. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120605_429_k35_020~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 6, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Medics transport an 18 year-old man, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, from the 1900 block of East Cumberland Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120425_429_k35_019~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~April 25, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Neighbors watch police on the 400 block of Dudley Street where two men got into an argument that lead to a deadly stabbing inside a home along the 400 block of Dudley Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120606_429_k35_018~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 6, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Medics transport an 18 year-old man, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, from the 1900 block of East Cumberland Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120606_429_k35_017~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 6, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A woman reacts after learning an 18 year-old man was suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, on the 1900 block of East Cumberland Street. The shooting occurred in the first floor apartment where a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was located and one projectile. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120318_429_k35_016~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 18, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate the crime scene after four men attempted to rob a North Philadelphia corner store at gunpoint. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120524_429_k35_015~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 24, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A Philadelphia police officer from the 22nd district holds a handgun which was recovered following a foot pursuit of an man wanted for firing shots in the area of 2500 Ridge Ave. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120506_429_k35_014~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~May 6, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Investigators gather on 4th Street near Norris Street in North Philadelphia after several people were shot. One person died at the scene. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120124_429_k35_013~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~Jan. 24, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Signs on the door of the corner grocery store located at Westmoreland St. and Mutter St., where the female clerk was shot and killed late Monday night reads ''No Weapons Allowed'' and ''Take hoods off before walking in store.' (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120425_429_k35_012~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~April 25, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police gather on the 400 block of McKean Street where two men got into an argument that lead to a deadly stabbing inside a home along the 400 block of Dudley Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_429_k35_011~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 13, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Investigators gather on Ontario Street near E Street where officers were called for reports of a man with a gun. The man pulled a revolver on the officers and fired several shots, prompting both officers to draw their own guns and return fire, striking the man several times in the torso and head while he was still inside the SUV. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120601_429_k35_010~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~June 1, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate the crime scene on 5th Street near Pierce Street where a 17 year-old, identified by relatives at the scene as Nasir Westbrook, was shot and killed. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120322_429_k35_009~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 22, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Crime scene investigators look over a gun carried by the suspect after an officer shot a robbery suspect on Bridge Street. Police opened fire and struck the suspect in the head. Police say after the man was shot he dropped eight bags of marijuana and a handgun. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120503_429_k35_008~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~Aug. 7, 2011 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Family members gather and watch police investigate at the scene of a homicide in the Kensington section along the 2200 block of East Ann Street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120319_429_k35_007~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 19, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Mourners file past the caskets of Jonathan Stokely during a funeral service. Investigators say that Stokely and Dexter Bowie died in a hail of gunfire from an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun following an apparent joyride on a stolen all-terrain vehicle. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120319_429_k35_006~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 19, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Mourners file past the casket of Jonathan Stokely during a funeral service. Investigators say that Stokely and Dexter Bowie died in a hail of gunfire from an AK-47 assault rifle and a handgun following an apparent joyride on a stolen all-terrain vehicle. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120318_429_k35_005~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 18, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate the crime scene after four men attempted to rob a North Philadelphia corner store at gunpoint Sunday night. The store owner pulled his own gun and one of the robbery suspects ended up dead on the street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120329_429_k35_004~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~March 29, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Neighbors watch as police investigate the fatal home-invasion robbery on 9th Street in the Fairhill section. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120110_429_k35_003~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~Jan. 10, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate the crime scene where two 14 year-old youths were shot to death inside a vehicle in an alley in the Juniata Park section. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120411_429_k35_002~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~April 11, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Police investigate a homicide on East Russell Street in the West Kensington section. A man was found dead from two gunshot wounds on the street. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120125_429_k35_001~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~Jan. 25, 2012 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Family members comfort each other after learning the news of a double homicide on the 4500 block of N. 19th St. (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120712_429_k35_000~Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gun Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week #429 : Gun Crisis - Launched July 10, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Of the nation's 10 largest cities, Philadelphia's homicide rate is the worst. Last year saw 324 homicides, up from 306 in 2010. And just one month into this year, there has been on average more than one homicide each day in Philadelphia, with many of the 34 deaths unfolding like episodes on ''Law & Order.'' (Credit Image: © Joseph Kaczmarek/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Of the nation's 10 largest cities, Philadelphia's homicide rate is the worst. Last year saw 324 homicides, up from 306 in 2010. And just one month into this year, there has been on average more than one homicide each day in Philadelphia, with many of the 34 deaths unfolding like episodes on ''Law & Order.'' :
2010~zrep039~20000101_039_b72_027~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Humble Island, Antarctica - Errant human bootprints scar fragile moss on Humble Island..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_026~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 1, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Adelie penguins on Anvers Island at sunset. The Adelie penguin population in this part of peninsular Antarctica has shrunk by half during the past 25 years, apparently a result of global warming. (Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_025~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - A scarred elephant seal lies on Anvers Island. Due to global warming, the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula is warming up faster than anywhere else on earth, losing ice cover up to 5-10 times above the average annual loss over the past 10 years..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_024~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Marr Glacier, Antarctica - Researchers from Palmer Station Science Base on Anver Island explore a recently opened space left by receding Marr Glacier. Due to global warming, the Antarctic Peninsula is warming up rapidly, about 5 degrees Celcius over 50 years. The average extent of winter sea ice is about 20 percent less since 1973..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_023~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 1, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Adelie penguin colony on Anvers Island. The Adelie penguin population in this part of peninsular Antarctica has shrunk by half during the past 25 years, apparently a result of global warming. (Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_022~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Dr. DAN LUBIN of UCSB transmits data with a 4-band radiometer near Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. He is part of a larger study aboard the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer whose findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_021~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Andvord Bay, Antarctica - Beneden Head iceberg is seen through hazy sun in Andvord Bay..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_020~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Technicians retrieve a balloon during a UV study at Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. Their findings will provide clues about atmospheric and ozone trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990401_039_b72_019~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Apr. 01, 1999 - Andvord Bay, Antarctica - Geologist Dr. GENE DOMACK, aboard the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer, records contents of core sediment from Andvord Bay sea floor in Antarctica. The movement of the ice shelf over the last 20,000 years can be read by measuring the level of organic matter in sea-floor sediment near the ice shelf. The research findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_018~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Hairgrass, also known as Deschampsia, and pearlwort are the only two flowering plants in Antarctica. Scientists from the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer examine them during a day study along the coastline on the Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. Their research findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_017~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - The NSF ship L.M. Gould is anchored near Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_016~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Humble Island, Antarctica - Penquin researcher DONNA PATTERSON places a radio transceiver on an Adelie penguin on Humble Island. The Adelie penguin population in this part of peninsular Antarctica has shrunk by half during the past 25 years, apparently a result of global warming..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_015~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Marr Glacier, Antarctica - Researchers from Palmer Station Science Base on Anver Island explore a recently opened ice cave next to Marr Glacier off of the Antarctic Peninsula..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_014~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Ships officers monitor the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer as it makes its way to Palmer station on Anvers Island in Antarctica..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990401_039_b72_013~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Apr. 01, 1999 - Aguirre Channel, Antarctica - NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer navigates through brash ice melt and icebergs near Videla Chilean Base in Aguirre Channel in the Antarctic Ocean. The movement of the ice shelf over the last 20,000 years can be read by measuring the level of organic sediment it's core. The N.B. Palmer's research findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_012~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Dr. DEAN PAKULSKI studies negative effects of UV light on bacteria at Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. His findings will provide clues about UV and atmospheric trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_011~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 1, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Adelie penguins preen on an iceberg near the southern end of Anvers Island. The Adelie penguin population in this part of peninsular Antarctica has shrunk by half during the past 25 years, apparently a result of global warming. (Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_010~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Marr Glacier, Antarctica - Researchers on zodiacs explore big ''Monument Vly,'' a pair of turreted icebergs..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_009~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Antarctica - Scientists aboard the NSF research vessel L.M. Gould collect water for study from the Antarctic Ocean. Their research findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_008~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - Palmer Station Science Base sits on Marr Glacier on Anvers Island and is seen with Mt. Francais in the background..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990401_039_b72_007~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Apr. 01, 1999 - Lallemand Fjord, Antarctica - NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer navigates through brash ice melt and icebergs from the Muller Ice Shelf in the Lallemand Fjord in the Antarctic Ocean. The movement of the ice shelf over the last 20,000 years can be read by measuring the level of organic sediment it's core. The N.B. Palmer's research findings will provide clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_006~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Flandres Bay, Antarctica - Glaciers are seen in Flandres Bay along the Danko Coast..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_005~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island, Antarctica - A technician checks on an automated weather station near Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. His findings will provide clues about UV and atmospheric trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_004~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Anvers Island , Antarctica - The NSF ship L.M. Gould is anchored near Palmer Station on Anvers Island off the Antarctic Peninsula..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_003~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 01, 2000 - Marr Glacier, Antarctica - Researchers from Palmer Station Science Base on Anver Island explore a melting edge of Marr Glacier off of the Antarctic Peninsula..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990401_039_b72_002~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Apr. 01, 1999 - Lallamand Fjord, Antarctica - A scientist looks out over the ocean as the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer prepares to drill for sediment buried deep in Lallamand Fjord in the Antarctic Ocean. The movement of the ice shelf over the last 20,000 years can be read by measuring the level of organic matter in sea-floor sediment near the ice shelf. The research findings will gather clues about global warming trends..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20000101_039_b72_001~Gary Braasch~Global Warming Beacon~Jan. 1, 2000 - Flandres Bay, Antarctica - Cape Renard lies behind icebergs in Flandres Bay along the Danko Coast. Due to global warming, the Antarctic Peninsula is warming up rapidly, about 5 degrees Celcius over 50 years. The average extent of winter sea ice is about 20 percent less since 1973. (Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041214_039_b72_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Global Warming Beacon~zReportage.com Story of the Week #039 - Launched December 14, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Scientists confirm their worst fears about global warming by studying the fragile relationship between temperature changes, sea ice and the Southern Ocean's ecology. What happens here not only impacts the whole Antarctic ecosystem but the rest of the world's oceans and climates..(Credit Image: © Gary Braasch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Scientists confirm their worst fears about global warming by studying the fragile relationship between temperature changes, sea ice and the Southern Ocean's ecology. What happens here not only impacts the whole Antarctic ecosystem but the rest of the world's oceans and climates.:
2010~zrep107~20060425_107_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Boulevard, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: An immigrant who has been arrested for illegally entering the US has his fingerprints taken by US Border Patrol agents in Boulevard, California. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Naco, California, U.S. - Undocumented Aliens detained in-group holding cells in Naco, AZ. Undocumented aliens captured are held while their fingerprints and personal information are compared to the Border Patrol database of known criminals. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Hereford, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: A US Border Patrol agent returns a runaway undocumented alien to his captured group in Ramsey Canyon, Hereford, AZ. In the field, agents often operate alone and encounter large groups of undocumented aliens making it hard to retain all individuals. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Hereford, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: After hiking two days through the snowy mountains bordering Naco, Arizona and Mexico, a group of 25 immigrants are taken into custody in Hereford/Brown Canyon, Arizona. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040614_107_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Jun. 14, 2004 - Boulevard, California, U.S. - Caught by the Air Mobile Unit minutes after crossing the border, the illegal men face a three-hour hike out of the mountains before they can be processed in Boulevard, CA. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Imperial Beach, California, U.S. - Mexicans play between the bars of the dilapitated U.S./Mexico border fence that disappears into the Pacific Ocean on Apr. 14, 2004 at Border Field State Park, CA. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: Members of the Border Patrol Air Mobile Unit (AMU) are transported for rapid deployment in remote mountain areas eighty miles east of San Diego. AMU agents are sent into previously unpatrolled and inaccessible terrain to deter smugglers. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Bisbee, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: Undocumented aliens are searched and loaded into a transport vehicle in Bisbee, AZ. Since some undocumented aliens captured are smugglers and/or criminals, it is imperative Border patrol Agents search each person..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Ramsey Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - A Border Patrol agent holds a fence steady for undocumented aliens to climb March 12, 2004 in Ramsey Canyon, AZ. Ranch land makes up a large amount of property near the U.S/Mexico border, therefore fences sometimes need to be crossed. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - US/Mexico Border, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: A yellow painted line represents the International border on the Tijuana River channel that separates the US from Mexico. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: A traffic sign warning driver's to be aware of illegal aliens from Mexico crossing the highway in San Diego. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Imperial Beach, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: US Border Patrol Agents and two would-be illegal border crossers watch each other from their respective sides of an international boundary. Smugglers have recently torn down the border fence, hoping to cross with drugs and/or human cargo. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Boulevard, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: Viewed through a night scope, an immigrant caught illegally crossing the US/Mexico border waits for a body search by the Border Patrol..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Ramsey Canyon, California, U.S. - A captured undocumented alien sits out of breath on the ground March 12, 2004 in Ramsey Canyon, AZ. Undocumented aliens often run for miles to avoid capture by the Border Patrol. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040615_107_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Jun. 15, 2004 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: A US Border Patrol Air Mobile Unit Agent follows footprints in the sand 300 yards north of US Mexico Border and 80 miles east of San Diego. This trail of human traffic is one of millions of possible routes between Texas and the Pacific Ocean. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~Apr. 25, 2006 - Imperial Beach, California, U.S. - Mexico Border illegals: A man on the Mexico side of the border fence watches for border patrol agents. He waits for his chance to cross Smuggler's Canyon. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060425_107_j67_000~Mark Allen Johnson~Deadly Crossing~zReportage.com Story of the Week #107 - Launched April 25, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The U.S. - Mexico border is the most frequently crossed international border in the world. An estimated 1 million people cross illegally from one country to the other every year. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, 1,954 people died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between the years 1998-2004. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Mexico border is the most frequently crossed international border in the world. An estimated 1 million people cross illegally from one country to the other every year. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, 1,954 people died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between the years 1998-2004. 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2010~zrep014~20040407_014_n89_027~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - The tunnel, the home containing the tunnel and surrounding houses will be destroyed. Soldiers are releasing birds that have been abandoned by the condemned house's residents. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_026~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Captain HAKANI with tunnel smuggling suplies. The blue plastic can used to transport arms and contraband through the tunnel. The can is pulled along using a motor at either end of the tunnel. The wires at the top of the tunnel are for an intercom system used along the tunnel. The black tube is an air pipe. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_025~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_024~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - The I.D.F discover the beginning of a tunnel to import weapon from Egypt to Rafah in Gaza strip. AVIV HAKYNIY commander of the tunnel unit. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_023~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - I.D.F descover a well-established tunnel for smuggling weapons to Gaza Strip. The tunnels could be many years old. Originally they would probably have been used by organized criminals to smuggle drugs and other contraband, as well as arms. The Palestinians with a tunnel entrance in their home are not necessarily militants or criminals. They may have come under pressure to allow the building of a tunnel. In the current situation, the tunnels are believed to be the main arms supply route for Palestinian militant groups. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_022~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. Once outside their vehicle and moving from house to house, the soldiers try to spend as little time outside as possible. Often they will break through walls to make their way from one house to an adjoining one. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_021~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_020~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_019~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. Israeli forces investigate refuge for locate tunnels. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_018~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. Israeli forces investigate refuges for locate tunnels. Intelligence gathering is the main method for locating the tunnels. In some cases soldiers drill down along the Philadelphi Road until they hit a tunnel before they trace it to its source. Here the soldiers are questioning a Palestinian man and woman in Rafah refugee camp about the tunnels. The questioning is not aggressive and no violence is used, but the Palestinians are very frightened for themselves and for their home. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_017~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. Operating in Gaza is extremely dangerous for Israeli troops. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_016~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. Operating in Gaza is extremely dangerous for Israeli troops. They come under fire from Palestinian gunmen, and in the last few days more than 10 soldiers have died when their armoured vehicles were hit by explosive devices. Attacks on armoured vehicles are often so devastating because they are themselves carrying large amounts of explosive. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_015~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces on operations in Han Nunes refuge camp, near the Philadelphi Road, to find tunnels that smuggle weapon in to Gaza strip. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_014~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - View from an Israeli armoured personnel carrier as it approaches Rafah. The vehicle is carrying a unit of five specialist soldiers who detect tunnels running under the Philadelphi Road and destroy them. The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040407_014_n89_013~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Apr. 07, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip - The Israeli Army is attempting to destroy a series of tunnels in southern Gaza that are used for smuggling arms into the strip from Egypt. The operations include widespread house demolitions that have been criticized as war crimes. On the right and bottom of the picture is Egyptian territory. In the background are parts of Rafah city and the refugee camp. The tall buildings on the skyline are in Khan Younis. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_012~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_011~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_010~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_009~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - The tunnel. Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_008~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_007~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_006~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - IDF soldiers giving food to an elderly Palestinian man whose house was destroyed. Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_005~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Kiboz Bari, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_004~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_003~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_002~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040310_014_n89_001~Nadav Neuhaus~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~Mar. 10, 2004 - Rafah, Gaza Strip, Israel - Israeli army troops demolished one house and partly destroyed six others in search of weapon smuggling tunnels, according to Israeli army sources. The IDF discovered the beginning of a tunnel to import weapons from Egypt to a refugee camp called Rafah in the Gaza strip after they received information from intelligence. An estimated 7,500 Israeli Jews now populate Gaza's 21 settlements. Areas controlled by Israel and settlements cover some 40 percent of Gaza. Gaza's 1.2 million Palestinians have found themselves disconnected and isolated by Israel's efforts to serve and protect the settlements. Since the outbreak of the second Intifada, settlers in Gaza have virtually constituted the frontline, suffering frequent attacks on houses and travel convoys. Some 4,000 Qassam missiles built by Palestinian fighters have been launched on settlements in Gaza. With some three soldiers deployed for every settler, targeting of settlers has strained the IDF. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20040525_014_n89_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Unearthing Gaza's Tunnels~zReportage.com Story of the Week #014 - Launched May 25, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Once detected, the tunnel is bombed along with the house built over it and all the houses that surround the unfortunate homestead. Is it a war crime or necessary evil ? You decide. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Once detected, the tunnel is bombed along with the house built over it and all the houses that surround the unfortunate homestead. Is it a war crime or necessary evil ? You decide. (Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep141~20061031_141_m42_018~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - STEPHANIE WITTLEDER kisses her son, LANCE WITTLEDER, during his first birthday party at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. Lance underwent a successful, life-saving kidney transplant procedure in late July. The kidney was donated by Lance's father, Eric Wittleder..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_017~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Happy members of the Wittleder family pose for photographs during the a first year birthday party for LANCE WITTLEDER, who just a few weeks earlier had received a transplanted kidney, donated by his father, ERIC WITTLEDER, while older sister HANA WITTLEDER, 2, tastes the birthday cake. The party took place at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis where the family had stayed while waiting for the operation to take place..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_016~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - An emotional STEPHANIE WITTLEDER (right) is embraced in a waiting area at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview by friend JILL CANATSEY, Montevideo, as news that the transplant procedure was well on its way to a successful outcome..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_015~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - LANCE WITTLEDER enthusiastically eats cake during his first birthday party at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. Lance underwent a successful, life-saving kidney transplant procedure in late July. The kidney was donated by his father, Eric Wittleder..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_014~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - The absence of abdominal muscles caused by a rare disease called Prune Belly syndrome (which also destroyed Lance's kidneys) helps to allow an adult kidney to be transplanted into an infant. 11-month-old LANCE WITTLEDER received a kidney from his father, Eric, during a five-hour transplant operation at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_013~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Dr. RAINER GRUESSNER (fourth from left) leads a surgical team including Dr. MIKE HUGHES (third from left) who removed a healthy kidney from donor and dad Eric Wittleder for transplant into Lance, Eric's 11-month-old son, who was being operated on in an adjoining room..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_012~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - ROGER SUNDIN, Lance Wittleder's grandfather, clasps his hands while waiting for word from the operating room on the condition of his grandson, 11-month-old Lance, and his son-in-law, Eric Wittleder following a transplant operation at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis. Eric donated one of his healthy kidneys to his son, Lance during a five-hour transplant operation. STEPHANIE WITTLEDER, Lance's Mom and Roger's daughter, is in background..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_011~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - ERIC WITTLEDER gathers his thoughts early on the morning of the transplant surgery. Eric donated one of his healthy kidneys to his 11-month-old son, Lance, whose kidney's had been destroyed by a rare disease called Prune Belly syndrome..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_010~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Grandpa, ROGER SUNDIN, clutches his 11-month-old grandson LANCE WITTLEDER, while Lance's father, ERIC WITTLEDER, waits to be taken to the operating room. Eric donated one of his healthy kidneys to LANCE, whose kidneys had been destroyed by a rare disease..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - ERIC WITTLEDER relaxes during a pre-transplant surgery, electrocardiogram test at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis. Both donor Eric and recipient Lance had to undergo extensive testing the day before the operation to ensure that both were ready. Just hours before the transplant was to have occurred, it was postponed and this test was performed again, the day before the transplant was next scheduled..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 11-month-old LANCE WITTLEDER struggles while giving blood for tests performed on the day prior to undergoing his kidney transplant operation. Holding Lance are his mother, STEPHANIE WITTLEDER and STACY GULCZIUSKI, RN..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Two-year-old HANA WITTLEDER walks from a darkened waiting area to a lighted hallway while exploring the dialysis unit at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis, where her little brother, 11-month-old Lance was undergoing a dialysis procedure..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Dr. ELIZABETH G. INGULLI, a pediatric nephrologist, examines LANCE WITTLEDER during a dialysis session at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, as a weary Mom, STEPHANIE WITTLEDER waits nearby. While waiting for the transplant procedure to take place, tests are continually performed to monitor various body functions and to make sure that the patient is in the best physical shape possible to undergo an operation..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - While waiting for a kidney transplant, 11-month-old LANCE WITTLEDER was fed through a tube that led directly into his intestine. The tube was taped to his nose and cheek in order to prevent him from accidentally pulling it out..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_004~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - 11-month-old LANCE WITTLEDER yawns and stretches while waking up in his crib at the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis. Since birth, Lance has spent more time at Ronald McDonald than at the family's home in Duluth. For a while, Eric commuted between a job and hospital visits, but ultimately it was decided that it was best for the family if everyone moved to Minneapolis while awaiting the kidney transplant..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - STEPHANIE WITTLEDER embraces her mother, ROSE SUNDIN, after learning that a kidney transplant operation for her son, Lance, 11 months, was being postponed, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Lab work done prior to the surgery indicated the possibility of potential liver problems, however later results improved and cleared the way for the transplant to take place..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - LANCE WITTLEDER had to undergo many hours of dialysis, five-times-a -week in order to filter toxins from his blood because a rare disease called Prune Belly syndrome had affected his kidneys during prenatal development. Ultimately Lance's kidneys were removed and a transplant was needed..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061031_141_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~The Gift of Life~Oct. 31, 2006 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - STEPHANIE WITTLEDER tries to unwind between appointments for tests and other procedures for her son, LANCE WITTLEDER, who was scheduled to receive his father's donated kidney at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis. Lance also relaxes prior to the start of another of his five-a-week dialysis sessions..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061212_141_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Gift of Life~zReportage.com Story of the Week #141 - Launched December 12, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Less than a month before his first birthday Lance Wittleder received a remarkable gift, a healthy, life-saving kidney, from his father, Eric. Lance was born with Prune Belly syndrome, a rare disease of unknown origin that causes complications which include missing or weak abdominal muscles and kidney problems. Without a transplant Lance was faced with a lifetime of having to endure countless hours of dialysis, five times a week..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Less than a month before his first birthday Lance Wittleder received a remarkable gift, a healthy, life-saving kidney, from his father, Eric. Lance was born with Prune Belly syndrome, a rare disease of unknown origin that causes complications which include missing or weak abdominal muscles and kidney problems. Without a transplant Lance was faced with a lifetime of having to endure countless hours of dialysis, five times a week.:
2010~zrep149~20070116_149_m30_027~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, MAURITANIA - Team members rest on the wings of an airplane while their vehicle cargo is unloaded. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_026~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - A sand-covered Dakar racer..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_025~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - A moter-bike Dakar racer..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_024~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Rally car racer in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_023~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - A female racer squinting against the desert winds..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_022~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Local stone homes in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_021~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Rally bikes in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_020~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Racer on bike in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_019~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - A Dakar racers goofing around on the racetrack..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_018~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - The desert airstrip after the racing circus arrives..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_017~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Competitors check the evening results board..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_016~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Night rest area prepared with traditional carpets in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070115_149_m30_015~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 15, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - #301 GINIEL DE VILLIERS..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_014~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Racers on bikes cross the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_013~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Rear of a rally car with Dakar license plate..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_012~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Bikes wrapped in plastic to protect from the sand and dust..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_011~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Bike racers in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_010~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Red Bull Rally car racer in the desert..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_009~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - ROBBY GORDON showing the signs of travelling thousands of miles across the desert with little sleep. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_008~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Rally Drivers walk in the desert after a day of racing..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_007~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Team works on a Dakar Rally car..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_006~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - A Dakar racer sits next to his car as it gets worked on. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_005~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Bike rider takes a break after hard days racing..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_004~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Filling oil drums with gasoline fuel..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070117_149_m30_003~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 17, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Stage 11, Nema-Ayoun, #320 ROBBY GORDON. Leading American car driver finisher, finished 8th overall in Car catergory driving a Micron sponsored Hummer..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_149_m30_002~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 16, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - Racing equipment at the airport..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070115_149_m30_001~Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire~Gladiators of DAKAR~Jan. 15, 2007 - Nema, Mauritania - #6 PAL ANDERS ULLEVALSETER..(Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070208_149_m30_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gladiators of DAKAR~zReportage.com Story of the Week #149 - Launched February 08, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - True to its reputation as the world's toughest rally, the Dakar this year claimed its share of non-finishers. 515 competitors started the Lisboa-Dakar 2007, but only 310 reached the capital city of Senegal of Dakar and finished the 29th edition of the Dakar Rally. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~True to its reputation as the world's toughest rally, the Dakar this year claimed its share of non-finishers. 515 competitors started the Lisboa-Dakar 2007, but only 310 reached the capital city of Senegal of Dakar and finished the 29th edition of the Dakar Rally:
2010~zrep367~20110427_367_h100_017~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - On Wednesday, Pastor RONNIE WEBB, takes a boat ride out to his church, Mt. Calvary Powerhouse. The church didn't suffer any damages due to Webb's suggestion of a three foot elevation increase of the church's foundation when it was built several years ago. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_016~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - On Wednesday, National Guardsmen kill time between running morning and night missions to help flood victims. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_015~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - LARRY DOIRAN, inspects the damage done to his house on N. 2nd St.. The water rose just over the top of the door handle on the back door leaving a stain-line. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_014~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - A storm rolls in on Wednesday afternoon. The storm only lasted roughly an hour as opposed to the forecast of all day rain. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_013~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - LARRY DOIRAN, wades through his flooded garage on Wednesday. The car submerged in his garage has only 6000 miles on it. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_012~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - DALE CLAREDON and LARRY DOIRAN, inspect the damage done to Doiran's porch on N. 2nd St.. Doiran's friends and family came back to his home on Wednesday to help him assess the damage and save as much food as possible. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_011~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - The Doiran family, with friends help, slip around in their muddy laundry room on Wednesday, attempting to save as much food as possible. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_010~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - Children play in a drainage ditch that swelled due to the flooding on Wednesday afternoon. The children have been catching crayfish and jumping in the water since Monday. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_009~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - Volunteers lay sandbags on an emergency retaining wall at Lake Wappapello, Wednesday night. Officials say the water should breach the wall by Friday. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_008~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - LANCE WINBERRY, screams and laughs with JACOB ALDRIDGE, after jumping into one of the swollen ditches in his neighborhood last Wednesday afternoon. Aldridge wanted his older brother to take the blame for his ruined clothes, hoping he would say he pushed him in. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_007~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - A Poplar Bluff city worker keeps an eye out on a break in the levee in a neighborhood off of Route 53. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_006~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - A look outside Larry Dorian's home, out through his window, on N. 2nd St., Wednesday afternoon. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_005~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - KAYLA HUETT, a Poplar Bluff native, wades through flood waters on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_004~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - A house stands partially submerged in muddy waters on N. 2nd St.. Flood victims were evacuated to Black River Coliseum. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_003~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - LOGAN WINBERRY, hikes up his pants and climbs into a ditch that has swelled due to the flooding in front of his house on Wednesday. Winberry and friends have been playing in the series of ditches since Monday. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_002~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - Private First Class DAKOTAH VERT, waits at a check point on Route 53 on Wednesday night. Checkpoints were set to reduce looting and to keep people out of dangerously flooded areas. Vert struggled with boredom during his 12 plus hour shift. (Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_367_h100_001~Grant Hindsley~BIG River - The Black River~April 27, 2011 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S. - Water rises up to the doors on SUVs in downtown last Tuesday night.(Credit Image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110509_367_h100_000~Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~BIG River - The Black River~zReportage.com Story of the Week #367: BIG RIVER - THE BLACK RIVER - Launched May 10, 2011. Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - BIG RIVER - THE BLACK RIVER: The mighty Mississippi is raging throughout the Midwest, flooding the heartland. Relentless thunderstorms have dropped more than a foot of rain, engorging rivers and drenching all river areas from Illinois to Louisanna. In southeastern Missouri, Poplar Bluff residents were evacuated after the levee protecting the town of 17,000 breached the Black River, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed. (Credit image: © Grant Hindsley/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~BIG River - The Black River: The mighty Mississippi is raging throughout the Midwest, flooding the heartland. Relentless thunderstorms have dropped more than a foot of rain, engorging rivers and drenching all river areas from Illinois to Louisiana. In southeastern Missouri, Poplar Bluff residents were evacuated after the levee protecting the town of 17,000 breached the Black River, which is a tributary of the White River, about 300 mi (480 km) long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas. Via the White River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The town is dealing with the second breach of the levee since 2008. :
2010~zrep364~20100929_364_cv4_073~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A prayer is scrawled across a wall at the Mariri Vocational Training Center. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_072~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A child urinates next to a car at Tori Home Rehabilitation Center. There are no toilets facilities at the school. Wild polio grows in water contaminated by raw sewage and is spread by poor hygiene. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_071~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM, 42, is crippled with polio and unable to walk. At the Mariri Vocational Training Center he makes shoes for people who can..Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_070~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM, 42, is crippled with polio and unable to walk. At the Mariri Vocational Training Center he makes shoes for people who can. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_069~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Kano, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, left in black, listens to the protests of a mother, middle, who had refused the polio vaccine for her children. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_068~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - ABDULLAHI ALASAN, 18, has been crippled with polio for many years and has been unable to afford school until now. The Nigerian government allows students with polio to go to school for free and he is in a class with 6-10 year olds in a primary school. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_067~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - ABDULLAHI ALASAN, 18, has been crippled with polio for many years and has been unable to afford school until now. The Nigerian government allows students with polio to go to school for free and he is in a class with 6-10 year olds in a primary school. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_066~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - UAMR, 8, son of Aminu Ahmen El Wada, the Founder and Chairman of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association and crippled with polio, walks with the help of his crutch, near his home. There are seven children in the family and Umar is the only child with polio and the only one who was not born in a hospital and contracted the virus when he was a toddler. Both of his parents are crippled with polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100924_364_cv4_065~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 24, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - KABIRU NUHU, 50, has suffered from polio for many years. He and his wife and children have survived with aid from the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association. He rides on his donated hand cranked wheelchair outside the door of his home in Kano, Nigeria. .Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100923_364_cv4_064~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 23, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Sitting on her customized wheelchair, SADIA, 20, crippled with polio, begs for alms in traffic on a busy boulevard in Kano, Nigeria. She goes to school and lives with her mother. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100920_364_cv4_063~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - The whole nieghborhood shows up for an evening ''majigi'' to learn about polio. A television is set up in a neighborhood in Kano, during a ''majigi'' or mobile cinema to show government programs touting the polio immunization campaigns. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100920_364_cv4_062~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Nigeria - Children have their fingers marked after receiving the polio vaccine. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100919_364_cv4_061~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 19, 2010 - Kura, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, left in black, tries to convince local leaders to get children vaccinated against polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_060~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, right, in black, listens to the protests of a mother, middle, who had refused the polio vaccine for her children. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_059~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kura, Nigeria - While men break to pray, Ward Kwciri IPD focal person AUWALU SULAIMAN, seated, counts tallies at the end of day one of the immunization campaign. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100917_364_cv4_058~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims in Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100917_364_cv4_057~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Polio victim MUSA MOHAMMAD holds a cell phone showing a text sent out by the government promoting the polio immunization campaign underway in Kano State. Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims in Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_056~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims. Most cannot stand up to pray. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_055~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Local religious leaders in Kano, Nigeria hold a meeting to discuss the polio epidemic. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_054~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Local religious leaders hold a meeting to discuss the polio epidemic. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_053~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Local religious leaders in Kano, Nigeria hold a meeting to discuss the polio epidemic. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_052~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - NUHUR NURAIBU, a member of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association ''walks'' with the aid of his hands on flip-flops over an open sewer to his home in Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_051~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Local religious leaders in Kano, Nigeria hold a meeting to discuss the polio epidemic. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100916_364_cv4_050~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 16, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100917_364_cv4_049~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims in Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100917_364_cv4_048~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Members of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association, gather at the association's yard and shop for making wheelchairs for polio victims in Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_047~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Children under the age of five line up at a fixed post vaccine site to receive two drops of polio vaccine on their tongues. Polio vaccinators fan out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day sponsored by UNICEF around Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_046~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Child wait to receive two drops of polio vaccine on the tongue. JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine, inspects a box full of polio vaccine vials held by vaccinator SANI MOHAMMED, at a stationary vaccine site. Polio vaccinators fan out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day sponsored by UNICEF around Kano, Nigeria. Left, vaccinator BILYAMINU YAKUBA, keeps a running tally of those vaccinated and second from left, , vaccinator ASSAN ABBUKAR, waits to mark the fingers of children vaccinated. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_045~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA Josephine Kamara, lower left, in black, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, vaccinates the baby of a women who refused to vaccinate the six children under five in her care in a compound near Kano. The woman tries to pull a child away after Kamara told the woman that she could call the police but Kamara would vaccinate the children anyway. Polio vaccinators fanned out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day, (IPD) sponsored by UNICEF around Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and wAS a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_044~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, right, in black, listens to the protests of a mother, middle, who had refused the polio vaccine for her children. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_043~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Overruling the protests of a mother, right, who had refused the polio vaccine for her children; JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, far left, in black, vaccinates five children against polio. A vaccinator in the middle waits with sweets to give children who take the polio vaccine. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_042~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Children under the age of five cannot reach over their head and touch their ears. Vaccinators look for children under the age of five to vaccinate against polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and was a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_041~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Boys wait their turn for vaccinator SANI MOHAMMED to administer two drops of polio vaccine on their tongues at a stationary vaccine site. Polio vaccinators fan out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day sponsored by Unicef around Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100918_364_cv4_040~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A child under the age of five receives two drops of polio vaccine on his tongue from vaccinator SANI MOHAMMED, at a stationary vaccine site. Polio vaccinators fan out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, looking for children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day sponsored by UNICEF around Kano, Nigeria. Left in purple, vaccinator BILYAMINU YAKUBA, keeps a running tally of those vaccinated and middle, vaccinator ASSAN ABBUKAR, marks the fingers of children vaccinated. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100919_364_cv4_039~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 19, 2010 - Kura, Nigeria - In the village of Kura, near Kano, Nigeria, JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, inspects the temperature of refrigerators holding the polio vaccine and talks to vaccinators before they head out in the village to look for children under the age of five to vaccinate against polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100919_364_cv4_038~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 19, 2010 - Kura, Nigeria - In the village of Kura, vaccinators look at a map of the region near Kano, Nigeria where they will look for children under the age of five to vaccinate against polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100920_364_cv4_037~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Kano, Nigeria - LIMAN MAIKAJI picks up his son ABUBAKAR, 6, who is crippled with polio at his family home in the village of Rimon-Gado outside of Kano, Nigeria. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100920_364_cv4_036~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Nigeria - In the village of Rimon-Gado, a vaccinator holds a vial of polio vaccine. Each child under the age of five will receive two drops on the tongue. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100923_364_cv4_035~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 23, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Religious leaders walk through the courtyard of the 15th century palace of The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Alhaji Dr. Ado Bayero. The Emir supported the polio vaccine ban but now supports the immunization campaigns. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100923_364_cv4_034~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 23, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Alhaji Dr. Ado Bayero, holds court in his 15th century palace. The Emir supported the polio vaccine ban but now supports the immunization campaigns. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100924_364_cv4_033~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 24, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Women afflicted with polio gather in the parking lot of a local pizza restaurant to collect alms from the owner on Friday. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_032~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A woman afflicted with polio who did not give her name, carries her baby while her young daughter pushes her around on her hand cranked wheelchair. Despite the presence of her and three other neighbors crippled with polio, most people in the area still refuse polio vaccinations. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_031~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Mr. AMINU AHMEN EL WADA, the Founder and Chairman of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association and his wife Khadija Aminu, both crippled for many years with polio, with their son Umar, 8, also crippled with polio at their home in Kano, Nigeria. There are seven children in the family and Umar is the only one with polio. He is the only one who was not born in a hospital and contracted the virus when he was a toddler. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_030~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - UMAR, 8, son of Aminu Ahmen El Wada, the Founder and Chairman of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association and crippled with polio, stands with the help of his crutch, next to the family sewing machine while an unidentified older brother sews at their home. There are seven children in the family and Umar is the only child with polio and the only one who was not born in a hospital and contracted the virus when he was a toddler. Both of his parents are crippled with polio. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_029~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A woman afflicted with polio who did not give her name, carries her baby while her young daughter pushes her around on her hand cranked wheelchair. Despite the presence of her and three other neighbors crippled with polio, most people in the area still refuse polio vaccinations. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100927_364_cv4_028~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - While hanging freshly washed clothes, KHADIJA AMINU crippled for many years with polio, talks to her son UMAR, 8, also crippled with polio at their home. Out of seven children, Umar is the only one with polio. Umar's father is Mr. Aminu Ahmen El Wada, is the Founder and Chairman of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_027~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Brothers, middle, AMINU, 22, and right, JAMILU, 19, brought their brother MUJAHID ABDULLAHI, 9, in to receive light treatment for his legs crippled with polio. Families bring their children crippled by polio to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital to receive light treatment. Families pay 100 Naira, about forty cents for 15 minutes under heat lamps. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_026~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Brothers, middle, AMINU, 22, and right, JAMILU, 19, hold down their brother Mujahid Abdullahi, 9, so he can receive light treatment for his legs crippled with polio. Families bring their children crippled by polio to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria to receive light treatment. Families pay 100 Naira, about forty cents for 15 minutes under heat lamps. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_025~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - MUJAHID ABDULLAHI, 9, cries during light treatment for his legs crippled with polio. Families bring their children crippled by polio to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital to receive light treatment. Families pay 100 Naira, about forty cents for 15 minutes under heat lamps. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100929_364_cv4_024~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Middle, SANI MUSA watches his three year old daughter ZANIAB receive a light treatment. She contracted polio after her mother refused vaccinations for the child. Families bring their children crippled by polio to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria to receive light treatment. Families pay 100 Naira, about forty cents for 15 minutes under heat lamps. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations and led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. The polio vaccine was banned in northern Nigeria in the summer of 2003 due to claims by clerics and politicians that the vaccines were tainted and were a Western ploy to spread HIV and make the Muslim girls sterile. During the one year ban, over 3000 children were crippled by polio and over 20 countries re-infected with the Nigeria strain of the virus. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101115_364_cv4_023~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Nov. 15, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - UMAR, 8, stands with the help of a crutch, in the guinea fowl house at his home. Umar is the son of Aminu Ahmen El Wada, the Founder and Chair of the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association. Umar is the only child out of seven with polio and the only one who was not born in a hospital. Both of Umar's parents are crippled with polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101115_364_cv4_022~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Nov. 15, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - USMAN NUHU, 25, takes a break from his job building wheelchairs at the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association in Kano Nigeria, to wash his feet before afternoon prayers. Nuhu is crippled; his feet twisted inward from polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_021~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 29, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A crouching child urinates next to a car at Tori Home Rehabilitation Center. There are no toilet facilities at the school. Wild polio grows in water contaminated by raw sewage and is spread by poor hygiene. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_020~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 20, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Under flashlight, MOHAMAD HAMIDAN, Village Head of R'Lemo, ABDURRAHAMAN MOHAMMAD, Head of Ward and SABIU ABDULKARIM, read numbers from the day's immunization campaign in the village of R'Lemo. A television is set up in a neighborhood, during a ''majigi'' or mobile cinema to show government programs touting the polio immunization campaigns. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_019~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, right, and a village religious leader, left, plead with a man, middle, who refused the polio vaccine for his children. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_018~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A child under five receives two drops of polio vaccine on his tongue at a stationary vaccine site. Religious zealotry and misinformation has coerced Muslim villagers north of Nigeria to refuse polio vaccinations, which has led to the reemergence of polio only a few years after it nearly joined smallpox on the CDC's list of eradicated diseases. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_017~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 17, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A mother, right, refusing the polio vaccine for her children gets overruled by JOSEPHINE KAMARA, the UNICEF officer in charge of social mobilization for the polio vaccine campaign, left, in black, vaccinates five children against polio. A vaccinator in the middle waits to give sweets to the children who take the polio vaccine after the protests. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_016~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Nigeria - LIMAN MAIKAJI, picks his son ABUBAKAR, 6, up over his shoulders.outside his family home in the village of Rimon-Gado. Abubakar is crippled with polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_015~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Men carefully cross a plank over a gully filled with raw sewage to get to the market. Wild polio grows in water contaminated by raw sewage and is spread by poor hygiene. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_014~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - KABIRU NUHU, 50, rides on his donated hand cranked wheelchair outside the door of his home. Nuhu has suffered from polio for many years. He and his wife and children have survived with aid from the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_013~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Polio victims who are too crippled to walk, make shoes for people who can at the Mariri Vocational Training Center. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_012~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - KABIRU NUHU, 50, sits on the floor of his home. Kuru has suffered from polio for many years. Nuhu, his wife and children have survived with aid from the Kano State Polio Victims Trust Association. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 27, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - ABDULLAHI ALASAN, 18, struggles to walk to the front of the classroom. Alasan has been crippled with polio for many years, the Nigerian government allows students with polio to go to school for free. Alasan has been unable to afford school until now, he is in a class with 6-10 year olds in a primary school. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_364_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Children five years old and under line up to receive two drops on the tongue of polio vaccine during an Immunization Plus Day in the Fagge Government Area. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_364_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Aug. 5, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - AUWAL IBRAHIM, crippled by polio, rolls himself with a sandal on hand through traffic on a makeshift skateboard. Many beg for alms from drivers on the busy streets. Ibrahim and the other beggars pool the money they make splitting the proceeds. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 30, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - A boy plays in a canal filled with raw sewage and drainage water in a neighborhood. Wild polio grows in water contaminated by raw sewage and is spread by poor hygiene. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110102_364_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sep. 28, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Crippled by polio, MUSA ASA, about 18 years old, down on his knees for support shovels sand dredged from the Tamburawa River. Asa makes about forty cents a day, he has been working along side the river for four years. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101130_364_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Nov. 30, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Brothers, left, NURA, 21, and far right, AMINU, 22, watch their brother MUJAHID ABDULLAHI, 9, receive light treatment for his legs crippled with polio. Middle, SANI MUSA, holds his three year old daughter ZANIAB, who contracted polio after her mother refused vaccinations for the child. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100920_364_cv4_005~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Nigeria - Polio victim ABUBAKAR, 6, right, follows a barefoot boy in his neighborhood down the street. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_364_cv4_004~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, KANO, NIGERIA - Vaccinators BILYAMINU YAKUBA and SANI MOHAMMED, plead with a child, under five, to let them administer two drops of polio vaccine on his tongue at a stationary vaccine site. Polio vaccinators fan out across the Fagge Government Area, in Ward Kwciri, seeking children under the age of five on day one of the Immunization Plus Day sponsored by Uniceff. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_364_cv4_003~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 18, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Nigerian boys study the Koran at their neighborhood Islamic school Instead of receiving the polio vaccine during an immunization campaign. Religious zealotry and misinformation have coerced villagers in the Muslim north of Nigeria into refusing polio vaccinations that has led to the reemergence of polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101130_364_cv4_002~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Nov. 30, 2010 - Kano, Nigeria - Crippled polio victims stroll and roll through traffic on crutches and makeshift skateboards, the hands of the beggars are outstretched for alms from drivers on a busy street. The men pool the money they make splitting the proceeds. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)..~:20100920_364_cv4_001~Mary F. Calvert/ZUMA Press Wire~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~Sept. 20, 2010 - Rimin-Gado, Nigeria - Polio has left crippled footprints on the roads of Nigeria. Polio is a highly infectious virus that can cripple those children that it does not kill. This young child crawls through the streets on crippled legs, showing the tragic effects of polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110426_364_cv4_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nigeria's Polio Nightmare~zReportage.com Story of the Week #364: NIGERIA POLIO. Launched April 26, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Polio is a highly infectious virus, that cripples those children it does not kill. Polio is rampant in Nigeria, Muslim leaders in Nigeria rejected immunization efforts, so the cure, is not getting to those who need it the most. Scores of polio survivors, children and now young adults who are crippled or paralyzed and the continuing Muslim-Christian friction in Africa's most populous and potentially unstable nations is growing. Since the clerics ban of the polio vaccine, over 3000 children have been cripple with polio and over 20 countries have been re-infected with the Nigerian strain of polio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Polio is a highly infectious virus that cripples those children it does not kill. A vaccine with polio's track record became a line in the sand for Muslim clerics. Local leaders of predominantly Muslim pockets in Nigeria rejected immunization efforts for different reasons. Nigeria is coping with scores of polio survivors, children and now young adults who are crippled or paralyzed and the continuing Muslim-Christian friction in Africa's most populous and potentially unstable nations. Since the ban of the polio vaccine, over 3000 Nigerian children have been cripple with polio and over 20 countries have been re-infected with the Nigeria strain of polio.:
2010~zrep410~20120217_410_k51_025~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 17, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - U.S. Boxing president, HAL ADONIS, hugs MIKAELA MAYER after her fight during the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_024~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - FRANCHON CREWS falls to the floor in tears after her loss and elimination against RAQUEL MILLER in the fourth round of the U.S Olympics team trials for women's boxing. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120217_410_k51_023~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 17, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - MIKAELA MAYER, left, hugs N'YTEEYAH SHERMAN after their fight at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. Mayer won the fight. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_022~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - TYRIESHIA DOUGLAS wins a fight in the flyweight division. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_021~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - The crowd wears somber faces as TIFFANIE HEARN cries after her loss at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_020~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - MIKAELA MAYER leans on TIARA BROWN during their fight at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_019~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - BERTHA ARACIL is seen through the legs of Tiara Brown during their lightweight boxing match at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_018~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - QUEEN UNDERWOOD, is inspected by the doctor after her fight with N'Yteeyah Sherman. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_017~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - TYRIESHIA DOUGLAS gets her opponent, TAVERSH A NORWOOD, against the ropes in the flyweight division. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_016~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - ANDRECIA WASSON, right and RAQUEL MILLER box it out during the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_015~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - VIRGINIA FUCHS bows her head in the backstage warmup area as the National Anthem is played in the main pavilion. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_014~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - RAQUEL MILLER takes a quiet breath in preparation for her fight against Franchon in the fourth round of the U.S Olympics team trials for women's boxing. Miller won. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120217_410_k51_013~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 17, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - TIKA HEMINGWAY signs autographs during the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_012~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - A boxer gets taped before a fight during the women's boxing U.S. Olympic Team Trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_011~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - CHRISTINA CRUZ warms up before her fight. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_010~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - TIFFANIE HEARN cries after her loss at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120216_410_k51_009~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 16, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - QUEEN UNDERWOOD takes a punch from N'YTEEYAH SHERMAN in the lightweight division during the women's boxing U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Underwood won. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_008~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - Boxers watch a fight from backstage during the women's boxing U.S. Olympic Team Trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_007~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - Trainer, ROCKY GARZA, consoles one of his boxers, TIFFANIE HEARN, after she loses at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_006~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boxing Beauties~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - QUEEN UNDERWOOD, left, fights BERTHA ARACIL. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_410_k51_005~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 15, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - BERTHA ARACIL walks to the ring before her fight on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 during the women's boxing Olympic Trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_004~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - TAVERSHA NORWOOD, left, warms up before her fight during the women's boxing U.S. Olympic Team Trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_003~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - Kalispel Tribe member and Miss Kalispel, SAYDELE HAYNES, performs the ring girl duties during the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120213_410_k51_002~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 13, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S.- TOM CLEARY, a judge during the women's boxing U.S. Olympic Trials, keeps his eyes on the action. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120217_410_k51_001~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~Feb. 17, 2012 - Spokane, Washington, U.S. - RAQUEL MILLER is hit by FRANCHON CREWS during their fight at the U.S. women's boxing Olympic trials. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120217_410_k51_000~Jed Conklin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~U.S. 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Women's Boxing~zReportage.com Story of the Week #410: Boxing Beauties - Launched February 28, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Having hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948, London will this year become the first city to host the Games for a third time. But that isn't the only reason that London 2012 will be making history. It will also be the first Games to feature women's boxing, meaning that both men and women will be competing in every Olympic sport. Three of America's best female boxers have closed in on a spot at London 2012, after securing victories at the inaugural women's United States Olympic team trials in Washington. Marlen Esparza, Queen Underwood and Claressa Shields triumphed at the historic event. The victories mean the trio will now go to the 2012 Women's World Boxing Championships in China, where the top eight in each of three categories get to go to the Olympics. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Having hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948, London will this year become the first city to host the Games for a third time. But that isn’t the only reason that London 2012 will be making history. It will also be the first Games to feature women’s boxing, meaning that both men and women will be competing in every Olympic sport. Three of America's best female boxers have closed in on a spot at London 2012, after securing victories at the inaugural women's United States Olympic team trials in Washington. Marlen Esparza, Queen Underwood and Claressa Shields triumphed at the historic event. The victories mean the trio will now go to the 2012 Women's World Boxing Championships in China, where the top eight in each of three categories get to go to the Olympics.:
2010~zrep507~20131202_507_i33_015~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 2, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A mother and son, both refugees from Syria, take a walk in the village. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_507_i33_014~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 15, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - MAHA, 8 and AISHA,10, lost their mother and brother in the war in Syria. Now they have fled to Lebanon. Their father leaves them in the same place every morning where they wait for him the whole day. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_507_i33_013~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 10, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - AMIN, a 1-year-old Syrian refugee, will be treated by a doctor at the UNHCR center. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131202_507_i33_012~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 2, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A refugee from Syria looks out at the village. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_507_i33_011~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 10, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - A child refugee is treated by a doctor at the UNHCR center. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_507_i33_010~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 10, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - Refugees at the UNHCR center watch 'Clowns Without Borders' perform for the children. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131202_507_i33_009~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 2, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A woman refugee looks over the village. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_507_i33_008~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Nov. 29, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A refugee family at the camp on the border of Lebanon and Syria. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131202_507_i33_007~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 2, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - A refugee girl holds a broom in the village. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_507_i33_006~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 15, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - Brothers KODAR, MOHAMED, 12, MAHMOUD, 13, and AHMED, 11 have fled to Lebanon from Syria with their mother after their father was killed by a grenade. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131210_507_i33_005~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 10, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - A woman refugee covers herself with a scarred hand at the UNHCR center. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_507_i33_004~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Nov. 29, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A woman sits bedside at a refugee camp hospital on the border of Lebanon and Syria. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_507_i33_003~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Nov. 29, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - Helping hands comfort a baby at a refugee camp on the border of Lebanon and Syria. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_507_i33_002~Urban Andersson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Nov. 29, 2013 - Arsal, Lebanon - A man sits in a refugee camp hospital on the border of Lebanon and Syria. (Credit Image: © Urban Andersson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_507_i33_001~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~Dec. 15, 2013 - Beirut, Lebanon - Mohamed Kodar, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee, who fled to Lebanon from Syria with his mother and brother after their father was killed by a grenade tries to sell candy to survive. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_507_i33_000~Jerker Ivarsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Generation~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 507 - The Lost Generation - Launched December 31, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Brutal warfare has been forcing refugees to flee across the border from Syria to Lebanon. But those who escape the fighting now face a new adversary almost equally harsh, a brutally cold winter. A year ago, refugees could find space to shelter in Arsaa, but now the town has doubled in size with a almost daily influx of refugees who are fleeing civil war in Syria. One of the world's largest forced migrations since World War II is transforming the Middle East. The UN and governments sheltering refugees have estimated that between 2.3 million and 2.8 million Syrians have fled their country. According to the United Nations that number is increasing by 3,000 people a day, and climbing in the conflict that has lasted almost three years. The cost of the Syrian civil war on the population has risen to beyond the estimated 125,000 people killed and the tens of thousands maimed. The huge influx of refugees into bordering countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey - is testing these already fragile economies and threatens to destabilize the region. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Brutal warfare has been forcing refugees to flee across the border from Syria to Lebanon. But those who escape the fighting now face a new adversary almost equally harsh, a brutally cold winter. A year ago, refugees could find space to shelter in Arsaa, but now the town has doubled in size with a almost daily influx of refugees who are fleeing civil war in Syria. One of the world's largest forced migrations since World War II is transforming the Middle East. The UN and governments sheltering refugees have estimated that between 2.3 million and 2.8 million Syrians have fled their country. According to the United Nations that number is increasing by 3,000 people a day, and climbing in the conflict that has lasted almost three years. The cost of the Syrian civil war on the population has risen to beyond the estimated 125,000 people killed and the tens of thousands maimed. The huge influx of refugees into bordering countries like Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey - is testing these already fragile economies and threatens to destabilize the region.:
2010~zrep377~20110611_377_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - KEVIN GAPSTUR waited for his turn to launch his ''J'' class, mid-sized model rocket. Gapstur said that the rocket was equipped with an altimeter to measure the height attained, which he said would be about a mile. The rocket also contained a radio tracking device making it easier to find as it defended after flight. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Model rocket enthusiasts and curious onlookers watched the launches from several hundred feet away. Members of the Tripoli Minnesota High Power Rocketry Club launched varying types and sizes of rockets recently in a field near North Branch with members, family and friends on hand to look on in amazement. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Mike Corbett's home built ''Spidey'' rocket lifted off as curious onlookers enjoyed the odd sight. ''I'm a born again rocketeer,'' Corbett said, ''I flew rockets as a kid,'' explaining why he got back into model rocketry. He said that he built the spider-shaped craft ''to be a little different. Kids seem to like it.'' He said that the rocket can attain an altitude of about 300 to 400 feet. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Five-year-old ELLA KNOPS holds her rocket, ''Golden Rose,'' along with a stuffed animal as she waited for her first-ever launch, which went off without any difficulties. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~:20110611_377_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Rocketeer DAVE SCHAFFHAUSEN carried one of his model rockets, a LOC Expeditor, from his car to an area where he could prepare it for launch. Members of the Tripoli Minnesota High Power Rocketry Club launched varying types and sizes of rockets recently in a field near North Branch, with members, family and friends on hand to look on in amazement. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_004~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Black smoke and sparks rose from one of the mid-sized rockets as it lifted off. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Five-year-old ELLA KNOPS and family friend, ERIC RICHEY, prepare Ella's model rocket, ''Golden Rose,'' for its second flight. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - ROB GRYGAR, waited for the clouds to clear so he could launch his rocket named ''Spike,'' which suing an ''M'' class motor, can reach an altitude of more than 10,000 feet. Grygar said that the rocket weighs about 50 lbs when it is launched, ''hopefully it does with a you want it to do.'' He said the the motor will deliver about 650 lbs of thrust. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110611_377_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~June 11, 2011 - North Branch, Minnesota, U.S. - Amateur Rocketeer KEVIN GAPSTUR uses a radio frequency tracking device to find his ''J'' class, mid-sized rocket after its flight. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110711_377_m42_000~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune~ROCKETEERS~zReportage.com Story of the Week #377 - Launched July 12, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The nation's space program might be fizzling, but if Tripoli Minnesota's monthly gathering is any indication, amateur rocketry is alive and thriving. On a sod farm a few miles north of North Branch and just east of nowhere, Intruder was ready to rumble. Launch control officer Steve Anderson punched a red button. Dale Hagert's 5-foot rocket shook slightly, sizzled mightily and soared off the pad, eliciting ''woos'' and ''wows'' from scores of spectators. Off it went into the wild gray yonder, zipping into cumulus clouds and vanishing for 10, 20, 30 seconds. People in the crowd murmured: ''It's got to come down sometime.'' ''There's a piece. No, that's a bird.'' ''Did I blow my rocket up?'' (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The nation's space program might be fizzling, but if Tripoli Minnesota's monthly gathering is any indication, amateur rocketry is alive and thriving. On a sod farm a few miles north of North Branch and just east of nowhere, Intruder was ready to rumble. Launch control officer Steve Anderson punched a red button. Dale Hagert's 5-foot rocket shook slightly, sizzled mightily and soared off the pad, eliciting ''woos'' and ''wows'' from scores of spectators. Off it went into the wild gray yonder, zipping into cumulus clouds and vanishing for 10, 20, 30 seconds. People in the crowd murmured: ''It's got to come down sometime.'' ''There's a piece. No, that's a bird.'' ''Did I blow my rocket up?':
2010~zrep506~20130106_506_b09_012~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 6, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree sits surrounded by graffiti along the sidewalks of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130106_506_b09_011~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 6, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree sits next to a tropical painting along the sidewalks of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130106_506_b09_010~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 6, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree sits under a colorful window along the sidewalks of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130106_506_b09_009~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 6, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree as seen from above along the sidewalks of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_506_b09_008~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 4, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - Discarded Christmas trees camouflage a bike along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_506_b09_007~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 4, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree is propped up next to a parking sign along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_506_b09_006~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 4, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - Discarded Christmas trees along the sidewalks of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_506_b09_005~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 4, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A man walks by a Christmas tree along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_506_b09_004~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 4, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree sits propped up next to a bike along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130102_506_b09_003~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 2, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree sits discarded along the sidewalk along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130102_506_b09_002~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 2, 2013 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree on a trashcan along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130101_506_b09_001~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~Jan. 1, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - A discarded Christmas tree along the sidewalk of New York City awaiting pick-up. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130102_506_b09_000~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O’ Christmas Tree~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 506 - O' Christmas Tree - Launched December 24, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Christmas tree has become so popular that 8 in 10 Americans say they plan to put one up this year, according to Pew Research Center, bringing the annual U.S. holiday tree market to $1 billion. For the next week, everyone who celebrates the Christmas holiday will be doting over these brightly lit holiday centerpieces until Christmas finally comes. Then, when it's all over, they'll be just as quickly forgotten. The contrast between affection and then abandonment is central to Bryan Smith's set of images titled 'O Christmas Tree'. Bryan wandered the streets the of New York City creating these beautiful images of abandoned Christmas trees at the end of last years festive season.The tree tradition began in the Middle Ages in Roman Catholic countries, when the Feast Day of Adam and Eve was celebrated on Dec. 24. The Germans would do a procession carrying ''paradise trees'' with apples on them representing the forbidden fruit. In England during the Victorian era, when Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, a German, he brought Christmas trees into their palaces. The first official Christmas tree in the USA was lit up in 1842 In Williamsburg, Virginia. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Christmas tree has become so popular that 8 in 10 Americans say they plan to put one up this year, according to Pew Research Center, bringing the annual U.S. holiday tree market to $1 billion. For the next week, everyone who celebrates the Christmas holiday will be doting over these brightly lit holiday centerpieces until Christmas finally comes. Then, when it’s all over, they’ll be just as quickly forgotten. The contrast between affection and then abandonment is central to Bryan Smith's set of images titled 'O Christmas Tree'. Bryan wandered the streets the of New York City creating these beautiful images of abandoned Christmas trees at the end of last years festive season.The tree tradition began in the Middle Ages in Roman Catholic countries, when the Feast Day of Adam and Eve was celebrated on Dec. 24. The Germans would do a procession carrying 'paradise trees' with apples on them representing the forbidden fruit. In England during the Victorian era, when Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, a German, he brought Christmas trees into their palaces. The first official Christmas tree in the USA was lit up in 1842 In Williamsburg, Virginia.:
2010~zrep508~20120424_508_w122_024~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~April 24, 2012 - Dadal, Khentii, Mongolia - Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers, most herders now smoke cigarettes. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120925_508_w122_023~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Sept. 25, 2012 - Taragt, Uvurkhangai, Mongolia - A mother administers an IV for her son. In the Soviet Era, modern medicine was introduced to Mongolia, decreasing infant mortality and increasing life expectancy. These factors have led to a population boom since the early 20th century. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120804_508_w122_022~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Aug. 4, 2012 - Mongolia - Animals are milked at dusk in northern Mongolia. The milk will be used to make butter and yogurt. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120621_508_w122_021~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~June 21, 2012 - Gobi Desert, Mongolia - A Mongolian nomad family gathers in the late afternoon to milk their goats and sheep in the Gobi Desert. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120925_508_w122_020~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Sept. 25, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Two Mongolian youth slaughter goats and sheep at a countryside resort for wealthy city dwellers. Mongolian men slaughter these animals by making a small incision in the chest, reaching into the cavity, and pinching or snapping the aorta so the animal bleeds out internally. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120328_508_w122_019~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~March 28, 2012 - Ulziit, Uvurkhangai, Mongolia - A herder rides out to collect his animals during a snowstorm. Over the past decade, Mongolia has experienced an uncommonly high number of dzud - severe winters that decimate herd populations. Mongolian pastoral herders make up one of the world's largest remaining nomadic cultures. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120321_508_w122_018~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~March 21, 2012 - Azraga, Arangkhangai, Mongolia - In Azraga county, a pile of bones from animals killed during the 2010 dzud, a Mongolian term for an extremely snowy winter in which livestock are unable to find food. Azraga has been especially unlucky. The winter of 2012 was relatively mild in most of Mongolia, but in this region, a localized dzud killed an estimated 30 percent of the livestock. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120329_508_w122_017~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~March 29, 2012 - Taragt, Mongolia - A young nomad herds his animals by motorcycle after an early spring snowstorm. Mongolian herders adopt technology quickly and it is not uncommon to see trucks and motorcycles replacing work animals. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120925_508_w122_016~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Sept. 25, 2012 - Gobi Desert, Mongolia - A herding family sits inside their ger (yurt) with a flat-screen television playing. Most nomad families use portable solar units or windmills to generate electricity and power their electronics. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120422_508_w122_015~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~April 22, 2012 - Batshireet, Khentii, Mongolia - Mongolia has traditionally been known as a sheep-herding country. Even today the average herders owns more sheep than any other animal to supply the national demand for mutton. Mongolia ranks third in the world for the number of sheep per capita. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120925_508_w122_014~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Sept. 25, 2012 - Gobi Desert, Mongolia - A thirsty goat drinks from a laundry machine in the Gobi Desert. Along with herding, family members here work at a nearby mine, providing extra income for amenities like this solar-powered washing machine. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120724_508_w122_013~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~July 24, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Two young men help their drunk friend to a waiting car. In 2006, a joint Mongolian Ministry of Health/World Health Organization study found that 22 percent of Mongolian men were dependent on alcohol--a rate that is 3 times higher than Europe. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120604_508_w122_012~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~June 4, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A monk walks past a derelict and abandoned Soviet hospital. Buddhism has re-emerged as a facet of national identity after the fall of the Soviet Union. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120811_508_w122_011~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Aug. 11, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Aug 11, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Mongolian men visit a convenience store outside one of Ulaanbaatar's Soviet-style apartment buildings. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120429_508_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~April 29, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Residents of the ger districts collect recyclable and resellable materials from a trash dump. Unemployment in the ger districts hovers around 16 percent. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120426_508_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~April 26, 2012 - Nailakh, Mongolia - After the closing of a large, Soviet coal mine, many small mining operations took over. These small mines often employ herding families who have had to give up life on the steppe. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120724_508_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~July 24, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - A Mongolian woman drives a taxi at night. Led by the Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi mines, Mongolia is experiencing a resource boom that is creating enormous economic growth and opportunity. The country's main urban center, Ulaanbaatar, is growing at an incredible pace as rural migrants and foreign investment flood the city. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120326_508_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~March 26, 2012 - Taragt, Uvurkhangai, Mongolia - Illegal miners pan for gold on the steppe. After a spate of incredibly harsh winters wiped out many herds, marginalized herders looked for new occupations, including gold mining. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120613_508_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~June 13, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - The view of a construction site in Ulaanbaatar from the Ferris wheel of the city's Children's Park. Alongside private enterprises, the Mongolian government plans to build 100,000 new housing units for low-income families. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120421_508_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Apr. 21, 2012 - Mungonmorit, Tov, Mongolia - After an overnight snowstorm, a nomad brushes snow off of his solar unit, which powers the lightbulb, TV, and cell phone in his ger (yurt). Mongolian pastoral herders make up one of the world's largest remaining nomadic cultures. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120705_508_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~July 5, 2012 - Ugtaal, Mongolia - Two wrestlers compete at a small Naadam festival in the countryside. Naadam was traditionally a celebration of victorious conquests, but in the Soviet era, the celebration was organized into a yearly, nationwide festival. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120704_508_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~July 4, 2012 - Ugtaal, Mongolia - Young jockeys, horse owners, and spectators gather before a horse race during Naadam, the traditional Mongolian festival of the 'three manly sports.' Rural Naadams occur all over the country, building up to the national Naadam that takes place in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120804_508_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Aug. 4, 2012 - Khovsgol, Mongolia - A Mongolian nomad corals horses in a pen. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120925_508_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~Sept, 25, 2012 - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - The ger districts that ring the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, house a permanent population of displaced nomads. During the winter, Ulaanbaatar is the second most air-polluted capital in the world due largely to coal burning. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120321_508_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nomads No More~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 508 - Nomads No More - Launched January 7, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Mongolian pastoral herders make up one of the world's largest remaining nomadic cultures. For millennia they have lived on the steppes, grazing their livestock on the lush grasslands. But today, their traditional way of life is at risk on multiple fronts. Alongside a rapidly changing economic landscape, climate change and desertification are also threatening nomadic life, killing both herds and grazing land. Due to severe winters and poor pasture, many thousands of herders have traded in their centuries-old way of life for employment in mining towns and urban areas. The ger (yurt) camps that ring the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, house a permanent population of displaced nomads. There, they live without running water or a tangible use for the skills and crafts that were practiced on the steppes. The younger generation is no longer learning these essential aspects of their nomadic heritage. Nomads now face a choice that will shape the future of Mongolia: withstand the increasingly harsh weather and drying pastures, or give up herding in search of new opportunities. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Mongolian pastoral herders make up one of the world's largest remaining nomadic cultures. For millennia they have lived on the steppes, grazing their livestock on the lush grasslands. But today, their traditional way of life is at risk on multiple fronts. Alongside a rapidly changing economic landscape, climate change and desertification are also threatening nomadic life, killing both herds and grazing land. Due to severe winters and poor pasture, many thousands of herders have traded in their centuries-old way of life for employment in mining towns and urban areas. The ger (yurt) camps that ring the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, house a permanent population of displaced nomads. There, they live without running water or a tangible use for the skills and crafts that were practiced on the steppes. The younger generation is no longer learning these essential aspects of their nomadic heritage. Nomads now face a choice that will shape the future of Mongolia: withstand the increasingly harsh weather and drying pastures, or give up herding in search of new opportunities.:
2010~zrep245~20090112_245_s70_025~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - DR. URMILLA THATTE is involved in clinical drug trials at BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_024~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Dhobi ghat in Mumbai where hundreds of dhobi's, or traditional laundrymen hand-wash clothing by beating it into a flogging stone. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_023~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - A pharmacy worker talks on the phone at ClearPoint Pharmacy near Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai while SANTOSH BHOSALE, 28, waits for medication for his four year old daughter Akshata Bhosale. Bhosale came from Pune to get meds to treat her blood cancer. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_022~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - MAHESHBHAI MACWANA, 42, has enrolled in a half-dozen clinical trials. 'The companies are taking advantage of our economic condition. We give our bodies to them.'.(Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20090112_245_s70_021~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Photos of young cancer patients hang on a wall at the Cancer Patients Aid Association in Mumbai. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_020~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - The crowded slums of Ahmedabad are prime recruiting ground for the areas generic drug makers, who need healthy subjects for Phase 1 or first-in-human testing of new drugs. Among those who have responded to the call is KAMLESH SOLANKI. A member of Indias Dalit, or untouchables caste, Solanki, has volunteered for about nine Phase 1 trials of new generic drugs since 2001. Now 24, hes consumed pills for everything from heart problems to acid reflux in studies that involved X-rays, frequent blood tests and overnight stays. They assure you that after the test you will be very much okay. Solanki, who lives with his father and two brothers in a room the size of a single-car garage, said he was treated well at the testing centers. There is total AC, TV, videos, and a thick cushion on the bed, said Solanki, who sleeps under a fan on a thin mat at home. The food is excellent. Though he was once so gung-ho about the studies that he became a recruiter, getting 100 to 200 rupees for each enrollee, Solanki turned sour on the business two years ago. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_019~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - A young boy sleeps in a concrete pipes on the side of the road in Amhedabad. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_018~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - RAMUBEN SOLANKI, sits next to her husband GOVINDHBHAI SOLANKI 70, who is dying of cancer in Ahmedabad. With two-thirds of the nation living on less than a day and health insurance rare, India's sick and uneducated suffer and are most vulnerable. Solanki could not afford medical attention for his disease. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_017~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - A stethoscope hangs in front of dozens of herbal medicines that line the shelves at a hakim's workplace in Ahmedabad, Indida. A hakim is term for a muslim practitioner of herbal medicine. Many of india's poor cannot afford western medicine and turn to a hakim when they become ill. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_016~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - An elderly blind woman suffering from polio lays under a cart on the side of the road in Ahmedabad. With two-thirds of the nation living on less than a day and health insurance rare, India's sick and uneducated suffer and are most vulnerable. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_015~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - A lab technician (or medical technologist) prepares a slide for testing at Vendata Institute in Amhedabad. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_014~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - A hakim takes the pulse of a man at his home in Ahmedabad, India. A hakim is term for a muslim practitioner of herbal medicine. Many of india's poor cannot afford western medicine and turn to a hakim when they become ill. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_013~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Amhedabad, India - CHANDRIKA DODIYA stands in the doorway of her kitchen where she lives with her husband Mukesh and their children in the slums of Ahmedabad in northwest India. In the past, Mukesh has made money by participating in Phase 1 or first-in-human testing of new drugs. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_012~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Dr. CM GULHATI editor of an Indian medical journal, Monthly Index of Medical Specialties, said officials cannot cope with the number of clinical drug trials pouring into India. 'India's Drug Controller General's office is both understaffed and incompetent,' he said, citing a case where the agency claimed it reviewed an 800-page trial protocol in just five days. 'How is that even possible?' Gulhati fights unbridled drug testing. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_011~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - In early July, ASIF IQBAL brought his 61-year-old father to Mumbai from their village outside Calcutta so he could be treated for cancer of the brain. Iqbal, the eldest son, was told his father had limited options. The new treatment involved brain surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation. The doctor promised his life would be prolonged. The consent forms Iqbal signed on his father's behalf were only in English, a language he neither speaks nor reads. 'If they had been in Bengali, I could have followed them,' he said through an interpreter. Sitting in the garden at the monk's ashram at sunset, Iqbal pulled the consent forms from a tattered shopping bag. They indicate that the trial had nothing to do with chemo or radiation. It simply tracked the infection rate in patients whose heads were not shaved before brain surgery. Told this, the son looked puzzled, then resigned. 'The doctor told me shaving heads was the old process, that not shaving is the latest,' he said as the sunlight faded. 'I just told the doctor, 'Do what is good. You are god to me.' .(Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_010~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Children play in the mud just outside of the Sanofi Aventis Pharmaceuticals Limited building in Mumbai. The children live in a slum area within a 5 minute walk from the building where women pick through garbage to find things to sell for money in order to survive. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_009~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - SWAMI PRASHANTANANDA leads a nightly service at an ashram in Mumbai where monks offer a haven for destitute cancer patients from all over India. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_008~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - SWAMI PRASHANTANANDA leads a nightly service at an ashram in Mumbai where monks offer a haven for destitute cancer patients from all over India. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_007~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Ramsakhi Devi, 55-year-old widow who can neither read nor write, put her thumbprint on this consent form, which was in English and Hindi. The doctors at the government cancer hospital, Tata Memorial, had removed his mother's tumor then gave her an option: sign up for a clinical trial or go home. Her youngest son Bablu Gupta, suddenly in charge at age 21, signed on her behalf. Anxious to see his mother cured, he said he understood the terms of the trial. But he did not. The form says there were three treatment options. Gupta was aware of just one. The form says patients have the right to drop out of the trial at any time. Gupta said his mother was told she had to complete the gruelling month-long cycle of chemo and radiation if she wanted to be fully cured. But the treatment left his mother weak, nauseous and more dependent on Gupta than ever. The young man, who has tended his mother during eight months in Mumbai, tried to be hopeful. She is better than before, Gupta said as his mother pulled her sari over her face and turned away. Dropping his voice, he added, 'If you say something about the treatment, the doctors become unhappy.'.(Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_006~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Bablu Gupta, 21, waits as he administers pain medication to his mother RAMSAKHI DEVI, through a tube. He ground the pills and mixed them with water before administering. They were staying in an ashram in Mumbai (Bharat Sevashram Sangha), where orange-robed monks offer a haven for destitute cancer patients from all over India. Among them was Ramsakhi Devi, cocooned in a green and gold sari, a feeding tube taped to her nose. Her son, Bablu Gupta, explained how they ended up here, a 48-hour train ride from their home in West Bengal. The doctors at the government cancer hospital, Tata Memorial, had removed his mothers tumor then given her an option: sign up for a clinical trial or go home. Devi, a 55-year-old widow who can neither read nor write, put her thumbprint on the consent form, which was in English and Hindi. Her youngest son, suddenly in charge at age 21, signed on her behalf. Anxious to see his mother cured, he said he understood the terms of the trial. But he did not. The form says there were three treatment options. Gupta was aware of just one. The form says patients have the right to drop out of the trial at any time. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_005~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - A cancer patient looks through paperwork with her husband at In an ashram near Mumbai. Bharat Sevashram Sangha is where monks offer a haven for destitute cancer patients from all over India. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_004~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Parents with their children and physicians in the infant section of emergency room at the the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_003~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - The All India Institute of Medical Sciences waiting room where families cram into plastic chairs, crouch in corners, crowd doorways, clog up aisles. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_002~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - Patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi wander the halls. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090112_245_s70_001~Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times~Risky Business~Jan. 12, 2009 - Mumbai, India - A young patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on September 23, 2008. (Credit Image: ©Kathleen Flynn/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090113_245_s70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Risky Business~zReportage.com Story of the Week #245 - Launched January 13, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Oversight is lax and options are few for patients in India's booming clinical trial business. Drug Makers save money when they test new medicines for FDA approval in countries like India. But patients on both sides of the globe may end up paying the price...Drug makers spend hundreds of millions of dollars bringing a promising compound to the stage where it can be tested on humans - only to be stymied when subjects in developed countries are slow to sign up. So the companies have moved offshore in search of subjects, and now nearly half of all studies are conducted outside the United States. Brazil, Russia and China have been popular trial locales, but India is moving up fast, aggressively courting the drug study business. Since the beginning of 2006, the pediatric department of the New Dehli hospital 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences' had conducted 42 trials, involving 4,142 children. Number of deaths: 49. (Credit Image: © Kathleen Flynn/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Oversight is lax and options are few for patients in India's booming clinical trial business. Drug Makers save money when they test new medicines for FDA approval in countries like India. But patients on both sides of the globe may end up paying the price...Drug makers spend hundreds of millions of dollars bringing a promising compound to the stage where it can be tested on humans - only to be stymied when subjects in developed countries are slow to sign up. So the companies have moved offshore in search of subjects, and now nearly half of all studies are conducted outside the United States. Brazil, Russia and China have been popular trial locales, but India is moving up fast, aggressively courting the drug study business. Since the beginning of 2006, the pediatric department of the New Dehli hospital 'All India Institute of Medical Sciences' had conducted 42 trials, involving 4,142 children. Number of deaths: 49.:
2010~zrep148~20070120_148_s76_018~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Hip-Hop artist T-NUTTY, right, moved out of South Sacramento some time ago. He visits the neighborhood most days to do much of his shopping. The Punjab International Market is a spot T-Nutty has been shopping at since he was young child. On Wednesday he stopped in for a bottle of juice and met up with an old friend, JAY SIMMS..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_017~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Hip-Hop artist G-MACC..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_016~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ANDRE RICHARDS, promoter M1 Music outside United Gas and Food off of Florin Road in South Sacramento on Thursday afternoon..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_015~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - G-MACC stands at the foot of a makeshift memorial at the corner of 24th Street at 69th Avenue in south Sacramento. G-Macc's friend Domingo died in October in a reported auto accident. Twenty-one of G-Macc's friends have died in various ways since 2000. The losses influence his music, G-Macc says..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_014~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Portland, Oregon, U.S. - BROTHA LYNCH talks with fans in the back room of the Rock & Roll Pizza Parlor in Portland, Oregon, as Sacramento Hip Hop artist performed on Friday evening..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_013~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Carmichael, California, U.S. - BROTHA LYNCH counts off beats while listening to his music in his studio..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_012~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Carmichael, California, U.S. - Sacramento Hip Hop artist ZIGG ZAGG in the music room at Siccmade Music..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060622_148_s76_011~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jun. 22, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - G-MACC takes a call in a closet that is also used as a recording studio in the Greenhaven neighborhood..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_010~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - G-MACC at one of his old hangouts - the Florin Meadows Apartments, which is also a south Sacramento rappers landmark..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_009~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Elk Grove, California, U.S. - Hip-Hop artist YOUNG MEEK at his home..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_008~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Carmichael, California, U.S. - Hip Hop artist BROTHA LYNCH in his studio..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_007~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Hip-Hop artist BEEGEE in the parking lot at Florin Mall..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_006~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - T-NUTTY shows his grill..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_005~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Portland, Oregon, U.S. - BROTHA LYNCH, possibly the most notable Sacramento Rapper, is flanked by two body guards in the backroom of Rock & Roll Pizza. Sacramento Hip Hop artists performed at the Rock & Roll Pizza Parlor in Portland, Oregon on Friday evening..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_004~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Sacramento Hip-Hop artist TRE-8 at his studio..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_003~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Hip-Hop artist PAIN at the State Capitol..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_002~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Rapper BeGee and his crew of lawn care workers cut lawns. (Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070120_148_s76_001~Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~Jan. 20, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Portrait of Sacramento rapper BUENO at United Gas Station, that is also know as the A-1. The A-1 used to be a hamburger stand that was in the same building and opposite the gas station counter. (Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_148_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Undergound Hip-Hop~zReportage.com Story of the Week #148 - Launched January 30, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sacramento's underground rappers have sold millions of CDs and you probably know little, maybe nothing, about them. The south Sacramento beats are burned onto millions of CDs sold by local rappers, reaching Oklahoma City; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle. Middle America is a prime market for south Sac's underground hip-hop, exported to the cities and suburbs of Phoenix; Kansas City, Mo.; and Gary, Ind. The music is a dark, hard window into a world that fans may never really know..(Credit Image: © Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Sacramento's underground rappers have sold millions of CDs and you probably know little, maybe nothing, about them. The south Sacramento beats are burned onto millions of CDs sold by local rappers, reaching Oklahoma City; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle. Middle America is a prime market for south Sac's underground hip-hop, exported to the cities and suburbs of Phoenix; Kansas City, Mo.; and Gary, Ind. The music is a dark, hard window into a world that fans may never really know.:
2010~zrep376~20110520_376_g100_017~Annibale Greco~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Muzenze, Democratic Republic of Congo - Lying face down on the ground, an inmate in Muzenze Central Prison expects to be taken to the hospital in a week. Deaths from dysentery or starvation are common in prisons with inhumane conditions. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_016~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - A sick child lays on the ground at Don Bosco Ngangi Feeding Center. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_015~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Sitting on wooden benches, a mass service is conducted, outdoors at the Mungote IDP Camp. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_014~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Refugees of the Mungote IDP camp, crowd around in the dirt as a pastor reads the bible. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_013~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Orphans, including a young boy who was brutally hit by machete, play a homemade board game, at Orphanage CEMJ (Centre d'Encadrement d'Esanfants Mama Jeanne). (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_012~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Men pilled into Munzenze Central Prison. Jails consistently violate human rights. Unfortunately, it's difficult to compile statistics for the number of orphans, female victims of sexual violence, starving citizens, refugees, IDP's (Internally Displaced People) or those who have died in prison from inhumane conditions. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_011~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Children wait desperately in line for the distribution of the meal at the Don Bosco Ngangi Feeding Center. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_010~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - A child victim of malnutrition at the Mungano Feeding Center. Malnutrition and poor health facilities are the major causes of death in Congo RD. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_009~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mothers sit with their premature babies at the Hospital Center of Kingasani. AIDS, malnutrition and difficult pregnancies contribute to many premature births. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_008~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mungote IDP (Internal Displaced People) Camp. Displaced men and children, with nowhere to go; most refugees flee their homes to escape war or direct attacks perpetrated by the warring parties in their villages. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_007~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Women and children inside the shelter at 'Heal Africa,' a rehabilitation center for victims of sexual violence. Thousands of women fall victim to sexual violence in Congo RD. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_006~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mungano Feeding Center - A very thin child hangs onto not only a bed, but onto life. Malnutrition is one of the major problems caused by war. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_005~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Goma, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Women converse with each other and rest on beds at the maternity ward at Mungano Feeding Center. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_004~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - A mother with her son draped over back at the Mungano Feeding Center. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_003~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Women wait in an seemingly endless line at a distribution of food rations in Mungote IDP (Internal Displaced People) Camp. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_002~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mungote IDP Camp. Decades of conflict have caused devastation. Despite ceasefires, signed peace agreements, inefficient health facilities and random violence - the social/economic situation remains unstable. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_376_g100_001~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~May 20, 2011 - Mungote, North Kiyu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mungote IDP (Internal Displaced People) Camp. A child from the refugee camp stands on a hill, the camp just below. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110507_376_g100_000~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Failed State - Congo 2011~zReportage.com Story of the Week #376: Failed State - Congo 2011 - Launched July 5, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Failed State - Congo 2011 - The Democratic Republic of Congo hosts some 180,000 refugees, who live in both urban and rural areas. In total, an estimated 2 million persons have been displaced internally in the DRC by conflict. Home to vast expanses of pristine countryside, this central African country holds great potential for wealth with its raw materials of valuable minerals and natural resources. Yet Congo is also one of the poorest, most war ravaged nations on earth, decaying by turmoil that is estimated to have taken 3 million lives in the past decade. Many parts of the country are lawless, few people have access to basic amenities such as clean water, electricity or medical care. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Failed State - Congo 2011 - The Democratic Republic of Congo hosts some 180,000 refugees, who live in both urban and rural areas. In total, an estimated 2 million persons have been displaced internally in the DRC by conflict. Home to vast expanses of pristine countryside, this central African country holds great potential for wealth with its raw materials of valuable minerals and natural resources. Yet Congo is also one of the poorest, most war ravaged nations on earth, decaying by turmoil that is estimated to have taken 3 million lives in the past decade. Many parts of the country are lawless, few people have access to basic amenities such as clean water, electricity or medical care.:
2010~zrep362~20110412_362_mk9_028~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Sept. 5, 2009 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - The sunset glows on a dirt road over rolling hills in Grant County. At the 2000 census, the per capita income for the county was $15,037. About 13.100% families and 17.4011% of the population were below the poverty line. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_027~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 5, 2009 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Creeper's girlfriend sits on the couch while his girlfriend's daughter peeks from behind a door. Creeper has been kicked out of his parents' home due to his gang involvement and has been staying wherever he can, often with friends and other gang members. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_026~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang 'Marijuanos,' smokes a cigarette while looking out from a treehouse in the backyard of a childhood friend's house. Creeper has been kicked out of his parents' home due to his gang involvement and has been staying wherever he can, often with friends and other gang members. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_025~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Nov. 1, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Surrounded by trash an old couch lays abandoned in the backyard of a house used by several gang-affiliated young adults. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_024~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 10, 2011 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - A young mother is staying in this gang house with her toddler. The sign indicates that the bathroom is out of order due to not having running water. Most house residents use the backyard as a bathroom. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_023~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Oct. 30, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' reveals his tattoo 509, an area code in Moses Lake. Creeper has been kicked out of his parents' home due to his gang involvement and has been staying wherever he can, often with friends and other gang members. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_022~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Gang members affiliated to the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' walk the through the empty lots behind houses where they spay-paint graffiti gang signs and tag walls. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_021~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 8, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - FATAL, a Sureno gang member who recently arrived to Grant County with his family from San Diego, makes plans for the night at his home. At only 15, Fatal's Sureno gang affiliations run deep, in defiance of the very reason his family uprooted from California. Adjusting to his his new surroundings, Fatal is actively seeking gang membership. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_020~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Nov. 2, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - The number 18 is spay-painted onto a rock near the town of Vantage. The number 18 represents the 18th Street gang, a rival gang to the 'Marijuanos' and the ones responsible for a recent slaying of a 'Marijuanos' gang member. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_019~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Quincy, Washington, U.S. - MALO, a veteran member of the Quincy, Washington gang 'Marijuanos,' tattoos a fellow gang member during a party in Quincy. Malo was recently incarcerated on felony weapons charges. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_018~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Prospective gang members hang out in one of many houses all but completely abandoned by any parental figure. Poverty, the lack of parental guidance and gang-intervention are big factors in gang involvement. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_017~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Gang members affiliated to the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' walk the through the empty lots behind houses where they spay-paint graffiti gang signs and tag walls. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_016~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Driving the streets in the late afternoon light, prospective gang members cruise around Moses Lake. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_015~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 7, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - FATAL, a Sureno gang member who recently arrived to Grant County with his family from San Diego, smokes marijuana with other prospective members of the gang the 'Marijuanos.' (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_014~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' shows his tattoo in the backyard of a childhood friend's house. Creeper has been kicked out of his parents' home due to his gang involvement and has been staying wherever he can, often with friends and other gang members. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_013~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Oct. 30, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Decorating gang member, Creeper's wall is an oversized dollar bill and undersized gun in his bedroom in a gang house in which he lives. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_012~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Quincy, Washington, U.S. - CHOW, a veteran member of the Quincy, Washington gang 'The Marijuanos', shows his tattoo's at a party in Quincy. Chow was shot and killed by rival gang members on October 17, 2010. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_011~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Oct. 31, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - A member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' holds a .22 bullet at a house shared by several gang members in Moses Lake. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_010~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 8, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - FATAL, a Sureno gang member from San Diego, walks across a field to the fence on which he and other gang members spray painted gang tags the night before. Fatal's parents moved from California to Washington in large part to get away from the gang influence. Within 3 month's of their arrival, Fatal was again involved with gangs. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_009~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 22, 2010 - Quincy, Washington, U.S. - GRINCH, the 29-year-old leader of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' pretends to shoot a pistol while rapping during a party in Quincy. Like many members of the Marijuanos, Grinch is a devoted rapper with visions of success in the music industry. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_008~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CHIVO, a Sureno, watches as wall gets tagged. Chivo grew up in Los Angeles and moved to Grant County when he was 8 years-old. During his first year in Moses Lake, Chivo and 3 of his gang-affiliated, teenage uncles executed a group of bound and gagged Nortenos (rival gang members), the memory of which Chivo says he wishes he could forget. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_007~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 22, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' holds his girlfriend's daughter. Creeper, now 18, has recently been kicked out of his parents' home for his gang involvement and is hoping to move into an apartment with his girlfriend. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_006~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Jan. 22, 2010 - Quincy, Washington, U.S. - JAIME and CHIVO shadow box in a parking lot in Quincy. Jaime, though not yet a full member of the 'Marijuanos' gang, was recently jumped by a group of Norteno enemies..(Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_005~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos,' and other gang-members or prospective gang members, hang out at a secret spot where they often smoke marijuana in Moses Lake. Creeper has been kicked out of his parents' home due to his gang involvement and has been staying wherever he can, often with friends and other gang members. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_004~Mike Kane/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 22, 2009 - Quincy, Washington, U.S. - During a party in Quincy, MALO, a veteran member of the Quincy, Washington gang 'The Marijuanos,' shows his tattoo, the number 13, representing the letter M, the 13th letter of the alphabet, for the Mexican Mafia. Malo was recently incarcerated on felony weapons charges. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_003~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~May 4, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - DYLAN, a prospective member of the gang the 'Marijuanos', drives around Moses Lake, with other gangsters. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_002~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Oct. 31, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - Spooky, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos', aims a .22 rifle at a house shared by several gang members in Moses Lake. The gun is usually kept locked up with the marijuana that they sell out of the the house. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_001~Mike Kane~Country Gangstaz~Dec. 5, 2010 - Moses Lake, Washington, U.S. - CREEPER, a member of the Sureno gang the 'Marijuanos', looks out of the window in the gang house where he now lives and deals marijuana in Moses Lake. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110412_362_mk9_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Country Gangstaz~zReportage.com Story of the Week #362- Launched April 12, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - With a population under 20,000, Moses Lake hardly dominates the national radar as a center for gang activity, yet the town in rural Washington has in the last year logged nearly 100 gang related robberies, shootings and deaths including that of a 10-year-old boy who was shot in the head when his parents trailer was riddled with bullets. Last summer, U.S. Marshals descended on this farming community struggling to recast itself as a family-friendly resort town and rounded up 50 suspected gang members. Almost all had suspected ties to the Mexican Mafia. (Credit Image: © Mike Kane/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~With a population under 20,000, Moses Lake hardly dominates the national radar as a center for gang activity, yet the town in rural Washington has in the last year logged nearly 100 gang related robberies, shootings and deaths including that of a 10-year-old boy who was shot in the head when his parents trailer was riddled with bullets. Last summer, U.S. Marshals descended on this farming community struggling to recast itself as a family-friendly resort town and rounded up 50 suspected gang members. Almost all had suspected ties to the Mexican Mafia.:
2010~zrep182~20070717_182_c14_009~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - GARY BOOTH, 64, is part of the Jesus People USA, a hippie community that originated in the Seventies..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_008~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - ASHLEY LAMBERT, 18, from Arizona at the dedication service for the main stage..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_007~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - THOMMY KELLOGG, 18, from Omaha, Nebraska. Anti-abortion slogans are very popular on clothes at the Cornerstone festival..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_006~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - A sticker on the pants of BETSY HENCH, 18. Many teenagers attending the festival are wearing signs condemning abortion..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_005~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - Violent slam dancing is a tradition at punk-rock concerts held in the name of the Lord..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_004~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - JAMIE POLYCHRONIS, 23, of Buffalo, N. Y. Jamie is very involved in the American Life League, an organisation condemning abortion. She claims ''1/3 of her generation had been killed by abortions'' and dedicates most of her time crusading against abortion. She is single and vows to stay chaste until marriage..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_003~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - A prayer group at the ''Rock for Life'' tent prays for the 4400 abortions performed per day in the USA (symbolised by 44 white crosses). Rock for Life is an organisation crusading against abortions..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_002~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - JOSIE KING, 21, of the band Human Error. She sings against abortion, which she calls the ''American Holocaust''..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070717_182_c14_001~Robert Huber/TCS~Rocking for Jesus~Jul. 17, 2007 - Bushnell, Illinois, U.S. - GREG ROSSELL, 20, from New Jersey with his tattoo of Jesus at Cornerstone Christian Rock Festival..(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070925_182_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rocking for Jesus~zReportage.com Story of the Week #182 - Launched September 25, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''One can't leave all the good music to the devil'' says Luke Callender, the 20-year-old bass player of a Texan heavy metal band. He's making music for Jesus at Cornerstone, the annual Christian rock festival in Illinois where 30,000 fans camp out for a week of punk, hip-hop and prayer. No sex or drugs obviously, but lots of rock and roll. ''By using punk-rock, we spread the Gospel to people who would otherwise not listen.''.(Credit Image: © Robert Huber/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~''One can't leave all the good music to the devil'' says Luke Callender, the 20-year-old bass player of a Texan heavy metal band. He's making music for Jesus at Cornerstone, the annual Christian rock festival in Illinois where 30,000 fans camp out for a week of punk, hip-hop and prayer. No sex or drugs obviously, but lots of rock and roll. ''By using punk-rock, we spread the Gospel to people who would otherwise not listen.'':
2010~zrep213~20071122_213_w75_018~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. Students walk in a line. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_213_w75_017~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 27, 2007 - Goz Beida, Chad - Young children play in the school building after school is out, Goz Beida camp for Sudanese refugees , east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071122_213_w75_016~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. The girls line up outside. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_213_w75_015~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 27, 2007 - Goz Beida, Chad - Young children play in the school building after school is out, Goz Beida camp for Sudanese refugees , east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071122_213_w75_014~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071123_213_w75_013~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 23, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Refugee children, aged 5-15 study English, math and the Koran in the local school in Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees, east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071123_213_w75_012~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 23, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Refugee children, aged 5-15 study English, math and the Koran in the local school in Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees, east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071122_213_w75_011~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071121_213_w75_010~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 21, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - A young girl in the class during a lesson in the local school next to a giant chalkboard. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071123_213_w75_009~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 23, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - A refugee student in blue. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_213_w75_008~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 27, 2007 - Goz Beida, Chad - Young children play in the school building after school is out, Goz Beida camp for Sudanese refugees , east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071123_213_w75_007~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 23, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Refugee children stand in classroom. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071123_213_w75_006~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 23, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Blackboards and chalk serve as the only tools at the local schools in the refugee camps, east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_213_w75_005~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 27, 2007 - Goz Beida, Chad - Refugee students line up outside of a schoolhouse. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071122_213_w75_004~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071122_213_w75_003~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 22, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - Morning gathering as school starts at Tregine camp for Sudanese refugees. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071127_213_w75_002~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 27, 2007 - Goz Beida, Chad - Young children play in the school building after school is out, Goz Beida camp for Sudanese refugees , east Chad. Sudanese rebels have been forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071121_213_w75_001~Kobi Wolf~Our Brother's Keeper~Nov. 21, 2007 - Tregine, Chad - A young girl in the class during a lesson in the local school. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080512_213_w75_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Our Brother's Keeper~zReportage.com Story of the Week #213 - Launched May 12, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sixty percent of the 200,000 refugees from Darfur now living in just 12 camps in Chad are children. Sudanese rebels are forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions driven from their homes in four years of violence in the Darfur region since ethnic African rebels took up arms against militia supported by the Arab-dominated central government. The conflict in Darfur since 2003 has spilled refugees and violence over the border into eastern Chad, where aid workers are struggling with widespread insecurity as they help almost 400,000 refugees living in sprawling camps. (Credit Image: © Kobi Wolf/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Sixty percent of the 200,000 refugees from Darfur now living in just 12 camps in Chad are children. Sudanese rebels are forcing refugees who have sought shelter across the border in Chad to join them and take up arms against the government. Children are among those being compelled. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions driven from their homes in four years of violence in the Darfur region since ethnic African rebels took up arms against militia supported by the Arab-dominated central government. The conflict in Darfur since 2003 has spilled refugees and violence over the border into eastern Chad, where aid workers are struggling with widespread insecurity as they help almost 400,000 refugees living in sprawling camps.:
2010~zrep311~20091003_311_bp1_010~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Hungry child waiting for food and water. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_009~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Impoverished boy in his makeshift house. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_008~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Parent caring for a newborn child. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_007~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Child waiting for food and water. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_006~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Villagers walk along a damaged sea wall in Sundarbans. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_005~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~ Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - The sun sets over a family in a destroyed village. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_004~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Woman near her makeshift straw hut. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_003~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - A mother just finished breast feeding her child. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_002~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Man guarding his house. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091003_311_bp1_001~Prasanta Biswas~Indian Children Victims of Malnutrition~Oct. 3, 2009 - Sunderbans, West Bengal, India - Family walking by some devastated Agricultural fields. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100406_311_bp1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Every 15 Seconds Another Baby Dies~zReportage.com Story of the Week #311- Launched Apr. 6, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see full story and text. - Five month after the 2009 Cyclone Aila hit India, the Sundarban delta people continue to suffer due to food insecurity, improper healthcare and poor sanitation services. Malnutrition, skin infections and diarrhea are widespread ailments from newly born babies to adults. Not just traumatized by the damage to their homes, schools and neighborhoods, the children's fear also heightens by seeing their distressed and anxious parents. Unable to get regular meals, they stop going to school, and in most cases end up homeless or in makeshift houses. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Five month after the 2009 Cyclone Aila hit India, the Sundarban delta people continue to suffer due to food insecurity, improper healthcare and poor sanitation services. Malnutrition, skin infections and diarrhea are widespread ailments from newly born babies to adults. Not just traumatized by the damage to their homes, schools and neighborhoods, the children's fear also heightens by seeing their distressed and anxious parents. Unable to get regular meals, they stop going to school, and in most cases end up homeless or in makeshift houses.:
2010~zrep529~20140109_529_af3_010~Bardell Andreas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - The hands of a 10-year-old girl, who is at the center for a revisit. Her mother says a soldier had raped her daughter at gunpoint. An investigation showed that the child's genital area was badly damaged. But despite both testimony and physical evidence, the man was acquitted in military court. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_009~Andreeas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - An abandoned child sits in a bare brick room at the Seruka Rape Clinic. (Credit Image: © Andreeas Bardell/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_008~Bardell Andreas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - A mother, whose 10-year-old daughter was raped by a soldier at gunpoint, brings her for a follow up visit to the Seruka Rape Center. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_007~Bardell Andreas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - The Seruka Rape Clinic which means ''come out of darkness'' in the local language Kirundi, was started by MSF in 2003 and was taken over by a local organization in 2009. For ten years, 35 people worked in shifts around the clock, to help women and girls who are victims of rape. Doctors, nurses, psychologists and lawyers work together to ensure that victims first receive medications to prevent pregnancy and sexual diseases. The victims are also offered free therapy. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_006~Andreeas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - The Seruka Rape Center in sees a high percentage of rape victims. Almost seventy percent of all victims who come here are under eighteen. Half of them are under twelve. (Credit Image: © Andreeas Bardell/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_005~Bardell Andreas/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - Psychologist ALINE SHEMERMANA, 32, at Seruka Rape Center. The children who come here are often from very poor families. (Credit Image: © Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140109_529_af3_004~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - In Burundi the word rape does not exist. This young girl at the Seruka Rape Center is only 16. She was raped by her relative who was infected with HIV. Some people here believe that you can be cured from HIV if you have sex with a child. Fortunately she did not become infected with HIV, but she now has a 3-year-old baby as a result from the rape. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140109_529_af3_003~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - In Burundi the word rape does not exist. This young girl at the Seruka Rape Center is only 16. She was raped by her relative who was infected with HIV. Some people here believe that you can be cured from HIV if you have sex with a child. Fortunately she did not become infected with HIV, but she now has a 3-year-old baby as a result from the rape. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140109_529_af3_002~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - At the Seruka Rape Center, all the victims are given medication to stop pregnancy or venereal diseases. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140109_529_af3_001~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~Jan 9, 2014 - Bujumbura, Burundi - In Burundi the word rape does not exist. This young girl at the Seruka Rape Center is only 16. She was raped by her relative who was infected with HIV. Some people here believe that you can be cured from HIV if you have sex with a child. Fortunately she did not become infected with HIV, but she now has a 3-year-old baby as a result from the rape. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140109_529_af3_000~Andreas Bardell/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 529 - Innocence Lost - Burundi's Rape Shame - Launched June 3, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Burundi's Rape Center Seruka, which means ''out of darkness'' in the local language Kirundi, was started by MSF in 2003 and was taken over by a local organization in 2009. For ten years now, 35 people worked in shifts around the clock, to receive women and girls who are victims of rape. In Burundi women and young girls continue to suffer from the chaos that raged during the country's 12-year civil war. Since the conflict's end in 2005, local sexual abuse support centers have helped over 10,000 rape victims, some who were attacked by their own relatives. For victims, the social stigma associated with crimes of sexual violence is severe. Girls are often rejected by their families, forced to live on the streets without food, shelter or money, and, as a result, less likely to seek medical attention. Because rape is not taken seriously by the authorities and victims themselves are shunned by relatives and their communities, victims rarely report the crime. (Credit Image: © Andreas Bardell/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Burundi's Rape Center Seruka, which means 'out of darkness' in the local language Kirundi, was started by MSF in 2003 and was taken over by a local organization in 2009. For ten years now, 35 people worked in shifts around the clock, to receive women and girls who are victims of rape. In Burundi women and young girls continue to suffer from the chaos that raged during the country’s 12-year civil war. Since the conflict’s end in 2005, local sexual abuse support centers have helped over 10,000 rape victims, some who were attacked by their own relatives. For victims, the social stigma associated with crimes of sexual violence is severe. Girls are often rejected by their families, forced to live on the streets without food, shelter or money, and, as a result, less likely to seek medical attention. Because rape is not taken seriously by the authorities and victims themselves are shunned by relatives and their communities, victims rarely report the crime.:
2010~zrep301~20091215_301_v22_009~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_008~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_007~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_006~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_005~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_004~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_003~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_002~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_301_v22_001~Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~Dec. 15, 2009 - Rajasthan, India - (Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100126_301_v22_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Invisible Farmers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #301- Launched January 26, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - 65 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi led two great revolts to lead the poor Indian farmers and the people from the tyranny of the British government and allied landlords across India. Success in these struggles electrified India's people and helped win the farmers economic and civil rights outside the British government. April 2009, 1,500 farmers committed mass suicide after being driven into debt by crop failure. There is no support economic or social for the farming industry in India. They struggle to survive with dwindling finances dolled out by local governmental agencies. Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate, hampered by ignorance, high costs and impracticality. While 64% of India is an agricultural based economy, the livelihood is undervalued, and farmers are invisible in the social and political sphere..(Credit Image: © Zishaan Akbar Latif/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~65 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi led two great revolts to lead the poor Indian farmers and the people from the tyranny of the British government and allied landlords across India. Success in these struggles electrified India's people and helped win the farmers economic and civil rights outside the British government. April 2009, 1,500 farmers committed mass suicide after being driven into debt by crop failure. There is no support economic or social for the farming industry in India. They struggle to survive with dwindling finances dolled out by local governmental agencies. Adoption of modern agricultural practices and use of technology is inadequate, hampered by ignorance, high costs and impracticality. While 64% of India is an agricultural based economy, the livelihood is undervalued, and farmers are invisible in the social and political sphere.:
2010~zrep579~20131231_579_r134_028~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 31, 2013 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian President MAHMOUD ABBAS addresses a crowd who had gathered to celebrate the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners by Israel. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131231_579_r134_027~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 31, 2013 - West Bank - Palestinians celebrate the release of 26 men as part of peace negotiations with Israel. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131220_579_r134_026~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 20, 2013 - Kufr Qudoom, West Bank - An Israeli army tear gas attack. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_579_r134_025~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 7, 2013 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - A man holding a poster of Nelson Mandela is assisted by medical personnel after an Israeli tear gas attack. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_579_r134_024~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 7, 2013 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - Rocks in the hands of a Palestinian demonstrator. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_579_r134_023~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Dec. 7, 2013 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - Demonstrators clash with Israeli military forces. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131129_579_r134_022~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Nov. 29, 2013 - South Hebron Hills, West Bank - A woman tending her yard in At-Tuwani. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131106_579_r134_021~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~Nov. 6, 2013 - Bethlehem, West Bank - U.S. Secretary of State JOHN KERRY meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem to discuss peace negotiations. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110409_579_r134_020~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~April 9, 2011 - West Bank - A Palestinian youth is stopped and searched by an Israeli army patrol. These searches are common and are usually considered harassment. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110409_579_r134_019~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~April 4, 2011 - Hebron, West Bank - Palestinian children linger in front of the Israeli military guarded Beit Romano settlement in Hebron. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110401_579_r134_018~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~April 1, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - A boy suffers the effects of tear gas during a demonstration. A left-wing Israeli activist swabbed his eyes with an alcohol pad to alleviate the symptoms. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110401_579_r134_017~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~April 1, 2011 - West Bank - A Palestinian demonstrator attempts to break through a group of Israeli border police. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110401_579_r134_016~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 1, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - IBRAHIM BURNAT waves Palestinian flags defiantly while being hit with a foul-smelling chemical. The substance resembles feces and is sprayed from an Israeli water cannon. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110331_579_r134_015~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 31, 2011 - Dheisheh Refugee Camp, West Bank - Men smoke a combination of heishei and tobacco. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110328_579_r134_014~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 28, 2011 - Jalazone Refugee Camp, West Bank - A boy tends a makeshift soccer goal that has been spray painted on a wall in Jalazone refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110325_579_r134_013~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 25, 2011 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - Villagers decorate a fence with used tear gas canisters and concussion grenades. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110322_579_r134_012~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 22, 2011 - Hebron, West Bank - A long vacant Palestinian home in the old city of Hebron has been vandalized in a practice known as price tagging. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110322_579_r134_011~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 22, 2011 - Hebron, West Bank - A cobbler in his shop. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110319_579_r134_010~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 19, 2011 - Hebron, West Bank - A Palestinian woman rushes her children past a group of Israeli soldiers and settlers. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110319_579_r134_009~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 19, 2011 - Hebron, West Bank - A Palestinian boy taunts a young, yet heavily armed Israeli soldier. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110318_579_r134_008~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 18, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Palestinian man throws a tear gas grenade back at Israeli forces. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110318_579_r134_007~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 18, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - ABDULLAH ABDEL RAHMAH two days after his release from an Israeli prison, stands in front of banners that had been calling for his release. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110317_579_r134_006~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 17, 2011 - Jerusalem, Israel - Palestinians and Israelis share the old city of Jerusalem. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110308_579_r134_005~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 8, 2011 - Ramallah, West Bank - Calf's blood is used on the hands of children to bless a home in Al-Amary refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110308_579_r134_004~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 8, 2011 - Qalandia Checkpoint, West Bank - Street kids sell trinkets at the Qalandia Checkpoint. This is the primary checkpoint between Israel and the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110307_579_r134_003~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 7, 2011 - Ramallah, West Bank - Posters and paintings of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can be seen all over the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110304_579_r134_002~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 4, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Palestinian boy kicks a tear gas canister down the hill and away from others who were within range of Israeli fire. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110304_579_r134_001~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~March 4, 2011 - Bil'in, West Bank - A Palestinian youth in the midst of throwing stones at Israeli forces. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_579_r134_000~Gabriel Romero/Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Palestine: Struggle for Statehood~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 579 - Palestine: Struggle for Statehood - Launched June 24, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On April 1, 2015 Palestine officially joined The Hague-based International Criminal Court. This follows the 2012 recognition of Palestine by the United Nations as a non-member observer state, essentially giving it the same diplomatic status as Vatican City. Palestine now has membership in 44 international treaties - a firm assertion of statehood. This however remains a region in conflict with regular clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces in the WestBank, consisting mainly of rocks and teargas. These clashes, though serious are dwarfed by the events of the 2014 Israel-Gaza War that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to address with the International Criminal Court. Another obstacle facing the Palestinians is its fractious politics. The Fatah party controls the West Bank, while the Gaza Strip is controlled by Hamas. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing Mr. Abbas is the unification of these two political groups. This could be essential for the global recognition of the nation of Palestine. Yet, the struggle for statehood isn't about, in a daily sense, politics or religion. It is most notably about land and identity. It is about family and the people's desire to have a future for themselves and their children. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~On April 1, 2015 Palestine officially joined The Hague-based International Criminal Court. This follows the 2012 recognition of Palestine by the United Nations as a non-member observer state, essentially giving it the same diplomatic status as Vatican City. Palestine now has membership in 44 international treaties - a firm assertion of statehood. This however remains a region in conflict with regular clashes between Palestinian youth and Israeli forces in the WestBank, consisting mainly of rocks and teargas. These clashes, though serious are dwarfed by the events of the 2014 Israel-Gaza War that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to address with the International Criminal Court. Another obstacle facing the Palestinians is its fractious politics. The Fatah party controls the West Bank, while the Gaza Strip is controlled by Hamas. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing Mr. Abbas is the unification of these two political groups. This could be essential for the global recognition of the nation of Palestine. Yet, the struggle for statehood isn't about, in a daily sense, politics or religion. It is most notably about land and identity. It is about family and the people's desire to have a future for themselves and their children. :
2010~zrep349~20101114_349_p77_047~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 14, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - ELLEN MCPHERSON, 60, born in Ireland, living in Florida over 40 years, had a career as a substance abuse counselor. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_349_p77_046~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 14, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - ELLEN MCPHERSON, 60, rests with her chihuahua Nanalight at her mobile home. It is difficult for her to climb the steps in and out of her home. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_349_p77_045~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 14, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - ELLEN MCPHERSON, 60, born in Ireland, living in Florida over 40 years, had a career as a substance abuse counselor before being injured on the job. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101114_349_p77_044~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 14, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - ELLEN MCPHERSON, 60, born in Ireland and living in Florida over 40 years, takes a series of medications for her many ailments. She had a career as a substance abuse counselor. Seven years ago she fell at work and had to go on disability. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101116_349_p77_043~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 16, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - HANS LOVENSKY CHARLES, 12, of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, plays video games while recovering from injuries at a family member's home. The family was flown to Miami's Children Hospital where the doctors wanted to amputate his mangled foot. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101116_349_p77_042~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 16, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - HANS LOVENSKY CHARLES, 12, with mother VIVIANE PETIT-FRERE, of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, at a family member's home. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101116_349_p77_041~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 16, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - HANS LOVENSKY CHARLES, 12, of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, eats lunch while recovering from injuries at a family member's home in Boynton Beach. Viviane Petit-Frere, Charles mother, had three daughters who were killed January 12, 2010, when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101112_349_p77_040~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 12, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - Teresa and BILL MURPHY hold a photo taken on their wedding day July 5, 1975. TERESA MURPHY, 57, suffers from an untreatable and rare form of thyroid cancer. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101112_349_p77_039~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 12, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - TERESA MURPHY, 57, suffers from an untreatable and rare form of thyroid cancer. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101112_349_p77_038~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 12, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - TERESA MURPHY, 57, who suffers from an untreatable and rare form of thyroid cancer, has CAT scans done on her throat, abdomen, chest and pelvis to see if chemotherapy has stopped the spread of cancer. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101112_349_p77_037~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 12, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - BILL MURPHY, 56, waits while his wife Teresa Murphy, 57, who suffers from an untreatable and rare form of thyroid cancer, has CAT scans done on her throat, abdomen, chest and pelvis to see if chemotherapy has stopped the spread of cancer. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101111_349_p77_036~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 11, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - MARY LINTON, 26, a single mother, and son Milton Brown, 2, live in a one bedroom apartment in West Palm Beach. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101111_349_p77_035~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 11, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - MARY LINTON, 26, a single mother, and son MILTON BROWN, 2, live in a one bedroom apartment in West Palm Beach. Mary was born with Spinal Bifida, Myelomeningocele, which is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101110_349_p77_034~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 10, 2010 - Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S. - STEVE MONAHAN, 61, is a retired Vietnam veteran who lives in a dilapidated trailer, no air conditioning, broken windows and holes in the floors, with his dog Missy. After her death he began having major bouts of depression causing him to lose his job at a local movie theater. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101110_349_p77_033~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 10, 2010 - Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S. - STEVE MONAHAN, 61, is a retired Vietnam veteran who lives in a dilapidated trailer, no air conditioning, broken windows and holes in the floors, with his dog Missy. His wife Jane Elizabeth Monahan, 58, died of liver cancer March 3, 2009. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101108_349_p77_032~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 8, 2010 - Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. - Doctor PAUL CHRISTAKIS, left, checks JIMMY KOENIG's, 18, ear infection during a visit in Boca Raton. Jimmy suffers from the after affects of a cancerous brain tumor, cerebral palsy, dystonia and autism. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101108_349_p77_031~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 8, 2010 - Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. - JIMMY KOENIG, 18, who has an ear infection, waits to see Doctor Paul Christakis in Boca Raton. Jimmy suffers from the after affects of a cancerous brain tumor, cerebral palsy, dystonia and autism. Linda Koenig, 55, Jimmy's mother, has advanced Lyme's disease. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101108_349_p77_030~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 8, 2010 - Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. - JIMMY KOENIG, 18, who suffers from the after affects of a cancerous brain tumor, cerebral palsy, dystonia and autism, watches television in his room. Jimmy needs to be is watched constantly by his mother Linda Koenig, 55, through a video camera in his room and monitor placed in the kitchen at their home. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101108_349_p77_029~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 8, 2010 - Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. - LINDA KOENIG, 55, right, brushes her son JIMMY KOENIG's, 18, teeth at their home in Boca Raton. Linda has to care for him 24 hours-a-day seven days-a-week. Jimmy suffers from the after affects of a cancerous brain tumor, cerebral palsy, dystonia and autism. Linda Koenig, 55, Jimmy's mother, has advanced Lyme's disease. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101107_349_p77_028~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 7, 2010 - Royal Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - YOLANDA MCKENNEY, 44, at Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach. Yolanda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and began chemotherapy. She underwent a masectomy, radiation and reconstructive surgery in two years while working a full time job. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101106_349_p77_027~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 6, 2010 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - CHRISTINA HILLIMAN, 55, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Christina, who has no health insurance, is cared for and supported by her daughter Rondi Hilliman, 26, and son Duke Hilliman, 28, who both work full time jobs. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101104_349_p77_026~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 4, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Nurse MARYANN LACHER, left, gives SARA DESERT ALEXANDRE, 26-months, chemotherapy treatment at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101104_349_p77_025~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 4, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Doctor MELISSA SINGER, right, hematology oncology, prepares to give SARA DESERT ALEXANDRE, 26-months, chemotherapy treatment through the spine at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101104_349_p77_024~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 4, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - SARA DESERT ALEXANDRE, 26-months, receives chemotherapy treatment at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. Sara was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia July 2010 and receives chemotherapy every ten days. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101104_349_p77_023~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 4, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - MODELINE DESERT ALEXANDRE, 42, left, a single mother of two children, with help from her mother MARIE-ROSE LAMARTINE, 80, gets daughter SARA, 26 months, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ready to take her for chemotherapy treatment at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101103_349_p77_022~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 3, 2010 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - DEBORAH THOMPSON, 52, a single mother, shown with granddaughter JA'MERRIA SOLOMAN, 16-months, cares for her daughter's, Miracle Thompson, 27, three children Jamari Marshall, 7, Jerell Marshall, 8, and Ja'Merria Soloman, in her two bedroom rental home. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101103_349_p77_021~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 3, 2010 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - DEBORAH THOMPSON, 52, a single mother, goes over homework with niece DNYSHIA HOWARD, 10, right, at their home in Stuart. Deborah cares for her daughter's, Miracle Thompson's, 27, three children Jamari Marshall, 7, Jerell Marshall, 8, and Ja'Merria Soloman, 16-months. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101103_349_p77_020~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 3, 2010 - Stuart, Florida, U.S. - DEBORAH THOMPSON, 52, a single mother, cares for her dauther's, Miracle Thompson, 27, three children JA'MERRIA SOLOMAN, 16-months, left, Jamari Marshall, 7, not shown, and JERELL MARSHALL, 8, right. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_019~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Charles gets upset after his father, Chuck, tells him he cannot have Halloween candy before he eats dinner. Chuck Obee, 44, and fiance Kathy Niland, 41, care for their son CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_018~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - CHUCK OBEE, 44, and fiance Kathy Niland, 41, not shown, care for their son CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life. Chuck walks Charles to Easter Seals where Charles now receives intense speech therapy and help with social anxiety. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_017~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Chuck Obee, 44, and fiance Kathy Niland, 41, care for their son CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_016~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - CHUCK OBEE, 44, walks his son CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life, home from Easter Seals in West Palm Beach. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_015~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - CHUCK OBEE, 44, walks his son CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life, home from Easter Seals in West Palm Beach. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101102_349_p77_014~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Nov. 2, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - CHARLES OBEE JR., 3, who has severe developmental delays and uttered no words the first two years of his life, receives intense speech therapy and help with social anxiety at Easter Seals in West Palm Beach. Chuck Obee, father, walks Charles to Easter Seals five days a week. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101031_349_p77_013~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 31, 2010 - Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. - VERA ADAMS, 42, of Belle Glade, a single mother of three children, shows a photo of herself with son Roger James, 14, who was killed in an auto accident July 30, 2010. Vera also cares for five nieces and nephews from two of her sisters. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101031_349_p77_012~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 31, 2010 - Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. - 14-year-old JONEISHA BANKS' mother died of breast cancer in 2009. With her brother and sister, she lives with her aunt Vera Adams, a single mother of three children. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101031_349_p77_011~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 31, 2010 - Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. - DARRYL'ANTE JOHNSON, 5, a nephew of Vera Adams, 42, at their family home in Belle Glade. Vera, a single mother of three children, also cares for five nieces and nephews from two of her sisters. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101031_349_p77_010~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 31, 2010 - Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. - Vera Adams, 42, of Belle Glade, a single mother of three children, also cares for five nieces and nephews from two of her sisters. Vera is a seasonal farm worker trying to make ends meet. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101031_349_p77_009~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 31, 2010 - Belle Glade, Florida, U.S. - VERA ADAMS, 42, of Belle Glade, a single mother of three children, also cares for five nieces and nephews from two of her sisters. Vera is a seasonal farm worker trying to make ends meet. She lost her second son Roger James, 14, in July of 2010 in a car accident. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101029_349_p77_008~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 29, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - EMERSON VASQUEZ, 8, who suffers from severe autism, watches television at his home in West Palm Beach. Gloria Nolasco, 29, lives in a dilapidated trailer with her five children. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101029_349_p77_007~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 29, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - GLORIA NOLASCO, 29, a single mother of five children, whose husband Amilcar Perez, a seasonal farm worker who died of cancer in Sept. 2009. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101029_349_p77_006~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 29, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - GLORIA NOLASCO, 29, a single mother of five children, cleans while her youngest child STEPHANY PEREZ, 6-months, looks on at their trailer home in West Palm Beach. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101029_349_p77_005~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 29, 2010 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - GLORIA NOLASCO, 29, a single mother, serves dinner to her children, from left to right, YEYLI PEREZ, 5, LEYSI VASQUEZ, 10, CHRIS PEREZ, 28-months, and EMERSON VASQUEZ, 8-years-old who suffers from severe autism. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101027_349_p77_004~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 27, 2010 - Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. - JOLEINE LABBE, 18, of Port St. Lucie, who is paralyzed, holds a drawing her brother Clonjey, 22, drew showing her breaking her wheel chair and walking again. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101027_349_p77_003~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 27, 2010 - Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. - Joleine knits hats and stuffed animals at her home. She plans on continuing her education at Indian River College to become a psychiatrist. JOLEINE LABBE, 18, of Port St. Lucie, was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101027_349_p77_002~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 27, 2010 - Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. - A first communion photo taken in 2000 when Joleine was 8-years-old while living in Rochester New York. JOLEINE LABBE, 18, of Port St. Lucie, was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101027_349_p77_001~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~Oct. 27, 2010 - Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. - JOLEINE LABBE, 18, of Port St. Lucie, was paralyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident November 30, 2008, in South Carolina when she was 16-years-old. Her mother, Madeleine, and grandmother died in the accident while returning home from Thanksgiving in New Jersey. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110111_349_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Sharing Season~zReportage.com Story of the Week #349: SHARING SEASON - Launched January 11, 2011. Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - SHARING SEASON: The stories of more than a dozen struggling families who have been nominated by local charitable organizations for help during the holiday season. (Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Each year, the Palm Beach Post through 'Season to Share' tells the stories of more than a dozen struggling families who have been nominated by local charitable organizations.:
2010~zrep635~20170702_635_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management gets a hug from a child. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A team from Global Response Management provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A team from Global Response Management provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_b100_020~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers comfort SADRA, two months and four days old, as her mother is pumped with vitamins from an IV at a field clinic kilometers from the front line days after the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State was defeated in Mosul. Heavy fighting persisted as newly liberated residents still fled the Old City neighborhood in droves. (Credit Image: © Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A team from Global Response Management provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_635_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman weeps about many family members buried under the rubble of her home still praying they can be rescued. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A team from Global Response Management provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A man carries an injured child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport the injured to the team from Global Response Management stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170630_635_b100_015~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~June 30, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A day after the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State (ISIS) was defeated in Mosul, heavy fighting persisted while newly liberated residents still fled the Old City neighborhood in droves. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Press Wire via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_b100_014~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - After rumors of hearing two females entering ISIS-held territory with bombs strapped to their waists, ISOF CTS troops watch as newly liberated Mosul residents make their way through the Old City neighborhood in droves amidst the rubble near Al-Nouri Mosque days after the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State was defeated. (Credit Image: © Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_013~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The final battle against ISIS. Families flee through the alleys of old Mosul. A mother dies and her children refuse to abandon her. Finally the military took care of the children. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_012~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The final battle against ISIS in Mosul. People flee through the alleys of old Mosul. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_011~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq- The final battle against ISIS in Mosul. People flee through the alleys of old Mosul. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_b100_010~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An ISOF CTF sniper helps refugees clear rubble near the Al-Nouri Mosque days after the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State was defeated in Mosul. Heavy fighting persists and residents are still fleeing the Old City neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_b100_009~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - After rumors of hearing two females entering ISIS-held territory with bombs strapped to their waists, ISOF CTS troops watch as newly liberated Mosul residents make their way through the Old City neighborhood in droves amidst the rubble near Al-Nouri Mosque. Isolated fighting persisted as the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State was defeated. (Credit Image: © Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries an injured child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport the injured to the stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_007~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The final battle against ISIS in Mosul. People flee through the alleys of old Mosul. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_006~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The final battle against ISIS in Mosul. People flee through the alleys of old Mosul. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A team from Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_b100_003~Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~Jul 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An ISOF CTS sniper helps an infant and its family clear rubble near Al-Nuri Mosque days after the Iraqi government declared the Islamic State was defeated. Heavy fighting continued as newly liberated residents flee in droves from the last ISIS held area in Mosul's Old City neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Byron Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_af3_002~Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The final battle against ISIS. People flee through the alleys of old Mosul. The green dome is all that remains of the al-Nuri mosque where ISIS declared their territory in 2014. Now the Iraqi forces have reclaimed the ruins. (Credit Image: © Jerker Ivarsson/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_635_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Fall of Mosul~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 635 - The Fall of Mosul - Launched July 5, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The United Nations estimates that tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped inside the Old City of Mosul. In the weeks leading up to the operation to retake the Old City the UN and human rights groups warned the Iraqi government against the use of 'wide-area' explosive weapons, where houses are tightly packed and the civilian population is dense. A commander from the Iraqi Rapid Response Division stated of the thousands of civilians still trapped inside the old city, many are believed to have been brought from other areas by ISIS to be used as human shields. Iraqi forces reduced their advance through the last streets in Mosul controlled by Islamic State (ISIS) where militants and civilians are jammed in tightly together into a shrinking rectangle no more than 300 by 500 meters beside the Tigris river, their last holdout in Mosul. But the resistance and fighting has been fierce. The number of Islamic State militants fighting in Mosul, by far the biggest city it has ever controlled, has dropped from thousands at the start of the U.S. backed offensive over eight months ago to just a couple of hundred, according to the Iraqi military. With Mosul gone, the group's territory in Iraq will be limited to a few areas west and south of the city where some tens of thousands of civilians live. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The United Nations estimates that tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped inside the Old City of Mosul. In the weeks leading up to the operation to retake the Old City the UN and human rights groups warned the Iraqi government against the use of 'wide-area' explosive weapons, where houses are tightly packed and the civilian population is dense. A commander from the Iraqi Rapid Response Division stated of the thousands of civilians still trapped inside the old city, many are believed to have been brought from other areas by ISIS to be used as human shields. Iraqi forces reduced their advance through the last streets in Mosul controlled by Islamic State (ISIS) where militants and civilians are jammed in tightly together into a shrinking rectangle no more than 300 by 500 meters beside the Tigris river, their last holdout in Mosul. But the resistance and fighting has been fierce. The number of Islamic State militants fighting in Mosul, by far the biggest city it has ever controlled, has dropped from thousands at the start of the U.S. backed offensive over eight months ago to just a couple of hundred, according to the Iraqi military. With Mosul gone, the group's territory in Iraq will be limited to a few areas west and south of the city where some tens of thousands of civilians live. :
2010~zrep310~20091228_310_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A woman visits her newborn child and is wrapped in a burqa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A beggar woman kneels in the middle of the street wrapped in a burqa. She sits in the snow and rain to get a few afghani to survive. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~ Dec. 28, 2009 - Women roam the market place in Kabul draped in a burqa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Two women roam the market place in Kabul drapped in a burqa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Female children draped in a burqa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Women roam the market place in Kabul drapped in a burqa. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Two women dressed in burqa's cross a bridge. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Officially, the burqa is not required under the present Afghan Regime, but local warlords still heavenly enforce this rule upon women in that roam the streets of Southern Afghanistan. Due to political instability in areas heavenly controlled by Taliban groups, women become inclined to wear the burqa as protection for their personal safety. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091228_310_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan Habits are Hard to Change~Dec. 28, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A woman working to sell magazines dresses in a burqa in order to not be seen. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100330_310_tk2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Veiled Fear - Old Afghan habits are hard to change~zReportage.com Story of the Week #310- Launched March, 30, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The oppressive Taliban regime is long gone, but many Afghan women are still afraid to abandon their burqas. ''I feel naked without my burqa,'' said Kabul woman Roqia, ''I cannot take it off. I would feel that everyone was looking at me.'' More than three years after the fall of the Taliban, the streets of Kabul are still awash with these ghostly blue shapes. The Burqa clad women surround cars at traffic lights begging for ''baksheesh''. Without the baton-wielding religious police, what makes a woman cling to a stifling nylon shroud? Many believe the burqa provides a sense of security in dangerous times. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~The oppressive Taliban regime is long gone, but many Afghan women are still afraid to abandon their burqas. ''I feel naked without my burqa,'' said Kabul woman Roqia, ''I cannot take it off. I would feel that everyone was looking at me.'' More than three years after the fall of the Taliban, the streets of Kabul are still awash with these ghostly blue shapes. The Burqa clad women surround cars at traffic lights begging for ''baksheesh''. Without the baton-wielding religious police, what makes a woman cling to a stifling nylon shroud? Many believe the burqa provides a sense of security in dangerous times.:
2010~zrep320~20080830_320_p67_015~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Miners remove large worhtless stones with a makeshift stretcher of wood and cloth. Work in the mine is slow for lack of means. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_014~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - NAZIF, a Lapis lazuli researcher for the Maidan mine has not seen his family in nine months. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_013~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - A truck carrying bags of lapis lazuli is unloaded in the nearest town. It can only be halfway filled because of the bumpy road. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_012~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - A truck carrying bags of lapis lazuli heads towards the nearest town. It can only be half-loaded because of the bumpy road. By building roads and researching new mines, Afghanistan could start earning income from its resources. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_011~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - In an Afghanistan shop a portrait of Ahmad Shah Massoud on display by Lapis Lazuli. The living conditions of the Badakhshani miners are harsh. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_010~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - HAMIDULLAH is the police officer in the village by the Maidan mine. He is also the Lapis Lazuli wholesaler. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com)~:20080830_320_p67_009~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Miner EHSAN has a homemade lapis lazuli digger. He goes down to the nearest village carrying his rock. The journey down the steep and slippery sides off the mountain will take him several hours. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_008~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - HAJI KAKA is one of the oldest miners. The living conditions of the Badakhshani miners are harsh. Some miners have been working in the remote mine in the Hindu Kush mountains for over 5 years earning nothing, risking their lives at every step. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_007~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - HASSAN, 20, has worked in the mine for five years searching for Lapis Lazuli. Some miners have been working in the remote mine in the Hindu Kush mountains for years earning nothing, risking their lives at every step. These miners are the hope of Afghanistan. By building roads and researching new mines, Afghanistan could start earning income from its resources. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100510_320_p67_006~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - HASSAN, 20, and four other miners sort rock, stone by stone the rock for Lapis lazuli after a dynamite detonation. These miners are the hope of Afghanistan. By building roads and researching new mines, Afghanistan could start earning income from its resources. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_005~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - A miner places an explosive in a handmade crevasse in a Maidan mine. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_004~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Four Lapis lazuli researchers inspect the rock seams for the blue stone, which is often found in the marble. The semi-precious stone Lapis lazuli is a blue gem exploited for over 6500 years. Often groups of diggers stay several months without finding any lapis lazuli in quantity. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_003~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Two miners cut the rock during a search for Lapis Lazuli. Work is slow due to lack of proper tools. The semi-precious stone Lapis lazuli is a blue gem exploited for over 6500 years. Often groups of diggers stay several months without finding any lapis lazuli in quantity. The stones have also been used as trade to lead bloody battles. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_002~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - Lapis lazuli researcher Assadullah leaves the gallery of the Maidan mine. It takes more then half an hour to exit through the front of the mine. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080830_320_p67_001~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Aug. 30, 2008 - Maidan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - A miner leaves the Maidan mine for the day with no stones found. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100604_320_p67_000~Philip Poupin~Blue Fortune~Blue Fortune - zReportage.com Story of the Week #320 - Launched June 8, 2010 - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. - Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the world, yet the mountains blanketing this central Asian nation hide one of the world's largest treasure chests filled with gemstones, precious metals, coal, and oil. To date, 95 percent of this country's natural wealth remains untapped. The history of Lapis Lazuli, one of Afghanistan's oldest gems, stretches back some 7,000 years and remains the most costly and precious form of Lapis. ''There is a mountain in that region where the finest azure [lapis lazuli] in the world is found. It appears in veins like silver streaks.'' Marco Polo wrote. Lapis miners have a dirty and dangerous job, with little reward - on a good day, a miner only makes $10. A primitive operation, the miners use old drills, dynamite, hammers and flashlights to extract the Lapis in the same style as their ancestors. Despite the miner's adherence to the old ways of extracting the Lapis, nowadays, almost all of the lapis mined in Afghanistan is bought and traded legally for the first time in 50 years. (Credit Image: © Philip Poupin/zReportage.com)~Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the world, yet the mountains blanketing this central Asian nation hide one of the world's largest treasure chests filled with gemstones, precious metals, coal, and oil. To date, 95 percent of this country's natural wealth remains untapped. The history of Lapis Lazuli, one of Afghanistan's oldest gems, stretches back some 7,000 years and remains the most costly and precious form of Lapis. ''There is a mountain in that region where the finest azure [lapis lazuli] in the world is found. It appears in veins like silver streaks.'' Marco Polo wrote. Lapis miners have a dirty and dangerous job, with little reward - on a good day, a miner only makes $10. A primitive operation, the miners use old drills, dynamite, hammers and flashlights to extract the Lapis in the same style as their ancestors. Despite the miner's adherence to the old ways of extracting the Lapis, nowadays, almost all of the lapis mined in Afghanistan is bought and traded legally for the first time in 50 years.:
2010~zrep071~20031201_071_g58_018~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The surrounding area near the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_017~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young orphan at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_016~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young orphan at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_015~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cooks HELENE (left) and JEANE during mealtime preparations at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_014~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_013~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_012~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - FEDELINE ALTIDOR (left) (was given this name by Brother Vistal because she was found as a very young child, abandoned in a building in the slum and she, nor anyone else knew her real name). The child on the right, playing with Fedeline is GUIRLANDE JOSEPH. These young orphans draw and color on the floor at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_011~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - An orphan at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_010~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans gather around to watch TV at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. Despite the incredible heat in the room, the girls are excited whatever is playing on their donated television. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_009~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans play dress-up at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_008~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Playtime at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_007~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_006~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans with one of the workes at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_005~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - ISLANDE DULYS helps a younger orphan, JUDELOVE LOUISSAINT, fix her hair at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_004~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young orphan named GUIRLANDE JOSEPH at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_003~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - CELAMAINE ATALE, 16-years-old, just recently learned how to read. Here, she sits reading a book at Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_002~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 1, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Young orphans at the Brother Pierre St. Vistal's orphanage for girls in City of God slum. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031201_071_g58_001~Karl Grobl~City of God~Dec. 01, 2003 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Boys salvaging parts of the vehicle while behind them, the sewage canal that passes just outside the orphanage and through ''City of God''. (Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050802_071_g58_000~Karl Grobl~City of God~zReportage.com Story of the Week #071 - Launched August 2, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - When Brother St. Vistal began finding girls as young as six sleeping on the steps of St. Gerard seminary, he did the only thing he could--he stood watch wielding a wooden bat to drive away anyone who might come to rob or abuse them. Determined to do more to help, he built Welcoming Center Orphanage--a safe haven for over 60 girls. Through his outreach efforts 600 more children benefit from his education and health care programs...and this is just the beginning! .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~When Brother St. Vistal began finding girls as young as six sleeping on the steps of St. Gerard seminary, he did the only thing he could--he stood watch wielding a wooden bat to drive away anyone who might come to rob or abuse them. Determined to do more to help, he built Welcoming Center Orphanage--a safe haven for over 60 girls. Through his outreach efforts 600 more children benefit from his education and health care programs...and this is just the beginning! .(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep370~20110101_370_g100_020~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - STEPHANIE, sits alone and does not know her exact age. She lost her mother in 2000 and her father in 2004 and now lives with her aunt and uncle. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_019~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - EVARISTE, 42, sits alone. Evariste learned that he is HIV-positive when he was 37 years old, after losing both his wife and his son to AIDS. Awareness and education are crucial tools in the fight against the epidemic. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_018~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - Children herd goats in the Kouritenga region. In 2007, between 62,000 and 130,000 children under the age of 18 had lost both parents to the virus. Only few of them are taken in by other family members or orphanages. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_017~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - DONATIEN, born in 1963, stands next to Jesus. Donatien discovered that he is HIV-positive in 2006, his wife tested negative for the virus. According to a WHO study in 2003, almost 15 percent of adult male Burkinabe had more than one sexual partner in a period of 12 months - a number in stark contrast to the less than 1 percent of adult women who had several partners. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_016~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - AUGUSTINE, born in 1964, stands in the light of her bedroom. Augustine lost her husband to AIDS four years ago. According to the World Health Organization WHO, an estimated 130,000 Burkinabe were infected with the virus in 2007. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_015~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - SYLVAIN, 8, left behind in his village. Sylvain lost his mother when he was 4 years old and his father died last August. It is not uncommon to find villages in Burkina Faso that are inhabited almost exclusively by children. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_014~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - Photographs of Burkinabe families. In many families almost every family member is infected by the HIV virus. In 2007, the disease claimed the lives of 9,200 people - more than one death every hour. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_013~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - ADARE, 10, and RAKIATA, 7, live with their aunt and uncle after losing both parents to AIDS. Neither one of them have been tested for HIV. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_012~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - Amidst the shadows, many people in Burkina Faso hide their HIV status, fearing the discrimination and the shame that follows public disclosure. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_011~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - ADJRATA, 42 years old, looks away and kneels beneath hanging laundry. Adjrata's husband's brother discovered her test results, she has been HIV-positive for eight years and he keeps her from taking any medication. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_010~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - A man walks in the streets. The social stigma that HIV-infected people experience discourages many from disclosing their status, a fact that further complicates treatment and sexual education. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_009~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - ELIE, 11, and his sister CHANTAL, 7, abandoned by the AIDS virus stand beneath a clothesline. Elie and Chantal are AIDS orphans - after both their parents died of AIDS their grandparents took them in. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_008~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - Prayer and hope sweep over the province. According to the U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor's 2009 International Religious Freedom Report, 19 percent of Burkina Faso's population are Roman Catholic. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_007~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - IVON, holds a statue of the Virgin Mary. Ivon's parents are both HIV-postitive receiving antiretroviral treatment on a regular basis. Within two years, the number of sites in Burkina Faso providing antiretroviral therapy rose from 44 in 2005 to 76 in 2007, effectively more than doubling the number of patients receiving treatment. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_006~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - Dozens upon dozens of blood samples wait for evaluation at a test laboratory. Awareness and education are the essential tools to surviving the province's AIDS legacy, yet according to a 2006 UNESCO report, the percentage of adults in the country who are able to read and write is only 24, women reaching barely half the literacy rate of that of men. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_005~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - RODRIGUE, 6 years old, lays bare on the groud. Rodrigue lost his father when he was just 4, his mother is HIV-positive. Children - among the most vulnerable groups affected by the epidemic, in 2007 between 62,000 and 130,000 under the age of 18 had lost both parents to the virus. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_004~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Koupela, Burkina Faso - ELOI, only 2 days old, breast feeding. Eloi was born to an HIV-positive father and an HIV-negative mother. Breast feeding is one of the main causes of post-natal mother-to-child transmission of the virus. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_003~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - ELYSE, 11, stands weary in a field. Elyse lost her father to the virus and her mother, who is still with her, is HIV-positive. Elyse tested negative for HIV, yet shows many signs and symptoms of the virus. Elyse will repeat the test in four-months. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_002~Annibale Greco/ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~Jan. 01, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - DIEUDONNE WENDATA, 16, holds photographs of parents who both died of AIDS. Wendata has not yet taken an HIV-test. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110101_370_g100_001~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~January 1, 2011 - Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso - Soule, 9, alone on his bed. Soule lost both parents to AIDS, his father died when he was just two years old and his mother died shortly after at age five. Soule has not yet been tested for HIV. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110524_370_g100_000~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Generation AIDS~zReportage.com Story of the Week #370: Generation AIDS - Launched May 24, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Generation AIDS - In Burkina Faso, as in most Sub-Saharan African countries, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection remains relatively high, though fortunately the rate is falling. The social stigma that HIV-infected people experience discourages many from disclosing their status, a fact that further complicates treatment and sexual education. The country has made some progress in recent years, between 2001 and 2007, the estimated HIV infection rate of adult Burkinabe dropped from about 2.1 percent to 1.6 percent. Despite these positive trends, however, thousands of individuals continue to suffer the dire consequences of an epidemic that wiped out almost an entire generation. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Generation AIDS - In Burkina Faso, as in most Sub-Saharan African countries, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection remains relatively high, though fortunately the rate is falling. The social stigma that HIV-infected people experience discourages many from disclosing their status, a fact that further complicates treatment and sexual education. The country has made some progress in recent years, between 2001 and 2007, the estimated HIV infection rate of adult Burkinabe dropped from about 2.1 percent to 1.6 percent. Despite these positive trends, however, thousands of individuals continue to suffer the dire consequences of an epidemic that wiped out almost an entire generation.:
2010~zrep464~20120918_464_k109_014~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 18, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - NARDUS HOLLANDER, operations manager at CPS, says crime levels in the suburb of Alberton have dropped dramatically since they started patrolling the streets three years ago. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120917_464_k109_013~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 17, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - CPS, one of South Africa's many private security companies, patrol the streets of Alberton, south Johannesburg. 'The criminals fear our black cars,' says Phillip Monterio (left) who started the business three years ago. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120916_464_k109_012~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 16, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Night shift at the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Victims of assault and violent crime account for about 50 percent of the patients. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120916_464_k109_011~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 16, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Victims of violent crime account for about half of the patients at the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. 'But stab wounds and gun shots have declined in the past few years,' explains Peter Anderson, head of the department. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120915_464_k109_010~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 15, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - PETER ANDERSON, head of the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, examines a patient together with intern TAMSIN LOVELOCK. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120916_464_k109_009~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 16, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A patient's lungs are drained of fluids. Stab wounds are common injuries at the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Many patients that come through the door are the victims of violent crime and mob justice. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120915_464_k109_008~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 15, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A young women has been stabbed and brought into the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120916_464_k109_007~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 16, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Night shift at the trauma unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto. Saturday night is the busiest time of the week, and the beds fill up quickly. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120914_464_k109_006~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 14, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Rosebank in north Johannesburg is one of the city's affluent areas patrolled by private security guards, forcing crime to other areas. 'We are here to ensure there's no fighting. This place is a tourist attraction. You can't get rid of the crime, you just push it somewhere else,' says John Jackson, operations manager at Ithemba Sky Mark Security. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120914_464_k109_005~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 14, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - CCTV cameras in Rosettenville Mall monitor every movement in the shopping area. 'Shoppers feel safe when they see cameras and security guards. It's about visibility,' says John Jackson, operations manager at Ithemba Sky Mark Security. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120914_464_k109_004~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 14, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A heavily armed guard on patrol. There are an estimated 400,000 private security guards in South Africa, double the number of police officers in the country. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120909_464_k109_003~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 9, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Soweto, a predominantly black urban area outside of Johannesburg, still suffers from high unemployment and poverty.(Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120907_464_k109_002~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 7, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - A police armoured vehicle, a Nyala, cruises outside an informal settlement in Marikana, where 34 mine workers were shot dead in August. Confidence in the police has plummeted after the event, dubbed the Marikana massacre. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120914_464_k109_001~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~Sept. 14, 2012 - Johannesburg, South Africa - REASON NDLOVU works as a public safety ambassador in Rosebank, an affluent area in north Johannesburg. Only a few years ago, the area was plagued by crime and tourists were often targeted. Now, shopkeepers and property owners have joined forces to form a City Improvement Area, a scheme that has been successfully launched across the province of Gauteng. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120914_464_k109_000~Jacob Zocherman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Safe Zone~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 464 - Safe Zone - Launched March 12, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Crime in South Africa cuts across all demographics. Poor, black areas are rife with muggings, rapes and shootings. Killers often prey on isolated white farmers. In middle-class suburbs, most residences are protected by large private security firms. From April 2011 to March 2012 there were 15,609 murders in South Africa, as well as 64,514 sexual offenses and 101,203 cases of aggravated robbery. There are nearly 9,000 private security companies and 400,000 registered active private security guards. That's more than the country's police force and army combined. Experts put the industry's growth down to high crime rates and inefficient policing, and some claim that the industry is a threat to national security. (Credit Image: © Jacob Zocherman/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~Crime in South Africa cuts across all demographics. Poor, black areas are rife with muggings, rapes and shootings. Killers often prey on isolated white farmers. In middle-class suburbs, most residences are protected by large private security firms. From April 2011 to March 2012 there were 15,609 murders in South Africa, as well as 64,514 sexual offenses and 101,203 cases of aggravated robbery. There are nearly 9,000 private security companies and 400,000 registered active private security guards. That's more than the country's police force and army combined. Experts put the industry's growth down to high crime rates and inefficient policing, and some claim that the industry is a threat to national security.:
2010~zrep055~20040201_055_e66_012~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - A young boy sits outside one of the tiny workshops that line the Darra bazaar. Above and beside the entrance to each workshop are brightly hand-painted signs advertising machine guns, rifles or handguns, as if they were sweets in a candy store..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_011~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - Cartridges are hand filled with gun powder..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_010~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - Boys stand in a workshop entrance..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_009~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - A woman fires a replica AK47 Kalashnikov..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_008~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - A young boy who is sitting in the entrance of a workshop is handed a weapon by the owner..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_007~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - When the midday heat becomes too much, work stops and craftsmen have a siesta until late afternoon, or simply when business comes calling..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_006~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - Carefully cellophaned pistols and revolvers line the shelves of a workshop ready for would-be-buyers. A tribal policeman demonstrates how light to carry and efficient the replica he is holding is..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_005~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - A gunsmith sits outside his workshop in the Darra Bazaar with AK47 cartridges..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_004~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - For generations, Darra Adam Khel has thrived as one of the world's largest unofficial arms markets..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_003~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - For a fee, any firearm can be either tested or purchased..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_002~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - A Darra Adam Khel gun shop..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_055_e66_001~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Guns of Khyber Pass~Feb. 01, 2004 - Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan - For a fee, any firearm can be either tested or purchased..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050412_055_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Guns of Khyber Pass~zReportage.com Story of the Week #055 - Launched April 12, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - For generations, Darra Adam Khel has thrived as one of the world's largest unofficial arms markets. Darra lies 40 Km South of Peshawar. In the tribal controlled North West Frontier Province, strictly off limits to foreigners, journeying to Darra can be problematical. However, paying a fee to a Tribal Militia Policeman upon arrival can occasionally gain access. Unlike other regions of the Frontier, the Khyber has no arable land to farm. The economy in Darra survives on its trade in, and manufacture of, replica guns. Visitors can purchase almost anything, with a replica AK47 Kalashnikovs being the most popular choice. In August 2001 it was possible to buy a .32 calibre pen gun for or to have any model of firearm copied by a skilled gunsmith in just four days. It is estimated that Darra finishes approximately 500-700 guns a day. The narrow streets consist of shop after shop of cellophaned Pistols, Uzi sub-machine guns and Revolvers..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~For generations, Darra Adam Khel has thrived as one of the world's largest unofficial arms markets. Darra lies 40 Km South of Peshawar. In the tribal controlled North West Frontier Province, strictly off limits to foreigners, journeying to Darra can be problematical. However, paying a fee to a Tribal Militia Policeman upon arrival can occasionally gain access. Unlike other regions of the Frontier, the Khyber has no arable land to farm. The economy in Darra survives on its trade in, and manufacture of, replica guns. Visitors can purchase almost anything, with a replica AK47 Kalashnikovs being the most popular choice. In August 2001 it was possible to buy a .32 calibre pen gun for $5 or to have any model of firearm copied by a skilled gunsmith in just four days. It is estimated that Darra finishes approximately 500-700 guns a day. The narrow streets consist of shop after shop of cellophaned Pistols, Uzi sub-machine guns and Revolvers.:
2010~zrep525~20131115_525_s70_015~Chris Zuppa/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Nov. 15, 2013 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - CURTIS KINGCADE was sent by a Hillsborough County agency to live in a former assisted living facility which had its license stripped because of a litany of problems. (Credit Image: © Chris Zuppa/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press).~:20131121_525_s70_014~Carolina Hidalgo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Nov. 21, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - LAWRENCE TOOMEY poses for a portrait in his room at the Good Samaritan Inn on Florida Avenue. (Credit Image: © Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_525_s70_013~Carolina Hidalgo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Nov. 15, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - KAIYA CRUZ, 6, leans over to speak to her brother, SAM, 5, center, while ALEX, 4, watches their television screen at their Tampa Heights home. Because Sam is deaf, Kaiya said she has to lean in close for him to hear her. (Credit Image: © Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131121_525_s70_012~Carolina Hidalgo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Nov. 21, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - EARL GADSON poses for a portrait in his room at the Good Samaritan Inn on Florida Avenue. (Credit Image: © Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_525_s70_011~Carolina Hidalgo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Oct. 23, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - A sign in the lobby of the Good Samaritan Inn on Florida Ave. The inn is one of several places Hillsborough County's homeless recovery agency sent clients to. (Credit Image: © Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130806_525_s70_010~Eve Edelheit/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Aug. 6, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - People line up outside of Hillsborough Homeless Recovery. (Credit Image: © Eve Edelheit/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130706_525_s70_009~Daniel Wallace/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 6, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MICHAEL LENTZ, 32, sits in the room he rents at 106 Stanley St. (Credit Image: © Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130711_525_s70_008~Edmund D. Fountain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 11, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - A home owned by William ''Hoe'' Brown at 710 N. Newport Avenue. This property sits immediately behind a gym that he owns on Cass Street. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130711_525_s70_007~Edmund D. Fountain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 11, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - A Tampa Police officer talks with a resident at 106 W. Stanley Street. The property is owned by Tampa Port Authority Chairman and prominent GOP fundraiser William ''Hoe'' Brown. Brown keeps an office at the property but has also created apartments inside of the building. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130711_525_s70_006~Edmund D. Fountain/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 11, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - WILLIAM ''HOE'' BROWN talks on a cell phone at the rear of his property at 106 W. Stanley Street. Code Enforcement discovered trailers on the property earlier this week that were being rented illegally and deemed them unfit for human habitation. Brown, a top GOP fundraiser and the chairman of the Tampa Port Authority, claimed that he was unaware of the conditions in the trailers, despite the fact that his office was located at the same address. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_525_s70_005~Will Vragovic/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 8, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MICHAEL LENTZ, 32, walks past a shed converted into an apartment where he rents a room in a nearby trailer at 106 Stanley Street. William Hoe Brown, connected GOP fundraiser and Port Authority board chairman, has been operating rooming houses in Seminole Heights that code enforcement officials call deplorable and unfit for human habitation. (Credit Image: © Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130802_525_s70_004~Carolina Hidalgo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~Aug. 2, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - SHARMEL TROUPE and RYAN GORMLEY play with nine-month-old JANA before her afternoon nap in their Nebraska Avenue motel room. The couple has bounced around among a handful of motels after leaving one of former Tampa Port Authority Chairman Hoe Brown's illegal rental properties late last year. (Credit Image: © Carolina Hidalgo/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_525_s70_003~Daniel Wallace/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 6, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Roaches and bugs swarm along the walls inside the room rented by Victor Gonzalez, 67, at 106 Stanley Street in Seminole Heights. William Hoe Brown, connected GOP fundraiser and Port Authority board chairman, has been operating rooming houses in Seminole Heights that code enforcement officials call deplorable and unfit for human habitation.(Credit Image: © Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_525_s70_002~Daniel Wallace/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 6, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - VICTOR GONZALEZ, 67, brushes bites in the bug infested room he rents at 106 Stanley St. (Credit Image: © Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_525_s70_001~Daniel Wallace/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~July 6, 2013 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Campaign signs for William ''Hoe'' Brown cover a broken window on an adjacent building as MICHAEL LENTZ, 32, sits on the doorstep of the room he rents in the apartment complex at 106 Stanley St. owned by Brown. (Credit Image: © Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130706_525_s70_000~Daniel Wallace/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Home, But No Help~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 525 - A Home, But No Help - Launched May 6, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For years, the poor have lined up at the county's door for help, and county caseworkers have responded by sending them to hazardous and neglected places. There, they were forced to breathe moldy air, step over unmopped puddles of human waste or sleep on mattresses infested with bedbugs. William A. ''Hoe'' Brown, chairman of the Tampa Port Authority, has been running an illegal rental property that Tampa's code enforcement director calls ''deplorable'' and ''not fit for human habitation.'' The Homeless Recovery program, a little-known government initiative launched in 1989 to provide safe havens for the poor spent millions of tax dollars housing the homeless, including families in filthy, bug and crime-ridden slums. Homeless Recovery's managers said they did not have the resources to inspect rental properties where they sent clients.''It's shocking. People shouldn't have to live like that,'' said Jake Slater, Tampa's director of neighborhood empowerment, who termed the squalor among the worst he's ever seen. .The Tampa Bay Times staff won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting this story. (Credit Image: © Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~For years, the poor have lined up at the county's door for help, and county caseworkers have responded by sending them to hazardous and neglected places. There, they were forced to breathe moldy air, step over unmopped puddles of human waste or sleep on mattresses infested with bedbugs. William A. 'Hoe' Brown, chairman of the Tampa Port Authority, has been running an illegal rental property that Tampa's code enforcement director calls 'deplorable' and 'not fit for human habitation.' The Homeless Recovery program, a little-known government initiative launched in 1989 to provide safe havens for the poor spent millions of tax dollars housing the homeless, including families in filthy, bug and crime-ridden slums. Homeless Recovery's managers said they did not have the resources to inspect rental properties where they sent clients.'It's shocking. People shouldn't have to live like that,' said Jake Slater, Tampa's director of neighborhood empowerment, who termed the squalor among the worst he's ever seen. The Tampa Bay Times staff won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting this story. :
2010~zrep174~20070427_174_a41_009~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Lcpl. VICTOR OFFUTT, center, and and Lcpl. SEAN WYMAN keep an eye on pedestrians and traffic while driving back to 1st Marine Brigade headquarters in Isabela City. Although national law bars them from engaging in combat on Philippine soil, American soldiers are allowed to carry weapons in self-defense..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070430_174_a41_008~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 30, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Navy Corpsman STEVE SCHNEIDER demonstrates firing techniques to a group of Filipino Force Reconnaisance marines at the 1st Marine Brigade..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_007~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Lcpl. CORY KYLE shows Filipino members of the elite Force Reconnaisance team how to make a a ghillie sniper suit near Isabela City..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_006~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Lcpl. JEFF BARTLETT, of Sacramento, Calif., checks the sight on a Philippine Army rifle during a SMEE (Subject Matter Expert Exchange) exercise. Both sets of marines hope to learn from one another's counter-insurgency experiences. 'We want them to teach us and we want to teach them. They have a fight here against terrorists, and it's their fight,' says Bartlett about their Filipino counterparts. 'They might not have the equipment or the manpower that we have in America. But they have an ungodly amount of knowledge they can teach us from their experiences.' Bartlett, who served two tours in Iraq, is one of several sniper instructors from the Camp Pendleton-based MARSOC (Marine Special Operations Command) who are training Filipino soldiers in marksmanship, small-unit operations, counter-terrorism and sniper tactics on the island of Basilan..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_005~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - US troops from the Camp Pendleton-based 3rd Batallion, 1st Marines cheer each other on while trying to lift a 200-lb coconut log at the local brigade in Isabela City, southern Philippines..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_004~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - From left, Lance Corporals CHRIS STONE, KENNETH FISHER and TREVOR DUSTIN wrap up a short lecture on small-unit operations during a joint military training exercise. They are among 40 United States troops from the Camp Pendleton-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines that are training Filipino soldiers in marksmanship, small-unit operations, counter-terrorism and sniper tactics on the island of Basilan..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_003~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Lcpl. CODY KYLE musters up some strength after a long day of training and finishes a set of pull-ups at the local marine brigade..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070430_174_a41_002~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 30, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - Lcpl. CORTLAND COLLINS, far left, and Navy Corpsman STEVE SCHNEIDER demonstrate firing techniques to a group of Filipino Force Reconnaisance marines at the 1st Marine Brigade. Schneider and 40 United States troops from the Camp Pendleton-based 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines are train Filipino soldiers in marksmanship, small-unit operations, counter-terrorism and sniper tactics on the island of Basilan..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070427_174_a41_001~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~Apr. 27, 2007 - Isabela City, Basilan, Philippines - American instructors from the Camp Pendleton-based MARSOC (Marine Special Operations Command) give instructions to Filipino soldiers as they prepare to begin a concealment exercise outside Isabela City..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070724_174_a41_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Combat Ready~zReportage.com Story of the Week #174 - Launched July 24, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The streets of Isabela City are not like Baghdad's - roadside bombs don't rip through the floors of humvees - nor do masked insurgents take pot shots at foreign soldiers from bullet-riddled buildings. There are, however, American servicemen here - instructors from their Camp Pendleton based Marine Special Operations Command. They've been helping Filipino soldiers fight al-Qaeda linked terrorists who have made the southern Philippine islands of Basilan and Jolo hotbeds of extremist activity over the last 15 years..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~The streets of Isabela City are not like Baghdad's - roadside bombs don't rip through the floors of humvees - nor do masked insurgents take pot shots at foreign soldiers from bullet-riddled buildings. There are, however, American servicemen here - instructors from their Camp Pendleton based Marine Special Operations Command. They've been helping Filipino soldiers fight al-Qaeda linked terrorists who have made the southern Philippine islands of Basilan and Jolo hotbeds of extremist activity over the last 15 years.:
2010~zrep095~20060120_095_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - Members of the CAMP team #3 within the Sierra National Forest load captured marijuana onto a truck. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - Members of the CAMP team #3 within the Sierra National Forest load captured marijuana onto a truck. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Three Rivers, California, U.S. - A member of the Sequia National Park SWAT Team. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Mount Umunhum, California, U.S. - Santa Clara Sheriffs and CAMP #3 team prepare to airlift a body bag containing a marijuana farmer killed inside a marijuana garden in South San Jose, CA. A Fish and Game Wildlife officer was shot in the leg during the gun battle which left one Gardener dead and another who escaped. The gardeners were guarding a marijuana garden consisting of 22, 468 marijuana plants with a street value of nearly $50,000,000. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Mount Umunhum, California, U.S. - Santa Clara Sheriffs and CAMP #3 team prepare to airlift a body bag containing a marijuana farmer killed inside a marijuana garden in South San Jose, CA. A Fish and Game Wildlife officer was shot in the leg during the gun battle which left one Gardener dead and another who escaped. The gardeners were guarding a marijuana garden consisting of 22, 468 marijuana plants with a street value of nearly $50,000,000. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Three Rivers, California, U.S. - Members of the Tulare County SHeriffs Department and a Seqouia National Park Ranger arrest 4 men suspected with illegal marijuana gardening in and arround Seqouia National Park. The suspecta were found with weapons matching the exact caliber and ammunition found at mulitple illegal marijuana gardens. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - A suspected marijuana grower captured inside a marijuana garden within the Sequoia National Forest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - Marijuana plants within a marijuana garden found inside the Sequoia National Forrest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is do difficult to access it can only be reached safely by helicopter. Today 9,603 plants captured with a estimated street value of $2,880,900. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - A suspected marijuana grower captured inside a marijuana garden within the Sequoia National Forest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - Members of the CAMP team #3 within the Sierra National Forest load captured marijuana onto a truck. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Three Rivers, California, U.S. - Members of the Tulare County SHeriffs Department and a Seqouia National Park Ranger arrest 4 men suspected with illegal marijuana gardening in and arround Seqouia National Park. The suspecta were found with weapons matching the exact caliber and ammunition found at mulitple illegal marijuana gardens. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - A suspected marijuana grower captured within the Sequoia National Forest is secured into a STOKES LITTER (basket) to be airlifted for arrest and processing. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - Marijuana that was captured growing within the Sierra National Forest is airlifted in a net by a helicopter. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - A suspected marijuana grower captured inside a marijuana garden within the Sequoia National Forest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - CAMP team #3 displays marijuana buds captured. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Northfork, California, U.S. - A member of the CAMP team #3 inside the Sierra National Forest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with a estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Madera, California, U.S. - Members of the CAMP team #3 dispose of marijuana captured within the Sierra National Forest in a local land fill. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20060120_095_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~Reefer Madness~Jan. 20, 2006 - Glennville, California, U.S. - Marijuana plants and a member of CAMP #3 within a marijuana garden found inside the Sequoia National Forest. The terrain the marijuana is grown on is too difficult to access and can only be reached safely by helicopter. In one day 5,927 plants were captured with an estimated street value of $1,778,100. Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi jurisdictional force created by the CA Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat marijuana growing on public lands and National Forests. DOJ say that fisherman, hunters, hikers, and tourists are stumbling onto marijuana gardens and armed individuals protecting their crops or falling victim to booby traps set by growers. The DOJ also cites that marijuana growers are destroying the natural habitat - clearing land for marijuana growth, leaving tons of trash behind, and dumping fertilizers into the ground. 7022400010f marijuana found is on public land and much is found in National Forest's. In 2004 CAMP program confiscated 621,000 marijuana plants in 75 days. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050131_095_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Reefer Madness~zReportage.com Story of the Week #095 - Launched January 31, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Unbeknown to most, marijuana fields are strewn across California, secretly hidden amidst the foliage of state and national parks. Thanks to Mexican drug cartels, California is now the largest domestic supplier of pot in the nation. During the 2005 growing season, agents with Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) seized and destroyed an unprecedented 1.13 million marijuana plants worth approximately four billion dollars on the street. Seventy percent of those marijuana plants were found on public land, the majority which were inside national forests. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Unbeknown to most, marijuana fields are strewn across California, secretly hidden amidst the foliage of state and national parks. Thanks to Mexican drug cartels, California is now the largest domestic supplier of pot in the nation. During the 2005 growing season, agents with Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) seized and destroyed an unprecedented 1.13 million marijuana plants worth approximately four billion dollars on the street. Seventy percent of those marijuana plants were found on public land, the majority which were inside national forests. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/ZUMAPRESS.com):
2010~zrep591~20151021_591_l113_018~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 21, 2015 - Cincinati, Ohio, U.S. - Pastor BILLY PRICE attempts to cast Satan out of CHASITY HOLT, 36, a heroin addict who showed up at his church that night saying that she had overdosed only the day before. As a heroin epidemic spreads in Ohio, many addicts are desperate for help and turning to religion as a last resort after failing to find rehab programs.'I've died a couple of times... to us it's just normal,'' said Chasity, a mother of five. Price has devoted his ministry, City on a Hill church, to helping heroin addicts in the Cincinnati, area, where heroin use is rampant, part of a growing epidemic across the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_591_l113_017~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 11, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - Pastor BILLY PRICE talks to EVAN PFIERMAN, 6, whose parents are heroin addicts. Evan asked his grandmother to bring him to the church, City on a Hill, which he had heard helps addicts. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_016~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - SHERRY SAMS, 41, a heroin addict who has lost four children to the social service system, sits at her favorite spot, a vacant building along State Street and Dutton Avenue, where she works as a prostitute for drug money. The spot is in the crime infected Lower Price Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, an epicenter of a growing heroin crisis across the U.S. Sams says she has tried several drug rehab programs, but has been unable to succeed. She says part of the problem is that heroin withdrawal is extremely painful, and so the drug becomes like a medication. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151019_591_l113_015~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 19, 2015 - Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. - SALEHA YOUNG, a heroin addict, is trying her best to be some sort of example to her daughter SAMANTHA, 12, who knows of her mother's struggles. Saleha's way of keeping her addiction at bay is to limit the drug each day, which she snorts, rather than injects, which she says produces a milder high. She says Samantha's father introduced her to heroin at the age of 17. After 13 years in a downward spiral of violence, they divorced and now she lives with her mother in the East Side of Hamilton, an epicenter of the national heroin epidemic. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151016_591_l113_014~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 16, 2015 - Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. - The youngest of 10 children, SALEHA YOUNG, 33, is high after snorting heroin in the garage of her mother's house. She says she was 'spoiled' as a child and had a middle-class upbringing when a boyfriend introduced her to heroin at the age of 17. She has a 12-year-old daughter who lives with her and her mother in the East Side of Hamilton, an epicenter of the heroin crisis across the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151011_591_l113_013~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 11, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - Pastor BILLY PRICE prays with SCOTT KRIK, a recovering heroin addict, at his church, City on a Hill, where heroin addiction and overdose deaths are rampant. Price devoted his ministry to helping heroin addicts after seeing a local sheriff on the news pleading for help after a spate of overdose deaths. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151010_591_l113_012~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 10, 2015 - Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. - MONTEZZ WILLIAMS, 25, prays during an emotional concert for heroin addicts put on by two pastors from the Cincinnati area. Their band, Livestock, uses music and an emotional religious message to reach addicts who have often tried and failed at rehab. Williams, of Dayton, said he has been sober 40 days so far after being addicted to heroin for four years. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151010_591_l113_011~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 10, 2015 - Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. - Pastor BILLY PRICE, left, and LAWRENCE BISHOP II, right, rock out at the final 'Hope Over Heroin' concert. With Ohio at the epicenter of a national heroin crisis, the two preacher-musicians began the concert series last year to minister to addicts and their families with music, clinical and spiritual resourcesâ what they call the 'power of Jesus' to break addiction. Price's church, City On A Hill, is in Hamilton County, where heroin deaths have increased 183 percent since 2005. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151010_591_l113_010~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 10, 2015 - Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. - NICK VAMOS, 20, who said he was a heroin addict for two years before becoming sober 22 days ago with the help of Jesus Christ, worships at the final 'Hope Over Heroin' concert. With Ohio at the epicenter of a national heroin crisis, two musician-preachers, Billy Price and Lawrence Bishop II, began the concert series to minister to addicts and their families with music, clinical and spiritual resources - what the preachers call the 'power of Jesus' to break addiction. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - SHALONDA 'SHONDA' STRANGE, a 31-year-old heroin addict, prostitute, and mother of two, walks toward the abandoned building where she's lived for the past year in a basement room with six others, all heroin addicts and squatters. She says she has overdosed five times, and tried rehab at least five times, but it has never worked. She was raised by her grandmother in the Upper Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, an epicenter of a growing heroin crisis across the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - The men of Storrs Street, the heart of Lower Price Hill neighborhood in Cincinnati, an epicenter of a growing heroin crisis across the U.S. Considered one of the most violent three blocks in the country, the street comes to life at dusk, when hundreds of heroin dealers-known as 'dope boys'-come out for business. Most are independent dealers and armed, and they compete for the stream of customers who drive and walk by all night long. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - CANDACE GREENE, 33, a former nurse who is now a heroin-addicted prostitute, waits on the street for customers in the McMicken neighborhood, near downtown Cincinnati, an epicenter of a growing heroin crisis in the U.S. Candace says in her early 20s, she began selling and using oxycontin she acquired from her nursing job. A cousin told her heroin was a cheaper, so she began using heroin. She has three kids who are in the legal custody of her sister. Candace is homeless, and lives in an abandoned building. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - CANDACE GREENE, 33, a prostitute and heroin addict, needs to have at least 10 customers every day to pay for her heroin addiction. Greene, a former nurse, began using and selling oxycontin after she broke her ankle in her 20s, then moved to heroin, which she found to be cheaper and easier to acquire. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151017_591_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 17, 2015 - Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. - KRYSTAL HATFIELD, 28, a heroin addict, injects her daily fix of the drug on the back porch of an abandoned house in the East Side of Hamilton, an epicenter of the heroin epidemic in the U.S. A mother of two, Hatfield had her first child at 14 and the second at 16. She says she uses drugs in part to cover the pain of her childhood, when she was molested by a cousin from the age of 4 to 11. She also explains that 'people get bored.' She makes money by performing phone sex for an old truck driver-her 'sugar daddy'. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151013_591_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 13, 2015 - Cincinati, Ohio, U.S. - As he does every day, JEFF SHEPARD, a recovering heroin addict, prays before starting his daily activities. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 20, 2015 - Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. - SHALONDA 'SHONDA' STRANGE -a 31-year-old heroin addict, prostitute and mother of two--hits the streets one more time in the Lower Price Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, an epicenter of a growing heroin crisis across the U.S. She is trying to earn money from tricks to pay for her heroin addiction. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151018_591_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 18, 2015 - Hamilton, Ohio, US - TARA, a mother of five and heroin addict, uses the string of her hoodie to tie around her arm in search of a vein to shoot heroin. She often sleeps in the alley near the home where two of her young children live with their father in the South Side of Hamilton, an impoverished area known to locals as ''The Hood.'' She has lost three other children to the social services system. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151018_591_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~Oct. 18, 2015 - Lebanon, Ohio, U.S. - JEFF SHEPARD, 41, a recovering heroin addict, prays during Sunday worship at Solid Rock church, which has devoted its ministry to helping addicts. It is in Lebanon, where heroin addiction is on the rise. Shepard struggled with heroin addiction for years, and has been sober now for six months, with one relapse two months ago when he won a minor lottery. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151020_591_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin In The Heartland~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 591 - Heroin In The Heartland - Launched Dec. 15, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - As heroin addiction rises across the U.S., Ohio has become an epicenter of the crisis, with the corridor between Cincinnati and Dayton hit especially hard. According to there CDC, nearly 1,000 people in Ohio alone died from overdosing on heroin in 2013, it was a 41 percent increase from the prior year, and there are few signs the crisis is slowing. People of all races and classes are turning to the highly addictive drug, which has replaced painkillers as the drug of choice. It is cheaper and easier to buy; in some areas, residents say their neighbors deal it out of their windows. Addicts are all races and classes but the most visible are young white women, partly because they often become street prostitutes to support their illness. But incredibly sad and dark stories are found across Hamilton and Butler counties, the district of former House Speaker John Boehner: couples giving up their babies to stay high, young women and grandmothers who prostitute themselves dozens of times a day to make money to buy hits. Seeing the devastation, some local churches have jumped in to offer a haven for desperate addicts in some of the most violent neighborhoods of America. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~As heroin addiction rises across the U.S., Ohio has become an epicenter of the crisis, with the corridor between Cincinnati and Dayton hit especially hard. According to there CDC, nearly 1,000 people in Ohio alone died from overdosing on heroin in 2013, it was a 41 percent increase from the prior year, and there are few signs the crisis is slowing. People of all races and classes are turning to the highly addictive drug, which has replaced painkillers as the drug of choice. It is cheaper and easier to buy; in some areas, residents say their neighbors deal it out of their windows. Addicts are all races and classes but the most visible are young white women, partly because they often become street prostitutes to support their illness. But incredibly sad and dark stories are found across Hamilton and Butler counties, the district of former House Speaker John Boehner: couples giving up their babies to stay high, young women and grandmothers who prostitute themselves dozens of times a day to make money to buy hits. Seeing the devastation, some local churches have jumped in to offer a haven for desperate addicts in some of the most violent neighborhoods of America.:
2010~zrep392~20110320_392_ba5_018~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A woman walks down a pothole filled street in the domiks district. Most of the domiks do not have running water or sewerage. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_017~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Shoppers look at mannequin's displaying clothing at a jeans store. People are still struggling after Gyumri (former Leninakan) suffered from an earthquake on December 7, 1988. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Spitak, killing 25,000 people. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_016~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A mother plays and shares a laugh with her disabled daughter inside a domik. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_015~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Light filters in through a window of a dead railway station. There are many abandoned places. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_014~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - An old woman inside a domik. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_013~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A Sovietic statue outside a dismissed factory. Gyumri suffers from unemployment higher than the national average. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_012~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A man walks by the severed head of a pig on the street. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_011~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A man shows his damaged domik. More than 2,000 families continue to live in domiks, which are small temporary houses provided for the homeless by the Soviet government. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_010~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A young woman tries to study in a domik. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_009~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Sovietic domiks. Twenty two years after the earthquake hit Gyumri,More than 2,000 families continue to live in domiks. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_008~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A person hangs their head inside a domik. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_007~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - After 23 years this man leaves the domik to go in apartment. After the earthquake, the government promised that the people will be given apartments. Now that 20 years have passed there are still roughly 4000 people waiting to get an apartment. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba6_006~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A portrait of an old Russian soldier in uniform. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_005~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - People stand in the kitchen of a domik. Twenty years after the earthquake the housing situation in Gyumri has not changed much. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_004~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Cups of coffee and nuts sit on a table next to earthquake pictures. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_003~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Kids look out the window of a Sovietic domik. Winter is the worst time for more than 3000 families that continue to live in small temporary houses named Domiks provided for the homeless by the soviet government or built by the homeless themselves. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_002~Danilo Balducci~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - A young boy slides down the banister and plays in a damaged building. In Gyumri more than 20,000 flats and private houses were ruined and more than 6000 were damaged. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_001~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~March 20, 2011 - Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia - Massgraves dot the hillside in the cemetery where most of the victims of the Spitak Earthquake are buried. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.9 that took place on December 7, 1988. The quake hit the then-Soviet republic killing 25,000 people. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110320_392_ba5_000~Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Domik Town~zReportage.com Story of the Week #392 - Launched October 25, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In 1988 a devastating earthquake ripped through Armenia, killing 25,000 people. The entire city of Spitak was destroyed. Geologists and earthquake engineering experts laid the blame on the poorly built support structures of apartments and other buildings built during the ''stagnation'' era of Brezhnev. The former Soviet Union came under heavy criticism for failing to co-ordinate rescue work and acting promptly - revealing it had no contingency plans for any disasters. An estimated 20,000 people across the quake zone still occupy the metal shipping containers known here as ''domiks.'' The containers once held emergency provisions that came from abroad. Now people live in them. Although the region has been carrying out reconstruction for the last twenty three years, there are still those who remain displaced and lack permanent housing. (Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In 1988 a devastating earthquake ripped through Armenia, killing 25,000 people. The entire city of Spitak was destroyed. Geologists and earthquake engineering experts laid the blame on the poorly built support structures of apartments and other buildings built during the 'stagnation' era of Brezhnev. The former Soviet Union came under heavy criticism for failing to co-ordinate rescue work and acting promptly - revealing it had no contingency plans for any disasters. An estimated 20,000 people across the quake zone still occupy the metal shipping containers known here as 'domiks.' The containers once held emergency provisions that came from abroad. Now people live in them. Although the region has been carrying out reconstruction for the last twenty three years, there are still those who remain displaced and lack permanent housing.:
2010~zrep440~20120814_440_s70_015~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~Aug. 14, 2012 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - The few precious hours between when dad JON arrives home from work and when the girls go to bed, are quality family time in the Scheinman house. HAILEY, 7, cuddles with her dad, while her twin sister OLIVIA, gets held by mom ALLISON during a moment on the front porch while waiting for dinner. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120630_440_s70_014~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~June 30, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - ''I think I hear another car coming,'' said AINSLEY WALLING, 7, center left, as she helps her best friend HAILEY SCHEINMAN, 7, flag down customers while holding a lemonade stand to raise money for Hailey's twin sister. With the car in sight, Hailey raises her arms and yells ''lemonade, get your lemonade.'' (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120330_440_s70_013~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 30, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - OLIVIA sits up to watch TV, while being held by her mom. When asked what their hopes and dreams are for Olivia, the Scheinmans keep it simple. They'd love for her to someday be able to say ''yes'' and ''no,'' so she could tell them if she likes something or not, and the other wish is that they'd love for her to be able to sit up and stand up on her own. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120330_440_s70_012~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 30, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - HAILEY, in blue, lays down to cuddle with OLIVIA while she was stretching out on a padded mat and being given a break from sitting in her wheelchair. The SCHEINMANS have arranged their house so that Olivia's therapy equipment has a place in the living room, where they can all hang out together. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120608_440_s70_011~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~June 8, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - An afternoon snuggle break on the couch turns into a case of the giggles for ALLISON SCHEINMAN and her seven-year-old twins OLIVIA, center, and HAILEY. ''There's always something to smile about with these two,'' said Allison, who believes having a daughter with disabilities has helped her and her husband Jon find hope and joy in the small things. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120616_440_s70_010~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~June 16, 2012 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - The Scheinman twins OLIVIA, left, and HAILEY, wait for their talk to begin at an annual conference for families with children who have special needs. Hailey wrote out her own notes about what she's learned from her sister, that she was nervously going over before the talk. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120330_440_s70_009~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 30, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - During a Spring Break outing to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the SCHEINMANS react to a dolphin swimming right up to the viewing window. Hailey was excited to see Winter, the dolphin that captured hearts after getting a prosthetic tale. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120427_440_s70_008~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~April 27, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - During the school year, Hailey Scheinman's first grade class became pen pals with her twin sister Olivia's class. Hailey drew a family portrait, with her mom, dad, herself and Olivia. When drawing a picture of Olivia, Hailey used to always have her standing, running and playing, it was only this past year, that Hailey started drawing Olivia in her wheelchair. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120427_440_s70_007~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~April 27, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - Smaller class sizes give the students at Paul B. Stephens Exceptional Student Education Center a lot more personal attention in the classroom. During P.E., Occupational Therapist MARY JO FERRETTI, Physical Therapist CINDY LONG and P.E. Teacher STACY VEREB (left to right), gather around OLIVIA SCHEINMAN during a game of Wii bowling played on a big projector screen. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120316_440_s70_006~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 16, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - While OLIVIA SCHEINMAN, 7, and her parents sat on the sidelines cheering Hailey on during her soccer game, a family approached and complimented Olivia's wheelchair saying their daughter Olivia had the same one. The moms ALLISON SCHEINMAN and ERICA REGER, left, bonded over both having daughter's with disabilities named Olivia, while the dad's JON SCHEINMAN and CRAIG REGER bonded over having daughters playing soccer. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120315_440_s70_005~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 15, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - Engaged and excited about learning, HAILEY SCHEINMAN, center left, loves school and loves being in Colleen Davis' first grade gifted class at Leila Davis Elementary with best friend AINSLEY WALLING, center, right, both 7. On the last day of school, both girls wrote a letter to their principal, Mrs. Hill, detailing the many reasons they should be kept together and put in the same class next year. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120316_440_s70_004~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 16, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - OLIVIA SCHEINMAN, 7, is wheeled back to the family's minivan by her mom, while her twin sister HAILEY, right, and Hailey's best friend AINSLEY WALLING, 7, hold hands after their soccer game, walking and talking a mile-a-minute about all the fun they're going to have during their sleepover that night. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120308_440_s70_003~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 8, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - Through her Mic-Key button, OLIVIA gets five to seven feedings a day, once every three hours starting at 7:30 a.m. While in the waiting room before a physical therapy appointment, ALLISON SCHEINMAN takes a moment to feed Olivia a mix of formula and medicine so Olivia gets all the vitamins and nutrients she needs. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120308_440_s70_002~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~March 8, 2012 - Clearwater, Florida, U.S. - LINDA MORLEY, a third year physical therapy student at USF, has been working with OLIVIA SCHEINMAN during her 17-week rotation, using an iPod playing cartoons as incentive to help Olivia lift her head and stretch her neck muscles. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120814_440_s70_001~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~Aug. 14, 2012 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - HAILEY SCHEINMAN, 7, gives her twin sister OLIVIA a kiss on the head while playing with her in the living room after school. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120814_440_s70_000~Melissa Lyttle-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Good Sisters~zReportage.com Story of the Week #440: Good Sisters - Launched September 25, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - What makes a good sister? In the womb, Olivia and Hailey Scheinman formed to the thump of the same heartbeat. Cells divided and organs sprouted, skin and hair knitted together while fluids swirled. Their mother rocked them with her every step..For reasons no one knows, something didn't proceed normally for Olivia. During the first trimester, her brain didn't form the way it should, the way her twin sister's did. Her body shook with seizures shortly after birth. At first, doctors diagnosed her with Ohtahara Syndrome, a neurological condition that comes with a high incidence of infantile death. Later, they reassessed, calling what she has multifocal partial epilepsy and cerebral palsy. She has undergone two major brain surgeries and takes a laundry list of drugs to control what Hailey calls ''the shakies.''.For seven years, life has relentlessly pulled Hailey and Olivia apart - milestone by milestone. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~What makes a good sister? In the womb, Olivia and Hailey Scheinman formed to the thump of the same heartbeat. Cells divided and organs sprouted, while fluids swirled. For reasons no one knows, something didn't proceed normally for Olivia. During the first trimester, her brain didn't form the way it should, the way her twin sister's did. Her body shook with seizures shortly after birth. At first, doctors diagnosed her with Ohtahara Syndrome, a neurological condition that comes with a high incidence of infantile death. Later, they reassessed, calling what she has multifocal partial epilepsy and cerebral palsy. She has undergone two major brain surgeries and takes a laundry list of drugs to control what Hailey calls ''the shakies.'' For seven years, life has relentlessly pulled Hailey and Olivia apart - milestone by milestone. :
2010~zrep085~20040729_085_a39_017~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A pair of fighting chickens mix it up at a cockfighting stadium in northern Thailand as fans place their bets. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040729_085_a39_016~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A pair of fighting chickens mix it up at an outdoor pit in northern Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050729_085_a39_015~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand - A fighting cock gets weighed in before his physical and identification for a new cock fighting passport. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050729_085_a39_014~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand - A fighting cock gets weighed in before his physical and identification for a new cock fighting passport. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050729_085_a39_013~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand - A fighting cock gets its spurs covered with a padded glove prior to a cock-fighting test match at the Nonthaburi Chicken Fight Club. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040729_085_a39_012~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A group of fighting chickens on display for sale at an outdoor market in northern Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040201_085_a39_011~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Feb. 01, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - During the first outbreak of the bird flu, chicken prices plummeted while pork and beef rose at the local meat markets. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040729_085_a39_010~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A chicken's owner holds one of his cocks up to the wall of a cage holding a second chicken, who runs around in a circle for training in northern Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040101_085_a39_009~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jan. 01, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - Captan Boonmanuch's mother, father and brother gather around his casket just prior to the boy's cremation Sunday. The six-year old was Thailand's first reported casualty of the Bird Flu. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040729_085_a39_008~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A fighting chicken spreads its colorful wings at an outdoor market in northern Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040729_085_a39_007~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand - File photo from 2004, exact date unknown. A group of fighting chicken on display at an outdoor market in northern Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region. .(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050729_085_a39_006~Steve Sandford~Bird Flu~Jul. 29, 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand - A fighting cock gets stitch work between rounds during a cock fight in the rural north of Thailand. The Thailand Livestock department has declared that passports are required to all owners of fighting chickens in Thailand by Aug. 1st to help fight the bird flu outbreaks in the region..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep296~20091222_296_r67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Purity Trance~zReportage Story of the Week #296 - Launched December 22, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - It is said there is never a day in Bali without a ceremony - The mythological 'Bhakti' trance festival happens only once every 10 yrs and locals believe it will purify the land. During the sacred ritual spirits are invoked and enter bodies of devotees, allowing participants to experience possession of mind and body... with violent seizures, some turn their krises daggers against their breasts without injury. Family members intervene and try to stop their loved ones from harming themselves during the transformation and intense frenzy that follows. The faithful are then restored to consciousness with a dousing of incense and holy water. Strongly influenced by the Hindu religion, the current population still adheres to Balinese Hinduism, formed as a combination of existing local beliefs and influences from Southeast Asia. In Bali, trance serves as medium to satisfy the supernatural world - celebrating the balance of good and evil. (Credit Image: © Rahman Roslan/ZUMAPRESS.com)~It is said there is never a day in Bali without a ceremony - The mythological 'Bhakti' trance festival happens only once every 10 yrs and locals believe it will purify the land. During the sacred ritual spirits are invoked and enter bodies of devotees, allowing participants to experience possession of mind and body... with violent seizures, some turn their krises daggers against their breasts without injury. Family members intervene and try to stop their loved ones from harming themselves during the transformation and intense frenzy that follows. The faithful are then restored to consciousness with a dousing of incense and holy water. Strongly influenced by the Hindu religion, the current population still adheres to Balinese Hinduism, formed as a combination of existing local beliefs and influences from Southeast Asia. In Bali, trance serves as medium to satisfy the supernatural world - celebrating the balance of good and evil.:
2010~zrep234~20081014_234_ad1_018~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - Abandoned lobster pots can be seen stacked outside of 'Sawyer R K & Sons' lobster shack in Groton, CT, USA. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_017~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN weighs lobsters..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_016~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - View of 'Sawyer R K & Sons' lobster shack in Groton, CT, USA. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_015~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - Lobsters being unloaded off Richard Sawyer's lobster boat. .(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_014~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN places lobster bate inside a lobster trap as a seagull fly's by. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_013~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN makes repairs to a lobster pot..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_012~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - DICK SAWYER III empties a lobster pot while fishing on the Long Island Sound. .(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_011~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - View of the Long Island Sound, a body of water between Long Island, NY and Connecticut. Researchers claim that global warming is causing 'dead zones' in the oceans around the world, where water temperature has risen so much that native sea life is dieing. The Long Island Sound is one of the largest 'Dead Zones' in America..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_010~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - RICHARD SAWYER, a 5th generation lobsterman, navigates his boat to the Long Island Sound where he has been catching Lobsters since 1966 when he joined his families business. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_009~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN inspects a lobster while working on Richard Sawyers lobster boat. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_008~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN hauls in a lobster pot aboard Richard Sawyer's boat on the Long Island Sound. .(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_007~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN, exhausted from hauling heavy lobster pots, takes a quick break before pulling into port to restock with bate and head back out to the sea..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_006~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN removes lobsters from a lobster pot while working on Richard Sawyers lobster boat. .(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_005~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - RYAN tosses a lobster pot marker into the water. Many lobster pots get off by larger boats that do not see the markers floating in the water..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_004~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - Rope piles up in the cockpit of RICHARD SAWYER'S lobster boat while fishing in the Long Island Sound. .(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_003~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - Lobsters are seen on R. Sawyer's boat in Groton, CT, USA. Sawyer, whos family lobster business can be traced back to the 1850's. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_002~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - RYAN, left, hauls in a lobster pot aboard RICHARD SAWYER's boat on the Long Island Sound. (Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_001~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~Oct. 14, 2008 - Groton, Connecticut, U.S. - JOE BERGMAN prepares lobster bait..(Credit Image: ©Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081014_234_ad1_000~Adam Rountree~Dead Zone~zReportage.com Story of the Week #234 - Launched October 14, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A study released in the Science Journal found that there are a growing number of areas in oceans around the world where there are lower than adequate levels of Oxygen. Researchers call these areas 'Dead Zones' and claim they are damaging the marine ecosystems. One of the biggest of these areas in the U.S. is the Long Island Sound... Commercial Lobstermen working in the Long Island Sound have a experienced a severe drop in their catch - from 12 million pounds per year to under 3 million pounds in 2007. Chemicals not filtered from sewage water at processing plants and sewage runoff from metropolitan areas are a big contributor to the 'Dead Zone' effect. (Credit Image: © Adam Rountree/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~A study released in the Science Journal found that there are a growing number of areas in oceans around the world where there are lower than adequate levels of Oxygen. Researchers call these areas 'Dead Zones' and claim they are damaging the marine ecosystems. One of the biggest of these areas in the U.S. is the Long Island Sound... Commercial Lobstermen working in the Long Island Sound have a experienced a severe drop in their catch - from 12 million pounds per year to under 3 million pounds in 2007. Chemicals not filtered from sewage water at processing plants and sewage runoff from metropolitan areas are a big contributor to the 'Dead Zone' effect.:
2010~zrep544~20140802_544_l113_016~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~Aug. 2, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras - ALEX FERNANDO, 17, deported in July during a failed attempt to reach the U.S., stands in front of a mosquito screen outside his home in one of Tegucigalpa's most violent neighborhoods. Unemployed and with a newborn son, he is worried about his future. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140728_544_l113_015~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 28, 2014 - San Pedro Sula, Cortez, Honduras - ALEX FERNANDO HERRERA, 17, walks through a bus station hours after he was deported from Mexico, where authorities are boosting efforts to turn back Honduran children trying to make it to the U.S. Herrera now faces going home to one of the most violent neighborhoods in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, where he dropped out of high school to care for a newborn son. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_544_l113_014~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 23, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - JORGE ALBA, 16, is fed by Honduran special forces officers after he was stopped with a group of adults trying to cross into Guatemala on their way to the U.S.. Alba said he was trying to escape his life in La Recoleta, a slum area in the nearby port of Cortez where he has been supporting his family by selling coconuts since he was 8 years old. ''I am tired of being a piece of garbage,'' he said, explaining that his father abandoned the family, his mother is a drug addict, and his neighbors treat him badly. Jorge, who barely reads or writes since he was forced to drop out of school and work, said his only pain in leaving was abandoning his little brothers. After eating, police told him he was being sent back to La Recoleta. ''I am screwed,'' Alba said, and cried. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140728_544_l113_013~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 28, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - SANDRA HERRERA keeps a few dollars in a homemade ''Chanel'' wallet, enough to buy bus fare for her son Alex Fernando, 17, who was deported hours earlier from Mexico during a failed attempt to reach the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140728_544_l113_012~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 28, 2014 - San Pedro Sula, Honduras - A boy from the Garifuna community-descendants of African slaves who live mostly in the coastal area of Honduras-is taken off a bus full of families just deported from Mexico, and arriving at the Instituto de la Ninez y la Familia, IHNFA. The U.S. has pressured Mexico to step up efforts to intercept underage migrants who've been flooding the U.S. border. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140725_544_l113_011~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 25, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - MOISES TORRES ESTRADA, an alleged human smuggler, is detained during a night operation after he attempted to cross into Guatemala with two underage children and two adults. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140725_544_l113_010~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 25, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - After a tip, members of the U.S.-sponsored Honduran special police called ''Comando Tigres,'' along with Federal Police, break into a local hotel in search of the leader of a human smuggling syndicate. The operation proved to be unsuccessful, as the alleged coyote fled moments before the raid. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140802_544_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~Aug. 2, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras - ALEX FERNANDO, recently deported, jobless and with a newborn son, worries about his future in his violent Tegucigalpa neighborhood, where he cannot afford his monthly rent and his landlady shuts lights at 8pm each night. He is considering a move to the nearby town of Olancho, where he could work selling furniture with his mother Sandra. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140725_544_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 25, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - Members of the U.S.-sponsored Honduran elite police force called the ''Comando Tigres'' interrogate an alleged coyote along with two underage children and two adults, who were detained as they tried to cross into Guatemala. The alleged coyote, Moises Torres Estrada, was later handed to the federal prosecutor's office. The adults were released and the teenagers were held until their parents or other relatives arrived to claim them. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140802_544_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~Aug. 2, 2014 - Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras - A view of Tegucigalpa's downtown high rises, surrounded by slums including Carrizales, one of the most violent neighborhoods in the Honduran capital. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140724_544_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 24, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - Sub-commissioner LAGOS LOBOS, in charge of the Honduran special forces unit called Comando Tigres, hugs a little boy who has just seen commandos interrogate his parents, who were stopped as they tried send their son to the U.S. with a coyote. Lagos was dealing with his own tragedy during the operation, as his ex-wife had smuggled their son into the US without his permission just days earlier. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_544_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 23, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - A little boy watches through a bus window as he and his mother and many more families arrive in the Honduras after being deported from Mexico. The bus stopped briefly for a visit by State Department Counselor, Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon Jr., who talked to the families. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140725_544_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 25, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - BAYRON RIVAS LOPEZ, 16, and his brother Marvin Giovanni, 17, hide their faces after they were detained along with a suspected coyote trying to cross into Guatemala illegally. The alleged coyote was charged with illegally smuggling underage children and the brothers were later released to their family. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140725_544_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 25, 2014 - Garcia, Honduras - Members of the U.S.-sponsored Honduran special forces unit, called Comando Tigres, patrol the streets of the tiny village of Garcia near the Guatemalan border. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140730_544_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 30, 2014 - San Pedro Sula, Honduras - A Honduran migrant sleeps along a concrete barrier at a bus station, where hundreds of migrants gather each night for the 1:30 a.m. bus heading to Esquipulas, Guatemala, a route controlled by coyotes leading the migrants north to the U.S. border. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_544_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Border Children~July 23, 2014 - Corinto, Cortez, Honduras - Members of the U.S.-supported special forces unit, Comando Tigres, patrol the Honduras-Guatemala border near the town of Corinto, which is considered the ''Capital of Coyotes,'' due to the large number of local smugglers who headquarter their operations there, hooking up with migrants wishing to cross into Guatemala and on to the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140723_544_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com~Border Children~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 544 - Border Children - Launched September 16, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The sudden influx of children into the United States due to instability in Central America has nearly overwhelmed the agencies that must deal with it. Detention facilities for children who cross the border illegally are badly overcrowded. As tens of thousands of Central American children continue to cross the U.S. border, an overwhelmed U.S. government is pressuring its southern neighbors to intercept migrants as they try to make their way north. Mexican security forces have deported thousands. And in Honduras, a U.S. funded special police force called 'Comando Tigres' originally created to fight drug traffickers and other criminals is deployed along the jungle border with Guatemala, aiming to stop human smugglers and families including children as they embark upon the journey north. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep035~20041105_035_n89_009~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Trainees react to smoke during a simulated course..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_008~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - During a simulated attack, trainees help each other..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_007~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Men react during a simulated attack..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_006~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Trainees board a vehicle..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_005~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Different trainees prepare for various security situations.(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_004~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - A trainee completes an exercise..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_003~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - An instructor addresses a group of trainees..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_002~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Trainees go through a simulated attack..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041105_035_n89_001~Nadav Neuhaus~Extremist Warriors~Nov. 05, 2004 - Jerusalem, Israel - Former Israeli special forces and secret service agents offer counter-terrorism training courses for private protection personnel working in conflict areas. Bodyguards and private security firm employees from around the world are among the people who have signed up for training at the the International Security Academy in Israel (ISA). Among them are American guards for diplomats at the American embassy in Baghdad and people hired to train the Iraqi police. The ISA course simulates tactical convoy operations, urban warfare, anti-sabotage operations and VIP protection. Enrollees in the ISA's week-long counter-terrorism training program are called on to fight their way through hostile fire, react to roadside ambushes and get inside the mind of a suicide bomber. Trainees practice VIP protection and anti-sabotage operations. The simulations are meant to be brutally realistic - all the staff is former Israeli special forces and secret service personnel..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041116_035_n89_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Extremist Warriors~zReportage.com Story of the Week #035 - Launched November 16, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - High-risk security personnel the world over are turning to Israel's battle-hardened International Security Academy (ISA) to hone urban and guerrilla warfare skills and gain insight into Arab resistance movements and militant Islam..(Credit Image: © Nadav Neuhaus/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~High-risk security personnel the world over are turning to Israel's battle-hardened International Security Academy (ISA) to hone urban and guerrilla warfare skills and gain insight into Arab resistance movements and militant Islam.:
2010~zrep438~20120605_438_cd4_008~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~June 5, 2012 - Kaedi, Gorgol, Mauritania - Due to rainfall deficit and failed harvests in the past year, the Sahel region is undergoing an increasingly severe drought. While many organizations concentrate on the needs of the affected population, animals especially cattle have also suffered severely from the climatic conditions. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_438_cd4_007~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 12, 2012 - M'Bout, Gorgol, Mauritania - A woman digs a Zai, a hole to facilitate water infiltration and increase soil moisture, with a hand tool. Due to rainfall deficit and failed harvests in the past year, the Sahel region is undergoing an increasingly severe drought. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_438_cd4_006~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 12, 2012 - M'bout, Gorgol, Mauritania - Due to rainfall deficit and failed harvests in the past year, the Sahel region is undergoing an increasingly severe drought. Women dig half lines to help with water infiltration and increase soil moisture for future crops. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120418_438_cd4_005~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 18, 2012 - Bokkol, Gorgol, Mauritania - A child is measured as part of a screening for malnutrition carried out in conjunction with UNICEF. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_438_cd4_004~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 12, 2012 - M'bout, Gorgol, Mauritania - Due to rainfall deficit and failed harvests in the past year, the Sahel region is undergoing an increasingly severe drought. Community members dig half-lines and holes to facilitate water infiltration and increase soil moisture with hand tools to help prevent drought and to help future crops. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_438_cd4_003~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 12, 2012 - M'Bout, Gorgol, Mauritania - In Oueidamour, women wait to work and help with the drought project. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_438_cd4_002~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 12, 2012 - M'Bout, Gorgol, Mauritania - Due to rainfall deficit and failed harvests in the past year, the Sahel region is undergoing an increasingly severe drought. Holes to facilitate water infiltration and increase soil moisture are dug with hand tools, in order to help prevent drought and help for future crops. The project is financed by the European Union. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120406_438_cd4_001~Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com~Drought Crisis~April 6, 2012 - Kaedi, Gorgol, Mauritania - A man walks past a fence in the late afternoon on the way to a mosque. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120406_438_cd4_000~Conrad Duroseau~Drought Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week #438: Drought Crisis - Launched September 11, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In Mauritania the drought induced food crisis is affecting over 700,000 people, including 350,000 children under 18. Aid agencies project over 12,000 children could suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year. Located in the arid Sahel region of West Africa, Mauritania is among the world's least developed food-deficit countries, ranked 159 out of 187 countries on the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index. With 42 percent of the population living below the poverty line, Mauritania is one of the poorest countries in the world, characterized by vast tracts of desert and scarce water sources. (Credit Image: © Conrad Duroseau/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In Mauritania the drought induced food crisis is affecting over 700,000 people, including 350,000 children under 18. Aid agencies project over 12,000 children could suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year. Located in the arid Sahel region of West Africa, Mauritania is among the world's least developed food-deficit countries, ranked 159 out of 187 countries on the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index. With 42 percent of the population living below the poverty line, Mauritania is one of the poorest countries in the world, characterized by vast tracts of desert and scarce water sources. :
2010~zrep285~20081011_285_bp1_009~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Oct. 11, 2008- Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Inspite of the Goverment notice board, Cow shit, dog shit, goat pellets, and human excrement lie in piles on the banks of Ganges. Urine collects in pools. Garbage, including rotten food, plastic, paper, and table scraps are piled together. The ghats has a pungent smell. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081119_285_bp1_008~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Nov. 19, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - People using the same water of the Ganges (Ganga) river from the pipeline, believing that it harmless in respect to pollution. Ganga is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world and the principal sacred river in India. Due to the irresponsible behavior of Kolkatian, insensible damage is caused to the Ganga river everyday. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081119_285_bp1_007~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Nov. 19, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - A migrant labour spending his life in Kolkata as a Ganga water supplier for many businesses, activities and rituals around the Jagannath Ghat baths. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081004_285_bp1_006~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges- The Holy River of Pollution~Oct. 4, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - People are gathered early in the morning for taking bath in the Ganges (Ganga) river. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080929_285_bp1_005~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Sep. 29, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - As per Hindu tradition, after death bereavement in the family every Hindu pays obituary (Pind Daan) to Lord Vishnu for divine peace of the departed soul of their beloved ones so that the departed soul gets divine peace (Mokshya). (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081119_285_bp1_004~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Nov. 19, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Children are jumping into the ganges river. Ganga is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world and the principal sacred river in India. Due to the irresponsible behavior of Kolkatian, insensible damage is caused to the Ganga river everyday. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081119_285_bp1_003~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Nov. 19, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - The people of Kolkata considers this water to be sacred due to their prejudices thoughts and use this polluted water for their daily uses. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081010_285_bp1_002~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Oct. 10, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Thousands of idols are immersed in the Ganga in Kolkata(Calcutta); environmentalists have been expressing concern over the immersion of idols made up of metals and toxic materials in the river, polluting it year after year. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081104_285_bp1_001~Prasanta Biswas~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~Nov. 4, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - People are gathered in water with offerings, prayers, blessings, worships, vows during chatt festival. The Ganges (Ganga) River is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world and the principal sacred river in India. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091006_285_bp1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ganges - The Holy River of Pollution~GANGES _ The Holy River of Pollution- zReportage Story of the Week #285 - Launched October 6, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more -Oct 10, 2008 - Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Thousands of idols are immersed in the Ganga in Kolkata(Calcutta); environmentalists have been expressing concern over the immersion of idols made up of metals and toxic materials in the river, polluting it year after year.Ganga is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world and the principal sacred river in India.Due to the irresponsible behaviour of Kolkatian, insensible damage is caused to the Ganga river everyday. Unfortunately at present this major river of India is being polluted tremendously due to the untreated sewage ,industrial effluents, factories wastes, domestic wastes. People are freely allowed to dump garbage, flowers, idols of gods and goddesses diretly into the river. Discarding logic and reason, the conditioned minds of the Hindus only attemps to give interpretations and explanations to suit their blind beliefs. For the average Hindu it is not a matter of esoteric interpretation but of simple faith reinforced by popular texts that the goddess-river Ganga is the most accessible and powerful agent of salvation available to him.Inspite of knowing the pollution level of the river Ganga, the people of Kolkata considers this water to be sacred due to their religious prejudices and use this polluted water on a daily basis which have resulted in the cause of skin and many unidentified diseases.The absence of proper waste collection and disposal system along the river banks realizes a multi sided threat to the ecological health of the river and it's people. The Calcutta (kolkata) High Court appointed Ganga Monitoring Committee (GMC) exists. But it does not have the legal power to penalise anyone found guilty of polluting the river. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~Thousands of idols are immersed in the Ganga in Kolkata(Calcutta); environmentalists have been expressing concern over the immersion of idols made up of metals and toxic materials in the river, polluting it year after year.Ganga is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world and the principal sacred river in India.Due to the irresponsible behaviour of Kolkatian, insensible damage is caused to the Ganga river everyday. Unfortunately at present this major river of India is being polluted tremendously due to the untreated sewage ,industrial effluents, factories wastes, domestic wastes. People are freely allowed to dump garbage, flowers, idols of gods and goddesses diretly into the river. Discarding logic and reason, the conditioned minds of the Hindus only attemps to give interpretations and explanations to suit their blind beliefs. For the average Hindu it is not a matter of esoteric interpretation but of simple faith reinforced by popular texts that the goddess-river Ganga is the most accessible and powerful agent of salvation available to him.Inspite of knowing the pollution level of the river Ganga, the people of Kolkata considers this water to be sacred due to their religious prejudices and use this polluted water on a daily basis which have resulted in the cause of skin and many unidentified diseases.The absence of proper waste collection and disposal system along the river banks realizes a multi sided threat to the ecological health of the river and it's people. The Calcutta (kolkata) High Court appointed Ganga Monitoring Committee (GMC) exists. But it does not have the legal power to penalise anyone found guilty of polluting the river. (Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press):
2010~zrep240~20081005_240_v20_009~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 5, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Detail of woman's tribal body decoration from the Arbore tribe in southwestern Ethiopia, some 700 km from the capital city of Addis Ababa. The Arbore are located in Ethiopia's Lower Omo River Valley, and number about 4,000 people. They are agropastoralists, with detailed knowledge of botany and irrigarion. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_008~Tudor Vintiloiu~Omo Valley People of Ethiopia~Oct. 9, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Girls from the Karo tribe decorate their faces with white paint. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_007~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 9, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Children from the Mursi tribe pose inside their village. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_006~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 9, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Boy from the Mursi tribe poses in his village. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_005~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 9, 2008 - Omo River, Ethiopia - Man from the Dassanech tribe crosses the Omo River in a makeshift boat. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_004~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 9, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Woman from the Mursi tribe poses with her child. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081007_240_v20_003~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 7, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Elderly woman from the Karo tribe poses just outside her village in southwestern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081009_240_v20_002~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 9, 2008 - Mago National Park, Ethiopia - Man from the Mursi tribe poses with his weapon inside his village. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081005_240_v20_001~Tudor Vintiloiu~The Endangered Omo~Oct. 5, 2008 - Boy from the Arbore tribe poses just outside his village in southwestern Ethiopia, some 700 km from the capital city of Addis Ababa. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~:20081005_240_v20_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Endangered Omo~zReportage Story of the Week #240 - Launched December 9, 2008 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - Ethiopia is known as Africa's oldest independent country, where ethnic groups and cultures have migrated the region for thousands of years. The Lower Omo River Valley has survived droughts famine and tribal wars... but now faces a new threat - the flood of tourism to the region. The growing interaction between the tribesmen and the tourists is increasingly visible, as it alters the communities' values and traditions. Many tribes have now become dependant on the tourists' money, and care less and less about raising cattle or crops. The Ethiopian government quickly saw tourism as a rich source of income and has begun building roads and infrastructure to bring even more tourists in the area. This profit oriented circle is what makes these tribes more vulnerable than ever, and its peoples traditional way of life may be changed forever. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA)~Ethiopia is known as Africa's oldest independent country, where ethnic groups and cultures have migrated the region for thousands of years. The Lower Omo River Valley has survived droughts famine and tribal wars... but now faces a new threat - the flood of tourism to the region. The growing interaction between the tribesmen and the tourists is increasingly visible, as it alters the communities' values and traditions. Many tribes have now become dependant on the tourists' money, and care less and less about raising cattle or crops. The Ethiopian government quickly saw tourism as a rich source of income and has begun building roads and infrastructure to bring even more tourists in the area. This profit oriented circle is what makes these tribes more vulnerable than ever, and its peoples traditional way of life may be changed forever. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/ZUMA):
2010~zrep102~20060324_102_c78_009~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - GERARD J. RUX, Age: 73. Occupation: Funeral Director. Hometown: Chicago, Illinois. From embalming and removals to answering phones and making funeral arraignments, Rux does it all. Helping families grieve has been his livelihood. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_008~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Tremont, Illinois, U.S. - CHRIS SCHWEIGERT, Age: 91. Occupation: Farmer. Hometown: Tremont, Illinois. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_007~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Toulon, Illinois, U.S. - 'Judge' CHARLES WILSON, Age: 88. Occupation: Musician. Hometown: Toulon, Illinois. The town square in Elmwood, Ill. has been the place to be at dusk on Sunday nights since before the Civil War. There the townspeople gather bringing lawn chairs and picnic blankets to sprawl on the grassy knoll in anticipation of being serenaded by the 30-piece Elmwood Municipal Band. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_006~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Mt. Vernon, Illinois, U.S. - BILL CASH, Age: 65. Occupation: Traveling Minister. Hometown: Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_005~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Peoria, Illinois, U.S. - HARRY HUYST, Age: 83. Occupation: Art Collector, Business Owner. Hometown: Oswiecim, Poland. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_004~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Galesburg, Illinois, U.S. - JACK E. LARSON, Age: 82. Occupation: Radio Personality. Hometown: Galesburg, Illinois. Larson started working for Lindstrom's Records and Radio in downtown Galesburg in 1939 as a cashier and stock boy. Not long after Owner Dean Lindstrom needed someone to promote the top records of the week on the radio and asked Larson to help him out. At that moment a legacy was born. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_003~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Toulon, Illinois, U.S. - JIM NOWLAN, Age: 74. Occupation: Newspaper Editor/Publisher. Hometown: Toulon, Illinois. In 2002 Nowlan says he had the gumption to start up the weekly newspaper and even move in to an apartment above the office and become a regular 'Citizen Kane'. For the first time in over forty years the people of Stark County saw its town newspaper roll of the presses. Now Nowlan oversees a seven person staff that is dedicated to serving the community the way larger newspapers in the area never could. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_002~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Peoria, Illinois, U.S. - ALMA STEFFEN, Age: 82. Occupation: Postal Worker. Hometown: Rural East Peoria, Illinois. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement..(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060324_102_c78_001~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Super Seniors~Mar. 24, 2006 - Peoria, Illinois, U.S. - GEORGE MANIAS. Age: 73. Occupation: Shoe Shiner. Hometown: Peoria, Illinois. George Manias has shined the shoes of Presidents, congressmen, and Supreme Court Justices, alike. He has the letters thanking him for a shine done well to prove it. And all from the confines of his shop located on Adams Street in downtown Peoria, Ill. The elderly of America are working later and later in years. Many people across America are still working long past the avarage age of retirement. .(Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060321_102_c78_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Super Seniors~zReportage.com Story of the Week #102 - Launched March 21, 2006, YYYY - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - As the median age of life expectancy increases, so does the rate of employment for those past retirement age. Among this senior workforce, some continue to work because its part of their identity. Others work because they have to. The reasons are vast and vary as greatly as their backgrounds. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~As the median age of life expectancy increases, so does the rate of employment for those past retirement age. Among this senior workforce, some continue to work because its part of their identity. Others work because they have to. The reasons are vast and vary as greatly as their backgrounds. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep005~20040309_005_e66_018~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer in cap and goggles in the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_017~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Swimmers exit the chilly waters waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_016~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - An elderly swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_015~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer with his dogs beside Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_014~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - An elderly swimmer in the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_013~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer in cap laughs and prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_012~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Spectators watch as the swimmers enter Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_011~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_010~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - The club is made up of people from all walks of life, from Government Ministers through Etonian School Masters to barrow boys and ticket touts. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_009~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Swimmers line up and prepare to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_008~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_007~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A young female swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_006~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - An elderly swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_005~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer in cap and goggles appears between gozzling's in the the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_004~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Every Saturday morning come sun, rain or snow the Serpentine Swimming Club meets to race in the murky lake of London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_003~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - An elderly swimmer in cap and goggles prepares to enter the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_002~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - A swimmer dives into the murky waters of Serpentine lake in London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040309_005_e66_001~Andrew Buurman/eyevine~Serpentine Swimmers~Mar. 09, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - Passers by watch a swimmer during the race in the Serpentine lake of London's Hyde Park. (Credit Image: © Andrew Buurman/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~:20040316_005_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Serpentine Swimmers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #005 - Launched March 16, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Every Saturday morning come sun, rain or snow the Serpentine Swimming Club meets to race in the murky lake of London's Hyde Park. The club is made up of people from all walks of life, from Government Ministers through Etonian School Masters to barrow boys and ticket touts. The men and women are all age groups from early 20's to the over 80's. Some have swum the English Channel many times, others have difficulty in even finishing the course. There is even a handicapped race whatever the weather. Only thick ice can cancel the race but most competitors turn up anyway to attempt to cut a hole in the ice and jump in. (Credit Image: © Andrew Burrman/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Every Saturday morning come sun, rain or snow the Serpentine Swimming Club meets to race in the murky lake of London's Hyde Park. The club is made up of people from all walks of life, from Government Ministers through Etonian School Masters to barrow boys and ticket touts. The men and women are all age groups from early 20's to the over 80's. Some have swum the English Channel many times, others have difficulty in even finishing the course. There is even a handicapped race whatever the weather. Only thick ice can cancel the race but most competitors turn up anyway to attempt to cut a hole in the ice and jump in. (Credit Image: © Andrew Burrman/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep053~20040618_053_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Lisa reveals her reconstructed belly button and inflamed stitches from the tummy tuck in her suburban San Antonio kitchen. Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a third of the cost in the United States, thousands of patients have crossed the Texas border for day trips to plastic surgery clinics that have flourished to serve the growing craze for makeovers..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - DR. JOSE LUIS VILLARREAL ARROYO keeps his distance as he talks with Lisa during her third visit to Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in July after experiencing complications from a second set of surgeries. Her stitches were inflamed and draining continuously after she underwent a tummy tuck, leg lift, and a bladder lift. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - A nurse removes sutures from Lisa's tummy tuck incision in a small room at the West Avenue office of David Hernandez. Doctors in the United States are reluctant to treat plastic surgery patients who have received treatments across the border. The liability is too high. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040608_053_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 08, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Bandaged and sedated Lisa tries to rest the morning after her surgeries. Her pillow and sheets were blood-soaked and stained from oozing wounds after multiple operations. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, MEXICO - Lisa dabs her eyes the morning after her surgeries. Her eyes were irritated and burning after her eyelift. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Lisa spends five hours on the operating room table at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. She received a facelift, neck lift, eye surgery, breast augmentation, and wrinkled skin on her arms was removed. In the United States these surgeries would have be spread out over several months. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - A nurse carries surgical instruments in the operating room at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - C-cup implants and surgical equipment are laid out in the operating room at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. Lisa asked for a smaller B-cup.(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - DR. JOSE LUIS VILLARREAL ARROYO performs multiple surgeries on Lisa. Premature wrinkling from sun damage had left her depressed and anxious. Without a total makeover - facelift, neck lift, breast implants, liposuction and more - she thought men wouldn't give her a second-look. Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a third of the cost in the United States, thousands of patients have crossed the Texas border for day trips to plastic surgery clinics that have flourished to serve the growing craze for makeovers. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - A ketchup bottle and old medical equipment are in the operating room at Centro de Ginecologia y Obstetricia in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a third of the cost in the United States, thousands of patients have crossed the Texas border for day trips to plastic surgery clinics that have flourished to serve the growing craze for makeovers. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Lisa spends five hours on the operating room table at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. She received a facelift, neck lift, eye surgery, breast augmentation, and wrinkled skin on her arms was removed. In the United States these surgeries would have be spread out over several months. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Lisa has to yell for help at the door the morning after her surgeries. The call button in her room was broken. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Ants crawl along the sink in Lisa's hospital room at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - Lisa, 51, is wrapped in bandages after plastic surgery at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a third of the cost in the United States, thousands of patients have crossed the Texas border for day trips to plastic surgery clinics that have flourished to serve the growing craze for makeovers. Doctors in the United States are reluctant to treat plastic surgery patients who have received treatments across the border. The liability is too high. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - McAllen, Texas, U.S. - MIRIAM MARTINEZ, 32, prepares go on an air for the evening weather forecast at the Univision television studio in McAllen. Dr. Raul Lopez performed several plastic surgeries on Martinez in his Reynosa clinic on two separate occasions. After her children were born Martinez went from a size 3 to a 10. Lopez transformed her body. She had a breast lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, nose job, lip augmentation, and buttocks lift. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - DR. JOSE LUIS VILLARREAL ARROYO shows off his bloody gloves in the operating room at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004. The atmosphere in the hot operating room resembled a looker room. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - Nuevo Laredo, MEXICO - Painted toe nails added color to the surgical wrap worn by Lisa before multiple plastic surgeries room at Clinica San Antonio in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Friday, June 18, 2004..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040618_053_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~Jun. 18, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Lisa shows off her new breasts in her suburban San Antonio kitchen. .(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050329_053_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Plastic Not So Fantastic~zReportage.com Story of the Week #053 - Launched March 29, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a fraction of the U.S. Cost, thousands of Americans cross the Texas border into Mexico where plastic surgery clinics are flourishing on the growing craze for makeovers. Find out how bargain border clinics sometimes deliver disasters. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Beckoned by the promise of better bodies at a fraction of the U.S. Cost, thousands of Americans cross the Texas border into Mexico where plastic surgery clinics are flourishing on the growing craze for makeovers. Find out how bargain border clinics sometimes deliver disasters. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep559~20141017_559_n230_009~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A 31-year-old physician assistant, who has been with Doctors Without Borders, (MSF) since March. 'The physician assistant's association said we need volunteers. I decided I would go'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_008~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - ALPHONSO, a 20-year-old hygienist had to convince his grandmother to let him work at the Ebola Treatment Unit. 'I said if my fellow Liberians are getting sick, and I have the experience to help, if I don't go to help, it will be death for everybody'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_007~Marcus Dipaola/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - EVONNE, a 27-year-old hygienist. 'I came because I want to help my fellow Liberians'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_006~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - SAMUEL, a 51-year-old nurse from Monrovia spent one hour in personal protective equipment, shortly before this photo was taken. The man standing in the background helped him safely remove his protective equipment. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_005~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - CHIARA BURZIO, a nurse from Turino, Italy has been with Doctors Without Borders, (MSF) since 2011. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141017_559_n230_004~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - BAEYAN KENNEDY, a 32-year-old nurse, also works at the ETU. He came from a suburb in Montserrado County to Monrovia to work at Doctors Without Borders, (MSF). The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_003~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A 25-year-old nurse from Belgium says 'I like adventures, I like being a nurse, I like to travel and experience people, and I worked in a hospital where [people] were coming in but not really sick'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_002~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - FELECIA CECEVANREY, a 28-year-old hygienist said, 'I feel I could come and help'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_001~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - LASSANA GABANA, a 35-year-old Ebola survivor turned social worker talks to patients and provides comfort. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141017_559_n230_000~Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Ebola Warriors~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 559 - Ebola Warriors - Launched December 30, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - New figures this week from the World Health Organization put the total number of Ebola cases at 18,603 and the death toll at 6,915. Liberia still has the highest death toll from the epidemic at 3,290. The country has begun treating Ebola patients with serum therapy - a treatment made from the blood of recovered survivors. Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people. For health workers fighting Ebola in West Africa, the stress can be exhausting. The effects of the Ebola outbreak has been devastating to the region's population, but experts are now realizing that caring for Ebola doctors and nurses could be as important to halting the spread of the disease as any other current procedure. (Credit Image: © Marcus Dipaola/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~New figures this week from the World Health Organization put the total number of Ebola cases at 18,603 and the death toll at 6,915. Liberia still has the highest death toll from the epidemic at 3,290. The country has begun treating Ebola patients with serum therapy - a treatment made from the blood of recovered survivors. Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people. For health workers fighting Ebola in West Africa, the stress can be exhausting. The effects of the Ebola outbreak has been devastating to the region's population, but experts are now realizing that caring for Ebola doctors and nurses could be as important to halting the spread of the disease as any other current procedure. :
2010~zrep267~20090529_267_e84_020~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 29, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Displaced Muslims from Swat Valley pray in a makeshift prayer hall in the slum village of Mirabadi, 20 km from the heart of the capital Islamabad. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090528_267_e84_019~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 28, 2009 - Hasanabdal, Pakistan - DAVINDER SINGH, 18, was hit by a stray bullet as he fled with his family from Swat Valley. He endured the pain for 4 days and nights, before reaching the safety of the holy Sikh temple of Gurdwara Siri Pujab Sahib in Hasanabdal - now home to some 3500 Pakistani Sikhs. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090524_267_e84_018~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 24, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - FAUZIAH AMINULLAH, 35, a Muslim from Shaidul Sharif, Swat, coos her baby to sleep, in a church in Mardan, along with four others from her family. She has no money and no relatives in Mardan. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090529_267_e84_017~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 28, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Onlookers gathered to inspect the remanants of bombings in Peshwar, which killed at least 12 people and injured more than 100. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090527_267_e84_016~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 27, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - ISMAIL KHAN, 15, works as a daily wage worker in a nursery on the outskirts of Islamabad. He earns 150 rupees a day (USD $2) - hardly enough to pay off the rent for his family of 9. Like many young people, he was yanked out of school when a military operation turned his peaceful town into a battlefield. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090528_267_e84_015~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 28, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Refugees take a dip in the sparkling spring of the Sikh temple of Gurdwara Siri Pujab Sahib in Hasanabdal. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090523_267_e84_014~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 23, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Food distribution at Jalozai camp, Peshawar, home to nearly 100,000 refugees from the conflict-hit northwest Malakand Division of Pakistan. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090523_267_e84_013~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 23, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - A boy walks past the makeshift curtain of his tent at Jalozai camp, Nowshera, home to nearly 100,000 refugees from the conflict-hit northwestern Malakand Division of Pakistan. Living in the open tent villages has been traumatic to most refugees, especially women who mostly kept within the privacy of their homes. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090520_267_e84_012~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 20, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - Young refugees play at the playground in Shah Mansoor camp. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090520_267_e84_011~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 20, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - Refugees queueing up to register their identities with the authorities at Shah Mansoor camp. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090523_267_e84_010~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 23, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Peshawar's oldest cinema, built in the 1920s, was destroyed by a car-bomb on 22 May evening, killing more than 10 people and injuring 70 others. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090529_267_e84_009~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 29, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - Swat refugees ANAS, 4, SHAHID, 1, and ABBAS, 8, huddle onto a wooden bed, in a room shared by nine people. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090527_267_e84_008~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 27, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - BIBI ZARJAN, 65, is paralysed on one side of her body and sits on the bed for most of the day. When fighting broke out in Swat Valley, she was transported on her bed onto a truck to make a 200-km journey to Islamabad. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090527_267_e84_007~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 27, 2009 - Islamabad, Pakistan - SUMERA, 5, fled with her extended family of 40 from Swat to Islamabad on a truck. They pooled all their money to rent two houses in Golra Sharif, on the outskirts of the city, paying 9500 rupees (USD$120) a month. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090521_267_e84_006~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 21, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - Dozens of cooks, some refugees, others from nearby Swabi, cope with the demands of some 12,000 displaced people in Shah Mansoor. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090521_267_e84_005~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 21, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - Women in the traditional hejab queue up for medicine at the dispensary in Shah Mansoor camp, Swabi. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090520_267_e84_004~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 20, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - Farmer AQAL WASIR, 45, stares at the tent village that is Shah Mansud camp, in Swabi. He had fled from Chaktara in Upper Dir with his wife and seven children, the youngest less than a year old. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090520_267_e84_003~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 20, 2009 - Swabi, Pakistan - NEELAM, 12, a refugee from Shaidul Sharif, Swat, has been bleeding from her nose for the past two days. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090520_267_e84_002~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 20, 2009 - Sheik Yasin, Pakistan - SHER ZAMAN, 50, squeezed 10 people into his LPG-powered auto-rickshaw on his flight from Swat Valley to the city of Mardan. He now stays in the tent village of Sheik Yasin, Mardan. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090524_267_e84_001~Edwin Koo~O'Swat - Oh My!~May 24, 2009 - Mardan, Pakistan - Refugees wait for tea at Sheik Yasin camp, Mardan, Pakistan. Some 2.4 million refugees have poured out of Swat Valley as the Pakistan army launched a massive operation to eliminate Taliban militants, after the breakdown of a peace deal. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/ZUMA)~:20090609_267_e84_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~O'Swat - Oh My!~zReportage Story of the Week #267 - Launched June 9, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - 'Paradise on Earth, Mother Nature's gift to Pakistan, O' Swat, you have it all; virgin beauty, crystal rivers, green meadows, high mountains, valley bowls, alpine lakes, and much more. Footprints of Buddha, Alexander's soldiers and Jahangiri Kings...' excerpt from O'Swat by Dr Farrukh Saleem..Pakistan's largest exodus since the Partition in 1947 - some 3 million refugees have poured out of the scenic Swat Valley and its surrounding towns, since the government suddenly declared an all-out war against the Taliban following the breakdown of a peace deal in May. More than 160,000 are living in about 20 camps just south of the battle zone, such as Shaikh Shahzad, where more than 8,000 people stay in rows of dirty white tents pitched in hard-dirt fields. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~'Paradise on Earth, Mother Nature's gift to Pakistan, O' Swat, you have it all; virgin beauty, crystal rivers, green meadows, high mountains, valley bowls, alpine lakes, and much more. Footprints of Buddha, Alexander's soldiers and Jahangiri Kings...' excerpt from O'Swat by Dr Farrukh Saleem..Pakistan's largest exodus since the Partition in 1947 - some 3 million refugees have poured out of the scenic Swat Valley and its surrounding towns, since the government suddenly declared an all-out war against the Taliban following the breakdown of a peace deal in May. More than 160,000 are living in about 20 camps just south of the battle zone, such as Shaikh Shahzad, where more than 8,000 people stay in rows of dirty white tents pitched in hard-dirt fields. (Credit Image: © Edwin Koo/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep562~20140526_562_b143_015~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - A nationalist shows the old Hungarian Map before Trianon treaty 1920. Hungary had to accept the treaty and had to pay war reparations to its neighbors as well as hand over part of their territories. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_014~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - A beggar lies on the street in Budapest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_013~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Globalization, empty factories, a growing homeless population, land grabbing are reasons some are turning focus on stronger nationalism. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_012~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Right wing elder members during a rally of the Nationalists in Budapest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_011~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Politicians have been attacked in public, so they use billboard propaganda to campaign. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_010~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - The Hungarian National Guard, the New Hungarian Guard and others groups come together to participate in an activity, wearing old military uniforms. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_009~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - The Self Defense Guard meets with a goal to create a better future. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_008~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - SZEBB JOVOERT MAGYAR ONVEDELEM, Head of the Self Defense Guard during a meeting.They have strong conviction that a better future is possible. Their main task is offering security, especially against the ''none disciplined'' society. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_007~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - A Roma family gathers in a stairwell of their state owned building. Many promises have been made to the Romas. They expect they will be evicted from the premises. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_006~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - A Hungarian from the Roma community on a bicycle wears a tattoo of the Hungarian word 'love' on his hand. Hungary's Roma represent approximately 5 percent of the Hungarian population. They are the largest minority. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_005~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - 'Nazi Raus' or 'Nazi Out' is painted in graffiti in Budapest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_004~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Right wing bikers gather during a rally of the Nationalists. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_003~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - A guard stands at attention at the Parliament in Budapest. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_002~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is full of coffee stores, restaurants, and amazing architecture. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_001~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~May 26, 2014 - Budapest, Hungary - Nationalists wave the old Hungarian flag from the former Arpad Dynasty that governed 400 years. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140526_562_b143_000~Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nationalism Renaissance~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 562 - Nationalism Renaissance - Launched January 20, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Nationalism is on the rise in Hungary. After several years having been in the spotlight in the international media for marching in uniforms through Hungarian cities and villages, the banned Hungarian National Guard has splintered into several organizations in the country. Dissatisfaction with the centre-left coalition government's handling of the economy from 2002 to 2010 coincided with the rise of the right-wing nationalist party Jobbik, known for its anti-Semitic and anti-Gypsy rhetoric. Jobbik is the third-largest party in Hungary's parliament and with three MEPs it secured 20% of the vote in the 2014 election. It has tried to soften its image recently, but remains committed to defending conservative Hungarian values and thwarting integration of Roma communities, many of whom are desperately poor and marginalized. Hungary risks becoming increasingly isolated in the EU, where the country is considered a destabilizing force in central and southeastern Europe. (Credit Image: © Peter Bauza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep569~20150105_569_r125_015~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Jan. 5, 2015 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - MAMOTAZ, 8, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB). TB is a worldwide public health problem. Every year more than 300,000 people develop TB and 66,000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_014~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A patient suffers from Tuberculosis (TB) at National Institute of Diseases of Chest and Hospital. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_013~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - ARAFAT, 1, suffers from Tuberculosis (TB) at National Institute of Diseases of Chest and Hospital. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_012~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - ALI AKBAR is from Lakhipur distict and has been suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) for 6 months. He receives daily injections and has a tube put into his infected lung to drain it. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_011~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SUKUR MIAH, 45, sits in a hospital bed, suffering from acute breathing problems. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_569_r125_010~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Dec. 15, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - NASIMA AKHTER (40), lives near Hazaribagh industrial area, suffering from Tuberculosis. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_009~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - RUBIA, 35, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) 6 months ago and now she is in MDR TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) stage. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_569_r125_008~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Dec. 15, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Every year more than 300,000 people develop Tuberculosis (TB) and 66,000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140927_569_r125_007~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Sept. 27, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - ASIM, 25, from Chittagong, sits in a hospital bed. He has been in the hospital for the last six months and has been suffering Tuberculosis (TB) since 2013. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 570000 people are currently suffering from TB disease in Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140927_569_r125_006~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Sept. 27, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - ASIM, 25, from Chittagong, sits in hospital bed. He has been in the hospital for the last six months and has been suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) since 2013. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140927_569_r125_005~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Sept. 27, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - RAHIM, a rickshaw puller from the highly concentrated industrial area of Hazaribagh is suffering from acute tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem. The incidence of TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_569_r125_004~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Dec. 15, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem. The incident of TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh. The country ranks sixth among 22 highest burden TB countries in the world. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141108_569_r125_003~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB: The Silent Killer~November 8, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SURUZ ALI, 25, sits in his non-paying sick ward at the National Institute of Diseases Hospital. He has been in the hospital for the last six months and has been suffering from Tuberculosis (TB)since 2012. He takes medicine at home to be cured from MDR TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis), but he did not continue to take it. He has now returned to the hospital. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_569_r125_002~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 19, 2014 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - AYESHA, 12, was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB) 5 months ago and is in MDR TB (Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis) stage. The incident of TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131125_569_r125_001~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~Nov. 25, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - HARUN MIAH, who has been suffering from TB for 3 months, receives daily injections and has a tube put into his infected lung to drain it. Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141108_569_r125_000~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~TB Silent Killer~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 569 - TB Silent Killer- Launched March 24, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Tuberculosis is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer worldwide due to a single infectious agent. The WHO's Global Tuberculosis Report 2014 underscored that the highly contagious disease remains the second biggest infectious disease killer, infecting an estimated nine million people last year and killing 1.5 million. The report indicated good news about the overall mortality trend, which fell 45 percent between 1990 and 2013. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Tuberculosis TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh, which ranks sixth among 22 highest burden TB countries in the world. WHO estimates that approximately 570000 people are currently suffering from TB disease in the south Asian country. Every year more than 300,000 people develop TB and 66,000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh alone. This treatable disease is becoming one of the major silent killers in the world. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Tuberculosis is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer worldwide due to a single infectious agent. The WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2014 underscored that the highly contagious disease remains the second biggest infectious disease killer, infecting an estimated nine million people last year and killing 1.5 million. The report indicated good news about the overall mortality trend, which fell 45 percent between 1990 and 2013. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Tuberculosis TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh, which ranks sixth among 22 highest burden TB countries in the world. WHO estimates that approximately 570000 people are currently suffering from TB disease in the south Asian country. Every year more than 300,000 people develop TB and 66,000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh alone. This treatable disease is becoming one of the major silent killers in the world.:
2010~zrep398~20111107_398_g65_029~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - ALEX wears 99% sign on his back at Occupy Los Angeles and works in the media tent. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_028~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - ARNOLD at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_027~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 6, 2011 - Santa Ana, California, U.S. - SHARON is an original occupier (OO) at Occupy Orange County. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_026~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - DARREN at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_025~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - A.J. at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_024~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S. - SKYLER mans the medical tent at Occupy Santa Cruz. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_023~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - She gives her name as (RX)* and works in the media tent at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_022~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S. - DENNIS at Occupy Santa Cruz. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_021~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - 'CAPTAIN HOOK' at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_020~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - LAMONT at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_019~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - PEBBLES at Occupy Long Beach. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_018~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - JASMINE at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_017~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 6, 2011 - Santa Ana, California, U.S. - JACK at Occupy Orange County. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_016~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - CHRISTY at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_015~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 6, 2011 - Santa Ana, California, U.S. - RAY is an original occupier (OO) at Occupy Orange County. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_014~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - MEGAN at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_013~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S. - DECINA at Occupy Santa Cruz does online radio. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_012~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - HOUSTON at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_011~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - OWEN wears a cone on his head at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_010~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - LUCAS holds a hand written protest to federal government at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_009~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - KAYLA at Occupy San Jose, which is her first protest ever. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_008~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S. - TRAVIS and his dog, Charlie, at Occupy Santa Cruz. Travis would like to get Charlie certified as a service dog so he won't get tickets, but the schooling costs money he doesn't have. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_007~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - SHANE at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_006~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - JOHNATHAN with mask at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_005~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - San Jose, California, U.S. - JANAE at Occupy San Jose. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_004~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 6, 2011 - Santa Ana, California, U.S. - With cigarette smoke billowing from behind his mask, JOE is an original occupier (OO) at Occupy Orange County. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_003~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 6, 2011 - Santa Ana, California, U.S. - JENNY at Occupy Orange County. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111109_398_g65_002~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 9, 2011 - Santa Cruz, California, U.S. - 'COMMANDER X' at Occupy Santa Cruz. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111107_398_g65_001~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~Nov. 7, 2011 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - JOHN at Occupy Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111106_398_g65_000~David I. Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Occupy California~zReportage.com Story of the Week #398: Occupy California - Launched December 06, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - There are no signs, no tents, no tense standoffs with police - just people, the young and the old, and their decision to give up everything - or gain something - by moving into a public park. Each with their own reasons for being there but all focused on economic and social inequality. Poverty is on the rise among large sections of the population across the country. A new measure of poverty released by the U.S. Census Bureau meant to better count disposable income shows that some 51 million Americans - one in three - are either living in poverty or just barely above it, that is 76 percent more than the official account published in September. All told, that places 100 million people - one in three Americans - either in poverty or in the highly worrisome place just above it. The Occupy movement, with its references to ''the 1 percent'' and ''the 99 percent,'' has brought these facts to the fore of public consciousness.(Credit Image: © David I. Gross/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~There are no signs, no tents, no tense standoffs with police - just people, the young and the old, and their decision to give up everything - or gain something - by moving into a public park. Each with their own reasons for being there but all focused on economic and social inequality. Poverty is on the rise among large sections of the population. A new measure of poverty released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 51 million Americans - one in three - are either living in poverty or just barely above it, that is 76 percent more than the official account published in September. All told, that places 100 million people - one in three Americans - either in poverty or barely just above it. The Occupy movement, with its references to ''the 1 percent'' and ''the 99 percent,'' has brought these facts to the fore of public consciousness. :
2010~zrep622~20170106_622_e02_020~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys arrive for the Catholic mass on Cubilete Mountain at the end of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_622_e02_019~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys arrive for the Catholic mass on Cubilete Mountain at the end of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_622_e02_018~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Young Mexican cowboys begin the final ride to the Cristo Rey shrine on Cubilete Mountain during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_622_e02_017~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys are silhouetted as they take photos at the statue of Cristo Rey on the top of Cubilete Mountain during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_016~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys snake along the road up Cubilete Mountain on the final leg of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_015~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys snake along the road up Cubilete Mountain on the final leg of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_622_e02_014~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - A Mexican cowgirl waits for the start of Catholic mass on Cubilete Mountain at the end of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_013~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - San Jose Del Rodeo, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys stop to water their horses during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_012~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico - Volunteers watch as hundreds of Mexican cowboys ride past during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage January 5, 2017 in La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_011~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico - Villagers hand out free sandwiches to hundreds of Mexican cowboys as they ride past during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage January 5, 2017 in La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_010~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - San Jose Del Rodeo, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys are silhouetted by the rising sun during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. Thousands of Mexican cowboys and horses take part in the three-day ride to the mountaintop shrine of Cristo Rey stopping along the way at shrines and churches. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_622_e02_009~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 6, 2017 - Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico - A Mexican cowboy waits for the start of Catholic mass on Cubilete Mountain at the end of the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_008~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys ride through the high desert during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_007~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - La Trinidad, Guanajuato, Mexico - A Mexican cowboy holds balloons given him by villagers as hundreds of horsemen ride during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_006~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - San Jose Del Rodeo, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys are silhouetted by the rising sun during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_005~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - El Tejaban, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys gather at a shrine for prayer during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170104_622_e02_004~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 4, 2017 - San Martin De Terreros, Guanajuato, Mexico - A roadside shrine covered with religious banners as Mexican cowboys gather to join the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey cowboy pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_003~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 5, 2017 - San Jose Del Rodeo, Guanajuato, Mexico - Hundreds of Mexican cowboys begin a day long ride at sunrise during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170104_622_e02_002~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 4, 2017 - San Martin De Terreros, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys during Catholic mass at the San Martin de Terreros church during the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey pilgrimage.(Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170104_622_e02_001~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~January 4, 2017 - San Martin De Terreros, Guanajuato, Mexico - Mexican cowboys ride along a stretch of highway through the high desert to join the annual Cabalgata de Cristo Rey cowboy pilgrimage. Thousands of Mexican cowboys and horses come from all over to take part in the three-day ride to the mountaintop shrine of Cristo Rey. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_622_e02_000~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Cowboy Pilgrimage~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 622 - COWBOY: Pilgrimage - Launched Feb. 23, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In 1954, doctors told Nicolás García that he was terminally ill and that the ailments from which he suffered were slowly killing him. Seeking salvation, the young cowboy embarked upon a pilgrimage to the mountaintop shrine of Christ the King in Silao, Mexico. Believing that his spiritual quest had played a role in his recovery, Mr. García endeavored to make the trip a yearly tradition. What began as one man’s journey of faith, grew the following year to include a handful of those closest to him, before attracting more than 80 riders within a couple of years. Today thousands of cowboys take part in the three-day pilgrimage to the mountaintop shrine of Christ the King in Silao, Mexico, stopping to pray at shrines and churches along the way. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~In 1954, doctors told Nicolás García that he was terminally ill and that the ailments from which he suffered were slowly killing him. Seeking salvation, the young cowboy embarked upon a pilgrimage to the mountaintop shrine of Christ the King in Silao, Mexico. Believing that his spiritual quest had played a role in his recovery, Mr. García endeavored to make the trip a yearly tradition. What began as one man’s journey of faith, grew the following year to include a handful of those closest to him, before attracting more than 80 riders within a couple of years. Today thousands of cowboys take part in the three-day pilgrimage to the mountaintop shrine of Christ the King in Silao, Mexico, stopping to pray at shrines and churches along the way. :
2010~zrep357~20110302_357_bm5_018~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - His belonging's wrapped with caution tape, a Bangladeshi refugee reacts to journalists at the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_017~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Loaded with suitcases filled with belongings, Egyptian refugees wait in line to cross the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_016~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Tunisia - Casting long shadows in the morning light, Egyptian refugees enter at the Choucha Refugee Camp, 10 kilometers from the Tunisian border with Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_015~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Walking through piles of scattered clothing and trash, Bangladeshi refugees pass across the Tunisian border from Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_014~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Sleeping on a mattress lying on the dirt, a refugee sleeps barefoot in the open air at the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_013~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Under flood lights, Tunisian border guards check the passports of Bangladeshi refugee's fleeing from the violence in Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_012~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~March 2, 2011 - Choucha, Tunisia - Egyptian refugees wait in line at the Choucha Refugee Camp, 10 kilometers from the Tunisian border with Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_011~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Wrapped in a blanket for warmth in the early morning, an Egyptian refugee waits at the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_010~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Choucha, Tunisia - An Egyptian refugee walks between tent shelters at the Choucha Refugee Camp, 10 kilometers from the Tunisian border with Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_009~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Choucha, Tunisia - Thousands of Egyptian refugees wait in long lines to enter the Choucha Refugee Camp, on the Tunisian border with Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_008~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Loaded with suitcases filled with belongings, refugees wait to cross the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_007~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Bangladeshi refugees fleeing from violence in Libya hold a banner pleading for humanitarian assistance from the UN. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_006~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Clutching onto everything they own, refugees from Mali wait anxiously to be checked by the Tunisian doctors at the Ras Jedir border crossing. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_005~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - An Egyptian refugee holds up his passport while waiting in line at the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_004~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Smoke rises from fires as hundreds of refugees from violence in Libya waiting to be transported to the Choucha refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_003~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Choucha, Tunisia - Reading prayers in the early morning, an Egyptian refugee waits at the Choucha Refugee Camp, 10 kilometers from the Tunisian border with Libya. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_002~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Eritrean refugees from Libya ask Tunisian soldiers across a razor wire barrier for help to get back home to Eritrea. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_001~Manu Brabo~Left Behind~Mar. 2, 2011 - Ras Jdir, Tunisia - Hundreds of Egyptian refugees wait to cross the Tunisian border with Libya at Ras Jedir. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110302_357_bm5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Left Behind~zReportage.com Story of the Week #357- Launched March 8, 2011 - Libyan refugees in Tunisia, fleeing deal deadly crackdowns by Col. Qadhafi, after February 15th uprisings, which have left hundreds dead and the country's oil-based economy frozen. (Credit Image: © Manu Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~zReportage Issue #357 – Launched on March 8, 2011 Story Title: Left Behind Pictures by © Manuel Brabo/zReportage.com/ZUMA Text from UNHCR The United Nations has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis as thousands of refugees, many of them Bangladeshi migrant workers escaping the violence in Libya, are stranded in a makeshift camp on the border with Tunisia. Appealing for their governments to evacuate them, more than 170,000 people have already fled the civil unrest and political violence. Refugees were left with traumatising memories of a nation onto which Libyan leader Colonel Moamer Kadhafi unleashed a deadly crackdown in response to the uprising, which began on February 15. The unrest in Libya has left hundreds dead and nearly frozen the country's oil-based economy. --- The UN refugee agency on Friday reported a sharp drop in the numbers of people crossing the border at Ras Adjir from Libya into Tunisia, and said it was increasingly worried at reports of people being impeded from fleeing. As of mid-week, some 10,000-15,000 people were crossing the border daily, placing huge strains on the abilities of Tunisian authorities and humanitarian agencies to cope. But since Wednesday afternoon the numbers have fallen sharply. On Thursday, less than 2,000 people crossed. 'The border on the Libyan side is now manned by heavily armed pro-government forces,' UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming told a press conference in Geneva. 'From those that did manage to cross the border, we have heard that mobile phones and cameras were being confiscated en route. Many people appear to be frightened and are unwilling to speak.' A rapid response from the international community to the joint International Organization for Migration humanitarian evacuation appeal of earlier this week has seen significant progress with the evacuation of Egyptians and other nationalities from Tunisia. Egypt, Tunisia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom have all offered air or sea transport. The Egyptian government has repatriated tens of thousands of its own nationals. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the European Commission, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland and Spain have offered funds for the UNHCR response to the Libya crisis. Private donations have also been coming in. Around 12,500 people still need evacuation from Tunisia. More than 10,000 are from Bangladesh. Today, at least two flights are planned to Bangladesh. Fleming said that if Libyan military control of the border and roads reduces, a huge exodus of people could resume. Planning is under way to establish a second camp close to the border. Meanwhile, a UNHCR team is currently in the eastern Libyan town of Benghazi as part of an inter-agency assessment mission. 'They found a camp at Benghazi port where some 8,000 foreigners were awaiting evacuation. Evacuations were ongoing and while most expect to make it out in the next two days, there are 305 Eritreans, 191 Ethiopians and 153 Somalis who say they have been repeatedly blocked,' Fleming said. 'Most are single young men, with 40 women and three children. They reported that although they faced significant problems in the past two weeks, empathy towards sub-Saharan Africans waiting at the port has increased,' she added. :
2010~zrep105~20051025_105_e66_009~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Sudan - An evangelical Preacher speaks to a crowd of thousands of people in Juba town at sunset. Chrisitianity is the predominant religion in the South. In Juba town it is estimated that over 80 percent of Christians are Catholic. Since the signing of the Peace Agreement in January of this year religious fervour has gripped the region. Many of the Churches, however, are preaching against the use of any form of contraception, including the use of condoms. This traditionalist view is going to make the establishment of any realistic campaign against HIV extremely difficult. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_008~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Central Equatoria, Sudan - Kusanza is buried while her family watches. She lay in the infectious disease unit of Juba hospital for three weeks with no care. It was only the day before she died that she was tested postive for TB and she received a blood transfusion as a result but it came too late and she died that night. Her husband, having taken another wife, wanted her to die and refused to let her be tested for HIV - not wanting her to bring shame on the familly if she was positive. There is a huge stigma surrounding HIV and terminally ill patients in general and sufferers are often left to die. After 22 years of civil war there is no access to primary healthcare and Juba Hosptial is the only hospital in the Central Equatoria State. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_007~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Central Equatoria, Sudan - Kusanza's body is bought back to lie in her village before burial and is surrounded by family members. She lay in the infectious disease unit of Juba hospital for three weeks with no care. It was only the day before she died that she was tested postive for TB and she received a blood transfusion as a result but it came too late and she died that night. Her husband, having taken another wife, wanted her to die and refused to let her be tested for HIV - not wanting her to bring shame on the familly if she was positive. There is a huge stigma surrounding HIV and terminally ill patients in general and sufferers are often left to die. After 22 years of civil war there is no access to primary healthcare and Juba Hosptial is the only hospital in the Central Equatoria State. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_006~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Central Equatoria, Sudan - Kusanza's body is shrouded by a member of her family before burial. It was only the day before she died that she was tested postive for TB and she received a blood transfusion as a result but it came too late and she died that night. Her husband, having taken another wife, wanted her to die and refused to let her be tested for HIV - not wanting her to bring shame on the familly if she was positive. There is a huge stigma surrounding HIV and terminally ill patients in general and sufferers are often left to die. After 22 years of civil war there is no access to primary healthcare and Juba Hosptial is the only hospital in the Central Equatoria State. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_005~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Central Equatoria, Sudan - Kusanza lies in the infectious disease unit of Juba hospital for three weeks with no care. It was only the day before she died that she was tested postive for TB and she received a blood transfusion as a result but it came too late and she died that night. Her husband, having taken another wife, wanted her to die and refused to let her be tested for HIV - not wanting her to bring shame on the familly if she was positive. There is a huge stigma surrounding HIV and terminally ill patients in general and sufferers are often left to die. After 22 years of civil war there is no access to primary healthcare and Juba Hosptial is the only hospital in the Central Equatoria State. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_004~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Sudan - Voluntary Councelling and Testing Centre - Juba Town. A negative HIV test in the VCT centre in Juba. There is only one such centre for three states and it opened in March 2004. Juba has a population of 350,000 which is growing daily with refugees returning and increasing commerce. So far only 951 people have been tested with 197 (20.1 percent) being positve. This is the only available data on HIV for the entire region. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_003~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Sudan - Voluntary Councelling and Testing Centre - Juba Town. A counceller examines a young man who has gone to be tested for HIV. There is only one such centre for three states and it opened in March 2004. Juba has a population of 350,000 which is growing daily with refugees returning and increasing commerce. So far only 951 people have been tested with 197 (20.1 percent) being positve. This is the only available data on HIV for the entire region. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_002~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Central Equatoria, Sudan - Kusanza lies in the infectious disease unit of Juba hospital for three weeks with no care. It was only the day before she died that she was tested postive for TB and she received a blood transfusion as a result but it came too late and she died that night. Her husband, having taken another wife, wanted her to die and refused to let her be tested for HIV - not wanting her to bring shame on the familly if she was positive. There is a huge stigma surrounding HIV and terminally ill patients in general and sufferers are often left to die. After 22 years of civil war there is no access to primary healthcare and Juba Hosptial is the only hospital in the Central Equatoria State..(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051025_105_e66_001~/eyevine~The Seeds of HIV~Oct. 25, 2005 - Juba, Sudan - Voluntary Councelling and Testing Centre - Juba Town. A nurse holds up a blood sample taken from a young man who has gone to be tested for HIV. There is only one such centre for three states and it opened in March 2004. Juba has a population of 350,000 which is growing daily with refugees returning and increasing commerce. So far only 951 people have been tested with 197 (20.1 percent) being positve. This is the only available data on HIV for the entire region. .(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060411_105_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Seeds of HIV~zReportage.com Story of the Week #105 - Launched April 11, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In Southern Sudan there is huge stigma surrounding HIV and sufferers are often left to die. Cut off for over 20 years by the civil war there is no knowledge or understanding of HIV/AIDS, and with thousands of displaced people set to return within the next few months there is real danger that the virus will be spread as many people know nothing about it. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In Southern Sudan there is huge stigma surrounding HIV and sufferers are often left to die. Cut off for over 20 years by the civil war there is no knowledge or understanding of HIV/AIDS, and with thousands of displaced people set to return within the next few months there is real danger that the virus will be spread as many people know nothing about it. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep449~20121015_449_k109_026~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A dead civilian is loaded onto a pickup truck for transport to his family. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_025~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A small piece of shrapnel is removed from a soldier's body. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_024~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Hospital staff works on a critically injured FSA soldier who later died of his injures. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_023~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - OMAR, 31, a FSA soldier arrived to the hospital at 2:38 pm with a gunshot wound to the chest. Nine minutes later he was declared dead. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_022~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A man grimaces in pain after he broke his leg. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_021~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A staff member takes a moment to rest from the never-ending flood of patients arriving to the hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_020~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Some members of the hospital staff play badminton outside the Dar al-Shifa hospital in the middle of the night. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_019~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - DANIA KILSI, 11, is treated for shrapnel wounds. She and her two younger siblings, ZAID, 2 and FATIMA 6, were playing outside their home when they were injured from a bomb. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_018~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A staff member takes a moment to rest. There is a never-ending flood of patients arriving to the Dar al-Shifa hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_017~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Doctors work on a 23-year-old government sniper, who is in critical condition after the bullet hit a nerve in his leg. Before he was shot, he shot and killed a woman and her child. Some of the personnel in the hospital want to see him dead. He will soon be transported in a taxi to a government controlled hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_016~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - OMAR, 31, a FSA soldier arrived to the hospital at 2:38 pm with a gunshot wound to the chest. Nine minutes later he was declared dead. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_015~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - This man had a lucky day. He was shot in the head but survived. Doctors remove the bullet from his skull. After a couple of hours, he was sitting outside the Dar al-Shifa hospital with his brother: alive, but with a headache. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_014~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A man arrives to the Dar al-Shifa hospital with gunshot wounds. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_013~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A member of the Free Syrian Army is brought to the Dar al-Shifa hospital with gunshot wounds. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_012~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Soldiers from the Free Syrian Army push their car after it ran out of gas. Two of their friends are injured in the pickup and are being transported to the Dar al-Shifa hospital. One soldier is dead and the other one is in very bad shape. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_011~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - OMAR, 31, a FSA soldier arrived to the hospital at 2:38 pm with a gunshot wound to the chest. Nine minutes later he was declared dead. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_010~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - DANIA KILSI, 11, is treated for shrapnel wounds. She and her two younger siblings, Zaid, 2 and Fatima 6, were playing outside their home when they got injured from a bomb. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_009~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - Doctors treat a man with shrapnel wounds to his arm at Dar al-Shifa hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_008~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A gunman is stationed at the Dar al-Shifa hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_007~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A man arrives to the hospital with gunshot wounds. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_006~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - OMAR, 31, a FSA soldier arrived to the hospital at 2:38 pm with a gunshot wound to the chest. Nine minutes later he was declared dead. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_005~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - OMAR, 31, a FSA soldier arrived to the Dar al-Shifa hospital at 2:38 pm with a gunshot wound to the chest. Nine minutes later he was declared dead. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_004~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A severely wounded man is propped up outside the Dar al-Shifa hospital as staff wait for a taxi to take him to a government controlled hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_003~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A severely wounded man needs treatment from a government controlled hospital. Staff at the Dar al-Shifa hospital plan on putting him in a taxi and hope that he gets through all the road blocks. His pregnant wife is also in serious condition after their home was hit by a bomb. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_002~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A 23-year-old government sniper is monitored at a FSA controlled hospital before he is transported in a taxi to a government controlled hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_001~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~Syria's Killing Fields~Oct. 15, 2012 - Aleppo, Syria - A 23-year-old government sniper is taken to an FSA controlled hospital. He is in critical condition after the bullet hit a nerve in his leg. Before he was shot, he shot and killed a woman and her child. Some of the personnel in the hospital want to see him dead. He will soon be transported in a taxi to a government controlled hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121015_449_k109_000~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage~'Syria's Killing Fields' Wins First Place NPPA BOP 2013~April 24, 2013 - Kontinent Photographer Niclas Hammarstrom won first place in the Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing NPPA Best of Photjournalism 2013 (BOP) for his photographs of the Dar al Shifaa hospital in Aleppo on the rebel side during Syria's conflict: ''Syria's Killing Fields.'' The Photo story zReportage.com Story of the Week # 449 - launched November 27, 2012 - Go To www.zReportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep449 to see picture story: At the Dar al Shifaa hospital in Aleppo, an endangered safe haven on the rebel side of the ancient city, doctors scrambled to keep up with the wounded: And in a split second, a Syrian government airstrike eviscerated the building. An incoming air attack sent hospital workers, nearby civilians and several rebel fighters scrambling for cover. With a deafening boom, boulders of concrete were sent hurtling through the air, and the inside of the hospital descended into pitch-black confusion, as moans and panicked cries could be heard through a suffocating, thick cloud of dust. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA)~April 24, 2013 - Kontinent Photographer Niclas Hammarstrom won first place in the Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing NPPA Best of Photjournalism 2013 (BOP) for his photographs of the Dar al Shifaa hospital in Aleppo on the rebel side during Syria's conflict: ''Syria's Killing Fields.'' The Photo story zReportage.com Story of the Week # 449 - launched November 27, 2012 - Go To www.zReportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep449 to see picture story: At the Dar al Shifaa hospital in Aleppo, an endangered safe haven on the rebel side of the ancient city, doctors scrambled to keep up with the wounded: And in a split second, a Syrian government airstrike eviscerated the building. An incoming air attack sent hospital workers, nearby civilians and several rebel fighters scrambling for cover. With a deafening boom, boulders of concrete were sent hurtling through the air, and the inside of the hospital descended into pitch-black confusion, as moans and panicked cries could be heard through a suffocating, thick cloud of dust. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMA):
2010~zrep543~20140119_543_g65_012~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Jan. 19, 2014 - Hatay - A drawing of ''bad things'' that are colored over with good things in order to give them life. Drawing by a student at the Free Syria School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_543_g65_011~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 15, 2013 - Reyhanli, Turkey - SAFIYA, 15, from Idlib,Syria, is a Syrian refugee student at a the Free Syria school. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140117_543_g65_010~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Jan. 17, 2014 - Kahramanmaras, Turkey - Topic for this session: Scary bad things in two colors. Drawing by an 11-year-old boy at the Torches Of Freedom School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131215_543_g65_009~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 15, 2013 - Reyhanli, Turkey - ABDULLAH, age 18, from Hama, Syria, is a Syrian refugee student at a the Free Syria School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131218_543_g65_008~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 18, 2013 - Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey - Topic for this session: Draw the future you hope for. Drawing by a student at the Free Syria School. A family in the snow.(Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131217_543_g65_007~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 17, 2013 - Reyhanli, Turkey - SHAM, age 16, from Homs, a Syrian refugee girl from the Free Syria School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140117_543_g65_006~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Jan. 17, 2014 - Kahramanmaras, Turkey - Topic for this session: ''Bad things in two colors.''' .Drawing by an 11-year-old girl at the Torches Of Freedom School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140108_543_g65_005~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Jan. 8, 2014 - Gaziantep, Turkey - Syrian refugee girl (name withheld) at a the Friendship Syrian School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131208_543_g65_004~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 8, 2013 - Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey - Topic for this session: Dealing with loss. Drawing by Syrian girl, age 13. Black clouds. A mother crying for her son, baby, and sister. The girl lost 3 family members. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140116_543_g65_003~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Jan. 16, 2014 - Kahramanmaras, Turkey - MOHAMMAD, 10, from Idlib, Syria, is a Syrian refugee student at a the Torches of Freedom Syrian School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131212_543_g65_002~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 12, 2013 - Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey - Topic for this session: Draw your impression of life before, during and after the war. Drawing by Syrian boy, age 10. A plane drops bombs on our house. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131217_543_g65_001~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions of War~Dec. 17, 2013 - Reyhanli, Turkey - GHAIDAA, 15, from Aleppo, Syria, is a syrian refugee student at the Free Syria School. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131208_543_g65_000~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Impressions Of War~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 543 - Impressions of War - The Survivors - Launched September 9, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Syrian war has created the largest refugee crisis in a generation, yet the world has not provided for these people, and many Syrians, mostly children, still need the basics: shelter, education, food, and security. David Gross wants to raise awareness of the Syrian refugee crisis and so he visited four Syrian schools where he photographed hundreds of revealing portraits of Syrian children. His team included, an art therapist, an art educator, a social worker, and a consultant and they didn't only make portraits. The team organized art classes and art therapy sessions for the students. They wanted to reach past the immediately visible, the 'outside,' revealing the deeper impact that the Syrian civil war has had on these children. 'I realized drawing was a way to show the one thing that photographers can only imply: the psychology of our subjects,' says Gross. To learn more about David Gross's project, 'Inside-Outside' visit the website or download the free App. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Syrian war has created the largest refugee crisis in a generation, yet the world has not provided for these people, and many Syrians, mostly children, still need the basics: shelter, education, food, and security. David Gross wants to raise awareness of the Syrian refugee crisis and so he visited four Syrian schools where he photographed hundreds of revealing portraits of Syrian children. His team included, an art therapist, an art educator, a social worker, and a consultant and they didn’t only make portraits. The team organized art classes and art therapy sessions for the students. They wanted to reach past the immediately visible, the 'outside,' revealing the deeper impact that the Syrian civil war has had on these children. 'I realized drawing was a way to show the one thing that photographers can only imply: the psychology of our subjects,' says Gross. To learn more about David Gross’s project, 'Inside-Outside' visit the website or download the free App.:
2010~zrep226~20080407_226_k85_009~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Apr. 07, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - A long stick with plastic bottles is used as a sign to show the edge of the fishing net at a fishing site around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_226_k85_008~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Apr. 07, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - Lipovan fisherman MIHAI KFITAEF, 37, rests on the boat on his way home after he and his brothers set fishing nets in the water outside the town of Sulina around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and the Black Sea..(Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_226_k85_007~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Apr. 07, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - Lipovan fishermen MIHAI KFITAEF, 37, and PETRIKA KFITAEF, 28, both of Sulina, stand on the boat while heading to the fishing site around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080323_226_k85_006~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Mar. 23, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - MIHAI, right, and PETRIKA KFITAEF fish around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080323_226_k85_005~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Mar. 23, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - Caught fish lie on the boat while the Kfitaef brothers fish around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080323_226_k85_004~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Mar. 23, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - MIHAI KFITAEF throws fish after he finds fish not in season around the meeting point of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_226_k85_003~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Apr. 07, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - Lipovan fisherman PETRIKA KFITAEF takes junk out of the fishing net before he and his brothers go fishing. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080323_226_k85_002~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Mar. 23, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - MIHAI KFITAEF smokes while the Kfitaef brothers fish around the meeting point between the Danube Delta and the Black Sea..(Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080407_226_k85_001~Ikuru Kuwajima~Wetlands Death~Apr. 07, 2008 - Sulina, Romania - The Kfitaef brothers set a fishing net into the water around the the meeting point of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. (Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080819_226_k85_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wetlands Death~zReportage.com Story of the Week #226 - Launched August 19, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Danube Delta region is the largest wetland area in all of Europe covering 1.4 million acres. Fishing is the most extensive and important natural resource in this isolated area which relies on ferries and boats as the main forms of transportation. A long history of open fishing access has led to the present situation where fish harvests have significantly declined. The fishermen in the Delta have been struggling with the country's inflation and stricter regulations caused by Romania's entry to EU in 2007. Like the Kfitaef brothers, who are Lipovans, many fishermen in the Delta have no option but to continue their traditional ways just to survive. .(Credit Image: © Ikuru Kuwajima/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Danube Delta region is the largest wetland area in all of Europe covering 1.4 million acres. Fishing is the most extensive and important natural resource in this isolated area which relies on ferries and boats as the main forms of transportation. A long history of open fishing access has led to the present situation where fish harvests have significantly declined. The fishermen in the Delta have been struggling with the country's inflation and stricter regulations caused by Romania's entry to EU in 2007. Like the Kfitaef brothers, who are Lipovans, many fishermen in the Delta have no option but to continue their traditional ways just to survive.:
2010~zrep470~20120418_470_k109_024~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 18, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - The brothers' shadows take form on the court during practice. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120410_470_k109_023~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 10, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - ELIAS YMER tapes his racket. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121111_470_k109_022~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Nov. 11, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - ELIAS YMER hits a backhand. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120320_470_k109_021~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~March 20, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - WONDWOSEN cleans the clubhouse. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120410_470_k109_020~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 10, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - ELIAS serves at one of the Grand Slam Tournament for juniors. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120410_470_k109_019~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 10, 2012 - Gothenburg, Sweden - ELIAS sneaks quickly away after his 16th swedish championship gold, and eats an ice cream in secret to celebrate. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120409_470_k109_018~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 9, 2012 - Gothenburg, Sweden - ELIAS YMER and DANIEL WINDAHL, stretches out after final game at Swedish junior championships. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121007_470_k109_017~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Oct. 7, 2012 - Uppsala, Sweden - MIKAEL chases down a ball. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121007_470_k109_016~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Oct. 7, 2012 - Uppsala, Sweden - ELIAS watches MIKAEL play at the Nike Junior Masters. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121230_470_k109_015~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Dec. 30, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - RAFAEL and WONDWOSEN string rackets at home. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120611_470_k109_014~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~June 11, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS 16, was at the end of the year ranked fifth in the world among juniors. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120417_470_k109_013~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 17, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - MIKAEL, ELIAS, and DANIEL WINDAHL rest in their accommodations. Elias is too tired to care that he is sleeping in a bed for a child. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120408_470_k109_012~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 8, 2012 - Gothenburg, Sweden - MIKAEL YMER at Swedish Junior Championships. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120302_470_k109_011~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~March 2, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - MIKAEL YMER loses his temper and kicks away the racket during the Kungens Kanna tournament. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121108_470_k109_010~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Nov. 8, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - ELIAS and MIKAEL YMER get in a little energy with freshly baked bread and juice before strength training at the gym. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121108_470_k109_009~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Nov. 8, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - ELIAS and MIKAEL YMER train at the gym. The brothers train 20 to 30 hours a week. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120611_470_k109_008~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~June 11, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS YMER focuses on hitting the tennis ball. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120419_470_k109_007~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 19, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS YMER falls asleep before their team bus arrives. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120419_470_k109_006~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 19, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - Trainer JOHAN ORTEGREN watches the brothers lift their knees during training exercises. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121108_470_k109_005~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~Nov. 8, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS YMER rests after strength training. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120419_470_k109_004~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 19, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS YMER goes to a two week training camp. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120409_470_k109_003~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 9, 2012 - Gothenburg, Sweden - ELIAS YMER takes aim at Swedish Junior Championships. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120418_470_k109_002~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 18, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - MIKAEL is a lot more emotional than Elias, according to his mother. After bad games or practices, he walks off and becomes upset. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120417_470_k109_001~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~April 17, 2012 - La Manga, Spain - ELIAS YMER rests between interval training on the treadmill. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120302_470_k109_000~Alexander Mahmoud/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dream Chasers~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 470 - Follow Your Dreams - Launched April 23, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Emerging tennis star Mikael Ymer was still in diapers when he played his first court practice. Elias showed great devotion to one day be the best. Even as young children, they traveled to tennis tournaments around Sweden and slept in tents on campsites. When they moved to Stockholm to join a tennis academy, the family bunked in the tennis club house in west Stockholm. Today, Elias (16) is ranked as a top 5 junior player in the world. Mikael (14) has just won the European‚ Player of the Year 2012. Through committed parents, former elite player Magnus Norman as their trainer and academies, they take one step closer to the professional life of tennis. And one step further away from their childhood. (Credit Image: © Alexander Mahmoud/Kontinent/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Emerging tennis star Mikael Ymer was still in diapers when he played his first court practice. Elias showed great devotion to one day be the best. Even as young children, they traveled to tennis tournaments around Sweden and slept in tents on campsites. When they moved to Stockholm to join a tennis academy, the family bunked in the tennis club house in west Stockholm. Today, Elias (16) is ranked as a top 5 junior player in the world. Mikael (14) has just won the European‚ Player of the Year 2012. Through committed parents, former elite player Magnus Norman as their trainer and academies, they take one step closer to the professional life of tennis. And one step further away from their childhood.:
2010~zrep478~20130424_478_s117_021~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 24, 2013 - Tucson, Arizona, United States - Bags of personal effects taken from undocumented immigrants sit in a shopping cart waiting for collection by a charity that seeks to return them to their owners in Mexico. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_020~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A group of men, half from Honduras and half Mexican nationals, rest in a cemetery. Both Mexican nationals were recently deported from the U.S. and are weighing their options for a return. FRANKLIN ALEXANDER ORDONEZ ORDONEZ, left, 29, is from Honduras on his way north and said he would be trying a fourth time to enter the county in search of work following three deportations. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_019~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A woman prays at an altar at the San Juan Bosco shelter. The shelter provides more than 100 beds for migrants recently deported from the U.S., as well as for non-Mexican nationals making the trek north. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_018~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Men eat breakfast at El Comedor. El Comedor provides breakfast to people recently deported from the U.S., as well as to non-Mexicans headed north. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_017~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - In an effort to preserve the peace at the San Juan Bosco shelter, items that could be used as weapons, as well as smoking material and any drugs, prescription or otherwise, are collected from guests upon arrival. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_016~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Men bed down in the men's dormitory at the San Juan Bosco shelter. The shelter provides more than 100 beds for migrants recently deported from the U.S., as well as for non-Mexican nationals making the trek north. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_015~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A photo of a man, perhaps a border-crosser, sits among prayer cards on an altar at the San Juan Bosco shelter. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_014~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A woman wishing only to be identified as ARACELI broke both her ankles in the desert in Southern Ariz. trying to sneak into the U.S. She and her husband stayed at the San Juan Bosco shelter while trying to get money together to return to their home state in central Mexico. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_013~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Men walk into the San Juan Bosco shelter. The shelter provides more than 100 beds for migrants recently deported from the U.S., as well as for non-Mexican nationals making the trek north. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_012~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A migrant recently deported from the U.S. displays a tattoo of his family name with stars for each of his brothers at the San Juan Bosco shelter. The man said he's done in the U.S., since he can make almost as much money working his family's coffee plantation in far southern Mexico. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_011~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - The Buenos Aires neighborhood is a typical, middle-of-the-road neighborhood in the border community. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_010~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A U.S. Border Patrol truck sits parked along the border road abutting the border fence west of the Port of Entry. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_009~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Men hold their belongings in bags marked 'Department of Homeland Security' following deportation from the United States and gather outside the Comedor aid center. Many recent deportees spend their days in this border town south of Arizona trying to figure out how to get back to their families elsewhere in Mexico, or they weigh another attempt at entering the U.S. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_008~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - ALONZO PAYAN RIVERA, a Mexican from the state of Sinaloa, was deported under Operation Streamline, displays the DHS bracelet given to all Operation Streamline deportees. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_007~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Placards at the San Juan Bosco shelter, warn deportees and would-be migrants of the dangers of the desert. This one warns people of bandits, presumably drug smugglers, known to steal migrant parties' water and supplies - perhaps co-opting them to work as 'mules.' (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_006~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Women making the trek north face more danger than men making the same trip under the same conditions. Many women at shelters in Mexico complain of assaults and sexual offenses at the hands of law enforcement officers in the U.S. as well as by people traveling with them and the ''coyote'' guides that they rely on for passage through the desert. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_005~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Men holding their belongings in Department of Homeland Security bags following deportation gather outside El Comedor after breakfast. Many recent deportees spend their days in Nogales trying to figure out how to get back to their families elsewhere in Mexico, or how to make another attempt at entering the U.S. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_004~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - Recent U.S. Border Patrol shootings from the U.S. have strained relations between law enforcement and people living in the sister cities spanning the busiest port of entry. On Jan. 2011, Ramses Barron Torres, 17, was shot through the border fence on Mexican soil by agents who alleged he was throwing rocks at them over the 18 foot fence. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_003~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - ALFREDO FRANCO displays his Operation Streamline bracelet at the San Juan Bosco shelter. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_002~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - A man waits outside of the San Juan Bosco shelter at sundown. The man was deported from the U.S. a few days prior, and is staying at the shelter while he figures out how to either go back to his home state in Mexico, or how to return to his life in the U.S. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_001~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~April 25, 2013 - Nogales, Sonora, Mexico - The border fence separates Nogales, Son., Mex., from Nogales, Ariz. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130425_478_s117_000~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Access Denied~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 478 - Access Denied - Launched June 18, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Men and women recently deported from the United States often sleep here at night among the dead in a pebble-strewn graveyard, a hillside resting place, where winding, dusty trails bisect stone markers decorated with candles, flowers and personal mementos. But Franklin Alexander Ordonez Ordonez, from the violent Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, was preparing to sneak back into the United States, his fourth attempt following three U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions. Ordonez said no number of arrests would discourage him from a familiar goal: Find work in America and send money home.'I'll try until I make it,' Ordonez, 29, said in Spanish. 'It doesn't matter how many times it takes. I'll try until I make it.' Operation Streamline is an initiative of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice begun in 2005 with the intention of establishing 'zero-tolerance' immigration enforcement zones along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage via ZUMA)~Men and women recently deported from the U.S. often sleep at night among the dead in a pebble-strewn graveyard, a hillside, where winding, dusty trails, are decorated with candles, flowers and personal mementos. But Franklin Alexander Ordonez Ordonez, from the violent Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, was preparing to sneak back into the U.S., his fourth attempt following three U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions. Ordonez said no number of arrests would discourage him from his goal: Find work in America and send money home. 'It doesn’t matter how many times it takes. I’ll try until I make it, Ordonez, 29, said in Spanish.' Operation Streamline is an initiative of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice begun in 2005 with the intention of establishing 'zero-tolerance' immigration enforcement zones. :
2010~zrep623~20170304_623_k94_020~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal - Girls play a hopscotch type game in an IDP camp. The camp opened days after the April 2015 earthquake devastated Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people. At its peak, about 1,800 families lived in the camp. The camp is still open nearly two years after the earthquake, about 400 families currently live in the camp. Camp residents say the Kathmandu municipal government is trying to close the camp and is encouraging residents to find new housing. They said the government is cutting off services to the camp and last week stopped the free distribution of water, although water can be purchased for delivery. Most of the people in the camp came to Kathmandu from rural villages in the mountains in the weeks after the earthquake. Many of the residents of the camp, technically homeless, have found work in Kathmandu's bustling construction industry, rebuilding homes destroyed in the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_623_k94_019~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal - A woman feeds her chickens in an IDP camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp opened days after the April 2015 earthquake devastated Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people. At its peak, about 1,800 families lived in the camp. The camp is still open nearly two years after the earthquake, about 400 families currently live in the camp. Camp residents say the Kathmandu municipal government is trying to close the camp and is encouraging residents to find new housing. They said the government is cutting off services to the camp and last week stopped the free distribution of water, although water can be purchased for delivery. Most of the people in the camp came to Kathmandu from rural villages in the mountains in the weeks after the earthquake. Many of the residents of the camp, technically homeless, have found work in Kathmandu's bustling construction industry, rebuilding homes destroyed in the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170301_623_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 1, 2017 - Khokana, Central Development Region, Nepal - A woman and her child in an informal IDP camp in Khokana. Their home was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170302_623_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 2, 2017 - Sankhu, Central Development Region, Nepal - Women do their laundry at a public tap in front of a storage depot for construction and rebuilding supplies in Sankhu. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove rubble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Central Development Region, Nepal - A Nepali craftsman carves stones that will be used in a Hindu temple in the reconstruction of Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170302_623_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 2, 2017 - Sankhu, Central Development Region, Nepal - Laborers carry dirt away from a home destroyed in the 2015 earthquake and still being dug out in Sankhu. Almost all of the work is being done by hand. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170305_623_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 5, 2017 - Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal - A worker hands a tray of cement to a co-worker on a construction site that is rebuilding a building near Kathmandu's Durbar Square destroyed in the 2015 earthquake Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170302_623_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 2, 2017 - Sankhu, Central Development Region, Nepal - A worker digs out a home in Sankhu partially destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove rubble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers use molds to form bricks from clay at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. The bricks will lay out for one or two days and then taken to the kiln (the smokestack in the background) for baking. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers load bricks into packs to carry them to a kiln at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - A worker carries baked and finished bricks to a waiting truck while other workers, in the background, stack wet, unbaked, bricks in the kiln at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. The wet bricks are gray in color. They turn their characteristic red after they are baked in the kiln. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Women who work at a brick factory near Bhaktapur, take a break in the kiln at the factory. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers deliver bricks to a waiting truck at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers carry baked bricks to waiting trucks while other workers stack wet bricks in the kiln for baking at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers carry unbaked bricks from the fields where they're molded to a kiln for drying at a brick factory. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bhaktapur, Central Development Region, Nepal - Workers rebuild one of the Hindu temples in Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove rubble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170301_623_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 1, 2017 - Bungamati, Central Development Region, Nepal - An exterior wall fell off this home in Bungamati during the 2015 earthquake. The home is not usable. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove rubble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Women carry wet, unbaked, bricks into a kiln at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 3, 2017 - Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal - Wet bricks are loaded onto a donkey that hauls the bricks to a kiln at a brick factory near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_623_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~March 4, 2017 - Kathmandu, Central Development Region, Nepal - Construction workers rebuild one of the shrines at Swayambhu Stupa. The stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of April 25, 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley, workers are working by hand to remove rubble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_623_k94_000~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 623 - BRICK by BRICK: Rebuilding Nepal - Launched March 7, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Two weeks later, a second one hit. Almost 9,000 people were killed and over 22,000 injured. More than 80% of Nepal’s population lives in rural areas, most in homes made of stone, mud, and thatch. Some 3 million people, including women and children were displaced and an estimated 800,000 buildings are destroyed or severely damaged. The earthquake impacted the livelihoods of 2.3 million households and 5.6 million workers, and up to 90 percent of enterprises in the worst-hit districts. Migrant workers in some 50 brick factories near Bagmati in central Nepal are working overtime producing bricks for the reconstruction effort in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 quake. The kilns have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because of the high quality local clay, a popular raw material for the bricks. The kilns have a rectangular brick wall the size of a football field, with a tall chimney at its center. Workers pile raw bricks in rows inside the kiln prior to covering them with a layer of dirt. The kilns burn at up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit continuously for the brick production season, which lasts almost the entire winter. The brick makers of Nepal, will be busy for years to come supplying the raw materials for this huge reconstruction project. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Two weeks later, a second one hit. Almost 9,000 people were killed and over 22,000 injured. More than 80% of Nepal’s population lives in rural areas, most in homes made of stone, mud, and thatch. Some 3 million people, including women and children were displaced and an estimated 800,000 buildings are destroyed or severely damaged. The earthquake impacted the livelihoods of 2.3 million households and 5.6 million workers, and up to 90 percent of enterprises in the worst-hit districts. Migrant workers in some 50 brick factories near Bagmati in central Nepal are working overtime producing bricks for the reconstruction effort in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 quake. The kilns have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because of the high quality local clay, a popular raw material for the bricks. The kilns have a rectangular brick wall the size of a football field, with a tall chimney at its center. Workers pile raw bricks in rows inside the kiln prior to covering them with a layer of dirt. The kilns burn at up to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit continuously for the brick production season, which lasts almost the entire winter. The brick makers of Nepal, will be busy for years to come supplying the raw materials for this huge reconstruction project.:
2010~zrep096~20030515_096_e66_009~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Ashmat and Ashraf are two Afghan refugees, unemployed and with no family, who have found a way out of their misery by smoking heroine on a regular basis. It is in fact quite easy to find heroine in some districts of the capital of Kabul, despite the fact that recently selling and consumption has been outlawed. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_008~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Assidullah, 10 years old, lives with his uncle and his two cousins, and helps them during the harvesting season (May-June) to recuperate the sap that will be used to make opium. Jalalabad, near Pakistan border, is the capital of the province of Nangahar, one of the three main producers of opium in Afghanistan..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_007~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - A poppy grower in Jalalabad. Even though most of the poppy field workers are children, there are adult men and women working there as well. This farmer is wearing the traditional Afghan pakol, the head piece from Nuristan origin which was immortalised by Commander Massoud. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_006~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Dried poppy flowers at an opium field in Jalalabad. Afghanistan being one of the poorest country in the world, recuperation and recycling are the very first survival means. Once the poppy crop has been harvested, the flowers on the stems are cut and sold either as they are or transformed. The poppy heads (once they have lost their narcotic substance) can be eaten after they have been boiled. Like the seeds inside which are edible and used to make oil..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_005~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - A poppy grower in Jalalabad. Even though most of the poppy field workers are children, there are adult men and women working there as well. This farmer is wearing the traditional Afghan pakol, the head piece from Nuristan origin which was immortalised by Commander Massoud. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_004~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Children picking poppy flowers at opium plantations in Afghanistan. These flowers are sold on the market and every part is used..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_003~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Slit on a poppy head. This slit is done by cutting from top to bottom of the head with a small wood spatula which has on its head eight small sharp tips..(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_002~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Child living off opium in the province of Nangahar, Afghanistan. Saofullah, 12 years old, is still working at the evening harvesting, despite the ban launched by Karzai government on culture, selling and consumption of opium in the country. This harvest is still going on under the indifferent eye of the soldiers paid by the local Governor, who are unable to eradicate the entire crops of poppy in this province. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20030515_096_e66_001~Arne Hodalic/eyevine~Opium~May 15, 2003 - Jalalabad, Nangahar, Afghanistan - Assidullah, 10 years old, lives with his uncle and his two cousins, and helps them during the harvesting season (May-June) to recuperate the sap that will be used to make opium. Jalalabad, near Pakistan border, is the capital of the province of Nangahar, one of the three main producers of opium in Afghanistan. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20060207_096_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Opium~zReportage.com Story of the Week #096 - Launched February 07, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Despite Afghanistan's attempts to wipe out poppy fields, the opium trade continues to thrive. With profits topping four hundred dollars per kilogram, opium stuffs the typically empty pockets of everyone from farmers to corrupt police officers. .(Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Despite Afghanistan's attempts to wipe out poppy fields, the opium trade continues to thrive. With profits topping four hundred dollars per kilogram, opium stuffs the typically empty pockets of everyone from farmers to corrupt police officers. (Credit Image: © Arne Hodalic/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep223~20080720_223_w85_016~Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times~''Honor'' Victims~Jul. 20, 2008 - Lahore, Pakistan - A mother takes in her daughter's embrace as the women of the shelter gather outside of their rooms to be counted by a person in charge - a daily occurrence - and a similar to a daily count that occurs in prisons. (Credit Image: © Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080720_223_w85_015~Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times~''Honor'' Victims~Jul. 20, 2008 - Lahore, Pakistan - Each morning, the bedroom doors are locked from the outside, and the women and girls are required to gather in the courtyard and common room to practice their vocational skills such as sewing and embroidery. (Credit Image: © Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080720_223_w85_014~Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times~''Honor'' Victims~Jul. 20, 2008 - Lahore, Pakistan - A man comes to the front door of the shelter, but is not permitted to come inside. (Credit Image: © Katie Falkenberg/The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep452~20121117_452_h110_024~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 17, 2012 - Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. - The Hoosier state's obsession with basketball goes back to the early 1900's, and basketball hoops are everywhere. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121117_452_h110_023~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 17, 2012 - Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. - Friends use a football to play a game of horse after their basketball was stolen. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121117_452_h110_022~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 17, 2012 - Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. - An Indiana State Prison inmate soars for a dunk on the prison yards, originally constructed when Lincoln was president. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121117_452_h110_021~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 17, 2012 - Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. - The Indiana State Prison basketball team huddles between plays, coached by fellow inmate ''Teddy,'' left, in the green hat. A maximum security prison, only inmates on good behavior are allowed to participate in the basketball program. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121117_452_h110_020~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 17, 2012 - Goshen, Indiana, U.S. - Three Amish siblings shoot hoops in the backyard of their farm house as laundry dries. Nine brothers and sisters in all, their father is a horseshoe blacksmith. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121116_452_h110_019~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 16, 2012 - Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. - Indiana State Prison inmates cheer for their teammates during a scrimmage against a local college. A maximum security prison, only inmates on good behavior are allowed to participate in the basketball program. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121112_452_h110_018~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 12, 2012 - Bowling Green, Indiana, U.S. - ZACH and CHAD pose in front of their hoop while younger brother CAMERON plays in the yard. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121111_452_h110_017~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 11, 2012 - Fishers, Indiana, U.S. - A display of basketball hoops are advertised from www.hoop-world.com. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121110_452_h110_016~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 10, 2012 - Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. - The Indiana University Hoosiers men's basketball team huddle on court at Assembly Hall before their first game of the season. Ranked number one for the first time in 20 years, expectations are high this season. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121110_452_h110_015~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 10, 2012 - Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. - A father and son await the first Indiana University Hoosiers men's basketball game of the season from the top most row of Assembly Hall. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121110_452_h110_014~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 10, 2012 - Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. - Ward gives a haircut at his barbershop. The walls display nearly every Indiana basketball game schedule back to the 1980's. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121109_452_h110_013~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 9, 2012 - French Lick, Indiana, U.S. - A statue of Larry Bird is proudly displayed in a parking lot in his hometown. Bird went on to win NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, play for the US Olympic team, and coach the Indiana Pacers. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121109_452_h110_012~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 9, 2012 - Loogootee, Indiana, U.S. - Indiana's all-time winningest high school basketball coach, JACK BUTCHER, at his home. On the wall are framed pictures of his three sons, all of whom he coached. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121109_452_h110_011~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Nov. 9, 2012 - Washington, Indiana, U.S. - A 'Home of Champions' sign proudly announces how many times the community high school has won the state championship, and how many times residents have been named Indiana's 'Mr. Basketball.' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121031_452_h110_010~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 31, 2012 - Batesville, Indiana, U.S. - The rim from a basketball hoop that has seen better days hangs down over a basketball court. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121031_452_h110_009~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 31, 2012 - Milan, Indiana, U.S. - The gym at Milan High School, most famous for its 1954 basketball team, which won the Indiana state championship. The 1986 movie 'Hoosiers' is loosely based on the story of this team. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121027_452_h110_008~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 27, 2012 - Anderson, Indiana, U.S. - A hoop hangs sideways on a rundown building. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121027_452_h110_007~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 27, 2012 - Warsaw, Indiana, U.S. - A hoop hangs on a dilapidated building behind an overgrown tree. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121026_452_h110_006~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 26, 2012 - Bremen, Indiana, U.S. - Brothers practice on the ubiquitous hoop in front of their roadside home. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121026_452_h110_005~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 26, 2012 - Shelbyville, Indiana, U.S. - A game is played under dramatic clouds at a trailer park. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121025_452_h110_004~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 25, 2012 - Gary, Indiana, U.S. - A girl shoots on a makeshift basket attached to a telephone pole in a rough section of the former murder capital of the U.S. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121021_452_h110_003~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 21, 2012 - South Bend, Indiana, U.S. - A tiny tot's basketball hoop in a toy store with a broken window. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121021_452_h110_002~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 21, 2012 - Wabash, Indiana, U.S. - The basketball, a grassy lawn, and a hoop above the garage, await the next game. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121021_452_h110_001~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~Oct. 21, 2012 - LaGrange, Indiana, U.S. - A boy whose house doesn't have a basketball hoop practices his shooting form. The Hoosier state's obsession with basketball goes back to the early 1900's, and basketball hoops are everywhere. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121021_452_h110_000~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hoosier Hoops~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 452 - Hoosier Hoops - Launched December 18, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Once installed, a basketball hoop will remain standing almost indefinitely, commencing a slow entropy towards rust and abandonment. It might stand years or even generations before time and weather have their way. Kids will grow up and fly the nest, but the backboard stays behind, a constant reminder of past camaraderie, solitary hours spent perfecting form, or missed opportunities. Always beckoning...take a shot. The hoop is just 'there', and in the state of Indiana, the hoops are everywhere. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage/ZUMA)~Once installed, a basketball hoop will remain standing almost indefinitely, commencing a slow entropy towards rust and abandonment. It might stand years or even generations before time and weather have their way. Kids will grow up and fly the nest, but the backboard stays behind, a constant reminder of past camaraderie, solitary hours spent perfecting form, or missed opportunities. Always beckoning...take a shot. The hoop is just 'there', and in the state of Indiana, the hoops are everywhere.:
2010~zrep443~20120926_443_ab1_009~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. -Tourists get a brief glimpse of old Acoma with Mt. Taylor as a backdrop. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120927_443_ab1_008~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - A lone pickup truck drives along state road 279 past the dormant Jackpile uranium mine south of Seboyeta. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120926_443_ab1_007~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - RANDALL VICENTE, Governor of the Acoma Pueblo, gives an interview while taking a reporter and photographer on a brief tour of pueblo lands. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120927_443_ab1_006~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - A mesa scarred by strip mining for uranium at the dormant Jackpile mine, remains a backdrop for a small community on state road 279 south of Seboyeta. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120927_443_ab1_005~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - LEE MAESTAS, President of the Seboyeta Land Grant which is on the eastern side of Mt. Taylor, secures a gate to an alfalfa field. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120927_443_ab1_004~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - A portrait of old Acoma on top of the mesa, photographed. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120926_443_ab1_003~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - RANDALL VICENTE, Governor of the Acoma Pueblo, looks toward Mt. Taylor or Kaweshtima as his people call it. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120927_443_ab1_002~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~SSept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - NADINE ANZURES BRODD, who said many of her ancestors are buried in the cemetery at Seboyeta, rides a horse past the Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120926_443_ab1_001~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Threatened~Sept. 28, 2012 - Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S. - THERESA PASQUAL, Director of the Acoma Historic Preservation Office, poses for a portrait on top of the mesa with Mt. Taylor behind her. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120926_443_ab1_000~Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/zReportage.com~Sacred Mountain Under Threat~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 443: Sacred Mountain Under Threat - Launched October 16, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The deep blue sweep of 11,301-foot Mt. Taylor looming west of Albuquerque is the origin of the only permanent water source in west-central New Mexico. Its high-elevation snows feed springs and the San Jose River. For the last four years, it has also been the source of a bitter a quarrel between two longstanding traditions - Indian tribes that have lived in and used the area for centuries and heirs to land grants handed down by the king of Spain in the 1700s. Mount Taylor sits atop one of the richest known reserves of uranium ore in the country. Current high demand for the ore has resulted in a renewed interest in mining the uranium deposits beneath the sacred peak. Much of the area is governed by the 1872 Mining Law, which permits mining regardless of its impact on cultural or natural resources. Uranium mining may contaminate or impair the primary water source for Acoma Sky City, the oldest inhabited community in the United States. The New Mexico Supreme Court has so far, given no indication of how they will rule. Or when. (Credit Image: © Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~The deep blue sweep of 11,301-foot Mt. Taylor looming west of Albuquerque is the origin of the only permanent water source in west-central New Mexico. It has been the source of a bitter quarrel. Mount Taylor sits atop one of the richest known reserves of uranium ore in the country. Demand for the ore has resulted in a renewed interest in mining the uranium deposits beneath the sacred peak. Much of the area is governed by the 1872 Mining Law, which permits mining regardless of its impact on cultural or natural resources. Uranium mining may contaminate the primary water source for Acoma Sky City. The New Mexico Supreme Court has so far, given no indication of how they will rule. Or when. :
2010~zrep291~20090511_291_k67_018~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 11, 2009 - NKoranza, Ghana - The Chief of NKoranza sitting. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_291_k67_017~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 11, 2009 - Odumase, Ghana - The Chief of Odumase in the Brong Ahafo region was the representative of the traditional chiefs of the region and met the President of Ghana, Mr Kufour, several times. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090512_291_k67_016~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 12, 2009 - Atebubu, Ghana - The Chief of Atebubu, one of the most remote district in the Brong Ahafo region. His two nephews hold an old Kante, a traditional Ghanaian cloth. His role plays a significant role in the region to manage conflicts between different ethnicities coming from the north of Ghana. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_291_k67_015~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 11, 2009 - Odumase, Ghana - The Chief of Odumase in the Brong Ahafo region was the representative of the traditional chiefs of the region and met the President of Ghana, Mr Kufour, several times. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_014~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - Ghana is a republic in West Africa. There are dozens of tribes in Ghana, and the institution of chieftaincy is guaranteed by the constitution. Although chiefs are not permitted to participate in politics, they play an important role in Ghanaian society. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_291_k67_013~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 11, 2009 - Odumase, Ghana - The hands of the Chief of Odumase covered with gold. The Chief of Odumase in the Brong Ahafo region was the representative of the traditional chieves of the region and met the President of Ghana, Mr Kufour, several times. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_012~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - The Chief of Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090511_291_k67_011~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 11, 2009 - NKoranza, Ghana - The Chief of Nkoranza wearing a golden necklace. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090512_291_k67_010~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 12, 2009 - Atebubu, Ghana - Golden rings and jewels of the Chief of Atebubu, one of the most remote district in the Brong Ahafo region. His two nephews hold an old Kante, a traditional Ghanaian cloth. His role plays a significant role in the region to manage conflicts between different ethnicities coming from the north of Ghana. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_009~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - The hands of the Chief of Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region are covered with golden rings and bracelets. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_008~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - The Chief of Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090512_291_k67_007~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 12, 2009 - Atebubu, Ghana - The Chief of Atebubu, one of the most remote district in the Brong Ahafo region. His two nephews hold an old Kante, a traditional Ghanaian cloth. His role plays a significant role in the region to manage conflicts between different ethnicities coming from the north of Ghana. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090512_291_k67_006~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 12, 2009 - Atebubu, Ghana - The Chief of Atebubu. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_005~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - The feet of the Chief of Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region are covered with golden rings and bracelets. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_004~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - Ghana is a republic in West Africa. There are dozens of tribes in Ghana, and the institution of chieftaincy is guaranteed by the constitution. Although chiefs are not permitted to participate in politics, they play an important role in Ghanaian society. The National House of Chiefs has authority over traditional laws and customs, and chiefs have a great deal of influence in the community and government. The ancient empire of Ghana was located in the western Sudan, at least 500 miles from modern Ghana. It included parts of modern Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. The empire arose around the 3rd century B.C. and flourished for more than a thousand years. Ghana was an important center of trade, and its wealth was so great that Arabs called it 'The Land of Gold' and its ruler 'Lord of the Gold.' (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090711_291_k67_003~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 11, 2009 - Odumase, Ghana - The Chief of Odumase in the Brong Ahafo region was the representative of the traditional chiefs of the region and met the President of Ghana, Mr Kufour, several times. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_291_k67_002~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Jul. 16, 2009 - Bechem, Ghana - Two young boys working at the palace hold an old Kante in the background of the Chief of Bechem in the Brong Ahafo region. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090511_291_k67_001~Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~May 11, 2009 - NKoranza, Ghana - The hands of the Chief of Nkoranza covered with golden rings and bracelets. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091117_291_k67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Lords of The Gold~Lords of The Gold - zReportage Story of the Week #291 - Launched November 17, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The recent surge in the gold price has forced Kabul traders to raise prices, compounding the woes of a fraternity reeling from kidnappings and political uncertainty. Some say if the situation gets worse, they will be forced to close businesses that have been in the family for generations. Gold's surge to a record high of more than ,200 an ounce has pushed them to hike prices, which simply adds to the distress of the gold trade recovering from a country at war. Few people in Afghanistan hold bank accounts and gold is used in place of a checking account to store a families wealth. Gold prices are taking a toll on the amount of jewelry a bride here can expect to wear on her wedding day, a marker of family pride and a social expectation that can make or break a ceremony, a huge occasion in Afghanistan. The gold traders of Kabul are a barometer of the city's mood. (Credit Image: © Karl Blanchet/zReportage.com)~The recent surge in the gold price has forced Kabul traders to raise prices, compounding the woes of a fraternity reeling from kidnappings and political uncertainty. Some say if the situation gets worse, they will be forced to close businesses that have been in the family for generations. Gold's surge to a record high of more than $1,200 an ounce has pushed them to hike prices, which simply adds to the distress of the gold trade recovering from a country at war. Few people in Afghanistan hold bank accounts and gold is used in place of a checking account to store a families wealth. Gold prices are taking a toll on the amount of jewelry a bride here can expect to wear on her wedding day, a marker of family pride and a social expectation that can make or break a ceremony, a huge occasion in Afghanistan. The gold traders of Kabul are a barometer of the city's mood. :
2010~zrep289~20080124_289_j67_027~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A female member of the Los Angeles street gang the Bloods displays carries her pistol in her back pocket..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_026~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A Blood seperates his crack cocaine, dips cigarettes in PCP (called sherm), and counts his money in a crack house deep in t he Jungle housing projects in South Central..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_025~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE) means S in spanish hanging out in the LA river. This gang member has 'South Sider' tattooed on his calves..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_024~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders lifting weights..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_023~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE) means S in spanish hanging out in the LA river. Southsider is a broad gang affiliation related to the geographic area in CA from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. CA Mexican gangs are seperated in 2 parts North of Bakersfield Norteno and the Southsiders. The 2 gangs are mortal enemies..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_022~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Two unnamed men make a drug deal for weed..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_021~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE) means S in spanish hanging out in the LA river. Southsider is a broad gang affiliation related to the geographic area in CA from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. CA Mexican gangs are seperated in 2 parts North of Bakersfield Norteno and the Southsiders. The 2 gangs are mortal enemies..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_020~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - STRYPE (pictured sitting in a wheelchair) hangs out on one of Comptons most notorios and dangerous blocks Brazil/Willmington. Strype was shot by a bullet and paralyzed over 10 years ago. Strypes brother was recently gunned down and paralyzed during a robbery..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_019~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - SNOOTY FOX, a Compton Blood Piru stands in front of a grave. Snooty Fox's brother was shot and killed in a gang land murder in 2002. The head stone is shared with 3 other buried individuals to save money. Also, the gunman who shot and killed Snooty Fox's brother is buried less than 10 feet away..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080206_289_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 06, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Images of gang neighbor hoods including trash, grafiti, homes, vandilized cars, and shoes hanging from power lines (shoes hanging from power lines are usually from dead homies and are a sign of rememberance) in South Central..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A Blood seperates his crack cocaine, dips cigarettes in PCP (called sherm), and counts his money in a crack house deep in t he Jungle housing projects in South Central..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080126_289_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 26, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, USA - A Black P. Stone Blood poses for a portrait in The Jungle housing projects in South Central..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080209_289_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 09, 2008 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - A Gang Funeral for Brandon B.L Bullard a well respected Grape Street Crip. During the funeral a fight broke out causing panic sending funeral goers running and screaming for their lives..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - An unamed man shows off his low rider car and gun in the backyard of his home in the Farm Dog Crip neighborhood..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - CHUBB A Farm Dog 'CRIP' holds his cash money and weed..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A female member of the Los Angeles street gang the Bloods displays her pistol..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080206_289_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 06, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - 'Stop The Madness.' (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080202_289_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 02, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - An officer of LAPD Gang Enforcement searches in the dark for a gang member. After LAPD helicopters helped find the gang member hiding under a pile of trash and gang member was inspected for gang tattoos..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE) means S in spanish hanging out in the LA river. Southsider is a broad gang affiliation related to the geographic area in CA from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. CA Mexican gangs are seperated in 2 parts North of Bakersfield Norteno and the Southsiders. The 2 gangs are mortal enemies. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080202_289_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 02, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - An officer of LAPD Gang Enforcement searches in the dark for a gang member. After LAPD helicopters helped find the gang member hiding under a pile of trash and gang member was inspected for gang tattoos..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080129_289_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 29, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Members of the LAPD Gang Enforcement arrive on the scene of a double shooting from assault rifles..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE) means S in spanish hanging out in the LA river. Southsider is a broad gang affiliation related to the geographic area in CA from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. CA Mexican gangs are seperated in 2 parts North of Bakersfield Norteno and the Southsiders. The 2 gangs are mortal enemies..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080129_289_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 29, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Members of the LAPD Gang Enforcement arrive on the scene of a double shooting from assault rifles..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080126_289_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 26, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A Black P. Stone Blood poses for a portrait in The Jungle housing projects in South Central..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - RICHIE RICHIE listens to music in his car while he waits to make a drug deal where he is selling cough syrup with Codeine..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080124_289_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Jan. 24, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A Farm Dog 'CRIP' with 'Compton' tattooed across his back talks to his homies sitting on the front door step of a known drug hood house..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080214_289_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~L.A. Gang Wars~Feb. 14, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Mexican Southsiders (ESE's or ESE means S in Spanish) hanging out in the LA river. Southsider is a broad gang affiliation related to the geographic area in California from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. California Mexican gangs are separated in two parts: North of Bakersfield Norteno and the Southsiders. The two gangs are mortal enemies..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091102_289_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~LA Gang Wars~zReportage Story of the Week #289 - Launched November 3, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - People tend to believe that gangs sell drugs to make extra money or even that many of them are structured as mini-corporations and are heavily involved in the drug trade. Most gang related crimes are committed between members of opposing gangs, although innocent citizens are often hit by stray bullets. They may also be victims of gang crimes such as robbery, burglary, and auto theft. Gang members participate in all forms of criminal activity, either for personal or economic gain, for revenge against another gang, or out of hate for the victim. Gangs are not a new problem, and they are not likely to disappear anytime soon. Welcome to The Hood. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~People tend to believe that gangs sell drugs to make extra money or even that many of them are structured as mini-corporations and are heavily involved in the drug trade. Most gang related crimes are committed between members of opposing gangs, although innocent citizens are often hit by stray bullets. They may also be victims of gang crimes such as robbery, burglary, and auto theft. Gang members participate in all forms of criminal activity, either for personal or economic gain, for revenge against another gang, or out of hate for the victim. Gangs are not a new problem, and they are not likely to disappear anytime soon. Welcome to The Hood.:
2010~zrep097~20050604_097_e24_018~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - After a long day Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency sleeps at home in Paris. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_017~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency during her photo shoot on the 2nd day. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_016~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency has her make-up touched up during her photo shoot on the 2nd day..(Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_015~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency during her photo shoot on the 2nd day. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_014~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Asia, a model from the 'Mettropolitan' agency, looks for a flat in Paris with the help of Marie Salembier from the Ford Models Europe agency. Asia also worked for 'Riviera magazine' all day with Marie..(Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_013~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency goes to her 1st go-see of the day. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_012~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency at home in Paris after a long day of go-see's. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_011~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency 2nd day - Lights tests before shooting. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_010~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency changes her shoes at her last go-see of the day at Marie-Claire. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_009~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency during her photo shoot on the 2nd day. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_008~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency 2nd day - Make up before shooting. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_007~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency 2nd day - Lights tests before shooting. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_006~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency at her 4th go-see of the day, Sophie Delaporte photography at photo studio G..(Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_005~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency takes the subway to her last go-see of the day at Marie-Claire..(Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050605_097_e24_004~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 05, 2005 - Paris, France - Marie Salembier of the Ford Models Europe agency at her first and only go-see of the day at 'Vogue' magazine in the hall waiting with other models..(Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_003~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency goes to her 1st go-see of the day. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20050604_097_e24_002~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency goes to her 4th go-see of the day at photo studio G. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050604_097_e24_001~Florence Jamart/Newday Foto~Model Life~Jun. 04, 2005 - Paris, France - MARIE SALEMBIER of the Ford Models Europe agency goes to her 4th go-see of the day at photo studio G. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~:20060214_097_e24_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Model Life~zReportage.com Story of the Week #097 - Launched February 14, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 48 hours with Marie of Ford Models Europe reveals that the life of a fashionista is not as glamorous as one would think. Most of her days are spent on Paris' metro, traveling to and from casting calls. Between photo shoots and international trips, she dreams of completing her studies in law. (Credit Image: © Florence Jamart/Newday Foto/ZUMAPRESS.com).~48 hours with Marie of Ford Models Europe reveals that the life of a fashionista is not as glamorous as one would think. Most of her days are spent on Paris' metro, traveling to and from casting calls. Between photo shoots and international trips, she dreams of completing her studies in law.:
2010~zrep325~20090728_325_k51_013~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~Jul. 28, 2009 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - JEN RICHMOND, A.K.A Misato Herdemise, works as a costume designer. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090519_325_k51_012~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 19, 2009 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - KAREN JAMES, A.K.A. Sally Smuthers is a librarian by day. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080801_325_k51_011~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~Aug. 1, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - MISSY KABERLINE, A.K.A. Missy Vull works as a pipe fitter/plumber. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090528_325_k51_010~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 28, 2009 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - JONNA KELLEY, A.K.A Brawl Barella, is a pinball player. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080530_325_k51_009~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 30, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - SUMMER HIGHTOWER, A.K.A Solar Ray of Death is a horror film fanatic. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080522_325_k51_008~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 22, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - VERONICA RIVERA: A.K.A. Betty Plague works as a DJ . (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080527_325_k51_007~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 27, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - NAOMI WEITZ, A.K.A Sweetart poses on her desk, she works as a therapist.(Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080521_325_k51_006~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 21, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - WHITNEY WELCH: A.K.A. Whip Me is a mother and a boxer. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080723_325_k51_005~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~Jul. 23, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - Stacie Ellis, A.K.A. El Gato, Pole Dance Junkie. Ellis founded the Lilac City Rollergirls in 2006, bringing a decidedly hip, dominantly female version of the old made-for-TV game to the Inland Northwest. ''This is something new,'' Ellis, 37, insists. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080716_325_k51_004~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~Jul. 16, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - KYRA LARSON, A.K.A. Brawly Hatchet builds hot rods. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080522_325_k51_003~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 22, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - BROOKE SCHLANGE, A.K.A Lulu Lunatic Occupation, mother of two, poses in a grocery market. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080520_325_k51_002~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 20, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - TONI FABER: A.K.A. Tone Death poses as a schoolgirl. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080530_325_k51_001~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~May 30, 2008 - Spokane, WA, U.S. - Areyla Hader: A.K.A. Racy Areyla is an aspiring yoga instructor. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100725_325_k51_000~Jed Conklin~Everyday Amazons - The Lilac City Rollergirls~zReportage Story of the Week #325 - Launched July 27, 2010 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com - The contemporary revival of Roller Derby has restored a focus on athleticism, albeit with modern-day campy accoutrements. The sport reached a zenith in the 1960's and '70's, when professional teams played on national television. However, it was during this time that the sport earned its reputation for being professional wrestling on wheels. Many fights, spills, and rivalries were staged and scripted. Today roller derby is a contact sport, the risk of injury is non-trivial - injuries range from common bruises and sprains to broken bones and beyond. The Lilac City Roller Girls are Spokane's one and only roller derby league currently made of up the Toothless Annie's and the Pretty Deadly's. (Credit Image: © Jed Conklin/zReportage.com)~The contemporary revival of Roller Derby has restored a focus on athleticism, albeit with modern-day campy accoutrements. The sport reached a zenith in the 1960's and '70's, when professional teams played on national television. However, it was during this time that the sport earned its reputation for being professional wrestling on wheels. Many fights, spills, and rivalries were staged and scripted. Today roller derby is a contact sport, the risk of injury is non-trivial - injuries range from common bruises and sprains to broken bones and beyond. The Lilac City Roller Girls are Spokane's one and only roller derby league currently made of up the Toothless Annie's and the Pretty Deadly's.:
2010~zrep237~20080428_237_s70_018~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Apr. 28, 2008 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MILO MARTIN, 10, jokes around with his sisters on their front porch outside their home in Tampa while their mother cooked dinner. Their mother, says she only occasionally lets the children outside to play when she or another adult is present fearing the violence and trouble in the neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071203_237_s70_017~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Dec. 03, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MYLENA MARTIN, 9, says the Ladies Club pledge with her classmates after their traditional spanish dinner at their first dinner outting at Valencia Garden. The dinner was a chance to practice the etiquette and manners they had been reviewing. It also gave them a chance to have a new experience. The Ladies and Gentlemen's Clubs said their pledges for Circuit Court Judge Ashley B. Moody, who works in the juvenile delinquiency division of the court. The meal was sponsored by the Tampa Kiwanis Club. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_237_s70_016~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 26, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - AJABU BROWN, 11, bathes her younger sisters JAMMIE THOMAS, 4, left, JAE THOMAS, 1, center, and JERMISHA THOMAS, 3, in background on right, one evening. Each of the older children in Ajabu's house have a chore that they're required to do daily. Ajabu's mother says she was given the chore of bathing the girls when she was younger and has always stuck with it. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_237_s70_015~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 26, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MILO MARTIN, 10, left, AJABU BROWN, 11, and MYLENA MARTIN, 8, sleep on a mattress in their living room one evening. The three were waiting for their mom to get home from doing laundry at the local laundromat. While the children had bedrooms upstairs, their mother preferred for them to sleep on a mattress in the living room so she wouldn't have to worry about their safety from possible break-ins. She wanted them closer to her bedroom and all of the children on one floor of the two-story home. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080512_237_s70_014~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~May. 12, 2008 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Members of the Ladies and Gentlemen's Club wait to enter The Rusty Pelican before the start of their final dinner. The group, including MILO MARTIN, 10, a third grader, left, RYANISHA DEVINE, 12, a fifth grader, second from left on Milo's shoulder, AJABU BROWN, 11, a third grader, center, MYLENA MARTIN, 8, far right, CHEKYRAH WILSON, 12, a fifth grader, third from right in background, and MIGDALIA RODRIGUEZ, 10, a third grader, second from right in background. The children all agreed that one the best parts of being in the Ladies and Gentlemen's club was the field trips they got to attend. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080428_237_s70_013~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Apr. 28, 2008 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MILO MARTIN, 10, peaks into an administrative office window at Just Elementary School. Milo is known for being rambunctious, jumping on people, running, and for kicking. When he's involved in the Gentlemen's club, he tends to calm down and according to his mother, he's turned into a little man. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071112_237_s70_012~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 12, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - AJABU BROWN, 11, practices her greetings with RONNESHA COOK, 12, a classmate during a Ladies Club meeting this past fall. The group speaker that day was Ms. D. Edgecomb, a Hillsborough County School Board member. Edgecomb spoke to the ladies about manners, making good impressions, and making good choices. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071112_237_s70_011~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 12, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MYLENA MARTIN, 8, jokes around with RYANISHA DEVINE, 12, left, in the Ladies Club one Monday afternoon. Mylena, one of three siblings in the program is usually quiet and reserved in the club, but can be rowdy at home as one of her mother's ten children. The girls in the club are required to wear dress shirts and skirts each Monday. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_237_s70_010~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 26, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MYLENA MARTIN, 8, watches as a teacher shows her how to properly cut her food during an etiquette lesson one Monday afternoon. The boys and girls of the Ladies and Gentlemen's Clubs were practicing in preparation for their dinner out at Valencia Garden restaurant. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070909_237_s70_009~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Sep. 09, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - WAYNE VALENTI, a fifth-grade teacher at Just Elementary School, talks to RICQUONE OFFUTT, 11, a fifth grader, during an installation program at the school. Offutt was becoming a part of a group of boys and girls from the school who have been chosen to participate in the Ladies and Gentlemen's program to teach manners to the children. The students met weekly with mentors to learn behavior and etiquette techniques. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071126_237_s70_008~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 26, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - While in her room alone, AJABU BROWN, 11, looks at her ticket the day after she attended a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game with other members of the Ladies and Gentlmen's Club. Children in the clubs had different opportunities this year such as attending sporting events, dinners out, plays, and other excursions. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071203_237_s70_007~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Dec. 03, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - School Resource Officer WAYNE MOORE hugs MILO MARTIN, 10, while he waits for other students in the Gentlemen's club to be picked up from school one Monday afternoon. Officer Moore, as he's affectionately called by students, volunteers as a facilitator helps make sure kids get home safely from school. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071112_237_s70_006~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 12, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - During Ms. Edgecomb's visit, she had the members of the Ladies Club participate in a decision-making activity. The girls held up happy or sad faces to vote on whether the scenario given by Edgecomb was a good decision or a bad decision. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071119_237_s70_005~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 19, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - AJABU BROWN, 11, is held back by her classmates TYSHIYANNA MILLER, 12, left, RONNESHA COOK, 12, center, and SHAKAYA WELCH, 11, right, of the Ladies Club after being attacked by another child on the way home from school. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071119_237_s70_004~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Nov. 19, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - AJABU BROWN, 11, is attacked by another child on the way home from school one afternoon. The girls had just finished meeting as members of the Ladies Club at Just Elementary School. Ajabu was accosted by the girl earlier in the day but Ajabu ignored her. The girl held Ajabu's head to the ground while punching her in the cheek. A group of girls gathered around, some laughing, some yelling, and after a photographer intervened, the girls held Ajabu and her attacker apart. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071203_237_s70_003~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Dec. 03, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - LYNNETTE HENRY, guidance counselor and the organizer of the Ladies and Gentlemen's clubs, comforts one of the girls who did not earn enough points to attend the dinner at Valencia Garden restaurant. Girls and boys in the clubs accumulate points throughout the week and months which are used to qualify for the trips. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071203_237_s70_002~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Dec. 03, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MILO MARTIN, 10, bows his head in prayer as Ms. Henry blesses their traditional spanish dinner at their first dinner outting at Valencia Garden. The dinner was a chance to practice the etiquette and manners they had been reviewing. It also gave them a chance to have a new experience. Without anybody telling him to, Milo held the chair out for Circuit Court Judge Ashley B. Moody, who works in the juvenile delinquiency division of the court. He also held the door for her after the dinner. The meal was sponsored by the Tampa Kiwanis Club. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071203_237_s70_001~Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times~Civil Wars~Dec. 03, 2007 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - MYLENA MARTIN, 8, puts her table setting in place after looking and thinking about where everything goes. Martin had been practicing in a lesson with other members of the Ladies Club before coming to the restaurant, Valencia Gardens, one Monday evening. It was the club's first experience out at a restaurant. Ladies and Gentlemen's Clubs, as they're called, attempt to dare kids to dream - despite their situations - of a better life through encouragement, etiquette and cultural exposure. (Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081104_237_s70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Civil Wars~zReportage.com Story of the Week #237 - Launched November 04, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - It's the innocence of childhood and the hopefulness that comes of humble beginnings. After school on Mondays, little boys and girls at Just Elementary talk about and learn about why they are somebody, what makes them special, unique, and why they should dare to dream. Ladies and Gentlemen's Clubs, as they're called, attempt to dare kids to dream - despite their situations - of a better life through encouragement, etiquette and cultural exposure. Here in a neighborhood where police log more rapes and assaults than anywhere else in Tampa, at a school where 97 percent of the kids qualify for free lunch, Ajabu and two siblings are part of a social experiment that is being duplicated at hundreds of schools around the country..(Credit Image: © Carrie Pratt/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~It's the innocence of childhood and the hopefulness that comes of humble beginnings. After school on Mondays, little boys and girls at Just Elementary talk about and learn about why they are somebody, what makes them special, unique, and why they should dare to dream. Ladies and Gentlemen's Clubs, as they're called, attempt to dare kids to dream - despite their situations - of a better life through encouragement, etiquette and cultural exposure. Here in a neighborhood where police log more rapes and assaults than anywhere else in Tampa, at a school where 97 percent of the kids qualify for free lunch, Ajabu and two siblings are part of a social experiment that is being duplicated at hundreds of schools around the country.:
2010~zrep592~20150430_592_h137_026~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Apr 30, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A view of the Los Angeles skyline from East L.A., near the city of Vernon. This street quickly filled with characters. The woman at right was the first to arrive, alternately singing, dancing, crying and swinging a 10' length of cable. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140623_592_h137_025~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jun 23, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - IGNACIO stands outside the enclosure of wood and cardboard he calls home, with his cart typically laden with everything he needs for a day of work and foraging. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150221_592_h137_024~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Feb 21, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A movable home with rolling guest house in tow takes up residence on Mission Street, East L.A. and surrounding neighborhoods along the L.A. River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140623_592_h137_023~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jun 23, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - CECILIA sits outside her trailer under the 1st Street bridge, at a table of provisions, along the L.A. River (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150612_592_h137_022~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jun 12, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A grass island from greener parts upriver makes it's way downstream on the bare concrete edges and minimal water of the Los Angeles River. The Cesar Chavez Avenue bridge crosses in the distance. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151121_592_h137_021~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Nov 21, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - One of several people living under the rails at Washington Street and the L.A. River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150422_592_h137_020~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Apr 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Metrolink and Amtrak lines roll over several encampments along the L.A. River at Washington Street. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150320_592_h137_019~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Mar 20, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A homeless encampment along the Hollywood Freeway, against a Los Angeles cityscape that includes city hall. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_592_h137_018~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Mar 11, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - SERAPHINO displays more pages of the scripture passages he transcribes in Spanish and English from the bible onto paper, boards, doors and walls. His living space is to the rear of the concrete sanctum under the 1st Street Bridge that he calls home. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_592_h137_017~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Mar 11, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Tucked away in a concrete sanctum under the 1st Street Bridge along the Los Angeles River, SERAPHINO transcribes passages in spanish and english from the bible onto paper, boards, doors and walls. He doesn't, however, speak or read English. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150822_592_h137_016~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Aug 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - RAOUL, with his dogs Domenico and Frosty, as well as three children, lives in a camper along the Los Angeles River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150125_592_h137_015~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jan 25, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A truck unloads frozen food at Manny's Cold Storage, E. Los Angeles, under the 6th Street bridge, a few weeks before the area was cleared to make way for the bridge's imminent destruction and rebuild. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141214_592_h137_014~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Dec 14, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - The L.A. skyline sits in the distance beyond the Los Angeles River, as viewed from Soto Street in Vernon. As the river crosses from Los Angeles to Vernon, the homeless population decreases due to aggressive policing. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130827_592_h137_013~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Aug 27, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - EUGENE greets the morning just off 6th Street, along the 10 freeway south through downtown Los Angeles. This pose is one that was immortalized in a mural at 6th and Crocker in skid row, a mile or so west of his campsite. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141031_592_h137_012~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Oct 31, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - The Gifts of the Magi. Fruit rots in the sun at one of many produce packing and shipping companies along the L.A. River and throughout Downtown L.A. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130728_592_h137_011~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jul 28, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - ANTHONY rubs lotion on his feet before getting up to walk into Skid row, hoping to find a meal and work. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151115_592_h137_010~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Nov 15, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - The morning sun rises over a convergence of Amtrak, Metrolink and freight lines crossing the Los Angeles River, past a large homeless encampment's pile of shopping carts. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150722_592_h137_009~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jul 22, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - The Los Angeles River due east of downtown Los Angeles, where GABRIEL, a homeless man who camps on the river's concrete floor and the surrounding streets, bathes midstream. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130705_592_h137_008~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Jul 5, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - An International Transtar 4300 serves as a temporary home on a side street along the L.A. River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131120_592_h137_007~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Nov 20, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - LESHAWN holds her cat outside her home in a defunct tunnel along the L.A. River. She was burned out shortly after by kids photographing each other spinning flaming steel wool in her camp while she was away. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_592_h137_006~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Nov 15, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - The view from a brush-covered hill as the 6th Street Bridge stretches toward the Los Angeles skyline, over the Hollywood Freeway and the Los Angeles River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141004_592_h137_005~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Oct 4, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Left tethered to his owner's bed and meager possessions with a piece of rope, a pit bull lunges at any unfamiliar person that comes close - a popular sort of 'home security' in L.A. River encampments. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141111_592_h137_004~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Nov 11, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - One of many junk cars in the lots and yards of the surrounding area. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141004_592_h137_003~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Oct 4, 2014 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - CECILIA and IRMA have breakfast outside her trailer along the L.A. River. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_592_h137_002~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~Oct 3, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - A view upriver from under 7th Street, with the spans of 6th, 4th and 1st Street Bridges over the L.A. River in sight. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130526_592_h137_001~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~May 26, 2013 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - An unidentified man bathes and shaves in the L.A. River on a Sunday morning. Although the water is mostly clear, foul smelling sludge drains into the river at frequent intervals. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151222_592_h137_000~Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life On The Edge~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 592 - Life On The Edge - Launched Dec. 22, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the homeless population of Los Angeles and L.A. County has increased as much as 20% in the last year, and leads the nation in homeless unsheltered living, at nearly 70%. Homelessness here has grown substantially since the last El Nino, which dumped 30 inches of rain on Los Angeles during the winter of 1997-98, authorities say. Recently, the Los Angeles City Council declared a state of emergency on homelessness and called for $100 million to help address the growing crisis. The Los Angeles River flows through Los Angeles County, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly 48 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. Homeless people live along much of its length, with many located generally east of Downtown L.A., making their homes in and around the river, under overpasses or alongside rail lines and industrial wastelands. Those people - many dealing with disability, mental health and criminal justice issues - living in tents, improvised shelters and live-in vehicles, have increased 85% in the same period. Causes include high unemployment, low wages and escalating rents, coupled with gentrification and elimination of SRO hotels and cheap rooms, a last option for many. An estimated 800 people live in LA's riverbeds and storm drains, which will be deluged with powerful torrents when El Nino storms arrive in early 2016. Although the Sheriff's Department and LA's Homeless Services Authority have made numerous visits to warn residents, many see no compelling reason - or options - for moving. Most are not the transient homeless we are used to seeing but have set up semi-permanent living quarters in the LA River, which with its sweeping concrete vistas and city skyline sunsets may soon become both a beautiful and dangerous place to call home. (Credit Image: © Fred Hoerr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the homeless population of Los Angeles and L.A. County has increased as much as 20% in the last year, and leads the nation in homeless unsheltered living, at nearly 70%. Homelessness here has grown substantially since the last El Nino, which dumped 30 inches of rain on Los Angeles during the winter of 1997-98, authorities say. Recently, the Los Angeles City Council declared a state of emergency on homelessness and called for $100 million to help address the growing crisis. The Los Angeles River flows through Los Angeles County, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly 48 miles southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. Homeless people live along much of its length, with many located generally east of Downtown L.A., making their homes in and around the river, under overpasses or alongside rail lines and industrial wastelands. Those people - many dealing with disability, mental health and criminal justice issues - living in tents, improvised shelters and live-in vehicles, have increased 85% in the same period. Causes include high unemployment, low wages and escalating rents, coupled with gentrification and elimination of SRO hotels and cheap rooms, a last option for many. An estimated 800 people live in LA's riverbeds and storm drains, which will be deluged with powerful torrents when El Nino storms arrive in early 2016. Although the Sheriff's Department and LA's Homeless Services Authority have made numerous visits to warn residents, many see no compelling reason - or options - for moving. Most are not the transient homeless we are used to seeing but have set up semi-permanent living quarters in the LA River, which with its sweeping concrete vistas and city skyline sunsets may soon become both a beautiful and dangerous place to call home.:
2010~zrep120~20060624_120_e66_018~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - ANTONINA is a single mother who lives in a cramped one room flat with her two children DASCHA and DANIEL. They share a bathroom and kitchen with their neighbours. They live on the tenth floor. Antonina can not work as she has to look after the children.(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_017~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - VALENLINA with her daughter NATASHA. Valenlina lives in a one-room apartment with her daughter and 11-year-old son Nikolai. She shares a bathroom and kitchen with her neighbours. The block of flats she lives in is owned by the state power company, her former employer. Since privatisation her rent has increased 400 per cent. Valenlina now works part time at Natashas school to support the family. She is a single mother..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_016~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - MASCHA with her mother IRINA. Both her and her twin brother have cerebral palsy. the twins' father works in Moscow Mon-Fri to support the family. They live on the 12th floor of a tower block, an open pram will not fit in the lift. Mascha is able to attend Kindergarten twice a week. No where will accept Pavil due to his epilepsy. EveryChild has helped the family with specially equipped chairs for the twins as well as their involvement with the rehabilitation centre..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_015~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - POLINA with her twin daughters KSUCHA and DASCHA. Ksucha has cerebral palsy, dascha does not. Polina is a single mother. EverChild has enabled a physiotherapist to visit Ksucha at home as it is difficult for Polina to travel anywhere with the twins. .(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_014~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - VALENTINA with her sons VIKTOR, 9, and ANDRE, 5 1/2, outside their houes in Nevskii districk, south east St Petersburg..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_013~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - ELENA and her daughter DASCHA, at the EveryChild sponsored Nevskii Rehabilitation centre for adults and children with disabilities. Dascha suffers from severe asthma and bronchitis and involuntary muscle spasms amongst other physical disabilities. Elena and Dascha's father care for her, Elena has started to study speech therapy as a means to hopefully be able to communicate with her daughter in the future. .(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_012~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - 20-month-old SASHA sleeps on his parents bed. sashas mother was 16 when she became pregnant, her and the father considered giving Sasha to a Childrens Institution Home as they could not cope. EveryChild helped support them and raise Sasha themselves..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_011~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - NADEZIDE with her two youngest daughters, DASHA and OLGA. Nadezide had nine children in 27 years. EveryChild helped her and her family through difficult times by helping with district authority benefit forms, parenting support groups and recreational activities for the children. Dasha is now at University and Olga would like to become a social worker..Mandatory Credit: Photo by Georgie Scott/ZUMA Press..(©) Copyright 2006 by eyevine.(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_010~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - Two young people on a bench in a housing estate Northern St Petersburg..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_009~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - DASCHA, 3, with her mother ANTONINA and brother DANIEL in the background. Antonina is a single mother, she can not work as she has to look after the children. the family live on the 10th floor of an apartment block. they share a bathroom and kitchen with their neighbours and all sleep in their one room together..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_008~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - A father walks with his two children during a free excusion trip from the city to the countryside. The trip is organised by a local organisation in partnership with EveryChild. In Russia it is traditionally a female role to spend time with children, few fathers play an active part in parenting. .(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_007~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - ZLATA, single mother, with her son IGOR. Igor suffers from multiple food allergies and cannot attend school until he is older and his mother can be sure he will not eat anything that may harm him. Here she is photographed at a Parents Children Club that meets twice a month at a childrens library. It was started by EverChild and is the only chance Igor gets to interact with other children his age..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_006~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - High rise flats on the edge of St Petersburg. Housing has changed little in 30 yrs, more large blocks are continually being erected to house a growing population..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_005~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - 18-year-old IRENE with her son SASHA. They live with Sashas father in a run down one bedroom flat in the nevskii district of st Petersburg. Irenes partner works long hours to support her and the baby. When Irene first became pregnant at 16 she considered giving the baby to a care home until a friend told her about EveryChild who were able to offer her support and help to raise the child. .(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_004~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - KSUSHA and her twin sister KATYA at their grandmothers flat in northern St Petersburg. .(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_003~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - A young girl plays on a swing outside an apartment block in the Viborgskii, a northern district of St Petersburg. Play areas for children in Viborgskii are scarce and often in a state of neglect..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_002~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - A young girl blows bubbles during a day trip to the countryside. The EveryChild Shuvaloo Ozerki project organises excursions for poor families from the Northern Districts of St Petersburg..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060624_120_e66_001~Georgie Scott/eyevine~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~Jun. 24, 2006 - St Petersburg, Russia - Local families board a bus for a day trip to the countryside organised by the EveryChild Shuvaloo Ozerki project. The trip is free and is designed to encourage low income families to spend some recreational time together..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060718_120_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Down n'Out in St. Petersburg~zReportage.com Story of the Week #120 - Launched July 18, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Although Russia is starting to emerge from the post-Soviet era economic crisis, the vast majority of Russians continue to live in relative and absolute poverty. Young families are the most vulnerable. With virtually no childcare options, many parents commit their children into institutional care. For the remainder, life is a constant struggle to survive..(Credit Image: © Georgie Scott/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Although Russia is starting to emerge from the post-Soviet era economic crisis, the vast majority of Russians continue to live in relative and absolute poverty. Young families are the most vulnerable. With virtually no childcare options, many parents commit their children into institutional care. For the remainder, life is a constant struggle to survive.:
2010~zrep511~20140107_511_k109_009~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 7, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - BADR AL-BENDARY, 26, is blind in both eyes after being hit by bullets fired from the police Jan. 28, 2011 on the 'Friday of Wrath'. He was at the front in the demonstration and was hit by several bullets. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_511_k109_008~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 7, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - MUSTAFA MUHAMED ABDEL-MOHIMAN, 23, is blind in his right eye after being hit by a stone by the police in May 2011 during a demonstration during the revolution. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_511_k109_007~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 7, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - AHMED HARARA, 34, was first hit on Jan. 28, 2011 and became blind in one eye and later that year in November, 2011 was hit by a bullet from the police in the other eye. After that he was totally blind in both eyes. Harara replaced his left eye with a prothesis. He can turn the prothesis around so it shows the word ''Freedom'' in arabic. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_511_k109_006~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 6, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - MUSTAFA MUHAMED ABU EL-SAUD, 17, is blind in his right eye after being shot by the police during a demonstration in December 2012. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_511_k109_005~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 7, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - AHMED HARARA, 34, was first hit on Jan. 28, 2011 and became blind in one eye and later that year in November, 2011 was hit by a bullet from the police in the other eye. After that he was totally blind in both eyes. Harara replaced his left eye with a prothesis. He can turn the prothesis around so it shows the word ''Freedom'' in arabic. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_511_k109_004~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 6, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - Blind in both eyes, MUHAMED IBRAHIM SULEIMAN, 22, was wounded on Friday the 28th, 2011. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_511_k109_003~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 6, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - Blind in both eyes, MUHAMED IBRAHIM SULEIMAN, 22, was wounded on Friday 28, 2011. This is a scan of his brain showing pellets (small bullets) that are still in his brain. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140107_511_k109_002~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 7, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - ISLAM ABDEL-MONEIM, 28, was shot in the head in August, 2013. The bullet entered his right template and exited through his left eye. Islam is blind in both eyes. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_511_k109_001~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~Jan. 6, 2014 - Cairo, Egypt - MOHAMED AHMED ABDEL WAHAB, 26, is blind in his right eye after being hit by a shot from the police. He was injured in Cairo on January 28th, 2011 on the 'Friday Of Wrath.' On January 28 2011 Cairo exploded in protests on the so-called 'Friday Of Wrath' when large groups of protesters met up after Friday prayers and marched toward Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the regime of Mubarak. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_511_k109_000~Ola Torkelsson/Kontinent~Blinded For Freedom~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 511 - Blinded For Freedom - Launched January 28, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On January 28 2011 Cairo exploded in protests on the so-called Friday of wrath when large groups of protesters met up after Friday prayers and marched toward Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the regime of President Mubarak. Some of the protesters were shot in their heads and faces with injuries to their eyes. Hundreds were killed in Egypt in 2011, fighting against unforgiving regimes bent on maintaining their hold on power whatever the cost. But these protestors paid a higher price than most from those who have survived. Three years later we meet them again to talk about the revolution and the current situation in Egypt. (Credit Image: © Ola Torkelsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~On January 28 2011 Cairo exploded in protests on the so-called Friday of wrath when large groups of protesters met up after Friday prayers and marched toward Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the regime of President Mubarak. Some of the protesters were shot in their heads and faces with injuries to their eyes. Hundreds were killed in Egypt in 2011, fighting against unforgiving regimes bent on maintaining their hold on power whatever the cost. But these protestors paid a higher price than most from those who have survived. Three years later we meet them again to talk about the revolution and the current situation in Egypt.:
2010~zrep268~20090503_268_mf1_018~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard comes home from being with his wife all day to a empty house with no electricity where he sits in silence until darkness comes, then goes to sleep only to repeat this cycle again when he wakes in the morning. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090520_268_mf1_017~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard watches over his wife SHERYL MALLANGER while she gets a treatment to help her breath after she had come down with a cold. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090520_268_mf1_016~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard visits his Cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic. He had a heart attack a few years ago and with his current situation its important to take care of his health. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_015~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard's eldest son GREG MALLINGER brings his mother SHERYL MALLANGER inside after spending some time in the nursing homes courtyard. Greg has been making sure his father gets around to his appointments since his mother was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090501_268_mf1_014~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard falls asleep while he and his son GREG MALLANGER visit the nursing home. Howard is often exhausted not only because of his wife illness but from the stress in his life. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090520_268_mf1_013~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard's sons GREG MALLINGER, left, and BRAD MALLENGER, center, visit their mother SHERYL MALLANGER in the nursing home. The kids both have their own problems but both come see their mother on an almost daily basis. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_012~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard visits his wife SHERYL MALLANGER daily in the nursing home. He spends his days in the nursing home and in the hospital taking care of his wife and making sure she is getting the best possible care she can. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_011~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - HOWARD MALLANGER hasn't been able to pay his mortage, electric or food bills since his wife illness. Once a month he gets food from the Cooperative Feeding Program of Broward County. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_010~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard and his eldest son Greg stand cool off outside on the front walkway of thier Sunris condo. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_009~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - A 1970's wedding photo of SHERYL MALLANGER and her husband HOWARD MALLANGER. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_008~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard says at times that it feels like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders trying to take care of his wife and kids while his house is being taken by the bank. He hasnt told his wife about the foreclosure, and when he's around her he's very positive and doesn't want her to worry. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_007~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - HOWARD MALLANGER takes a moment for himself while his wife gets chemotheraphy at Broward General Hospital. His wife Sheryl receives Chemo every 21 days. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090502_268_mf1_006~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - HOWARD MALLANGER takes his medication at his sunrise condo. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090429_268_mf1_005~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard makes sure to be at the nursing home daily to get his wife SHERYL MALLANGER out of her room and out in the sunshine, Sheryl was alway a very active women Howard says she was always up at the crack of dawn and was always the last one to go to bed. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090501_268_mf1_004~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - Howard waits with his wife SHERYL MALLANGER for her Chemotherapy treatment at Broward General Hospital. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090429_268_mf1_003~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - SHERYL MALLANGER holds on to her son GREG MALLANGER's hand. Both of her children suffer from thier own disabilities. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090429_268_mf1_002~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~Jun 15, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - SHERYL MALLANGER, center, spends time with her two sons GREG MALLANGER, left, and BRAD MALLANGER while they visit her in the nursing home. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090503_268_mf1_001~Michael Francis McElroy~Life Breaks Down~May 3, 2009 - Sunrise, Florida, U.S. - HOWARD MALLANGER breaks down as he sits on the patio of his Sunrise condo. (Credit Image: ©Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090716_268_mf1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Life Breaks Down~zReportage.com Story of the Week #268 - Launched July 16, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'I wonder about my future, and it scares me.'.- Howard Mallinger..This is not the script. An embattled Howard Mallinger, 65, planned for his twilight years. In March 2008, his wife Sheryl, 61, was diagnosed with Stage IV brain cancer. Things steamrolled from there, he can't pay Sheryl's rising medical bills, nor take her home. He can't afford medical care at home - and that home is being foreclosed upon. Mallinger calculated that he owes more than $200,000 to hospitals, drug companies and banks...According to the 'getting paid in America survey' 7122406250f Americans live paycheck to paycheck... The belief that those in trouble are the poor is no longer true. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~:
2010~zrep312~20100202_312_pr2_009~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - A young disabled boy gives Vesnushka a hug, during a therapy session. Scientists believe spending time with these animals will have a positive effect on the childs psychoemotional state.(Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_008~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Disabled children from 6 to 18 years are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, during a therapy session. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_007~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Disabled children from 6 to 18 years were introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, at a therapy session. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_006~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Disabled children from 6 to 18 years are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, during a therapy session. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_005~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Specialists believe that half-an-hour walks with dogs twice a week give disabled children a strong impulse in the development of their social behavior, have a positive effect on their psychoemotional state. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_004~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Disabled children from 6 to 18 years old with very serious afflictions of the nervous system like musculoskeletal disorders, and cerebral palsy - most confined to wheelchairs are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_003~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - The kids are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, one of five dogs chosen for mellow temperament. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_002~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - Disabled children from 6 to 18 years old with very serious afflictions of the nervous system like musculoskeletal disorders, and cerebral palsy, are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, one of five dogs chosen for mellow temperament. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100202_312_pr2_001~Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~Feb. 2, 2010 - Murmansk, Russia - The kids are introduced to miniature schnauzer named Vesnushka, one of five dogs chosen for mellow temperament. (Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100413_312_pr2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Canine Social Workers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #312 - Launched April 13, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While scientists are studying the phenomenon of animal-assisted therapy, a group of cynologists in Murmansk have started to apply in it in practice at the Special Correction Boarding School #1, a home for disabled children from 6 to 18 years old with very serious afflictions of the nervous system like musculoskeletal disorders, and cerebral palsy - most confined to wheelchairs. Specialists believe that half-an-hour walks with dogs twice a week give disabled children a strong impulse in the development of their social behavior, have a positive effect on their psychoemotional state..(Credit Image: © Andrey Pronin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~While scientists are studying the phenomenon of animal-assisted therapy, a group of cynologists in Murmansk have started to apply in it in practice at the Special Correction Boarding School #1, a home for disabled children from 6 to 18 years old with very serious afflictions of the nervous system like musculoskeletal disorders, and cerebral palsy - most confined to wheelchairs. Specialists believe that half-an-hour walks with dogs twice a week give disabled children a strong impulse in the development of their social behavior, have a positive effect on their psychoemotional state.:
2010~zrep220~20070610_220_m69_018~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 10, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - Buggy cars race down the Finke course. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_220_m69_017~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 09, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Buggy #14 after finishing the race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_016~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Close-up of a bike tire covered in red dirt. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_015~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Day 1 of the Finke Desert Race. The Tattersall's Finke Desert Race is an off road, multi terrain two-day race through desert country from Alice Springs to the small Aputula (Finke) Community. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_220_m69_014~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 09, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - KTM Racer #M98 BRAD WILLISCROFT of Appin after crossing the finish line in third place on day 2 of the Finke Desert Race..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_013~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Buggy #88, a Jimco 2000 driven by the team of Coulthard/Hawker/Bartels from Alice Springs, NT races along the track towards Finke on day 1. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080607_220_m69_012~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 07, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Racers prepare to take off from the start line during the prologue portion of the race..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080607_220_m69_011~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 07, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Racers line up for the start during the prologue portion of the race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070610_220_m69_010~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 10, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - Buggy cars race down the Finke course. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_009~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - #559 JAMES STEWART BRUCE GREER from Megalong, NSW. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080609_220_m69_008~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 09, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Covered in mud, Buggy #11 after crossing the finish line 4th. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070610_220_m69_007~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 10, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - Dirt bike riders make their way down the Finke course during the first leg of the two-day race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_006~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - A buggy makes it's way down the track and across the outback on day 1 of the race..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080607_220_m69_005~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 07, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Racers prepare to take off from the start line during the prologue portion of the race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080608_220_m69_004~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 08, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - After a rainy start to the race, the hot outback sun came out and dried the mud on day 2..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080607_220_m69_003~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 07, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Racers take off from the start line during the prologue portion of the race..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070610_220_m69_002~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 10, 2007 - Alice Springs, Australia - Dirt bike riders make their way down the Finke course during the first leg of the two-day race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080607_220_m69_001~Marianna Day Massey~King of the Desert~Jun. 07, 2008 - Alice Springs, Australia - Muddy Racer #504 JONATHAN IPPEL from Cowes, Victoria, crosses the finish line during the prologue portion of the race. (Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080701_220_m69_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~King of the Desert~zReportage.com Story of the Week #220 - Launched July 1, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Australia's Finke Desert Race is a legendary event, testing man and machine. Every year since 1976 on the Queen's birthday weekend (a three day weekend in the middle of Jun.e) the 'there and back' challenge from Alice Springs to the Finke River (believed to be the oldest river in the world at 350 millions years and counting) takes place. Started by a group of local die-hard motorbike riders, the race takes competitors through a 284 mile course on some of the world's toughest terrains as well as Australia's harshest climates, making it one of the toughest races in the world. Today as many as 500 competitors from throughout Australia battle one of the most difficult courses in one of the most remote places in the world. King of the Desert is awarded to fastest outright time. It was originally a bikes only affair, now cars and off-road buggies join the madness. The 2008 Kings of the Desert are Dave Fellows, Andrew Kittle and Jason Adami who won in the car section in a record time of 3hrs and 39mins and Ben Grabham for made it two in a row in the bike section..(Credit Image: © Marianna Day Massey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Australia's Finke Desert Race is a legendary event, testing man and machine. Every year since 1976 on the Queen's birthday weekend (a three day weekend in the middle of Jun.e) the 'there and back' challenge from Alice Springs to the Finke River (believed to be the oldest river in the world at 350 millions years and counting) takes place. Started by a group of local die-hard motorbike riders, the race takes competitors through a 284 mile course on some of the world's toughest terrains as well as Australia's harshest climates, making it one of the toughest races in the world. Today as many as 500 competitors from throughout Australia battle one of the most difficult courses in one of the most remote places in the world. King of the Desert is awarded to fastest outright time. It was originally a bikes only affair, now cars and off-road buggies join the madness. The 2008 Kings of the Desert are Dave Fellows, Andrew Kittle and Jason Adami who won in the car section in a record time of 3hrs and 39mins and Ben Grabham for made it two in a row in the bike section.:
2010~zrep527~20130816_527_oa1_012~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - This battle-scarred building in Bab al Tabbaneh is covered in Sunni martyr posters who have died both in Tripoli and fighting in Syria. It is a monument to the Sunni brigades in the area and a symbol to the older fighters who stopped the Syrian army occupation at this building from advancing deeper into Tripoli in the early 1980s. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130816_527_oa1_011~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - ABU AHMED, a Sunni fighter prepares for clashes and shares his thoughts on ending the conflict in Tripoli. ''If the Lebanese army came and disarmed all militias, I would be pleased,'' says Abu Ahmed. ''I'm an interior decorator, I miss my line of work and I'm tired of fighting.'' He wears a ski mask to remain unrecognizable to the Lebanese army when patrolling the streets. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_527_oa1_010~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~June 6, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - Lebanese Army armored units patrol the streets of Tripoli in an attempt to quell a six day stretch of clashes between Alawite and Sunni militias. The Lebanese army in October of 2013 was ordered to stay in Tripoli for six months and continue heavy patrols and re-enforce all positions and check points. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_527_oa1_009~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Oct. 24, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - ABU KODER, 18, fights with the al Farruq brigade in Bab al Tebanneh. 'Schools closed today,' he says as his fellow fighters joke with him and explain how brave he is in battle. The fighters in Tebanneh are of all ages but mostly rage in their late teens and early 20s. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_527_oa1_008~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Oct. 24, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebnon - Sniper tarps are erected in the streets of Bab al Tebbaneh while under fire from Alawite fighters based in Jabal Mohsen. These men wait for the runners to toss the cord so they can pull it like a sail until fully open over the intersection. This will allow traffic and fighters to cross the large intersection more freely. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131024_527_oa1_007~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Oct. 24, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - A look at the bullet-riddled buildings of Jabal Mohsen through a snipers firing position in Bab al Tebbaneh during the 19th round of clashes. Bunkers like these line the streets and sometimes rest inside homes and abandoned buildings in the area. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130816_527_oa1_006~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - ABU HASSIN, 38, a 'freelance fighter' meaning he belongs to no specific group gets equipment checked and ready for possible clashes after sundown. Hassin, has been a fighter and leader in the neighborhood since the Syrian occupation. Sunni fighters some who have been fighting in the area for over twenty years in Bab al Tabbaneh believe the time is coming for major conflict against the Alawite militias based in nearby Jabal Mohsen. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130910_527_oa1_005~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Sept. 10, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - Posters of Alawite martyrs line walls of the streets inside Jabal Mohsen the majority Alawite community that are devout supporters of President Bashar Al-Assad and have been engaged in over 19 rounds of clashes with their Sunni neighbors in Bab al Tebbaneh who support the Syrian oppostion. Clashes have recently ceased due to the Security plan that was put into effect by the Lebanese army on the 1st of April 2014. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130816_527_oa1_004~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - Lebanese Sunnis in Tripoli are illegally arming themselves with the latest in modern weaponry from black markets in Tripoli for upcoming escalation in violence due to recent bombings and the spillover of the Syrian civil war. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130910_527_oa1_003~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Sept. 10, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - An overview of the Bab al Tebbaneh neighborhood from Jabal Mohsen during sporadic clashes, this area is where fighting in the last 3 years has been constant until the recent crack down by the Lebanese Army and Internal Security forces in early April of 2014. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130816_527_oa1_002~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - ABU AHMED, a sniper from the Sunni al Farruq brigade from Bab al Tebbaneh displays his recent wounds from clashes with the Alawite fighters. A bullet entered from behind his jaw and exited at the lower gums and another shattered his thumb. He explained that Lebanese hospitals are weary of treating wounded fighters because of consequences from the Lebanese Army. Ahmed was imprisoned in the most feared Syrian prison in Palmyra, ''I spent 16 years in a Syrian prison, I can not afford to trust anyone who allies with Bashar Assad,'' he explains. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130816_527_oa1_001~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~Aug. 16, 2013 - Tripoli, Lebanon - ABU AHMED, a Sunni fighter prepares for clashes and shares his thoughts on ending the conflict in Tripoli,''If the Lebanese army came and disarmed all militias, I would be pleased,'' says Abu Ahmed continuing, ''I'm an interior decorator, I miss my line of work and I'm tired of fighting.'' He wears a ski mask to remain unrecognizable to the Lebanese army when patrolling the streets. (Credit Image: © Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140520_527_oa1_000~Osie Greenway/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Trouble in Lebanon~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 527 - Trouble in Lebanon - Launched May 20, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The government in Beirut has struggled for months to try to limit the repercussions from the vicious warfare raging in Syria and to avoid that conflict reviving the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 - a crisis that left 120,000 Lebanese dead and a quarter of the population wounded. In Lebanon's second largest city, Tripoli, Alawites loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad's government battle with Sunni's that support the Free Syrian opposition that live within blocks of each other. Like Syria, Tripoli is mostly Sunni with the minority Alawite a shiite derived sect that the Syrian president and much of his government belong to. In a report last month the NGO Human Rights Watch accused the Lebanese authorities of being weak in response to the fighting in Tripoli, with Lebanon adrift and a fragile caretaker government overshadowed with politicians squabbling over the formation of a replacement, tougher action beyond trying to contain the fighting seems unlikely. (Credit Image: © Osie GreenwayzReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The government in Beirut has struggled for months to try to limit the repercussions from the vicious warfare raging in Syria and to avoid that conflict reviving the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 - a crisis that left 120,000 Lebanese dead and a quarter of the population wounded. In Lebanon's second largest city, Tripoli, Alawites loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad's government battle with Sunni's that support the Free Syrian opposition that live within blocks of each other. Like Syria, Tripoli is mostly Sunni with the minority Alawite a shiite derived sect that the Syrian president and much of his government belong to. In a report last month the NGO Human Rights Watch accused the Lebanese authorities of being weak in response to the fighting in Tripoli, with Lebanon adrift and a fragile caretaker government overshadowed with politicians squabbling over the formation of a replacement, tougher action beyond trying to contain the fighting seems unlikely.:
2010~zrep624~20150926_624_mr6_024~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 26, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - SATO MIYUKI SHINEKI reacts during a portrait at the Takechan diner. In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami hit northern Japan and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Some 488 thousand people evacuated from the three-part disaster; in 2015, nearly 25% remain displaced. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_624_mr6_023~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 5, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - In Japan, the brief-blooming cherry blossom is seen as a symbol of how precious but precarious life is. When YUMIKO NISHIMOTO returned to Naraha, she saw the devastation caused up and down the coast by the tsunami, and thought of cherry trees. She founded the non-profit Sakura Project, which is working to plant 20,000 cherry trees spanning the entire 83-mile length of Fukushima Prefecture. Almost every week, volunteers now arrive from across the country to participate in tree-plantings. 'Even now, there are people who are not able to return to their hometowns and suffer from many problems including the effects of radiation. We have established the Sakura Project as a symbol of the restoration and determination to create a community,' she writes. 'We would like to pass the memory of this disaster to future generations. We intend to create a bright future with hope for children to come back to this place. That is why we are moving forward.' Someday, Nishimoto hopes, the trees will bloom every few meters along Route 6, the coastal highway that cuts through the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. She considers the trees as a testament to lives lost that will also encourage locals and tourists to return here. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150925_624_mr6_022~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 25, 2015 - Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - MIYOKO SATO, director of Torikawa Nursery School in Fukushima City, has been concerned about radiation on the roads and playground near the school where students walk and play. She invited nuclear scientist Ikuro Anzai and his team to measure radiation levels in the neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150930_624_mr6_021~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 30, 2015 - Fukushima, Japan - YUKIKO ENDO, an evacuee from Naraha, has found a job in her hometown, working as a waitress at the newly reopened Tenjinmisaki hotel. After work, she often stops at her empty house nearby before commuting to her temporary apartment in Iwaki, an hour away. She plans to move back to Naraha in 2016, bringing her parents with her. She writes, 'I hope Naraha town has lots of beautiful nature.' When asked, she declines to add anything more specific. However, a few days after interviewing her, she leaves us a long letter, which reads in part: 'Since I am not good at talking, I am worrying if my story helped you or not. After the disaster, I lost the ability to believe people. So many things happened and I was about to have depression. I thought I would be spoiled at this rate, so that I decided to go out and work. I decided to smile all the time in order not to worry others around me. Even though the steps are very small, I now feel like being able to overcome the problem of distrusting others. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150923_624_mr6_020~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 23, 2015 - Kawauchi, Fukushima, Japan - TAKAAKI IDE, a farmer, factory worker and former evacuee, has returned to his home in Kawauchi, Fukushima. I wrote about the Ide family in my TED book, Would You Stay? When I met them in 2012, they were living in temporary evacuation housing in Koriyama city, 20 miles west [as the crow flies, 27 miles or one hour by road] of their family farm in the Abukuma mountains. One of the first things Takaaki told me then was how he missed the trees that surround the home. Today, Takaaki and his wife Yumiko are delighted to be back home but they've kept their new factory jobs in the city. 'I still collect mushrooms but the radiation is too high, we can not eat them,' he says. He worries about their future: 'I worry a little about the nuclear power plant but more I worry, will my son come home? He's 28 years old. I worry ' will I have good health to keep working?' Takaaki takes me to see a windmill farm on the mountaintop above their farm. This is the energy future for Fukushima, he tells me ' the soil is contaminated but the wind blows clean. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150921_624_mr6_019~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 21, 2015 - Kawauchi, Fukushima, Japan - TAMAKI SUNAGUCHI is a decontamination laborer working in Tomioka. He was working in the forest division ' clearing all underbrush and topsoil in the first 20 meters of any woodland, mostly by hand, and bagging it for incineration. (Forests more than 20 meters from developed areas are left untouched, regardless of radiation levels). Now Sunaguchi has been transferred to a road decontamination crew. 'Sometimes we work in highly contaminated areas,' he says. 'I worry about health, but I'll be home after a year of this.' For now, he's living in the mountains in Kawauchi, in a worker hotel constructed out of a double-high stack of shipping containers converted to dorm rooms. There's a complex maze of contractors, subcontractors and sub-subcontractors that have divied up the government contracts for remediation work. Sunaguchi is employed by Marubeni, a subcontractor for Obayashi, which is in turn one of three corporations decontaminating Tomioka. Some lower-tier subcontractors have been criticized for underpaying workers and withholding high amounts for housing and transportation, but there has been little governmental oversight. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150923_624_mr6_018~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 23, 2015 - Kawauchi, Fukushima, Japan - Repairmen work on wind turbines in the mountains of Kawauchi, 17 miles west of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Takaaki Ide, a farmer and former evacuee, has returned to his farm on the mountain below the windmills. This is the energy future for Fukushima, he says: the soil is contaminated but the wind blows clean. 'I still collect mushrooms but the radiation is too high, we can not eat them,' he says. 'I worry a little about the nuclear power plant but more I worry, will my son come home? He's 28 years old. I worry ' will I have good health to keep working?' (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_624_mr6_017~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 4, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - TOKUO HAYAKAWA has been an anti-nuclear activist for 45 years and chief monk of the Hyokoji temple in Naraha for 40 years. He opposed the Fukushima Daiichi plant when it opened in 1971, and the 2011 disaster proved what he feared all along, that 'nuclear power plants and people can not peacefully coexist.' Hayakawa had no qualms about returning to the temple, even though his community has not. Out of 100 families involved in the temple, only five or six have returned, and he is pessimistic that Naraha can ever be a viable town again. Nevertheless, he says he can't abandon the temple, founded in 1395, despite feeling certain he will be the last head monk here. He had hoped his grandson would take over the temple someday, but now rules out that possibility. 'I am definitely the last one. It's clear that Naraha isn't a place to live anymore,' he says. 'Japan is a small island, we can't just close an area off. But it's never been tried before, to bring a whole city back'. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150930_624_mr6_016~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 30, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Fukushima evacuee HISAO YANAI stands for a portrait after returning home to his native town. When the tsunami hit, Hisao Yanai was head of the local Yakuza (Japanese mafia) in Naraha. He says the disaster changed him; he decided to leave the mafia and dedicate himself to helping people. He now owns a Japanese pub in Naraha, but kept many symbols of his former status, including a taxi-yellow Hummer and the stuffed polar bear in the foyer of his sprawling house. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150923_624_mr6_015~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 23, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - YURIKO IGARI, age 81, lives in evacuee housing in Iwaki city. During a day trip back to Naraha with her son, she visits family graves and the guesthouse she used to run. She writes that her 'Hope is for the reconstruction of Naraha town, and I go back there because I don't want the incident (what happened to Naraha) to be forgotten.' Her son writes 'I hope the situation is settled and we come back here under blue sky soon.' However, in separate conversations, both mother and son confess that they are in the midst of a yearlong argument: Yuriko wants to move back to Naraha to reopen the guesthouse; her son has forbid it. He fears that her health is too frail to survive the stress and work of returning. She has had two heart attacks since the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151003_624_mr6_014~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 3, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - FUMIKO YOKOTA, a widow and retiree, was eager to return to Naraha after living as in temporary evacuee housing in Iwaki city for four years, but she doesn't think her neighbors will be so quick to return. 'Now maybe this is the twisted idea of an old lady, but I think for some young people the disaster was a stroke of luck,' she says. It gave them the opportunity to move from a rural village to a booming city, as youth have been eager to do for generations. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150926_624_mr6_013~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 26, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Construction is underway to repair and build a new two-part breakwater seawall and levee all along the coast in Fukushima, Japan, including here between the mouths of the Kido and Ide rivers in Naraha. A massive effort is now underway to decontaminate towns in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. In Tomioka, 5 to 8 miles from the nuclear plant, thousands of laborers are cleaning or demolishing every building, and removing and incinerating all topsoil in inhabited areas. In the adjacent forests and mountains, radiation levels remain higher and will not be cleaned. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150925_624_mr6_012~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 25, 2015 - Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Nuclear scientist IKURO ANZAI and his dosimetry team measure radiation levels near Torikawa Nursery School in Fukushima City, and then report their findings to school director MIYOKO SATO. The school staff had mostly kept children inside for years, concerned about radiation on the roads and playground near the school where students used to walk and play. Anzai and his team determined that the outside levels were safe for recreation. 'The disaster destroyed people's trust in the government, in the industry, and in the experts,' he says. 'I would like to apologize to the people in Fukushima. That's why I go there every month to measure the radiation. I'll continue to do this until I die. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150927_624_mr6_011~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 27, 2015 - Fukushima, Japan - MASATOSHI OHATA is an engineer working to design robots that will decontaminate the inside of the Fukushima Daiichi plant. He lives in Iwaki but has brought his grandchildren, ages 7 and 11, to go biking at a seaside park in Naraha. His wife, KUMIKO OHATA, believes this visit should be safe as long as their stay does not exceed three hours. Masatoshi writes, 'Please do not forget about the people who are suffering from the damages by tsunami.' As the family walks to their car, he explains the concerns he alluded to: evacuees from the nuclear exclusion zone receive a lot of attention and a high amount of benefits, including free housing and compensation for their losses and 'mental anguish'; however, evacuees who lost homes directly from the natural disaster are neglected and receive almost no support. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150918_624_mr6_010~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 18, 2015 - Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan - In Tomioka, Japan, buildings and cars destroyed by the March 11, 2011 tsunami remain standing in the neighborhood near the former Tomioka train station. In 2015, four and a half years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, tourists and former residents come to see the damage while laborers work nearby to decontaminate homes and commercial properties before demolition. Almost all developed properties in Tomioka are now getting cleaned or demolished. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150925_624_mr6_009~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 25, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Naraha mayor YUKIEI MATSUMOTO was one of the first people to move back to Naraha over a year ago during decontamination and eight months before the town reopened to the public in September 2015. He has been a tireless proponent for his town. 'I hope Naraha will become a town where we can see many children's smiles,' the mayor says. He and his staff successfully fought a national government proposal to site a long-term nuclear waste dump in the town; instead they have looked for subsidies and other ways to bring new businesses here and have plans for a new 'compact town' urban development with commercial space and housing to replace homes lost in the tsunami. They hope to attract evacuees from towns closer to the nuclear plant who will never be able to return to their original homes. Still, despite his efforts to persuade residents and optimistic predictions of growth, he admits that he really doesn't know how many will return. 'First the elderly people are coming back, but our town cannot exist if the children do not come back here,' he says. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_624_mr6_008~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 5, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - As towns in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone get decontaminated, scraped topsoil, organic waste and debris from demolished buildings with low-level radioactive contamination get loaded into heavy-duty cubic-meter bags. These bags pile up on worksites, roadsides and temporary storage fields across the Exclusion Zone. This storage site by the Yamadahama neighborhood in Naraha has meter bags stacked three high in pyramids of 192 bags; a total of 12,096 bags will occupy this site when it is full, and the field is one of dozens filling the floodplain beside the Kido river. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151001_624_mr6_007~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 1, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - JUNICHI TANAKA is director of disaster prevention for the town of Naraha. As residents consider returning to Naraha, they usually have two primary concerns. The first worry 'is it safe?' Tanaka has no doubts about it. Naraha has been decontaminated and radiation levels in the inhabited areas are close to normal, he asserts. As towns like Naraha get decontaminated, low-level radioactive contamination scraped topsoil, organic waste and debris from demolished buildings gets loaded into heavy-duty cubic-meter bags. These bags pile up on worksites and roadsides, then get moved to temporary storage fields. In Naraha, the floodplain beside the Kido River has been converted to waste storage. A typical field has meter bags stacked three high in pyramids of 192 bags; a total of 12,096 bags will occupy such a site when it is full. Eventually this low-level waste gets trucked to a special exhaust-free incinerator. Anything with higher contamination will get moved to a 'temporary' 30-year waste site, which everyone expects will eventually become a permanent disposal site. Former residents' second fear is whether it will be too difficult to live in a ghost town, and Tanaka can't answer them. At present Naraha has three convenience stores, two working gas stations and a few restaurants, but no supermarket, no banks (except for a temporary ATM on a truck) and no schools. All this infrastructure will return eventually, but it has not yet. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150924_624_mr6_006~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 24, 2015 - Naraha, Japan - All vegetation has been cleared from the grounds of the junior high school in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, as part of decontamination. The school has been renovated after 2011 earthquake damage. It is set to reopen for one class of students in April 2017. However, so far only a handful of children are among the 800 residents who have returned to Naraha. In a 2016 survey, 17 percent of Naraha students said that they would return to school in Naraha but half hope to commute there, the Japanese newspaper Mainichi reported. Some evacuee parents say they are more likely to return when the school reopens, while others report that after six years of waiting, their children have adjusted to schools in other cities and they won't return. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150920_624_mr6_005~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 20, 2015 - Yamakiya, Fukushima, Japan - Standing beside his family's shrine, farmer HIDEKATSU OUCHI writes that his hope is that 'Somehow I want to restore Yamakiya to its previous situation by any means possible, and live there together (with all the original residents), all of us again.' However, he worries this is impossible: Yamakiya, which I love and where I was born and lived until today, I worry how it's going to be here from now on. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150919_624_mr6_004~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 19, 2015 - Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan - The destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is visible from the bridge beside the Takigawa dam in Tomioka, about 7 miles southwest of the plant. A massive effort is now underway to decontaminate towns in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. In Tomioka, 5 to 8 miles from the nuclear plant, thousands of laborers are cleaning or demolishing every building, and removing and incinerating all topsoil in inhabited areas. In the adjacent forests and mountains, radiation levels remain higher and will not be cleaned. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150922_624_mr6_003~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 22, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Near the Momogisawa evacuee housing compound in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, a mannequin head on a pole serves as a scarecrow, guarding a rice paddy. Many of the evacuees are former farmers who have been leaving here in small one-room apartments for over five years. Some grow crops and flowers outside their housing units but don't have agricultural space to grow rice. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151002_624_mr6_002~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~October 2, 2015 - Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan - The full moon rises over tsumani-damaged trees adjacent to Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant. The town of Tomioka stretches along the Japanese coast between two nuclear plants, Fukushima Daini and Fukushima Daiichi, site of the 2011 meltdowns. Most developed areas of Tomioka have now been decontaminated and the town is set to reopen to residents on April 1, 2017. A portion of the town closest to Fukushima Daiichi is too radioactive and may never open. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150919_624_mr6_001~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~September 19, 2015 - Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Two weeks after residents were allowed to move back to Naraha, a town in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone, the town celebrated with a grand reopening of Tenjinmisaki, a seaside resort. Nearly two hundred dignitaries and former local residents came to the dedication ceremony including Naraha Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto but the street festival that followed was sparsely attended, and the hotel remained nearly vacant in the following weeks. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_624_mr6_000~Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Exclusion Zone~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 624 - Exclusion Zone: Decontaminating Fukushima - Launched March 13, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami hit northern Japan and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Some 488 thousand people evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture after the three-part disaster, in 2017, nearly 25% remain displaced. A massive effort is now underway to decontaminate towns in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. Thousands of laborers are cleaning or demolishing every building, and removing and incinerating all topsoil in inhabited areas. In the adjacent forests and mountains, radiation levels remain higher and will not be cleaned. Naraha, 12 miles south of the nuclear plant, was the first closed town to reopen after the disaster. Residents were allowed to return home full-time on Sept. 5, 2015. To date, an estimated 800 residents have returned, out of a pre-disaster population of 7,400. In March and April 2017, four more towns, Namie, Kawamata, Iitate and Tomioka will allow residents to return. Some areas closest to Fukushima Daiichi are too radioactive and may never reopen. Michael Forster Rothbart's reportage in Fukushima was funded by grants from NPPA and the International Center for Journalists. (Credit Image: © Michael Forster Rothbart/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 624 - Exclusion Zone: Decontaminating Fukushima - Launched March 13, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami hit northern Japan and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Some 488 thousand people evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture after the three-part disaster, in 2017, nearly 25% remain displaced. A massive effort is now underway to decontaminate towns in the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. Thousands of laborers are cleaning or demolishing every building, and removing and incinerating all topsoil in inhabited areas. In the adjacent forests and mountains, radiation levels remain higher and will not be cleaned. Naraha, 12 miles south of the nuclear plant, was the first closed town to reopen after the disaster. Residents were allowed to return home full-time on Sept. 5, 2015. To date, an estimated 800 residents have returned, out of a pre-disaster population of 7,400. In March and April 2017, four more towns, Namie, Kawamata, Iitate and Tomioka will allow residents to return. Some areas closest to Fukushima Daiichi are too radioactive and may never reopen. Michael Forster Rothbart’s reportage in Fukushima was funded by grants from NPPA and the International Center for Journalists.:
2010~zrep541~20140729_541_p113_012~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion stand to attention during a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_011~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion perform a military march during a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_010~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion pose for a group portrait after a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_009~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Colonel NAHIDA AHMAD RASHID in her office. She is the Commander of the 2nd Battalion. The 2nd Battalion, is exclusively comprised of 550 female Peshmergas, which was implemented in 1996, and the only female official branch of the Kurdish National Army. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_008~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - SHARMIN OMAR, 24, of the 2nd Battalion, plays dead during a military exercise. She is 4 months pregnant and the mother of a 5-year-old girl, and vows not to take any leave before her term. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_007~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - A woman Peshmerga in her living quarters after a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_006~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Portrait of 2nd Battalion's Lieutenant Jwan. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140729_541_p113_005~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Two women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion make sure all AK-47's have been returned after a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_004~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - Women Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion take part in a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_003~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - A woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion takes part in a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_002~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - A woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion stands still during a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_001~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~July 29, 2014 - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - A Woman Peshmerga of the 2nd Battalion re-adjusts her hat during a military exercise. The 2nd Battalion, is exclusively comprised of 550 female Peshmergas, the only female official branch of the Kurdish National Army. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140729_541_p113_000~Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Female Fighters of The Peshmerga~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 541 - Female Fighters of The Peshmerga - Launched August 26, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - As ISIS has swept across northern Iraq, they have become known for their atrocities towards women. However, there's a group of women that aren't preparing to flee ISIS but instead are preparing to meet them with their AK-47s. The 2nd Peshmerga, are a battalion of Kurdish fighters - and they just happen to be an all-female soldiers. They're front line troops, some of whom have been fighting for years, and they're eager to face ISIS. Dressed in army fatigues and armed with rifles, they are ready to lay down their lives to protect the Kurdish homeland against the threat of ISIS. They carry out training exercises and look no different from other Kurdish soldiers - except for a hint of makeup on some faces and long hair escaping from their caps. The 2nd Battalion consists of 550 mothers, sisters and daughters and was formed in 1996. Over the past month, they have moved into disputed areas abandoned by Iraqi security forces during the Isis advance. They have also recently seized control of oil production facilities at Bai Hassan and Kirkuk - the female Peshmerga will now be part of a mission to secure the city and its surrounding oil fields. (Credit Image: © Vianney Le Caer/Pacific Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~As ISIS has swept across northern Iraq, they have become known for their atrocities towards women. However, there's a group of women that aren't preparing to flee ISIS but instead are preparing to meet them with their AK-47s. The 2nd Peshmerga, are a battalion of Kurdish fighters - and they just happen to be an all-female soldiers. They're front line troops, some of whom have been fighting for years, and they're eager to face ISIS. Dressed in army fatigues and armed with rifles, they are ready to lay down their lives to protect the Kurdish homeland against the threat of ISIS. They carry out training exercises and look no different from other Kurdish soldiers - except for a hint of makeup on some faces and long hair escaping from their caps. The 2nd Battalion consists of 550 mothers, sisters and daughters and was formed in 1996. Over the past month, they have moved into disputed areas abandoned by Iraqi security forces during the Isis advance. They have also recently seized control of oil production facilities at Bai Hassan and Kirkuk - the female Peshmerga will now be part of a mission to secure the city and its surrounding oil fields. :
2010~zrep335~20100923_335_c14_016~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - For many years, victims of dowry harassment have been crowding Indian polices stations and hospitals, women whose husbands and in-laws have harassed, tortured and often set them on fire in disputes over dowries. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_015~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Police say that every two hours a woman in India is killed over dowry, and numerous others are tortured and beaten. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_014~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Mahila Panchayat, a women's self help organisation, which educates the lower class women about domestic violence and dowry. This organization educate women by making them aware of existing laws against dowry and domestic violence. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_013~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - CAW (crime against women cell) a cell exclusively for female victims of any type of crime. This is managed by female police officers, has female counselors and female lawyers to help the complainant. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_012~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Many women do not report these crimes, due to societal pressure, low self-esteem and economic dependence on their husband's families..(Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_011~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Mourning men hold up a picture of a deceased loved one. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_010~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - A distressed woman being dragged away..(Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_009~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - An ankle bracelet is fitted around a Delhi woman. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_008~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - A distraught man sitting on a horse. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_007~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Jyoti's sister holds up a photograph of Jyoti the day after she was murdered by her husband for not meeting his dowry demands. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_006~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Poonam recovers her dowry with the help of the police at the 'Crime Against Women Cell.' (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_005~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Poonam and her mother confront Poonam's husband outside the 'Crime against women' police cell in Delhi. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_004~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Selvi, a women living in a slum in Delhi with her young son, claims that she burnt herself over a dispute with her husband. Many women would rather not report dowry-related attacks, as it would entail a long drawn out legal battle and social repercussions as well. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_003~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - A hooded woman..(Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_002~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - The brothers of Poonam visit the village where she was murdered over dowry by her husband. The neighbors and relatives in the village refused to comment and noone volunteered any information. The women covered their faces and refused to speak about the murder. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_001~Ryan Lobo/TCS~Fire Sale~Sep. 23, 2010 - Delhi, India - Two Delhi woman. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~:20100923_335_c14_000~Ryan Lobo/eyevine~Fire Sale~zReportage.com Story of the Week #335 - Launched October 5, 2010 - Want Full multimedia experience? Audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com. - India's illegal dowry system is alive and thriving, leaving women vulnerable to abuse, sometimes even murder. The victims of these crimes have been crowding police stations and hospitals, women whose husbands and in-laws have harassed, tortured and often set them on fire in disputes over dowries. Many do not report these crimes, due to fear, low self-esteem and economic dependence on their husband's families. In India, every two hours a woman is killed over a dowry, and numerous others are tortured or beaten...40 percent of girls are married before the legal age of 18. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/ZUMA)~India's illegal dowry system is alive and thriving, leaving women vulnerable to abuse, sometimes even murder. The victims of these crimes have been crowding police stations and hospitals, women whose husbands and in-laws have harassed, tortured and often set them on fire in disputes over dowries. Many do not report these crimes, due to fear, low self-esteem and economic dependence on their husband's families. In India, every two hours a woman is killed over a dowry, and numerous others are tortured or beaten...40 percent of girls are married before the legal age of 18.:
2010~zrep441~20120823_441_m70_023~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - The state of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates the only public access ferry used by residents, employees and visitors to the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_022~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Twenty-one-year-old Brandon Dixon throws a cast net for bait along one of the salt water creeks. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_021~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Sapelo Island resident MAURICE BAILEY catches a quick nap on the ferry back to the mainland. The state of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates the public access ferry that is used by residents, employees and visitors to the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_020~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Casting for bait off a state owned dock, BRANDON DIXON fishes the creeks about Sapelo Island, Ga. The residents, whom many are descendents of slaves, share the island with Department of Natural Resources and the University of Georgia. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_019~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Clouds move in as the afternoon ferry leaves the Geechee-Gullah community. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_018~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Casting for bait off a state owned dock, BRANDON DIXON fishes the creeks. The residents, whom many are decedents of slaves, share the island with Department of Natural Resources and the University of Georgia. Much of the infrastructure such as boat docks, paved roads and fire equipment are provided by state college or agency. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120724_441_m70_017~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~July 24, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - The sun rises on a creek bank filled with spartina. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_016~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - The state of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates the only public access ferry used by residents, employees and visitors to the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_015~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Twenty-one-year-old BRANDON DIXON drives a pick-up truck through the dirt streets of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_014~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - CORNELIA BAILEY walks her dog in the yard outside her trailer-home in the Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_013~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Watching for rain CORNELIA BAILEY sits in the yard outside her trailer-home in the Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_012~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources employee STANLEY WALKER wipes his face while maintaining the trash dump. State employees and residents must haul their trash to the dump and maintain the site. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_011~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Sapelo Island resident MAURICE BAILEY deposes of trash at the dump. State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources employees and residents must maintain the site. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_010~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Hog Hammock resident CORNELIA BAILEY talks to a neighbor in the Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. Bailey and many of the residents in the community can trace her family's heritage back to slavery before the Civil War. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_009~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Rainwater collects in the ruts of dirt roads in the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. Many of the dirt roads in the small community of 70 residents are without traffic signs, markings or lighting. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120723_441_m70_008~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - LULA WALKER, left, cleans up after serving dinner for more than 50 guests at her restaurant Lula's Kitchen. Walker is one of several African Geechee-Gullah residents facing a property tax increase close to 1,000 percents from 2011 county tax assessments. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_007~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - BRANDON DIXON and CORNELIA BAILEY stop to talk on one of the main dirt roads in the Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock. Many of the residents of the community can trace their heritage back to slavery before the Civil War. The residents are facing higher property taxes, threatening an already fragile community along the Georgia coast. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_006~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Twenty-one-year-old BRANDON DIXON drives a pick-up truck through the dirt streets of Hog Hammock. The roads in the African Geechee-Gullah community are simple dirt roads without traffic signs, marking or lighting. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120723_441_m70_005~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - LULA WALKER takes a break after serving dinner to customers at her restaurant Lula's Kitchen. Walker is one of several African Geechee-Gullah residents facing a property tax increase close to 1,000 percents from 2011 county tax assessments. Walker can trace her family's heritage back to slavery before the Civil War. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120724_441_m70_004~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Framed by spanish moss dripping from live oak trees, the sun rises on a creek bank of spartina. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_003~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - The state of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates the only public access ferry used by residents, employees and visitors to the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_002~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - Twenty-one-year-old BRANDON DIXON drives a pick-up truck through the dirt streets of Hog Hammock. The roads in the African Geechee-Gullah community are simple dirt roads without traffic signs, marking or lighting. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_001~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~Aug. 23, 2012 - Sapelo Island, Georgia, U.S. - The state of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources operates the only public access ferry used by residents, employees and visitors to the African Geechee-Gullah community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island. Property owners are facing higher taxes, and fees from the county tax collector threatening an already fragile community of Hog Hammock. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morten/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120823_441_m70_000~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Geechees Fragile Culture~zReportage.com Story of the Week #441: Geechees Fragile Culture - Launched October 2, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sapelo Island, Georgia, has the largest community of folks who call themselves saltwater Geechees or Gullah people. They have inhabited this coastal southeast for more than 200 years, and now property owners are facing higher taxes threatening an already fragile community. These Creole-speaking descendants of slaves have fought developments that have turned islands into tourism destinations. Property owners who payed a few hundred dollars a year will now have to pay 2-3 thousand dollars, which is a 5-600% increase. It is a poor community with not a lot of work and paying these new bills will be tough. Locals are asking for better local services - there are no street lights no trash pick up, sewer services. The problem faced is how to preserve one of the most fragile cultures in the US. This tax issue may be the thing that sends them under. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Sapelo Island, Georgia, has the largest community of folks who call themselves saltwater Geechees or Gullah people. They have inhabited this coastal southeast for more than 200 years, and now property owners are facing higher taxes threatening an already fragile community. These Creole-speaking descendants of slaves have fought developments that have turned islands into tourism destinations. Property owners who payed a few hundred dollars a year will now have to pay 2-3 thousand dollars, which is a 5-600% increase. It is a poor community with not a lot of work and paying these new bills will be tough. Locals are asking for better local services - there are no street lights no trash pick up, sewer services. The problem faced is how to preserve one of the most fragile cultures in the US. :
2010~zrep556~20141117_556_b345_018~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - The instruments that controlled the levels of methyl isocyanate gas in the plant with a sticker below that states 'Safety is everybody's businesss.' (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_017~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - One of the children from the Chingari Trust plays in the garden. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_016~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - Vapor is used to treat Zafar from his chronic pain. He's being treated at the Sambhavna Trust Clinic. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_015~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - Two inhabitants of Chola Bustee cook under a highway bridge. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_014~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - A man walks over the train tracks in Chola Bustee. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_013~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - PRACHI can only walk with the help of her mother. She has never learned to speak. She wears a globe on her left hand to avoid bitting it. She is one of the many children who were born with severe diseases after the accident. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_012~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - The factory is surrounded by three slums (bustees): JP Bustee, Chola Bustee and Orya Bustee. The people from the slums were the first to die from the toxic gas. In the picture, the roofs of Jai Prakash Bustee. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_011~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - Children, who are deaf, play basketball together. SUTI shoots the ball into the basket. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_010~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - In the bowels of Tank 610, approximately 42 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked and caused the accident that killed thousands of Bhopal's inhabitants. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_009~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - A child sits in the garden of the Chingari Trust. Children from Bhopal suffer from many diseases and deformities. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_008~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - A painting on the wall of the legal medicine institute of Bhopal explains how the disaster took place. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_007~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - ZAFAR can barely walk and suffers chronic pain. He survived the accident in 1984 and receives treatment at the Sambhavna Trust Clinic. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_006~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - An abandoned lab of the factory where some chemical bottles used to be stored. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_005~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - OMER is one of the children from Bhopal who was born with problems after the accident. Many children have been born with: Cerebral palsy, deformities, autism and deafness since the accident. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_004~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - The Union Carbide plant, which was inaugurated the 4th of May of 1980, is photographed 34 years later. Three decades after the worst industrial disaster, toxic waste from Union's Carbide factory is still poisoning the grounds of Bhopal. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_003~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - Pictures taken by Legal Medicine Insitute photographer Subasho Godane after the accident to help families identify their deceased. Many families had all of their members die, so there was not anyone left to identify the corpses. Activists estimate 25,000 deaths from illnesses since the leak. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_002~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - One of the reactors where methyl isocyanate gas was mixed to produce Sevin, the pesticide that Union Carbide sold to the world. On Dec. 3, 1984, around 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas accidentally leaked from a pesticide factory owned by U.S. multinational Union Carbide Corp. The government recorded 5,295 deaths. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_001~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~Nov. 17, 2014 - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India - MOHAMMED YAQUB shows his old badge that certified him as a worker of Union Carbide. On Dec. 3, 1984, around 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas accidentally leaked from a pesticide factory owned by U.S. multinational Union Carbide Corp. and was carried by the wind into the surrounding slums. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141117_556_b345_000~Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Bhopal's Second Poisoning~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 556 - Bhopal's Second Poisoning - Launched December 9, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On the night of December 2, 1984 a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals creating a dense toxic cloud over the region and killing more than 8,000 people in just the first few days. The victims died in agony, choking, blinded by gas that burned their eyes and seared their lungs. Upwards of an estimated 100,000 people are still chronically ill from the injuries suffered on that night. The death toll has reached more than 25,000. Today in Bhopal children are being born dead and malformed in numbers not seen since the spate of horrific births that followed the gas catastrophe 30 years ago. After the catastrophic gas leak, the Union Carbide factory was locked up and left to rot, with all the chemicals and wastes still there. Thousands of tons of pesticides, solvents, chemical catalysts and by-products lay strewn across 16 acres inside the site. Huge 'evaporation ponds' covering an area of 35 acres outside the factory received thousands of gallons of virulent liquid wastes. As each year's monsoon battered the decaying plant and rain overflowed the huge 'ponds', the toxins continue to seep down through the sandy soil, into the water table. These people remain unofficial victims, denied compensation or medical help. Studies show a health crisis now effecting a new generation of Bhopal's children. (Credit Image: © Bernat Parera/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~On the night of December 2, 1984 a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals creating a dense toxic cloud over the region and killing more than 8,000 people in just the first few days. The victims died in agony, choking, blinded by gas that burned their eyes and seared their lungs. Upwards of an estimated 100,000 people are still chronically ill from the injuries suffered on that night. The death toll has reached more than 25,000. Today in Bhopal children are being born dead and malformed in numbers not seen since the spate of horrific births that followed the gas catastrophe 30 years ago. After the catastrophic gas leak, the Union Carbide factory was locked up and left to rot, with all the chemicals and wastes still there. Thousands of tons of pesticides, solvents, chemical catalysts and by-products lay strewn across 16 acres inside the site. Huge' evaporation ponds‚' covering an area of 35 acres outside the factory received thousands of gallons of virulent liquid wastes. As each year's monsoon battered the decaying plant and rain overflowed the huge 'ponds', the toxins continue to seep down through the sandy soil, into the water table. These people remain unofficial victims, denied compensation or medical help. Studies show a health crisis now effecting a new generation of Bhopal's children.:
2010~zrep060~20040806_060_a27_018~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Aug. 06, 2004 - San Diego, California, U.S. - LINDA CANTU and her daughter APRIL CANTU look at a dog available for adoption. The faclity in San Antonio is a stark contrast to those located in San Diego California. .(Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040806_060_a27_017~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Aug. 06, 2004 - San Diego, California, U.S. - ''Sheba,'' a shepherd mix, leaves the County of San Diego Animal Sevices facility with her new owner. Depending on one's point of view, the San Diego pound is either a display of extravagant excess or the byproduct of a community that has finally done right by man's best friends. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040805_060_a27_016~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Aug. 05, 2004 - San Diego, California, U.S. - ORLANDO CORONEL,17, hugs ''Sheba'' a shepherd mix with his brother RODRIGO, 4, as their mother ANA (L) looks on in a ''interact yard'' at the County of San Diego Animal Sevices facility in San Diego, California. The county program there aims to adopt out as many pets as possible and lets owners get acquainted with prospective pets. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_015~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Animal Care officer ROLAND GONZALES removes puppies from a south side home recently. Gonzales doesn't get emotional when people dump their animals. The puppies mother watches as her offspring are carted off. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_014~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - This is the gas chamber where animals are put to death with carbon monoxide gas. This year San Antonio will kill about 50,000 animals. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_013~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Animal Care and control workers wash down an area. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_012~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - San Antonio Animal Care Services trucks line up after canvassing area neighborhoods for stray cats and dogs. Founded in the 1940s, San Antonio Animal Care and Control consists of four kennels, a clinic and an administrative building. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_011~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - An animal care worker loads a puppy into one of the cages that that are wheeled into the gas chamber. The chamber is used so animals can be in batches. Most other metropolitan areas now use lethal injection. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040610_060_a27_010~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 10, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - A stray dog is walked towards a flea solution upon arrival at the pound. Unlike owner surrendered animals, which are typically euthanized immediately, strays are held two full days before they are either euthanized, reclaimed, put up for adoption or given to a rescue group. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040805_060_a27_009~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Aug. 05, 2004 - San Diego, California, U.S. - ALY KURTZ (C) of the County of San Diego Animal Services looks over a German Shepherd that had to be euthanized because of a chronic case of hip displaysia. Few animals there are put down, but when they are, it is done by lethal injection with anesthesia. On the left is supervisor TODD KELSEY. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_008~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Veterinarian DR. ROQUE GONZALES makes his rounds at the San Antonio Animal Care and Control facility, signing orders that determine whether an animal is to be euthanized or saved. Almost all of the animals go down. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_007~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Animal Care officer ROLAND GONZALES drags a dog off of a former pet owner's property on the South Side. The woman who owned the dog said she no longer wanted it. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040715_060_a27_006~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jul. 15, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Veterinarian Dr. ROQUE GONZALES makes his rounds at the San Antonio Animal Care and Control facility, signing orders that determine whether an animal is to be euthanized or saved. Almost all of the animals go down. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040611_060_a27_005~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 11, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - This is the final stage of the city of San Antonio's animal euthanasia program. After animals are gassed to death with carbon monoxide, they are dumped at the Covell Gardens landfill and bulldozed into the ground with household garbage. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_004~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Puppies are rounded up by Animal Care Services and few survive the carbon monoxide chamber. Last year San Antonio exterminated 21,000 more animals than New York city, which is eight times larger than San Antonio. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_003~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Workers at the San Antonio pound wheel off a cage of captured dogs to be gassed with carbon monoxide. Many animals are killed off within hours of being caught. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_002~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - This dog is one of the few lucky ones that escaped the gas chamber and was available for adoption. The majority of animals at the San Antonio pound go to their deaths without ever being viewed by prospective adopters because they are barred frommost of the facility where the animals are kept. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040609_060_a27_001~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~Jun. 09, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Animal Care officer ROLAND GONZALES picks up another dog from a pet owner that no longer wanted him. San Antonio Animal Care kills all puppies and kittens younger than four months old. San Antonio will kill about 50,000 animals a year. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050517_060_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Doggy Death Row~zReportage.com Story of the Week #060 - Launched May 17, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Nowhere did death cast a longer shadow than at San Antonio's Animal Care and Control facility. With the highest per capita kill rate among major cities in the nation, simply entering virtually assured an animal's doom. After much public outcry, the city's notorious gas chamber killings are being phased out for more humane ways to euthanize almost 50,000 unwanted pets annually...Find out how in-depth reporting by the San Antonio Express-News increased public scrutiny of the pound's practices and provoked major change. (© John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMA) (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Nowhere did death cast a longer shadow than at San Antonio's Animal Care and Control facility. With the highest per capita kill rate among major cities in the nation, simply entering virtually assured an animal's doom. After much public outcry, the city's notorious gas chamber killings are being phased out for more humane ways to euthanize almost 50,000 unwanted pets annually...Find out how in-depth reporting by the San Antonio Express-News increased public scrutiny of the pound's practices and provoked major change. (© John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMA):
2010~zrep210~20080213_210_n08_023~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Feb. 13, 2008 - Torrance, California, U.S. - KRISTINA RIPATTI and husband TIM PEARCE arrive in their room at Little Company of Mary Hospital for the birth of their second child, son Lucas Braden Pearce. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060816_210_n08_022~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Aug. 16, 2006 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - KRISTINA RIPATTI's husband TIM PEARCE lifts her in to their truck at their Redondo Beach home. LAPD officer Ripatti was shot multiple times by a career criminal after a foot pursuit in South Los Angeles. Her wounds from the shooting resulted in her being paralyzed from the chest down. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061001_210_n08_021~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Oct. 01, 2006 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - KRISTINA RIPATTI sits in a bedroom of her new home on the day they took residence. Ripatti and husband T. Pearce were forced to move from their home and in to another that could be modified to accommodate her wheelchair. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061001_210_n08_020~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Oct. 01, 2006 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - TIM PEARCE carries his wife KRISTINA RIPATTI through the upstairs portion of their Redondo Beach home for the last time. The couple was forced to move from their home in to a home that can be altered to accommodate Rippatti's wheelchair. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070602_210_n08_019~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Jun. 02, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - Los Angeles Chief of Police WILLIAM BRATTON, Assistant Chief JIM MCDONNELL, and Deputy Chief MIKE HILLMANN cheer on KRISTINA RIPATTI as she uses special braces to finish the last 40 yards of the Los Angeles Police Department Memorial Run on her feet. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070510_210_n08_018~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~May 10, 2007 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - KRISTINA RIPATTI and partner JOE MEYER share an emotional embrace after Meyer recieved the Los Angeles Police Department Medal of Valor. Officer Meyer was awarded the department's highest honor for saving Ripatti's life after an armed robbery suspect shot her on June 3, 2006 in South Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070322_210_n08_017~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Mar. 22, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - KRISTINA RIPATTI shares a moment with friend ANA-MARIA MEJIA as she tries on a bridesmaid's dress for Mejia's wedding at Cruz Boutique and Bridal. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070827_210_n08_016~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Rising Up~Aug. 27, 2007 - Redondo Beach, California, U.S. - TIM PEARCE helps his daughter JORDAN PEARCE button her dress as wife KRISTINA RIPATTI sits in the room. (Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep236~20070910_236_s44_027~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~Sep. 10, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Seventy percent of parolees in California return to prison within three years - one of the highest rates in the nation. They emerge from an overcrowded prison system, one built for about 100,000 but which houses 171,000 inmates. The overpopulation leaves little room for substance-abuse treatment, education, job training or rehabilitation. California requires a parole period of three years, the longest period of any state. And many employers wont hire parolees. Inmate RONNIE BONAPARTE, convicted on non-violent drugs charges, served out the last six months of his four-year prison sentence in November 2006. He was determined to make a new start. The odds are against him. Pictured: RONNIE BONAPARTE (center) is led off to prison by a sheriff's deputy after being sentenced to 16 months in prison. Ronnie was re-arrested during a domestic disturbance call in June, 2007. Officers found one dose of Exstacy and three doses of crack cocaine in the apartment he shared with Khandi Sanders. Ronnie had been free for 70 days..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/The U-T San Diego/ZUMA Press)~:20070602_236_s44_026~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~Jun. 02, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE (center) holds 1-year-old Ronnie Sanders as he watches the children for his girlfriend Khandi at their City Heights apartment..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070511_236_s44_025~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 11, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE SANDERS (left) snuggles against RONNIE BONAPARTE on the bus ride home. After Bonaparte couldn't find a job, he took care of Khandi's youngest child during the day as Khandi worked..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_236_s44_024~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 09, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE (left) and Khandi Sanders share a kiss..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070530_236_s44_023~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 30, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE listens to the admonishments of his parole officer for not being able to find a job during a surpise parole visit at his City Heights apartment. .(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070511_236_s44_022~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 11, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE had a giant tattoo done on his back during his time in state prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_236_s44_021~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 09, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE looks through a borrowed phone book for employment agencies as Khandi Sanders writes down the numbers as Ronnie tries to find a job..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070509_236_s44_020~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 09, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE (left) and Elizabeth (Khandi) Sanders frolick on the couch of their tiny apartment in City Heights. Ronnie met Khandi at a party after he was first released from prison and moved in with her and her three children when he left Amity..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_019~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After buying his bus and train tickets for San Diego, RONNIE BONAPARTE holds his ticket and what is left of the money the state gave him when he was released from prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_018~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE gets overwhelmed by the high ceilings and space of the train station at Sacramento on the day of his release from Folsom State Prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_017~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Ronnie sits on bench at the Oceanside train station late on March 31, 2007, hoping a friend's mom will pick him up and give him a place to sleep..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070331_236_s44_016~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~Mar. 31, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE walks through the gate at Folsom State Prison a free man on March 31, 2007. (Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_015~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE sits in 'isolation' at Amity's Vista Ranch after negotiating a return to the facility which helps paroled inmates re-enter society with a six month program. Ronnie had left previously when he was discovered with a cell phone. Here, he is made to sit for eight hours a day to 'reflect'..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_014~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - Folsom, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE in his pre-release class at Folsom State Prison just prior to his release..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_013~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE sits in 'isolation' at Amity's Vista Ranch after negotiating a return to the facility which helps paroled inmates re-enter society with a six month program. Ronnie had left previously when he was discovered with a cell phone. Here, he is made to sit for eight hours a day to 'reflect'. After a few days of this, Ronnie called a girlfriend and left..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_012~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE, here sitting in his cellblock at Donovan State Prison, grapples with his decision to step away from his gang in order to start a new life..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_011~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE sits in 'isolation' at Amity's Vista Ranch after negotiating a return to the facility which helps paroled inmates re-enter society with a six month program. Ronnie had left previously when he was discovered with a cell phone. Here, he is made to sit for eight hours a day to 'reflect'. .(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_010~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE has been incarcerated off and on since his teens. Here, he finishes a four year sentence in Donovan State Prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_009~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE shows his prison ID..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_008~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The 'yard' reflected in a window at Folsom State Prison near Sacramento..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_007~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE walks in solotude through the 'yard' at Donovan State Prison after stepping away from his gang in effort to go straight..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_006~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - make-shift cross hands from the bars on a cell at Folsom State Prison. With only months left on his sentence, Ronnie Bonaparte was transferred to Folsom from Donovan State Prison in San Diego..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_005~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE sorts through his correspondence, including several letters he has written to his mother but never sent, in his cell at Donovan State Prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_004~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE is reflected in his metal mirror in his cell at Donovan State Prison..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_236_s44_003~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~May 01, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Late in 2006, Ronnie's world collapsed when he was sent here to Folsom State Prison, a 108 year-old prison far from San Diego. Here, a prisoner stands in front of a cell in the infamous Housing Unit 1..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070625_236_s44_002~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~Jun. 25, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE (right) at his arraignment hearing in San Diego County Court after being re-arrested during a domestic disturbance call in June, 2007. Officers found one dose of Exstacy and three doses of crack cocaine in the apartment he shared with Khandi Sanders. Ronnie had been free for 70 days..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081023_236_s44_001~Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~Oct. 23, 2008 - San Diego, California, U.S. - RONNIE BONAPARTE in his cell at Donovan State Prison where he was serving a four-year sentence, his first in an adult facility..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081028_236_s44_000~zReportage.com/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Getting Ronnie Right~zReportage.com Story of the Week #236 - Launched October 28, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Seventy percent of parolees in California return to prison within three years - one of the highest rates in the nation. They emerge from an overcrowded prison system, one built for about 100,000 but which houses 171,000 inmates. The overpopulation leaves little room for substance-abuse treatment, education, job training or rehabilitation. California requires a parole period of three years, the longest period of any state. And many employers wont hire parolees..(Credit Image: © Earnie Grafton/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Seventy percent of parolees in California return to prison within three years - one of the highest rates in the nation. They emerge from an overcrowded prison system, one built for about 100,000 but which houses 171,000 inmates. The overpopulation leaves little room for substance-abuse treatment, education, job training or rehabilitation. California requires a parole period of three years, the longest period of any state. And many employers wont hire parolees.:
2010~zrep500~20131023_500_m42_020~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - Working oil fields surround the Good Hope Cemetery at the First Keene Lutheran Church. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_019~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - JEFF HEPPER and his daughter, KARI, 6, help round up cattle for their neighbor, rancher DOUG OLSON.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_018~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - MILO WISNESS and his brother own about 10,000 acres in North Dakota which contain many oil wells, but they do not own the mineral rights to all of them. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_017~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - ANDREW KLEFSTAD waits for his train that will take him for a three-week shift at an oil operation. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_016~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - PAUL WISNESS gets his hair cut by LISA THOMPSON as his wife, SANDI, waits her turn. Wisness and his brother own about 10,000 acres in North Dakota which contain many oil wells, but they do not own the mineral rights to all of them. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_015~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Traffic is heavy most of the day as trucks and other vehicles of all sizes approach the intersections of Highways 85 and 200, a major cross roads in the region. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_014~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Connecticut real estate investor MICHAEL LITT, center, has come to Williston with plans to cash in on the oil-fueled economic boom by possibly constructing homes to help alleviate the housing shortage and also to build a sports bar. During a brief visit to North Dakota, Litt toured a site where he is interested in building single-family homes. With Litt were civil engineer JEFF AMES, left, and JOE LAFAVE, a builder. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_013~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. - ANDREW KLEFSTAD is caked with mud as he climbs out of the sludge pit while working in an oil operation. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_012~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. - ANDREW KLEFSTAD cleans mud from a holding tank while working in an oil operation. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_011~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - ANGELA DEMARS is the owner of Cooks. DeMars grew up in Williston, left for a corporate job and returned. She has seen both sides of an oil boom cycle. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_010~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - ANDREW KLEFSTAD says goodbye to TIFFANY after she drove him 90 miles to the train station as he heads to North Dakota for a three-week stint in the oil fields. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - RAY GILSTAD finds shade from the July heat as he bales hay near his home Gilstad own 1, 520 acres of land. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Cattle graze in the golden light of a setting sun and in the shadow of a nearby oil well a few miles from Tioga. According to the latest U. S. Geological Survey estimate, there are 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in Western North Dakota and Montana, more than twice the estimate from five years ago. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. - Coats and safety gear hang to dry at an oil operation.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130926_500_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Sept. 26, 2013 - Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. - ANDREW KLEFSTAD climbs out of a holding tank while working in an oil operation. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - Excess natural gas is burned off at well sites, as seen at a well in the heart of the Bakken oil region. It is hoped that the installation of pipelines will ultimately allow the gas to be contained and utilized. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_004~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - A pumpjack and storage tanks at a nearby oil pad looms behind MILO WISNESS as he helps round up cattle for their neighbor, rancher Doug Olson. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - The landscape throughout the Bakken oil fields reflects the change brought on by the boom. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_500_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~May 2, 2013 - Williston, North Dakota, U.S. - North Dakota Mayor E. WARD KOESER displays a jar containing Bakken crude oil. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131023_500_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~Oct. 23, 2013 - Keene, North Dakota, U.S. - Oil drilling equipment and methane flames surround the tiny, First Keene Lutheran Church. An oil boom has transformed the landscape. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131115_500_m42_000~Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/Chicago Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire~Black Gold Boom - Trading Tradition for Oil~The NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Cliff Edom's ''New America Award'' was won by Jim Gehrz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune for his essay ''Trading Tradition for Oil.'' The story tells the tale of towns across North Dakota as they try to reconcile their new oil wealth with their prairie heritage. North Dakota is the nation's fastest-growing state fueled by the oil boom in the western part of the state that is drawing workers seeking to cash in on the prosperity. The U.S. Geological Survey said in May that the Williston Basin has between 4.4 billion and 11.4 billion barrels of oil that is recoverable with today's technology. The April 2008 estimate was 3.65 billion barrels. Like gold prospectors bound for California in 1849 and their Dust Bowl descendants who followed during the Depression, or waves of rural, Southern blacks flocking northward to industrial Chicago and Detroit after World War II, today's modern migration is epic. Residents of McKenzie County and the tiny town of Keene, N.D., are adapting to the rapid change brought on by the Bakken oil boom, which has transformed the region's once bucolic countryside into a patchwork of noisy drilling sites and dangerously heavy traffic. Towns across North Dakota try to reconcile new oil wealth with their prairie heritage. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA)~North Dakota is the nation's fastest-growing state fueled by the oil boom in the western part of the state that is drawing workers seeking to cash in on the prosperity. The U.S. Geological Survey said in May that the Williston Basin has between 4.4 billion and 11.4 billion barrels of oil that is recoverable with today’s technology. The April 2008 estimate was 3.65 billion barrels. Like gold prospectors bound for California in 1849 and their Dust Bowl descendants who followed during the Depression, or waves of rural, Southern blacks flocking northward to industrial Chicago and Detroit after World War II, today’s modern migration is epic. Residents of McKenzie County and the tiny town of Keene, N.D., are adapting to the rapid change brought on by the Bakken oil boom, which has transformed the region’s once bucolic countryside into a patchwork of noisy drilling sites and dangerously heavy traffic. Towns across North Dakota try to reconcile new oil wealth with their prairie heritage.:
2010~zrep428~20120115_428_v61_030~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano, who managed to escape from being put down, recovers from his wounds . His eyes tell us of a story that needs to end. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_428_v61_029~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 22, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Dogs lay down behind a fence at Las Nieves, a dog shelter, that accommodates more than 700 dogs and 400 greyhounds. After healing and preparing them, they send the greyhounds to Belgium, where they are adopted by a new family. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120207_428_v61_028~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 7, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - A white greyhound is found dead by a road after the hunting season. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_428_v61_027~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 22, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Las Nieves is a dog shelter that accommodates more than 700 dogs and 400 greyhounds. After healing and preparing them, they send the greyhounds to Belgium, where they are adopted by a new family. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_428_v61_026~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Eugenio, owns 10 greyhounds, including two old specimens and one injured one. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_428_v61_025~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - As motorized training is forbidden, Eugenio created a bike to train 6 of his dogs, at the same time. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_428_v61_024~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Eugenio is an honest and respectful Galguero, a Spanish term for Greyhound owners. He owns 10 greyhounds, including two old specimens and one injured one. Among his inventions, a bicycle for training various dogs at the same time and a machine for racing out of hunting season, created with a fake pray and a powerful motor. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_428_v61_023~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Greyhounds wear muzzles at Eugenio´s house. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_428_v61_022~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - A greyhound wears a muzzle at a dog shelter. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120211_428_v61_021~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 11, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - An abandoned greyhound waits for a new owner at a crowded dog shelter. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_428_v61_020~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 22, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Las Nieves is a dog shelter that accommodates more than 700 dogs and 400 greyhounds. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120202_428_v61_019~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 2, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - An abandoned greyhound waits for a new owner at a crowded dog shelter. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120202_428_v61_018~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 2, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano is vaccinated at the veterinary. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120202_428_v61_017~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 2, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano, an abandoned greyhound, is caressed by a woman at the veterinary office, the day the dog was adopted. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120130_428_v61_016~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 30, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - An abandoned greyhound roams near the train station. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_015~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - A greyhound, being held by a handler, waits for a race during the Finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. Dogs are tested on their ability to run, overtake and turn a hare. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_428_v61_014~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 22, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - A dog looks out at Las Nieves, a dog shelter that accommodates more than 700 dogs and 400 greyhounds. After healing and preparing them, they send the greyhounds to Belgium, where they are adopted by a new family. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_013~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - Greyhounds are walked out together during the Finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. (Credit Image:~:20120128_428_v61_012~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - A spectator watches the Finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_011~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - Spectators watch the races at the Finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_010~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - All that is left is trash after the finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_009~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - Dogs and competitors line up during the finals of the Spanish National Championships of Hare Coursing. Although forbidden in most countries, it is a competitive and legal sport in Spain, in which dogs are tested on their ability to run, overtake and turn a hare. The business that surrounds greyhounds in Spain moves millions of Euros each year. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120219_428_v61_008~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 19, 2012 - Driebes, Spain - Greyhounds race with a mechanical hare and a motorized system, used by greyhound owners when hunting season ends. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120128_428_v61_007~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 28, 2012 - Madrigal De Las Altas Torres, Avila, Spain - A crowd surrounds an overwhelmed greyhound, after the dog ran and lost the Spanish Finals. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_006~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Bones protrude from Gitano, who is wounded and malnourished. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_005~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - More than 50,000 greyhounds are brutally killed every year at the end of the hunting season. Fortunately, Gitano managed to escape from that shameful luck. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_004~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano is wounded and is recovering after being rescued from an industrial area one month ago. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120219_428_v61_003~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Feb. 19, 2012 - Driebes, Spain - Greyhounds race with a mechanical hare and a motorized system, used by owners when hunting season ends. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_002~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano, a Spanish greyhound nervously gets twisted with the owner during a walk. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_001~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~Jan. 15, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Gitano, who is wounded and malnourished, is a Spanish greyhound that was rescued from an industrial area one month ago. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120115_428_v61_000~Nano Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hounding Misery~zReportage.com Story of the Week #428: Hounding Misery - Launched July 3, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Due to lax enforcement of animal cruelty laws in Spain, hundreds of thousands of Spanish greyhounds, also known as galgos, are abandoned, tortured or killed by their owners every year at the end of each rabbit hunting season. Campaigners estimate that 50,000 greyhounds are killed by their owners in Spain each year after they grow too old, or turn out to be too slow to hunt with. Hanging is just one of the methods used. Dogs have been found thrown into wells, burnt alive and even injected with bleach. Spain's reputation for cruelty to animals led the government to introduce a law banning mistreatment of pets. Ministry officials showed their support but, under Spain's system of devolved powers, it is regional governments and town halls that must enforce the law. (Credit Image: © Nano Calvo/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Due to lax enforcement of animal cruelty laws in Spain, hundreds of thousands of Spanish greyhounds, also known as galgos, are abandoned, tortured or killed by their owners every year at the end of each rabbit hunting season. Campaigners estimate that 50,000 greyhounds are killed by their owners in Spain each year after they grow too old, or turn out to be too slow to hunt with. Hanging is just one of the methods used. Dogs have been found thrown into wells, burnt alive and even injected with bleach. Spain's reputation for cruelty to animals led the government to introduce a law banning mistreatment of pets. Ministry officials showed their support but, under Spain's system of devolved powers, it is regional governments and town halls that must enforce the law.:
2010~zrep081~20050110_081_p53_018~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Jan. 10, 2005 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. AMIR KAIS MOHAMET (7 years-old) was diagnosed with leukemia nine days ago and has been in the hospital ever since. He has constant bleeding nose. His family's house in Ajolan area of Faluja was destroyed during the coalition attacks on the city. His father is unemployed. He has three siblings. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_017~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. Waiting for treatment in the emergency room waiting area. More than 70 families traveled from every corner of Iraq await medical aid from this Baghdad hospital. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050104_081_p53_016~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Jan. 04, 2005 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. Seloua (12 years-old) suffers from leukemia. She and her sister live with thier grandparens because their parents are divorced..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050110_081_p53_015~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Jan. 10, 2005 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. MOHAMET KERIM MOHAMET (5 years-old) suffers from leukemia. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_014~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. ROCAYIA ALI (2 years-old) is from Al Kout suffers from leukimia. She began getting sick one month ago, but her situation is deteriorating rapidly. Here, Rocayia's mother reads her parts of the Koran while she receives a blood transfusion. With only one blood bank in all of Baghdad, parents and family members of the infirm are forced to donate their own blood because supplies are so scarce..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050110_081_p53_013~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Jan. 10, 2005 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. MOHAMET HETHEM ABD ISMAIL (2 and half years-old) is from Ramanti, Haseba. He has cancer and tumors on his eye lids. Doctors must remove the eye tumors before the cancer spreads to his brain. Unfortunately, he can not get chemotherapy because his liver can not take the medication. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_012~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. ALI MOHAMET OUAHID (6 and a half years-old) from Karbala Jed Ouen Al Garbi, suffers from leukemia. He has lived in the hospital for the past 5 months. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_011~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. ROCAYIA ALI (2 years-old) is from Al Kout suffers from leukimia. She began getting sick one month ago, but her situation is deteriorating rapidly. Here, Rocayia's mother warms a unit of blood with her hands before it is infused into her child. With only one blood bank in all of Baghdad, parents and family members of the infirm are forced to donate their own blood because supplies are so scarce. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_010~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. KARAR MOHAMET (8 years-old) has leukimia. The doctors give shots at the begining of the day becouse they are alot of cases and these help to seperate supplies. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_009~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. ROA SABAH HOUSSEIN (12 years-old) from Najaf, southern Iraq. Roa suffers from leukemia. Her father sells cigarettes on the street to earn a living. Her mother sleeps by her side in the hospital bed while her father sleeps on the floor of the hospital hallways along with many other fathers in the same situation. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_008~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. ALI MOHAMET SAID (2 years and 6 months-old) is from Nasiriya in southern Iraq. Ali suffers from leukemia. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_007~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. MOUSTAFA HASSAN SAJIT (12 years-old) suffers from leukemia. His father is unemployed and his family is very poor. He became ill about 8 months ago. This patient died just 3 hours after he was photogrpahed. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_006~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. NOR NASAR, three years-old, suffers from leukemia. He's from Karbala, in south west Iraq. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_005~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. A doctor checks the actinography (x-ray) that prooves that this 3 month-old baby has blood cancer. According to local doctors, the number of cancer cases has gone up dramatically over the last two years, particularly following the first US-led Gulf War.(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_004~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. ABAS YOSFIF ABD (4 years-old), has been sick with leukemia for the past six months. Abas has spent the last three months in the hospital. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041228_081_p53_003~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 28, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Almansour Hospital. A nurse takes blood from MIRIAM MAJET JIASIMIM (4 years-old). She is from Baghdad. She suffers from leukemia. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041230_081_p53_002~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Dec. 30, 2004 - Baghdad, Iraq - Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. KARAR MOHAMET (8 years-old) has leukimia. The doctors give shots at the begining of the day becouse they are alot of cases and these help to seperate supplies. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050110_081_p53_001~Nikos Pilos~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~Jan. 10, 2005 - Baghdad, Iraq - There are only two hospitals in all of Iraq that can treat cancer, Almansour and Al Aksan, both of which are located in Baghdad. Even though equipment is old in these hospitals, the doctors have lots of experience in cancer treatment. Between the two hospitals over 140 new cancer cases arrive from all over the country per day. The death rate among children has also increased. Doctors blame two factors: firstly, the security situation makes it difficult to travel to hospitals. Secondly, there is a lack of accessible treatment centers. It can take days to travel from Iraq's remote cities to Baghdad. Al Askan cancer hospital in Baghdad. AMIR KAIS MOHAMET (7 years-old) was diagnosed with leukemia nine days ago and has been in the hospital ever since. He has constant bleeding nose..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051011_081_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Iraq's Cancer Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week #081 - Launched October 11, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Life in post-war Iraq is hard at the best of times. With unemployment rates at record highs, few Iraqis can afford to pay for daily necessities, let alone adequate medical care. Those that can turn to ill-equipped and understaffed hospitals that are struggling to cope with the alarming increase in cancer cases among children. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Life in post-war Iraq is hard at the best of times. With unemployment rates at record highs, few Iraqis can afford to pay for daily necessities, let alone adequate medical care. Those that can turn to ill-equipped and understaffed hospitals that are struggling to cope with the alarming increase in cancer cases among children.:
2010~zrep231~20080923_231_ba5_018~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - The Serbian offensive began in early 1998 in the Drenica region of Kosovo. Fighting quickly spread and continued through June 1999 when NATO troops entered Kosovo. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been widely reported in people exposed to war in the Balkans with mental disease in Kosovo affecting a significant number of people. The patients of the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo, ten years after the war, are still in need of medication, blankets and covers, clothes, help and medical assistance..(Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_017~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_016~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_015~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_014~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_013~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_012~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_011~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_010~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_009~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_008~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_007~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_006~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_005~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_004~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_003~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_002~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_001~Danilo Balducci~A Decade of Nightmares~Sep. 23, 2008 - Stimije, Kosovo - A patient at the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo. .(Credit Image: ©Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080923_231_ba5_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Decade of Nightmares~zReportage.com Story of the Week #231 - Launched September 23, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Serbian offensive began in early 1998 in the Drenica region of Kosovo. Fighting quickly spread and continued through June 1999 when NATO troops entered Kosovo. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been widely reported in people exposed to war in the Balkans with mental disease in Kosovo affecting a significant number of people. The patients of the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo, ten years after the war, are still in need of medication, blankets and covers, clothes, help and medical assistance..(Credit Image: © Danilo Balducci/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Serbian offensive began in early 1998 in the Drenica region of Kosovo. Fighting quickly spread and continued through June 1999 when NATO troops entered Kosovo. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been widely reported in people exposed to war in the Balkans with mental disease in Kosovo affecting a significant number of people. The patients of the Stimije Psychiatric Hospital in Kosovo, ten years after the war, are still in need of medication, blankets and covers, clothes, help and medical assistance.:
2010~zrep065~20040517_065_e66_018~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - In Padmakeshapur in Orissa east India the largest community of snake charmers in the world exists. There are around two hundred charmers in the village. The Das Family: Khageswar and his wife Basanti and their seven year old daughter Sunati. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_017~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - A new computer training college overlooks a Padmakesharpur snaker charmer as he returns from a days work in the nearby city of Bhubeneswar carrying his snakes in the baskets. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_016~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Near Lucknow in North India snake charmers play the traditional bean, a simple reed pipe, to a small crowd of onlookers. The snakes are deaf and are moving to the swaying bean rather than the music. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_015~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - At the Manasa festival in East India the snake charmers show off their skills late into the night. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_014~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_013~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Near Lucknow in North India snake charmers play the traditional bean, a simple reed pipe, to a small crowd of onlookers. The snakes are deaf and are moving to the swaying bean rather than the music. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_012~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Padmakesharpur charmers are famed within the snake charming communties for their ability to catch the 'Raja Nagas' or King Cobras. These awesome and highly poisonous snakes can grow up to eighteen feet and are renowned for being particularly aggessive, it is one of the few times you will see a snake charmer scared of a snake. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_011~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - In Padmakesharpur Sunktia stands with his wife Urinathy and daughter Ruby. Sunktia's father was a charmer and his two brothers still are. He says the business is so bad now he would rather work in a factory where he can earn sixty roupees a day (85p) rather than forty roupees a day (55p). Sunktia is proud of his daughter Ruby who loves the snakes and has never been scared of them. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_010~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - In Molarband, an outlying area of Delhi, charmers use a sharp object to pierce the venom vein of the black Cobra. The charmers from this area only keep their snakes for six months before releasing them back into the wild. The venom vein grows back after a few months. By using this method rather than removing the fangs the charmers allow the snake to kill prey again once released back into the wild. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_009~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Sagah stands with wife Joti, and sons L to R, Tapas, Santosh and Akash. Sagah has occasional luck by playing a snake charmer in films, he has been in seven, but in general he says that his income is down by 75 percent and wonders why he is risking a lengthy prison sentence or large fine. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_008~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Baltis Shirala in West India is famed for its Hindu cobra festival known as Nag Panchami. Taking place in August, the two weeks proceeding the festival are taken up by numorous teams of five to ten men and boys going out into the fields and seeing how many cobras they can catch. It is risky business, one cobra has enough venom to kill fifteen men, and members of teams have died on more than one occasion whille digging out the snakes. At the end of the two week competition around six hundred cobras have been caught. Once they have all been blessed they are released back into the wild. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_007~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Baltis Shirala in West India is famed for its Hindu cobra festival known as Nag Panchami. Taking place in August, the two weeks proceeding the festival are taken up by numorous teams of five to ten men and boys going out into the fields and seeing how many cobras they can catch. It is risky business, one cobra has enough venom to kill fifteen men, and members of teams have died on more than one occasion whille digging out the snakes. At the end of the two week competition around six hundred cobras have been caught. Once they have all been blessed they are released back into the wild. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_006~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - In Padmakesharpur the Das family pose with their snakes. Both father and son who are charmers do not know how much longer they can continue since their income has dropped signifcantly in the last few years. They say Menaka Ghandi's laws are making their life impossible but what can they do instead of charming in an area of India that is renowned for unemployment. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_005~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Once dug out of the ground the cobra is picked up by the tail before being put into a sack for the Nag Panchami festival in west India. Baltis Shirala in West India is famed for its Hindu cobra festival known as Nag Panchami. Taking place in August, the two weeks proceeding the festival are taken up by numorous teams of five to ten men and boys going out into the fields and seeing how many cobras they can catch. It is risky business, one cobra has enough venom to kill fifteen men, and members of teams have died on more than one occasion whille digging out the snakes. At the end of the two week competition around six hundred cobras have been caught. Once they have all been blessed they are released back into the wild. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_004~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - In the snake charming village of Padmakesharpur a charmer with his sons checks the health of his snakes. There are several diseases the snakes are prone to and charmers use a home blend of herbs to help the snakes overcome illness. The snakes are hard to catch and expensive to buy so charmers keep track of the health of their reptiles. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_003~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Snakes are such an integral part of life in Pademakesharpur that the children are brought up to be unafraid of them. In this village the snakes have their poison fangs removed making a bite unlikely to be fatal. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_002~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - Prakash Nath first started charming for money at the age of 15, he knows he is good and unlike many other charmers can earn up to Rs 400 (£5) a day. He has seen peoples attitude to charmers change over the last few years and as a result likes to go to Nepal to charm where he feels the tourists pay more and the Nepalise still respect charmers. As well as India attitudes are changing in Nepal, recently the Nepalise goverment banned charmers from the Pashupati Hindu temple which was their main charming area in the capital Kathmandu. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040517_065_e66_001~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Charming OUTLAWS~May 17, 2004 - India - A Padmakesharpur charmer with his snake. Snake charming is becoming a dying craft in India. Films about snakes are greatly liked among a population that until recently had little access to TV. The snake charmers, once thought of as been close to God because of their ability to control the cobras, are now seen as cheap tricksters as the Indian TV audience gets to see a variety of exotic snakes and men handling them from various locations from around the world. Animal Welfare Minister Menaka Ghandi has recently being enforcing the 1972 wildlife act, which forbids the use of animals as public entertainment. Charmers now run the risk of seven years in prison if caught charming. The charmers children don't want to carry on the family tradition, they aspire to employment in such industries as computer technology. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050621_065_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Charming OUTLAWS~zReportage.com Story of the Week #065 - Launched June 21, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - India's snake charmers are a dying breed. Widespread changes in attitudes towards what is considered ''acceptable'' treatment of wildlife has left snake charmers marginalized by society. They now risk ridicule and prison terms for practicing their craft. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~ India's snake charmers are a dying breed. Widespread changes in attitudes towards what is considered ''acceptable'' treatment of wildlife has left snake charmers marginalized by society. They now risk ridicule and prison terms for practicing their craft.:
2010~zrep309~20090729_309_th1_015~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Jul. 29, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Sign advertising critically endangered Big Headed Turtles for sale. There are 99 species of Turtles traded in Guangzhou alone. Turtles are used in a wide range of applications from pets and ornaments to food and medicine. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091018_309_th1_014~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 18, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Caged Iguanas shortly before being freed by members of South China Nature Society (SCNS). (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091022_309_th1_013~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 22, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - A Tiger farmer attempts to sell a Bengal Tiger Paw for $3,000 USD in the Qingping area of Guangzhou. The global population of Tigers has been reduced by 95 percent as a result of hunting and poaching for their body parts, which are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091007_309_th1_012~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 07, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - An illegally traded Cobra is killed and prepared in front of customers at the Panyu Restaurant. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091007_309_th1_011~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 07, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - An illegally traded Cobra is prepared in front of customers at the Water Snake Restaurant. The restaurant is a popular haunt for government officials when closing important business deals. In traditional Chinese medicine, Snake blood is considered a potent aphrodisiac and the meat is said to be good for vision and the Lower Spine. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090729_309_th1_010~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Jul. 29, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - A Red Eared Slider Turtle tries to escape from its net at Huangsha Market. In Chinese Traditional Medicine it is believed that the Turtle can confer wisdom, health and longevity. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091022_309_th1_009~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 22, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - A Seller weighs a Tiger Claw for a customer. The global population of Tigers has been reduced by 95 percent as a result of hunting and poaching for their body parts, which are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. There are only around 3,200 Tigers left on the planet. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091024_309_th1_008~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 24, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Customer inspects endangered Western Painted Turtle at Qingping Market. It is illegally to breed endangered Turtles for commercial gain, however there are a 600 million Turtles occupying farms throughout China. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091011_309_th1_007~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 11, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Dried Snakes at Qingping Market. In Traditional Chinese Medicine Snake meat is said to be good for vision and the Lower Spine. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091023_309_th1_006~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 23, 2009 - Guangzhou, Guandong, China - An illegally traded Vietnamese Crocodile lays in a pool of blood, while Crocodile farmers remove live organs. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091023_309_th1_005~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 23, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Crocodile farmers prepare illegally traded Vietnamese Crocodiles for shipment to various markets and restaurants. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091007_309_th1_004~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 07, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - A dozen crocodile tails at Huangsha Restaurant. In traditional Chinese medicine it is believed that Crocodile meat can treat lung Illnesses and improve memory. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090801_309_th1_003~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Aug. 01, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - A selection of Shark Fins for sale at Haizu Market. A single Great White Shark Fin can fetch up to 1,000.00 USD. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091023_309_th1_002~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 23, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Crocodile farmers prepare to remove live organs from an illegally traded Vietnamese Crocodile. There are an estimated 6,000 illegally traded Crocodiles in Guangzhou's 'legal' Crocodile farms..(Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091023_309_th1_001~Alex Thomas~Forbidden Fruit~Oct. 23, 2009 - Guangzhou, China - Customer purchase a Crocodile Head at Hunagsha. The head is commonly used in Soups. In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is believed that Crocodile meat can treat lung Illnesses and improve memory. (Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100323_309_th1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Forbidden Fruit~zReportage.com Story of the Week #309 - Launched March 23, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'Turtle Meat can cure cancer!' - In China's Guangzhou area, such traditional wisdom is widespread. There the markets stock exotic and endangered animals destined for restaurant menus, pharmacists and pet cages. Guangzhou is the richest and most powerful city in southern China, with a keen taste for exotic animals and plants, seen as extreme even in other Chinese regions. The pursuit of these traditions is the driving force behind the 0 billion illegal wildlife network. Making it the worlds third largest forbidden trade, surpassed only by arms and drugs. The network activity intensifies in South East Asia home to rich biodiversity, well developed transport infrastructures, high profit margins and lax law enforcement, a haven for wildlife smugglers..(Credit Image: © Alex Thomas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~'Turtle Meat can cure cancer!' - In China's Guangzhou area, such traditional wisdom is widespread. There the markets stock exotic and endangered animals destined for restaurant menus, pharmacists and pet cages. Guangzhou is the richest and most powerful city in southern China, with a keen taste for exotic animals and plants, seen as extreme even in other Chinese regions. The pursuit of these traditions is the driving force behind the $20 billion illegal wildlife network. Making it the worlds third largest forbidden trade, surpassed only by arms and drugs. The network activity intensifies in South East Asia home to rich biodiversity, well developed transport infrastructures, high profit margins and lax law enforcement, a haven for wildlife smugglers.:
2010~zrep203~20071107_203_s76_009~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 07, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - The Bravo family, from left to right, SERGIO BRAVO, 16; JOSE BRAVO, 17; YARETZI BRAVO, 7; GASMIN BRAVO, 11; DAISY BRAVO, 15; JONATHAN BRAVO, 4; and CRISTAL BRAVO, 19. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071102_203_s76_008~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 02, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - On the Mexican holiday 'Day of the Dead', CRISTAL BRAVO, 19, arranges a candle on the un-marked grave of her mother and father as friends of her mother from Wellspring Women's Center accompany her on at St. Mary's Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071101_203_s76_007~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 01, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A vivacious four-year-old JONATHAN BRAVO, is all smiles after soaking his face in water because it was covered in green icing. Jonathan has mood swings according to his older sister Cristal as he was the lone witness to the tragic end of their mother and fahter's lives this past summer. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071101_203_s76_006~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 01, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - YARETZI BRAVO, 7, and sister GASMIN BRAVO, 11, inspect a collection of pastries given to them from a local church. The young girls are being raised by their 19-year-old sister Cristal who had to push Social Services to get custody of the rest of her family. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071101_203_s76_005~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 01, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JONATHAN BRAVO, 4, rolls on the floor with a plush bear as his sister GASMIN BRAVO, 11, does her homework in her bedroom. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071107_203_s76_004~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 07, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CRISTAL BRAVO has a chat with her youngest brother, JONATHAN BRAVO, 4, in the bedroom. This summer, their father killed their mother then himself after the couple's divorce became final. 'One of the things that I keep thinking about, is that whenever I have kids they're not going to have grandparents,' said Bravo. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071102_203_s76_003~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 02, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CRISTAL BRAVO, center, is joined by her mother's friends from Wellspring Women's Center during a picnic at the unmarked graves of her mother and father on the Mexican 'Day of the Dead' holiday at St. Mary's Cemetery in Sacramento. MARTHA ANDRADE, is left, and ALEJANDRINA POSAS right. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071102_203_s76_002~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 02, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CRISTAL BRAVO, 19, holds a photo of her father SERGIO BRAVO and mother MARIA LUISA BRAVO beore placing it on their un-marked grave. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071102_203_s76_001~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~Nov. 02, 2007 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JONATHAN BRAVO, left, 4, gives his sister CRISTAL BRAVO a kiss before he leaves to spend the night with his aunt after he placed some candy for his mother and father at their unmarked graves at St. Mary's cemetery on the 'Day of the Dead.'. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080226_203_s76_000~zReportage.com/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Family Ties~zReportage.com Story of the week #203 - Launched February 26, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - More than 32,000 suicides took place in the United States in 2004; 89 suicides per day, or one suicide every 16 minutes. Cristal Bravo, at 19 the oldest of seven siblings, has assumed a leadership role in a family beset by tragedy: On Aug. 29th 2007, father Sergio Bravo fatally shot mother Maria Bravo before killing himself. After some talk of their being separated, the 7 siblings - including Jonathan, 4 - now live under the same roof. A new five-year analysis of the nation's death rates recently released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the suicide rate among 45- to 54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied, far outpacing changes in nearly every other age group..(Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~More than 32,000 suicides took place in the United States in 2004; 89 suicides per day, or one suicide every 16 minutes. Cristal Bravo, at 19 the oldest of seven siblings, has assumed a leadership role in a family beset by tragedy: On Aug. 29th 2007, father Sergio Bravo fatally shot mother Maria Bravo before killing himself. After some talk of their being separated, the 7 siblings - including Jonathan, 4 - now live under the same roof. A new five-year analysis of the nation's death rates recently released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the suicide rate among 45- to 54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied, far outpacing changes in nearly every other age group.:
2010~zrep161~20070423_161_t77_018~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A young Sudanese survivor..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_017~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Survivors in Darfur carry on with some protection from The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), a militia organized to avenge family, friends, and the young who have suffered attacks by the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_016~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Sudanese refugees are survivors of brutal ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_015~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Child soldiers patrol for the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA). .(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_014~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Muslims take time for their prayers in the midst of desert patrols. Both the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Jenjaweed are comprised of Muslims, but the Jenjaweed - the Arab militia - continues its assaults on the black Muslims of Darfur..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_013~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A member of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) keeps watch by night and contemplates his duty to defend the pride of black Darfur and to avenge family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_012~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Members of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) are dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. .(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_011~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Members of the Sudan Liberation Army are dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_010~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - At a refugee camp in Chad, Sudanese refugees try to carry on after having escaped ethnic cleansing operations in Darfur..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_009~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Members of the Sudan Liberation Army are dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_008~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A survivor stands by rubble. The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) is dedicated to avenging people like this who have suffered attacks by the Jenjaweed - the Arab militia - in the ethnic cleansing operations in Darfur..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_007~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Members of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) are dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_006~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) constantly patrols the desert, where family and friends have suffered and died in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_005~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A sun-bleached skeleton in the desert of Darfur is a reminder of the atrocities that the region's black Muslims have suffered. The Sudan Liberation Army is the only armed militia fighting against those responsible for the ethnic cleansing: the Arab militia, the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_004~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~April 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - Members of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) are dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed. (Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_003~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A member of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) patrols the desert. The SLA is dedicated to defending the pride of black Darfur and to avenging family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_002~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia responsible for ethnic cleansing against black Muslims in Darfur..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070423_161_t77_001~Carsten Stormer/TCS~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Apr 23, 2007 - Darfur, Sudan - A member of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) spends exhausting days in the desert to defend the pride of black Darfur and to avenge family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Jenjaweed, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070501_161_t77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Darfur's Proud Defenders~Darfur, Sudan - zReportage.com Story of the Week #161 - Launched May 1, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Survivors in Darfur carry on with some protection from The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) which spends exhausting days in the desert to defend the ''pride of black Darfur'' and to avenge family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Lenawee, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed..(Credit Image: © Carsten Stormer/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Survivors in Darfur carry on with some protection from The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) which spends exhausting days in the desert to defend the ''pride of black Darfur'' and to avenge family and friends who have died and suffered in ethnic-cleansing operations by the Lenawee, the Arab militia. The SLA is the only armed opposition to the Jenjaweed.:
2010~zrep048~20050119_048_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria - Shell employees enter a secured Shell compound which protects oil wells and gas flares. Multinational oil companies, including Shell Oil (the biggest oil company in the Niger River Delta) have drawn attention because of poor business practices and inability to work with local communities. Tension between Nigerians living in the area, the Nigerian government and the oil production industry has made the Niger River Delta one of the most dangerous and volatile places on earth to conduct business. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050119_048_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Rivers State, Nigeria - The Niger River Delta is home to the world's largest concentration of gas flares, contributing to an extremely high level of air pollution in the area. When oil comes to the surface, gas related with the oil extraction surfaces as well. Because Nigeria does not have a well-developed gas regulation system or infrastructure, associated gas is often released into the atmosphere and is then ignited (flared). On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050121_048_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 21, 2005 - Warri, Delta State, NIGERIA - Orere Uluba villagers travel on a river boat to inspect a broken oil pipeline located within their village area. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050125_048_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 25, 2005 - Ogoni, Rivers State, Nigeria - An Ogoni man looks at his reflection in within a crude oil spill. Oil well (on #48 has been leaking for the 6 months without attention from Shell. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050202_048_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Feb. 02, 2005 - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA - A man walks along a gasoline truck. Nigeria, the world's eighth largest oil producing country, regularly suffers from gasoline scarcity. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050121_048_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 21, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Rivers State, Nigeria - Nigerian security officer and a Shell employee stand near a crude oil spill within the Orere Uluba community. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050121_048_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 21, 2005 - Warri, Delta State, Nigeria - Warri South Local Government Area; A local Warri tribesman rides a river speed boat past an oil tanker being filled with crude oil. As the eighth largest oil reserve on the planet, Nigeria plans to increase its current crude oil extraction rate to 4 million barrels per day by 2010. Scientists estimate that the Niger River Delta has 29 years until its oil reserves are exhausted. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050121_048_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 21, 2005 - Warri, Delta State, Nigeria - Orere Uluba villagers inspect a broken crude oil pipeline in their village area. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050125_048_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 25, 2005 - Ogoni, Rivers State, Nigeria - Oil well (on #48 has been leaking for the 6 months without attention from Shell. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050121_048_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 21, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Rivers State, Nigeria - Dere Jarikpe, National Secretary of Orere Uluba community, quarrels with Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces because of their unannounced entry onto village property violating a prior agreement. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050119_048_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria - The Niger River Delta is home to the world's largest concentration of gas flares, contributing to an extremely high level of air pollution in the area. When oil comes to the surface, gas related with the oil extraction surfaces as well. Because Nigeria does not have a well-developed gas regulation system or infrastructure, associated gas is often released into the atmosphere and is then ignited (flared). (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050209_048_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Feb. 09, 2005 - Warri, Delta State, Nigeria - Warri South Local Government Area; Extensive deforestation of lush mangrove due to oil spills. Lenient environmental regulations of the oil production industry has left Nigeria's once thriving marine and plant life in crisis. As the eighth largest oil reserve on the planet, Nigeria plans to increase its current crude oil extraction rate to 4 million barrels per day by 2010. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050124_048_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 24, 2005 - Nembe Creek Town, Bayelsa State, NIGERIA - An elderly woman stands in front of two Shell radio towers. The centuries old village of Nembe is a two hour river boat ride from any major towns or roads- otherwise isolated from modernization, except for the influence of the oil industry. Multinational oil companies, including Shell Oil (the biggest oil company in the Niger River Delta) have drawn attention because of poor business practices and inability to work with local communities. Tension between Nigerians living in the area, the Nigerian government and the oil production industry has made the Niger River Delta one of the most dangerous and volatile places on earth to conduct business. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050119_048_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Imiringi Ogbia, Rivers State, Nigeria - The Niger River Delta is home to the world's largest concentration of gas flares, contributing to an extremely high level of air pollution in the area. When oil comes to the surface, gas related with the oil extraction surfaces as well. Because Nigeria does not have a well-developed gas regulation system or infrastructure, associated gas is often released into the atmosphere and is then ignited (flared). On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050119_048_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria - Used oil drums lay along the waterside in the Niger River Delta area. Lenient environmental regulations of the oil production industry has left Nigeria's once thriving marine and plant life in crisis. Nigeria's environmental challenges are a direct consequence of oil spills, gas flaring and extensive and irreparable deforestation. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050119_048_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 19, 2005 - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria - Air pollution is widespread in Port Harcourt, the oil and gas capital of Nigeria. On December 25, 2004 an oil pipeline ruptured in the Orere Uluba community, causing extensive environmental damage. Shell and the community agreed to a cash settlement of 250,000 Naira (approximately $1900 USD) to compensate for harm done. Shell and the Orere Uluba decided jointly to clean up the spill. However, Shell employees and Nigerian federal security forces went in four days earlier than planned in effort, to mask damages and prevent community documentation of the spill. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050126_048_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Jan. 26, 2005 - Ogoni, Rivers State, Nigeria - K-Dere Community; Farmer Bakpa Birabil stands in front of two leaking oil wells on his farm, which has been owned by his family for centuries. The oil well (on his property) has been leaking for the past year without attention from Shell. Multinational oil companies, including Shell Oil (the biggest oil company in the Niger River Delta) have drawn attention because of poor business practices and inability to work with local communities. Tension between Nigerians living in the area, the Nigerian government and the oil production industry has made the Niger River Delta one of the most dangerous and volatile places on earth to conduct business. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_048_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~Black Gold~Feb. 10, 2005 - Warri, Delta State, Nigeria - A woman dries cassava by the heat of an oil flare near the Eriemu Field Well. Villagers have learned to be resourceful in their struggle to survive amidst severe environmental air pollution due to gas flaring. The Niger River Delta is home to the world's largest concentration of gas flares, contributing to an extremely high level of air pollution in the area. When oil comes to the surface, gas related with the oil extraction surfaces as well. Because Nigeria does not have a well-developed gas regulation system or infrastructure, associated gas is often released into the atmosphere and is then ignited (flared). (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050122_048_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Gold~zReportage.com Story of the Week #048 - Launched February 22, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Nigeria's multi-billion dollar natural resource is a flashpoint for violence and unrest. While oil giants degrade the land and reap the benefits of lax regulations, three-quarters of the population struggle in abject poverty. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Nigeria's multi-billion dollar natural resource is a flashpoint for violence and unrest. While oil giants degrade the land and reap the benefits of lax regulations, three-quarters of the population struggle in abject poverty. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep307~20091203_307_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - Trywell Kamkwamba chats with neighbours beside his farm in Wimbe, Malawi. When his son, William, started constructing a windmill to power his families home, he was subject to the towns ridicule. He has went on to co-author a bestselling novel about his experience. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - The Kamkwamba farmhouse stands illuminated at night against the dark African sky just outside of Wimbe, Malawi. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - A photograph of William Kamkwamba and the President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika hangs in his family's home in Wimbe, Malawi. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - A neighbor prepares a field for a maize crop beside the Kamkwamba family farm in Wimbe, Malawi by burning off the remainder of last years crop. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - A detail of one of William's earlier made windmills that still stands on the Kamkwamba farm in Wimbe, Malawi. Pictured: William's early windmill still stands on the family farm. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk//The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - William Kamkwamba's cousin, Gift, climbs one of four windmills standing at the Kamkwamba farm in order to release the vanes thereby starting the production of power on the Kamkwamba farm in Wimbe, Malawi. Pictured: William Kamkwamba's cousin, Gift, climbs one of four windmills at the Kamkwamba farm. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - Proud parents TRYWELL and AGNES KAMKWAMBA stand outside their well-lit home near the village of Wimbe in Malawi. The family farm is powered by a series of windmills and solar panels. It also has water piped in, a rarity in the country. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec 03, 2009 - Johannesburg, South Africa - WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA photographed at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091203_307_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~Dec. 03, 2009 - Wimbe, Malawi - William's father Trywell laughs outside of his families house in Wimbe, Malawi. The family farm is powered by a series of windmills and solar panels. Trywell's son designed the windmills from scratch. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100309_307_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~William and the Windmill~zReportage.com Story of the Week #307- Launched March, 9, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - His name is William Kamkwamba, and his story is nothing short of remarkable. Using scraps from a local junkyard in Malawi, he created something that harnessed the wind - and changed his life. The villagers thought he was crazy, but when the lights went on, the world noticed. Far off the electric grid, three windmills rattle in the breeze, producing enough electricity to provide indoor and outdoor lighting, and to pump water. The windmills are the legacy of a rickety prototype conceived by William Kamkwamba, a desperate teenager with big dreams..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMApress.com)~His name is William Kamkwamba, and his story is nothing short of remarkable. Using scraps from a local junkyard in Malawi, he created something that harnessed the wind - and changed his life. The villagers thought he was crazy, but when the lights went on, the world noticed. Far off the electric grid, three windmills rattle in the breeze, producing enough electricity to provide indoor and outdoor lighting, and to pump water. The windmills are the legacy of a rickety prototype conceived by William Kamkwamba, a desperate teenager with big dreams.:
2010~zrep192~20071028_192_p77_036~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Oct. 28, 2007 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Bishop LEWIS WHITE, 64, gives an emotional sermon at the United Deliverance Church of God in Christ. In 1986, White founded the United Deliverance Community Resource Center and its Project R.E.A.C.H..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071018_192_p77_035~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Oct. 18, 2007 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - CAROLINE HILL, program manager of Project R.E.A.C.H, administers a free rapid HIV test on Tamarind Ave. and 13th Street..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071018_192_p77_034~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Oct. 18, 2007 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Project R.E.A.C.H uses a painted school bus to offer free rapid HIV testing and counseling in low income communities in Palm Beach County..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071018_192_p77_033~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Oct. 18, 2007 - West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. - Project R.E.A.C.H staff, from left, SHANA ENGLISH, JOHNATHAN DAWKINS and program manager CAROLINE HILL say a prayer before offering free rapid HIV testing and counseling on Tamarind Ave. and 13th Street..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071018_192_p77_032~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Oct. 18, 2007 - Riviera Beach, Florida, U.S. - R.E.A.C.H. worker NELWYN TIPTON, of Riviera Beach, prepares educational pamphlets on HIV before the staff offers free rapid HIV testing and counseling on Tamarind Ave. and 13th Street. Out of 23 people tested, one came out positive. Project R.E.A.C.H (Rendering Efforts to African-Americans to Control HIV/AIDS) is run by Bishop L. White of the United Deliverance Community Resource Center and serves communities in Palm Beach County since 1986. Its purpose is to enlighten and empower individuals with greater awareness of HIV and the behaviors that put them at risk..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071108_192_p77_031~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Nov. 08, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Dr. JOHN MAY, right, of Miami, draws blood from an inmate for a rapid HIV test at the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince. The test came back positive..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070907_192_p77_030~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 07, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Inmates reach for bars of soap and vitamins handed out by Dr. J. May in the overcrowded Titanic cell block inside the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince. The penitentiary, designed to hold 1,050 inmates, currently houses 3,054 prisoners..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070907_192_p77_029~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 07, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Dr. JOHN MAY hands out bars of soap and vitamins in the Titanic cell block of the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince. The goal of the Titanic plus project is to sanitize the cells and provide a clean and healthy environment to the prisoners. The project is funded through a $25,000 donation from Health Through Walls. Currently, the Titanic holding cells currently have no plumbing, waste disposal or bathrooms..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070907_192_p77_028~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 07, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Dr. JOHN MAY hands out bars of soap and vitamins in the Titanic cell block of the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince. The goal of the Titanic plus project is to sanitize the cells and provide a clean and healthy environment to the prisoners. The project is funded through a $25,000 donation from Health Through Walls. Currently, the Titanic holding cells have no plumbing, waste disposal or bathrooms..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070907_192_p77_027~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 07, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A 20-year-old prisoner suffering from severe diarrhea waits to see the prison dOct.or at the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince. The dOct.or later ordered an HIV test that was never administered. Dr. J. May, chief medical officer of the South-Florida-based Correctional Health Services, drew blood from the prisoner that he will take back to Miami for an HIV test. May is also the medical director of Health Through Walls, a nonprofit organization he founded last year aiming to bring donated supplies to prisons in the Caribbean and Africa..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070906_192_p77_026~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 06, 2007 - Cange, Haiti - OZEA GRACIA, 60, and her paralyzed husband, not pictured, have spent four days wating for medical attention on the compound of the Zanmi Lasante Sociomedical Complexe..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070906_192_p77_025~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 06, 2007 - Cange, Haiti - Accompagnateur MAGARETTE GUERIER GRACIA, 38, center, walks with two of her patients through the mountainside to visit other HIV-infected patients and distribute antiretroviral medicine in Cange, a squatter settlement in the rural mountainous region of central Haiti..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070906_192_p77_024~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 06, 2007 - Cange, Haiti - SUZETTE JEAN BAPTISTE, 46, of Port-au-Prince, tested HIV-positive in 2003. She was sent by the GHESKIO clinic to the Zanmi Lasante Sociomedical Complexe, a sister program to Partners in Health..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070906_192_p77_023~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 06, 2007 - Cange, Haiti - From left, MONA COLA, 37, a mother of six, with her children Melissa, 2, Medine, 9, and Pipo, 8. Mona, a patient of Accompagnateur M. Guerier, tested HIV-positive in 1995 after she found out that her husband had died of AIDS the same year..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070906_192_p77_022~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 06, 2007 - Cange, Haiti - Accompagnateur MAGARETTE GUERIER, 38, walks through the mountainside to visit HIV infected patients and distribute medicine in Cange, a squatter settlement in the rural mountainous region of central Haiti. A mother of four children, Guerier has worked for the Zanmi Lasante Sociomedical Complexe since 1986. Accompagnateurs are the link between the patients, dispersed in the rural villages, and the hospital complex in Cange. Highly respected in their home communities, they are educated in the management of HIV infections, including prevention, proper use of medications and side effects..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070904_192_p77_021~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 04, 2007 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Dr. JEAN W. PAPE at GHESKIO, The Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections. The center has been battling the HIV/AIDS epidemic for more than a quarter of a century..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070903_192_p77_020~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 03, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Sex worker AUSTRALIA DELGADO, 37, a mother of six children, picks up condoms while getting an HIV trial vaccination at the Dominican Institute of Viral Studies (Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos)..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070903_192_p77_019~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 03, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - MIRTA CALDERON isolates white cells from blood drawn from sex workers at the Dominican Institute of Viral Studies (Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos)..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070901_192_p77_018~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 01, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A pregnant sex worker waits to have blood drawn at the Dominican Institute of Viral Studies (Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos)..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070901_192_p77_017~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Sep. 01, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Young prostitutes wait for customers to pull up along the the Malecon strip, a street lined with beachfront hotels and casinos near the colonial district of Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_016~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - Boca Chica, Dominican Republic - CAROLINA, 20, a prostitute, looks for customers along Calle Duarte, a known district where foreigners come for prostitutes..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_015~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - Boca Chica, Dominican Republic - A elderly man passes by with a young woman where nightclubs and hotels line Calle Duarte. The beach town of Boca Chica is a known spot in the commercial sex trade where tourist go to pick up local women..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_014~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - SULAY MARTE, 28, a former sex worker who used to use crack cocaine and marijuana, was tested positive for HIV eleven years ago. She has a 13-year-old son, Wander, and lives with her mother in a one-bedroom-home. Sulay is a patient of sex worker Jocelyn Perez, a member of MODEMU. Sulay says that Jocelyn and MODEMU saved her life with the medications they provide to her free of charge..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_013~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - A sex worker reads educational literature handed out by J. Perez, 29, at Cafe El Sifon, a roadside bar and brothel, in the outskirts of La Haina. The flyer reads ''para protejerse con el condon es suficiente,'' which translates to ''to protect you, a condom is sufficient.'' Perez, also a sex worker, works for COPRESIDA and gives talks on HIV, condom use and safe sex education to other sex workers..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_012~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - A sex worker walks through a crowd of men alongside a roadside bar and brothel in the outskirts of La Haina after listening to J. Perez, 29, a sex worker who works for COPRESIDA, talking on HIV, condom use and safer sex..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070831_192_p77_011~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 31, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - JOCELYN PEREZ, 29, a sex worker who works for COPRESIDA, waits alongside the road to hitch a ride on a truck for the 25-minutes trip to Yaguate. Perez travels there to give a talk on HIV, condom use and safer sex to other sex workers. Jocelyn lives in a two-room, $30-dollar-a-month apartment together with six other people in La Haina..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070830_192_p77_010~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 30, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Doctor MARTHA BUTLER DE LISTER, former head of the National AIDS program, runs Fundacion Genesis, an organization that links nonprofit groups with resources..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_192_p77_009~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 28, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - Sex worker ROSALINDA BAEZ, 26, left, gets ready for a night of work in her room while a co-worker lies sick with the flu at the Sea Man Bar. Rosalinda has worked as a sex worker for two years to support her three-year-old son..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_192_p77_008~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 28, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - The Sea Man Bar, a brothel in La Haina, a port town 30-minutes from Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_192_p77_007~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 28, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - DOct.or ELLEN KOENIG, principal investigator at the Dominican Institute of Viral Studies (Instituto Dominicano De Estudios Virologicos). Koenig went to medical school completing her medical degree at the age of 50. Koenig runs clinical trials of experimental HIV vaccines among sex workers in the Dominican Republic. They receive three injections over seven months and then will be followed for four years. The vaccine is made of a combination of deactivated cold viruses and synthetic HIV genes that aims to train the body to recognize HIV cells and destroy them..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_192_p77_006~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 28, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - ISAURA RODRIGUEZ, 20, left, and DAMARI, both sex workers, watch soap operas in Isaura's one-room, $30-a-month apartment..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070827_192_p77_005~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 27, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - Sex worker JENNI LOPEZ, 22, left, is told not to fight with her sister by JOCELYN PEREZ, 29, at the Sea Man Bar..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_192_p77_004~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 28, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - ANDERSON PEREZ, 22-months, left, with his cousin JEFFREY PEREZ, 6, at Jeffrey's mother Jocelyn's two-room apartment. Jocelyn, a mother of four, is a sex worker out of neccesity to feed her children. She is also active in MODEMU, Movimiento de Mujeres Unidas, United Women's Movement, an organization of sex workers fighting for reduced discrimination against the way they live. Founded in 1992, its goal is to promote the organization, educate women on sexually transmited diseases and fight for human rights and equality..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070827_192_p77_003~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 27, 2007 - La Haina, Dominican Republic - Sex worker JENNI LOPEZ, 22, gets ready for a night of work in her room at the Sea Man Bar, a brothel in La Haina, a port town 30-minutes from Santo Domingo. The prices for sex vary from $20 - $40 for one time and $100 for all night. The girls who work in La Haina come from smaller towns. They work in the brothel near the port because of the high number of sailors..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070826_192_p77_002~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 26, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Family and friends enter and exit the gate at visiting day at La Victoria penitentiary..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070826_192_p77_001~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~HIV Heroes~Aug. 26, 2007 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A sex worker will visit her boyfriend and then service other men for money during visiting day at La Victoria penitentiary. Wednesdays and Sundays the prison is open to visitors: wives, girlfriends and prostitutes. The prison houses roughly 4,000 inmates but was built for 1,000. About 70,000 of the Dominican Republic's nine million residents are HIV-positive, the AP/Newsday reports. About 3.626525030f commercial sex workers in the country are HIV-positive, but some researchers say the percentage is as high at 12.(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071204_192_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~HIV Heroes~zReportage.com Story of the Week #192 - Launched December 04, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Islands of the Caribbean have HIV rates second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa. Two hours from South Florida shores the island of Hispaniola has the highest rates in this hemisphere. There, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, heroes have fought the epidemic with little but convictions and courage - some with new help now from US money, some continuing without, but all with optimism..(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Islands of the Caribbean have HIV rates second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa. Two hours from South Florida shores the island of Hispaniola has the highest rates in this hemisphere. There, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, heroes have fought the epidemic with little but convictions and courage - some with new help now from US money, some continuing without, but all with optimism.:
2010~zrep078~20050315_078_p53_018~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Female officer candidates of the Kurd police return to their barracks after the evening training. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_017~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Serwin Najmadin, 24 years old, takes a class on police inspection. She wears a photo of Mashoudd Barjani, great leader of the Kurds during their fights against Sadam, and leader of the Persmega, father of the present president of Kurdistan..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_016~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The officer candidates of the Kurd police academy simulate an attack. Women on the Kurd police academy have the same tough training program as the men..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_015~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Artihal Omar Ali, 26 years old, who is a sergeant, waiting to give the signal to leave to students in the dinning hall..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_014~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The hard training is part of the everyday routine of women on the police academy because after their graduation they will have to take part in police operations..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_013~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Inspection of barracks after the evening training for the students of the Kurd police academy. The training and the discipline rules are as strict to men as to women..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_012~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The use of guns are basic lessons for the students of the academy. Here, Serwin Najmadin, 24 years old, shows her colleagues how to lock and load a 9mm hand gun..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_011~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The program for the candidate officers of the academy is separated in two parts, the theoretical training and the military training. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_010~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Sergeant Artihal Omar Ali, 26 years old, gives the ordesr to the platoon of officer candidates of the Kurd police..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_009~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Female soldiers practice and train as part of the everyday routine in the police academy. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_008~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Computer lessons for the candidate officers of the Kurd police..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_007~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Climbing training - Women on the Kurd police academy take lessons in military training because after their graduation they will have to take part in real police operations..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_006~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Tania Afran Hassan, 26 years old, during a parade. She has been in the academy for 4 months..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_005~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Ready for attack - women of the Kurd police academy take lessons of military training. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_004~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Female soldiers practice and train as part of the everyday routine in the police academy. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_003~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~March 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The hard training is part of the everyday routine of women on the police academy because after their graduation they will have to take part in police operations. (Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_002~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - Basic gun use training for the candidate officers of the Kurd police academy..(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_078_p53_001~Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E~Iraq's Female Fighters~Mar. 15, 2005 - Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq - The Erbil police academy was founded in 1997. There are now almost 200 students in the academy, 21 of which are women. The level of the studies is the same as in a university and the education given is separated in two parts. The part of the theoretical and the part of the practical education. After their graduation, women of the academy have the title of the sub-lietenant and most of them take jobs at the airport working on body control in women. Their salary is around $200-250 a month which is quite high for the social standards of women. The police and the army in Kurdistan might be paid by the Iraqi government and follow some general instructions, but in fact they work independently and they are part of the known Pesmerga, ( a very dangerous sect of Kurdish soldiers known as 'those who face death.') that is controlled by PDK and are strong players in the negotiations for the determination of the border of the autonomous Kurdish territories. Women perform self defense lessons at the Kurd police academy. Women have the same tough training program as the men. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050920_078_p53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Iraq's Female Fighters~zReportage.com Story of the Week #078 - Launched September 20, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While women's rights advocates fight to have gender equality entrenched in Iraq's new constitution, other Iraqi women are making monumental strides of their own, blazing new trails in once forbidden occupations. At the Kurdish Police Academy in northern Iraq, 21 women will graduate with university level education, a lieutenant's rank and earn more than double the average salary in that region. For these women, the socioeconomic advancement is worth the risk and, in some cases, the public disdain that accompanies their new role as police officers. .(Credit Image: © Nikos Pilos/Kyriakatiki-E/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep382~20110313_382_n100_021~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 13, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Guerrilla soldiers of Battalion 101 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol the front lines in southern Burma. In recent months, clashes between dictatorship military forces and rebel militias have spread throughout Karen State, southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110603_382_n100_020~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 3, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Col. NER DAH BO MYA , commander of the 201 batallion of the KNLA, sits inside the KNLA headquarters in southern Burma with two of his main captains at the base camp. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/ZUMA)~:20110313_382_n100_019~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 13, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - In recent months, clashes between dictatorship military forces and rebel militias have spread throughout the area. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110301_382_n100_018~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 1, 2011 - Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand - A guerrilla soldier from the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) wears a head covering while displaying a rifle. He's the chairman of one of the main organizations which provide supplies to the Karen insurgency. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110602_382_n100_017~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 2, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - A guerrilla soldier from the headquarters of the Karen rebel army KNLA lost his leg by a landmine explosion while was patrolling in the jungle. In recent months, clashes between dictatorship military forces and rebel militias have spread throughout Karen State in southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110605_382_n100_016~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 2, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Sitting around a table, KNLA members hold an evening prayer meeting. The KNLA are one of the main insurgency ethnic groups who are fighting for independence from the current burmese government. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110213_382_n100_015~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Feb. 13, 2011 - Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand - A soldier from the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) army recovers from being wounded at the frontline in Karen State, southern Burma, while he was sweeping landmines in the jungle. The explosion left him blind. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110602_382_n100_014~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 2, 2011 - Karen State Karen, Burma - Guerrilla soldiers of the special battalion from the headquarters of the Karen rebel army KNLA patrol the villages located within territory under control of the rebels in southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110603_382_n100_013~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 1, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - An abandoned car marks the Thai/Burmese border check point where guerrilla soldiers of the special Battalion from the headquarters of the Karen rebel army KNLA are patrolling the territory under control of the rebels in southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_382_n100_012~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 13, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - A child guerrilla soldier of Battalion 101 of the Karen rebel army KNLA at his post in the front line after clashes intensified in recent days close to the Thai/Burmese border. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110602_382_n100_011~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 2, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Ethnic Karen children play within a bamboo hut while guerrilla soldiers of the special battalion KNLA army are taking a rest. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110602_382_n100_010~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 2, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Guerrilla soldiers of the special battalion work on a tattoo at the headquarters of the KNLA army at the base camp located within territory under control of the insurgency in southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110603_382_n100_009~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~June 3, 2011 - Karen state, Karen, Burma - Guerrilla soldier of the special Battalion from the headquarters of the Karen rebel army KNLA at the base camp located within territory under control of the insurgency, southern Burma. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/ZUMA)~:20101228_382_n100_008~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Dec. 28, 2010 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - View through a scope on a rifle at the front lines. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101228_382_n100_007~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Dec. 28, 2010 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - A Sniper of Battalion 101 of the KNLA army keeps his position at the front line that is under the control of the KNLA near the Thai/Burmese border. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101208_382_n100_006~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Dec. 8, 2010 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Militiamen of the rebel armies of DKBA and KNLA are preparing for the battle at a rebel militia camp behind the firing line in Pahlu area, near the Thai/Burmese border. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101228_382_n100_005~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Dec. 28, 2010 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - In recent months, clashes between dictatorship military forces and rebel militias have spread throughout southern Burma. The alliance signed between the ethnic rebel armies has been instrumental in the conflict that has intensified and severely beaten troops of SPDC military junta. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110505_382_n100_004~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~May 4, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - A rebel army soldier who was wounded on the frontline while sweeping land mines in the jungle, recovers from the explosion that left him blind and suffers severe burns to his body. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101208_382_n100_003~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~Dec. 8, 2010 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Militiamen of the breakaway rebel faction 5th Brigade of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), wait inside a truck at a camp of the rebel militias behind the firing line in Pahlu area, near the Thai/Burmese border. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_382_n100_002~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 13, 2011 - Karen State, Karen, Burma - Mortar ammunition rounds used by the rebel armies of the Karen ethnic group. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110301_382_n100_001~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~March 1, 2011 - Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand - A guerrilla soldier from the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) wears a head covering while displaying a rifle. He's the chairman of one of the main organizations which provide supplies to the Karen insurgency. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110814_382_n100_000~Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Karen State~zReportage.com Story of the Week #382 - Launched August 16, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Democracy was not to last long in Burma following independence from the British in 1948. A military junta soon took power, crushing any dissent. 5,000 rebel soldiers called the Karen National Liberation Army has spent nearly 60 years fighting the Burmese government. A poorly-equipped force from the Karen ethnic minority is pitched against 400,000 Burmese government soldiers, complete with AK-47s, tanks and jetfighter planes. Many of the once large array of ethnic rebel armies in Burma's north-east have given up the fight, signing peace deals with the military junta. The KNLA is increasingly alone - and is the largest of the groups remaining. Yet it is gradually being pushed back to the Thai border. But still the rebels fight on, determined to gain an autonomous Karen state and protect the roughly 500,000 Karen people, many who live in hiding, from abuses by the government. (Credit Image: © Narciso Contreras/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Democracy was not to last long in Burma following independence from the British in 1948. A military junta soon took power, crushing any dissent. 5,000 rebel soldiers called the Karen National Liberation Army have spent nearly 60 years fighting the Burmese government. A poorly-equipped force from the Karen ethnic minority is pitched against 400,000 Burmese government soldiers, complete with AK-47s, tanks and jetfighter planes. Many of the ethnic rebel armies in Burma's north-east have given up the fight. The KNLA is increasingly alone - and is the largest of the groups remaining. Yet it is gradually being pushed back to the Thai border. But still the rebels fight on, determined to gain an autonomous Karen state and protect the roughly 500,000 Karen people from abuses by the government.:
2010~zrep300~20100115_300_w97_038~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - GIOVANNI MOMPEROUSSE, 6, was rescued in his families apartment after being trapped for 72 hours and is being treated for life threatening injuries. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100117_300_e27_037~Jose Jacome/EFE~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 17, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haitians listen to a sermon near the Cathedral of Port au Prince, which has been destroyed by the earthquake. Shipments of food and water reached many desperate survivors for the first time in the earthquake-ravaged Haitian capital, bringing a ray of hope amid the catastrophe. (Credit Image: © David Fernandez/EFE/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100117_300_z03_036~Logan Abassi/United Nations~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 17, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man carries his possessions up a hill past a destroyed neighborhood in the aftermath of the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 17, 2010. (Credit Image: © Logan Abassi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_035~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young girl weeps for her mother who persihed after being trapped in the rubble of thier home for 3 days. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_ss5_034~Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A Haitian girl eats a plate of food. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_t14_033~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haitians line up for water as aid continues to trickle in to the stricken residents of Port-au-Prince. A United Nations spokeswoman declared the earthquake the worst disaster the international organization has ever faced. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_032~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A Haitian man searches for bodies at a University in Port-Au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_t14_031~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man suspected of looting a store is beaten on a street. Minutes later, he was burned alive. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_030~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Looters raid a container filled with rice, beans and clothes in the Port-Au-Prince neighborhood of Cite Soleil. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_w97_029~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A child searches for medical supplies at a supermarket that collapsed in Port-au-Prince, trapping and killing several customers. With supplies in the city scarce, many survivors have taken to searching the rubble of local stores for food and medical equipment. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_028~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Bodies litter the streets four days after the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_027~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man wounded by the earthquake walks the street. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_026~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A family displace after the house collapsed lives next to their car. Both the mother and daughter suffered skull fractures and received only basic medical care. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_ss5_025~Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A boy receives comfort from his father after receiving first aid on his left hand. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_ss5_024~Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A woman waits in line to receive a box of food at Park Boyer. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100114_300_z03_023~Logan Abassi/United Nations~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 14, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A Haitian mob. (Credit Image: © Logan Abassi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_022~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Residents of Port Au Prince's Cite' Soleil neighborhood loot a container filled with beans, rice, shoes. Many residents of this poor haitian city have gone with food for the past five days and have reached thier breaking point. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_021~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - After a mass in Port-au-Prince residents walked the streets singing hymns. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_w97_020~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The earthquake that struck the nation of Haiti has left the city of Port-au-Prince and many of its landmarks in complete ruin. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100116_300_mf1_019~Michael Francis McElroy~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 16, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Residents of Port-au-Prince have started to bring the dead from the earthquake to the main cemetary, were they are decomposing as more bodies are being recovered. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_t14_018~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Scores of dead are being picked off the street and transported to University of Haiti State Hospital in Port-au-Prince where bodies are being kept on the parking lot after a earthquake in Haiti killed an estimated 50,000 people. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_ss5_017~Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man carries his injured daughter over his head to a clinic, on Rue Petion. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_t14_016~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A woman uses smear of toothpaste to lessen the smell of dead bodies piled in makeshift morgue nearby as she waits for medical treatment in the parking lot of the University of Haiti State Hospital. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_w97_015~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A group of men take a coffin from one section of the city to be used for a family victim. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_w97_014~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A victim from the devastation was taken to Hospital Lumiere where there was very limited treatment and many victims were waiting days for help. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A woman is comforted by her husband and daughter while being treated in front of the Lambert Sante Hospital. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_w79_012~Nick Whalen~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A wounded eight year-old, PAUL WENDY, is carried by his parents, LAMESA JEAN and FRITZ PAUL. (Credit Image: © Nick Whalen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_w97_011~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - GIOVANNI MOMPEROUSSE, 6, was rescued in his families apartment after being trapped for 72 hours and is being treated for life threatening injuries. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_w97_010~Nathan Weber~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - These victims were sleeping when the hotel they were at collapsed around them. (Credit Image: © Nathan Weber/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100115_300_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 15, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Displaced Haitians pray en masse before sunrise at a tent city in Boyer Park. The earthquake has displaced hundreds of thousands and claimed the life of an estimated 50,000. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100114_300_d69_008~Ramon Zayas/El Nuevo Dia~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 14, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Earthquake survivors outside the 'Villa Creole' hotel. The hotel is offering space to aid agencies and journalists covering the disaster. Cobertura del sismo mas potente en la historia del Caribe ocurridoPuerto Principe. Victimas frente al hotel Villa Creol. (Credit Image: © Ramon Zayas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100114_300_z03_007~Logan Abassi/United Nations~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 14, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Medics working on a patient in the parking lot of the general hospital. Haiti's 9 million inhabitants were hit with a devastating 7.0 earthquake and many aftershocks starting on January 12, 2010. The epicenter was centered 10 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Logan Abassi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100114_300_d69_006~El Nuevo Dia~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 14, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Cobertura del sismo mas potente en la historia del Caribe ocurrido PUERTO PRINCIPE , Haiti . El terremoto que ocurrio en horas de la tarde del 12 de enero tuvo una magnitud preliminar de 7.0. (Credit Image: © El Nuevo Dia/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100117_300_z03_005~Logan Abassi/United Nations~34 Seconds of Horror~Jan. 14, 2010 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Haiti's 9 million inhabitants were hit with a devastating 7.0 earthquake and many aftershocks starting on January 12, 2010. The epicenter was centered 10 miles west of the capital Port-au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Logan Abassi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep227~20080809_227_p77_009~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - ALEJANDRA LANIER, 34, of Jupiter, relaxes in the Atlantic Ocean just prior to the start of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_008~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Athletes take a quick dip in the Atlantic Ocean just prior to the start of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_007~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Upholding the family tradition, eight year-old MOLLY PACKARD holds the hand of her dad Dave has he races toward the finish line of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. Dave said, ''She races with me toward the finish line at the end of every race.'' . (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_006~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Seventy-four year old SHARON MILLER from St. Petersburg begins the swimming portion of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_005~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - An athlete races toward the finish line during the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_004~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Ken Kandefer pumps up his bicycle tire just prior to the start of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_003~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Athletes begin the swimming portion of the Loggerhead Triathlon at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_002~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - Athletes listen to instructions just prior to the start of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080809_227_p77_001~Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post~A Triathlon for All Ages~Aug. 09, 2008 - Jupiter, Florida, U.S. - AMY SIMPSON, 40, of West Palm Beach, adjusts her goggles just prior to the start of the Loggerhead Triathlon held at Carlin Park Saturday morning. (Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080826_227_p77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~A Triathlon for All Ages~zReportage.com Story of the Week #227 - Launched August 26, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Over 600 athletes of all ages from around the world, descend on Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida, to compete in the annual Loggerhead Triathlon. Dating back to 1985, competitors have made the trip to Jupiter year after year to enjoy one of the longest enduring triathlons in the state of Florida. Two different youth group triathlons and one for seniors are also held. Considered one of the top triathlons in Florida, the event featured a 3/8-mile swim, a 13-mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run..(Credit Image: © Damon Higgins/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Over 600 athletes of all ages from around the world, descend on Carlin Park in Jupiter, Florida, to compete in the annual Loggerhead Triathlon. Dating back to 1985, competitors have made the trip to Jupiter year after year to enjoy one of the longest enduring triathlons in the state of Florida. Two different youth group triathlons and one for seniors are also held. Considered one of the top triathlons in Florida, the event featured a 3/8-mile swim, a 13-mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run.:
2010~zrep492~20110321_492_k21_019~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~April 2005 - Vatnsfjordur, Iceland - Pastor and farmer BALDUR VILHELMSSON is the last pastor to serve in the west Fjord farming community after a long history of over 700 years of priests in Vatnsfjordur. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_018~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2008 - Vigur island, Iceland - A flock of eider ducklings walk the shoreline, seeking shelter. The island is a home for thousands of birds - eider ducks, arctic terns, puffins, black guillemot and more. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_017~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2008 - Aedey island, Iceland - Young workers prepare to have lunch after harvesting eider down. After school ends in the Spring, the kids spend the Summer helping out in farming. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_016~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Feb. 2007 Nauteyri , Iceland - A portrait of the last farmers at Nauteyri Farm. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_015~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~June 2010 - Laugaboli, Iceland - JON GUDJONSSON, a farmer, helps his grandchild sit on a Icelandic pony. Jon has lived in this community for over 40 years. Now he has retired from farming, but stays there only in the summertime. What used to be one of the biggest farms in the fjord, with over 600 sheep's, 100 horses and cattle's is now only a part of history. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_014~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~March 2006 - Laugaboli, Iceland - RAGNA ADALSTEINSDOTTIR, a farmer in the west fjords lost two of her children and a grandchild in avalanches a long time ago. Over the years she has learned to live with this tragedy. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_013~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2008 - Udey Island, Iceland - Farmer JONAS HELGASON is on the lookout for mink or foxes that swim from shore to his island on the hunt for eggs and young birds. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110315_492_k21_012~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2008 - Svansvik, Iceland - A child from a farm plays in the harvested grass. Only a few children remain left in this community. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_011~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Feb. 2005 - Strandseljum, Iceland - ADALSTEINN VALDIMARSSON, a farmer, stands in front of his old sheep house, built over 100 years ago. He is one of the last remaining farmers in the community. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_010~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~2008 - Aedey island, Iceland - Wild goslings are flocked like sheep. They are getting prepared to be put into a gosling house over the night. The farmer raises them for one year and they are used as food for the farm. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110310_492_k21_009~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2008 - Hvitanesi, Iceland - KRISTJAN KRISTJANSSON, has sold all his stock of cattle but remains on his farm with a few horses and a couple of sheep. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_008~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Aug. 2009 - Vigur Island, Iceland - Cows are put out in the morning to roam the island for fresh grass and some exercise. The farmer has given up all hope in farming as a business and has cut down his stock on the Island. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_007~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Feb. 2007 - West Fjords, Iceland - The winters in west Iceland can be extremely cold with harsh winter storms, blowing from the North Atlantic ocean. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_006~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~2009 - Vigur Island, Iceland - In springtime, the Arctic Tern migrates from the Antarctic to Iceland, flying over 22 miles twice a year. It's welcomed by farmers in the West Fjords, for the protection it brings. A farm boy is attacked by a flock of terns when walking in their habitat on the island. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_005~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Sept. 2009 - West Fjords, Iceland - Sheep round-up in West Fjords. Every Autumn the farmers gather their sheep from the mountains for a round-up. More than 20 years ago, tens of thousands of sheep were herded every year but today only 600 to 700 hundred are herded. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_004~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Feb. 2007 - Iceland - Wintertime in the deep fjords of Iceland. Once inhabited by hundreds of people and farms in every fjord, now only few remain. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_003~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~April 2005 - Latrum, Iceland - Farmer SIGMUNDUR SIGMUNDSSON. One of few remaining full time farmers in the community. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_002~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~Feb. 2007 - Mjoifjordur, Iceland - An abandoned farmhouse and the remains of a small wooden rowing boat lies still in the snow. What used to be home and places for families for centuries are now only reminders of history.(Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110321_492_k21_001~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~March 2006 - Hrafnabjorg. Iceland - Farmer SIGURJON SAMUELSSON. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110310_492_k21_000~Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Vanishing Culture~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 492 - Vanishing Culture - Launched September 17, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In Iceland as elsewhere in the world people seek to the bigger towns and cities for more opportunities in their daily life. What connects this declining farming community close to the Arctic Circle is that the same trend can be seen globally; traditions, heritage and knowledge die out since there is no one to take over the family farm. This is the story of the inhabitants, the farmers who live in one of the oldest community's in Iceland, dating back to the settlers time. The deep fjord Isafjardardjup, in the western part of Iceland is one the oldest farming communities in Iceland. Where hardship and harsh weather conditions have put a mark on their daily life from the times of the first settlers in Iceland. The area is isolated and unspoiled and spectacular in its grandeur. Nevertheless, some farmers still cling to the traditional way of life rooted in the oldest settlement in the country. This community has been under decline in recent years and few farms are now inhabited. This remote cultural landscape is transformed, the organic relationship between humans and nature as well as the loss of know-how and the passing away of traditional culture is sadly, inevitable. (Credit Image: © Thorvaldur Orn Kristmundsson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In Iceland as elsewhere in the world people seek to the bigger towns and cities for more opportunities in their daily life. What connects this declining farming community close to the Arctic Circle is that the same trend can be seen globally. This is the story of the inhabitants, the farmers who live in one of the oldest community's in Iceland. The deep fjord Isafjardardjup is one the oldest farming communities in Iceland. Hardship and harsh weather conditions have put a mark on their daily life. Nevertheless, some farmers still cling to the traditional way of life. This community has been under decline in recent years and few farms are now inhabited. This remote cultural landscape is transformed, the organic relationship between humans and nature as well as the loss of know-how and the passing away of traditional culture is sadly, inevitable.:
2010~zrep465~20130116_465_e66_021~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 16, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - MYLENE, who is now living with Melanie who had her house rehabilitated by Care International after the earthquake, and who was living in a camp for over two years, poses for a photograph in the room she is renting. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130117_465_e66_020~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A scene shows people still living in camps. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130117_465_e66_019~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - School children take part in a biology class. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130118_465_e66_018~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 18, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Graves of people who died in the earthquake three years ago are seen in the main cemetery. The cemetery is now full so graves are starting to be dug up and bones placed in an underground vault to make way for new bodies. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130118_465_e66_017~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 18, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A man holding a gun guards graves in the main cemetery. Violent crime and poverty are on the rise in Haiti and graves are regularly raided by people who steal coffins to resell. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130113_465_e66_016~/Kate Holt~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A woman tries to wash herself with no privacy in a camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130116_465_e66_015~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 16, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - MORANCE METHMISE, helps a colleague on a building site. The woman lost her husband in the earthquake that claimed the lives of over 200,000 people three years ago. She earns what money she can to support herself and two daughters. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130118_465_e66_014~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 18, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Gang members hang out on the disused altar of St Annes Catholic Church that was destroyed in the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130118_465_e66_013~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 18, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - MARY stands over her brother PAUL JORILIEN, who was shot when he walked out of his front door in a gang street fight. Gun violence is on the increase in Port au Prince as the government, run by an ex-rock star, Sweet Micky, struggles to cope with rising discontent amongst the population three years since a powerful earthquake destroyed the city. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130113_465_e66_012~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A girl poses for a photograph who is still living in a camp. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130115_465_e66_011~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~January 15, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - People sit in a front of a Mural declaring NOUVELLE HAITI ( 'New Haiti'). (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130115_465_e66_010~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 15, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - UN troops from Brazil go out on patrol. Shortly after a devastating earthquake claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, UN peacekeepers who arrived from Nepal brought cholera that spread killing over 8000 more. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130113_465_e66_009~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A young boy stands in front of a sign indicating how many Non-governmental organizations (NGO) had worked in the camp he is still living in. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130117_465_e66_008~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A woman suffering from cholera is photographed in a Cholera treatment center. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130116_465_e66_007~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 16, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - MELANIE, who had her house rehabilitated by Care International after the earthquake, holds her granddaughter's hand in her house. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_465_e66_006~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 14, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Voodoo priestesses gather to see the arrival of a sacred log that is being met by the President in a Voodoo ceremony. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130117_465_e66_005~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A scene shows people still living in camps. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_465_e66_004~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 14, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - Riot police are deployed to control crowds gathered to see the arrival of a sacred tree that is being met by the President in a Voodoo ceremony. The log is being carried by the people of Haiti across the country to symbolize the need for Haitians' to join together in the struggle they face in rebuilding their country. The log carrying coincides with the third anniversary of the earthquake that rocked Haiti in which over 300,000 people died. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130117_465_e66_003~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 17, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A scene shows a tightly packed camp on a hillside. Three years ago a powerful earthquake claimed the lives of over 200,000 people and displaced thousands more and over 350,00 are still living in camps like this despite a multi-billion dollar aid effort. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130116_465_e66_002~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 16, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - MELANIE, who had her house rehabilitated by Care International after the earthquake, poses for a photograph in her house with MYLENE, her tenant standing behind her. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_465_e66_001~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~Jan. 14, 2013 - Port Au Prince, Haiti - A scene shows a street and its surrounding area that was badly affected by the earthquake that rocked the country three years ago. On the third anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake in which 250,000 people died, more than 300,000 Haitians remain in temporary shelter and President Michel Martelly has said international aid to help the country recover is not working. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130114_465_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cholera Epidemic~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 465 - Cholera Epidemic - Launched March 19, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Haitian government's $2.2bn 10-year plan to eradicate cholera was launched recently against the backdrop of the UN's rejection of a legal claim from more than 5,000 victims. They had demanded compensation for the deadly cholera epidemic, the worst to hit any country in modern history. Since October 2010, the epidemic has killed more than 8,000 people and infected nearly 648,000. The outbreak has been blamed on the UN peacekeeping mission. ''Haiti, with 10 million people, has seen almost twice as many patients as the entire continent of Africa with over a billion people,'' stated Oliver Schulz, regional head of Medecins sans Frontieres, one of the few NGOs still treating cholera in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage/ZUMA).~The Haitian government's $2.2bn 10-year plan to eradicate cholera was launched recently against the backdrop of the UN's rejection of a legal claim from more than 5,000 victims. They had demanded compensation for the deadly cholera epidemic, the worst to hit any country in modern history. Since October 2010, the epidemic has killed more than 8,000 people and infected nearly 648,000. The outbreak has been blamed on the UN peacekeeping mission. 'Haiti, with 10 million people, has seen almost twice as many patients as the entire continent of Africa with over a billion people,' stated Oliver Schulz, regional head of Medecins sans Frontieres, one of the few NGOs still treating cholera in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.:
2010~zrep498~20130109_498_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 9, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - Farmer NIKOLAI PETROVICH waters his cows in the patch of thermal water at the edge of the town. Average temperatures in January are minus 58 Fahrenheit. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130111_498_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 11, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - Heating for the town is provided by a coal-fired water heating plant. Every morning this digger delivers fresh coal to the plant and carries away the burnt cinder. Known as the 'Pole of Cold' the town of 500 people once recorded a temperature of minus 96.16 Fahrenheit. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130112_498_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 12, 2013 - Oymakon, Russia - The heating plant and its constant plume of coal smoke burns in Oymakon village at dawn. The village was originally a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from a thermal spring at the location. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130105_498_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 5, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - A view of Stalin's 'Road of Bones' the route to Oymyakon, on a minus 58 Fahrenheit evening. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130113_498_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 13, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - An East Siberian Laika puppy. The breed are adapted to the Siberian winters and can sleep without shelter in temperatures of minus 76 Fahrenheit. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130111_498_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 11, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - Farmer NIKOLAI PETROVICH closes the door to his cows' heavily-insulated stable after putting the flock to bed for the night. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130107_498_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 7, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - A young East Siberian Laika in the town. The breed are adapted to the Siberian winters and can sleep without shelter in temperatures of minus 76 Fahrenheit. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_498_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 4, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - The 'Road of Bones' leading to Oymyakon. The road was built during the Stalin era with the forced labour of gulag prisoners. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130110_498_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 10, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - The communist-era monument marking the record-breaking temperature of minus 96.16 Fahrenheit recorded in the village in 1924. The sign reads 'Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130113_498_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 13, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - A gas station and Christmas tree on the road to Oymyakon. Cars must be run continuously when making the journey to Oymyakon; 24-hour gas stations are essential to winter transport. Workers in the isolated petrol stations of the region work two weeks on and two weeks off. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_498_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 4, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - Cows walk back to their sheds after watering in the thermal spring which gives the town its name. Cows spend all winter in sheds, walking outside once or twice a day to have a drink. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130104_498_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 4, 2013 - Yakutsk, Yakutia, Russia - A young female student at a bus station waiting for the bus to Oymyakon. Oymyakon lies a two day drive from the city of Yakutsk, the regional capital. Oymyakon, is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130107_498_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 7, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - A toilet on the tundra at a gas station stop on the road to Oymyakon. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130110_498_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 10, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - ALEXANDER PLATONOV, 52, is a retired teacher, dressed for a quick dash to the toilet. Most toilets in the town are long drops out on the street due to the difficulty of digging plumbing through the permanently frozen soil. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130114_498_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Oymyakon - Russia's Frozen Heart~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... Jan. 14, 2013 - Yakutia, Russia - The central square of Yakutsk on a minus 59.8 Fahrenheit day. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130113_498_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pole of Cold~Welcome to The Coldest City on Earth, going down to -71C or -96F... zReportage.com Story of the Week # 498 - Pole Of Cold - Launched October 29, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - If you told a citizen of Stalin's Russia they were being sent to Siberia, their response would have been abject terror. The poor souls unfortunate enough to suffer this fate faced months of backbreaking labor in freezing conditions. A journey to Oymyakon, considered by many to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, you travel along the 'Road of Bones', so called for Stalin's political prisoners forced to dig during his gulag labor camps. Many died, their bodies were simply buried beneath the 2,031 km road. With temperatures regularly reaching -58 F, life in Oymyakon isn't easy. As winter sets in, it isn't uncommon to see trucks with small fires beneath them keeping the diesel defrosted, or seeing men using a blowtorch to loosen up axel grease. The village was originally a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from a thermal spring at the location. Known as the 'Pole of Cold' the town of 500 once recorded a temperature of -95.8' F. The ground here is permanently frozen. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~If you told a citizen of Stalin's Russia they were being sent to Siberia, their response would have been abject terror. The poor souls unfortunate enough to suffer this fate faced months of backbreaking labor in freezing conditions. A journey to Oymyakon, considered by many to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, you travel along the 'Road of Bones', so called for Stalin's political prisoners forced to dig during his gulag labor camps. Many died, their bodies were simply buried beneath the 2,031 km road. With temperatures regularly reaching -58 F, life in Oymyakon isn't easy. As winter sets in, it isn't uncommon to see trucks with small fires beneath them keeping the diesel defrosted, or seeing men using a blowtorch to loosen up axel grease. The village was originally a stopover for reindeer herders who would water their flocks from a thermal spring at the location. Known as the 'Pole of Cold' the town of 500 once recorded a temperature of -95.8' F. The ground here is permanently frozen.:
2010~zrep145~20060810_145_g40_009~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Checking out one of the firetrucks. .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_008~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - LAURIE VAN DYNE, 28, LAFD Class of 2003. 'There's no question, it's a tough job for a woman. But I've been around fires and firefighters all my life. It's in my family, and it runs through my vains. This is what I want to do with my life.' .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_007~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Courage under fire! Recruits learn to trust in one another, as together they work their way through a burning building with just one hose to protect them all. Huddling tightly together and low to the floor, a leader is designated, and barks out commands, which are promptly repeated through the pack, as he attempts to safely navigate the growing wall of flames. .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_006~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Abraham Mia, 27, LAFD Class of 2003. 'I see this as an opportunity for me to serve my community. It's a way for me to give back.'.(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_005~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - ABRAHAM MIA and his teammates rehydrate themselves after a particularly exhausting tower drill. But morale and confidence is high, with no mistakes recorded. The high level of physical fitness demanded by the LAFD is something the firefighters take particular pride in, and knowing that the drill instructors are always watching, no recruit can afford to take it easy. .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_004~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - DAMON LEACH, 28, LAFD Class of 2003. 'The LAFD is the best in the world, there's no doubt about it! It's why I moved here. My parents lost their house back in '95, so you could say I feel connected to this work. I want to look back and say I did something worthwhile.'.(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_003~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - To always keep the recruits on their toes, drill instructors will at any time sound the emergency alarm calling for a full kit tower drill, and test their response time. Any miscommunication, loss of team member or any incomplete equipment may well result in elimination from the entire program during the later weeks. So teamwork and leadership is critical. .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_002~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - Go to the light! JOSEPH PUGLIESE tries desperately to make order of the snaking hoses during a live fire drill. The teamwork and communication 'down the line' is a critical aspect of fighting fires, and recruits spend many hours perfecting their techniques in blindfolded conditions, to simulate a city with no power. .(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060810_145_g40_001~Robert Gallagher~LA's Fire Gods~Aug. 10, 2006 - Long Beach, California, U.S. - CHUCK RUDDELL, LAFD Captain/Instructor, Drilltower 40. 'I don't want to be dramatic, but this isn't supposed to be easy. People's lives will depend on those who pass through here. And I take that responsibility very seriously. Yeah, you could call it a Bootcamp.'.(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070109_145_g40_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~LA's Fire Gods~zReportage.com Story of the Week #145 - Launched January 09, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Los Angeles Fire Department is one of best firefighting agencies in the world and has long set a standard of excellence for training and performance. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is a full-spectrum life safety agency protecting approximately 4 million people who live, work and play in America's second largest City. The training program of the LAFD is notorious for its toughness, and for good reason; any firefighter in southern California must be capable of dealing with more hazards than anywhere else in the country; ranging from earthquakes and forest fires, to flash floods, ocean rescues and skyscraper emergencies. Not to mention everything else that comes with the second largest city in the country, spanning 450 square miles. Drilltower 40 is one such training center..(Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Los Angeles Fire Department is one of best firefighting agencies in the world and has long set a standard of excellence for training and performance. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is a full-spectrum life safety agency protecting approximately 4 million people who live, work and play in America's second largest City. The training program of the LAFD is notorious for its toughness, and for good reason; any firefighter in southern California must be capable of dealing with more hazards than anywhere else in the country; ranging from earthquakes and forest fires, to flash floods, ocean rescues and skyscraper emergencies. Not to mention everything else that comes with the second largest city in the country, spanning 450 square miles. Drilltower 40 is one such training center.:
2010~zrep144~20060831_144_a41_009~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - For Diskarte member MILA JOY, left, and her companion, BADUDI, the bond of friendship is one of their only allies on the southern Philippines' unforgiving streets..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_008~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - Teenage girls look for customers outside Jogger's, a bar that prostitutes children as young as 14-years-old. Police and members of the Philippines' Davao City Council and business bureau raided Jogger's in early November 2003, arrested several pimps, and took 11 girls into protective custody. Girls on the streets face dangerous circumstances that boys never encounter, including unwanted pregnancies and sexual exploitation..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_007~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - A group of gang members spend another day of confinement at the government-run Pag-Asa Home for Girls after police and city legislators rescued them from a local brothel. Tambayan Center estimates that 80 percent of street girls engage in some form of survival sex during their adolescent years..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_006~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - YANG-YANG reaches for a cigarette, MELAY, center, bears the pain from DODONG's homemade tattoo gun as he inscribes the name of a murdered gang member on her ankle. Melay and Yang-yang belong to Warshock, one of the more reputable all-girl gangs in Davao City, southern Philippines. Teenage girls join these groups to escape abuse in their communities, but often encounter more physical and sexual violence the longer they stay on the streets..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_005~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - Santa Ana police arrested DIANE, left, MARICEL, center, and RUBY for possession of Rugby glue and locked the three gang members inside a cramped cell for two weeks without formal charges before transferring them to Maa City Jail. In comparison with boys, fewer street girls from Davao are arrested for petty offenses such as theft or substance abuse. Many of them, however, seek companionship and protection in gangs, who often expose their members to violence, drugs, and confrontations with the police. It is clear that the streets of Davao City are becoming increasingly dangerous for children who do not feel safe at home and instead, turn to the streets for a place of refuge..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_004~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - After Mikay gets her fix, KIN-KIN inhales a bag full of Rugby, an industrial solvent commonly used by street kids in the Philippines. Kin-kin left her home in Compostela Valley province at the age of eight, and headed toward Davao to look for work. She frequently uses soft drugs like Rugby to numb her hunger and cope with harassment from gang members who once shaved her head while she slept. Shoe cobblers and carpenters continue to sell Rugby to children like Kin-kin despite the existence of a city ordinance that prohibits its sale to minors..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_003~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - LOVE-LOVE, left, talks to Dimple as AMOR mimics their conversation using a broken cell phone. Dimple, Warshock's founder, had called from Japan to ask about Macao's funeral, and to find out how her friends spent the money she sent for the gang's second foundation anniversary celebration. Dimple still acts as Warshock's leader even though she works as a bar girl in Japan. Many teenaged girls from the Philippines fall prey to sex traffickers who promise them jobs around the world only to later trap them in a world of exploitation..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_002~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - Warshock girls celebrate their friend Brian's birthday with a group of boys from the Diskarte and Silac gangs next to the rocky seawall, a popular nightspot for teens living in the densely populated squatter settlement of Agdao, Philippines. Agdao, home to many of the city's gangs, is also a hunting ground for vigilantes who have killed 215 people, including 20 minors, since 1998. Many of the victims were ex-street children who had police records or belonged to gangs..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060831_144_a41_001~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~Aug. 31, 2006 - Davao City, Philippines - After drinking rum and getting high off an industrial glue called Rugby, MIKAY ignores her friend KIN-KIN, left, and makes out with her boyfriend at their gang's hangout spot in Bankerohan. Like most of the 20 girl members of Demonyo sa Pagasa (DSP), Kin-Kin and Mikay left home and found protection in one of Bankerohan's mixed gangs..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070102_144_a41_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Band of Sisters~zReportage.com Story of the Week #144 - Launched January 1, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The World of Davao City - Every night, 3,000 children roam the city's narrow thoroughfares. As children of poor migrant families, they grow up in communities saturated with hardship. Tired and frustrated with the shortage of outlets for self-expression and the domestic violence that poverty frequently engenders, many children leave home, many never to return..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The World of Davao City - Every night, 3,000 children roam the city's narrow thoroughfares. As children of poor migrant families, they grow up in communities saturated with hardship. Tired and frustrated with the shortage of outlets for self-expression and the domestic violence that poverty frequently engenders, many children leave home, many never to return.:
2010~zrep346~20100418_346_gt2_027~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Rebirth~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A woman attending the yearly march to commemorate Krakow's victims of the Holocaust takes a seat on one of 33 empty chairs representing what was left behind when the SS deported its victims from the Jewish ghetto. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_026~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A scene in front of the Old Synagogue in Kazimierz. Built in 1407, it is the oldest standing synagogue in Poland. It has been renovated and its interior converted into a museum. In the last twenty years the neighborhood has had a comeback, drawing thousands of tourists a year from around the world. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_025~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Hassidic Jewish men, from left Rabbi Ben Tziyon Vozner, Rabbi Edgar Gluck, Rabbi Eliezer Gurary, and Yitzchok Crawford, talk just before officiating two consecutive weddings in front of the Jewish Community Center in Kazimierz. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_024~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Local Jewish women observe the holiday of Purim at the Remuh Synagogue, the only active congregational synagogue in Kazimerz. Because it is an orthodox synagogue, women and men pray separately. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_023~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Orthodox Jewish women dance after two consecutive weddings in between the Jewish Community Center and the Tempel Synagogue in Kazimierz. (Credit Image: Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_022~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A gift shop attached to a Jewish-themed restaurants sells paintings and crafts depicting Jewish life. There has been controversy over some of the images, because of classic anti-Semitic depictions of Hassidic men handling money. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_021~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - TOMASZ LATO, bass player for the experimental klezmer band Kroke poses for a portrait after a concert at the Alchemia pub in Kazimierz. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100314_346_gt2_020~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Mar. 14, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - An Israeli choir performs at the Tempel Synagogue in Kazimerz. Before the fall of communism in Poland, the former Jewish neighborhood of Kazimerz in Krakow was run down and dangerous to visit at night. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100418_346_gt2_019~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 18, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A tourist smokes a cigar a the popular Alchemia pub in the center of the Kazimierz district. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100314_346_gt2_018~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Mar. 14, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A courtyard that was famously depicted in the movie 'Schindler's List.' (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100314_346_gt2_017~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Mar. 14, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A memorial at the former Jewish Ghetto consists of 33 empty chairs representing what was left behind when the SS deported its victims. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_016~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A boy plays in front of the Old Synagogue's courtyard. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100225_346_gt2_015~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 25, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Locals and tourists have a drink at the Alchemia pub during a Klezmer concert. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_014~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Local Jews observe the holiday of Purim by dressing up in constumes and reading the Scroll of Esther, which tells the story of a victory over a genocidal plot in ancient Persia. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_013~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Jewish Krakovians and their non-Jewish friends wear costumes and celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at the Remuh Synagogue in Kazimerz. It is the only active synagogue in the area, though several have been restored and are visited by tourists. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100314_346_gt2_012~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Mar. 14, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - An art gallery in Kazimerz with a painted communist-era car in front. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/ZUMApress.com)~:20100223_346_gt2_011~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 23, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - The cemetery behind the Remuh Synagogue, founded in 1553. Most of it was destroyed during WWII but restored in 1959. Many of the tombstone fragments that were found were arranged on a wall, which is referred to as the Wailing Wall. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100220_346_gt2_010~Danny Ghitis~Karkow Reborn~Feb. 20, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A gift shop attached to a Jewish-themed restaurants sells paintings and crafts depicting Jewish life. There has been controversy over some of the images, because of anti-Semitic depictions of Hassidic men handling money. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100228_346_gt2_009~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Apr. 28, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - The facade of a former Yeshiva - a Jewish religious school - in the Kazimerz district. Before the fall of communism in Poland, the former Jewish neighborhood of Kazimerz in Krakow was run down and dangerous to visit at night. Today, the area draws thousands of tourists a year from around the world. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_008~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Locals enjoying a drink at a pub and cafe in the center of Kazimerz. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_007~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A local taking her dog for a walk. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100223_346_gt2_006~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 23, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A tour guide waits for customers in front of the Old Synagogue in the Kazimerz district. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100221_346_gt2_005~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 21, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - A couple has a romantic moment at the popular Alchemia pub in the center of the Kazimierz district. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100223_346_gt2_004~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 23, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - The cemetery behind the Remuh Synagogue, founded in 1553. Most of it was destroyed during WWII but restored in 1959. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100227_346_gt2_003~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Feb. 27, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - American students stop in front of grafitti near the Old Synagogue in Kazimerz. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100314_346_gt2_002~Danny Ghitis~Krakow Reborn~Mar. 14, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Every year a march is held to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust in Krakow. Hundreds walk from the former ghetto to the area where the Plaszow labor camp was situated. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100223_346_gt2_001~Danny Ghitis~Reborn Krakow~Feb. 23, 2010 - Krakow, Poland - Decorations at a Jewish-themed restaurant in the Kazimerz district. (Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101221_346_gt2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Krakow Reborn~zReportage.com Story of the Week #346 - Launched December 21, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Before the fall of communism in Poland, the former Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz in Krakow was run down and dangerous to visit at night. The area, once a bustling center of Jewish life before it was wiped out during WWII, now draws thousands of tourists each year from around the world. Named after the medieval king who founded it, Kazimierz is undergoing a revival as part of renewed interest in Jewish history and culture in Krakow. Jewish-themed restaurants and cafes serve traditional Jewish and Polish cuisine and restored synagogues contain exhibits detailing pre-war Jewish life. Some controversy exists over anti-Semitic paintings and woodwork in some gift shops and restaurants. A short walk across the river takes you to the former wartime ghetto and Oscar Schindler's factory, famously depicted in Spielberg's horrifying yet powerfully uplifting film Schindler's List which brought the city global attention..(Credit Image: © Danny Ghitis/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Before the fall of communism in Poland, the former Jewish neighborhood of Kazimierz in Krakow was run down and dangerous to visit at night. The area, once a bustling center of Jewish life before it was wiped out during WWII, now draws thousands of tourists each year from around the world. Named after the medieval king who founded it, Kazimierz is undergoing a revival as part of renewed interest in Jewish history and culture in Krakow. Jewish-themed restaurants and cafes serve traditional Jewish and Polish cuisine and restored synagogues contain exhibits detailing pre-war Jewish life. Some controversy exists over anti-Semitic paintings and woodwork in some gift shops and restaurants. A short walk across the river takes you to the former wartime ghetto and Oscar Schindler's factory, famously depicted in Spielberg's horrifying yet powerfully uplifting film Schindler's List which brought the city global attention.:
2010~zrep224~20050104_224_w85_027~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Jan. 04, 2005 - Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. - JUDY TAYLOR spends her 35th birthday at the Dickenson County Jail. She is awaiting her sentencing following her arrest. There is an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, such as Oxycontin, Xanax, and morphine as well as street drugs like methamphetamine, in remote mountain towns in southwest Virginia. The U.S. Census Bureau put persons below poverty in Dickenson County at 21.3% for 1999, compared to 9.6% for the state of Virginia. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050328_224_w85_026~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 28, 2005 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. - The final product, a bag holding methamphetamine is seen in the evidence room. Methamphetamine is also known on the street by such names as Ice, Glass, Speed, Crank, and Tina. Law officials and former addicts alike say there is a direct connection between the use of methamphetamine and prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Xanax, and morphine, as a user will shoot up or snort prescription drugs to crash immediately, instead of taking the long crash which leads to paranoia which causes the user to see imaginary cops ''tree ninjas'' and police cars outside, and imaginary bugs crawling under the skin making the person itch to the extreme that causes open wounds and scars. But even if the key ingredient, ephedrine or pseudoephedrine is taken off the market all together, addicts say that the prescription drug Ritalin can be a substitute. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050320_224_w85_025~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 20, 2005 - Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. - Former methamphetamine addict Charlotte Sanders holds her Putnam County booking photo when she was arrested on methamphetamine charges, seen at her home. Charlotte lost custody of her two daughters because of her addiction to methamphetamine. Hitting rock bottom and being incarcerated herself, she found religion and has been clean for three years and has regained custody of her daughters. Her addiction to methamphetamine spanned 10 1/2 years. Her story is one of a huge success as up to 95% of people who quit and even go through rehab end up back on the drug. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050304_224_w85_024~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar 04, 2005 - Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. - DALTON BOOKER,7, joins his mother and other members of the grassroots anti-drug movement Community Residents Against Drug Dealers (C-RADD) as they hold a protest near downtown, to draw attention to the problem of prescription and illegal drug abuse in their communities. What started out as a few founding members in July of 2004, has sprouted into smaller groups in near by towns. While other neighboring counties are experiencing a surge in meth labs and use, Dickenson County is still faced with their number one problem, prescription drugs. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050320_224_w85_023~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar 20, 2005 - Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. - Methamphetamine addict and cook Donna Harris sheds tears as she listens to the sermon of Renay Dillinger (CQ) during a service of God's Jail Ministry, of which Charlotte is a member, at the Putnam County Jail. Donna's sister Charlotte Sanders lost custody of her two daughters because of her addiction to methamphetamine. Hitting rock bottom and being incarcerated herself, she found religion and has been clean for three years and has regained custody of her daughters. Her addiction to methamphetamine spanned 10 1/2 years. Her story is one of a huge success as up to 95% of people who quit and even go through rehab end up back on the drug. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_022~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. - While weeping, Marylin Kennedy (left) and her sister Brenda Drennon wait to be taken away by a Knox County Sheriff deputy on methamphetamine charges. Knoxville is in Knox County and is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_224_w85_021~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 10, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - This is the scene of the remains of a home on Grimes Road, which was destroyed in an explosion on February 9, 2005, which law enforcement officials believe was caused by a methamphetamine lab there. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_224_w85_020~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 10, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - Recovering addict SALLY takes time for a portrait and talks about her addiction to methamphetamine and OxyContin at LifeSkills, Inc., a recovery clinic. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_224_w85_019~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 10, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - Discarded components used in the cooking of methamphetamine, are strewn about in a field down the street from the remains of a home on Grimes Road, which was destroyed in an explosion on February 9, 2005, which law enforcement officials believe was caused by a meth lab there. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_018~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. - While weeping, Marylin Kennedy (center) and her sister Brenda Drennon are arrested by Knox County Sheriff deputy George Cochran, on methamphetamine charges. Knoxville is in Knox County and is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050209_224_w85_017~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 09, 2005 - Kentucky, U.S. - In a downpour of rain, an ambulance speeds along a highway in rural Kentucky, near the Virginia border, Wednesday February 9, 2005, in an area hard hit by the epidemic of prescription drugs abuse. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050105_224_w85_016~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Jan. 05, 2005 - Trammel, Virginia, U.S. - AMY BOOKER, 28, is a recovering addict of prescription drugs. Here she takes time for a portrait in the yard of her parent's home. There is an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, such as Oxycontin, as well as street drugs like methamphetamine, in remote mountain towns in southwest Virginia. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_015~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Smyth County, Virginia, U.S. - A letter remains on a table in a room at a Budget Inn, three days after a methamphetamine lab exploded in one of the rooms. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_014~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Athens, Tennessee, U.S. - With a poster of a baby on the wall, McMinn County Sheriff deputy B.J. JOHNSON looks at equipment in the bath tub used to manufacture methamphetamine inside of a home at 276 County Road 130. The defendants Ed Guffey and Jana Maxwell were not in the house at the time officers arrived. Athens is in McMinn County is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_013~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar 18, 2005 - Athens, Tennessee, U.S. - Neighbors KAY DAVIS (right) and MARY CLAYTON cover their faces because of the strong odors coming form a methamphetamine lab and watches as members of the South/East Methamphetamine Task Force and the McMinn County Sheriff's office respond to disassemble a methamphetamine lab inside of a home at 276 County Road 130. Athens is in McMinn County is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_012~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Athens, Tennessee, U.S. - Some items used to manufacture methamphetamine are sorted and set aside on a plastic tarp which were taken from a methamphetamine lab inside of a home at 276 County Road 130. Athens is in McMinn County is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_011~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Athens, Tennessee, U.S. - McMinn County Sheriff deputy KENNETH PRUETT adjusts his gas mask as he prepares to enter a methamphetamine lab inside of a home at 276 County Road 130 in . Athens is in McMinn County is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050318_224_w85_010~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 18, 2005 - Athens, Tennessee, U.S. - This is a jar of liquid methol, taken from a methamphetamine lab inside of a home at 276 County Road 130. Methol is the final stage in the red phosphorus method of making methamphetamine, and is ready to cook. This jar has about 1200 grams of liquid methol, with an approximate street value of 500.00. The methol at this stage is then cooked down until the liquid evaporates and only the powder remains. Athens is in McMinn County is in what used to be traditional moonshine country. Today law enforcement officials are fighting a war against small mom and pop methamphetamine labs. People start up these labs not to make large sums of money, but to make enough drugs for themselves, their family and friends, selling enough of it to buy more supplies to make more methamphetamine. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_224_w85_009~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 10, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - Recovering methamphetamine addict and cook CHARLES PARKER,22, talks about his addiction to methamphetamine and his methods for cooking it. His wife died behind the wheel of her car, driving while high on methamphetamine, he is seen here at a recovery clinic in. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050304_224_w85_008~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 04, 2005 - Dickenson County, Virginia, U.S. - A woman snorts a Lortab 7.5 pill which was crushed into a fine powder. This pill is 7 mg of hydrocodone and 500 mg of acetaminophen. While other neighboring counties are experiencing a surge in meth labs and use, Dickenson County is still faced with their number one problem, prescription drug abuse. The US Census Bureau put people below the poverty level at 21.3% in Dickenson County in 1999 compared with 9.6% state wide. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050320_224_w85_007~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Mar. 20, 2005 - Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. - Former methamphetamine addict CHARLOTTE SANDERS (second form left) Renay Dillinger (CQ, left) and inmate Toni Jones (right) pray with Charlotte's sister Donna Harris (second from right) who is incarcerated, during a service of God's Jail Ministry, of which Charlotte is a member, at the Putnam County Jail. Charlotte lost custody of her two daughters because of her addiction to methamphetamine. Hitting rock bottom and being incarcerated herself, she found religion and has been clean for three years and has regained custody of her daughters. Her addiction to methamphetamine spanned 10 1/2 years. Her story is one of a huge success as up to 95% of people who quit and even go through rehab end up back on the drug. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050210_224_w85_006~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb 10, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - A photo on the wall is among the remains in a home on Grimes Road, which was destroyed in an explosion on February 9, 2005, which law enforcemen. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050209_224_w85_005~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 09, 2005 - Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. - DOROTHY M. HAY sits in her cell for a portrait at the Dickenson County Jail in . Dorothy was recently sentenced to ten years in prison for distribution. Her son Stacey Hay is also currently serving time in the same jail. The United States Census Bureau for 2004 put persons living below the poverty line in Dickenson County at 18.3 %, compared to 9.5 % for the state of Virginia. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050208_224_w85_004~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb 08, 2005 - Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. - A man is in handcuffs at the Dickenson County Jail in Clintwood, after he and two others were arrested this morning for buying prescription drugs from an undercover agent. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050207_224_w85_003~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb 07, 2005 - Trammel, Virginia, U.S. - Members and supporters of the grassroots anti-drug group Community Residents Against Drug Dealers (C-RADD) have an opening prayer prior to their meeting in the Trammel Community Center. Trammel is a small, coal mining mountain town which has dried up and nearly abandoned, where approximately 63 out of the 70 residents are not employed, nearly 53% are on disability. It is in towns like this where illegal drugs such as meth, and prescription drugs like OxyContin and morphine has taken a strangle-hold. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050207_224_w85_002~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb. 07, 2005 - Trammel, Virginia, U.S. - PHILLIPS holds his granddaughter Hannah Hodge,9, on the porch of the Trammel Community Center following a meeting of the grassroots anti-drug movement group Community Residents Against Drug Dealers (C-RADD). Trammel is a small, coal mining mountain town in Dickenson County which has dried up and nearly abandoned, where approximately 63 out of the 70 residents are not employed, nearly 53% are on disability. It is in towns like this where illegal drugs such as meth, and prescription drugs like OxyContin and morphine has taken a strangle-hold. The U.S. Census Bureau put persons below poverty in Dickenson County at 21.3% for 1999, compared to 9.6% for the state of Virginia. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050207_224_w85_001~Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times~Meth Moonshiners~Feb 07, 2005 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. - Recovering methamphetamine addict and KENNETH MEREDITH, Jr., 38, takes time for a portrait and talks about his addiction to methamphetamine and his methods for cooking it. Also, showing the tracks on his arms from shooting up at LifeSkills, Inc., a recovery clinic in Bowling Green. (Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080729_224_w85_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Meth Moonshiners~zReportage.com Story of the Week #224 - Launched July 29, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'Moonshiners went from moonshine to marijuana, from marijuana to meth,'' said Ricky Smith, of the Southeast Tennessee Meth Task Force who has arrested hundreds of meth manufacturers, many who can trace their lineage to makers of illegal alcohol. A recent survey by the National Association of Counties show the drug's staggering national reach. Fifty-eight percent of sheriff's departments and related agencies polled in 45 states said meth is now the top threat - above marijuana and cocaine. Meth's march across America is exacting a toll on towns and small cities unaccustomed to the costly nature of drug epidemics - meth, and prescription drugs like OxyContin and morphine have taken a strangle-hold. .(Credit Image: © Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~'Moonshiners went from moonshine to marijuana, from marijuana to meth,'' said Ricky Smith, of the Southeast Tennessee Meth Task Force who has arrested hundreds of meth manufacturers, many who can trace their lineage to makers of illegal alcohol. A recent survey by the National Association of Counties show the drug's staggering national reach. Fifty-eight percent of sheriff's departments and related agencies polled in 45 states said meth is now the top threat - above marijuana and cocaine. Meth's march across America is exacting a toll on towns and small cities unaccustomed to the costly nature of drug epidemics - meth, and prescription drugs like OxyContin and morphine have taken a strangle-hold.:
2010~zrep189~20070715_189_c14_018~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Orthodox monks prepare for a religious ceremony. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_017~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - An islander's boat with a religious icon on its radio mast. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_016~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Worshipers gather outside near the White Sea. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_015~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Beautiful clouds hang over the White Sea. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_014~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - An Orthodox monk holds a crucifix and sprinkles holy water during a religious ceremony. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_013~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Solovki's heart is still the main monastery complex. The imposing Kremlin and its inner cathedrals dominate the surroundings. The buildings are flush with fabulously ornate decoration and regular services are again held. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_012~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Women preparing tea. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_011~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - A tea set. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_010~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Known locally as Solovki the Solovetsky Archipelago - six large islands and a host of smaller ones - lies in the western White Sea, just south of the Arctic Circle and a thousand kilometres north of Moscow. Despite the latitude, winters in this 300 square km outpost are tempered by the influence of the warm Norwegian Current, an arm of the Gulf Stream. This makes the climate relatively mild (Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20070715_189_c14_009~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Sea gulls fly over a villager and the White Sea. In 1974, the islands became a historical and architectural museum and a Soviet nature reserve. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_008~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Men with Religious paintings. Today the Solovetsky Islands are home to around 1,000 hardy souls, who play host to the tourists who come to visit. The Orthodox Church was re-established in the late 1980's, and the monastery has again become a place of pilgrimage. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_007~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - A transcript from Mass. With the return of the monks, Solovki has moved on from its darker past, but it has done so with a respectful nod to the memory of those who suffered. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_006~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Dominating the main island is a monastery fortress that was once used by monks to defend against the threat from foreign invaders. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_005~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Life is still not easy for the handful of islanders who live around the monastery and eke out an existence here. Most are poor and need a range of skills to survive. The sea still provides many with their livelihood. A common activity is harvesting seaweed, which is used for making marmalade, medicine and candy. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_004~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - A spoon shows an engraved hammer and sickle. In the 20th Century, the main island of the Solovetsky Islands became part of the notorious Gulag, the secret chain of Soviet labour camps that only came to public attention through the writings of Nobel laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_003~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - A pier in disrepair. Life is still not easy for the handful of islanders who live around the monastery and eke out an existence here. Most are poor and need a range of skills to survive. Much of their equipment dates from the days of the Soviet Union. Replacements for broken parts are difficult to come by, and new machinery is too expensive, so everyone carries out makeshift repairs whenever necessary. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_002~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - A woman visiting the church. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070715_189_c14_001~Stefano Lunardi/TCS~Russian Monks Return to Glory~Jul. 15, 2007 - Solovetsky Islands, Russia - Two nuns walk under a tunnel. c 2007. Exact date unknown..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071113_189_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Russian Monks Return to Glory~zReportage.com Story of the Week #189 - Launched November 13, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Solovetsky Islands lie in the western White Sea, just south of the Arctic Circle and a thousand kilometres from Moscow - they have a long and dark history, once home to one of the worlds largest monasteries, then becoming one of the most feared secret Gulags in the Soviet Union - thousands perished here under Lenin's rule. Today Orthodox monks endure the haunting isolation as Slovetsky slowly reclaims its former glory..(Credit Image: © Stefano Lunardi/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Solovetsky Islands lie in the western White Sea, just south of the Arctic Circle and a thousand kilometres from Moscow - they have a long and dark history, once home to one of the worlds largest monasteries, then becoming one of the most feared secret Gulags in the Soviet Union - thousands perished here under Lenin's rule. Today Orthodox monks endure the haunting isolation as Slovetsky slowly reclaims its former glory.:
2010~zrep187~20071023_187_c23_034~Earl S. Cryer~Wildfires World Series~Oct 23, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Eight year old KYLEE HRADECKY watches firefighters battle a wildfire near her home in Deerhorn Valley. Firefighters from throughout California fought to control wildfires near Jamul. The Harris Fire is one of over seven wildfires that have burned over 241,000 acres and consumed more than 1,250 homes..(Credit Image: © Earl S. Cryer/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071023_187_n08_033~Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News~Wildfires World Series~Oct 23, 2007 - Newhall, California, U.S. - Frefighters battle flames along a ridge overlooking Pine Street. The Meadow Ridge Fire broke out near San Fernando Road and Meadow Ridge Drive and briefly threatened homes in the area..(Credit Image: © Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071023_187_s44_032~K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Wildfires World Series~Oct 23, 2007 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Alemeda County firefighters protect a home on Via Conejo between Lake Hodges and Escondido during a fire..(Credit Image: © K.C. Alfred/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071025_187_c23_031~Earl S. Cryer~Wildfires World Series~Oct 25, 2007 - Escondido, California, U.S. - U.S. President GEORGE W. BUSH greets firefighters at Kit Carson Park, which is the base camp for firefighters battling wild fires in San Diego County. Bush came to southern California to view the damage caused by the wildfires that have devastated the area. Firefighters have gained the upper hand on nearly all of the California wildfires as winds died down after five days battling 20 fires from the mountains north of Los Angeles down to the Mexican border..(Credit Image: © Earl S. Cryer/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071025_187_s44_030~K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Wildfires World Series~Oct 25, 2007 - Escondido, California, U.S. - President GEORGE W. BUSH meets with Jay and Kendra Jeffcoat who lost their Rancho Bernardo home to fire. The couple live on Lancashire Way. Along with the President are Senator DIANE FEINSTEIN, Congressman BRIAN BILBRAY, and California Gov. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER..(Credit Image: © K.C. Alfred/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071024_187_a01_029~Jonathan Alcorn~Wildfires World Series~Oct 24, 2007 - Portola Hills, California, U.S. - Firefighters in protection mode gather outside a home as the smoldering Santiago fire creeps through the hills around homes in Live Oak Canyon, near Portola Hills in Orange County..(Credit Image: © Jonathan Alcorn/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071022_187_d88_028~Steven K. Doi/ZUMA Press Wire Service~Wildfires World Series~Oct 22, 2007 - Running Springs, California, U.S. - A firefighter defends property from a raging wildfire. Over 100 structures were lost in the city and the fire continues to engulf everything in its path. The Slide fire has destroyed 25 homes and is making a run at Running Springs and Green Valley Lake communities. It has burned 4,000 acres. Northeast winds are blowing at 30 mph and making the fight more difficult. The growth potential for the Slide fire is listed as extreme. Green Valley lake, Running Springs, Arrowbear, north Lake Arrowhead and surrounding areas have been evacuated..(Credit Image: © Steven K. Doi/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071023_187_n08_027~David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News~Wildfires World Series~Oct 23, 2007 - Santa Clarita Valley, California, U.S. - JUSTIIN CASILLAS, 10, plays with the remains of his Guitar Hero game he found in his burnt home..(Credit Image: © David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071025_187_s44_026~Nancee E. Lewis/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Wildfires World Series~Oct 25, 2007 - Rancho Bernardo, California, U.S. - MARK DAVIS and wife BOBBIE DAVIS survey the damage to their home on Aguamiel in the Westwood neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo. For the past 28 years they called what remains of the house home. It's where they raised their two children and enjoyed the company of their grandchildren..(Credit Image: © Nancee E. Lewis/The U-T San Diego/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep051~19991102_051_h65_018~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - Gentially mutilated when she was a young girl, GABRIELLA ZEROM, 16, now works in a government-sponsored campaign to educate others about the health risks associated with this traditional practice. Circumcision is practiced upon 85%o of women in Eritrea. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_017~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - Beginning at 4 am, crowds of Eritrean women gather at St. Mary's church. A woman presses her face at the entrace while other women pray in the courtyard. A woman may not enter the church grounds if she is considered unclean, which means she's mentruating, had sex within 24 hours or given birth within the past 40 days..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_016~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - Women work in the spooling department in the Barocko textile factory in Asmara. The factory is owned by Saba Nagesh, 43, who returned from exile to start her business in free and independent Eritrea. She had hoped to make ''new fashions for a new nation,'' but since the war began on the border, she's manufacturing camouflage 24/7 for uniforms. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_015~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - MAKUR roasts coffee beans to prepare coffess for visitors, a time-honored tradition in Eritrean culture, at a refugee camp in Jejah, Eritrea. After fighting a 30-year war for liberation from Ethiopia, Eritrea won its independence. Peace lasted only a few years before fighting resumed on the border, displacing hundreds of thousands of Eritreans. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_014~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - Elderly Eritrean women pray for peace at St. Mary's church in Asmara. The prayer book is written in Tigrinya. The elderly woman clutches her wengel, a Coptic Bible held only by women, at sunrise service at St. Mary's church in Asmara. By facing the book outward, she shows she is a devout Christian who believes in the Holy Scripture and is beseeching her Creator to hear her prayers through the mediation of his Holy Word. A wengel is not intended for reading since 85 percent of Eritrean women are illiterate. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_013~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Asmara, Eritrea - A woman holds aloft a traditional bread as she joins thousands of women in a peace march in downtown Asmara..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_012~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - MAKUR returns without water to her family's tent at the refugee camp in Jejah. Her family fled the war on the border, crossing a minefield to reach safety..(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_011~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - After Freweine Asgedom and Alem Abrahal cut their wedding cake, friends and family dance around the couple and the cake. By tradition, married women use henna to paint their hands with decorative designs and patterns for marriage celebrations. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_010~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Asmara, Eritrea - At St. Mary's church in Asmara, couples exhange vows during an Orthodox service, marking the last opportunity to marry before the Christmas 40-day fast. Young women are marrying later and choosing their husbands, rather than submitting to the arranged marriages in adolescence, as tradition once required. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_009~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Asmara, Eritrea - An Eritrean girl jumps rope in a street in the captial, Asmara. The daily life in the city continues while war wages on the border 60 miles away. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_008~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - A teenage boy from Keren harvests sorghum near Ali Gidir, Eritrea, on the Sudanese border. With most of the able-bodied workforce at the front lines, the government trucks high school boyst across the country to bring in the crop. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_007~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Asmara, Eritrea - After her Sunday morning Orthodox wedding at St. Mary's church, FREWEINE ASGEDOM, 26, returns to her father's house in Abashawei in northeast Asmara to freshen up. She and her family will shortly host the gromm's family and friends at a lavish lunch, with dancing and drinking of 'mes', a honey wine. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_006~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - In the heat of the day, a lone fighter stands guard in an acacia tree at Egri Mikhal. Beyond the front-line trench, the Eritreans have heavily mined the stretch of land that separates them from the Ethiopian soldiers. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991101_051_h65_005~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 01, 1999 - Keren, Eritrea - In a culture where it's traditionally taboo to talk about sex, women soldiers attend an AIDS awareness lecture at a military base near Keren, Eritrea. Here, they are being educated about safe sex and prevention of transmission of the HIV virus. (Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_004~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - The leg bones of an Ethiopan soldier protude from his boots along the Eritrean trenches at Egri Mikhal on the border near Tserona. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_003~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - A young Eritrean soldier, TSEGA, stands watch at the front at Tserona. She symbolizes a second-generation soldier, with her modern hairstyle and military fatigues. The liberation fighters wore Afros and plain khaki shorts and navy blue short-sleeve shirts. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_002~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - GENET KAHSAI (C), ALGANESH TSEGEZEAB (L) and AYNOUM TESFAMICHAEL stand at a trench near the border they defend at Egri Mikhal. Women comprise one third of the military and fight alongside the men. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19991102_051_h65_001~Cheryl Hatch~Wonder Women of Eritrea~Nov. 02, 1999 - Eritrea - An elderly woman clutches her wengel, a Coptic Bible held only by women, at sunrise service at St. Mary's church in Asmara. By facing the book outward, she shows she is a devout Christian who believes in the Holy Scripture and is beseeching her Creator to hear her prayers through the mediation of his Holy Word. A wengel is not intended for reading since 85 percent of Eritrean women are illiterate. .(Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050315_051_h65_000~Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wonder Women of Eritrea~zReportage.com Story of the Week #051 - Launched March 15, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In honor of Women's History Month, we are proud to present reportage about the courageous efforts of a group of women fighters who fought for change and independence in their country...For 30 years, Eritrea's women warriors battled side-by-side with men to liberate their homeland from Ethiopian rule. Illiterate and past the desirable adolescent age of marriage, the battle-hardened women veterans returned from the trenches to discover they had yet another war to fight: for equal rights, for freedom from genital mutilation, for economic and educational opportunities. (Credit Image: © Cheryl Hatch/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In honor of Women's History Month, we are proud to present reportage about the courageous efforts of a group of women fighters who fought for change and independence in their country...For 30 years, Eritrea's women warriors battled side-by-side with men to liberate their homeland from Ethiopian rule. Illiterate and past the desirable adolescent age of marriage, the battle-hardened women veterans returned from the trenches to discover they had yet another war to fight: for equal rights, for freedom from genital mutilation, for economic and educational opportunities.:
2010~zrep387~20110819_387_x99_018~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 19, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Children collect raindrops at a refugee camp set by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110822_387_x99_017~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 22, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A woman guides her blind husband at a field in Kuda town. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110820_387_x99_016~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 20, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees' belongings are moved to shore from a ship at a dock. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110819_387_x99_015~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 19, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A child plays strings at a refugee camp set by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110813_387_x99_014~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 13, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A girl waits for aid at the dock. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110815_387_x99_013~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 15, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Women walk away from a refugee camp set up by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110813_387_x99_012~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 13, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees who just arrived to the camp cook. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_387_x99_011~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 18, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees hang out their cloths at a refugee camp set u[ by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110822_387_x99_010~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 22, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees' belongings are moved to shore from a ship at a dock. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ZUMA)~:20110822_387_x99_009~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 22, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A woman guides her blind husband at a field in Kuda town. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110822_387_x99_008~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 22, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees farm beside an unfinished house in Kuda county. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110815_387_x99_007~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 15, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A boy waits to get his lunch. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110817_387_x99_006~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 17, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Children play soccer at a refugee camp set up by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110818_387_x99_005~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 18, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A child runs to his family at a refugee camp set up by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110817_387_x99_004~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 17, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Young refugees play frisbee at a refugee camp set by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110815_387_x99_003~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 15, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A child drinks water from a bucket at a refugee camp set by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110813_387_x99_002~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 13, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - A child sleeps at a refugee camp set up by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110813_387_x99_001~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~Aug. 13, 2011 - Juba, South Sudan - Refugees arrive at a dock. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110919_387_x99_000~Wu Xiaoling/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~South Sudan - Price Of Freedom~zReportage.com Story of the Week #387 - Launched September 20, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sudan is one of the most unstable nations in the world. Sudan has suffered a civil war for almost its entire post-colonial history. The country has an estimated 2 million refugees and IDP's (internally displaced people) who have had to leave their homes because of war or natural disaster. After years of fighting for independence, southern Sudan officially became the Republic of South Sudan on July 9, 2011. The Republic faces a number of challenges and people believe independence will bring a better life. The task for the government of this new state is to manage these expectations. The economy is almost entirely dependent on oil, poverty is widespread, and most of the country lacks even the basic infrastructure. ''The independence we celebrate today transfers the responsibility for our destiny to our hands...'' South Sudan's President Salva Kiir. (Credit Image: © Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ZUMA)~Sudan is one of the most unstable nations in the world. Sudan has suffered a civil war for almost its entire post-colonial history. The country has an estimated 2 million refugees and IDP's (internally displaced people) who have had to leave their homes because of war or natural disaster. After years of fighting for independence, southern Sudan officially became the Republic of South Sudan on July 9, 2011. The Republic faces a number of challenges. The task for the government of this new state is to manage these expectations. The economy is almost entirely dependent on oil, poverty is widespread, and most of the country lacks even the basic infrastructure. 'The independence we celebrate today transfers the responsibility for our destiny to our hands...' South Sudan's President Salva Kiir.:
2010~zrep380~20110428_380_n03_015~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 28, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - JAMES FRY, 57, fishes on the Tennessee River near the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant. He routinely catches catfish at large as 50 pounds. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110507_380_n03_014~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 7, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - The Joker Bar, which is less than a mile from the Watts Bar power plant, is a favorite hangout for workers after their shift. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110507_380_n03_013~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 7, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - The Joker Bar, which is less than a mile from the Watts Bar power plant, is a favorite hangout for workers after their shift. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - A control room of No. 2 reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, currently under construction. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - Bond holders of the Watts Bar site tour the No. 2 control room of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, currently under construction. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - Nuclear Reactor head in the No. 2 containment building. The head has been in place, unused for decades, after construction was halted in 1988. Officials expect to have it operational in 2012. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located just south of Watts Bar Reservoir on the Tennessee River near Spring City in east Tennessee. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - Work continues on No. 2 reactor turbines at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located just south of Watts Bar Reservoir on the Tennessee River near Spring City in east Tennessee. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110505_380_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 5, 2011 - Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. - An electric meter on the home of Dr. Smith, which measures electricity generated by his solar panels that he sells back to the power company. Smith, a former veterinarian, has spent 28 years addressing important solutions impacting the modern environmental movement. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110507_380_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 7, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - A low-income family in a mobile home near Watts Bar power plant. The family, like many in the area, are indifferent to the power plant nearby. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_380_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 29, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located just south of the Watts Bar Reservoir on the Tennessee River near Spring City. It is TVA's third nuclear power plant. Construction began in 1973, and Unit 1 began full commercial operation in 1996. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110430_380_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 30, 2011 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. - Visiting Boy Scouts view a nuclear energy display at American Museum of Science and Energy. The region's culture has a significant nuclear energy awareness due in large part to the 'Manhattan Project' of the 1940s. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110504_380_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 4, 2011 - Loudon, Tennessee, U.S. - MANSOUR GUITY, at his home on the Tennessee River. Guity is a former senior nuclear engineer who was part of the now defunct TVA Nuclear Safety Review staff. His reports documented significant problems in construction of the reactors at the Watts Bar site in the mid-1980s, including conditions which remain unresolved. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110505_380_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~May 5, 2011 - Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. - Dr. STEPHEN SMITH inside his home. Smith, a former veterinarian, has spent 28 years addressing important solutions impacting the modern environmental movement. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_380_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~April 28, 2011 - Spring City, Tennessee, U.S. - EDDIE MOSES, 56, fishes from the bank of Tennessee River near the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant (in background). (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_380_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Nuclear Heartland~zReportage.com Story of the Week #380 - Launched August 2, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The world's nuclear power industry got a wake-up call when the Japanese nuclear plant Fukashima was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. Operators of the 104 nuclear power plants in the U.S. began a reassessment of safety issues. Now, Watt's Bar is being singled-out as a threat to the entire area, and this isn't the first time. In the 1980s, an inspection of the plant uncovered over five thousand separate concerns which stopped the construction of both units. TVA was able to complete Unit 1 in 1996, at a cost of nearly billion. Watts Bar Unit 1 is the last nuclear power plant licensed in the U.S. In 2007, the public utility decided to complete the construction of Watts Bar Unit 2. The plant is currently scheduled to go online in 2012, the first U.S. nuclear power plant licensed in 16 years. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The world's nuclear power industry got a wake-up call when the Japanese nuclear plant Fukashima was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. Operators of the 104 nuclear power plants in the U.S. began a reassessment of safety issues. Now, Watt's Bar is being singled-out as a threat to the entire area, and this isn't the first time. In the 1980s, an inspection of the plant uncovered over five thousand concerns which stopped the construction of both units. TVA was able to complete Unit 1 in 1996, at a cost of nearly $8 billion. Watts Bar Unit 1 is the last nuclear power plant licensed in the U.S. In 2007, the public utility decided to complete the construction of Watts Bar Unit 2. The plant is scheduled to go online in 2012, the first U.S. nuclear power plant licensed in 16 years. :
2010~zrep184~20071004_184_h24_018~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY and DAVID HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_017~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - MEGAN HEALEY writes a note on her mother PAM HEALEY after she passed away at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. Pam was to be cremated and they would not allow notes to be burned with her..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_016~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - DANIELLE HEALEY writes a note on her mother PAM HEALEY after she passed away at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. Pam was to be cremated and they would not allow notes to be burned with her..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_015~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_014~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_013~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY writes in her journal at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_012~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY waves in the hallway at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_011~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY is fed by her daughter DANIELLE HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center. .(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_010~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_009~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY at home with her daughter DANIELLE HEALEY and her new born grandson. .(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_008~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY with her twin daughters DANIELLE HEALEY and MEGAN HEALEY at their home. .(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_007~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY feels her pregnant daughter DANIELLE HEALEY's stomach at the UCAL Medical Center in Westwood. .(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_006~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY with her hands on her head after losing her hair at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. .(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_005~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY with one of her twin daughters, MEGAN HEALEY, at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_004~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY with her twin daughters DANIELLE HEALEY and MEGAN HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_003~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - MEGAN HEALEY waits outside her mother's hospital room at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_002~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY with her twin daughters DANIELLE HEALEY and MEGAN HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071004_184_h24_001~David Healey/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~Oct. 04, 2007 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - PAM HEALEY at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071009_184_h24_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pam's Song~zReportage.com Story of the Week #184 - Launched October 09, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - What do you do when you learn your wife of over 30 years has been handed a death sentence called leukemia? If you are photojournalist David Healey you pick up your cameras and continue documenting. Having documented his family from the very beginning this just seems to be the natural thing to do. At just the age of 60, Pam Healey should have been moving into the next phase of her life, becoming a grandmother. Instead she only had that experience for a short, brief while. David Healey has captured on B&W film an amazing story of strength and love..(Credit Image: © David Healey/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~What do you do when you learn your wife of over 30 years has been handed a death sentence called leukemia? If you are photojournalist David Healey you pick up your cameras and continue documenting. Having documented his family from the very beginning this just seems to be the natural thing to do. At just the age of 60, Pam Healey should have been moving into the next phase of her life, becoming a grandmother. Instead she only had that experience for a short, brief while. David Healey has captured on B&W film an amazing story of strength and love.:
2010~zrep183~20070822_183_r19_018~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Iraqi policeman after the car bomb attack. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_017~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Blackhawk arrives with official observers during wargames training. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_016~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Medivac arrives from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to evacuate victims. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_015~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after a simulated car bomb. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_014~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after a simulated car bomb. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_013~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Medivac arrives from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division to evacuate victims. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_012~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after car bomb and search for a sniper who has 'killed' troops. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_011~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after car bomb and search for a sniper. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_010~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after car bomb. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_009~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after car bomb. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_008~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division help iraqi 'victims.'.(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_007~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Medic from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division treats a simulated corpse which relays vital signs to observers who rate the medics work. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_006~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Iraqi 'victims' of car bomb attack direct troops to the scene. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_005~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - A rock welcomes soldiers and 'civilians' at Fort Irwin. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_004~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division secure area after car bomb. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_003~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Iraqi 'victims' of car bomb attack direct troops to the scene. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_002~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Iraqi 'victims' of car bomb attack. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070822_183_r19_001~Ruaridh Stewart~The IED Games~Aug. 22, 2007 - Fort Irwin, California, U.S. - Troops from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division help iraqi 'victims.'.(Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071002_183_r19_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The IED Games~zReportage.com Story of the Week #183 - Launched October 02, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, (Fort Hood, Texas) take part in complex war games during training before they deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan at the U.S. Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert. Soldiers receive the most realistic training possible for defeating IEDs (improvised explosive devices), roadside bombs, vehicle bombs and even terrorists laden with suicide vests. Currently IEDs are the number one killer of US troops in Iraq. The center is attacking the IED threat using a balance of intelligence, training and technology. Because the enemy is so adaptable in using these devices, the techniques designed to counter the IED threat have to be adaptable. Fort Irwin is the Armys premier training center. Set in the Mojave desert, it covers over 1,000 square miles between Las Vegas and Death Valley, where summer temperatures reach well into triple digits. To help give a more realistic experience, Iraqi nationals play the part of terrorists, victims, police and military during the role playing for weeks at a time during training in 'mock' Iraqi cities such as Medina Wasl and Medina Jabal. (Credit Image: © Ruaridh Stewart/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, (Fort Hood, Texas) take part in complex war games during training before they deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan at the U.S. Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert. Soldiers receive the most realistic training possible for defeating IEDs (improvised explosive devices), roadside bombs, vehicle bombs and even terrorists laden with suicide vests. Currently IEDs are the number one killer of US troops in Iraq. The center is attacking the IED threat using a balance of intelligence, training and technology. Because the enemy is so adaptable in using these devices, the techniques designed to counter the IED threat have to be adaptable. Fort Irwin is the Armys premier training center. Set in the Mojave desert, it covers over 1,000 square miles between Las Vegas and Death Valley, where summer temperatures reach well into triple digits. To help give a more realistic experience, Iraqi nationals play the part of terrorists, victims, police and military during the role playing for weeks at a time during training in 'mock' Iraqi cities such as Medina Wasl and Medina Jabal.:
2010~zrep378~20110327_378_z19_027~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrants fleeing unrest in Northern Africa wait at the wharf on the southern island of Lampedusa. Italy sent six ships to evacuate the immigrants and ease the pressure on the overcrowded southern island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_026~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrant men sit against a wall in town. The Italian island of Lampedusa is at breaking point after the arrival of thousands of migrants. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_025~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - North Africans wait at the harbor to board a ferry for transport to the mainland for processing. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_024~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Since the beginning of this year more than 50,000 refugees have arrived on the island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_023~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Refugees wait on the dock hoping to eventually transfer off the Italian island to the mainland by boat. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_022~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - A migrant looks through a makeshift shelter on the island. Tensions are at breaking point after the arrival of tens of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in north Africa. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_021~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrants warms themselves with a small fire on the island. Thousands sleep outdoors on the island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~FRANCESCO GUAGLIARDO is a freelance photographer for LaPresse Photo Agency. Guagliardo is based in Palermo, Italy, and has been covering the humanitarian issue of Lampedusa Island during 2011. Guagliardo's Reportage is represented by ZUMA via its' partner La Press Photo Agency. Guagliardo graduated from the Provincial Institute of Culture and Language in Palermo. He then enrolled in Law School, but abandoned Law studies to pursue photography. Guagliardo graduated in Photography at the European Institute of Design in Milan. For more of Francesco Guagliardo's passionate work, go to ZUMAPRESS.com. Hire him for an assignment by contacting Sales@ZUMAPRESS.com or +1.949.481.3747:20110327_378_z19_020~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrants arrive by boat on the island of Lampedusa. More than 50,000 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean and landed in Lampedusa since the upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East began in January. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_019~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Illegal immigrants from north Africa wait at a dock on Lampedusa Island, southernmost Italy. Italy sent six ships to evacuate the immigrants and ease the pressure on the overcrowded southern island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_018~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Many of the newly arriving migrants are being housed outdoors without shelter. Hundreds do not have access to toilets, wash facilities, or adequate food. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_017~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - An illegal immigrant from north Africa sits near his makeshift tent on Lampedusa Island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_016~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~March 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrants fleeing the unrest in North Africa gather in town on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.The thousands of migrants now outnumber the local inhabitants of the town. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_015~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Illegal immigrants from North Africa hang out in the streets of Lampedusa's only town. Thousands sleep outdoors with no access to bathrooms. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_014~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Italian authorities have attempted to set up an emergency tent camp on the island, but they have been unable to deliver enough tents, portable toilets, and blankets to the thousands of immigrants who have arrived. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_013~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Many immigrants on Lampedusa Island have not been provided with the most basic humanitarian conditions such as shelter, medical care, and access to sanitary facilities while thousands continue to sleep outdoors. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_012~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - An immigrant from North Africa sits the embankment overlooking the wharf. Thousands sleep outdoors without shelter. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_011~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Migrants sit and rest on the tiny island of Lampedusa overlooking the wharf. Thousands of refugees are forced to sleep outside because the immigrant holding center on the island only has the capacity to hold 850 people. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_010~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Immigrants from North Africa line up for food and water distribution on Lampedusa island. Each meal is served in one plastic bag, with two paper plates. Trash litters the island because there are no trashcans. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_009~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Tunisian Immigrants wait at the wharf hoping to be transferred to the Italian mainland. Almost all of the immigrants are young men from Northern Africa escaping unrest in their homeland. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_008~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~MIGRANT MAGNET~March 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - A protest sign hangs in town on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa as tension continues to increase from the arrival of thousands of immigrants from the North African coastline. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110327_378_z19_007~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~March 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Crouched under a trailer on the island, immigrants find shelter from the sun. Thousands of people camp outside at night and get a ration of food and water from humanitarian aid. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_006~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Immigrants find shelter from the sun under trailers. More than 20,000 immigrants have arrived from North Africa, transforming the Mediterranean island into a trash-strewn refugee camp.(Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_005~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Hygiene and sanitary conditions in the migrant reception centers on the island of Lampedusa are below humanitarian standards, according to the MŽdecins Sans Frontires (MSF). As many as 3,000 migrants share 16 chemical toilets, according to MSF. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA.)~:20110327_378_z19_004~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Immigrants fleeing unrest in Northern Africa wait to board the Palladio of Siremar ship on the southern island of Lampedusa. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised to clear thousands of illegal Tunisian migrants from Lampedusa after an outcry over a humanitarian crisis on the tiny southern island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_003~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - A plastic doll hangs on a makeshift tent house where an immigrant is living on Lampedusa island. Migrants are sleeping in improvised tent encampments around the island. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_002~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Immigrants who left North Africa following recent unrest, are stranded on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Hundreds of people are sleeping outdoors under plastic sheeting, with overcrowding creating what the UNHCR called a ''difficult humanitarian situation''. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_001~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~Mar. 27, 2011 - Lampedusa Island, Italy - Trash is left behind by the immigrants on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. More than 20,000 people, mostly from North Africa, have arrived to Lampedusa Island fleeing the turmoil that has engulfed their homeland. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110327_378_z19_000~Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse~Migrant Island~zReportage.com Story of the Week #378 - Launched July 19, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Thousands of refugees from North Africa have passed through the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa as they try to flee the unrest that has hit North Africa, with the civil war in Libya adding to the problem. More than 50,000 migrants this year have risked their lives and made the journey to Lampedusa, which is only 20 sq. km in size, and whose sole detention centre can hold a maximum of 850 people. The surge in illegal migration to Europe from North Africa has sparked rows between EU states, with Rome arguing that other EU member states must share the burden of the influx of illegal immigrants to the bloc. Historically Lampedusa has been a harbor for fishing fleets, an exile for militants, mafia, and a vacation spot in summer, when the population balloons. Today, it is a steppingstone to Europe. (Credit Image: © Francesco Guagliardo/LaPresse/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Thousands of refugees from North Africa have passed through the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa as they try to flee the unrest that has hit North Africa, with the civil war in Libya adding to the problem. More than 50,000 migrants this year have risked their lives and made the journey to Lampedusa, which is only 20 sq. km in size, and whose sole detention centre can hold a maximum of 850 people. The surge in illegal migration to Europe from North Africa has sparked rows between EU states, with Rome arguing that other EU member states must share the burden of the influx of illegal immigrants to the bloc. Historically Lampedusa has been a harbor for fishing fleets, an exile for militants, mafia, and a vacation spot in summer, when the population balloons. Today, it is a steppingstone to Europe.:
2010~zrep077~20050825_077_p77_018~Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 25, 2005 - Wellington, Florida, U.S. - FAITH ROLLINS, 14-months, and mother Joy Rollins, not shown, of West Palm Beach, were asked to leave their apartment finding a place to sleep at the Red Cross shelter as tropical storm Katrina approaches the area at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington Thursday. .(Credit Image: © Gary Coronado/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com)~:20050906_077_p77_017~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 06, 2005 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - DAVID MCGUINNESS, 5, left and sister TORRIONE MCGUINNESS, 4, wait in line for food from the Red Cross at Palm Meadows. The children are refugees from Hurricane Katrina and fled New Orleans with their family. .(Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050905_077_p77_016~Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 05, 2005 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - A crayon drawing of bodies floating in water outside a house done by My'shelle Taylor (age 8) of New Orleans Monday morning at Palm Meadows, where dormitory-style housing is serving as temporary shelter for evacuees from areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Phil Heller of Boca Raton, a clinical phsychologist, was assessing ''how people are'' and asking children to make crayon drawings as a means of assessing their level of trauma. ''They are coping,'' he said, ''but they are having distressing thoughts of bodies in water. They are worried that it they go back it will look the same, with bodies in the water.'' A few moments later, My'shelle made another drawing, in bright colors, of a family standing by their intact house. .(Credit Image: © Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050905_077_p77_015~Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 05, 2005 - Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. - DR. PHIL HELLER of Boca Raton, a clinical phsychologist, was assessing ''how people are'' Monday morning at Palm Meadows, where dormitory-style housing is serving as temporary shelter for evacuees from areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Here he talks with RASHAUNA MURPHY (age 6), who was evacuated from downtown New Orleans with her grandmother Linda Robertson. Linda has four children and three other grandchildren about whose whereabouts she is uncertain. Heller was asking children to make crayon drawings as a means of assessing their level of trauma. ''They are coping,'' he said, ''but they are having distressing thoughts of bodies in water.''.(Credit Image: © Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050831_077_a27_014~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 31, 2005 - New Orleans, Mississippi, U.S. - ASHLEY VICKNAIR, 18, right, gives her daughter, SELENA CAILLOUET, 6 months, water while cousin JACOB BASILE, 5, tries to help after they were rescued from St. Bernard Parish and taken by ferry to the Algiers Ferry Terminal across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, August 31, 2005. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050903_077_t14_013~Bernard Weil/The Toronto Star~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 03, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - A military police holds a young boy to protect him from an incoming helicopter September 3, 2005. Military choppers and busses evacuated thousands of refugees from Highway 10 and Causeway Blvd..(Credit Image: © Bernard Weil/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050904_077_i88_012~Aaron M. Sprecher/Icon SMI~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 04, 2005 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Five-year-old, FOLAIRIA SINO, an evacuee from New Orleans, Louisiana holds on to a stuffed animal she got at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Sunday September 4, 2005 in Houston, Texas. Some Katrina victims from New Orleans, Louisiana were placed at the George R. Brown Convention Center for an unspecified amount of time. .(Credit Image: © Aaron M. Sprecher/Icon SMI/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050906_077_t14_011~Bernard Weil/The Toronto Star~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 06, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - Officer ERIC GANTT (L), with the SCDNR (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources), and DET. RYAN LUBRANO, with New Orleans Police Department, evacuate six-year-old COREYELLE COLE onto a waiting boat while her 2-year-old brother Larry Brooks nervously peers out from the front door of their home. Seven people inside were plucked from the home which was in an area of New Orleans, about 20 blocks from the French Quarter, that was flooded by Hurricane Katrina. Emergency workers continue to find residents trapped or unwilling to leave their homes. (Credit Image: © Bernard Weil/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050902_077_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 02, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - Five-year-old P.J JACKSON walks in front of the New Orleans Convention Centre under the guidance of his UNCLE MORRIS. P.J has been at the Convention centre for 4 nights, the same number of nights Irma Jackson (top right) has spent in front of the New Orleans Convention Centre without any aid. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050904_077_a27_009~E Ornelas/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 04, 2005 - Waveland, Mississippi, U.S. - JOELISA KELLY, 2, (left) and her sister EMA KELLY, 3, wait for their parents in shopping carts filled with food and supplies at a relief distribution center in Waveland. .(Credit Image: © E Ornelas/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050831_077_a27_008~Lisa Krantz/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 31, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - Hundreds of refugees who were rescued from St. Bernard Parish arrive at the Algiers Ferry Terminal across the Mississippi River from downtown New Orleans..(Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz Express-News/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050902_077_r70_007~Alicia Wagner Calzada/RUMBO~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 02, 2005 - Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. - Refugees from Hurricane Katrina wait at a staging area on I-10 and Causeway Blvd., Friday, September 2, 2005 in Metairie, Louisiana. Conditions at the staging area, where the majority of those rescued were taken, were extremely poor, with thousands sitting in the hot sun, filth and trash for days. (Credit Image: © Alicia Wagner Calzada/RUMBO/ZUMAPRESS.com/ZUMA)~:20050830_077_p77_006~David Spencer/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 30, 2005 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - Devastation in the downtown area Tuesday, about 1/2 mile inland from Casino waterfront. At left is the Biloxi post office. RYAN REVERSE, 5, traverses a piece of wood along with his sister DOMINIQUE, 6. The debris was pushed up from the casino waterfront by Hurricane Katrina. The children's mother, Janie Reverse, said she was probably out of a job: she was in training at the Hard Rock Casino that was scheduled to open Thursday. .(Credit Image: © David Spencer/Palm Beach Post/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20050901_077_a27_005~John Davenportpress-News/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 01, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - A young girl weeps while sitting on a curb in downtown New Orleans on Sep. 1, 2005 as refugees from Hurricane Katrina mill about wondering their fate. Victims of the hurricane hope to soon be transported by bus to the Houston Astrodome for air condtioning and some structure in their lives. (Credit Image: © John Davenportpress-News/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com/ZUMA)~:20050902_077_a27_004~J Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 02, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - Children sleep on the sidewalk in front of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Friday while waiting for help from authorities. At the top in the orange and black jacket is DELYNN JENKINS,10, bottom left is DESEAN JENKINS,8, and bottom right is WENDELL JENKINS,11. They were there with their mom Deidre Jenkins. .(Credit Image: © J Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20050830_077_p77_003~David Spencer/Palm Beach Post~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 30, 2005 - Biloxi, MS, U.S. - A teddy bear lies on the pavement near the historic downtown area of Biloxi Tuesday. .(Credit Image: © David Spencer/Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com)~:20050831_077_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~Aug. 31, 2005 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. - People walk to Loyola Avenue in News Orleans near the Superdome, Tulane University Hospital, and hotels Wednesday, August 31, 2005..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050903_077_t14_001~Dale Brazao/The Toronto Star~Katrina's Kids~Sep. 03, 2005 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Six-year-old JAHRULE GRAHAM checks out the cot in the Reliant Center which can now accomodate another 11,ooo evacuees after the Astrodome was declared full to capacity with its 15,000. Officials say there are some 200,000 evacuees from Louisiana in the greater Houston area. .(Credit Image: © Dale Brazao/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050913_077_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Katrina's Kids~zReportage.com Story of the Week #077 - Launched Setpember 13, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - An undocumented number of children are among the hundreds of thousands of displaced Hurricane Katrina survivors. The lucky ones escaped with their lives and a parent or other loved one. Many others are still waiting to be reunited with a familiar face. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz Express-News/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com)~An undocumented number of children are among the hundreds of thousands of displaced Hurricane Katrina survivors. The lucky ones escaped with their lives and a parent or other loved one. Many others are still waiting to be reunited with a familiar face. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz Express-News/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com):
2010~zrep425~20110825_425_x99_023~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A soccer ball is kicked high in the sky. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_022~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - Two boys wearing slippers play soccer on a path of a shanty town. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110822_425_x99_021~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 22, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A goalkeeper stands before the goal on a clay soccer field. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110817_425_x99_020~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 17, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A vendor watches two women's soccer team having a match beside a clay soccer field. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_019~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY plays soccer alone on a vacant lot near home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_018~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY stays with his father at home. Papy's father works in a computer company as a secretary, and his salary of 50,000 FCFA (114 U.S. dollars) per month is the only income source of the whole family. To save money, Papy's father usually gets up early in the morning and spends nearly one hour and a half walking to work. Like most parents in Cameroon, he encourages Papy to practice soccer by buying polo shirts and soccer shoes for him, with the hope that his son can be a soccer star like Samuel Eto'o. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110826_425_x99_017~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 26, 2011- Yaounde, Cameroon - Papy's sister does up his hair with traditional method. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_016~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY fetches water from a well near home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_015~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY eats lunch at home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_014~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - Papy takes off his clothes to have a bath after soccer training at home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_013~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY plays checker with soccer stars printed on the board at home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110827_425_x99_012~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 27, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A pair of soccer goalkeeper gloves hang beside the window of a dormitory in Schalom Soccer Training Center. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_011~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011- Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY walks to a training center. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_010~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY plays soccer with friends near home. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110821_425_x99_009~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 21, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A boy plays soccer on a clay soccer field. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110826_425_x99_008~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 26, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - Several teenagers talk in a snack bar of a shanty town. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110826_425_x99_007~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 26, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A girl watches boys playing soccer on a soccer field. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110827_425_x99_006~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 27, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - A discarded polo shirt on a soccer field. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_005~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 -Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY plays soccer. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110825_425_x99_004~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 25, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY arrives at a soccer field and gets ready to play. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110827_425_x99_003~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 27, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - Several boys play soccer on a vacant lot of a shanty town. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110819_425_x99_002~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 19, 2011- Yaounde, Cameroon - Boys play soccer on a vacant lot. No matter on the crude fields by the roads or on the vacant lots in the shanty towns, children and teenagers playing soccer can be seen all over the city.(Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110826_425_x99_001~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~Aug. 26, 2011 - Yaounde, Cameroon - PAPY poses with a ball in his arm. Papy is the nickname of MINTOUMOU JAMES, a 12-year-old boy who lives in a small single-story house with his family on the mountainside near Yaounde's zoo. Like most boys in Cameroon, Papy started to play soccer from childhood. He walks more than half an hour to practice in the training center regardless of wind or rain. 'When I become a soccer star, I would have the ability to help my family, friends, and others in need. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110826_425_x99_000~Shen Bohan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cameroon's Field of Dreams~zReportage.com Story of the Week #425: Cameroon's Field of Dreams - Launched June 12, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The youth of Cameroon can be seen playing soccer everywhere, whether on the crude fields by the roads or on the vacant lots in the shanty towns, they are obsessed with the game. Cameroon has qualified for the World Cup more than any other African country. 'When I become a soccer star, I would have the ability to help my family, friends, and others in need.' says 'Papy.' Otherwise known as Mintoumou James, Papy age 12 lives in a small house with his family on the mountainside near in Yaounde. Like most boys in Cameroon, he has been playing soccer from an early age, and walks more than half an hour, each way to attend soccer practice. Papy's father earns just $114 USD per month - the only income source of the whole family. Like most parents in Cameroon, he encourages Papy to practice his game, with the hope that his son can be a soccer star like Cameroon's National Team captain Samuel Eto'o. (Credit Image: © Shen Bohan/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The youth of Cameroon can be seen playing soccer everywhere, whether on the crude fields by the roads or on the vacant lots in the shanty towns, they are obsessed with the game. Cameroon has qualified for the World Cup more than any other African country. 'When I become a soccer star, I would have the ability to help my family, friends, and others in need.' says 'Papy.' Otherwise known as Mintoumou James, Papy age 12 lives in a small house with his family on the mountainside. Like most boys in Cameroon, he has been playing soccer from an early age, and walks more than half an hour to attend soccer practice. Papy's father earns just $114 USD per month. Like most parents in Cameroon, he encourages Papy to practice his game, with the hope that his son can be a soccer star like Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o.:
2010~zrep140~20060904_140_t14_018~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A street scene in Cite Soleil on a street that has better infrastructure than others in the slum. It is common to encounter gang leaders when walking through this area of the slum..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_017~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A view of Cite Soleil. The slum is now home to extreme poverty, gang warfare and a general sense of fear. Much of the violent ideology and reform movements arise from this area where the people feel they have no voice. In order to be heard the gangs of Cite Soleil are arming themselves through the proceeds of kidnapping..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_016~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - UN troops from Brazil order the driver of a 'tap tap' to raise his arms for a search as he tries to enter Cite Soleil. The UN is struggling to gain some sort of control in the infamous slum that was intially developed by Papa Doc. Gangs control the inside of the slum without any presence of UN or Haitian police foot patrols. There are many areas in the slums where security forces will not enter. At the moment Cite Soleil residents have little respect for UN security forces and blame them for most of the shootings inside the slum..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A street scene in Cite Soleil. Despite living in constant fear of shootings, kidnappings and rape, the area is full of life..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A mid-day service inside a Cite Soleil Baptist church. The slum is now home to extreme poverty, gang warfare and a general sense of fear. Much of the violent ideology and reform movements arise from this area where the people feel they have no voice. In order to be heard the gangs of Cite Soleil are arming themselves through the proceeds of kidnapping..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - An armored UN vehicle containing Jordanian soldiers sits beside the Natioanl Highway 1 near the gates of Cite Soleil..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Two young boys watch life pass by from behind a razor wire barrier set up near the entrance to Cite Soleil's market. Socio-economic conditions in Haiti have led to a breakdown in the family structure, leaving many children to fend for themselves in the dangerous slums throughout the capital of Port-au-Prince. Joining a gang as a young soldier is one of very few options for these children living in un-imaginable poverty inside a slum built on a landfill that lacks a police force..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - As Sri Lankan troops take the lead, UNPOL officer, PATRICK TREMBLAY, 29, of the Surete du Quebec, joins a group of UN security forces in the hillside slum of Belvue in search of a gang of 15 heavily armed kidnappers following the abduction of middle-aged Achel Julien from within her house. The woman was not found. Kidnappings and shootings have erupted in this area of Port-au-Prince due to poverty, political instability and a shortage of police. Proceeds from the kidnappings are often used buy more weapons to further strengthen the already heavily armed gangs that control these streets..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Pastor JEAN-YVES VIGUE is a Protestant preacher who was shot in the abdomen twice as he slept inside his home in Quad de Bouquet, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. It is not the first time he has been targeted by armed gangs..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Three-year-old RONICA JEAN-BAPTISTE holds onto her 25-year-old mother BETTY in a hospital. Ronica was shot in the leg by an armed gang..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Pastor JEAN-YVES VIGUE is a Protestant preacher who was shot in the abdomen twice as he slept inside his home in Quad de Bouquet, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. It is not the first time he has been targeted by armed gangs..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A young girl is held in her mother's arms deep inside the infamous Port-au-Prince slum, Cite Soleil. On top of being impoverished, frequent kidnappings, an absence of security forces and shootings have left families within Cite Soleil to live in constant fear. There is no security force currently patrolling the area of this slum where this mother and child live. They are dependent upon the area's gang leader for safety..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - UN troops from Brazil order a man trying to enter the slum of Cite Soleil to raise his arms for a random search. The UN is struggling to gain some sort of control in the infamous slum that was intially developed by Papa Doc..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A boy stands on top of the ruins of a building looking over one of the poorest areas in Cite Soleil nearest the waters edge..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - JULIEN TERMONFICE returns to her home in fear after her sister was abducted by 15 armed gang members. She must now pack a few meager belongings and flee the area with Achel's 5-year-old son who has been left without a mother, and the rest of her own kids..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 5-year-old JOSE JULIEN stares at the camera minutes after his mother, Achel Julien, was kidnapped by an armed gang of 15 strong from their tiny family home in the slum of Belvue in Port-au-Prince. Gangs from the neighboring area of Ti Bois are terrorizing the area. Machete attacks, gun attacks, rapes and kidnappings are a daily occurrence. Jose and his family will now have to leave their home to protect themselves from further attacks..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - JULIEN TERMONFICE in fear after her sister, Achel, was abducted by 15 armed gang members. The infamous slum was built on a landfill by the ruthless dictator Papa Doc. The slum is now home to extreme poverty, gang warfare and a general sense of fear..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060904_140_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~Sep. 04, 2006 - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A man looks out over a busy street from his roof top in Cite Soleil, 'Sun City'..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061205_140_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Gangs of Soleil~zReportage.com Story of the Week #140 - Launched December 05, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - On top of being impoverished, frequent kidnappings, an absence of security forces and shootings have left families within Cite Soleil to live in constant fear. Families are dependent upon the areas gang leader for safety. In order to be heard the gangs of Cite Soleil are arming themselves through the proceeds of kidnapping. Joining a gangs as a young soldier is one of very few options for these children living in imaginable poverty inside a slum built on a landfill that lacks a police force..(Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~On top of being impoverished, frequent kidnappings, an absence of security forces and shootings have left families within Cite Soleil to live in constant fear. Families are dependent upon the areas gang leader for safety. In order to be heard the gangs of Cite Soleil are arming themselves through the proceeds of kidnapping. Joining a gangs as a young soldier is one of very few options for these children living in imaginable poverty inside a slum built on a landfill that lacks a police force.:
2010~zrep179~20060427_179_g58_009~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_008~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_007~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_006~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_005~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_004~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_003~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_002~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060427_179_g58_001~Karl Grobl~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~Apr. 27, 2006 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070904_179_g58_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mother's Prayer for the Dying~zReportage.com Story of the Week #179 - Launched September 04, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Nirmal Hriday: home for the dying destitutes in Calcutta, India. Established in 1952 at Kalighat Nirmal Hriday (meaning Pure Heart) was Mother Teresa's first love because she started her work here. Today the center continues to care for Calcutta's poor. Dying with dignity is what Mother Teresa envisioned when creating Nirmal Hriday Home for the Sick and Dying Destitute. The City of Calcutta is blessed with numerous humanitarian organizations founded by this highly revered religious figure. They continue to flourish under the guidance of an army of nuns.:
2010~zrep499~20130721_499_m126_010~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~July 21, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Above the make-shift residential zone Parque do Gato Favela. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_499_m126_009~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Cup '14 Group A Mexico 3:1 Crotia~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - A Favela girl dances outside at night. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_008~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Cup '14 Group A Mexico 3:1 Crotia~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents work to build their homes. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_499_m126_007~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~July 21, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents use found or salvaged materials to build a home. The slum was raised in less than 5 days. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_006~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents of Parque do Gato work to build their homes. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_005~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents of Parque do Gato work to build their homes. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_004~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Cup '14 Group A Mexico 3:1 Crotia~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents of Parque do Gato at sunset near their makeshift homes. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_003~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents of Parque do Gato work to build their homes. The demand for housing is still strong. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_499_m126_002~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Cup '14 Group A Mexico 3:1 Crotia~July 21, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residential zone Parque do Gato. Investments with the World Cup in Brazil is estimated at about 5 billion dollars to build stadiums, improvements in the quality of public transport, infrastructure and trade. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130720_499_m126_001~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Cup '14 Group A Mexico 3:1 Crotia~July 20, 2013 - Parque do Gato, Brazil - Favela residents of Parque do Gato work to build their homes. The slum was raised in less than 5 days. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131105_499_m126_000~Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Favela Olympic Makeover~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 499 - Favela Olympic Makeover - Launched November 4, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Thousands of favela residents are fighting eviction orders in Sao Paulo and other major Brazilian cities as the country prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 summer Olympics. Favelas are ''informal'' communities that were founded over the 20th century by squatters in response to the lack of formal and affordable housing in Brazil. Most have since grown into densely-built neighborhoods with a vibrant social life, yet still suffer from a lack of infrastructure and public services, and have been ruled by ruthless drug gangs. A network of local advocacy groups, estimates that 170,000 Brazilians will have be evicted by the time the 2016 Olympics kick off. Residents and activists deem these evictions abusive and unnecessary, and plans for relocations have been criticized as vastly inadequate. Sao Paulo has the largest number of slums of any city in Brazil, with 20% of the municipality designated as ''irregular settlements'' or favelas. A recent UN report predicted that by 2020 there would be 55 million people living in favelas in Brazil. Expect all eyes to be on Brazil's final preparations with just over 200 days until World Cup 2014 in Rio and almost 1,000 days to Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Victor Moriyama/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Thousands of favela residents are fighting eviction orders in Sao Paulo and other major Brazilian cities as the country prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 summer Olympics. Favelas are ''informal'' communities that were founded over the 20th century by squatters in response to the lack of formal and affordable housing in Brazil. Most have since grown into densely-built neighborhoods with a vibrant social life, yet still suffer from a lack of infrastructure and public services, and have been ruled by ruthless drug gangs. A network of local advocacy groups, estimates that 170,000 Brazilians will have be evicted by the time the 2016 Olympics kick off. Residents and activists deem these evictions abusive and unnecessary, and plans for relocations have been criticized as vastly inadequate. Sao Paulo has the largest number of slums of any city in Brazil, with 20% of the municipality designated as ''irregular settlements'' or favelas. A recent UN report predicted that by 2020 there would be 55 million people living in favelas in Brazil. :
2010~zrep299~20091121_299_e66_009~/eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 21, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Burka clad women walk passed a man fixing gold jewelry by the river in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 20th November, 2009. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewelery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091118_299_e66_008~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Gold powder, that is melted down to make gold bars is packed into clay pots and heated at very high temperatures until it is red hot at Ahmad Fawad 's smeltery in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 20th November, 2009. Ahmads family business is melting down gold jewelry that people no longer want into gold bars that are then resold to make new jewellery. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091118_299_e66_007~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Newly melted gold is poured out of a clay pot into a bucket of cold water to set at Ahmad Fawad 's smeltery. Ahmads family business is melting down gold jewelry that people no longer want into gold bars that are then resold to make new jewellery. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091115_299_e66_006~/eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 15, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - An Afghan family bargain with a gold dealer at a gold shop. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091118_299_e66_005~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Ahmad Fawad holds up two newly made gold bars with is crest on them at his smeltery. Ahmads family business is melting down gold jewelry that people no longer want into gold bars that are then resold to make new jewelry. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091121_299_e66_004~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 21, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Old gold bracelets traditionally given at Afghan weddings are cut into small pieces before being heated at very high temperatures to melt into gold bars at Ahmad Fawad 's smeltery. Ahmads family business is melting down gold jewelry that people no longer want into gold bars that are then resold to make new jewelry. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091115_299_e66_003~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 15, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Rows of gold necklasses and earings, traditionally given to Afghan brides at their weddings, are on display at a gold shop. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable, yet in Afghan society families are obliged to buy gold to give at weddings. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091115_299_e66_002~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 15, 2009 - An Afghan gold dealer stands behind his counter at his gold shop in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 15th November, 2009. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable, yet in Afghan society families are obliged to buy gold to give at weddings. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091118_299_e66_001~Eyevine~Gold Traders of Kabul~Nov. 18, 2009 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Gold powder, that is melted down to make gold bars is packed into clay pots before being heated at very high temperatures at Ahmad Fawad 's smeltery in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 20th November, 2009. Ahmads family business is melting down gold jewelry that people no longer want into gold bars that are then resold to make new jewellery. The world wide price of gold is rising steadily, making such gold jewellery increasingly valuable. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100112_299_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Gold Traders of Kabul~zReportage.com Story of the Week #299 - Launched January 12, 2010 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The recent surge in the gold price has forced Kabul traders to raise prices, compounding the woes of a fraternity reeling from kidnappings and political uncertainty. Some say if the situation gets worse, they will be forced to close businesses that have been in the family for generations. Gold's surge to a record high of more than ,200 an ounce has pushed them to hike prices, which simply adds to the distress of the gold trade recovering from a country at war. Few people in Afghanistan hold bank accounts and gold is used in place of a checking account to store a families wealth. Gold prices are taking a toll on the amount of jewelry a bride here can expect to wear on her wedding day, a marker of family pride and a social expectation that can make or break a ceremony, a huge occasion in Afghanistan. The gold traders of Kabul are a barometer of the city's mood. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The recent surge in the gold price has forced Kabul traders to raise prices, compounding the woes of a fraternity reeling from kidnappings and political uncertainty. Some say if the situation gets worse, they will be forced to close businesses that have been in the family for generations. Gold's surge to a record high of more than $1,200 an ounce has pushed them to hike prices, which simply adds to the distress of the gold trade recovering from a country at war. Few people in Afghanistan hold bank accounts and gold is used in place of a checking account to store a families wealth. Gold prices are taking a toll on the amount of jewelry a bride here can expect to wear on her wedding day, a marker of family pride and a social expectation that can make or break a ceremony, a huge occasion in Afghanistan. The gold traders of Kabul are a barometer of the city's mood.:
2010~zrep076~20041114_076_l43_018~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - One of the last to receive a daily injection, a young girl waits to see the nurse that will administer her antimonial drugs..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_017~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Although drugs are free to those who cannot pay, patients are not fed. They prepare rice, goat meat, chicken and matoke (crushed plantains) over coal and wood fires. Much of the cooking is done in and around this mud brick shelter..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_016~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - A 10-year-old Ugandan boy receives a blood transfusion from his father (in floral hat). The child has already been ill for over twelve weeks. His case is extremely unusual because it is the second time he has been treated for Kala-Azar. The harsh drugs used for treatment can be especially tough on the young and elderly. .(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050608_076_l43_015~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Jun. 08, 2005 - Amudat, Uganda - A young girl waits with her mother in the Kala-Azar ward to be examined by doctors..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050608_076_l43_014~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Jun. 08, 2005 - Amudat, Uganda - Children wait for the nightly meal to be served. Meals are prepared over burning piles of scrap wood during the month long stay at the Amudat Hospital. .(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050608_076_l43_013~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Jun. 08, 2005 - Amudat, Uganda - Patients in the Kala-Azar ward of the Amudat Hospital, Uganda..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050610_076_l43_012~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Jun. 10, 2005 - Amudat, Uganda - Antimonial injections wait for one of about sixty-five patients to receive treatment..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_011~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - An elderly victim of Kala-Azar rests on a patch of sand on a hill in the shade away from others. Death is common on the hot, dry lowlands of Northeastern Uganda. According to hospital personnel, families rarely retrieve deceased loved ones for burial. After hospital staff buries the victims, hyenas often dig them from the shallow graves..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_010~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Hospital staff examine the progress of a young girl. One of the side effects of Kala-Azar is an exceedingly swollen spleen, which frequently gives the impression of the distended belly often associated with starvation..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_009~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Ten-year-old Ugandan boy awaits a blood transfusion from his father. The child has already been ill for over twelve weeks. His case is rare because it is the second time he has been treated for Kala-Azar. The harsh drugs used for treatment can be especially tough on the young and elderly. .(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_008~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - After his daily injection, a young boy lies on a cardboard box facing away from the sun. There is little to no activity within the Hospital compound and patients are often too weak to venture into the nearby village..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_007~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - An elderly victim of Kala-Azar rests on a patch of sand on a hill in the shade away from others. Death is common on the hot, dry lowlands of Northeastern Uganda. According to hospital personnel, families rarely retrieve deceased loved ones for burial. After hospital staff buries the victims, hyenas often dig them from the shallow graves..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_006~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Using the Diamed Leish Dipstick, hospital workers determine that the patient is ill with Kala-Azar and not malaria. The blood test is relatively new, fast, and inexpensive and is 97 percent accurate..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_005~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - One of the last to receive a daily injection, a young girl waits to see the nurse that will administer her antimonial drugs..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_004~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda -After his daily injection, a young boy lies on a plastic grain bag facing away from the sun. There is little to no activity within the Hospital compound and patients are often too weak to venture into the nearby village. (Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_003~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Patients are often accompanied by family members to the hospital in Amudat for treatment of the disease. Although treatment is free, patients are not fed and have to arrange for food. Much of the cooking is done in and around this mud brick shelter..(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_002~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - A 10-year-old Ugandan boy awaits a blood transfusion from his father. The child has already been ill for over twelve weeks. His case is rare because it is the second time he has been treated for Kala-Azar. The harsh drugs used for treatment can be especially tough on the young and elderly. .(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041114_076_l43_001~Edward Linsmier~The Forgotten Disease~Nov. 14, 2004 - Amudat, Uganda - Kala-Azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that affects the body's immune system much like HIV/AIDS. Once the disease has matured it can be fatal within months without treatment. It is transmitted by a female sand fly (Phlebotomus Martini) that lives in the lowlands of Northeastern Uganda, and Northwestern Kenya. There is a prevalence of the disease in males, as they take care of the animals in the bush, whereas females traditionally take care of matters in or near the village, which, due to proximity, makes them less likely to contract the disease. The disease is almost always fatal if left untreated, versus only a 3 to 4 percent mortality rate when treated properly. Pictured: Another boy from Pokot County awaits his daily injections. His 30-day treatment is nearly complete. .(Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050906_076_l43_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Forgotten Disease~zReportage.com Story of the Week #076 - Launched September 09, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While multi-million dollar awareness campaigns educate the masses on the deadly effects of HIV/AIDS, another autoimmune disease is quietly spreading like wildfire: Kala-Azar or the ''black fever.'' (Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~While multi-million dollar awareness campaigns educate the masses on the deadly effects of HIV/AIDS, another autoimmune disease is quietly spreading like wildfire: Kala-Azar or the ''black fever.'' (Credit Image: © Edward Linsmier/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep431~20120614_431_t14_015~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Detroit firefighters walk through the smoke billowing out of 5317 Chene Avenue in the setting sun. The building behind 5317 lies in ashes from a previous fire. Firefighters worked to control three separate blazes on the street corner that same day. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_014~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - JEREMIAH UPSHUR is a pastor at the Peacemaker's Center on Chene Avenue in Detroit's East End. He witnessed three surrounding abandoned buildings become fully engulfed with flames on the same day including 5317 Chene in the background. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_013~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Two abandoned apartment buildings burn on Waverly Street in the declining Detroit neighborhood of Highland Park. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_012~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Detroit firefighters arrived on the scene of an abandoned dwelling fire at 2645/51 Frederick Street in Detroit's East End. Despite the number of fires, 164 firefighters are being laid off this month. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_011~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - The few residents that live in Detroit's East End came out of their homes to watch the third abandoned building fire of the day at the corner of Frederick and Chene. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_010~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Curious onlookers watch firefighters battle a blaze at 5317 Chene in Detroit's east end. It was the third fire of the day and attracted spectators from the interstate highway. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_009~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Detroit firefighters arrived on the scene of an abandoned dwelling fire at 2645/51 Frederick Street in Detroit's East End. The building on the left, 2639/41, also abandoned, would burn to the ground later that same evening. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_008~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - VINCE CLANTON is a long time resident of Detroit's East End and lives near Frederick Street. Clanton witnessed three abandoned buildings in his neighborhood go up in flames on the same day including this one at 5317 Chene. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_007~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Residents of a Christian mission shelter watch a fire at 2645/51 Frederick Street in Detroit's east end. It was the first of three fires on the same day on the street corner of Chene and Frederick. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_006~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - VINCE CLANTON is a long time resident of Detroit's East End and lives near Frederick Street. Clanton witnessed three abandoned buildings in his neighborhood go up in flames on the same day. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - CHASE MORGAN, 29, a long time resident of Detroit's East End near Frederick Street in Detroit's east end stood on the foundation of a neighboring house that burned the previous month and lamented its loss while fires burned down the street. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120614_431_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 14, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - 5317 Chene Avenue, the building to the left, starts to burn as 2645/51 and 2639/41 Frederick Street continue to smolder after a day of arson attacks on Detroit's East End. The building in the foreground was destroyed by fire the previous month. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Two abandoned apartment buildings burn on Waverly Street in the declining Detroit neighborhood of Highland Park while bystanders pay little attention to the all to common occurrence. Last year the Detroit Fire Department received 27,000 calls. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - A firefighter stands by as his co-workers attempt to extinguish a blaze at the abandoned duplex at 2645/51 Frederick Street in Detroit's east end. The ''black bottom'' area of Detroit has become a literal hot bed of arson attacks this month. The fire was the first of three on the same day. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~June 13, 2012 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S. - Two abandoned apartment buildings burn on Waverly Street in the declining Detroit neighborhood of Highland Park. A group of locals toured the scene unalarmed by the fire. Last year the Detroit Fire Department received 27,000 calls. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120613_431_t14_000~Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Detroit Is On Fire~zReportage.com Story of the Week #431: Detroit Is On Fire - Launched July 24, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Detroit Is On Fire. Three screaming fire engines have pulled up, followed by two trucks and a squad car. Soon 28 firefighters are trying to keep the blaze from spreading. This is the Detroit Fire Department's 11,217th run this year and it is only June. Clanton, a 28-year-old father of three, is frustrated, and understandably so. His neighborhood, near Mt. Elliot St. and Warren Ave., is now Ground Zero in what is quickly becoming Detroit's Summer of Fire. Only last month, this once-proud city battled back from the brink of bankruptcy and today relies on the command and control of the state of Michigan to keep it afloat. But now Detroit is facing another crisis: rampaging arsonists. 78,000 vacant structures littered across this city, believed to be the highest number per capita of any city in America, provide convenient kindling for pyromaniacs. Clearly no other firefighters in America face the same challenges. In a single week in June, firefighters battled about 30 structural fires per day. In Los Angeles, a city with four times the population of Detroit, firefighters face just 11 daily. With staff cuts coming to the cities fire department the situation is not expected to improve any time soon. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Detroit is on fire. Three screaming fire engines have pulled up, followed by two trucks and a squad car. Soon 28 firefighters are trying to keep the blaze from spreading. This is the Detroit Fire Department's 11,217th run this year and it is only June. Clanton, a 28-year-old father of three, is frustrated, and understandably so. His neighborhood, near Mt. Elliot St. and Warren Ave., is now Ground Zero in what is quickly becoming Detroit's Summer of Fire. Only last month, this once-proud city battled back from the brink of bankruptcy and today relies on the command and control of the state of Michigan to keep it afloat.:
2010~zrep168~20070527_168_c14_018~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - Danger - Keep Out. The construction site of the Karahnjukar dam. The dam, which is now completed and cost more than $2.2 billion, was built to provide energy for the US company Alcoa's aluminum smelter..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_017~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - ''Paris has the Eiffel Tower - Italy has the tower in Pisa - Here in Iceland we have the wilderness.'' So says one of the many passionate campaigners fighting the biggest change ever imposed on the hitherto unspoilt Icelandic landscape..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_016~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Snaefell, Iceland - ''I would love it if people cared more for nature and took more action. I am here to show that Nature needs us''. Ms STEINUNNG, an Icelandic activist..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_015~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - Tofrafoss (The Magical Waterfall). This famous landmark is underwater following the construction of the Karahnjukar dam..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_014~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - The Karahnjukar Dam project covers around 1000 square kilometres of Iceland's northeast highlands. Activists protested the building of the billion dollar dam at Karahnjukar in the eastern highlands of Iceland..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_013~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Laki Volcano, Iceland - White glacial water running through black lava fields in Iceland. Iceland's most spectacular and extensive lava fields around the Laki Volcano region of the south..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_012~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Snaefell, Iceland - ''I don't understand people in Iceland who say that they don't have a relationship with the area just because they have never seen it. They've never seen their hearts but they have a relationship with them.'' says MAGGA VILL, Icelandic Actress..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_011~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Askja, Iceland - Two people peer into the volcanic crater and a Viti geothermal lake at Askja. The stunning wilderness of Iceland and its amazing natural formations can still be explored - just..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_010~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Snaefell, Iceland - Clean Land, Beautiful Land. The Icelandic Government's slogan for 20 years. The Iceland Friends Camp at Snaefell is where people protested the construction of the Karanjukar dam..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_009~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Snaefell, Iceland - The Iceland Friends Camp at Snaefell is where people protested the construction of the Karanjukar dam..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_008~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - 'Stop Alcoa.' A message written in snow by activists protesting about the building of a billion dollar dam at Karahnjukar in the eastern highlands of Iceland. The dam, which is now completed and cost more than $2.2 billion, was built to provide energy for the US company Alcoa's aluminum smelter..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_007~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Vatnajokull, Iceland - Breidamerkurjokull glacier at the north side of Vatnajokull. Europe's largest glacier is on the verge of breaking up as a result of increased temperatures..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_006~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Snaefell, Iceland - ''I don't understand people in Iceland who say that they don't have a relationship with the area just because they have never seen it. They've never seen their hearts but they have a relationship with them.'' says MAGGA VILL, Icelandic Actress..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_005~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Straumsvik, Iceland - The Alcan alumnium smelter in Straumsvik, a close neighbour of the Blue Lagoon..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_004~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - Icelandic television personality and environmental campaigner OMAR RAGNARSOON and his aircraft 'The Mission'. He is in one of the miniature airports he created around Karahnjukar last summer..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_003~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Straumsvik, Iceland - Stuolafoss, showing the unique layers of the earth's creation..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_002~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Straumsvik, Iceland - The Alcan alumnium smelter in Straumsvik, a close neighbour of the Blue Lagoon. Production is due to increase from 170 tons to 460 tons..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070527_168_c14_001~Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS~Saving Iceland~May 27, 2007 - Karahnjukar, Iceland - 'I would love it if people cared more for nature and took more action. I am here to show that Nature needs us'. Ms. STEINUNNG, an Icelandic activist said. (Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070619_168_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saving Iceland~zReportage.com Story of the Week #168 - Launched June 19, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''Paris has the Eiffel Tower; Italy has the tower in Pisa. But here in Iceland we have the wilderness.'' So says one of the many passionate campaigners fighting the biggest change ever imposed on the hitherto unspoilt Icelandic landscape. A huge dam is being created, blocking rivers flowing from Europe's largest glacier, and flooding a vast area. Critics say it is an environmental disaster and the first step to a polluted industrialised future; supporters claim it will bring investment and jobs to the region. It's due for completion in 2007. Floris Leeuwenberg met the people putting their lives on hold to fight for Iceland's soul..(Credit Image: © Floris Leeuwenberg/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~''Paris has the Eiffel Tower; Italy has the tower in Pisa. But here in Iceland we have the wilderness.'' So says one of the many passionate campaigners fighting the biggest change ever imposed on the hitherto unspoilt Icelandic landscape. A huge dam is being created, blocking rivers flowing from Europe's largest glacier, and flooding a vast area. Critics say it is an environmental disaster and the first step to a polluted industrialised future; supporters claim it will bring investment and jobs to the region. It's due for completion in 2007. Floris Leeuwenberg met the people putting their lives on hold to fight for Iceland's soul.:
2010~zrep295~20090106_295_tj1_018~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - Patients wait for consultation with a doctor at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_295_tj1_017~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 7, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - DR. SONGYA JOSIAS, left, performs morning rounds with several nurses at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war since WWII, with an estimated 5.4 million deaths since 1998. The International Rescue Committee estimates that as many as 45,000 people die each month in the Congo. Many of these deaths are due directly to fighting, but rather to a number of easily preventable conditions. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_295_tj1_016~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 7, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A boy sits in the so-called 'small operation' room after receiving a new catheter at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war since WWII, with an estimated 5.4 million deaths since 1998. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_015~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - Doctors consult with a woman during a free weekly prenatal clinic at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_295_tj1_014~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 7, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A child suffering from respiratory illness receives intravenous fluids at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_013~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - JOLIE KAJE, 25, at top, a university student who was displaced from Kiwanja, is being treated for malaria at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. A recent donation of medicine and supplies allows the clinic to offer free care. An influx of patients seeking free treatment has forced the small clinic to put some patients' mattresses on the floor. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_012~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - SHAKILA MAZUBA, 24, left, fled violence in Kiwanja in November 2008 after her husband was abducted by the CNDP. She says her mother and father are dead and she has no one to support her or her six children, who live with a host family in Goma. Shakila receives treatment for malaria and respiratory illness at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_011~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - Children make up about one-third of the patients at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. 'The clinic is in the epicenter of the most poorest people in Goma,' says Dr. Josias Songya, Director of the health center. In early 2009, World Vision donated medical supplies to the clinic, allowing them to offer free treatment. Congolese flooded the clinic as word spread of the free care. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_010~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A month-old child receives and injection at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_009~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A patient holds her vitamin B injection and needle at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. A recent donation of medicine and supplies allows the clinic to offer free care. Doctors say they now see more than twice the number of patients as when they charged for treatment and must takes steps to sustain their medical supplies, such as giving patients a single needle to reuse for their injections. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_008~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A child suffering from respiratory illness sits on her mother's lap at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_295_tj1_007~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 7, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A mother and her newborn child wait for doctors to make their morning rounds through the maternity ward at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_006~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A nurse carries a newborn boy after cleaning and weighing him at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_005~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A patient's relative collects clothes that were drying outside as rain begins to fall at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. Family members of the clinic's patients visit daily to wash and dry clothes and bring food, as the clinic does not supply meals or clothing. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090107_295_tj1_004~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 7, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - Congolese from the poverty-stricken Kahembe quarter of Goma, as well as displaced people from host families and nearby camps, wait in the courtyard to register for consultation at the Kahembe Reference Health Center. Since the clinic began offering free care and medicine, the number of patients seen each day has more than doubled, say the clinic's doctors. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_003~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A nurse prepares an injection for a woman in the maternity ward of the Kahembe Reference Health Center. A recent donation of medicine and supplies from humanitarian organization World Vision will allow the clinic to offer free care until April. An influx of patients seeking free treatment has forced the small clinic to put two people in a bed in some wards. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_002~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A woman suffering from malaria sits in a ward of the Kahembe Reference Health Center. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090106_295_tj1_001~T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~Jan. 6, 2009 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A nurse carries an infant through a ward of the Kahembe Reference Health Center. A number of the clinic's patients are young children suffering from respiratory infections or malaria. (Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091215_295_tj1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Help in Hell~zReportage Story of the Week #295 - Launched December 15, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war since WWII, with an estimated 5.4 million deaths since 1998. The International Rescue Committee estimates that as many as 45,000 people die each month in the Congo. Many of these deaths are not due directly to fighting, but rather to a number of easily preventable conditions that are consequences of a collapsed healthcare system and crippled economy. The Kahembe Health Center serves the poorest, most densely-populated slum in Goma. The decrepit clinic has more patients than beds. ''The clinic is in the epicenter of the most poorest people in Goma,'' says Dr. Josias Songya, Director of the center. The clinic is often the last place people come for medical care. They will first try the local pharmacy, witch doctor, or prayer group-anything before paying for treatment. In early 2009, the aid organization World Vision donated medical supplies and medicines to the clinic, allowing them to offer free treatment. Congolese flooded the clinic as word spread of the free care..(Credit Image: © T.J. Kirkpatrick/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the deadliest war since WWII, with an estimated 5.4 million deaths since 1998. The International Rescue Committee estimates that as many as 45,000 people die each month in the Congo. Many of these deaths are not due directly to fighting, but rather to a number of easily preventable conditions that are consequences of a collapsed healthcare system and crippled economy. The Kahembe Health Center serves the poorest, most densely-populated slum in Goma. The decrepit clinic has more patients than beds. ''The clinic is in the epicenter of the most poorest people in Goma,'' says Dr. Josias Songya, Director of the center. The clinic is often the last place people come for medical care. They will first try the local pharmacy, witch doctor, or prayer group-anything before paying for treatment. In early 2009, the aid organization World Vision donated medical supplies and medicines to the clinic, allowing them to offer free treatment. Congolese flooded the clinic as word spread of the free care.:
2010~zrep070~20050712_070_m42_018~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 12, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - MELAINE METZ and PEGGY WILLENBERG watch a Low Precipitation Super cell. The super cell produced a few small tornados and joined a front which roared across the Dakotas and slammed into the Twin Cities. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050520_070_m42_017~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~May 20, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - A tornado touches down near Jayton, TX. This supercell produced multiple tornados. Twister Sisters Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz have chased storms all over America, since 2001. They run 'Storm Tours'. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050712_070_m42_016~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 12, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - MELANIE METZ TROCKMAN watches a large wedge tornado as it touches down near Jayton, TX . This supercell produced multiple tornados. The Twister Sisters use multiple varations of weather radar which allow them to track the direction, proximity and speed of supercells as they produce tornados. Most tornados track to the North East. Melanie was watching this tornado as it was approaching appoximately 1 mile from her location. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050714_070_m42_015~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 14, 2005 - Wamego, Kansas, U.S. - The Wizard of Oz Museum PEGGY WILLENBERG gets a closeup view of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers that were prop model for the original shoes..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010619_070_m42_014~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jun. 19, 2001 - Siren, Wisconsin, U.S. - DOUG MATTSON carries his 2-year-old son Dugan while checking on a family friend whose house in the background was destroyed by the f3 tornado in Siren, WI..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010619_070_m42_013~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jun. 19, 2001 - Siren, Wisconsin, U.S. - Family pictures lay in the rubble of the Schultz's house in Siren. After a f3 tornado destroyed much of the town and killed 2 people..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010614_070_m42_012~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jun. 14, 2001 - Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S. - Dairy farmer JOHN MCKAY lost 25 head of cattle when his dairy barn was completely destroyed when strong storms and a possible tornado ripped through an area east and south of Brainerd, Mn. The McKay farm is just east of Brainerd. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010614_070_m42_011~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jun. 14, 2001 - Brainerd, Minnesota, U.S. - Residents comb through the debris of a house that lost its roof in Wednesday night's f3 tornado. This house was located in the southeast section of Brainerd..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050712_070_m42_010~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 12, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - MELAINE METZ TROCKMAN of St Cloud, Mn. watches a Low Precipitation Super cell from inside the Twister Sisters chase vehicle.. The super cell produced a few small tornados and joined a front which roared across the Dakotas. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050714_070_m42_009~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 14, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - MELANIE METZ TROCKMAN photographs PEGGY WILLENBERG with a large wedge tornado as it touches down near Jayton, TX . This supercell produced multiple tornados. The twister Sisters use multiple varations of weather radar which allow them to track the direction, proximity and speed of supercells as they produce tornados. Most tornados track to the North East. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050512_070_m42_008~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~May 12, 2005 - Plainfield, Kansas, U.S. - Twister Sisters MELANIE METZ TROCKMAN photographs a funnel cloud in North Eastern Kansas. Inflow winds were blowing over 6o mph and corn husks fly by.The dramatic sky is part of a lowering wall cloud. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050712_070_m42_007~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~July 12, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - MELAINE METZ TROCKMAN of St Cloud, Minn., photographs a Low Precipitation Super cell from inside the Twister Sisters chase vehicle. The super cell produced a few small tornados and joined a front which roared across the Dakotas. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050714_070_m42_006~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 14, 2005 - KADOKA, South Dakota, U.S. - Super Cell towers about 40,000ft in the air. These discrete super cells are storms that produce tornados. Every morning storm chasers web browse various weather sources like the Storm prediction Center, to plan their days chase. Twister Sisters Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz have chased storms all over America, since 2001. They run 'Storm Tours'..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050520_070_m42_005~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~May 20, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - Twister Sisters drive through a supercell that produced multiple tornados. Twister Sisters Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz have chased storms all over America, since 2001. They run 'Storm Tours'. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050711_070_m42_004~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 11, 2005 - Woodward, Texas, U.S. - PEGGY WILLENBERT and MELANIE METZ TROCKMAN look at a portable computer mounted in their chase vehicle. The monitor shows a radar image of a supercell. They use satelite radio to recieve weather radar images . The view on the screen shows their location via GPS and also show the mesoscale roation in the supercell they are tracking , Outside the 1/2 inch hail and rain are being drived by 70 mph winds. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050714_070_m42_003~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~Jul. 14, 2005 - KADOKA, South Dakota, U.S. - Twister Sisters, MELAINE METZ and PEGGY WILLENBERG and storm tour guest LORI FRANCIS rejoice over the report issued from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Francis swings a bra over head during a spontaneous celebration in their hotel room near Wichita , KS. The SPC issued a report warning for tornado with a very high threat rating which was one of the highest in years.The storm failed dto live up to promise and produced a few small isolated twisters. Every morning storm chaser web browse various weather sources like the Storm prediction Center, to plan their days chase..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010502_070_m42_002~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~May 02, 2001 - Glenville, Minnesota, U.S. - MARISSA BASEMAN, 2, left, and 5 Yr old MARANDA BASEMAN, 5, look out the window of their home watching their mother Nora Baseman clean up storm damage in the front yard in Glenville, Minn. Wednesday May 2, 2001. The f2 tornado pulled off roofs and totaly destroyed several house in the town. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050520_070_m42_001~Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Twister Sisters~May 20, 2005 - Jayton, Texas, U.S. - A large tornado touches down near Jayton, TX. This supercell produced multiple tornados. Twister Sisters Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz have chased storms all over America, since 2001. They run 'Storm Tours'. (Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050726_070_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twister Sisters~zReportage.com Story of the Week #070- Launched July 26, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Widely considered to be the best among the 1000+ serious storm chasers across the U.S., the ''Twister Sisters'' are pseudo celebs in meteorology circles. Driven by their passion for big weather, the two use serious science and uncanny instincts to calculate where Mother Nature's mighty blow will strike next..(Credit Image: © Richard Sennott/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Widely considered to be the best among the 1000+ serious storm chasers across the U.S., the ''Twister Sisters'' are pseudo celebs in meteorology circles. Driven by their passion for big weather, the two use serious science and uncanny instincts to calculate where Mother Nature's mighty blow will strike next.:
2010~zrep207~20071019_207_a53_009~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Mediums in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession. (Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_008~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - A medium fire walks over hot coals at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_007~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - An alter carrier shows his injury from a firework explosion at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession. (Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_006~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Mediums in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_005~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Mediums in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession. (Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_004~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Merchants cover themselves with huge strands of firecrackers and larger explosives at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_003~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Medium with more than 7 knife blades piercing his cheek in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_002~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - Mediums in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival Street Procession..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20071019_207_a53_001~Roger Arnold~Pure Faith~Oct. 19, 2007 - Phuket, Thailand - The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, or 'Kin Jay' celebrates the beginning of Taoist Lent, when devout Chinese abstain from eating all meat and other vices. Everyone dresses in white and shopkeepers set up small alters with offerings of incense, flowers, candles, fruit, and 9 cups of tea to the 9 emperor deities honored by the festival. (Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080325_207_a53_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Pure Faith~zReportage.com Story of the week #207 - Launched March 25, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and/or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, or 'Kin Jay,' celebrates the beginning of Taoist Lent, when devout Chinese abstain from eating all meat and other vices. Everyone dresses in white and small altairs are set up with offerings of incense, flowers, candles, fruit, and 9 cups of tea to the 9 emperor deities honored by the festival. Mediums bring the 9 gods to earth entering a trance state and piercing themselves with all kinds of objects, as they climb knife ladders while walking on hot coals. The self torture is done to shift evil from individuals to the mediums and bring the community good luck. The festival is believed to have started when a Chinese theatre troupe fell ill for failing to honor the 9 emperor gods of Taoism. They were quickly cured when they adhered to the 9 day ritual now held each year promoting inner peace, brightness, and proper hygiene..(Credit Image: © Roger Arnold/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, or 'Kin Jay,' celebrates the beginning of Taoist Lent, when devout Chinese abstain from eating all meat and other vices. Everyone dresses in white and small altairs are set up with offerings of incense, flowers, candles, fruit, and 9 cups of tea to the 9 emperor deities honored by the festival. Mediums bring the 9 gods to earth entering a trance state and piercing themselves with all kinds of objects, as they climb knife ladders while walking on hot coals. The self torture is done to shift evil from individuals to the mediums and bring the community good luck. The festival is believed to have started when a Chinese theatre troupe fell ill for failing to honor the 9 emperor gods of Taoism. They were quickly cured when they adhered to the 9 day ritual now held each year promoting inner peace, brightness, and proper hygiene.:
2010~zrep127~20060530_127_p78_009~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - Conference participants dance for hours to summon the spirits..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_008~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - A man writhes in the sand, possessed by the spirits..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_007~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - Possessed men stab themselves with knives to demonstrate the power of the spirits..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_006~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - A possessed man is carried away by his friend..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_005~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - A man writhes in the sand, possessed by the spirits..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_004~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - Libation is poured to mark the start of the convention..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_003~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - A man attempts to banish the spirits from his possessed friend..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_002~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - His Holiness OSOFO ATSU KOVE, the leader of the Afrikania Mission, sprays libation on his ecstatic followers..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060530_127_p78_001~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~May 30, 2006 - Aflao, Ghana - Exhausted by his possession, a man collapses in his friend's arms..(Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060905_127_p78_000~Pete Pattisson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Voodoo Vodum~zReportage.com Story of the Week #127 - Launched September 5, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The roots of voodoo run deep in Ghana. Despite the overwhelming presence of Christianity, the traditional African religion of voodoo, or vodun as it is known, is very much alive and remains at the heart of many local communities. (Credit Image: © Peter Pattisson via zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The roots of voodoo run deep in Ghana. Despite the overwhelming presence of Christianity, the traditional African religion of voodoo, or vodun as it is known, is very much alive and remains at the heart of many local communities.:
2010~zrep042~20040415_042_s76_036~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 15, 2004 - Assumption, Illinois, U.S. - LEON CORZINE helps dust a neighbor's field of non-GMO soybeans. Corzine says non-GMO soybeans contains more weeds then GMO soybeans, which are grown at his farm. Although, his soybeans are gentetically modified, he helps out neighbors during harvest..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040924_042_s76_035~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt~September 24, 2004 - Dixon, California, U.S. - HILARY SHELLEY, an activist with Green Block East Bay, a direct action activist group, screams as a San Francisco Police officer tries to pull a tube off her arm which is linked inside by a chain at the intersection of Howard Street and 4th Street. Shelley was protesting the BIO 2004 conference at the Moscone Center with other activists at 6:30 a.m. in an attempt to shut the conference down and take over the street. ..A decade since the debut of gene-spliced food, biotechnology is a dominant presence in world agriculture. But the distribution of biotech foods is uneven. Dancing around deeply divided opinions over the technology's health and environmental safety, and over its social and economic effects, the global food industry approaches genetic engineering with a double standard. In much of Europe and parts of Asia, where consumer mistrust is greatest and labeling is required, food manufacturers take pains to eliminate genetically engineered ingredients as much as possible. In the United States, a land of seemingly infinite grocery choices, food purveyors rarely make distinctions between what's genetically engineered and what's not. People who want to avoid biotech foods are left trying to sort it out on their own. ..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040520_042_s76_034~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~May 20, 2004 - Hardin, Illinois, U.S. - PHIL THORNTON says he can hit golf balls off his older cement silo used to store GMO grain across the Illinois River at his Jersey County Grain Co. He has segregated GMO and conventional grain in different silos for loading on barges on the Illinois River. Thornton had to divert a barge on it's way to Japan to the animal feed system because the DNA testing lab determined that the corn was laced with Starlink..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040520_042_s76_033~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~May 20, 2004 - Hardin, Illinois, U.S. - BRUCE CANTRELL of the Illinois Official Grain Inspection and BOB VETTER, a grain miller at Jersey County Grain Co., wait to inspect and secure a barge. Cantrell checks and collects samples of grain from the barges for testing..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040520_042_s76_032~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~May 20, 2004 - Saskatchewan, Canada - PAT NEVILLE of Saskatchewan, Canada, holds kochia weed after clearing his land to plant while his son CALE NEVILLE gets a broadcaster ready to spread crested wheat grass and his other son LUKE NEVILLE finishes working the Harrow. Cale was one of the sons that reported the fields were full of contaminated canola last year. The canola spread from the bufferzone all the way to the house and Monsanto had to come and dig it up. The farmer is now in a class action suit against Monsanto for losses of his organic crop to Genetically Engineered Canola..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040520_042_s76_031~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~May 20, 2004 - Hardin, Illinois, U.S. - Non-GMO grain makes its way up a conveyor belt to a barge on the Illinois River at the Jersey County Grain elevator..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040424_042_s76_030~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 24, 2004 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A workman waits for the next sling of rice to be lowered into the Ken Shin Ship headed for Japan at the Port of Sacramento. Eighteen bags are included in one sling and fourteen slings are dropped at a time into the hold of the ship for transport. California's rice exports are up 20 percent over the last six years..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040507_042_s76_029~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~May 07, 2004 - Davis, California, U.S. - Greenhouses glow in the evening at UCD. The 27,000-square foot greenhouse complex, paid for by the UC and the National Science Foundation, was completed last year. Conventional and biotech plants are nurtured inside by teams of plant breeders..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040415_042_s76_028~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 15, 2004 - Richvale, Illinois, U.S. - BRYCE LUNDBERG and his dog CHIEF get pelted with rice and barley during the planting season on his organic rice farm..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040409_042_s76_027~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 09, 2004 - Davis, California, U.S. - ELIZABETH MAGA with the Animal Science Department of UCD pets a goat in a cage where transgenic goats are kept. The transgenic goats are babies from Peppercorn, which is funded by Pangene to genetically engineer goats with high protein production in goat milk. The University of California, Davis cut the funding when Pangene didn't pay its share of the bills, but Mega is hopeful she'll be able to continue her work with additional funding..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031229_042_s76_026~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Dec. 29, 2003 - Davis, California, U.S. - One of the last remaining tomatoes sits on a vine at Sacramento State for testing. The tomato was from the mislabeled seeds distributed from the University of California seed bank. Erwing is planning to freeze some of the tissues of the tomato plants in case of a need for future DNA analysis. Several students at CSUS lost experiments over the past two years using the seeds..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040115_042_s76_025~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Jan. 15, 2004 - Ukiah, California, U.S. - SHARON PALTIN is dressed like a genetically modified ear of corn at the Ukiah Brewing Company for the kick-off party for the measure H initiative to make Mendocino GMO free..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040102_042_s76_024~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Jan. 02, 2004 - Davis, California, U.S. - AUDREY ADAMCHAK, 2, opens a bag of popcorn at the farmer's market. Her mother, Pamela Ronald, a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, bought the popcorn and ice cream at the market. Her husband, Raoul Adamach, is a certified organic farmer who likes to feed the children organic food..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040307_042_s76_023~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 07, 2004 - Lere, Mali - MOHAMED AG AHMEDOU, 2, eats a few grains of rice for dinner. UC Davis scientists cloned a blight-resistant gene from Malian wild rice, but the Bela people have yet to benefit..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040316_042_s76_022~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 16, 2004 - Niono, Mali - Mali microbiologist SOUNGALO SARRA, who works at the rice research center outside Niono, inspects the rice plant Oryza longistaminata. A gene found in the wild Mali rice intrigues scientists around the world because it is resistant to bacterial blight disease..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040316_042_s76_021~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 16, 2004 - Niono, Mali - Women from the Bela village of Fisso use large pestles and mortars to pound millet grain. They will mix it with water and sauces into a mash-like substance that will be cooked for meals. Women provide the bulk of the labor force in the villages..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040316_042_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 16, 2004 - Niono, Mali - At the Lere Primary School, there isn't enough money for school supplies. Second grader BEIOLI ABOUROU TRAVRE sits because he doesn't own any school supplies while his classmates ALI AG ABOUBACRINE and FATEUMA ARBY try to do the lesson. Only Bela children who live in Lere can go to the school because the Bela encampment in Fisso is a two-hour donkey-ride away..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040316_042_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 16, 2004 - Niono, Mali - HATTA OUALET ABOUBAERINE, 38-40 years old, says she had nine children but four have died. She doesn't want her youngest, a 6-year-old boy, to attend school because he helps her by herding cattle and doing chores..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040309_042_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 09, 2004 - Niono, Mali - As MOGHAYE OUALET ALHOUSSEINI, 22, works digging up coals from burning wood, her son YASSE AG AHMEOLOU, 1, shields his eyes from the smoke in the early morning in the Bela village of Fisso. The coal will be sold at the market. Even though women do most of the labor, they exercise little or no decision making roles in their Bela communities. The village chief said those that don't work don't eat..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040309_042_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 09, 2004 - Bela, Mali - FARMER TALFI YATTARA holds a pickax as he walks through a Bela village where people gather the wild rice with the Xa21 gene..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040309_042_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 09, 2004 - Bela, Mali - A donkey skull bakes in the sun as a young boy herds his donkeys in the background in Keredji Molla. A nearby well is a gathering point for Bela from miles around. They use the donkeys to pull the bale of water from the well back to their villages to drink. Children of the Bela villages work herding cattle, burning wood for coal and making bricks instead of going to school. Many here have died from hunger, infections and malaria..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040315_042_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 15, 2004 - Niono, Mali - RHISSA AG MOHAMED ALHASSANE, 10, is covered with dust from making bricks. The world health organization says Niono has the world's highest death rate from Malaria..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040307_042_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 07, 2004 - Fisso, Mali - JIDATA WALET DOUNA, 20, carries wood to burn in the coal fields with her daughter RAHMATOU WALET MOHAMED, 1, tied to her back in the Bela Village. Women who often balance food on their heads are strong and the main source of labor in the coal fields..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - Capulalpam, Mexico - As the early morning light shines inside her kitchen, ANTONIA GIJON pounds masa and cooks tortillas on her wood burning stove..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - Capulalpam, Mexico - ALBERTO CORTES, 55, offers freshly picked corn from his field for his children to eat in his home. When the the family runs out of their homegrown corn they pay more money to eat the Capulalpam farmers corn than the corn sold at the government store for fear of consuming transgenic corn..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - Capulalpam, Mexico - MICHELLE ALEJANDRA CORTES TORO, 5, carries flowers where transgenic corn was discovered in 2000 by University of Berkeley scientists David Quist, David Chapela and native scientist Lilia Perez. The corn was planted from seeds from the government store Diconsa by her parents Alberto Cortes, 55, and Olga Maldonado, 41. It's an hour and a half drive over switchbacks from the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca to the village of Capulalpam..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - Capulalpam, Mexico - LUIS ARREORTUA MENDEZ carries maize from the government store, known as the Dioconsa, while his daughter ELISA ARREORTUA and wife GUDIELIA CHAVEZ MARTINEZ follow him..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - La Trinidad, Mexico - ESTEBAN SANTIAGO CRUZ, 62, leaves Tortilleria La Asuncion after buying 20 tortillas. He buys the tortillas because he lives in a remote area and already has run out of the corn he grew to eat..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031023_042_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 23, 2003 - Capulalpam, Mexico - ANTONIA GIJON pounds masa into round patties to be flattened and cooked as tortillas on her wood burning stove..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040301_042_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Mar. 01, 2004 - London, England, United Kingdom - MARJORIE ANGLIN of London does her food shopping at the Iceland store. The store prides itself on the food you can trust motto and selling non-GM food. 'It's important to know what you are buying,' she said. 'There are too many things they are putting in food and not telling customers.'.(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040102_042_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Jan. 02, 2004 - Davis, California, U.S. - RAOUL ADAMCHAK, an organic farmer at UC Davis picks organic lettuce..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040409_042_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 09, 2004 - Davis, California, U.S. - Since 1999, when gene studies officially got top priority at the Davis Ag college, 10 genetic experts have been hired to work on everything from genetic evolution to the biochemistry of vegetable crops..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031019_042_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 19, 2003 - San Rafael, California, U.S. - PERCY SCHMEISER, a farmer from Bruno, Saskachewan, Canada, holds up Monsanto's technology agreement during his talk at the Bioneers conference..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031006_042_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Oct. 06, 2003 - St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. - Corn is ready for pollination inside the greenhouses at Monsanto..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040407_042_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Apr. 07, 2004 - Grass Valley, California, U.S. - LORI BRENNAN, a retired Kaiser nurse, reads all the ingredients on the food she purchases to make sure they are organic at the Briar Patch community market..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030924_042_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~Sep. 24, 2003 - Dixon, California, U.S. - ERIK FREESE harvests genetically engineered corn at his farm. Freese likes farming the GE corn because there are less weeds and it is easier to harvest with his combine during the corn harvest. Freese now grows 800 acres of genetically engineered corn for animal feed. He controls mustard, watergrass and other weeds with RoundUp, then plants a winter crop such as wheat right over the top of the corn stubble..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050111_042_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Seeds of Doubt - Biotechnology Failed~zReportage.com Story of the Week #042 - Launched January 11, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - From the deserts of Africa to the labs and fields of California, the Midwest and Mexico, biotechnology is synonymous with empty promises. Behind this green revolution is propaganda where there should be probing, superficial talk where there should be deeper truths..(Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~From the deserts of Africa to the labs and fields of California, the Midwest and Mexico, biotechnology is synonymous with empty promises. Behind this green revolution is propaganda where there should be probing, superficial talk where there should be deeper truths.:
2010~zrep178~20070725_178_a02_018~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - A man in the conflict area of Bukavu ponders his decision before the historic first elections in over 60 years in DR Congo. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_017~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - Thirteen-year-old FURAHA ZIRHUMANA lives in a shack behind the house of a family who took her in after her parents were burned alive in their home by rebels. Furaha, which means 'joy,' attends a school that began as a program to feed children orphaned by the war The school is giving a never before opportunity of education to orphans like Furaha Zirhumana.Tthousands of other IDP's with similar stories live in the slums. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_016~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - Street scene in Goma. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_015~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - Life is complicated in the 'Heart of Africa.' The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the third largest country in Africa, is immensely rich in natural resources: oil, diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt and coltan, a key mineral ingredient for cell phone production. The central African nation, bordered by nine countries, is also embroiled in what is known as 'Africa's World War,' a regional war that has claimed more than 4 million lives in six years. Women in this country are ravaged by war. According to conservative estimates, there are 40,000 victims of rape and gender-related violence. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_014~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - North Kivu, Congo - Walking over 15 miles with 100 lb. bags of firewood, these woen may make $2 from the hard work. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_013~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Kivu Province, Congo - UN Peacekeepers stationed in Kivu Province. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_012~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - The school is giving a never before opportunity of education to orphans like FURAHA ZIRHUMANA. 13-years-old and the oldest of 6, Furaha returned to her home village of Walungu after spending time with family members in Bukavu only to find that her parents had been burned alive in their home by neighboring Rwandan Interahamwe rebels. Fearing to stay in the village, she returned to Bukavu to join the thousands of other IDP's with similar stories and live in the slums. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_011~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - Internally displaced kids demonstrate the cultural dance of Eastern DR Congo at the only school providing education to over 550 kids in the slum of Keredi. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_010~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - Coming from the outlining areas of the provincial capital of North Kivu, especially from Masisi, these women await traumatic fistula surgery. With so many victims of rape, the wait time for the surgery can take up to 3 months and may require more than one surgery, sometimes several. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_009~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - A street boy makes a makeshift camera. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_008~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Lake Kivu, Congo - Separating the two provinces they are named after, Lake Kivu is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. The region around the lake relies heavily upon its fishing industry. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_007~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Bukavu, Congo - Internally displaced children demonstrate the cultural dance of Eastern DR Congo at the only school providing education to over 550 kids in the slum of Keredi. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_006~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Chihonga, Congo - These woman head out to harvest a new Nigerian hybrid cassava, a staple food, given out in a micro-loan program by Empowering Lives International. Hearing of recent rebel activity makes this village community of over 11,000 families very uneasy to continue to plant. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_005~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - The Heal Africa clinic is the main hospital in the conflict area of North Kivu. Orthopedic surgery on kids is common. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_004~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - Congolesse women living in the province of South Kivu in Eastern Congo share their story of how they became widows from a war that has ravaged this region in what has been called 'Africa's World War.'.(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_003~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - Life is complicated in the 'Heart of Africa.' The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the third largest country in Africa, is immensely rich in natural resources: oil, diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt and coltan, a key mineral ingredient for cell phone production. The central African nation, bordered by nine countries, is also embroiled in what is known as 'Africa's World War,' a regional war that has claimed more than 4 million lives in six years. Women in this country are ravaged by war. According to conservative estimates, there are 40,000 victims of rape and gender-related violence. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_002~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - A group of women celebrate recovery and are excited at the new perspective and opportunities learned with the help of regional hospital hub, Heal Africa. Performing the surgeries, along with psychosocial therapy, tailoring programs, and micro-loans, these woman and hundreds just like them will take this new perspective back to their home village. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070725_178_a02_001~Micah Albert/ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~Jul. 25, 2007 - Goma, Congo - MANKAFU MARCELINE, a 30-year-old widow and mother of two sets of twins, gave birth to triplets in May. She was being treated at a remote clinic 50 miles northwest of the provincial capital of Goma in North Kivu. Marceline fears she could be giving her newborns a death sentence through breast-feeding, a common form of transmitting HIV, the virus the causes AIDS. Marceline's concerns reflect those of other women in this country ravaged by war. According to conservative estimates, there are 40,000 victims of rape and gender-related violence. (Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070828_178_a02_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa's World War~zReportage.com Story of the Week #178 - Launched August 08, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Life is complicated in the 'Heart of Africa.' The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the third largest country in Africa, is immensely rich in natural resources: oil, diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt and coltan, a key mineral ingredient for cell phone production. The central African nation, bordered by nine countries, is also embroiled in what is known as 'Africa's World War,' a regional war that has claimed more than 4 million lives in six years. Centered mainly in eastern Congo, it has involved nine African nations and directly affected the lives of 50 million Congolese. Women in this country are ravaged by war. According to conservative estimates, there are 40,000 victims of rape and gender-related violence.With increasing HIV prevalence rates in the DRC, a California-based nonprofit organization, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention, is beginning to implement its 'Save a Life' program to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. ''HIV care in a region needs to start with (prevention of mother to child transmission),'' said Dr. Eulalie Vinywa Vyolo Vindu, a Congolese pediatrician. ''It's the entry point for the whole family.'' With 1,800 infants infected each day with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, preventing the transmission of HIV from mother to child is a tangible step in creating a generation free from HIV..(Credit Image: © Micah Albert/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep061~20040728_061_m42_018~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, looks on as her mother, KIM WYATT is embraced by RUSS CONTRACTOR at the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House on the grounds of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Contractor came to visit Jessica in the hospital. Jessica Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Contractor is a civilian contractor who needed a ride in Iraq, and Clements gave him her seat in the truck that was later hit by the roadside bomb. Contractor was uninjured in the blast. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_017~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - KIM WYATT (L) peers out a taxicab window while riding to the airport with her daughter, Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS as the pair prepare to fly to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. for the next round of Jessica's treatments. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Clements received treatement for her brain injury and several other injuries for several months at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and is now headed to Walter Reed.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040926_061_m42_016~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Sep. 26, 2004 - Akron, Oregon, U.S. - Laughter once again fills the home of KIM WYATT (C) as her daughter, Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS plans her wedding with older sister, UTAHNA NEESE. The family was celebrating the 79th birthday of Harry Palmer (Jessica's grandfather) as well as Jessica's homecoming for a convalescent leave from treatment of wounds that she sustained while serving in the army reserve in Iraq.ained while serving in the army reserve in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040824_061_m42_015~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 24, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Sunlight streams through a skylight, and illuminates Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS as she waits for a perscription for pain medication to be filled at the National Naval Medical Center pharmacy in Bethesda, MD. Clements had come the medical center with her fiance, Greg Ramos to receive a checkup a week after she had surgery to repair a part of her skull. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040824_061_m42_014~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 24, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - GREG RAMOS, fiance of Staff Sgt. Jessica Clements holds Clements' protective helmet as he watches her being wheeled to surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The successful surgery repaired a portion of Clements' skull which had been removed to relieve swelling in her brain. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040827_061_m42_013~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 27, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS and her fiance, GREG RAMOS, listen to Dr. RANDY BELL as he explains what will happen next after he examined the site where a portion of Clements' skull was replaced last week at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Clements will remain in Washington D.C. for another two weeks or so during her healing process in order for doctors to monitor her progress. Dr. Bell assisted in the surgery performed last week..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040824_061_m42_012~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 24, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, shares a quiet moment with her fiance, GREG RAMOS, moments before Clements was to undergo surgery to repair a portion of her skull that had been removed. The successful surgery took place at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040824_061_m42_011~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 24, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, kisses her eight-month-old niece, ISABELLA, before undergoing surgery to repair a portion of her skull that had been removed. The successful surgery took place at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Clements' mother, Kim Wyatt, is holding the baby.(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_010~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, walks to the ZACHARY and ELIZABETH FISHER House on the grounds of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, under the protective watch of her mother, KIM WYATT, who is staying at the house during her daughter's extensive treatment. Jessica Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Physical, occupational and speech therapies are part of Clements routine..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040824_061_m42_009~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 24, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - KIM WYATT (L), mother of Staff Sgt. Jessica Clements waits near her daughter's bedside prior to the start of an operation at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Surgery was scheduled to repair a portion of Clements' skull that had been removed to relieve swelling in her brain. Also waiting nearby in a hallway outside the pre-operation preparation area are Clements' grandmother, PHYLLIS PALMER (R), cousin ASHLEY, 17, and niece DELANEY NEESE, 4. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_008~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, shows the stress of hard work during a speech therapy session at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040827_061_m42_007~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 27, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - It took 66 staples to reattach the skull flap that was originally removed from the head of Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS in Baghdad in order to allow for swelling of her brain following her injury. Clements is currently living at the Mologne house that is located on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center complex. The house provides hotel-style, low-cost housing for patients and their families. Clements is spending time at the WRAMC while recovering from surgery to repair her skull after she was injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_006~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, shares a light moment with another patient during an occupaional therapy session at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Physical, occupational and speech therapies are part of Clements routine. .(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_005~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, works with physical therapist MICHELLE PETERSON to exercise muscles at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Physical, occupational and speech therapies are part of Clements routine. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_004~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, rests in her room at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. Clements recently underwent surgery, which successfully restored the portion of her skull that had been removed to allow the brain to swell without causing additional damage. The surgery took place at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_003~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS, 27, faces many more months of rehabilitation work in addition to additional medical procedures to recover from serious injuries she suffered while on duty in Iraq. Clements is being treated at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and will eventually transfer back to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for continued treatment. One of Clements' goals is to walk down the aisle at her own wedding without the aid of a cane. (Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040728_061_m42_002~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Jul. 28, 2004 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - A happy staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS awaits her deployment in Iraq at Fort Campbell, KY. At left, Clements reads a hometown newspaper while waiting for a truck to refuel. Clements is an army reservist from suburban Akron, OH, who was nearly killed when a roadside bomb tore through the truck she was riding in. These snapshots are used with the permission of the Clements family. Clements received treatement for her brain injury for several months at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040827_061_m42_001~Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune~Against the Odds~Aug. 27, 2004 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. - Staff Sgt. JESSICA CLEMENTS listens to Dr. MASON ANDREWS as he examines the surgical site where a portion of her skull was replaced last week at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Andrews is a medical student who is familiar with Clements' case..(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050524_061_m42_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Against the Odds~zReportage.com Story of the Week #061 - Launched May 24, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jessica Clements, 27, was given less than 2% chance of survival. She is one of 12,000+ U.S. soldiers wounded (more than 1,600 have been killed) in the Iraq War. Clements, a former model and massage therapist, was critically injured outside Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded beneath her convoy sending shrapnel into the right side of her brain...Clements beat the odds with courage and character. Behold her life-affirming, miraculous recovery.....(Credit Image: © Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jessica Clements, 27, was given less than 2% chance of survival. She is one of 12,000+ U.S. soldiers wounded (more than 1,600 have been killed) in the Iraq War. Clements, a former model and massage therapist, was critically injured outside Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded beneath her convoy sending shrapnel into the right side of her brain... Clements beat the odds with courage and character. Behold her life-affirming, miraculous recovery.:
2010~zrep278~20080905_278_v20_009~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Somali refugee woman and child sell vegetables in Sheder refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_008~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Street scene in Kebribeyah market, next to Kebribeyah refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia, boy holds fake gun to friend's head. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_007~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Refugee children fill canisters at water distribution point in Kebribeyah refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_006~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Newborn baby is attended by a mid-wife at the Health Center, the refugee population grows by 4-5 newborn refugees daily. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_005~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Child's swollen foot at Kebribeyah refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_004~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Somali refugee woman fills her canisters at a water distribution point at Kebribeyah refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_003~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - General view of the Sheder refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_002~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Somali refugee woman attends her sick child in the refugee Health Center at Kebribeyah refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopia. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_278_v20_001~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~Sep. 5, 2008 - Kebribeyah, Ethiopia - Somali refugee woman holds her child in front of their hut in Sheder refugee camp in Eastern Ethiopi. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090825_278_v20_000~Tudor Vintiloiu~Plight of the Somalis~zReportage.com Story of the Week #278 - Launched August 25, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Life is tough in Kebribeyah, whether you're a refugee or not. Food is scarce and water is more precious than gold. Kebribeyah is a small border town in eastern Ethiopia where a refugee camp was established some 70 years ago, to provide shelter for the increasing number of Somali refugees fleeing the neighboring war-torn country. In the early 1990s some 628,000 Somali refugees were sheltered in eight camps in eastern Ethiopia, including Kebribeyah. Today, Kebribeyah is the largest refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. It holds around 17,000 people, practically overwhelming the local town, depleting its resources and impeding its sustainability. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~Life is tough in Kebribeyah, whether you're a refugee or not. Food is scarce and water is more precious than gold. Kebribeyah is a small border town in eastern Ethiopia where a refugee camp was established some 70 years ago, to provide shelter for the increasing number of Somali refugees fleeing the neighboring war-torn country. In the early 1990s some 628,000 Somali refugees were sheltered in eight camps in eastern Ethiopia, including Kebribeyah. Today, Kebribeyah is the largest refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia. It holds around 17,000 people, practically overwhelming the local town, depleting its resources and impeding its sustainability. (Credit Image: © Tudor Vintiloiu/zReportage.com/ZUMA).:
2010~zrep515~20140204_515_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Feb. 4, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After her sister moved out, SONNITA DIXON steps outside to smoke a cigarette and drink a cup of coffee with MUHAMMAD AFZAL her 11-month-old son nearby. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140204_515_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Feb. 4, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Probation officer TRAVIS BRADEN searches though Sonnita Dixon's bedroom as MUHAMMAD her 11-month son sleeps on her bed. He found several bus passes and a prescription for pain medication that he questioned her about. The medication was for her father who cares for her son while she is in re-entry court classes. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140204_515_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Feb. 4, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON said she was very excited to give MUHAMMAD AFZAL, her 11-month-old son, his own room, after her sister moved out. ''I've got to keep on pushing,'' she said. ''I'm not in position to have come this far and then lose everything.'' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140204_515_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Feb. 4, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Although SONNITA DIXON felt bad to have to evict her sister TAHESHA SMITH, 27, she knew to stay in the re-entry program. Her landlord said her sister created too much traffic in and out of the apartment and the dog was creating a mess in her room. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140204_515_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Feb. 4, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - TRAVIS BRADEN leads the way into Sonnita Dixon's rental apartment for an unannounced inspection. As part of the re-entry program Dixon is subject to random probation searches. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_515_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 31, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, right, joined by MUHAMMAD her 11-month-old son in stroller, center, and Probation Officer TRAVIS BRADEN, left, explains to Sacramento Superior Court Judge LARRY BROWN how stressed she is because she has asked her sister to leave but she has no control if she will or not. Dixon was facing eviction if her sister did not vacate the apartment because she was the only one on the lease. Sonnita depended on her sister to help care for her son while she was in mandatory classes. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140131_515_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 31, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, left, goes over her living situation with PAIGE HEIN, Assistant Public Defender before entering the courtroom for her question and answer with a judge who presides over the weekly re-entry court. In the foreground is MUHAMMAD, her 11-month-old son. Contrary to the men's re-entry program, there are no dorm style rooms for the women and no daycare for her son which makes her case more difficult. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140130_515_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 30, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON hugs a former inmate AZENIA CORLEONE that she knew in prison while waiting for light rail to take her home. Last September, Sacramento probation officers conducted a routine search on Dixon's apartment and discovered 20 grams of cocaine. They took her to jail and prosecutors filed charges against her. As a low level offender Dixon has been accepted into a re-enter court as part of the County's realignment program. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140130_515_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 30, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, 34, leaves the day reporting center at the Sacramento County Probation department to catch the light rail back home to care for her 11-month old son. She spends several days a week taking classes as part of the re-entry program for realignment. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140130_515_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 30, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON hopes to study cosmetology at City Collage as reflected on her success card that she moved up to the level 2 position. As part of the re-entry program for realignment students are asked to focus on their future and create a plan of action on how to succeed. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140130_515_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 30, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, 34, center, most recently was one of two women admitted into the re-entry program for realignment until the first one dropped out. Most of the students are males since they make up a majority of the prison system. Here she answers questions during a Seeking Safety class. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140130_515_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 30, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, 34, explains to her caseworker IVONNE ELLIS, right, that she asked her sister to move out. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140123_515_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 23, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - As her dad steps outside to take a cigarette break SONNITA DIXON, 34, and her son MUHAMMAD AFZAL, 11-months old, get some fresh air outside an apartment where she lives with her sister and her two children. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140123_515_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 23, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - As her father steps outside to take a cigarette break, SONNITA DIXON, 34, and her son MUHAMMAD AFZAL, 11-months old, take a break outside of the apartment that she lives in with her sister and her two children. She is dependent on her father and sister to watch her son because there is no daycare support for her to go to the Adult Day Reporting Center every day as part of her re-entry program. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140122_515_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 22, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON, 34, pulls MUHAMMAD AFZAL, her 11-month-old son over to the couch to eat a dinner of macaroni and hamburger she cooked for dinner. In the background is her nephew DA'VONTAE RICHARDS, 9, who live with her. Her sister and her two children have since moved out of the apartment, but she will continue to help babysit them. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140122_515_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 22, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON says she hopes she will succeed in the re-entry program for MUHAMMAD her 11-month-year old son. At left is her nephew DA'VONTAE RICHARDS, 9. She credits her Probation officer Travis Braden for keeping her on track with the program. ''I can't let him down,'' said Dixon. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140122_515_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 22, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SONNITA DIXON reviews homework with her nephew DA'VONTAE RICHARDS, 9, left, and niece An'Tanayah Richards, 6, with MUHAMMAD her 11-month-year old son in her arms. After a full day of classes in the re-entry program for realignment, she comes home to care for the children. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140122_515_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~Jan. 22, 2014 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afraid to show his report card to his mother DA'VONTAE RICHARDS, 9, shares it with his aunt SONNITA DIXON. ''This is not good Da'Vontae, you should not have been allowed to go out and play today,'' she explains to her nephew. Most nights Dixon is left to watch her sister's two children and her son as her sister goes out in the evening and doesn't return until very late at night. Dixon had to review and sign the report card in her sister's absence. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140204_515_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Space~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 515 - Running Out Of Space - Launched February 25, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - California is two months away from its latest deadline to reduce its state prison inmate population to no more than 137.5 percent of capacity, the first step to address what was deemed inhumane overcrowded conditions. The most overcrowded are women's facilities. Last September, Sacramento County probation officers conducted a routine search on Sonnita Dixon's apartment and discovered 20 grams of cocaine. They took Dixon to jail, and prosecutors filed charges against her Ð for the 22nd time in the past 14 years. In the old days of California criminal justice, Dixon, 34, very likely would have served a third term in state prison, cycling through with tens of thousands of others like her, who for years have been punching their clocks in and out of the system on small-time convictions. Today, with the advent of California's criminal justice realignment, aimed at reducing state prison inmate populations, lower-level offenders are part of a new sentencing frontier; and for Dixon and about two dozen other select offenders in Sacramento County, the focus on helping them change has never been more intense. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~California is two months away from its latest deadline to reduce its state prison inmate population to no more than 137.5 percent of capacity, the first step to address what was deemed inhumane overcrowded conditions. The most overcrowded are women's facilities. Last September, Sacramento County probation officers conducted a routine search on Sonnita Dixon's apartment and discovered 20 grams of cocaine. They took Dixon to jail, and prosecutors filed charges against her Ð for the 22nd time in the past 14 years. In the old days of California criminal justice, Dixon, 34, very likely would have served a third term in state prison, cycling through with tens of thousands of others like her, who for years have been punching their clocks in and out of the system on small-time convictions. Today, with the advent of California's criminal justice realignment, aimed at reducing state prison inmate populations, lower-level offenders are part of a new sentencing frontier; and for Dixon and about two dozen other select offenders in Sacramento County, the focus on helping them change has never been more intense.:
2010~zrep045~20030817_045_a27_018~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 17, 2003 - Galveston, Texas, U.S. - A giant shrimp sign for Casey's Seafood Cafe looms over the Galveston Seawall..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030824_045_a27_017~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 24, 2003 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - From left, GABRIELLE RAMOS, 5, left, takes a break from crabbing with her cousin ELINORE RAMOS, 7, and uncle DAVID RAMOS to buy six pounds of shrimp from the Jeff Noel Rockport Harbor. Noel's friend Jerry Bolt is in the background processing the order. High fuel costs and lower shrimp prices have forced shrimpers to new ways to increase profits. Noel tries to avoid wholesalers and sells most of his shrimp directly to the public and local shrimp peddlers from his boat the Gulf Knight..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030829_045_a27_016~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 29, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Shrimper JEFF NOEL pauses for a moment in the wheel house of his boat the Gulf Knight after dropping his nets at dusk. Noel was about 20 miles off the coast of the coast of Port Aransas in the Gulf of Mexico..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030828_045_a27_015~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 28, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Deckhand RAY WILLIAMS culls through brown shrimp at two in the morning on board the Gulf Knight 16 miles off the coast of Port Aransas. Shrimpers trawl for brown shrimp from dusk until dawn..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030830_045_a27_014~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 30, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - A propeller and license plates decorate the wall of a shrimp fishing boat..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030828_045_a27_013~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 28, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - JEFF NOEL tries to catch some sleep in the morning on board the Gulf Knight. Shrimpers trawl for brown shrimp from dusk until dawn..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030529_045_a27_012~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~May 29, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - A few shrimp line the bottom of a basket as deckhand JAMES ''Chigger'' MORRIS culls through bycatch on the Gulf Knight..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030717_045_a27_011~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Jul. 17, 2003 - Canguaretama, Brazil - Large tanks of yellow micro algae surround workers as they put the finishing touches on the Marine-Maricultura laboratory. The algae is used to feed young nauplio shrimp..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030717_045_a27_010~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Jul. 17, 2003 - Canguaretama, Brazil - A worker feeds the shrimp in a pond at Marine-Maricultura..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030701_045_a27_009~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Jul. 01, 2003 - Harlingen, Texas, U.S. - Hatchery manager KIM PAGE holds up a post larval shrimp sample at Harlingen Shrimp Farms..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030523_045_a27_008~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~May 23, 2003 - Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. - CHUY HAYNH, center, feels the generational squeeze as she prepares a feeding tube for her mother-in-law THUA TRAN while her daughter TARA TRAN, 15 months clings to her. Shrimpers' wives often carry the burden of all domestic responsibilities with no relief for three to four weeks at a time..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030515_045_a27_007~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~May 15, 2003 - Dickenson, Texas, U.S. - Deckhand ROBERT ROCHA waits for daybreak on the opening day of bay shrimp season in Galveston Bay..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030828_045_a27_006~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 28, 2003 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - Deckhand RAY WILLIAMS leans over to check a torn net..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030819_045_a27_005~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 19, 2003 - Fulton, Texas, U.S. - A shrimp boat creates a sediment trail in San Antonio Bay..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030522_045_a27_004~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~May 22, 2003 - Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. - LAN TRAN carries a batch of headless shrimp after weighing them at JBS Shrimp Company..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030826_045_a27_003~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Aug. 26, 2003 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - Deckhand RAY WILLIAMS sews rings on a net..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030717_045_a27_002~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Jul. 17, 2003 - Canguaretama, Brazil - LUIS ALDARI DA SILVA smooths over the top layer of pacific white shrimp in a cooler after clearing a harvested pond at Marine-Maricultura..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20030429_045_a27_001~Nicole Fruge/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~Apr. 29, 2003 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Deckhand JAMES ''Chigger'' MORRIS sweeps the bycatch overboard on the Gulf Knight. Morris gave up shrimping after the recent death of his mother and moved back to Tennesse. Beset with environmental pressures, high fuel prices, stiff competition and a glut of cheap imports that is driving down prices to record lows, Texas shrimp fishermen are fighting to survive in an industry that is slowly starting to buckle..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050201_045_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Shrimping in Peril~zReportage.com Story of the Week #045 - Launched February 1, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Beset with environmental pressures, high fuel prices, stiff competition and a glut of cheap imports, Texas shrimp fishermen are fighting to survive in an industry that is slowly starting to buckle..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Beset with environmental pressures, high fuel prices, stiff competition and a glut of cheap imports, Texas shrimp fishermen are fighting to survive in an industry that is slowly starting to buckle.:
2010~zrep454~20121221_454_s44_017~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A head-on view of the end of the barrel of one of the rifles turned in. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_016~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A sample of handguns turned in during the annual guns for gift cards exchange. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_015~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - TRACEY COOK, a civilian employee with the San Diego Police Department, loaded rifles into duffle bags for transport back to the police headquarters. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_014~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The sight on a WWII vintage rifle. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_013~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Some of the weapons taken Friday in the annual guns for gift cards exchange. The weapons are checked, and those found to be stolen are offered to the original owner. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_012~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - San Diego police officers SUZY DE LA PENA and JOSE LUIS MERCADO look over some of the weapons taken in during the exchange on Friday. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_011~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - San Diego police officer DAVID HWANG, left, takes in an armful of weapons from a San Diego Police Department SWAT officer who had received them from one person who turned them in. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_010~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The business end view of an old double barreled shotgun that was exchanged for a gift card. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_009~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A TEC-9, 9mm fully automatic machine pistol was exchanged for a $100 grocery gift certificate at the event. The weapon is illegal to own in the state of California and was taken in with no questions asked. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_008~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy SEAN ZDUNICH removed two vintage rifles from the back of a person's car during the exchange. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_007~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Cars looped around the empty lot where they lined up to bring in their weapons. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_006~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - At least one lever action rifle was turned in. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_005~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A San Diego Police SWAT officer carried an armful of vintage rifles that one person brought to turn in. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_004~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The machined muzzle of a high powered rifle. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_003~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A table full of tagged weapons that were taken in during the exchange will be checked to see if they were stolen, if so they will be offered back to the original owners otherwise they will be destroyed. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_002~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S. - San Diego Police officer B. ROBINSON took a .22 caliber rifle out of the back of a car. Police observed that the gun was a homemade assembly of many different parts to make a functional weapon. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121221_454_s44_001~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~Dec. 21, 2012 - San Diego, California, U.S . - A .22 caliber fully automatic machine pistol with a 30-round ammunition magazine was turned in, no questions asked, at the event. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20120101_454_s44__000~John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~The United States Of Automatic Guns~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 454 - The United States of Automatic Guns - Launched January 1, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make us see reality. An average of 34 people are killed each day by gun violence in America Ð some 12,000 a year. The slaughter of 20 schoolchildren in Newtown Connecticut has shaken the old certainties of many gun rights advocates, causing them to reassess the need for new laws. But because gun rights are built into our Constitution and culture Ð and backed by a powerful lobby Ð the body count rarely comes up in policy debates. But a sea change seems to be under way. A new Washington Post/ABC poll shows that 54 per cent of Americans now support stricter gun laws and 59 per cent back a nationwide ban on high-capacity ammunition clips Ð meaning those that contain more than 10 bullets. The question is whether politicians will listen to the people. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/U-T San Diego/zReportage/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep516~20140222_516_b136_024~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 22, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Demonstrators celebrate victory over Yanukovych two days after violent fighting on Instytutska street. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140220_516_l122_023~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 20, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - In a hotel, a medical doctor observes an operation of a protester who is in critical condition after being hit by a sniper. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140220_516_l122_022~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 20, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Protesters protect themselves with helmets on the new front lines near Insitutzkaya street under the threat of snipers. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~:20140220_516_l122_021~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 20, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A protester protects himself with a shield on the front lines. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140220_516_b136_020~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 20, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A priest makes way for young soldiers as demonstrators block a bus with young soldiers in front of barricades on Instytutska street. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140220_516_b136_019~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Best Images Of 2014~February 20, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A man cries after a medic covers the dead body of his friend with the Ukrainian flag after he was killed by soldiers. Riot Police shot at protestors killing at least 75. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140219_516_l122_018~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 19, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A young girl observes the barricades.Violent clashes between protesters and police erupted, leaving at least 26 people dead and many more wounded. Just before midnight Wednesday, Ukraine's president declared a truce. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140219_516_l122_017~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Best Images Of 2014~February 19, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A definant man stands in Maidan Square drapped in a Ukraine blue and gold flag with smoke and soldiers in background. The occupation of Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) continues. Ukraine's President Yanukovich has tagged the occupiers as terrorists. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140219_516_l122_016~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 19, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine -The occupation of Independence Square continues. People have destroyed the cobblestone to make stones to thrown and build molotov cocktails. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140219_516_l122_015~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 19, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A protester finishes a soft drink to empty it and make it ready to be filled with fuel for use as a weapon. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140219_516_l122_014~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 19, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine -A woman helps prepare molotov cocktails. Police attacked during protesters yesterday afternoon and at least 26 people died. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_516_l122_013~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 18, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - An elderly man, wearing a dust mask is concerned. He rushes to escape, together with the self-defense units, after they have been defeated in Marinski Park and forced to retreat across the city. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_516_b136_012~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 18, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - The self-defense units of Independence Square marched toward Marinski Park to demonstrate their power during a parliament meeting. Activists pelted officers with cobblestones and fireworks, to which police responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_516_l122_011~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 18, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Protestors take cover from tear gas. She is rushing to escape, together with the self-defense units, after they have been defeated in Marinski Park and forced to retreat across the city. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire) ~:20140218_516_l122_010~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 18, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - The self-defense units of Independence Square marched toward Marinski Park to demonstrate their power during a parliament meeting. Activists pelted officers with cobblestones and fireworks, to which police responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_516_l122_009~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 18, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - The self-defense units of Independence Square marched toward Marinski Park to demonstrate their power during a parliament meeting. Activists pelted officers with cobblestones and fireworks, to which police responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140214_516_l122_008~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 14, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A policeman observes the anti-government protesters picketing the Prosecutor General building. More than 30 different groups that compose the self-defense units of Maidan square marched together across the center of Kiev to picket the Prosecutor General building. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140214_516_l122_007~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 14, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Protestors march from the main square across the center to picket outside the Parliament building. Protests have gripped Ukraine since the government rejected a far-reaching accord with the EU in favor of stronger ties with Russia in November 2013. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140213_516_l122_006~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 13, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Protesters chant slogans outside the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting in protest against the 'oligarchic monopolization of broadcasting' and biased coverage of political trial in the country. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140204_516_l122_005~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 4, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Helmeted and armed with a big stick, the ski masked protester, wearing a hoodie that reads 'Soviet' in red is ready whatever is next. Ukraine's parliament adopted tougher security laws against public marches, as tension rises between anti-government occupy movement and soldiers. The frontline is covered in snow as the tense standoff continues on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo Stadium and Maidan Square (Independence Square) in downtown Kiev. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140202_516_l122_004~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~February 2, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - Protesters sit by a fire as a man talks on a cell phone near the frontline on Hrushevsk'koho Street. Mass anti-government protests in the center of Kiev continue. The frontline is covered in snow as the tense standoff continues on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo Stadium, a few blocks from the epicenter at Maidan Square (Independence Square). (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140125_516_b136_003~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~Jan 25, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A medic with a steel stick on the front lines of Hrushovskoho street. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140125_516_b136_002~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~January 25, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A demonstrator is tired after clashes in the front lines on Hrushovskoho street. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140125_516_b136_001~Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~January 25, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine - A demonstrator hides behind a shield on the front lines. The situation began in November, when the opposition hit the streets angry about Yanukovych's backpedaling from a trade pact with the European Union. (Credit Image: © Michal Burza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_516_l122_000~Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of EuroMaidan~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 516 - Faces of EuroMaidan - Launched March 4, 2014 - Ukraine is in turmoil after its bloodiest week in decades. Days of deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and police have resulted in parliament voting to oust President Yanukovych. The protests broke out after Yanukovych's government rejected a far-reaching accord with the European Union in November 2013 in favor of stronger ties with Russia. Thousands of people, outraged that a long-standing aspiration for integration with Europe had been abandoned, poured into central Kiev for peaceful demonstrations. For many people, they were less about Europe than about getting rid of a president who they believed was clinging to power and serving the interests of his own close circle and Moscow. There are fears that the southern region of Crimea could become a battleground between forces loyal to Ukraine and Russia. Picture Essay by Jacob Balzani Loov and Michal Burza. (Credit Image: © Jacob Balzani Loov/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Ukraine is in turmoil after its bloodiest week in decades. Days of deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and police have resulted in parliament voting to oust President Viktor Yanukovych. The protests broke out after Yanukovych's government rejected a far-reaching accord with the European Union in November 2013 in favor of stronger ties with Russia. Thousands of people, outraged that a long-standing aspiration for integration with Europe had been abandoned, poured into central Kiev for peaceful demonstrations. For many people, they were less about Europe than about getting rid of a president who they believed was clinging to power and serving the interests of his own close circle and Moscow. There are fears that the southern region of Crimea could become a battleground between forces loyal to Ukraine and Russia. :
2010~zrep531~20140505_531_n230_009~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Brazil is a hotbed for all things soccer but opposition to hosting the World Cup has mounted. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140505_531_n230_008~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - The movement has pledged to stage massive demonstrations during the World Cup if its demands were not met. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140514_531_n230_007~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - The Brazilian government has agreed to the Homeless Workers Movement demands for low-cost housing, and is promising to build 2,000 houses on land invaded last month by some 5,000 people just 2 miles from the stadium where the tournament's opening match will be played. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140505_531_n230_006~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - In 2009 the government promised to build 1 million affordable housing units for low-income families before 2016. Cost overruns halted the program in 2011. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140514_531_n230_005~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Residents call it the ''People's Cup'' and they fly the red MTST flag to protest billions of dollars spent on the World Cup stadiums, rather than housing for needy families. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140514_531_n230_004~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - The Homeless Workers Movement took action on behalf of almost 5,000 homeless people living near the $350-million stadium, and created a tent city near the stadium. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140505_531_n230_003~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Since Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium was built, residents living in its vicinity, have been forced to pay higher rents or move out. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140514_531_n230_002~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Opposition to hosting the World Cup has mounted and organizers have been faced with riots amid the event's $14 billion price tag. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140514_531_n230_001~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~May 14, 2014 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Boys run through a camp called the 'People's Cup,'' a group of homeless people that occupy land over 2 miles from Itaquera Arena. The camp is composed mostly of residents unable to pay rent in the region. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140505_531_n230_000~Taba Benedicto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~FIFA Go HOME!~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 531 - FIFA Go HOME! - Homeless vs The World Cup - Launched June 17, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - While Brazil is a hotbed for all things soccer, opposition to hosting the World Cup has mounted and organizers have been faced with riots amid the event's $14 billion price tag. Since Sao Paulo's Itaquer‹o stadium was built, residents living in its vicinity, have been forced to pay higher rents or move out. The Homeless Workers Movement took action on behalf of almost 5,000 homeless people living near the $350-million stadium, and created a tent city near the stadium. Residents call it the ''People's Cup'' and they fly the red MTST flag to protest billions of dollars spent on the World Cup stadiums, rather than housing for needy families. In 2009 the government promised to build 1 million affordable housing units for low-income families before 2016. Cost overruns halted the program in 2011. This week the Brazilian government has agreed to the Homeless Workers Movement demands for low-cost housing, and is promising to build 2,000 houses on land invaded last month by some 5,000 people just 2 miles from the stadium where the tournament's opening match will be played. The movement had pledged to stage massive demonstrations during the World Cup if its demands were not met. (Credit Image: © Taba Benedicto/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~While Brazil is a hotbed for all things soccer, opposition to hosting the World Cup has mounted and organizers have been faced with riots amid the event's $14 billion price tag. Since Sao Paulo's Itaquer‹o stadium was built, residents living in its vicinity, have been forced to pay higher rents or move out. The Homeless Workers Movement took action on behalf of almost 5,000 homeless people living near the $350-million stadium, and created a tent city near the stadium. Residents call it the ''People's Cup'' and they fly the red MTST flag to protest billions of dollars spent on the World Cup stadiums, rather than housing for needy families. In 2009 the government promised to build 1 million affordable housing units for low-income families before 2016. Cost overruns halted the program in 2011. This week the Brazilian government has agreed to the Homeless Workers Movement demands for low-cost housing, and is promising to build 2,000 houses on land invaded last month by some 5,000 people just 2 miles from the stadium where the tournament's opening match will be played. The movement had pledged to stage massive demonstrations during the World Cup if its demands were not met. :
2010~zrep235~20081021_235_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - A little girl eats watermelon. She is part of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Joseph Jessop, 86-years-old, is a veteran of World War II, a polygamist and member of the FLDS. He was arrested during the Short Creek Raid in 1953 and had his wives and children taken from him for two years. .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Joseph Jessop, 86-years-old, is a veteran of World War II, a polygamist and member of the FLDS. He was arrested during the Short Creek Raid in 1953 and had his wives and children taken from him for two years. .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - JOSEPH JESSOP, 86-years-old, with members of his family take a break from weeding the family corn plot in Colorado City, AZ. Jessop, a veteran of World War II, a polygamist and member of the FLDS, was arrested during the Short Creek Raid in 1953 and had his wives and children taken from him for two years. Jessop still weeds his fields by hand and makes the hoes used in the community. He makes 250-300 hoes every winter for use in the summer growing season. .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Jessop family, a polygamous family and members of the FLDS in Colorado City, AZ, weed the community corn field. The family grows about 30 percent of the food they consume and buy the rest at the town mercantile store..(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - A woman leaves the mercantile store in Colorado City. .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080616_235_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Jun. 16, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, U.S. - JOSEPH JESSOP, 86-years-old, leans against his pickup truck in Colorado City, AZ. Jessop, a polygamist and member of the FLDS, was arrested during the Short Creek Raid in 1953 and had his wives and children taken from him for two years. .(Credit Image: ©Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081021_235_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~Oct. 21, 2008 - Colorado City, Arizona, USA - Colorado City is home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). .(Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20081021_243_k94_000~zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire~The Secret Culture~zReportage.com Story of the Week #235 - Launched October 21, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Colorado City is home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). Polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously. Recent research states there are as many as 37,000 fundamentalists, with less than half of them living in polygamous households in Arizona and Utah. Most of the polygamy is believed to be restricted to about a dozen extended groups of polygamous fundamentalists. The FLDS Prophet (leader), Warren Jeffs, has been convicted in Utah of 'rape as an accomplice' for arranging the marriage of a teenage girl to her cousin. Jeffs is currently on trial for similar, less serious, charges in Arizona. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Colorado City is home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) which split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). Polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one spouse simultaneously. Recent research states there are as many as 37,000 fundamentalists, with less than half of them living in polygamous households in Arizona and Utah. Most of the polygamy is believed to be restricted to about a dozen extended groups of polygamous fundamentalists. The FLDS Prophet (leader), Warren Jeffs, has been convicted in Utah of 'rape as an accomplice' for arranging the marriage of a teenage girl to her cousin. Jeffs is currently on trial for similar, less serious, charges in Arizona.:
2010~zrep188~20070908_188_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Indian Cowgirls Rule!~Sep. 08, 2007 - Ft. Defiance, Arizona, U.S. - A competitor's hands on her saddle at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070908_188_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Indian Cowgirls Rule!~Sep. 08, 2007 - Ft. Defiance, Arizona, U.S. - TANYA YAZZIE, 19, from Gallup, NM, practices her roping skills behind the chutes at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070908_188_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Indian Cowgirls Rule!~Sep. 08, 2007 - Ft. Defiance, Arizona, U.S. - Navajo children look at the bucking bulls at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070908_188_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Indian Cowgirls Rule!~Sep. 08, 2007 - Ft. Defiance, Arizona, U.S. - SHAWNA BEGAY, a roper from Ganado, AZ, waits to compete at the All Women Rodeo in the Dahozy Stampede Rodeo Arena in Ft. Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Indian Reservation. It was the first all women's rodeo on the Navajo Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep170~20020404_170_a41_009~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~Apr. 04, 2002 - Camp Jabal Nur, Lanao del Sur, Philippines - Teenaged MILF recruits hike down from their mountain base at Camp Jabal Nur, southern Philippines. Muslim students from various high schools in central Mindanao sometimes spend their summer vacations training with this Islamic insurgency group..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020404_170_a41_008~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~Apr. 04, 2002 - Camp Jabal Nur, Lanao del Sur, Philippines - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) soldiers gather together in prayer at Camp Jabal Nur, southern Philippines before starting an educational seminar about their 2001 bi-lateral ceasefire with the Philippine government..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020404_170_a41_007~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~Apr. 04, 2002 - Camp Jabal Nur, Lanao del Sur, Philippines - Moro Islamic Liberation Front soldiers practice loading a 60mm mortar at Camp Jabal Nur, southern Philippines. Camp Jabal Nur, meaning ''mountain of light'' in Arabic..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070508_170_a41_006~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~May 08, 2007 - Darapanan, Sharif Kabunsuan, Philippines - Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front attend a lecture about the peace process and fundraising efforts at the organization's political headquarters near Cotabato City, Philippines..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020404_170_a41_005~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~Apr. 04, 2002 - Camp Jabal Nur, Lanao del Sur, Philippines - Moro Islamic Liberation Front soldiers hike up a steep mountain trail near their jungle base of Camp Jabal Nur, southern Philippines. Since the fall of Camp Abubakr As-Siddique in May 2000, the MILF's Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) has broken down into highly-mobile guerilla units that are based in several satellite camps throughout Central Mindanao..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070508_170_a41_004~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~May 08, 2007 - Darapanan, Sharif Kabunsuan, Philippines - MILF troops navigate the shallow waters of the Liguasan Marsh in Central Mindanao. During the dry season, they can harvest corn and rice in parts of the wetland. By July, however, heavy rains will fill the entire marsh and flood most farms. This massive wetland is a strategic economic and agricultural region over which the MILF and government soldiers have fought..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020404_170_a41_003~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~Apr. 04, 2002 - Camp Jabal Nur, Lanao del Sur, Philippines - A soldier from the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, the armed wing of the MILF, focuses on a lecture about the 2001 ceasefire at Camp Jabal Nur, Philippines. Sporadic clashes involving troops from both parties still occur in parts of Central and Western Mindanao..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070508_170_a41_002~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~May 08, 2007 - Darapanan, Sharif Kabunsuan, Philippines - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members weed an eggplant field at Camp Darapanan, southern Philippines. 18 MILF soldiers belong to a cooperative that shares profits from the camp's corn, eggplant, rice, and bean crops..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070508_170_a41_001~Ryan Anson/ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~May 08, 2007 - Darapanan, Sharif Kabunsuan, Philippines - A MILF soldier guides a boat through the shallow waters of the Liguasan Marsh in Central Mindanao, southern Philippines..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070703_170_a41_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rebels With a Cause~zReportage.com Story of the Week #170 - Launched July 03, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - One Islamic insurgent organization, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has been fighting for an independent state since the late 1970's. It would like to establish a separate homeland for the Philippines' 6 million Muslims and use Islamic (shar'ia) law as the primary tool of governance. A more devoutly religious organization, the MILF split off from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) well before the signing of a 1996 peace agreement, which gave Muslims a lackluster form of self-government on the island of Mindanao. The Abu Sayyaf, a third Islamic insurgent group, continues to fight a more extreme, jihadist war against the Philippine state and has been responsible for dozens of bombings and kidnappings throughout the country..(Credit Image: © Ryan Anson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~One Islamic insurgent organization, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has been fighting for an independent state since the late 1970's. It would like to establish a separate homeland for the Philippines' 6 million Muslims and use Islamic (shar'ia) law as the primary tool of governance. A more devoutly religious organization, the MILF split off from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) well before the signing of a 1996 peace agreement, which gave Muslims a lackluster form of self-government on the island of Mindanao. The Abu Sayyaf, a third Islamic insurgent group, continues to fight a more extreme, jihadist war against the Philippine state and has been responsible for dozens of bombings and kidnappings throughout the country.:
2010~zrep345~20100810_345_e66_018~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 10, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Dazz, a newly trained Belgian Shepherd dog lies next to the kit of his team at an EOD training ground. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100807_345_e66_017~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 7, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Lieutenant Alex Findlay, the RESA (Royal Engineer Search Adviser) stands with ATO, Jay Hobden, of 11 EOD of the Royal Logistics Corps by the words ''Route cleared compliments'' after completing a 5 day clearance operation. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100804_345_e66_016~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 4, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Soldiers from 4th Regiment the Royal Artillery prepares rounds of illuminators to fire over a road that is being cleared of IEDs. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100805_345_e66_015~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - ATO, Jay Hobden, of 11 EOD of the Royal Logistics Corps ''lies on his belt buckle'' while manually deactivating an IED, guarded by Corporal Stan. (Cpl Paul Bowes) 660 Signal troop Royal Signals and members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at the far end of the road. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100810_345_e66_014~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 10, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Dazz, a newly trained Belgian Shepherd dog prepares to sniff out an a suspected IED on a training exercise with his handler Corporal Tony Bryson from the Royal Vetrinary Corps. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100808_345_e66_013~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 8, 2010 - Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Lance Corporal Matt Robeson from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps gives Molly some water while she has a break from working in front of a Mastiff armoured vehicle. The 300 meter stretch of road had taken 5 days to search and clear, with 14 IEDs found. Molly was used at the end of the 5 day search to ensure that no explosive charges had been missed in the ground. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100807_345_e66_012~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 7, 2010 - Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Members of the REST team gather around Stewie the Wheelbarrow, at the end of a long days work clearing a 2.5km stretch of road from IEDs. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100805_345_e66_011~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Ammunition Technical Officer, Sergent Jay Hobden, from 11 EOD of the Royal Logistics Corps, (LEFT) eats an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) before embarking on a walk to a suspected IED while other members of the REST (Royal Engineer Search Team) gather on part of a road they are about to clear in front of a Mastif Armoured Vehicle. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100807_345_e66_010~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 7, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - A soldier from the ANA (Afghan National Army) and a Danish Soldier view the remains of a Humvee belonging to the ANA after a suicide bomber detonated himself in front of the vehicle, killing two ANA soldiers and injuring over 10 civilians. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100804_345_e66_009~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 4, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Soldiers from 4th Regiment the Royal Artillery fire rounds of illuminators from a gun located on a hill, over a road that is being cleared of IEDs to stop insurgents laying more. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100810_345_e66_008~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 10, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Sergent Bruce Dickson of 33 Engineer Regiment shows a group of ANA soldiers who are undergoing an IED training course how to deal with UXOs. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100808_345_e66_007~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 8, 2010 - Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - Lance Corporal Matt Robeson from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (center) and Sapper Adam Lee of 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, watch while Molly, an IED sniffer dog searches an area of suspect ground. The 300 meter stretch of road had taken five days to search and clear, with 14 IED's found. Molly was used at the end of the five day search to ensure that no explosive charges had been missed in the ground. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100805_345_e66_006~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - A sapper from a REST (Royal Engineer Search Team) using a Vallant to detect IEDS' along a roadside in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan on the 5th August, 2010. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100805_345_e66_005~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - SAC Tech Tim Latchford (5131 BD Sqn of the RAF, uses a remote control device to maneuver the Wheelbarrow (a robot called ''Stewie'' used for remotely disarming IEDs) from the back of a Mastif Armoured Vehicle in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan on the 5th August, 2010. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100805_345_e66_004~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - A controlled expolosion is detonated by a British CIED team on a 2.5 km stretch of road, that has a large number of IEDs. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100806_345_e66_003~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 6, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - A member of the Royal Engineer Search Team (REST) holds up a pressure pad (that consists of two pieces of wood taped together with wire inside) after it was deactivated from the main charge on a road that is being cleared of IEDs. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100808_345_e66_002~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 8, 2010 - Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan - MOLLY, an IED sniffer dog, lies on the floor of a Mastiff armoured vehicle after completing searching a road recently cleared of IEDs. The 300 meter stretch of road had taken 5 days to search and clear, with 14 IEDs found. Molly was used at the end of the 5 day search to ensure that no explosive charges had been missed in the ground. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zreportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100805_345_e66_001~/eyevine~The Real Hurt Locker~Aug. 5, 2010 - Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan - Corporal Kevin Bain, of 20 Field Squadron of the 36 Engineer Regiment, and leader of his Royal Engineer Search Team, displays the front of his body armor that includes his essential items. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMA)~:20100804_345_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Real Hurt Locker~zReportage.com Story of the Week #345 - Launched December 14, 2010: The Real Hurt Locker. Photojournalist Kate Holt describes on location from the frontline: Suddenly we hear a massive blast. Within a minute it is confirmed that a suicide bomber has detonated himself next to an ANA convoy, on the road that I was waiting to drive down. It has taken one week to clear a little over one mile of road. Afghanistan covers over 250,000 square miles. As bomb disposal expert Sgt Jay Hobden defuses an IED near the town of Gereshk in Helmand Province, the thought occurs to me: why isn't he wearing the armoured bomb-disposal suit seen in the film The Hurt Locker (right)? 'Yeah, everyone asks about the suit,' says Hobden, 'and it does have its advantages. But the disadvantages are that it's extremely hot to work in, and it doesn't allow me to move around freely. You have much less spatial awareness. It also weighs around 100lbs and makes you tired very quickly. You'd be wiped out after one manual. If I don't wear it, I can do several manuals a day. None of these guys will do this job ever again,' Cpl Bain tells me as we watch. 'You can only do this job so many times until your luck runs out.' (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com) Full multimedia experience go to: http://www.thepicturesoftheday.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep345~zReportage.com Story of the Week #345 - Launched December 14, 2010: The Real Hurt Locker. Photojournalist Kate Holt describes on location from the frontline: Suddenly we hear a massive blast. Within a minute it is confirmed that a suicide bomber has detonated himself next to an ANA convoy, on the road that I was waiting to drive down. It has taken one week to clear a little over one mile of road. Afghanistan covers over 250,000 square miles. As bomb disposal expert Sgt Jay Hobden defuses an IED near the town of Gereshk in Helmand Province, the thought occurs to me: why isn't he wearing the armoured bomb-disposal suit seen in the film The Hurt Locker (right)? 'Yeah, everyone asks about the suit,' says Hobden, 'and it does have its advantages. But the disadvantages are that it's extremely hot to work in, and it doesn't allow me to move around freely. You have much less spatial awareness. It also weighs around 100lbs and makes you tired very quickly. You'd be wiped out after one manual. If I don't wear it, I can do several manuals a day. None of these guys will do this job ever again,' Cpl Bain tells me as we watch. 'You can only do this job so many times until your luck runs out.' (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com):
2010~zrep553~20140210_553_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus poses for a picture before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus has his father wrap his hands before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140131_553_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus trains at his father's Muay Thai gym. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140124_553_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus and his father train at his father's Muay Thai gym. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus winces in pain from the massage he receives before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus is knocked down by his opponent in the final round of their fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - A Mong Kon (ceremonial Muay Thai headwear) is placed on the head of PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. He has begun fighting older, heavier opponents to continue to improve his skills. Fighters are typically paid 1000 baht (30 dollars) per fight. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus prepares mentally before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. He has begun fighting older, heavier opponents to continue to improve his skills. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~Jan 24, 2014 - Chiang Mai, Thailand - PETCHFOGUS SITTHAHARNAEK, 9, aka Focus is the top fighter for his age and weighti. A sash is wrapped around Focus' waist before his fight at the Thapae Muay Thai Stadium. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140210_553_w122_000~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Thai Kid Boxers~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 553 - Thai Kid Boxers - Launched November 18, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Thailand, children as young as five earn cash by taking part in a version of boxing which uses elbows, knees and feet, as well as fists. The basic objective is to knock out your opponent. It is fight night in Chang Mai, and spectators have come for the ''Superkids Championship''. Petchfogus ''Focus'' Sitthaharnaek, 9, is the top fighter for his age and weight. He has begun fighting older, heavier opponents to continue to improve his skills. Fighters are typically paid 1000 baht ($30) per fight. This style of fighting, known as 'muay thai' has been practiced as an art form and fighting technique in Thailand since the 12th century. Child boxing has brought Thailand disapproval from medical experts and human rights activists, who see it as dangerous and want it banned. For many people in northern Thailand, child boxing is a way of life. It provides income to families that would otherwise have to rely on their rice paddies and farming. In a place where drugs and gangs are rampant, boxing provides a way out of poverty for some children with few options. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~In Thailand, children as young as five earn cash by taking part in a version of boxing which uses elbows, knees and feet, as well as fists. The basic objective is to knock out your opponent. It is fight night in Chang Mai, and spectators have come for the 'Superkids Championship'. Petchfogus 'Focus' Sitthaharnaek, 9, is the top fighter for his age and weight. He has begun fighting older, heavier opponents to continue to improve his skills. Fighters are typically paid 1000 baht ($30) per fight. This style of fighting, known as 'muay thai' has been practiced as an art form and fighting technique in Thailand since the 12th century. Child boxing has brought Thailand disapproval from medical experts and human rights activists, who see it as dangerous and want it banned. For many people in northern Thailand, child boxing is a way of life. It provides income to families that would otherwise have to rely on their rice paddies and farming. In a place where drugs and gangs are rampant, boxing provides a way out of poverty for some children with few options. :
2010~zrep288~20090808_288_clb_027~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Schwindsuchtbrucke, a train bridge used for the city's S-Bahn system ran right along the wall. While the Berlin Wall existed, the S-Bahn would run from the western section of the city through part of the east and back into the west and would not stop at the 'ghost stations' in the east. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090919_288_clb_026~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Sep. 9, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Several crosses at the edge of the Spree River stand as reminders of those who died trying to cross the wall just east of the Reichstag, the German parliament building and just north of the Brandenburg Gate. The Wall crossed the river in this spot. Now a bridge reaching across the river connects two parts of the new German Parliament building complex. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_025~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A section of the wall remains just across the street north of the Marie-Elisabeth Luders Haus, part of the new German parliament building complex. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_024~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Two simple rows of cobble stones mark the former path of the Berlin wall across Friedrichstrasse at then Allied Checkpoint Charlie in central Berlin. Tourists read information panels outlining the site's history. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090919_288_clb_023~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Sep. 19, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Schwedter Steg pedestrian bridge runs north from the Mauerpark, following the path of the Wall. Today, the bridge spans across the tracks of the circular line S-Bahn commuter train, which runs around the inner city of Berlin. When the Wall was still there, the East-Berlin S-Bahn would turn north from nearby Schonhauser Allee instead of continuing West into the Wedding-district (former West-Berlin) as it does today. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com)~:20090808_288_clb_022~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - On Bernauer Strasse, the East German government tore down the back of an entire row of apartment buildings in order to make space for the 'death strip.' The broken sign in the foreground protests against the construction of new apartment buildings on that land. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_021~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Graffiti artist MICHAEL MEHLICH sprays on a section of the Berlin Wall located in the Mauerpark ('Wall Park') between the neighborhoods of Prenzlauer Berg (formerly East) and Wedding (West). (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_288_clb_020~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A narrow slice of the original Berlin Wall marks the place where the Berlin Wall once ran across Leipziger Platz just east of Potsdamer Platz. Just like the adjacent Potsdamer Platz, the square was largely deserted and has been completely redeveloped since the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_288_clb_019~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Civilians in military uniforms of the allied forces that occupied Berlin during the Cold War era pose with tourists at the former Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous of the allied checkpoints in Berlin. It is located at the intersection of Friedrichstrasse and Zimmerstrasse. The site is a major tourist attraction today and a replica of the checkpoint has been recreated in the middle of the street. A large sign above the checkpoint shows the image of a Russian solider looking south towards the American sector. On the other side is the image of an American soldier looking north (towards former East-Berlin). (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_018~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Berlin wall used to run through what is today the Mauerpark (''Wall Park'') between the neighborhoods of Prenzlauer Berg (formerly East) and Wedding (West). (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_017~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Night time at Checkpoint Charlie. A large illuminated sign above the checkpoint shows the image of an American soldier looking north (towards the former East-Berlin) and on the other side a Russian solider looking south towards the American sector. On the left side of the street is the Museum am Checkpoint Charlie (Museum at Checkpoint Charlie). (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_288_clb_016~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A narrow slice of the original Berlin Wall marks the place where the Berlin Wall once ran through Potsdamer Platz. This was one of the busiest squares in Europe before World War II (among other things, Berlin's first traffic light stood here). The buildings in the area were largely destroyed during the war and most were razed completely later. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090808_288_clb_015~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Berlin wall used to run through what is today the Park am Nordbahnhof ('Park at the northern train station'). The former death strip has been converted into a park that includes forested areas, meadows and a large area with beach volleyball courts. This is a view from the meadows through a hole in the remains of the wall onto the volleyball courts. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090809_288_clb_014~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 9, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The waterfront behind the wall has been redeveloped and converted into a waterfront park. This is the view west with the Fernsehturm radio tower in the distance. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_288_clb_013~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Berlin Wall was painted by artists from around the world in 1990 and repainted in 2009 after the artwork had severely deteriorated over time. This section is still the original artwork. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090919_288_clb_012~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Sep. 19, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Berlin wall used to run through what is today the Park am Nordbahnhof ('Park at the northern train station'). The former death strip has been converted into a park that includes forested areas, meadows and a large area with beach volleyball courts and still contains sections of the wall. A part of the wall has also been preserved. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090919_288_clb_011~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Sep. 19, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Tourists pose in front of a remaining section of the Berlin Wall on Bernauer Strasse, across the street from a Museum dedicated to the memory of the Berlin Wall (Dokumentationszentrum Berliner Mauer) (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090806_288_clb_010~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 6, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Invaliden Friedhof ('invalids' cemetery') is located on the waterfront of the Berlin-Spandauer Schiffahrtskanal shipping channel. The Berlin Wall ran right through the cemetery and many graves were removed because of that. Some parts of the wall still remain here among the tombstones. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090919_288_clb_009~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Sep. 19, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The East German boarder guard Schumann had jumped over the barbed wire that was the provisional Berlin Wall at the corner of Bernauer Strasse and Ruppiner Strasse on August 15, 1961, two days after the Berlin Wall had been created. This satute is the same pose as an iconic photograph of Schumann jumping over a barb wire fence. Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA) (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20090813_288_clb_008~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A newly painted section of the East Side Gallery. 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East and West have grown back together and the remnants of the iron curtain have become an organic part of the cityscape. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090809_288_clb_007~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 9, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - This is the view east with the two towers of the Oberbaumbrucke bridge in the distance to the right. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20090808_288_clb_006~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Civilians in military uniforms of the allied forces that occupied Berlin during the Cold War era pose with tourists at the former Checkpoint Charlie, the most famous of the allied checkpoints in Berlin. The site is a major tourist attraction today and a replica of the checkpoint has been recreated in the middle of the street. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~:20090809_288_clb_005~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 9, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A souvenir shop has been built into part of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_288_clb_004~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The section in the foreground has already been repainted while the far section has been prepared to be repainted. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090818_288_clb_003~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 18, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - Former border checkpoint Dreilinden or 'Checkpoint Bravo' on the autobahn A115 from Leipzig. This was were those traveling to Berlin from West-Germany by car would enter Berlin when the Berlin Wall was still closed. Today the highway traffic flows through freely and the facilities on the east side of the highway (seen here) are no longer in use. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090813_288_clb_002~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 13, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - A section of the Berlin Wall, part of the East Side Gallery, is being repainted. The artwork has already been completed on the right side while the left has just been prepared for repaint. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com)~:20090808_288_clb_001~Harald Franzen/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~Aug. 8, 2009 - Berlin, Germany - The Berlin wall used to run through what is today the Park am Nordbahnhof ('Park at the northern train station'). The former death strip has been converted into a park that includes forested areas, meadows and a large area with beach volleyball courts. The marking on the ground reads 'Berlin Wall 1961-1989' A double row of cobble stones like these mark the path of the Berlin Wall throughout the city. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091027_288_clb_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Wall~zReportage.com Story of the Week #288 - Launched October 27, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A section of the Berlin Wall that is part of the East Side Gallery is being repainted. The East Side Gallery between Ostbahnhof and Oberbaumbrucke along the Spree river is the largest remaining section of the Berlin Wall and with 1316 meters (1439 yards) also the longest permanent open-air gallery in the world. It was painted in 1990 and repainted in 2009 after the artwork hat severely deteriorated over time. In this photo the artwork has already been completed on the right side while the left has just been prepared to be repainted..(Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press)~A section of the Berlin Wall that is part of the East Side Gallery is being repainted. The East Side Gallery between Ostbahnhof and Oberbaumbrucke along the Spree river is the largest remaining section of the Berlin Wall and with 1316 meters (1439 yards) also the longest permanent open-air gallery in the world. It was painted in 1990 and repainted in 2009 after the artwork hat severely deteriorated over time. In this photo the artwork has already been completed on the right side while the left has just been prepared to be repainted. (Credit Image: © Harald Franzen/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press):
2010~zrep375~20110521_375_c78_014~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 21, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - PHIL ARNOLD, is to air hockey what John Wayne was to westerns. Arnold founded the USAA (the United States Air Hockey Association) in 1975 and continues to compete with others in the sport on an international level. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110521_375_c78_013~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 21, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - PHIL ARNOLD, gets physical during a challenge match against SYED RAHMAN, at SRO (Standing Room Only). (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110603_375_c78_012~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~June 3, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Trophies wait for champions to take them home at the AIr Hockey World Championship. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110603_375_c78_011~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~June 3, 2011 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - DENANG BROWN, also known as ''Blade'' is a 47-year-old male stripper from Atlanta, Georgia, is passionate about air hockey and loves to compete. Blade shows up to the Air Hockey World Championships in Las Vegas every year. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110514_375_c78_010~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 14, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - An air hockey competitor makes a bank shot at a Friday night air hockey night at SRO (Standing Room Only). (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110604_375_c78_009~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~June 4, 2011 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - DANNY HYNES, of Houston, proudly balances his mallet decorated with a Star Wars sticker. Hynes took first place in the 2011 World Championships in Las Vegas. Although Hynes has won the championship eight times, he yearns to win more. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_375_c78_008~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 20, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - JAMIE MONTROSS, says she recently discovered air hockey and loves coming to play against friends on Friday nights at SRO (Standing Room Only). (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_375_c78_007~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 20, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Many air hockey players use gloves for better mallet control. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_375_c78_006~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 20, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Avid air hockey player ALVA COTO, wears a pair of pink knee socks in a stance, during a Friday night air hockey match at SRO (Standing Room Only). (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_375_c78_005~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 20, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Friday nights in the back room at SRO (Standing Room Only) at Northwest Mall are all about air hockey. Players gather around the four tables weekly to compete, play and talk about the sport. The net is strung up to protect spectators from flying pucks. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110520_375_c78_004~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 20, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Players face off before a game of air hockey. Every game requires a referee to help enforce the USAA (the United States Air Hockey Association's) sanctioned rules. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110521_375_c78_003~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 21, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - PHIL ARNOLD, stretches on top of an air hockey table before competing in a challenge match with Syed Rahman at SRO (Standing Room Only). Arnold hoped that he could increase his ranking with the outcome of the match. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110521_375_c78_002~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 21, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - PHIL ARNOLD, is known around the USAA (the United States Air Hockey Association) as a true finesse player. Arnold uses everything he can to distract players by yelling, jumping up and down, pretending to walk away from the table -- anything that will distract his opponent long enough to get an open shot of the goal. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110514_375_c78_001~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~May 14, 2011 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - PHIL ARNOLD, contemplates his next move after losing an air hockey match at SRO (Standing Room Only). Arnold, once rated number one in the world at air hockey, is attempting a comeback. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110627_375_c78_000~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off~zReportage.com Story of the Week #375: Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off - Launched June 28, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off - Arnold stands like a statue in front of the table, his individually tape-wrapped fingers take their all too familiar position on his mallet, which he wields with the skill of Thor. Air shoots up through the 4,098 tiny pores drilled into the table breaking on Arnold's withered face, while his black hair waves gently through the artificial breeze. Every Friday night Arnold, who founded the U.S. Air Hockey Association and company gather at a small, dank bar in Houston, Texas, U.S. and play league sanctioned air hockey. Invented by NASA, while contractors were studying the ways objects would move in the vacuum of space, air hockey championships are now played at national and world levels. ''We play with chivalry and we play with honor,' Arnold states, 'Each one of you players has great potential and it's up to you to pass it on.'' (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Air Arnold - What NASA Created On Its Day Off - Every Friday night Arnold, who founded the U.S. Air Hockey Association and company gather at a small, dank bar in Houston, Texas, U.S. and play league sanctioned air hockey. Invented by NASA, while contractors were studying the ways objects would move in the vacuum of space, air hockey championships are now played at national and world levels. 'We play with chivalry and we play with honor,' Arnold states, 'Each one of you players has great potential and it's up to you to pass it on.':
2010~zrep442~20120228_442_w26_017~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A hula skirted Spongebob is left on the floor of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_016~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S - A pink bra is left on the floor with other clothing items. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_015~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A photo of two women is left on the floor of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120316_442_w26_014~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~March 16, 2012 - Laplace, Louisiana, U.S - A bedroom is filled with random items and trash inside a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120309_442_w26_013~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~March 9, 2012 - Talahassee, Florida, U.S - Child's portrait abandoned on window sill inside of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_012~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A book, purses and other random items are among the belongings left in a desk in a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120315_442_w26_011~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~March 15, 2012 - Covington, Louisiana, U.S - A lamp tilts to the side, hanging askew inside a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_010~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - Plastic children's toys are scattered in the backyard of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_009~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A playing card is left on the stairs of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_008~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A message is scrawled on the stucco wall of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101005_442_w26_007~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Oct. 5, 2010 - Wyandach, New York, U.S. - Personal property left behind by the former owners in a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100423_442_w26_006~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~April 23, 2010 - Bozrah, Connecticut, U.S. - Abandoned personal property left behind in a bank-owned foreclosure. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101109_442_w26_005~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Nov. 9, 2010 - Beulah, Michigan, U.S. - View from inside a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_004~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A stuffed animal hangs in the garage of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120228_442_w26_003~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Feb. 28, 2012 - Fresno, California, U.S. - A tattered blue shower curtain remains in the shower of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101108_442_w26_002~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~American Foreclosure~Nov. 8, 2010 - Benzonia, Michigan, U.S. - A kitchen without appliances stripped out of a foreclosed home. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep473~20120307_473_z27_015~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - SARALEE TRIMBLE watches as her son, Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, shops for a hunting rifle at Dury's Gun Shop. Trimble was looking to buy his own rifle, since he's been borrowing one, for hunting trips with wounded warriors. At 19, Kevin has lost both legs above the knee and an arm after he was wounded by a bomb in Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_014~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - LISA SMURR WALTERS, Supervisor of Occupational Therapy at the Center for the Intrepid, looks at the healing of the arm Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, before their session at Brooke Army Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_013~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, entertains himself with a remote controlled helicopter in the room he shares with his mother, SARALEE TRIMBLE, at Powless Guest House at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_012~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - SARALEE TRIMBLE and her son, Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, meet for lunch in their two room hotel room at the Powless Guest House at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_011~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, yawns moments after waking up as his mother, SARALEE TRIMBLE, helps him start his day at dawn at Powless Guest House at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120405_473_z27_010~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~April 5, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, puts on his short limb prosthetics, used to prepare him for full prosthetics, while his brother ANTHONY TRIMBLE, 21, who is in the Marine Corp Reserve and was visiting from New Orleans, watches as Kevin begins a physical therapy session at the Center for the Intrepid. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120405_473_z27_009~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~April 5, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, assisted by physical therapy technician TROY HOPKINS, left, walks during a physical therapy with his brother ANTHONY TRIMBLE, 21, who is in the Marine Corp Reserve and was visiting from New Orleans, at the Center for the Intrepid. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120405_473_z27_008~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~April 5, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, pretends to cry as he walks during a physical therapy session with the assistance of physical therapy technician TROY HOPKINS, right, while Kevin's brother ANTHONY TRIMBLE, 21, left, who is in the Marine Corp Reserve and was visiting from New Orleans, watches during a physical therapy session at the Center for the Intrepid. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120405_473_z27_007~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~April 5, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, strengthens his leg for his eventual prostheses during physical therapy at the Center for the Intrepid. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_006~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, works with his myoelectric upper limb prosthetic to do the SHAP: Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure, during occupational therapy at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_005~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, adjusts his myoelectric upper limb prosthetic for occupational therapy at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120405_473_z27_004~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~April 5, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, wipes his face after his brother, ANTHONY TRIMBLE, 21, who is in the Marine Corp Reserve and was visiting from New Orleans, sprayed his face with a spray bottle as Anthony helps adjust Kevin's short limb prosthetics, used to prepare him for full prosthetics, during physical therapy at the Center for the Intrepid. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_003~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - SARALEE TRIMBLE helps her son, Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, get out of their van upon their arrival at Dury's Gun Shop. Trimble was looking to buy his own hunting rifle, since he's been borrowing one, for hunting trips with wounded warriors. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_002~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE asks his mother, SARALEE TRIMBLE, to put a shrinker on his leg quickly as he is in more pain from his recent surgery as she helps him get ready for the day in the small room they share at Powless Guest House at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_001~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~March 7, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Army Pfc. KEVIN TRIMBLE, 19, heads back to Powless Guest Show after formation at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120307_473_z27_000~Lisa Krantz/SAEN/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~By His Side~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 473 - By His Side - Launched May 14, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 19-year-old Pfc. Kevin Trimble was the youngest of five triple amputee soldiers living at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. His mother, Saralee Trimble, sleeping in the bed next to his, helps him through his morning routine as she did when he was a child, her youngest of four. Surgeries at Brooke Army Medical Center fill Kevin's days since he was injured in an explosion while serving with the Army during a battle in a river valley west of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Several soldiers were killed and injured in the battle. Between 2002 and 2009, six coalition troops flown out of Iraq and Afghanistan had lost three limbs. That number rose to 25 over the next two years, the Army Medical Command reported. In all, 1,500 wounded troops, their family and children live at Fort Sam Houston. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage via ZUMA)~Pfc. Kevin Trimble, 19, was the youngest of five triple amputee soldiers living at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. His mother, Saralee Trimble, helps him through his morning routine as she did when he was a child. Surgeries at Brooke Army Medical Center fill Kevin's days since he was injured in an explosion while serving with the Army during a battle in a river valley west of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Several soldiers were killed and injured in the battle. Between 2002 and 2009, six coalition troops flown out of Iraq and Afghanistan had lost three limbs. That number rose to 25 over the next two years, the Army Medical Command reported. In all, 1,500 wounded troops, their family and children live at Fort Sam Houston. :
2010~zrep163~20070319_163_e66_009~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Mumbai, India - Piles of hardware sit in a garbage puddle..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_008~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Bangalore, India - The health and economic costs of this trade are vast and, due to export, are not born by the western consumers nor the waste brokers who benefit from the trade..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_007~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Mumbai, India - A worker sits in the E-Wasteland..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_006~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Delhi, India - Stack of drives..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_005~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Mumbai, India - Pile of computer hardware..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_004~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Bangalore, India - Female workers separate copper wire by hand from mixed computer scrap and e-waste in a recycling area of Bangalore..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_003~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Delhi, India - Melted computer parts..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_002~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Bangalore, India - Man sitting on computer parts..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070319_163_e66_001~Sophie Gerrard/eyevine~E-Wasteland~Mar. 19, 2007 - Mumbai, India - Pile of old computer monitors..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070515_163_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~E-Wasteland~zReportage.com Story of the Week #163 - Launched May 15, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - India has become one of the world's largest dumping grounds for electronic waste, otherwise known as e-waste. Thousands of tons are sent illegally each year from western countries for recycling. Dismantled by hand, then dumped, the open burning, acid baths and toxins pour pollution into the land, air and water. The health and economic woes of this trade are vast and, due to exporting, costs are not born by the consumers nor the waste brokers who benefit from the trade..(Credit Image: © Sophie Gerrard/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~India has become one of the world's largest dumping grounds for electronic waste, otherwise known as e-waste. Thousands of tons are sent illegally each year from western countries for recycling. Dismantled by hand, then dumped, the open burning, acid baths and toxins pour pollution into the land, air and water. The health and economic woes of this trade are vast and, due to exporting, costs are not born by the consumers nor the waste brokers who benefit from the trade.:
2010~zrep286~20060729_286_tk2_018~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Angels of death..Tens of thousands of HIV positive prostitutes in the slums of Lagos to ensure a rapid spread of the epidemic. ''If you arrive by car, you can smell the HIV virus outside,'' joked my driver as we are on track to Badia a criminal slums of Lagos. Badia is a corruption of ''Bad Area''. Nigerians have a lack of everything, except black humor. The poor West African country Nigeria, with a population of 140 million people, after India and South Africa the highest number of people with HIV / AIDS. Since the beginning of the epidemic in 2000 is estimated to have 800,000 people died in Nigeria. But the worst is yet to come: within 5 years in Nigeria 5 million people die of AIDS. In 2015 there are 10 million. In the capital Lagos, the situation is acute: 1.2 million people are infected with the HIV virus - in the Netherlands compared with the population of Amsterdam would be infected. Two to five dollars.Badia is one of the thousands of slums in Lagos, where both sides of the railroad verzakte prostitutes in small pens getimmerde display of old boards and rusty corrugated life. Women as young as 14 years, working to survive. They count from 2 to 5 per customer. How younger and prettier the girl, how expensive it is. The men visit prostitutes as if they walk in the bakery. Within 5 minutes they're out, the pants still dichtritsend. A hooker in Badia receives about 5 clients per day...Many still do not have money for the girls. Some 10 per day to rent for a room tendon and the salary of a square-built bouncer. Expats.The youngest and hottest girls live in Badia, but outside the district. When the sun goes down in Lagos massive music concerns and beer bars are open, these girls in the suburbs in search of the white 'expat-man', often too fat and ugly, but with money. These girls have only one customer per night required for 50 to 100 euro it will go to his house or hotel.:20060729_286_tk2_017~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_016~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_015~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_014~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_013~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul. 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060729_286_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~Jul 29, 2006 - Lagos, Nigeria - Girls as young as 12 are working in the prostitution ring to survive in the slums of lagos, nigeria. They are cheap and do not use any protection against aids. Most of the girls are therefore infected with HIV aids. They work for pimps who provides protection to them..(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20091013_286_mms_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Angels of Death~zReportage.com Story of the Week #286 - Launched October 13, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Ijora Badia in Lagos, Nigeria's former capital city is a community virtually without government services, with poor drainage and sanitation, most residents must wade through several refuse dumps to reach their destinations. None of this deters the slum's numerous commercial activities, the most important of which is the sex trade. Not legal in Nigeria, prostitution is widespread throughout the country. Ljora Badia is home to hundreds of commercial sex workers who ply their trade day and night, beckoning potential customers from doorways. ''Sex is big business here,'' said Lucky, the barman at the Rainbow Hotel, where sex workers pay to keep rooms. Many of the younger women are from the mid-western part of Nigeria and have been tricked into coming to Lagos by false promises, only to find themselves in the sex industry. In 2007 the International Mobile Educator Organisation found that of 100 sex workers who agreed to be tested for HIV, 25 were HIV-positive. .Although Nigeria's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is still relatively low compared to some countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is considered to be a 'next wave' country, and it stands at a critical point in its epidemic where increased prevention and treatment efforts today could help stem the tide of a much more significant epidemic in the future. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Ijora Badia in Lagos, Nigeria's former capital city is a community virtually without government services, with poor drainage and sanitation, most residents must wade through several refuse dumps to reach their destinations. None of this deters the slum's numerous commercial activities, the most important of which is the sex trade. Not legal in Nigeria, prostitution is widespread throughout the country. Ljora Badia is home to hundreds of commercial sex workers who ply their trade day and night, beckoning potential customers from doorways. ''Sex is big business here,'' said Lucky, the barman at the Rainbow Hotel, where sex workers pay to keep rooms. Many of the younger women are from the mid-western part of Nigeria and have been tricked into coming to Lagos by false promises, only to find themselves in the sex industry. In 2007 the International Mobile Educator Organisation found that of 100 sex workers who agreed to be tested for HIV, 25 were HIV-positive. .Although Nigeria's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is still relatively low compared to some countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is considered to be a 'next wave' country, and it stands at a critical point in its epidemic where increased prevention and treatment efforts today could help stem the tide of a much more significant epidemic in the future. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep131~20050615_131_e66_009~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Jun. 15, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - Tailfin from a US Marine Corps Harrier. The British-built AV-8B fighter-bomber crashed in the Chocolate Mountains during the summer of 2005..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060423_131_e66_008~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Apr. 23, 2006 - Niland, California, U.S. - Metal recycling centre used by the scrappers who scavenge the Chocolate Mountains. The business is owned by Downey Holcomb's father Mel. Mr. Holcomb was recently held-up and pistol-whipped at the yard. Weeks later his home was robbed..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051010_131_e66_007~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Oct. 10, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - Shrine of the range crossers. Illegal immigrants, mostly Mexicans and Central Americans, are often dumped or regroup here if their guide or coyote senses pursuit by range patrols or a competing trafficker. Tucked into a rocky outcrop the site represents the midway point for those crossing the 1845-sq. km. military reservation..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050615_131_e66_006~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Jun. 15, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - Parachutes attached to UXO, or unexploded ordnance, dropped on Blue Mountain target area..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051111_131_e66_005~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Nov. 11, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - ''I'm a night-runner,'' says J.R., scrapping the Blue Mountain target zone of the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. Because he prefers the cover of night, Taylor often crosses paths, sometimes violently with dope smugglers and human traffickers. ''I've put five men in the ground here,'' the ex-Marine turned covert government operative claims..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051112_131_e66_004~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Nov. 11, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - Danger/warning sign posted along California Highway 78. The south edge of the unmanned, unfenced Chocolate Mountain range represents a made-for entry point to coyotes and range runners who smuggle illegal-immigrants, methamphetamine and marijuana into the US from Mexico..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050615_131_e66_003~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Jun. 15, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - US Marines M-60 main battle tank. The Viet Nam-era tank's aluminium wheels, motor, and target sighting optics have been 'liberated' by scrappers..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051201_131_e66_002~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Dec. 01, 2005 - Niland, California, U.S. - Range runner/scrapper DOWNEY HOLCOMB (left) and his former bomb-scavenging partner Randy Boirum (right). Boirum has since ''got out'' of the scrapping subculture and is attempting to go ''straight'' in Washington state..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20051010_131_e66_001~Kim Stringfellow/eyevine~Atomic Scavengers~Oct. 10, 2005 - Chocolate Mountain Bombing Range, California, U.S. - US Navy Mk. 84 2,000-lb. (900 kg.) all-purpose bomb with parachute..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061003_131_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Atomic Scavengers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #131 - Launched October 3, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'Scrappers' make a living illegally scavenging bomb and missile parts from the U.S. Navy's 'Chocolate Mountains Bombing & Gunnery range' - where B-29s dropped mock-ups of ''Little Boy'' and ''Fat Man,'' the atomic bombs destined for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now overrun by methamphetamine addicts, human traffickers and drug runners, among others..(Credit Image: © Kim Stringfellow/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~'Scrappers' make a living illegally scavenging bomb and missile parts from the U.S. Navy's 'Chocolate Mountains Bombing & Gunnery range' - where B-29s dropped mock-ups of ''Little Boy'' and ''Fat Man,'' the atomic bombs destined for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now overrun by methamphetamine addicts, human traffickers and drug runners, among others.:
2010~zrep068~20050413_068_a39_009~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 13, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A Burmese fighter gets his wound looked at by a conerman during a 'no-holds barred' fight in Mae Sot bordertown, Thailand. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050414_068_a39_008~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 14, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A Burmese fighter unleashes a right roudhouse kick against his Thai opposition during 4th day action in the bare-knuckle competition. The fighters under the age of 16 fight 2 one-minute rounds with quick action and knock-downs. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050413_068_a39_007~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 13, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - Jubilant Burmese and Thai fans jump and holler as their fighter Ton Ton Yangon, beats on his opponent during a final match-up of Muay Thai bare-knuckle fighting on the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sot. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050414_068_a39_006~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 14, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A Thai connects with a flurry of punches against his Burmese oppostion during 4th day action in the bare-knuckle competition. The fighters under the age of 16 fight 2 one-minute rounds with quick action and knock-downs. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050413_068_a39_005~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 13, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A Burmese bare-knuckle fighter gets his hands wrapped with hemp rope and gauze, prior to a match in Mae Sot, Thailand. When finished, the hands are rock solid when making contact with an opponent. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050414_068_a39_004~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 14, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - Two fighters connect during 4th day action of Bare-knuckle boxing on the Thai - Burma border. The fighters under the age of 16 fight 2 one-minute rounds with quick action and knock-downs. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050414_068_a39_003~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 14, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - Two young members of the Thai bare-knuckle team get set to fight after getting their hands taped. The fighters under the age of 16 fight 2 one-minute rounds with quick action and knock-downs. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050413_068_a39_002~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 13, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A gelled-up Bare-knuckle Thai fighter waits for his match in Mae Sot bordertown, Thailand. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050413_068_a39_001~Steve Sandford~Fight Club Thai Style~zReportage.com Story of the Week #068 - Launched July 12, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Crowds go wild placing bets and cheering in anticipation of a fight. Young children offer their unconditional support as musicians play their last notes and coaches offer final bits of advice. The fight begins; blood, sweat, and tears fill the arena and the brutality endures until someone hits the ground unconscious or suffers serious head wounds, prior to the 4-round limit. (Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050712_068_a39_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fight Club Thai Style~Apr. 13, 2005 - Mae Sot, Thailand - A coach and his prize bare-knuckle fighter prior to the main event fight. The fighting style is a mix of Muay - Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Thai and Burmese Lethwei boxing, blended to create a lethal fighting style known as Muay Kad Cheuk. The hands of the combatants are wrapped with a mix of gauze and hemp rope. Traditionally, the fights are 4 rounds with the final round ending only after one of the opponents can fight no longer due to a knockout or excessive bleeding to the head..(Credit Image: © Steve Sandford/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep283~20090922_283_s70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~V Culture~zReportage Story of the Week #283 - Launched September 22, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Vampires wait outside the back door of the Ybor City nightclub. Newcomers stand on the fringes, alone. The regulars talk about school, about work, about the weather. But not about blood-drinking. Not out here. A community of people who believe they are vampires and say they must feed on the blood or energy of others has sprung up in Tampa. Vampires have looked for other names to define themselves. They don't quibble with ''parasite.'' Some feed on blood volunteered by donors who allow them to cut their skin and drink. Some feed during sex, drawing from strong energy bonds with their lovers. And some ''psychic'' feed, sipping life energy from the auras of others. Not everyone at the Gathering at the Castle is a vampire. Some are ''black swans'' - allies who might donate their blood. Some don't know what they are but feel they may be '''Awakening.'' (Credit Image: © Kainaz Amaria/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Vampires wait outside the back door of the Ybor City nightclub. Newcomers stand on the fringes, alone. The regulars talk about school, about work, about the weather. But not about blood-drinking. Not out here. A community of people who believe they are vampires and say they must feed on the blood or energy of others has sprung up in Tampa. Vampires have looked for other names to define themselves. They don't quibble with ''parasite.'' Some feed on blood volunteered by donors who allow them to cut their skin and drink. Some feed during sex, drawing from strong energy bonds with their lovers. And some ''psychic'' feed, sipping life energy from the auras of others. Not everyone at the Gathering at the Castle is a vampire. Some are ''black swans'' - allies who might donate their blood. Some don't know what they are but feel they may be ''Awakening.' :
2010~zrep066~20050618_066_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A cowboy gets his shoes shined during the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Red Fox stands with his horse before competing in the calf roping competition at the Bill Pickett Invitiational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Jesse Guillory, manager of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, assigns bulls to specific competitors for upcoming events. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050617_066_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 17, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Rodeo workers take a break in preparing for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A rodeo clown prepares his makeup for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A cowboy is released from the shoot in the ''Bare Back Ridin''' Competition at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A cowboy leaves the holding stall beginning his round in the calf roping competition at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A cowboy jumps on the back of a steer preparing to wrestle it to the ground in the 'Bull Doggin'' Competition of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos.. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A rodeo official rides through the arena at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Craig Jackson, a competitor in the bull riding event, proudly displays his gold front teeth. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Wives and family members prepare breakfast for competitors in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos.. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050617_066_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 17, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - Children of competitors in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo practice bull riding. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050618_066_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 18, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - A bull rider is released from the shoot at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Riders must stay on the bull for 8 seconds in order to reach a qualifying score. For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos.. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050617_066_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~The New American Rodeo~Jun. 17, 2005 - Beaumont, Texas, U.S. - For almost a decade discrimination and lack of funding kept Black Rodeo Cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Now on any given Sunday afternoon From February to November within a 60 mile radius of Houston, Texas black cowboys can be found competing in an all black rodeos...(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050628_066_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The New American Rodeo~zReportage.com Story of the Week #066 - Launched June 28, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A decade ago, it was unheard of to see a person of color in a rodeo; discrimination and lack of funding kept Black cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Times have changed. African-American cowboys now hold their own all-black events like Texas' Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. As well as competing in the general rodeo circuit. Every competitor here would say they're true blue cowboys!. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~A decade ago, it was unheard of to see a person of color in a rodeo; discrimination and lack of funding kept Black cowboys out of the rodeo limelight. Times have changed. African-American cowboys now hold their own all-black events like Texas' Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. As well as competing in the general rodeo circuit. Every competitor here would say they're true blue cowboys!. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep265~20090422_265_s70_018~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 22, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Luz Marie Hernandez, 5, runs home after school in an impoverished colonia. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_017~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - An anti-gang unit arrests two young men during a routine patrol. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_016~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - A member of an anti-gang unit stands guard as a group of men are detained during a routine patrol in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090422_265_s70_015~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 22, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Sister Donna Kustusch, , who lives in El Paso and runs a safe haven for women and children in Juarez Mexico, passes a military patrol in Juarez on her way to the center Wednesday. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_014~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - El Paso, Mexico - Border Patrol Agent Karla Johnson patrols a newly completed section of the border. The last pieces of the fence were put in place in February as part of plans for the military build up along the border. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_013~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - An anti-gang unit detains a young man, during a routine patrol. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090326_265_s70_012~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 18, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Border Patrol agents inspect cars. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_011~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Evelyn Guzman, 5, prays before festivities begin for a spring festival at a safe haven for women and children run by Adrian Dominican nuns in an impoverished colonia. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_010~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Francesca Hernandez, a kindergarten teacher whose son was killed last year in a drive by shooting, begins class every day with a prayer. She teaches at a safe haven for women and children run by Adrian Dominican nuns in an impoverished colonia in Juarez, Mexico. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090419_265_s70_009~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 19, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Jose Molinar holds a picture of his wife, Marisella Molinar, who worked as a secretary for, and was assinated alongside of, a top prosecutor in Juarez, Mexico, Jesus Huerta Yedra. Molinar, who lived in El Paso and worked in Juarez, was giving her boss a ride after work on December 3, 2008 when the truck was targeted. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090418_265_s70_008~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 18, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Soldiers patrol an impoverished colonia in Juarez, Mexico. Drug cartel wars in Mexico have cost more than 10,650 lives since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown against drug traffickers. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090418_265_s70_007~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 18, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Soldiers inspect cars traveling from Juarez to El Paso. The soldier right is carrying a molecular detector that is used to detect drugs and explosives. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_006~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - An anti-gang unit detains a young man, during a routine patrol. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090423_265_s70_005~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 23, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - New police officer BRENDA RODRIGUEZ, 22, (R) gets flowers and a kiss from her husband LUIS TERRAZES, 22, at the conclusion of a ceremony in which the Juarez police academy graduated 290 new police officers, growing the city police force to nearly 2,000 members. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_004~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Kimberly Guzman, 5, and Julian Rodriguez, 5, think about dancing together during a spring festival at a safe haven for women and children run by Adrian Dominican nuns in an impoverished colonia. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090423_265_s70_003~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 23, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - An anti gang unit detains a group of men during a routine patrol in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090424_265_s70_002~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 24, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Chilito Consuelo-Arranda, 67, sits on the bed of her home in an impoverishedcolonia of Juarez, Mexico. She has lived here over 20 years, and has worked recycling material from the local dump, and in the maquilas. She says the cartel related violence has brought harder times to her neighborhood than any she can remember. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090421_265_s70_001~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times~Out of Control~Apr. 21, 2009 - Juarez, Mexico - Mato, a US Customs dog who is trained to sniff out guns and cash, inspects cars entering Juarez, Mexico from El Paso Tuesday. Inspections of vehicles crossing into Mexico are being stepped up under a US 400 million dollar effort to improve security on the border. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20090526_265_s70_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Control~zReportage Story of the Week #265 - Launched May 26, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - The Mexican city of Juarez has become the epicenter of a grisly drug war, likened to the worst violence in Iraq. Law makers do not underestimate the staggering toll of Mexico's drug fight, which has claimed more than more than 10,650 lives since December 2006, and the challenge it poses to law enforcement on both sides of the border. Mexicans in Juarez have lived under virtual curfew after the drug violence began spiraling out of control early last year. Of Mexico's 7,000 drug-related deaths last year, 1,800 were in Juarez. Dozens of police officers were gunned down, some of them beheaded. The killings dropped after 5,000 federal troops were sent to the city in early March, but bodies still appear every day..(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~he Mexican city of Juarez has become the epicenter of a grisly drug war, likened to the worst violence in Iraq. Law makers do not underestimate the staggering toll of Mexico's drug fight, which has claimed more than more than 10,650 lives since December 2006, and the challenge it poses to law enforcement on both sides of the border. Mexicans in Juarez have lived under virtual curfew after the drug violence began spiraling out of control early last year. Of Mexico's 7,000 drug-related deaths last year, 1,800 were in Juarez. Dozens of police officers were gunned down, some of them beheaded. The killings dropped after 5,000 federal troops were sent to the city in early March, but bodies still appear every day. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/St Petersburg Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep146~20061204_146_r47_018~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 04, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A poster for Hugo Chavez at Plaza Altamira in the wealthy and mainly opposition neighborhood of Altamira..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061201_146_r47_017~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 01, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Caracas youth hang out outside the Chacaito metro station and shopping area. They were drinking, dancing, and rapping..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061204_146_r47_016~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 04, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Two Chavistas act out a scenario in which Venezuela is slaying imperialism, represented by the devil, during a post-election celebration for Hugo Chavez in the streets of downtown Caracas..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_015~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Chavistas rush through the downtown Caracas metro station on their way to join fellow Chavez supporters at a victory gathering at Miraflores Palace, the presidential residence in downtown Caracas..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061205_146_r47_014~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 05, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - JACKSON RODRIQUEZ, a Coche barrio municipal worker, watches a bulldozer clear garbage and junk from a large lot in the Nuevo Amanecer neighborhood. The neighborhood is considered a pioneer community by the government, a community that, under a law passed by Chavez, was allowed to take over government land that is not being used and establish it for residential purposes. The people of the community are well organized and had cleared as much of the trash and garbage trucks that had been abandoned in the lot with their own hands. After months of pleading with local government workers to come and fulfill their promises to help and remove the rest of the debris that residents had to live amongst, they got their wish granted...(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061201_146_r47_013~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 01, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A man waits for his digital picture to be taken in order for him to be issued a national identification card needed to vote in the Sunday election. The ID card tent was set up outside the Chacaito metro station in east Caracas and had a very long line. One man expressed that it was good that time was running out that day to get an ID because it meant 'one less vote for the opposition.'.(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061201_146_r47_012~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 01, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Caracas youth hang out outside the Chacaito metro station and shopping area. They were drinking, dancing, and rapping..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061205_146_r47_011~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 05, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - DEIVIDSON VILLEGAS, 17, a resident of the neighborhood of Nuevo Amanecer in the poor barrio of Coche plays a game that is a mix of street baseball and handball in an empty lot that had just been cleared of debris and junk by local municipal workers..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061201_146_r47_010~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 01, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A man with a doll walks down Avenida Francisco de Miranda..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061204_146_r47_009~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 04, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A Rosales supporter tears down a Chavez poster during a rally at Plaza Altamira in the heavily opposition-leaning neighborhood of Altamira in east Caracas the night after the election..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061205_146_r47_008~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 05, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A resident of the Nuevo Amanecer in Coche, one of Caracas' many poor barrio neighborhoods, shows off a painted portrait of Simon Bolivar someone had brought into the community. Bol’var is revered by most Venezuelans for liberating much of South America, including Venezuela, from colonial rule..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_007~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan National Guard soldiers cheer and respond to the applause of the large crowd of Chavez supporters below waiting in front of the 'People's Balcony' at the Miraflores Palace, the presidential residence in downtown Caracas, waiting to see Hugo Chavez speak just minutes after it was announced he had won re-election to the presidency..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_006~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A Chavez supporter waits with other supporters in the pouring rain for election results to be read on state TV outside Miraflores Palace, the presidential residence. Hugo Chavez won re-election with a margin of more than 20 percent. He spoke to the wet and jubilant crowd of supporters from the 'People's Balcony' after the results were announced..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_005~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Residents of a neighborhood in the capitol area of downtown Caracas wait in long lines outside a polling station to vote in the presidential election. Chavez has a high level of support in the capitol area but there are many enclaves among neighborhoods like this one were people expressed a lot support for the opposition..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_004~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelans wait in several lines outside San Ignacio College in the wealthy, middle-class Chacao neighborhood of east Caracas to cast their ballots for the presidential election. Most of opposition leader Manuel Rosales' support came from middle-class and upper class Venezuelans..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061203_146_r47_003~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 03, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A large crowd of supporters cheer on President HUGO CHAVEZ standing on the 'People's Balcony' at the Miraflores Palace, the presidential residence in downtown Caracas, as he prepared to address the crowd just minutes after it was announced he had won re-election to the presidency..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061204_146_r47_002~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 04, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - Rosales-supporters listen to fellow opposition leaders discuss strategies and options during a late night rally at Plaza Altamira the day after Hugo Chavez won re-election..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20061204_146_r47_001~Ramin Rahimian~Venezula Goes Red~Dec. 04, 2006 - Caracas, Venezuela - A Chavista wears a Chavez T-shirt during a post-election victory celebration in the streets of downtown Caracas..(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070116_146_r47_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Venezula Goes Red~zReportage.com Story of the Week #146 - Launched January 16, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated that with his 3rd term in office, his socialist revolution would start in earnest. And, after his resounding victory on December 3rd, he has so far wasted no time. Like many other populist leaders in history, Chavez is in danger of promising socialism while using non-democratic means. He has taken on a romantic role of protecting not only Venezuela but also all of Latin America. Evoking the name and legacy of Simon Bolivar, Chavez has cast himself as the new hero of his country as he pushes forward with the revolution. .(Credit Image: © Ramin Rahimian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated that with his 3rd term in office, his socialist revolution would start in earnest. And, after his resounding victory on December 3rd, he has so far wasted no time. Like many other populist leaders in history, Chavez is in danger of promising socialism while using non-democratic means. He has taken on a romantic role of protecting not only Venezuela but also all of Latin America. Evoking the name and legacy of Simon Bolivar, Chavez has cast himself as the new hero of his country as he pushes forward with the revolution.:
2010~zrep064~20050609_064_t77_009~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - The look is the same; the methods are different. Today's cowboys, like Dundee, are jackaroos, although they still wear the hat and the Clint Eastwood squint. (Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_008~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a cowboy looks over the fence of the coral at the herd. .(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_007~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - Holding down a cow for branding at the cattle station takes three grown men. (Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_006~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - In the northern territories, thousands of heads of cattle are rounded up daily from the month of June onwards. The territory is so vast that only helicopters could accomplish such a task..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_005~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - A chopper flying behind a herd of cattle which kick up an enormous dust cloud as they go: poor visibility adds to the danger for the pilot. (Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_004~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Queensland, Australia - At the Planet Downs station in Queensland, rounding up takes place in July and August, using chopper, jeeps, motorbikes and horses..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_003~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - Pilots and kamikaze: The chopper dives to the ground, flies low over the cattle it is herding, getting as near as it dares to any stragglers that it nudges forward with its skates..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_002~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Northern Territories, Australia - The chopper dives to the ground, flies low over the cattle it is herding, getting as near as it dares to any stragglers that it nudges forward with its skates..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050609_064_t77_001~Eric Pasquier/TCS~Chopper Cowboys~Jun. 09, 2005 - Victoria Downs, Australia - A Jackaroo flying over a road train: The giant trucks that transport cattle over hundreds of miles. At Victoria Downs (VRD), both types of machine are used on the big cattle stations. A chopper fleet handles the round-up whilst the enormous trucks take the herds to their destination..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050614_064_t77_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Chopper Cowboys~zReportage.com Story of the Week #064 - Launched June 14, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Deep in Australia's outback, the cowboys of yesteryear have become Jackaroos, an elite group of helicopter pilots that fly in formation, ushering cattle over vast landscapes. Their ultra-modern technology costs millions of dollars and is part of the newest trend in the world of cattle mustering that originated in the U.S. - flying cowboys..(Credit Image: © Eric Pasquier/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Deep in Australia's outback, the cowboys of yesteryear have become Jackaroos, an elite group of helicopter pilots that fly in formation, ushering cattle over vast landscapes. Their ultra-modern technology costs millions of dollars and is part of the newest trend in the world of cattle mustering that originated in the U.S. - flying cowboys.:
2010~zrep491~20130606_491_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Batangafo, Central African Republic - Sick patients wait in line at a MSF hospital. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Batangafo, Central African Republic - A worker sorts drugs at a pharmacy at the MSF Spain hospital. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bossangoa, Central African Republic - Women work at a pharmacy at the MSF OCA hospital. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bossangoa, Central African Republic - Rebels looted Bossangoa hospital during a coup d'etat. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bengambe Village, Central African Republic - Women wait in long lines to be treated for malaria at a MSF mobile clinic. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Batangafo, Central African Republic - A malnourished child is held while waiting at a MSF hospital. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bengambe Village, Central African Republic - A no guns sticker is displayed on the vehicle of a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) mobile clinic in Central African Republic. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Batangafo, Central African Republic - Rebels looted and burned houses during a coup d'etat and the people fled into the bush. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Batangafo, Central African Republic - An HIV AIDS patient is wrapped in aluminum foil to keep warm in hospital in Central African Republic. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bengambe Village, Central African Republic - A boy lies on a bed and rests after being treated by the MSF mobile clinic. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~June 6, 2013 - Bengambe Village, Central African Republic - Humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF - Medecins Sans Frontires) mobile clinic in Central African Republic treats people with malaria. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130606_491_tk2_000~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~C.A.R. In Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 491 - C.A.R. In Crisis - Launched September 10, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Central African Republic (C.A.R.) is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis and most of its people have no access to basic medical services because of insecurity and lack of funding. The country has been unstable since its independence from France in 1960 and is one of the least-developed countries in the world. The newly sworn-in rebel leader Michel Djotodia is struggling to control the impoverished but mineral-rich nation, which has witnessed a string of violent power changes in its short history. C.A.R. is among the ten poorest countries in Africa, the Human Development Index for the country is 0.343, which puts it 179th out of those 187 countries with data. Senior U.N. officials warned this month that Central African Republic was on the brink of collapse and the crisis was threatening to spread beyond its borders, calling for the Security Council to fund and support an African Union peacekeeping force. With 1.6 million people in dire need of assistance, including food and health care, C.A.R. is rapidly becoming a ''failed state.'' (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Central African Republic (C.A.R.) is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis and most of its people have no access to basic medical services. The country has been unstable since its independence from France in 1960 and is one of the least-developed countries in the world. The newly sworn-in rebel leader Michel Djotodia is struggling to control the impoverished, mineral-rich nation. C.A.R. is among the ten poorest countries in Africa and ranks 179th out of 187 countries. U.N. officials warned that Central African Republic was on the brink of collapse and the crisis was threatening to spread beyond its borders, calling for the Security Council to fund an African Union peacekeeping force. With 1.6 million people in dire need of assistance, including food and health care, C.A.R. is rapidly becoming a 'failed state.':
2010~zrep282~20090713_282_c14_027~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - The aftermath of a slum fire (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_026~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Mrs. Rajesh with a photo of her husband, a firefighter who was electrocted while fighting a fire in a slum (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_025~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Shalini Bharadwaj looks at her saviour Mr. Mehmood who pulled her out of the rubble of her home which collapsed around her. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_024~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Mrs Rajesh , the widow of a fireman electrocuted while fighting a slum fire stands in front of a statue she had made of him, at a shrine constructed in his memory. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_023~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Mr. RK sharma is doused with a chemical flame retardant before he enters a petrochemical storage depot which is on fire. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_022~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A sikh firefighter watches a blaze being fought. A petrochemical storage facility is on fire and surrounded by hundreds of barrels of explosive petrochemicals firemen rush to put out a blaze that could spread to surrounding areas. The working situation here is very dangerous with drums contains explosive substances just feet away. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_021~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A fireman douses another with a chemical fire retardant and another beckons for reinforcements . A petrochemical storage facility is on fire and surrounded by hundreds of barrels of explosive petrochemicals firemen rush to put out a blaze that could spread to surrounding areas. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_020~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A fireman signals to his men on the truck as he enters a massive fire. A petrochemical storage facility is on fire and surrounded by hundreds of barrels of explosive petrochemicals firemen rush to put out a blaze that could spread to surrounding areas. The working situation here is very dangerous with drums contains explosive substances just feet away. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_019~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A 'No Smoking' sign. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_018~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firemen set up a chemical flame retardant flighting against the clock as a checical fire rages. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_017~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firemen attempt to break down a door in a room adjoining a factory on fire and are greeted by an annoyed man who opens the door and says thats this is his home. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_016~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Angry slum dwellers jump atop a fire engine as it reaches a slum fire late due to heavy traffic. The men attacked and part destroyed 2 fire engines as they watched their homes go up in flames. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_015~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A fire in a slum. The present population of Delhi is about 13.9 million*. Of this nearly 450f the population live in unauthorized colonies and slums. Illegal wiring, narrow streets and garbage provide conditions for fires in summer temperatures that sometimes reach 50 degrees centigrade. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_014~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - People watch as their homes go up in flames. The present population of Delhi is about 13.9 million*. Of this nearly 450f the population live in unauthorized colonies and slums. Illegal wiring, narrow streets and garbage provide conditions for fires in summer temperatures that sometimes reach 50 degrees centigrade. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_013~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firemen wait for fires in their barracks at a fire station playing cards for much of the day. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_012~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Children of firefighters play in the firestation. In india many firemen live wih their families in the fire station and are provided with the amenities and facilities to do so. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_011~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Family of the firefighter (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_010~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firemen pray at a shrine within the fire station every morning before heading out to fight fires. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_009~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Slum dwellers seize water hoses from firemen and put out fires on their own homes. The present population of Delhi is about 13.9 million. Of this nearly 450f the population live in unauthorized colonies and slums. Illegal wiring, narrow streets and garbage provide conditions for fires in summer temperatures that sometimes reach 50 degrees centigrade. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_008~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A woman says that she has lost her daughter in the slum fire. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_007~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - During a fire in a slum, residents who have lost everything contemplate their loss.The present population of Delhi is over 14 million*. Of this nearly 450f the population live in unauthorized colonies and slums. Illegal wiring, narrow streets and garbage provide conditions for fires in summer temperatures that sometimes reach 50 degrees centigrade. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_006~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A woman surveys the damage a fire has wreaked in a slum on the outskirts of Delhi. Migrants to the city have created numerous illegal settlements around Delhi with narrow streets and illegal electrical wiring which often result in devastationg fires. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_005~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - After fighting a massive blaze for more than 18 hours firemen douse the smoking ruins of a petrochemical storage facility. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_004~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - A fireman douses others with a chemical fire retardant as flames advance. A petrochemical storage facility is on fire and surrounded by hundreds of barrels of explosive petrochemicals firemen rush to put out a blaze that could spread to surrounding areas. The working situation here is very dangerous with drums contains explosive substances just feet away. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_003~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firemen react to an angry mob thats attacking their fire truck with stones in a slum. The truck was stuck in traffic and reached the slum fire late. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_002~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Firefighter and fire (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090713_282_c14_001~Ryan Lobo/zReportage.com~Saving Delhi~July 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Imtiaz stands over the ruins of his hut in a slum that was destroyed by a fire. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090915_282_c14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Saving Delhi~zReportage Story of the Week #281 - Launched September 15, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more -Jul 13, 2009 - New Delhi, India - Delhi, a city of 14 million people sprawled across almost 2,500 square km, faces incredible odds when it comes to battling blazes. Around 4522374250f the population lives in unauthorized colonies and slums with no fire safety standards whatsoever. Illegal electrical wiring causes up to 80156f the approximate 5,500 fires that break out across India's capital every summer. Non-existent fire hydrants, narrow streets, water shortages and sweltering temperatures make for incredibly challenging and unique fire fighting conditions, much of Delhi is a permanent fire hazard. Faced with high temperatures and choking traffic blocking their way, crews often face daunting challenges to even reach raging infernos. Water has to be transported to the fire, and crowds have been known to attack firefighters for arriving late. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Delhi, a city of 14 million people sprawled across almost 2,500 square km, faces incredible odds when it comes to battling blazes. Around 4522374250f the population lives in unauthorized colonies and slums with no fire safety standards whatsoever. Illegal electrical wiring causes up to 80156f the approximate 5,500 fires that break out across India's capital every summer. Non-existent fire hydrants, narrow streets, water shortages and sweltering temperatures make for incredibly challenging and unique fire fighting conditions, much of Delhi is a permanent fire hazard. Faced with high temperatures and choking traffic blocking their way, crews often face daunting challenges to even reach raging infernos. Water has to be transported to the fire, and crowds have been known to attack firefighters for arriving late. (Credit Image: © Ryan Lobo/TCS/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep521~20140404_521_n230_012~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Sept. 7, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SABUJ is 9 years old and works at a shipyard. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_011~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Sept. 19, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SUJAN is 9 years old and works in a motor parts manufacturing factory. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_010~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Sept. 7, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - TAMZID is 15 years years old and is a shipyard worker. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_009~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Nov. 2, 2013 - Hazaribagh, Bangladesh - BIPLOB is 12 years old and works at a tannery. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_008~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Feb. 12, 2013 -Dhaka, Bangladesh - RIDAY is 8 years old and works at soap factory. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_007~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Nov. 2, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - BIPLOB is 9 years old and works at a shipyard. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_006~Probal Rashid/NurPhoto~Innocence Lost~Sept. 7, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - NOOR MUHAMMAD is 8 years old and works at a balloon factory. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_005~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Sept. 16, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - HASSAN is 12 years old and works at a shipyard. A child laborer earns the equivalent of 7 to 13 Dollars per month, while an adult worker earns up to 77 Dollars per month. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_004~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Feb. 12, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - AYESHA is 13 years old, works in the fields making bricks. Factory owners prefer to employ children as they could pay them less and also able to keep their factories free from trade unionism. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_003~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Feb. 12, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SUJAN is 13 years old and works at a soap factory. Child labour is not a new issue in Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_002~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Sept. 16, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - IMON HOSSAIN is 8 years old and works at a shipyard. According to UNICEF, the long hours and poor working conditions not only prevent children from attending school, but can also severely affect their physical and mental health. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_001~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~Nov. 19, 2013 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - SANAUL,12, a tannery factory worker, customizes a mask for himself. Child labour is not a new issue in Bangladesh. Poverty leads many families here to send their children to work, often in hazardous and polluted environments such as refuse dumps, construction sites, brick-making fields or manufacturing factories. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140404_521_n230_000~Probal Rashid/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Innocence Lost~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 521 - Innocence Lost - Launched April 8, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - According to the Labour Laws of Bangladesh, the minimum legal age for employment is 14. However, as 93 percent of child laborers work in small factories and workshops, and on the street - the enforcement of labour laws is virtually impossible. Poverty causes families to send children to work, often in hazardous and low-wage jobs, such as brick-chipping, construction and refuse collecting. Children are paid less than adults, with many working up to twelve hours a day. Full-time work frequently prevents children from attending school. Long hours, low or no wages, poor food, isolation and hazards in the working environment can severely affect children's physical and mental health. UNICEF estimates that around 150 million children aged 5-14 in developing countries are involved in child labour. Although numbers suggest that more boys than girls are involved in child labour, many of the types of work girls are involved in are invisible. It is estimated that roughly 90 per cent of children involved in domestic labour are girls. World Day Against Child Labour is June 12. (Credit Image: © Probal Rashid/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~According to the Labour Laws of Bangladesh, the minimum legal age for employment is 14. However, as 93 percent of child laborers work in small factories and workshops, and on the street - the enforcement of labour laws is virtually impossible. Poverty causes families to send children to work, often in hazardous and low-wage jobs, such as brick-chipping, construction and refuse collecting. Children are paid less than adults, with many working up to twelve hours a day. Full-time work frequently prevents children from attending school. Long hours, low or no wages, poor food, isolation and hazards in the working environment can severely affect children's physical and mental health. UNICEF estimates that around 150 million children aged 5-14 in developing countries are involved in child labour. Although numbers suggest that more boys than girls are involved in child labour, many of the types of work girls are involved in are invisible. It is estimated that roughly 90 per cent of children involved in domestic labour are girls. World Day Against Child Labour is June 12. :
2010~zrep407~20080223_407_ry1_020~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - A little boy loses interest during Shabbat at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation during the third hour of the service. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_019~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi CAPERS C. FUNNYE JR. prepares to serve the Challah during Oneg at Shabbat services at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_018~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - MICHAEL THOMPSON, from left, CHAYIL ISRAEL, and JAMES BRAZELTON take a break from Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_017~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. Beth Shalom caters to those of the Hebrew-Israelite, or Black Jews, faith, which makes up a small fraction of the Jewish population in the country..(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_016~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAMAR MANASSEH, 29, right, revels in the music as the choir performs during Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_015~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi CAPERS C. FUNNYE JR. leads Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. .(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_014~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi CAPERS C. FUNNYE JR. proceeds up the center aisle during Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_013~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Members of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation wait until after the reading of the Torah to enter the sanctuary for Shabbat service. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_012~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - MICHAEL THOMPSON, 63, of Chicago, has been a member of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation for four years. Beth Shalom caters to those of the Hebrew-Israelite, or Black Jews, faith, which makes up a small fraction of the Jewish population in the country. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_011~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi CAPERS C. FUNNYE JR. begins Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_010~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAMAR MANASSEH, 29, follows along during Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. Beth Shalom is the only Jewish Temple in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Chicago's far southwest side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20080223_407_ry1_009~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - YIERAH BAT ISRAEL, 35, of Tinley Park, Illinois, commutes to the southwest side of Chicago to attend Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_008~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - NASHONE WEYUDAH, 53, is choir director at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. Beth Shalom caters to those of the Hebrew-Israelite, or Black Jews, faith, which makes up a small fraction of the Jewish population in the country. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_007~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - African lions adorn a prayer shawl at Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side..(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_006~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side is the only Jewish congregation in the neighborhood, whereas many of the Jewish temples are on the city's far north side and northern suburbs. Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, Jr., is hoping to increase their presence in the neighborhood, which is predominantly African American and Hispanic. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_005~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - BAT SHERA ROSS has been a member of the Beth Shalom B'Nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation for over 24 years. Beth Shalom caters to those of the Hebrew-Israelite, or Black Jews, faith, which makes up a small fraction of the Jewish population in the country. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_004~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi Capers C. Funnye, Jr., leads Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. Funnye is hoping to increase their presence in the neighborhood, which is predominantly African American and Hispanic, by supporting local programs such as Cease Fire, an initiative by the city to reduce the number of shootings. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_003~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Rabbi CAPERS C. FUNNYE JR., leads Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. Theirs is the only Jewish congregation in the neighborhood, whereas many of the Jewish temples are on the city's far north side and northern suburbs. He is hoping to increase their presence in the neighborhood, which is predominantly African American and Hispanic. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_002~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - MICHAEL BRIDGE, 57, keeps an eye on the front entrance of Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation during Shabbat service. The synagogue is the only Hebrew-Israelite, or Black Jews, congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood, which is made up of predominantly African American and Hispanic residents. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_001~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~Feb. 23, 2008 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - CORY CUMMINGS, 10, studies the Hebrew bible during Shabbat service at Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood on the far southwest side. The conservative temple adheres to certain rules, such as the division of men and women in the sanctuary. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080223_407_ry1_000~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Black Jews Of Chicago~zReportage.com Story of the Week #407: Black Jews Of Chicago - Launched February 7, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Known for being a city of neighborhoods that are largely self-segregating, Chicago's far north side has long been the Jewish enclave where the majority of worshippers are white. Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew congregation in the city's southwest side neighborhood of Marquette Park breaks that tradition with its African American congregation. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Known for being a city of neighborhoods that are largely self-segregating, Chicago's far north side has long been the Jewish enclave where the majority of worshippers are white. Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew congregation in the city's southwest side neighborhood of Marquette Park breaks that tradition with its African American congregation.:
2010~zrep063~20050503_063_t14_018~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~May 03, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Players say prayers before starting their practice at a field inside the city's Olympic park..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_017~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Players warm up for a game in Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_016~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Baseball game in Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050503_063_t14_015~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~May 03, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Player stands on his baseball boots..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_014~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A pitcher delivers during a baseball game of some children of Batey Aleman, near San Pedro, while the kids' parents work in the sugar cane fields east of Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_013~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A player's brow indicates the work put in under the hot Dominican sun during practice at the Estadio de la Normal in Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_012~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Players take a break in the shade during practice at the Estadio de la Normal in Santo Domingo. Because of the poverty here, equipment is often in poor shape, like these balls, or non-existent, but players make do with what they have..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_011~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - The faces of some young players with high hopes during a development program at the Estadio de la Normal in Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_010~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - PORFIRIO VERAS MERCEDES, Commissioner of Professional Baseball, looks out on a game after speaking to the Star about his efforts to get a new law to change how baseball is run in The Dominican Republic..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050503_063_t14_009~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~May 03, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - A syringe, likely used to inject a vitamine B12 supplement, or a more sinister selection of animal supplements or steroids, lies in the leaves beside a baseball diamond in the capital. On a quick walk through four ballparks in this area, many wrappers for these syringes, as well as blister packs, could be seen amongs the refuse..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_008~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Dusty fields in the Dominican Republic are the wellspring of major-league dreams for many young men willing to use drugs to get there..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_007~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Seventeen-year old RICHARD ESTEBAN comes from a very poor family. For him, says J. Escaraman, a contract for baseball would dramatically change his life. Esteban says he wants to succeed in baseball 'so he can help his mother,' left..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050502_063_t14_006~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~May 02, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Bottles of two injectable drugs, the horse vitamin supplement Diamino, left, an animal steroid also intended for use with horses, Nabolic, right,in the hands of a 17-year old baseball player who was able to purchase them for The Star at two local veterinary supply stores. Both drugs are legal here, but are being used by some aspiring professional baseball players to enhance their performance. They are not meant to be used on humans (editor's note: The drugs were safely disposed of before Star staff left the country)..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050501_063_t14_005~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~May 01, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Players speak about the use of performance enhancing drugs during a break in their game of baseball in a field next to a sugar cane plantation and a rum-making plant, west of the country capital..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_004~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Kids play baseball in the Dominican Republic in every available corner of the baseball fields, as well as in any open spaces, beneath the trees in the city parks, and in the streets. Here, they play a game on the sidewalk only steps from their front doors..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_003~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - ANTONIO LAKE DELASANTOS, 16, works out at the Estadio de la Normal..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_002~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Like players throughout the Dominican Republic who are always under the gaze of a coach, buscon, or potential agent, players do some battting practice at the Estadio de la Normal in Santo Domingo..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050429_063_t14_001~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Baseball + Drugs~Apr. 29, 2005 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Dusty fields in the Dominican Republic are the wellspring of major-league dreams for many young men willing to use drugs to get there. PEDRO, who no longer plays baseball, speaks to the Star about how he and his friends used several different performance enhancing drugs. His estimate is that 90% of players use something, but others estimate the number is closer to 60%. Nobody really knows the number, but every coach we spoke to seemed to agree that players are using something - just not their players..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050607_063_t14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Baseball + Drugs~zReportage.com Story of the Week #063 - Launched June 07, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The fight to control some of the world's top prospects has created an entrenched acceptance of performance enhancing drug use and money grabbing agents. But in a country where the average income hovers at US,000 per year, baseball in one of the only tickets to big-league riches. Can the Dominican Republic curb the drug culture that Major League Baseball fears is infiltrating its ranks?.(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The fight to control some of the world's top prospects has created an entrenched acceptance of performance enhancing drug use and money grabbing agents. But in a country where the average income hovers at US$2,000 per year, baseball in one of the only tickets to big-league riches. Can the Dominican Republic curb the drug culture that Major League Baseball fears is infiltrating its ranks?:
2010~zrep277~20090625_277_cf4_018~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - A paratrooper salutes as the National Anthem is played during the 82nd Airborne Division Assumption of Command Ceremony on Fort Bragg. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_017~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - A C-130 loaded with paratroopers and role players prepares to take off from the airfield during a noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_016~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - Role players walk single file to an awaiting C-130 during an 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_015~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - Role players wait to be processed by paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team during a noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_014~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - PFC. TYLER HUMBERT, of the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, wands a role player during a noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_013~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Paratroopers conduct a noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20070517_277_cf4_012~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~May 17, 2007 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - U.S. Army paratroopers jump from a German C-160 at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg. The paratroopers made the jump to receive their German jump wings. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_011~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, rush out the door of the aircraft to parachute down to the drop zone. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_010~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, make their way to the door of the aircraft to jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_009~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, load into the back of a C-130 for a nighttime jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_008~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, load into the back of a C-130 for a nighttime jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_007~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, march out to awaiting C-130s for a nighttime jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_006~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Thousands of 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers march as they pass in review during the 82nd Airborne Division Assumption of Command Ceremony on Fort Bragg. Maj. Gen. C. Scaparrotti assumed command of the 82nd Airborne Division. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090625_277_cf4_005~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jun. 25, 2009 - Camp Mackall, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team march down a road during a noncombatant evacuation exercise at Camp Mackall. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_004~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, go through pre-jump training before boarding planes to make a nighttime jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_003~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Paratroopers, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, practice their parachute landing falls during their pre-jump training before boarding planes to make a nighttime jump. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_002~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Ssgt. DANIEL LAWRENCE, left, and Sgt. SAMUEL TREVINO, of the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, talk to each other as they lead pre-jump training. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090129_277_cf4_001~Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer~Drop Zone Afghanistan~Jan. 29, 2009 - Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. - Spc. RICHARD BALES, from the 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, waits at green ramp to board a C-130 to make a nighttime jump. The paratroopers were taking part in a joint forcible entry exercise on Fort Bragg. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20090818_277_cf4_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drop Zone Afghanistan~zReportage.com Story of the Week #277 - Launched August 18, 2009 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - As the largest parachute force in the free world, the 82nd Airborne Division are trained to 'drop' into battle at a moment's notice, immediately adapt to surroundings and fight for days without reinforcements if necessary. The division's 4th Brigade is the first conventional unit to deploy to Afghanistan with a sole focus on mentoring. Their mission is to turn the Afghan Army into a professional army; a mission more challenging than anything the 82nd has faced before. (Credit Image: ©Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~As the largest parachute force in the free world, the 82nd Airborne Division are trained to 'drop' into battle at a moment's notice, immediately adapt to surroundings and fight for days without reinforcements if necessary. The division's 4th Brigade is the first conventional unit to deploy to Afghanistan with a sole focus on mentoring. Their mission is to turn the Afghan Army into a professional army; a mission more challenging than anything the 82nd has faced before.:
2010~zrep570~20150108_570_c130_023~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 8, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A woman stands near an old government painting of Barack Obama pictured alongside Shmer, a villain in Shia Islam.(Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150108_570_c130_022~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 8, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - Hip Hop and Break Dance performers hang around in Ekbatan. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141225_570_c130_021~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 25, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A woman shows her peace sign necklace. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141222_570_c130_020~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 22, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A parker performer jumps near the University of Art in Tehran. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141223_570_c130_019~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~March 11, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - Young people head to the desert to have illegal parties. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150102_570_c130_018~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 2, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A woman flashes the peace sign in front of a political poster. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150102_570_c130_017~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 2, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - Parkour performers stand for a portrait on a wall of murals. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141225_570_c130_016~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 25, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A woman gives the peace sign as she poses for a portrait in front of a mural of the Statue of Liberty at an old closed U.S. embassy. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150102_570_c130_015~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 2, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - Parkour performers laugh and hang out with each other.(Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150102_570_c130_014~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 2, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A DJ jokes around with his parkour friends.(Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150102_570_c130_013~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Jan. 2, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A parkour performer in Ekbatan. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141222_570_c130_012~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Iran's Children Of Islam~Dec. 22, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A silhouette of a parkour performer. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyCTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141222_570_c130_011~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 22, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - As it is illegal to kiss in public, many do so in private. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141220_570_c130_010~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 20, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A woman waits in the hallway with a 'Down with USA' on the wall at an old closed U.S. embassy. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_570_c130_009~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~March 11, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A parkour performer in Ekbatan in front of a mosque. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141230_570_c130_008~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 30, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - While posing for a portrait, a woman gives a kiss to a gun painted in the colors of USA at an old closed U.S. embassy. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141227_570_c130_007~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 27, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A gay couple kiss while holding the Koran as a symbol of the struggle for change. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141231_570_c130_006~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 31, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A woman poses for a portrait wearing a hijab with wine and religious words (partly from Koran) behind her. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_570_c130_005~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~March 11, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - Young people head to the desert to have illegal parties. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141219_570_c130_004~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 19, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - People kiss and dance at a masquerade party where alcohol is served. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141228_570_c130_003~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 28, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A gay couple hangs out at home with friends. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141219_570_c130_002~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~Dec. 19, 2014 - Tehran, Iran - A masquerade party where people dress up, drink alcohol, and kiss and dance. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150311_570_c130_001~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~March 11, 2015 - Tehran, Iran - A parkour performer performs in front of a mosque. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141219_570_c130_000~David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 570 - Iran's Children Of Islam - Launched March 31, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Youth is the largest population bloc in Iran. Over 60 percent of Iran's 73 million people are under 30 years old. Iranian youth are among the most politically active in the 57 nations of the Islamic world. As the most restive segment of Iranian society, the young also represent one of the greatest long-term threats to the current form of theocratic rule. Young activists have influenced the Islamic Republic's political agenda since 1997. After the 2009 presidential election, youth was the biggest bloc involved in the region's first sustained ''people power'' movement for democratic change, creating a new political dynamic in the Middle East. The Islamic Republic forcibly regained control over the most rebellious sector of society through detentions, expulsions from universities, and expanding the powers of its own young paramilitary forces. But youth demands have not changed, and anger simmers beneath the surface. The regime also remains vulnerable because it has failed to address basic socio-economic problems among the young. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/CTK/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Youth is the largest population bloc in Iran. Over 60 percent of Iran's 73 million people are under 30 years old. Iranian youth are among the most politically active in the 57 nations of the Islamic world. As the most restive segment of Iranian society, the young also represent one of the greatest long-term threats to the current form of theocratic rule. Young activists have influenced the Islamic Republic's political agenda since 1997. After the 2009 presidential election, youth was the biggest bloc involved in the region's first sustained ''people power'' movement for democratic change, creating a new political dynamic in the Middle East. The Islamic Republic forcibly regained control over the most rebellious sector of society through detentions, expulsions from universities, and expanding the powers of its own young paramilitary forces. But youth demands have not changed, and anger simmers beneath the surface. The regime also remains vulnerable because it has failed to address basic socio-economic problems among the young.:
2010~zrep062~20040427_062_a27_018~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., know as CJ, and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN hold hands outside of Travis Park United Methodist Church. A few weeks later, they bought wedding rings at the gift shop inside the Greyhound bus station for $5.99 apiece, $6.46 plus tax, hers a gold circle with three fake diamonds, his a chunky gold band. On their first date, four days after they met, CJ asked Jamie to marry him. They were married in May. CJ, 28, is an ex-con and former methamphetamine addict with a temper problem and a spotty work record. Jamie, 20, has been homeless on and off since she was a child..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_017~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - CJ scavenges for cardboard before bedtime in August. The couple was kicked out of the Corpus Christi Salvation Army after CJ failed a drug test. Refusing to sleep in homeless shelters where they would be separated by gender, CJ and Jamie spend their nights sleeping on the street. Despite their dire circumstances, they are trying to have a baby, clandestinely having sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_016~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., know as CJ, and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN walk down the alley behind Travis Park United Methodist Church. They left San Antonio the next morning for Corpus Christi where CJ said he had a job waiting for him. The job, like so many of his plans, never materialized. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_015~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., know as CJ, and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN arrive at the Corpus Christi Greyhound station in July. They left San Antonio for a fresh start. CJ could no longer stand all the street drama. He said he had gotten a job on a fishing boat. But there was no there to meet them. Like so many of his plans, this one failed to pan out..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_014~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., known as CJ, has a ciggarette after play fighting with Lil Bit in the alley behind Travis Park United Methodist Church. CJ is a big talker who tries to intimidate his peers with his strength and aggression. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_013~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., known as CJ, and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN fill out paper work at the Corpus Christi Salvation Army in July. They left San Antonio for a fresh start. CJ could no longer stand all the street drama. He said he had gotten a job on a fishing boat. But there was no there to meet them. Like so many of his plans, this one failed to pan out. The last thing they wanted was to end up on Leopard Street where the city's homeless gather. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_012~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Jamie Shelpman relaxes after putting in an application at Bill Miller Bar-B-Q. Homeless newlyweds CJ, and Jamie, despite dire circumstances, planned a pregnancy, clandestinely having sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_011~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - WENDY, from left, JAMIE, LIL BIT, and CJ make themselves presentable in the locker room at Travis Park United Methodist Church before the women put in applications at Bill Miller Bar-B-Q. CJ says he and Jamie are the defacto parents to many of the younger homeless kids, who look up to them as achieving role models. They have strict rules for those who want to camp with them: No drugs, no drinking, no drama. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_010~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - CJ waits for the bus to the Park and Ride on Loop 1604 in October. He was meeting his parents to drive back to Kentucky with them. CJ and his wife Jamie said goodbye to all their street friends, gathered up all their belongings including a stroller, and prepared to leave San Antonio for a second time..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_009~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - CJ and JAMIE take the bus to the Park and Ride on Loop 1604 in October. They were meeting CJ's parents to drive back to Kentucky with them. They said goodbye to all their street friends, gathered up all their belongings including a stroller, and prepared to left San Antonio for a second time..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_008~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Sometimes the drama of street life is overwhelming. CJ is frustrated after a fight nearly broke out in front of his sleeping area on Houston Street. His wife Jamie defused the situation and quelled the fight while CJ stood behind her. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_007~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., known as CJ, play fights with LIL BIT in the alley behind Travis Park United Methodist Church. CJ is a big talker who tries to intimidate his peers with his strength and aggression. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_006~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - CJ watches as JAMIE cleans out their 'closet' in the alley behind Travis Park United Methodist Church before they moved to Corpus Christi in July. CJ said he wanted a fresh start. He could no longer stand all the street drama. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_005~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN has a sonogram at Baptist Hospital in September. Jamie and her husband CJ planned the pregnancy, despite being homeless. They clandestinely had sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_004~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN JR. , know as CJ, and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN wait for a sonogram at Baptist Hospital in September. Despite their dire circumstances, the couple planned the pregnancy, clandestinely having sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_003~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - CJ wakes up Jamie after spending the night sleeping in front of an empty storefront on Houston Street in August. The couple was kicked out of the Corpus Christi Salvation Army when CJ failed a drug test. They refuse to sleep in homeless shelters where they would be separated by gender. Despite their dire circumstances, they are trying to have a baby, clandestinely having sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_002~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN rests while waiting for CJ's parents at the Park and Ride on Loop 1604 in October. Pregnancy had left Jamie feeling nauseous most of the time..(Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040427_062_a27_001~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~Apr. 27, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Homeless newlyweds PETER CLYDE SHELPMAN Jr., known as C.J., and JAMIE LEIGH SHELPMAN relax on the street outside Travis Park United Methodist Church. On their first date, four days after they met, C.J. asked Jamie to marry him. C.J., 28, is an ex-con and former methamphetamine addict with a temper problem and a spotty work record. Jamie, 20, has been homeless on and off since she was a child. Despite their dire circumstances, they are trying to have a baby, clandestinely having sexual intercourse under a dirty blanket in the dead of night. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050531_062_a27_000~zReportage.com/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~LOST in LOVE~zReportage.com Story of the Week #062 - Launched May 31, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Life is tough for the 600,000 American's who live on the streets. It's even tougher for those who fall in love. With half of all marriages ending in failure, the odds are stacked against C.J. and Jamie. This is their fight for survival. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA)~Life is tough for the 600,000 American's who live on the streets. It's even tougher for those who fall in love. With half of all marriages ending in failure, the odds are stacked against C.J. and Jamie. This is their fight for survival. (Credit Image: © Nicole Fruge/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep439~20081118_439_e66_024~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Nov. 17, 2008 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - Charcoal is sold in a marketplace. The park and its trees are coming under increasing threat as a result of charcoal burning, primarily by military groups. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_023~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 23, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of an indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120221_439_e66_022~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 21, 2012 - Kibale, Uganda - HOPE KYALISIMA weeds tree seedling that are being grown as part of the the Kibale reforestation project, that aims to reforest over 25 acres of indigenous forest. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120221_439_e66_021~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 21, 2012 - Kibale, Uganda - DAVID MUSINGUZI, a park ranger for Ugandan Wildlife Authority, patrols through an area of grassland that has been created as a firebreak on the Kibale reforestation project, that aims to reforest over 25 acres of indigenous forest. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_439_e66_020~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kibale, Uganda - An area of indigenous forest burns after a local business man decided to build a shopping centre, by the side of the road near Fort Portal. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_439_e66_019~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 15, 2012 - Butere, Kenya - A woman walks with her donkeys and wood that she has chopped down from an indigenous forest to sell as firewood. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120222_439_e66_018~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - A chimpanzee enjoys the early morning light in Kibale Rain Forest, that is part of the Kibale reforestation project, that aims to reforest over 25 acres of indigenous forest. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_017~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of an indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110828_439_e66_016~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Aug. 28, 2011 - Nakuru, Kenya - Wild animals graze in indigenous dry forest areas around Lake Nakuru National Park. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110828_439_e66_015~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Aug. 28, 2011 - Nakuru, Kenya - Lush forest and undergrowth in indigenous dry forest areas around Lake Nakuru National Park. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110715_439_e66_014~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~July 15, 2011 - Lodwar, Kenya - A woman walks with her baby to a group of people who have come from a village to be nutritionally assessed at a health post. One of the worst droughts in 60 years is affecting the Horn of Africa. Around the Turkana region deforestation for charcoal and agricultural purposes - as can be seen here - has been one of the major factors in causing the drought. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120221_439_e66_013~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 21, 2012 - Kibale, Uganda - Mothers hold their babies outside their homes next to a fire burning charcoal from indigenous forests. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120220_439_e66_012~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 20, 2012 - Kamapala, Uganda - WAMGUZI WILBURFORCE counts Ugastoves, an innovative stove design that reduces that amount of charcoal needed for cooking, at the UGASTOVE office. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_439_e66_011~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 15, 2012 - Butere, Kenya - NORA EBIKETI boils water to cook food on wood from indigenous forests in the village of Elumumli. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120215_439_e66_010~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 14, 2012 - Butere, Kenya - An Indigenous forest is shown behind an area that has been cleared to create agricultural land. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081117_439_e66_009~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Nov. 17, 2008 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A charcoal seller transports bags of charcoal on a wooden Chicaloo bicycle on a road that used to be flanked by forest near the Virunga National Park. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081117_439_e66_008~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Nov. 17, 2008 - Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo - A child stands in front of a recently felled tree on the edges of Virunga National Park. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080219_439_e66_007~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 19, 2008 - Molo, Kenya - A truck loaded with trees leaves the Mau Forest. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120223_439_e66_006~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of an indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20081117_439_e66_005~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Nov. 17, 2008 - Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - A man burns charcoal in the Virunga National Park. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_004~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 23, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Bags of Charcoal, made from indigenous forests, line the roadside. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_003~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of an indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_002~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 23, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_001~Kate Holt-eyevine/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~Feb. 22, 2012 - Kampala, Uganda - Scenes illustrate destruction of an indigenous forest on the shores of Lake Victoria for charcoal production. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120223_439_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Africa Burning~zReportage.com Story of the Week #439: Africa Burning - Launched September 18, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Lakes in the Rift Valley and rivers that flow from the forest are drying up. And as they disappear, so too have Kenya's harvests, its cattle farms, its hydro-electricity, its tea industry, its lakes and even its famous wildlife parks..The finger of blame is being pointed at the settlers in Mau. And the solution, according to a special task force appointed by Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is to uproot the invaders and replant the trees. Farmers can no longer predict rainfall. The number of wild animals in Mt Kenya forest is decreasing rapidly. With time it will be difficult for an elephant to survive in the once thick forest that hosted thousands of elephants. Kenya's forests used to be covered by thick vegetation that trapped moisture, kept temperatures cool, and performed other functions including supplying plentiful rainfall. People unknowingly or intentionally are clearing forests and replacing them with farms. Mismanagement of the forests by the government officials either selling or giving permits to timber merchants who over log. There are little efforts by corporate society by planting trees but this does not seem to be a major concern for the government. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Lakes in the Rift Valley and rivers that flow from the forest are drying up. And as they disappear, so too have Kenya's harvests, its cattle farms, its hydro-electricity, its tea industry, its lakes and even its famous wildlife parks. The blame is being pointed at the settlers in Mau. And the solution, according to a special task force, is to uproot the invaders and replant the trees. Farmers can no longer predict rainfall. The number of wild animals in Mt Kenya forest is decreasing rapidly. With time it will be difficult for an elephant to survive in the once thick forest that hosted thousands of elephants. Kenya's forests used to be covered by thick vegetation that trapped moisture, kept temperatures cool, and supplied plentiful rainfall. There are little efforts by planting trees but this does not seem to be a major concern for the government. :
2010~zrep457~20130108_457_s70_009~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - JASON GILLESPIE, 30, of Lutz, recovers the carcass of an 80-pound sow captured and killed in Starkey Wilderness Preserve on Tuesday while participating in Southwest Florida Water Management District's annual Feral Hog Hunt in Pasco County. Hunters are often tasked with a long hike back to their trucks with their quarry, navigating the preserve's natural communities, including pine flatwoods, cypress domes, freshwater marshes, streams and lake swamps, sandhill and scrub. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_008~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - From left: hunting dogs Abby, Zada and Bo await the hunt from their dog box Tuesday while participating in the Feral Hog Hunt at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County. Hog hunting dogs hunting dogs are divided into two categories, bay dogs and catch dogs. Bay dogs are used to find the hog's scent, and to pursue them, while the catch dog confronts the hog, holding them in place until the hunter is able to catch up to make the kill. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_007~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - With the sun settled into the horizon, hog hunters convoy into the Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County in search of hogs Tuesday during the Feral Hog Hunt. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_006~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - Hog hunter KYLE CRESCI, 20, of New Port Richey, releases T.J., one of the by a dogs used during Tuesday's Feral Hog Hunt in Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County. T.J. eventually caught the scent of an 80-pound-sow, which was captured and killed during the hunt. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_005~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - Hog hunters gather to register Tuesday before participating in the Feral Hog Hunt at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County. Each person who has a permit to hunt the area, including children and assistants, must complete a release and waiver of liability form before joining the hunt. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_004~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - Hog hunter RICKEY KYLER, 20, of Dade City, places a GPS collar on his catch dog Lobo on Tuesday before participating in the Feral Hog Hunt at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County. Kyler used a handheld GPS unit, which looks like a walkie-talkie, to track his dogs during the hunt. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_003~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - A hunting dog pokes its nose through a dog box Tuesday before participating in the Feral Hog Hunt at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County. Hog hunters are allowed to bring two assistants to aid them during the hunt, as well as their dogs, which are used to track and capture the hogs. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_002~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - Hog hunter DARYL HARMON, left, and CREIGHTON HARVEY remove an 80-pound sow which Harmon captured and killed in Starkey Wilderness Preserve on Tuesday while participating in Southwest Florida Water Management District's annual Feral Hog Hunt in Pasco County. Hunters are often tasked with a long hike back to their trucks with their quarry, navigating the preserve's natural communities, including pine flatwoods, cypress domes, freshwater marshes, streams and lake swamps, sandhill and scrub. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_001~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~Jan. 8, 2013 - New Port Richey, Florida, U.S. - Hog hunters use their truck to spot the location of their dogs Tuesday while hunting at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County during the Feral Hog Hunt. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130108_457_s70_000~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times~Hog Hunt~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 457 - Hog Hunt - Launched January 22, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Wild hogs are not native to Florida. It's believed they were brought in 1539 by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto as a food source. The Southwest Florida Water Management District considers feral hogs an invasive exotic species. They prey on native wildlife, compete with native species for food and transmit diseases to other wildlife, livestock and humans. Wild pigs are legally defined as wildlife and are the second-most popular, large animal hunted in Florida. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Wild hogs are not native to Florida. It’s believed they were brought in 1539 by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto as a food source. The Southwest Florida Water Management District considers feral hogs an invasive exotic species. They prey on native wildlife, compete with native species for food and transmit diseases to other wildlife, livestock and humans. Wild pigs are legally defined as wildlife and are the second-most popular, large animal hunted in Florida.:
2010~zrep057~20031110_057_e66_009~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov 10, 2003 - Eluru, India - RAJANI, 10, and her 8-year-old sister RAMANA KUMARI (R) hold village hair they have laboriously unknotted and shaken the dirt out of. Child labor is common at this stage of cleaning Village hair as the childrens' small, nimble fingers are good at untangling. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031110_057_e66_008~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 10, 2003 - Eluru, India - A young girl looks up from her work of removing knots from village hair. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031112_057_e66_007~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 12, 2003 - Delhi, India - Hair in Delhi is prepared for wigs. By being repeatedly thrown onto metal spikes in a pulling motion one insures all the hair left in your hand is the same length with shorter ends remaining on the spikes. Later the hair is made into bunches one inch thick with the ends snipped to required lengths. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031112_057_e66_006~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 12, 2003 - Delhi, India - A barber outside his shop in Delhi. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031105_057_e66_005~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 05, 2003 - Tirumala, India - A young boy has his head shaved in the tonsure building at the Balaji temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The temple collects several tonnes of hair each week, generating thousands of dollars each year for the temple. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031110_057_e66_004~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 10, 2003 - Eluru, India - At the hair factory in Eluru the hair is gathered before being cleaned. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031105_057_e66_003~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 05, 2003 - Tirumala, India - A man has his head shaved in the main tonsure building at the Balaji temple. Tonsure is a Hindu act of thanks giving and devotion to God and involves the complete shaving of the head by men and women alike. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031105_057_e66_002~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 05, 2003 - Tirumala, India - Mr. RASU YADHU and his two daughters, 9-year-old ANATHI (L) and 5-year-old JOTHI, after tonsure. Once tonsure has taken place the family will walk a short distance to the Balaji temple where they will queue for many hours to get a glimpse of the Hindu God Vishnu and his many incarnations. Once there devotees make thanks for, or requests to the God for such things as the birth of a baby boy or the health of a relative to improve. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20031105_057_e66_001~Adrian Fisk/eyevine~Hair Trade~Nov. 05, 2003 - Tirumala, India - Mr. RASU YADHU and his two daughters, 9-year-old ANATHI (L) and 5-year-old JOTHI, await tonsure at the Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050426_057_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Hair Trade~zReportage.com Story of the Week #057- Launched April 26, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - From South Asia to East London, human hair is a little known but highly lucrative trade. (Credit Image: © Adrian Fisk/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~From South Asia to East London, human hair is a little known but highly lucrative trade.:
2010~zrep041~20041230_041_h67_025~Jason South/The Age~Seismic Terror~Dec. 30, 2004 - North Province, Sri Lanka - Tamil Tiger female Cadres searching for bodies on the beaches in the countries north province, parts of which are totally ruled by the rebels. Sri Lanka tsunami fatalities rose to 28,475 while the number of missing people was close to 5,000. Earthquake triggered tsunami hits Asia killing 124,000 from thailand to African coast. The Red Cross has stated the total could reach 400,000 deaths..(Credit Image: © Jason South/The Age/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep050~20041208_050_n21_009~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Holtville, California, U.S. - A grave for an unclaimed migrant body not far from the border. This dirt lot is the final resting place for many who die crossing the border as well as for migrants who die in America and whose families are unable to afford to have their remains sent back home. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_008~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Guadalupe, California, U.S. - Nearly 20 million trays of strawberries are produced annually in the Santa Maria Valley. Strawberry pickers make approximately $1.00 per flat of 8 boxes during peak season. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_007~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Stockton, California, U.S. - The green tomato harvest is done entirely by hand. Among the dirtiest types of fieldwork, several layers of clothing are worn to keep workers both protected from the sun and dry from the mud they crawl through. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_006~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Brawley, California, U.S. - Onion fieldwork almost always starts before dawn, often times lit by the headlights of buses. Work usually finishes by 2:00 P.M. due to triple-digit heat. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_005~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Stockton, California, U.S. - Tomato workers are given one token for each pair of buckets they fill, totaling approximately 30 pounds. The value of the tokens fluctuates with the market price of the tomatoes. On this day, the tokens were worth $0.95. This man holds his the wages for one morning's worth of work. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_004~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Salinas, California, U.S. - This woman wears the traditional attire for female field workers. The covering not only helps guard against sun damage, but also prevents the detection of underage workers. As recently as two years ago, it was reported that there were 150,000 children ages 16 or younger employed in U.S. agriculture. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_003~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Salinas, California, U.S. - Nearly two billion dollars in lettuce is sold in the U.S. every year, more than half being produced in California. This crop, always picked by hand, is also a grown with some of the greatest amounts of pesticides of any crop. California growers used 151 million pounds of pesticides in 2001, the most recent year for which the state Department of Pesticide Regulations has statistics. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_002~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Calexico, California, U.S. - This man holds a $74.08 paycheck, his net earnings for two full days of work. Too tired to cross the border and return home to Mexicali after a day’s work, he sleeps in the railroad yards which double as an end-of-day migrant depot. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20041208_050_n21_001~Rick Nahmias~Invisible Workforce~Dec. 08, 2004 - Tracy, California, U.S. - A participant in the charreada. Very strict regulations on the dress of participants require all items worn, from spurs to saddles to sombreros, be made in Mexico. (Velcro is strictly forbidden). Approximately 3022157130f the competitors are farm workers themselves, with most of the others coming from farm worker families where the elder generations were braceros, but where they themselves have moved on to professions other than fieldwork. The Migrant Project sets out to do one thing: to put a human face to the people, whether they are families living in the dirt lots of Mecca for months at a time during grape season, tomato pickers in Stockton who dash through muddy fields lugging thirty pound buckets in searing heat, day laborers who rise at 2:00 a.m. to cross the border at Calexico only then to be bused 50 miles to the scorching onion and melon fields of the Imperial Valley, or workers of indigenous descent who are relegated to the lowest of the low in jobs and living conditions, each and every one of these people has a story. (Credit Image: © Rick Nahmias/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20050308_050_n21_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Invisible Workforce~zReportage.com Story of the Week #050 - Launched March 3, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Traveling in darkness and working in California's blinding sun, a quiet army of migrant farm workers picks over half of the nation's daily consumption of produce. Employed in jobs American's shun, this underclass plays a vital role in keeping California's 7 billion agriculture industry afloat. Despite their importance, farm workers consistently rank among the most impoverished and poorly housed members of our society.~Traveling in darkness and working in California's blinding sun, a quiet army of migrant farm workers picks over half of the nation's daily consumption of produce. Employed in jobs American's shun, this underclass plays a vital role in keeping California's $27 billion agriculture industry afloat. Despite their importance, farm workers consistently rank among the most impoverished and poorly housed members of our society.:
2010~zrep447~20121030_447_s117_022~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 30, 2012 - Window Rock, Arizona, U.S. - Stars spin over Window Rock and the Code Talker Memorial in a composite time-lapse of more than 200 photos taken over a three-hour period. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121025_447_s117_021~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 25, 2012 - Globe, Arizona, U.S. - A cotton field on Arizona Route 77 about 50 miles north of Tucson, Ariz. Agriculture and livestock continue to play a role in Arizona's economy. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121025_447_s117_020~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 25, 2012 - Globe, Arizona, U.S. - EARL BACON, owner of Bacon's Boots laments that his saddlemaking business - boots and western wear fell by the wayside in a poor economy - has no heir. Bacon is likely the last of his family to make saddles. The business goes back to the 1950s. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121025_447_s117_019~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 25, 2012 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S. - MICHAEL SIBAYAN, the lead sensors engineer at Biosphere 2, talks about soil erosion research being done at the facility in an enclosure where the farm used to be when the facility was inhabited two decades ago. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121005_447_s117_018~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 5, 2012 - Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. - Flagstaff, Ariz. is the largest city in the state's new first congressional district with some 60,000 people living in an economy largely dependent on Northern Arizona University and its students. Also to Flagstaff's benefit is its proximity to the Grand Canyon and other national parks and monuments. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_447_s117_017~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - The Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz. The dam was built over a 10-year span, and completed in 1966. Page was built as a company town to support workers and their families during construction. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121005_447_s117_016~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 5, 2012 - Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - Grand Canyon tourism is a large economic driver in Arizona's largest Congressional district, CD1. The park attracts approximately 5 million visitors every year, some of whom pass through the surrounding Page, Ariz. and Flagstaff, Ariz. Concerns over visible pollution are impacting power generation and mining operations in Arizona; but the pollution itself can come from as far away as Los Angeles nearly 500 miles west. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_015~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Coalmine Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - Navajo President BEN SHELLY speaks with Leo's mother at her home at Coalmine Canyon approximately 70 miles east of Flagstaff, Ariz. She is 98-years-old, speaks no English, and has lived on Hopi land leased by the Navajo for most of her life. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_447_s117_014~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - EDDIE KENT, an operations specialist at Navajo Generating Station, keeps the Page, Ariz. power plant running smoothly. The plant, facing changing visible pollution standards from the Environmental Protection Agency, is at risk of closure or major retrofit. It provides 500 jobs, mostly to Navajo in the area, and all the electricity for the Central Arizona Project - Arizona's water delivery program. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_447_s117_013~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - Massive coal-fired steam turbines at Navajo Generating Station provide all the electricity for the Central Arizona Project - the program that delivers water to the state's largest cities in the south. Each of the turbines makes, alone, enough electricity for one million residential consumers. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_447_s117_012~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - Tourists load onto tour boats operated by a private company at the base of Glen Canyon Dam. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_011~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Sand Spring, Arizona, U.S. - A mesa on the Hopi reservation. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_447_s117_010~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - Restaurants like the Butterfield Stage Co. in Page, Ariz., provide meals for busloads of tourists passing through Page on their way to or from parks in Utah, the Grand Canyon and Lake Powell. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_447_s117_009~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - A busload of retirement-age tourists takes over a barbecue restaurant. Much of the town's economy is dependent on tourists passing through on their way to the Grand Canyon, parks in Utah and Lake Powell. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121003_447_s117_008~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 3, 2012 - Page, Arizona, U.S. - Houseboats tied up at Antelope Point Marina on Lake Powell float while Navajo Generating Station makes electricity in the background. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121004_447_s117_007~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 4, 2012 - Cameron, Arizona, U.S. - An abandoned roadside trader stall sits along Highway 89. Navajo and Hopi craftsmen sell silver jewelry, rugs and other handicrafts from these stalls during tourist season, but a poor economy has hampered business. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_006~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Coalmine Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - The interior of Leo's cliffside dwelling in Coalmine Canyon, approximately 70 miles east of Flagstaff, Ariz. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_005~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Coalmine Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - A makeshift house built from scrap sits on Hopi land leased by Navajo approximately 70 miles East of Flagstaff, Ariz. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_004~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Sand Spring, Arizona, U.S. - LLOYD MCCABE, a Navajo living on land leased from the Hopi, talks about land rights issues between the Hopi and the Navajo at his father's house. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121005_447_s117_003~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 5, 2012 - Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S. - Towns on Highway 89 between the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff, Ariz. largely cater to itinerant visitors with western and Native American-themed products ranging from the elegant to the tacky. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121002_447_s117_002~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Oct. 2, 2012 - Tolani, Arizona, U.S. - Navajo living near Tolani Lake discuss ranching rights at a community meeting with Navajo President Ben Shelly. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120930_447_s117_001~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~Sep. 30, 2012 - Window Rock, Arizona, U.S. - Wild horses graze outside a shopping center in adjacent to Indian Route 12. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120930_447_s117_000~Will Seberger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Homeland~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 447 - Homeland - Launched November 13, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Arizona's First Congressional District is home to approximately 710,000 people scattered over a land mass only a few thousand square miles smaller than the entire state of Wisconsin; making it one of the largest Congressional districts in any state with more than two Representatives. Without regard for economic and social background, a bulk of the district relies on the Federal government for housing and medical assistance. Its constituents range from impoverished Native People on several tribal reservations to affluent, predominantly out-of-state, retirees living in exclusive communities outside Tucson. The area of the 48th state is home to more Native Americans than any other district in the United States. (Credit Image: © Will Seberger/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Arizona's First Congressional District is home to approximately 710,000 people scattered over a land mass only a few thousand square miles smaller than the entire state of Wisconsin; making it one of the largest Congressional districts in any state with more than two Representatives. Without regard for economic and social background, a bulk of the district relies on the Federal government for housing and medical assistance. Its constituents range from impoverished Native People on several tribal reservations to affluent, predominantly out-of-state, retirees living in exclusive communities outside Tucson. The area of the 48th state is home to more Native Americans than any other district in the United States.:
2010~zrep416~20111210_416_c78_017~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - CHAD ARCENEAUX stands with his horse J Lo. Arceneaux says he may not be a rancher, but he knows it's in his blood. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_016~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Campers get warm by the fire after a December trail ride. Around 500 made their way to the small town with RVs and tents and had cookouts and shared stories while riding the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_015~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Riders break to play dominos. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_014~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Retired chemical plant worker BUCK JOHNSON, 68, now spends his time bouncing between horses and motorcycles. He says the cowboy in him prefers the horse and seldom misses a trail ride. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_013~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Taylor Glover, 8, looks for her family with her horse reigns in hand during a break in the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride near Danciger. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_012~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - AL MITCHELL spends one of his first trail rides atop a horse on the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. Mitchell says he usually rides the party wagon on the trails, but decided he would give a horse a try. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_011~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - With the American flag in hand, OLLIE WILKERSON leads the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. Around 500 riders and participants gathered to ride the back woods Texas highways for charity. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_010~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Relaxing the night before the 11th Annual Trail Ride. The trail ride attracts riders, young and old from across Texas. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_009~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - AA trail rider by the name of MIDNIGHT waves to all the other riders from a covered wagon during the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_008~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Party wagon riders use the trailer floorboards to dance while DJ RICHIE RICH plays Zydeco on the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. Those without horses usually take a party wagon to ride the trails. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_007~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - CANDY BELL, center, has some lunch on a cooler in the back of a truck while horses take a break from on the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_006~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - JOHN HARRISON, 15, practices his lasso skill. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_005~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Campers dance to Zydeco music the night before the 11th Annual Trail Ride. The trail ride attracts riders, young and old from across Texas. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_004~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - MIDNIGHT, right, shares a laugh with AL MITCHELL from the driver's bench of a covered wagon during the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_003~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - GEE BROWN adjusts her horse Surprise's bridal before going on the 11th Annual Betty Love Trail Ride. Brown runs a youth riding group out of Texas City. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111210_416_c78_002~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Dec. 10, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - DRE VOLLBAUM, 15, loves riding. His family surprised him one year with his horse Co Co. The trail rides attract younger riders and help preserve a living history. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111131_416_c78_001~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~Nov. 31, 2011 - Danciger, Texas, U.S. - Rider JAMIE FRANCIES Jr., 81, of Abilene, the first black man to organize a trail ride to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, put together the Prairie View Trail Ride in 1958. The ride is still in existence today. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111131_416_c78_000~Chris Curry/ZUMA Press Wire~Creole Cowboys~zReportage.com Story of the Week #416: Creole Cowboys - Launched April 10, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Zydeco is a form of uniquely American roots folk music created by Creole cowboys, that evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century. Zydeco rides are a traditional way to celebrate the cowboy culture of rural blacks or Creoles with a mixture of French, Spanish and Native American ancestry. The rides in Texas are a direct result of pollination by Louisiana Creoles, who went there to do seasonal farm work and brought the music along. Originally small affairs among relatives and neighbors, the rides have evolved over decades into organized events with a dedicated following, though they have remained largely unknown to outsiders. In recent years, trail rides have surged in popularity among rural youth, as zydeco musicians have incorporated strains of R&B and hip-hop, attracting a new generation for whom Creole is suddenly cool. (Credit Image: © Chris Curry/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Zydeco is a form of uniquely American roots folk music created by Creole cowboys, that evolved in southwest Louisiana in the early 19th century. Zydeco rides are a traditional way to celebrate the cowboy culture of rural blacks or Creoles with a mixture of French, Spanish and Native American ancestry. The rides in Texas are a direct result of pollination by Louisiana Creoles, who went there to do seasonal farm work and brought the music along. Originally small affairs among relatives and neighbors, the rides have evolved over decades into organized events with a dedicated following, though they have remained largely unknown to outsiders. In recent years, trail rides have surged in popularity among rural youth, as zydeco musicians have incorporated strains of R&B and hip-hop, attracting a new generation for whom Creole is suddenly cool.:
2010~zrep347~20100829_347_p79_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cost Of War~zReportage.com Story of the Week #347- Launched December 28, 2010 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Strapped into a medevac ‘bird’ on another express ride to hell. This life saving mission to the volatile Panjwaii district of Kandahar, will rescue critically wounded soldiers - injured while on patrol by an IED set by Taliban insurgents. The crews who operate these helicopter air ambulances fly into the worst places on earth, not to fight, but to selflessly pick up the wounded; soldiers, civilians and, yes, insurgents. This Blackhawk carries no weapon system. Racing over Kandahar’s grape fields, the bird dips, then drops in a swirling cloud of dirt and dust. The medic leaps out as soon as we hit the landing zone and a desperate group of people rush forward carrying the wounded. Then it arrives.. the blood and body parts that look like they’ve been through a grinder. Will we leave the people of Afghanistan with the capacity to deal with the horror of IED’s, or will the attacks become a way of life and death, for this struggling nation years into the future? (Credit Image: Louie Palu/The Alexia Foundation/zReportage.com/ZUMA) ~Strapped into a medevac ‘bird’ on another express ride to hell. This life saving mission to the volatile Panjwaii district of Kandahar, will rescue critically wounded soldiers - injured while on patrol by an IED set by Taliban insurgents. The crews who operate these helicopter air ambulances fly into the worst places on earth, not to fight, but to selflessly pick up the wounded; soldiers, civilians and, yes, insurgents. This Blackhawk carries no weapon system. Racing over Kandahar’s grape fields, the bird dips, then drops in a swirling cloud of dirt and dust. The medic leaps out as soon as we hit the landing zone and a desperate group of people rush forward carrying the wounded. Then it arrives.. the blood and body parts that look like they’ve been through a grinder. Will we leave the people of Afghanistan with the capacity to deal with the horror of IED’s, or will the attacks become a way of life and death, for this struggling nation years into the future?:
2010~zrep520~20130729_520_m111_024~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 29, 2013 - Miranda, Venezuela - The dangerous and neglected Cementerio del Sur, a cemetery which serves the bulk of poor residents in Caracas. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130724_520_m111_023~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 24, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - CLEO, a nine-year-old boy from the La Dolorita neighborhood in the megaslum of Petare, plays with a toy pistol near a youth soccer game on the outskirts of town. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_520_m111_022~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 21, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Locals are blocked from entering a disputed parcel of land after members of the Venezuelan National Guard arrived to remove some 200 people who had occupied the land, hoping to build houses on it. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130721_520_m111_021~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 21, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - ELVER ROSADO, after members of the Venezuelan National Guard arrived to remove him and some 200 people who had occupied the land, hoping to build houses on it. According to one resident, ''All we want is for the government to start building, or to give the land to us and we will do it ourselves. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_020~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - The socialist government that runs Venezuela has had little success curbing the rising violence in the country, and is loathe to follow the example of Rio de Janeiro and try to pacify the barrios with militarized police, as most of the slum residents are supporters of former president Hugo Chavez and his movement. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_019~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - The police who patrol the slums do not wear tactical gear or carry machine guns, but still conduct foot patrols into the serpentine alleyways in search of guns and drugs. They walk nervously through the darkened streets with their pistols drawn, but at night return to their homes in nearby barrios. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_018~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Miranda, Venezuela - On patrol with police from PoliSucre in Petare, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in South America. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_017~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Miranda, Venezuela - On patrol with police from PoliSucre in Petare, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in South America. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_016~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Residents of the Petare slum. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_015~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Police from the municipality of Sucre in eastern Caracas patrol the Petare slum looking for drugs and weapons. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_014~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Police from the municipality of Sucre in eastern Caracas patrol the Petare slum looking for drugs and weapons. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_520_m111_013~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~July 19, 2013 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A resident of the Petare slum in eastern Caracas waits for his ID to be checked by police. Petare is one of the largest slums in South America with over half a million residents, and is a hotbed of crime in Caracas, which is currently one of the most dangerous cities on the planet. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110514_520_m111_012~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~May 14, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A mural depicting Jesus Christ holding a machine gun adorns a wall in the 23 de Enero slum, a violent and crime-ridden neighborhood that is a bastion of support for Venezuelan President HUGO CHAVEZ. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110507_520_m111_011~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~May 7, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A nurse tends a deep wound on the head of RAFAEL MARQUINA SANCHEZ, 35, who was hit in the head with a bottle as he was attacked and robbed by a groups of assailants outside a Metro station on a Saturday night, at the Perez de Leon hospital in the Petare slum. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110508_520_m111_010~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~May 8, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - DENNIS FERNANDEZ BLANCO, 18, suffering from multiple bullet wounds, writhes in pain and is comforted by his mother CARMEN as he waits for treatment for at the Perez de Leon hospital in the Petare slum. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110430_520_m111_009~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 30, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Police patrol the narrow back alleys of the dangerous and crime-ridden slum of Petare, searching for guns and gang-activity. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110430_520_m111_008~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 30, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A view of the crime-ridden and violent slum of Petare, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in South America. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110430_520_m111_007~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 30, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A police officer searches young men for weapons and drugs during a patrol of the dangerous Petare slum. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110429_520_m111_006~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 20, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - An officer from the Municipal Police searches the mouth of a young man for drugs during a patrol in Petare, one of the most dangerous slums in South America. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110416_520_m111_005~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 16, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Caracas has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Hundreds of violent homicides occur every week in all sectors of the city, affecting citizens from all walks of life. While the whole city is considered a ''zona roja''--red zone--the murders take place overwhelmingly in the barrios. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110416_520_m111_004~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 16, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - Maria Petit mourns over the body of her brother Jesus Antonio Petit, 25, who was found shot to death in the San Ignacio section of Petare early in the morning. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110416_520_m111_003~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 16, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A night view of the violent Petare slum, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in South America. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110416_520_m111_002~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 16, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - A 25-year-old man was found shot to death in the San Ignacio section of the dangerous Petare slum early in the morning. Dozens of people are killed in shootings every weekend in Caracas. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110415_520_m111_001~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~April 15, 2011 - Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela - An officer from the Policia Municipal de Sucre keeps his eye out for trouble while on a night patrol in Petare, a dangerous slum in Caracas. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110415_520_m111_000~Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cradle of Unrest~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 520 - Cradle of Unrest - Launched April 1, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Caracas, Venezuela has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Hundreds of violent homicides occur every week in all sectors of the city, affecting citizens from all walks of life. While the whole city is considered a ''zona roja''or red zone, the murders take place overwhelmingly in the barrios, the enormous slums that ring the city, teetering on the edge of landslide-prone mountains. These areas are run by a multitude of small gangs, made up largely of young men and often children. The police who patrol the slums do not wear tactical gear or carry machine guns, but still conduct foot patrols into the serpentine alleyways in search of guns and drugs. They walk nervously through the darkened streets with their pistols drawn, but at night return to their homes in nearby barrios. The socialist government that runs Venezuela has had little success curbing the rising violence in the country, and is loathe to follow the example of Rio de Janeiro and try to pacify the barrios with militarized police, as many of the slum residents are supporters of former president Hugo Chavez and his movement. (Credit Image: © Charles Mostoller/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Caracas, Venezuela has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Hundreds of violent homicides occur every week in all sectors of the city, affecting citizens from all walks of life. While the whole city is considered a 'zona roja'or red zone, the murders take place overwhelmingly in the barrios, the enormous slums that ring the city, teetering on the edge of landslide-prone mountains. These areas are run by a multitude of small gangs, made up largely of young men and often children. The police who patrol the slums do not wear tactical gear or carry machine guns, but still conduct foot patrols into the serpentine alleyways in search of guns and drugs. They walk nervously through the darkened streets with their pistols drawn, but at night return to their homes in nearby barrios. The socialist government that runs Venezuela has had little success curbing the rising violence in the country, and is loathe to follow the example of Rio de Janeiro and try to pacify the barrios with militarized police, as many of the slum residents are supporters of former president Hugo Chavez and his movement.:
2010~zrep232~20070309_232_bp1_018~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Mar. 09, 2007 - Sonamarg, Kashmir, India - A road towards uncertainty. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_017~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - A shikara patiently waits on the Dal lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. The peace of the lake is an illusion, however, underwritten by the perpetual tension and strain of random political violence. The expectation of violence defines the startled stance of the woman and child in the boat, jarring with the serenity and hush of the lake and the boat sitting at rest upon it. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080911_232_bp1_016~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 11, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - A face in Kashmir showing a feelings of depression and anxiety. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_015~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Before 1989, Dallake was one of the most beautiful lakes in the whole world, but now has lost its glory, beauty as well as popularity due to continuous Indo-Pak confict. Presently it only burns and showcases horrors. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080912_232_bp1_014~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 12, 2008 - Baramullah, Kashmir, India - Many things are opaque, unsolved and depressed. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_013~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Empty sikaras ready to start a new journey. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080908_232_bp1_012~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 08, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Everywhere in Kashmir, one can easily discover psychological illness or disorder and fear of violence are the two shades that have masked the original face, a simple common human being has had. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080908_232_bp1_011~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 08, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - A mode of local transportation. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080906_232_bp1_010~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 06, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - Inmates of a mental asylum in Srinagar. They are all victims of a violence that has affected their sanity. While one sleeps, and anoither prepares to retire into his personal world of being, one man keeps a wide-eyed solitary vigil. A refugee fleeing from the harshness and random violence of his everyday reality, he is stranded upon the shores of a personal consciousness that has lost its sense of familiarity and comfort, rendering him a stranger to himself. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080907_232_bp1_009~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 07, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Ready to have their breakfast with Tandori Rotis..(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080907_232_bp1_008~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 07, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - A line in a public place of Srinagar waiting for vehicle transportation. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080907_232_bp1_007~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 07, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Houseboat on the Dal Lake of Srinagar-Kashmir. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080908_232_bp1_006~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 08, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - Endangered adolescence. This young boy, framed within the serenity of Kashmir's most famous waterbody the Dal lake in Srinagar, India, is especially vulnerable to the political violence that is part of everyday life in this area. He is at the age ripe for conversion into terrorism and his predicament is fraught with the possibility of a shattering loss of innocence and a life dedicated to perpetrating violence..(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_005~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - An inmate of a mental asylum. He is a victim of violence that has affected his sanity. A refugee fleeing from the harshness and random violence of everyday reality, he is stranded upon the shores of a personal consciousness that has lost it's sense of familiarity and comfort, rendering him a stranger to himself. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080905_232_bp1_004~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 05, 2008 - Srinagar, Kashmir, India - Parents rely on makeshift schools to preserve a Muslim heritage that faces growing hostility in India. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_003~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Dal Lake was once a mesmerising tourist destination, but now hardly any tourists visit. Silence here is not being enjoyed any more rather it threatens due to continued fighting since 1989 between Indian troops and Islamic militants.Armed in paradise. The legendary beauty of the Dal lake in the background gives point to the images of gratuitous and casual violence that might be seen at random in the terrorism-rent. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080909_232_bp1_002~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 09, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - Bond that binds. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080908_232_bp1_001~Prasanta Biswas~Kashmir's Silent War~Sep. 08, 2008 - Dal Lake, Kashmir, India - The beauty of the Dal lake in this famous tourist destination is on its way to being completely eclipsed by the contemporary reality of political violence. The lines of anxiety on boatman's smiling face testify to the fragmented and tense environment in which the people of this 'paradise on earth' are forced to live. .(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080930_232_bp1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kashmir's Silent War~zReportage.com Story of the Week #232 - Launched September 30, 2008 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Ravaged by conflict, traumatized by lack of accountability, and strangled by social taboos, people in both Jammu and Kashmir have been witness to, and victims of violence, which has had a significant effect on their mental health. In most armed conflicts, the social impact is invariably ignored - In Jammu and Kashmir, violence for almost two decades has been a major reason to be treated as a neglected constituency. Psychological wounds inflicted by violence and impunity on the Kashmiri society continue to increase and go well beyond their acute socioeconomic crisis. Dal Lake was once a mesmerizing tourist destination, but now hardly any tourists visit. Silence here is not being enjoyed any more rather it threatens due to continued fighting since 1989 between Indian troops and Islamic militants..(Credit Image: © Prasanta Biswas/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Ravaged by conflict, traumatized by lack of accountability, and strangled by social taboos, people in both Jammu and Kashmir have been witness to, and victims of violence, which has had a significant effect on their mental health. In most armed conflicts, the social impact is invariably ignored - In Jammu and Kashmir, violence for almost two decades has been a major reason to be treated as a neglected constituency. Psychological wounds inflicted by violence and impunity on the Kashmiri society continue to increase and go well beyond their acute socioeconomic crisis. Dal Lake was once a mesmerizing tourist destination, but now hardly any tourists visit. Silence here is not being enjoyed any more rather it threatens due to continued fighting since 1989 between Indian troops and Islamic militants.:
2010~zrep093~20060103_093_j67_018~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 19, 2005 - Yuba City, California, U.S. - MARGRET BELL and Son DEVIN. Mother of 3, Margret Bell, 36, is currently on parole from VSP living at 'The House Of Ruth,' a transitional housing unit for prison mothers and women at risk, run by the 'Church Of Glad Tidings,' Yuba City, CA. Her infant son Devin was cared for by a host family in the 'Babies Out Of Bondages' Program, a Christian organization run by The 'Church Of Glad Tidings.' '.(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_017~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - A child who lives at the CPMP with her mother/inmate..(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_016~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 19, 2005 - Yuba City, California, U.S. - Margret Bell has just returned home from a custody hearing and is reunited with her son Devin. Mother of 3, Margret Bell, 36, is currently on parole from VSP living at 'The House Of Ruth,' a transitional housing unit for prison mothers and women at risk, run by the 'Church Of Glad Tidings,' Yuba City, CA. Her infant son Devin was cared for by a host family in the 'Babies Out Of Bondages' Program, a Christian organization run by The 'Church Of Glad Tidings.' 'Babies Out Of Bondage' cares for newborn babies while their mothers are serving time in VSP. Host families are put on standby waiting for a call from prison officials to tell them when and where to pick up the infant children. Host families care for these children for as little as a couple of weeks and as long as a couple of years. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_015~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - Mother/inmate MELISSA BATES with her daughter they are together serving 2 years 7 months at the CPMP. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_014~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 19, 2005 - Yuba City, California, U.S. - Mother of 3, MARGRET BELL, 36, is currently on parole from VSP living at 'The House Of Ruth,' a transitional housing unit for prison mothers and women at risk, run by the 'Church Of Glad Tidings,' Yuba City, CA. Her infant son Devin was cared for by a host family in the 'Babies Out Of Bondages' Program, a Christian organization run by The 'Church Of Glad Tidings.' Manuel Garcia (wheel chair) and his wife Marylou were the host family that cared for Devin. 'Babies Out Of Bondage' cares for newborn babies while their mothers are serving time in VSP. Host families are put on standby waiting for a call from prison officials to tell them when and where to pick up the infant children. Host families care for these children for as little as a couple of weeks and as long as a couple of years. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_013~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - Select mother/inmates at the CPMP are given a afternoon trip outside the facility. The Oakland Community Prisoner Mother Program (CPMP) is a low level prison which houses up to 24 women inmates who gave birth behind bars then live out the duration of their sentence with their new born. Qualifying inmates are allowed to live in an apartment style locked facility with their child for as long as 6 years. Three such facilities exist in California housing a meager 75 women total. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_012~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - AMANDA KRUMP an inmate at the CPMP tries to get her son to sleep for an afternoon nap. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_011~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - A child living at the CPMP look through the bars on a secure door at the CPMP. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_010~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Dec. 09, 2005 - Madera, California, U.S. - Madera Community Hospital serves as the main birthing center for VSP housing its own pregnant prisoners ward delivering on average 28 babies a month and approx 340 babies annually. The average stay for a pregnant prisoner is 48-72 hours. During this time the mother is allowed to visit with her child. The hospital acts as a broker to distribute the new born infants to their appropriate temporary/permanent guardians. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_009~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Dec. 09, 2005 - Madera, California, U.S. - Mother of 2, inmate LAURA STRANGE, 25, feeds her new born baby Haley for the last time before being sent back to VSP. Strange is serving a 2 year sentence at VSP for METH related drug charges. Madera Community Hospital serves as the main birthing center for VSP housing its own pregnant prisoners ward delivering on average 28 babies a month and approx 340 babies annually. The average stay for a pregnant prisoner is 48-72 hours. During this time the mother is allowed to visit with her child. The hospital acts as a broker to distribute the new born infants to their appropriate temporary/permanent guardians. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_008~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - Children living incarcerated with their mothers at the CPMP wait to be fed for dinner. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_007~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 09, 2005 - Chowchilla, California, U.S. - (R-L) inmates April Green, Laura Strange, and Simone Anderson are all currently pregnant and have mothered 15 children between the three of them. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_006~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 09, 2005 - Chowchilla, California, U.S. - Inmate JASMINE JONES, 19, who is 9 months pregnant with her first child, waits for a doctors appointment in a VSP holding cell. Jones is serving two years time for robbery and possession of a deadly weapon. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_005~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Dec. 09, 2005 - Madera, California, U.S. - Mother of 2, inmate LAURA STRANGE, 25, spends her last moments with her infant daughter Haley before being sent back to VSP. Strange is serving a 2 year sentence at VSP for METH related drug charges. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_004~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Dec. 09, 2005 - Madera, California, U.S. - HALEY STRANGE, the new born infant of Inmate LAURA STRANGE, is seen by grandma ANITA STRANGE for the very first time at Madera Commuinuity Hospital. Anita will care for Haley and her brother Gerard while their mother Laura serves the remainder of a 2 year sentence at VSP for METH related drug charges. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_003~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 09, 2005 - Chowchilla, California, U.S. - Mother of 2, inmate AMBER MARICH, 25, who is 7 months pregnant has a doctors visit to check the health status of her unborn child. Marich is serving 2 years time for drug distribution and also has a uncle serving life, a father who has served multiple prison sentences, and the father of her unborn child is currently doing time. (Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_002~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 09, 2005 - Chowchilla, California, U.S. - Inmate DANIELLE FRYMAN, 23-years-old, is 6 months pregnant is serving 4 years for assault with a deadly weapon. Fryman's mother and aunt are also currently incarcerated at VSP. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060103_093_j67_001~Mark Allen Johnson~Knocked Up + Locked Up~Nov. 22, 2005 - Oakland, California, U.S. - Inmate/mother URSULA YOST holds her child in the fenced yard portion of the CPMP. You can see Yost's tattoo 'Mrs. Baby Capone' her street gang name. The Oakland Community Prisoner Mother Program (CPMP) is a low level prison which houses up to 24 women inmates who gave birth behind bars then live out the duration of their sentence with their new born. Qualifying inmates are allowed to live in an apartment style locked facility with their child for as long as 6 years. Three such facilities exist in California housing a meager 75 women total. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20060117_093_j67_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Knocked Up + Locked Up~zReportage.com Story of the Week #093 - Launched January 17, 2006 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In California state prisons for women, the lack of rehabilitation programs and the refusal to segregate prisoners based on the nature of their offense can be a living nightmare for those who arrive pregnant. It's hard enough for pregnant cons to survive in the often ruthless environment, but it's even harder to hand over their newborns once they deliver behind bars. A lucky few (up to 75), whose sentences are less than six years, are allowed to live with their newborn in a prison setting. .(Credit Image: © Mark Allen Johnson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~In California state prisons for women, the lack of rehabilitation programs and the refusal to segregate prisoners based on the nature of their offense can be a living nightmare for those who arrive pregnant. It's hard enough for pregnant cons to survive in the often ruthless environment, but it's even harder to hand over their newborns once they deliver behind bars. A lucky few (up to 75), whose sentences are less than six years, are allowed to live with their newborn in a prison setting.:
2010~zrep046~19980320_046_s21_018~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_017~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - Over 100 slaughtered harp seal pelts lay on the ice to be loaded to a ship for sale. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990405_046_s21_016~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Apr. 05, 1999 - Northwest Territories, Canada - Hunters club the seals for their skin. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_015~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - The snow beneath a hunter's helicopter shows the bloodied mess left from slaughtered harp seals. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_014~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal's pelt is dragged by hook on the ice by a hunter. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_013~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - Slaughtered harp seals..(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_012~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - Slaughtered harp seal carcasses and pools of blood coover the ice. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_011~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal is gaffed to land from the icy water by hunters. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_010~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A hunter carves the pelt from a slaughtered harp seal using a sharp knife. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_009~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~March 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada - A harp seal 'whitecoat' pup. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_008~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A seal hunter hides in wait, on his boat with his rifle, for a seal to come out of the water for a breath. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_007~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - Slaughtered harp seal carcasses and blood puddles turn the ice red. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_006~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A seal hunter beats a harp seal to death with a club, bat. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_005~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_004~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - An arial view of a seal hunting camp shows over a thousand harp seal pelts covering the ground. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_003~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal's pelt is dragged by hook on the ice by a hunter. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19990405_046_s21_002~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Apr. 05, 1999 - Northwest Territories, Canada - Canadian Seal Hunt: Hunters club the seals for their skin. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980320_046_s21_001~Richard Sobol~Seal Slaughter~Mar. 20, 1998 - St. Lawrence, Quebec, CANADA - A slaughtered harp seal's pelt is dragged by hook on the ice by a hunter. (Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20050208_046_s21_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Seal Slaughter~zReportage.com Story of the Week #046 - Launched February 8, 2005 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Harp Seal is found in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The Pups (pups younger than 2-3 weeks) are known as 'whitecoats'. Harp seals are commercially hunted, usually on their breeding grounds. Seal hunting has become controversial as local fisherman hunt as much out of tradition as necessity. Great quantities of pelts have been stockpiled and have gone unsold, creating little commercial value in killing the seals with exception to the sale of sex organs as aphrodisiacs in Asia. Fishers and hunters blame the seal population for the decrease in the Cod fish population. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Harp Seal is found in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. The Pups (pups younger than 2-3 weeks) are known as 'whitecoats'. Harp seals are commercially hunted, usually on their breeding grounds. Seal hunting has become controversial as local fisherman hunt as much out of tradition as necessity. Great quantities of pelts have been stockpiled and have gone unsold, creating little commercial value in killing the seals with exception to the sale of sex organs as aphrodisiacs in Asia. Fishers and hunters blame the seal population for the decrease in the Cod fish population. .(Credit Image: © Richard Sobol/zReportage.com/ZUMA):
2010~zrep524~20130604_524_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~June 4, 2013 - La Plata, Maryland, U.S. - PAT CAROLEO, 69, of La Plata, Maryland, holds a photograph of her son Nicholas Caroleo when he was a teenager. ''We have tried everything to get him help, but nothing has worked. Nothing,'' she said. ''I've cried and cried and cried for 12 years. I don't cry anymore.'' Since his discharge from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas he has left chilling voice messages and threatening texts. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130604_524_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~June 4, 2013 - La Plata, Maryland, U.S. - PAT CAROLEO, 69, of La Plata, Maryland shows off a room with memorabilia highlighting trophies and awards her son Nicholas Caroleo garnered throughout his childhood. Her eyes fill with tears as she explains what a great athlete he was. He has been in and out of jails and hospitals in cities all over the country, his mother said. Now she has a court ordered restraining order against him after receiving threatening phone and text messages. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131117_524_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 17, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, listens during an Alpha meeting. Berrier is one of the group leaders in the 10 week course. Alpha is a course which seeks to introduce the basics of the Christian faith. He has a tattoo on his fingers that spells LUCK. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131117_524_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 17, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, left, embraces RAY LEWANDOWSKI after he led a prayer for his dad who needs heart surgery during an Alpha meeting. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131117_524_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 17, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, left, prays in an Alpha meeting for his Dad who is scheduled to have heart surgery. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131117_524_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 17, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, center, waits in a line for dinner before an Alpha meeting. Berrier is one of the group leaders in the 10 week course. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131118_524_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 18, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, right, chats with MARKUM DENISON, left, a homeless man, after giving out coffee and donuts. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131118_524_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 18, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, waits to deliver shoes to a friend at the men's shelter during the Seattle Union Gospel's Morning Watch program. Berrier who was bused to Seattle where he knew no one. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131118_524_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Nov. 18, 2013 - Seattle, Washington, U.S. - MARC BERRIER, 37, looks out for homeless people to pass out coffee and donuts during the Seattle Union Gospel's Morning Watch program. Berrier was bused to Seattle where he knew no one . Berrier was an alcoholic and used to be homeless. He now has graduated from the addiction recovery program at the Seattle's Union Gospel Mission and goes out from 6am-9am every morning as part of their morning watch program to spread Christianity and pass out coffee and donuts to the homeless. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131029_524_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~Oct. 29, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JUSTIN DAVID BRINSKY is arraigned. Brinsky, who said in a jailhouse interview that he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and disabling ''manic'' episodes and depression, was bused to Sacramento in June 2012. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130521_524_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~May 21, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JOSH SOULES, 25, of Sacramento, who has been seriously mentally ill since he was a teenager, and was shipped back from Las Vegas to the Capital City about 18 months ago, has been living in a boarding house for the past few days. His mother has a restraining order against him. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130521_524_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~May 21, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JOSHUA SOULES, 25, of Sacramento, demonstrates his kick boxing moves that he uses to defend himself in the backyard of a South Sacramento boarding home. He was one of about 500 patients discharged from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital with a one-way Greyhound ticket out of Las Vegas to California and among 19 to the city of Sacramento since July 2008. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130521_524_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~May 21, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Joshua Soules, 25, of Sacramento, says he suffers from mental illnesses diagnosed as bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder. He depends on a strict regimen of medication to maintain stability. When he was discharged from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas he was given medication but threw them away before getting on the bus headed for Sacramento. He said he believed they were spiked with heroin. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130411_524_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 11, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN is reunited with his daughter SHOTZY BROWN HARRISON. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130411_524_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 11, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SHOTZY BROWN HARRISON strokes JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN'S head during their first private moment alone together. ''You just spent your last day homeless, Dad,'' she said as she gazed into his eyes. They were off to straighten out his new address and fill out information at the Social Security office. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_524_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 3, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY Coy Brown, 48, folds his laundry outside Home Sweet Home boarding house. ''I need clothes, I only have 2 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of socks,'' said Brown who has been living on the streets of Sacramento before Joy Ubungen took him into her boarding house. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130404_524_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 4, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN, 48, is addicted to smoking his pipe and consistently asks for more tobacco as he waits for his morning medicine to be delivered. He now lives at the Home Sweet Home boarding house after a harrowing journey from a mental hospital in Las Vegas to the unfamiliar streets of Sacramento. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130411_524_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 11, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN holds onto the hand of his daughter SHOTZY BROWN HARRISON as they go into the Social Security office to straighten out his ID. He was living in a boarding home in Sacramento and she arrived from North Carolina to take him home with her. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130411_524_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 11, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN shares a tender moment with his daughter SHOTZY BROWN HARRISON. She had just arrived to a boarding home to take her father to live with her family back in North Carolina. He was released from a Nevada state psychiatric hospital in February with only three days medication and a one way bus ticket to Sacramento where he knew no one. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140414_524_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~April 4, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JAMES FLAVY COY BROWN, 48, displays his open mouth to show that he swallowed all his medication that is delivered daily to Home Sweet Home, a boarding home where he now lives. On the counter is a signed paper that he received his medication. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140429_524_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Leaving Las Vegas~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 524 - Leaving Las Vegas - Launched April 29, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the darkness of early mornings during his graveyard shift at Nevada's primary state psychiatric hospital, Gilbert Degala regularly walked patients outside and watched them climb into taxis bound for the Greyhound bus station on Main Street. The scene made him uneasy. Many of the patients, burdened with mental illnesses that caused them to become delusional, suicidal or violent, were being discharged from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas to buses that would ferry them hundreds of miles away. Some of the men and women knew why they were traveling to places like Miami or Sacramento or Los Angeles, Degala said. They were returning to family or friends. But for a troubling number ''there was no one to pick them up,'' he said. Since July 2008, Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital has transported more than 1,500 patients to other cities via Greyhound bus, sending at least one person to every state in the continental United States. PICTURED: Ex- patient of Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas, James James Flavy Coy smokes a pipe and now leaves on the streets of Sacramento. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In the darkness of early mornings during his graveyard shift at Nevada's primary state psychiatric hospital, Gilbert Degala regularly walked patients outside and watched them climb into taxis bound for the Greyhound bus station on Main Street. The scene made him uneasy. Many of the patients, burdened with mental illnesses that caused them to become delusional, suicidal or violent, were being discharged from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas to buses that would ferry them hundreds of miles away. Some of the men and women knew why they were traveling to places like Miami or Sacramento or Los Angeles, Degala said. They were returning to family or friends. But for a troubling number 'there was no one to pick them up,' he said. Since July 2008, Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital has transported more than 1,500 patients to other cities via Greyhound bus, sending at least one person to every state in the continental United States.:
2010~zrep366~20110503_366_mm9_031~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 3, 2011 - London, England, UK - A man reads a copy of the Daily Mail, with Prince William and Kate Middleton pictured on the front cover, the day after the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110503_366_mm9_030~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 3, 2011 - London, England, UK - Costumed royalists attend a 1923 themed speakeasy celebrating the royal wedding of King Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Prince William's great grandparents, the day after his wedding to Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_029~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - A drunken reveles in his slumbers in his royal blue sleeping bag beside his booze bottles in the early morning hours before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_028~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, U.K. - Prince WILLIAM and KATE MIDDLETON, smile as they depart Westminster Abbey following their wedding of over 1900 guests attending. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_027~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - Guests depart Wesminster Abbey following the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_026~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, UK - Peering from a high perch, royalists overlook the pomp surrounding the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_025~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, UK - As tourists depart, the street opposite Westminster Abbey is strewn in trash in the aftermath of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110503_366_mm9_024~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 3, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - Festively dressed revelers set up camp outside Westminster Abbey the day before the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleon. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_023~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - A patriotic videographer films from the crowds in the early morning hours before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_022~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - KATE MIDDLETON, arrives at Westminster Abbey for her wedding to Prince William with over 1900 guests expected to attend. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_021~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - Fabulously dressed guests depart Wesminster Abbey following the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_020~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - A hopeful fan for the future holds a placard, 'Marry Me Harry' while lingering outside Westminster Abbey following the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_019~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, UK - Members of the media take a break with friends amid the pomp surrounding Prince William and Kate Middleton ceremony at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_018~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, UK - A broadcast shows the arrival of bishops within Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, displayed on the 3rd level of the media riser across the street from the ceremony. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_366_mm9_017~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 28, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - JEREMY GRAY, sells festive cupcakes outside Buckingham Palace the day before the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleon at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_366_mm9_016~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 27, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - Armed forces trot along participating in a full rehearsal of the royal wedding in the early morning hours two days before the scheduled wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_015~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - Royal horse guards await the conclusion of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey for the procession to commence. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110502_366_mm9_014~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - A reveler protects his smartphone with a festive cover of the royal couple in the early morning hours before the wedding at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_366_mm9_013~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 28, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - CHARLIE LANCASTER, dons festive attire camping out the day before the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleon at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_366_mm9_012~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 27, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - Armed forces participate in a full rehearsal of the royal wedding in the early morning hours two days before the scheduled wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110429_366_mm9_011~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 29, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - An innumerable variety of keepsakes depicting Prince William, Kate Middleton and the royal family, on sale in London souvenir shops days leading up to the royal wedding in Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA).~:20110502_366_mm9_010~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 2, 2011 - London, England, UK - A salesman hawks souvenirs in the early morning hours before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110503_366_mm9_009~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 3, 2011 - Windsor, England, UK - Tourists huddle around a miniature lego display of Buckingham Palace and the royal wedding in LegoLand, the day after the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110503_366_mm9_008~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~May 3, 2011 - Windsor, England, UK - Tourists, some with face paintings, huddle around a miniature display of Buckingham Palace and the royal wedding in LegoLand, the day after the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110426_366_mm9_007~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 26, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - WILLIAM WILLIS, in his royal costume, made-up with makeup, awaits the royal couple to emerge from Westminster Abbey. Willis, being the 3rd in line, three days early, interacts with passersby in the streets as a pass time. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110426_366_mm9_006~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 26, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - JOHN LOUGHREY, 56, wrapped in his royal flagship, interacts with pedestrians and media. Being the 1st in line, an eager three days early, Loughrey waits to see the royal couple emerge from Westminster Abbey on their wedding day. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110422_366_mm9_005~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 22, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - Royal blue pencils, just one of the items out of the innumerable variety of keepsakes depicting Will and Kate, on sale in London souvenir shops days leading up to the royal wedding on April 29, 2011 in Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110422_366_mm9_004~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 22, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - A member of the royal wedding team construction crew in a royal blue hard helmet perched in front of a mammoth riser erected at the north facade of Westminster Abbey during media coverage of the royal wedding of Will and Kate. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_366_mm9_003~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 28, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - LUISA COMPOBASSI, Madam Tussauds wardrobe assistant kneels down to polish the feet of a Prince William wax figure before throngs of tourists arrive to admire the royals likeness the day before the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleon at Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110426_366_mm9_002~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 26, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - SUSANNA BROCHMAN, JESSICA SPENCE, and CHELSEA SPENCE (L-R), sporting 'Will hearts Kate' tees. Television interviews being granted in front of Westminster Abbey leading up to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 in London. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110428_366_mm9_001~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~April 28, 2011 - London, United Kingdom - A couple not only dressed as Prince William and Kate Middleton, but wearing a paper Will-face mask and a paper Kate-face mask walk in front of Buckingham Palace the day before the royal wedding in Westminster Abbey. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110504_366_mm9_000~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wedding Crashers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #366 : Wedding Crashers - Launched May 4, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The day after... a look back on last week's - wedding of the year. (Credit: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Wedding Crashers - The day after… a look back on last week's - wedding of the year. Over a billion people, around the world, viewed the April 29, 2011 fairy tale Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton 'Kate.' As the couple emerged from London's Westminster Abbey, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, social media set records mentioning the royal event around 67 times per second on Twitter, while Facebook users commented on the big day around 74 times per second, the wedding also broke the record for the number of concurrent viewers online, watching it live.:
2010~zrep154~20070130_154_t14_027~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Inside Camp Delta..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_026~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee is transferred on a Gator vehicle..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_025~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - An unofficial sign painted on a piece of a tank barricade marks the entry into the restricted area protected by US Marines on the road to the border between the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_024~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A member of Combat camera walks through oneof the deserted buildings at Camp X-Ray..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_023~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - One of the areas that is now shown to visiting media is the now overgrown Camp X-ray that has not been in use since April of 2002..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_022~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - This image was taken inside the ''hospital'' building where details about the numbers are sketchy but were written during the use of camp x-ray and end a short time before the camp closed for good..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_021~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A look inside the recreation area of Camp 1..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_020~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Inside camp 4 with the laundry hanging on the fence in front of the cells..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_019~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee is transferred on a Gator vehicle..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_018~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Shackles hand from a bed on a ward inside the hospital..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_017~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Two guards speak about their experiences inside and empty cell block..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_016~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A sign hangs on the door of the Camp Delta hospital to let staff know a detainee is present..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_015~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Inside Camp Delta..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_014~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Guards make their rounds inside a cell block at Camp 6..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_013~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee is escorted from Camp 1..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_012~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - One of the areas open to journalists visiting the Guantanamo Bay naval base is the now-overgrown Camp X-Ray, the original holding area for men detained in the invasion of Afghanistan, which has not been in use since April 2002..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_011~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A painted mile marker and arrow point to Mecca at the Guantanamo Bay detention center..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_010~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A guard climbs down from his post in a guard tower..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_009~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - While the American military struggles to combat the enduring images of Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_008~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - With their laundry hanging on the fence, two detainees speak with a guard inside Camp 4..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_007~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - One of the recreation areas inside the maximum security Camp 6..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_006~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A padlock and steel ring attached to the floor are used to secure detainees who attend the U.S. military's Administrative Review Board hearings into their status..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_005~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee speaks to another still inside his cell inside Camp 4. The detainees laundry hangs on the fence to dry..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_004~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee peers out of his cell inside the newest, maximum facilitiy, Camp 6..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_003~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A bird sits on a barb-wired fence..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_002~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Mar. 12, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A Koran hangs inside a surgigal mask in one of the cells of Camp 1..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070130_154_t14_001~Peter Power/The Toronto Star via ZUMA Press Wire~Inmate's View of Gitmo~Jan. 30, 2007 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - While the American military struggles to combat the enduring images of Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, one of the areas that is now shown to visiting media is the now overgrown Camp X-ray that has not been in use since April of 2002..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20070313_154_t14_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Inmate's View of Gitmo~zReportage.com Story of the Week #154 - Launched March 13, 2007 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Guards in camouflage and tan military boots walk non-stop back and forth along two floors of cells. Their eyes are trained on the row of small windows through which they watch detainees. A few are sitting, one is rocking back and forth, but most of them pace, almost keeping step with the guards. This is Camp 6, the holding center for nearly half of the 395 detainees still housed at the U.S. naval base on the southeast corner of Cuba..(Credit Image: © Peter Power/Toronto Star/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Guards in camouflage and tan military boots walk non-stop back and forth along two floors of cells. Their eyes are trained on the row of small windows through which they watch detainees. A few are sitting, one is rocking back and forth, but most of them pace, almost keeping step with the guards. This is Camp 6, the holding center for nearly half of the 395 detainees still housed at the U.S. naval base on the southeast corner of Cuba.:
2010~zrep281~19980502_281_b46_027~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~May 02, 1998 - Cottonwood, Alabama, U.S. - Residents of Cottonwood, Alabama, greet members of America's Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan with disdain as they marched on the streets of the small Southern Alabama town..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980502_281_b46_026~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~May 02, 1998 - Cottonwood, Alabama, U.S. - America's Invisible Empire Imperial Wizard RICKY DRAPER, right, speaks at a press conference held in Cottonwood, Alabama, prior to the next day's march and private rally..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980502_281_b46_025~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~May 02, 1998 - Cottonwood, Alabama, U.S. - Ku Klux Klan members of America's Invisible Empire participate in a cross-lighting ceremony. A burning cross is a common symbol of The Klan..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980808_281_b46_024~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 08, 1998 - Petal, Louisiana, U.S. - Ku Klux Klan members of America's Invisible Empire and Kajun Knights of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a cross-lighting ceremony. A burning cross is a common symbol of The Klan..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19980502_281_b46_023~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~May 02, 1998 - Cottonwood, Alabama, U.S. - Hooded Ku Klux Klan members of America's Invisible Empire end a march with a salute..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010428_281_b46_022~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Apr. 28, 2001 - Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. - America's Invisible Empire Grand Kludd for Louisiana LINDA SMITH leads a cross-lighting ceremony..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_021~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - JERAN COOK, 4, grandson of South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey, stands on the porch of Maxey's home during a memorial rally in Petal, Mississippi, following Maxey's death..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_020~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - The son of a klansman is pictured with a doll hanging from a noose at the home of South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey during a memorial rally following Maxey's death..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_019~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - Klansmen (men and women) participate in a graveside memorial service for South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_018~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - Young boys stand on the porch of South Mississippi Knights Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey's home during a memorial rally honoring the deceased klansman's life..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_017~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - Mississippi White Knights Imperial Wizard RICHARD GREENE poses for a portrait during a memorial rally for South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_016~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - A young girl is lead by women members of Mississippi White Knights and South Mississippi Knights as they prepare to conduct a graveside memorial service for South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20020810_281_b46_015~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Aug. 10, 2002 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - A young girl watches from a war veteran's grave as members of Mississippi White Knights and South Mississippi Knights participate in memorial services for South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19981003_281_b46_014~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Oct. 03, 1998 - Rome, Georgia, U.S. - A member of America's Invisilble Empire of the Ku Klux Klan addresses the crowd during a protest march and rally..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010421_281_b46_013~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Apr. 21, 2001 - Minor Hill, Tennessee, U.S. - Some Klan groups have moved to a more militant look for their security force members, as here for America's Invisible Empire near Minor Hill, Tennessee..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010421_281_b46_012~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Apr. 21, 2001 - Minor Hill, Tennessee, U.S. - A one-week-old baby girl is exposed early to the ways of the Ku Klux Klan during a rally and march..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010612_281_b46_011~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Jun. 12, 2001 - Pearl, Mississippi, U.S. - Klansman ART DIXON shows his son FLOYD DIXON, 3, the proper way to hold the torch during a South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan cross-lighting ceremony. Shown in his first robe, Floyd is a fifth generation klansman..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19981010_281_b46_010~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Oct. 10, 1998 - Vidor, Texas, U.S. - A member of the Ku Klux Klan stands guard along a path leading to a cross-lighting ceremony following protests related to the dragging death of James Byrd in nearby Jasper, Texas..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20011022_281_b46_009~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Oct. 22, 2001 - Foxsworth, Mississippi, U.S. - FLOYD DIXON, 4, tries on his first Klan robe for the last time as his mother Sylvia Dixon prepares to sew him a new robe as he obtains an honorary Knighthawk status from the KKK..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20011231_281_b46_008~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Dec. 31, 2001 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - A Klansman stands with arms raised before the fiery cross during a Ku Klux Klan wedding ceremony at the home of South Mississippi Knights Imperial Wizard Jimmie Maxey..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20011231_281_b46_007~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Dec. 31, 2001 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard JIMMIE MAXEY holds an automatic rifle prior to a wedding ceremony..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20011231_281_b46_006~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Dec. 31, 2001 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - The fiery cross is reflected in the glasses of a Klansman during a cross-lighting ceremony following his Ku Klux Klan wedding..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20011231_281_b46_005~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Dec. 31, 2001 - Petal, Mississippi, U.S. - South Mississippi Knights of the Ku Klux Klan attend the wedding of Jerry O'Donnell..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19981010_281_b46_004~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Oct. 10, 1998 - Vidor, Texas, U.S. - Members of the Ku Klux Klan prepare to light the cross during a ceremony following protests related to the dragging death of James Byrd in nearby Jasper, Texas..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010428_281_b46_003~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Apr. 28, 2001 - Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. - Three cousins wait on the rally field for America's Invisible Empire of the Ku Klux Klan and the start of the cross-lighting ceremony..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20010612_281_b46_002~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Jun. 12, 2001 - Pelahatchie, Mississippi, U.S. - Residents watch from a store front as Klansmen from South Mississippi Knights and Alabama White Knights march through the streets..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:19981010_281_b46_001~James Edward Bates/The Sun Herald~Generation KKK~Oct. 10, 1998 - Jasper, Texas, U.S. - A protester directs his frustration to members of the Ku Klux Klan during a rally at the Jasper County Courthouse. Protests came following the dragging death of James Byrd..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090909_281_b46_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Generation KKK~zReportage.com Story of the Week #281 - Launched September 9, 2009 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - ''We're not burning the cross. We're not desecrating the cross. That cross is the most cherished thing in this world to me, other than my family. Before I would stand and watch somebody do wrong to that cross, then I would put my own soul in hell.'' Ricky Draper Klan member. The Ku Klux Klan formed in 1865, thought to be dead is alive and well. Unfortunately, the radical worldview of racism continues to pass from one generation to the next, in many cases intentionally. These pictures seem from a distant era because they were shot in black and white film. However, they are from ongoing research into the present activities of Ku Klux Klan groups..(Credit Image: © James Edward Bates/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~''We're not burning the cross. We're not desecrating the cross. That cross is the most cherished thing in this world to me, other than my family. Before I would stand and watch somebody do wrong to that cross, then I would put my own soul in hell.'' Ricky Draper Klan member. The Ku Klux Klan formed in 1865, thought to be dead is alive and well. Unfortunately, the radical worldview of racism continues to pass from one generation to the next, in many cases intentionally. These pictures seem from a distant era because they were shot in black and white film. However, they are from ongoing research into the present activities of Ku Klux Klan groups.:
2010~zrep417~20120328_417_bm2_019~Bahram Mark Sobhani/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Going the Distance~March 28, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S - Supporters rally for the Texas State Senior Games 10k road race. (Credit Image: © Bahram Mark Sobhani/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:
2010~zrep386~20110812_386_s70_010~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - Some of the biggest improvements noticeable in DANI LIEROW are that she's starting to notice things around her and making eye contact with others. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110812_386_s70_009~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - In three years, DANI LIEROW, 12, has grown, physically and emotionally -- she's a foot taller and clearly responsive to her dad's affection, hugging him back, kissing and playfully biting his nose. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110812_386_s70_008~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - While running errands with her dad, DANI LIEROW has a meltdown in the back of their truck, flailing and shrieking before cowering down on the floor and hiding her face. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110813_386_s70_007~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 13, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - A passerby steals a glance as DANI LIEROW, 12, as she bats at a balloon that she took from a two-year old at the Wilson County Fair. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110813_386_s70_006~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 13, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - Surrounded by their goats, WILLIE LIEROW, 13, left, sits next to DANI LIEROW, 12, in the barn at the 4-H show portion of the fair. Bernie and Diane Lierow said one reason they originally wanted to adopt was to get a playmate for Willie, but as he's getting older and developing his own interests, making new friends and being consumed by chores on the family's 26-acre farm, the two rarely have a chance to play anymore. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110813_386_s70_005~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 13, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - Exhausted, DIANE LIEROW leans on DANI LIEROW, 12, as she pulls toward her dad in the 4-H barn where Dani's brother Willie was showing goats. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110813_386_s70_004~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 13, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - DANI LIEROW, 12, has a brief interaction with friends EMILY BURKETT, 12, BAILEY BROWN, 16, and Emily's dad DAVID BURKETT (left to right) while running into one another at the Wilson County Fair. Bailey also goes to the same church as Dani, and got really excited when she saw Dani, pointing, smiling and high-fiving her. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110812_386_s70_003~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - ''I'm just going to get the goats, stay right there Dani, and stay out of the water,'' Bernie hollered as he walked to open the gate from the field on their 26-acre farm. DANI LIEROW immediately looked at the kiddie pool, put out for the animals to cool off in, and walked into the water, soaking her shoes, socks and pants. Bernie's convinced Dani understands everything said to her even if she can't communicate back, so he chalked this up to either teenage rebellion or her not hearing him correctly. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110813_386_s70_002~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - After a long, hot, exhausting day of walking around the fairgrounds BERNIE LIEROW holds his daughter tight, pulling DANI LIEROW into him, reasuring her when he recognized a tantrum coming on. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110812_386_s70_001~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - As BERNIE LIEROW moves the horses from the barn out to the field for the evening, he encourages DANI LIEROW, 12, who is always by his side, to help. ''Do you want to walk the horsie?'' Good girl, help daddy out,'' he says as she takes the lead. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~:20110812_386_s70_000~Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times~Girl In The Window~zReportage.com Story of the Week #386 - Launched September 13, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The story of Danielle Lierow, known as the feral child, is one of a horrifically neglected young girl who was rescued by the authorities and adopted by a family in Fort Myers in 2005. Is she okay? Danielle is better than anyone dared hope. Dani, now 12, has grown, physically and emotionally. She's a foot taller and some of the biggest improvements noticeable are that she has started to notice things around her including making eye contact with others. Dani started school, and and is doing well at her special Ed class. The family moved to a farm in 2010 and with that came Dani's 'Therapy Pony' called Hope. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA)~The story of Danielle Lierow, known as the feral child, is one of a horrifically neglected young girl who was rescued by the authorities and adopted by a family in Fort Myers in 2005. Is she okay? Danielle is better than anyone dared hope. Dani, now 12, has grown, physically and emotionally. She's a foot taller and some of the biggest improvements noticeable are that she has started to notice things around her including making eye contact with others. Dani started school, and and is doing well at her special Ed class. The family moved to a farm in 2010 and with that came Dani’s ‘Therapy Pony’ called Hope.:
2010~zrep625~20170120_625_j107_018~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 20, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - An Adelie penguin is about to jump off a bergy bit, a piece of ice smaller than an iceberg, in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_017~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Lallemand Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - A crack in the fast ice covering Lallemand Fjord show a large section of ice breaking away. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170121_625_j107_016~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 21, 2017 - Neko Harbor, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - A gentoo penguin keeps its two chicks warm sitting on top of them in their nest which is mostly made of stones, at Neko Harbor. A gentoo penguin in the background is walking off with a rock stolen from a nest. It requires less energy to steal a rock than it does to go and find one. The rocks are used to elevate the eggs off the surface to keep them away from melting snow that might pool. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170120_625_j107_015~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 20, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Icicles hang from an iceberg floating in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170120_625_j107_014~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 20, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - A zodiac pulls kayaks as it takes tourists to go kayaking in Crystal Sound. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_013~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Lallemand Fjord, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Chinstrap penguins sit in a rookery on Half Moon Island among the South Shetland Islands. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_012~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - A tabular iceberg floats in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170122_625_j107_011~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 22, 2017 - Orne Island, Antarctica - Chinstrap penguins and their chicks sit in a rookery on Orne Island in Antarctica. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170122_625_j107_010~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 22, 2017 - Orne Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Tourists hike Orne Island in Antarctica. The Russian research vessel Akademik Ioffe is seen in the distance. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170125_625_j107_009~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 25, 2017 - Penguin Island, Antarctica - An Adelie penguin fights off a South Polar skua on Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands, January 25, 2017. Skuas eat penguin eggs and chicks as well as fish and krill. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170125_625_j107_008~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 25, 2017 - Penguin Island, Antarctica - Two young male Antarctic fur seals fight on Penguin Island, South Shetland Islands. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_007~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Icebergs and bergy bits float in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula as the sun sets. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170120_625_j107_006~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 20, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Adelie penguins walk, and seals rest, on sea ice that extends between icebergs floating in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170123_625_j107_005~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 23, 2017 - Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - The tail of a Humpback whale is seen as it dives in Wilhelmina Bay. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_004~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Lallemand Fjord, Antarctica - Slush, ice and sea water show in a crack in the fast ice covering Lallemand Fjord. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_003~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - A crabeater seal lies on an ice floe as snow falls in Crystal Sound. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_002~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 19, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Tourists stand on a deck watching Crabeater seals as the Russian research vessel Akademik Ioffe navigates around ice floes in Crystal Sound. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170118_625_j107_001~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~Jan 18, 2017 - Crystal Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica - Icicles hang from an iceberg floating in Crystal Sound along the Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170119_625_j107_000~Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Antarctic Warm Up~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 625 - Researchers record the hottest ever reading on Earth's coldest continent where temperatures usually range between 14F and -76F. Temperatures in Antarctica reached an unprecedented 63.5F on March 24, 2015, the U.N. weather agency has announced on March 2017. Over the past 50 years, the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula has been one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet, with its glaciers in accelerated retreat in the last 12 years. Air temperature increases of 3 degrees in the Antarctic Peninsula, which is 5 times the mean rate of global warming as reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC. This change can also be noted in the Southern Ocean which is warming more rapidly than the global ocean as a whole. Antarctica's immense ice sheet is up to 4.8km thick and contains 90% of the world's fresh water, enough to raise sea level by around 60 meters were it all to melt. The warming of the Peninsula has reshaped the physical and living environment of the region. The distribution of penguin colonies has changed as the sea ice conditions alter and on land has resulted in increased colonization by plants. A long-term decline in the abundance of Antarctic krill may be associated with reduced sea ice. Many glaciers have retreated and ice shelves that formerly fringed the Peninsula have retreated in recent years, some have collapsed completely. Antarctic species are dramatically impacted, Adélie penguin populations have been declining in recent years due to reductions in krill populations. Emperor penguins are highly vulnerable and are predicted to suffer as the world's average temperature increases. Climate change in Antarctica will thus have dramatic effects both globally and locally. (Credit Image: © Ann Inger Johansson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Researchers record the hottest ever reading on Earth's coldest continent where temperatures usually range between 14F and -76F. Temperatures in Antarctica reached an unprecedented 63.5F on March 24, 2015, the U.N. weather agency has announced on March 2017. Over the past 50 years, the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula has been one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet, with its glaciers in accelerated retreat in the last 12 years. Air temperature increases of 3 degrees in the Antarctic Peninsula, which is 5 times the mean rate of global warming as reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC. This change can also be noted in the Southern Ocean which is warming more rapidly than the global ocean as a whole. Antarctica's immense ice sheet is up to 4.8km thick and contains 90% of the world's fresh water, enough to raise sea level by around 60 meters were it all to melt. The warming of the Peninsula has reshaped the physical and living environment of the region. The distribution of penguin colonies has changed as the sea ice conditions alter and on land has resulted in increased colonization by plants. A long-term decline in the abundance of Antarctic krill may be associated with reduced sea ice. Many glaciers have retreated and ice shelves that formerly fringed the Peninsula have retreated in recent years, some have collapsed completely. Adélie penguin populations have been declining in recent years due to reductions in krill populations. Emperor penguins are highly vulnerable and are predicted to suffer as the world's average temperature increases. Climate change in Antarctica will thus have dramatic effects both globally and locally.:
2010~zrep263~20080228_263_f91_027~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Apr. 29, 2009 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier guards a checkpoint along Main Supply Route Tampa. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_026~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - Two Iraqi teenage boys throw up the 'shocker' sign with their hands to passing paratroopers. The two were trying to sell porn and hashish to the paratroopers. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_025~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier mans a checkpoint on the highway. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_024~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - The words 'slow down' is written on a barrier at a checkpoint on the highway. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_023~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - From the window of a Humvee a child begs for anything the paratroopers are willing to part with along MSR Tampa as paratroopers, from the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, escort a convoy of trucks to Camp Adder. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_022~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - From the window of a Humvee a child begs for anything the paratroopers are willing to part with along MSR Tampa as paratroopers, from the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, escort a convoy of trucks to Camp Adder. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_021~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - An Iraqi boy keeps his sheep off the road and grazing as a convoy of Humvees and tractor trailers on a highway. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_020~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - From the window of a Humvee a billboard for French cigarettes sits by itself along MSR Tampa as paratroopers, from the 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, escort a convoy of trucks to Camp Adder. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_019~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - An Iraqi, hired to keep watch on the highway, waves to the passing convoy of Humvees and tractor trailers on a highway. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_018~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - Passengers in a van lookout at the passing convoy of Humvees and tractor trailers on a highway. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_017~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - A truck carrying a Paladin 155 Self-Propelled Howitzer passes a Humvee as they convoy down to Camp Adder. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080228_263_f91_016~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 28, 2008 - Southern Iraq, Iraq - A Humvee passes another Humvee as they convoy down to Camp Adder in Southern Iraq from Camp Anaconda. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_015~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - From the view of a Humvee window two men stand along side the road and watch a row of Humvees pass. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_014~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A Humvee slides past a van. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_013~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A walking woman glances over at the passing Humvee. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_012~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - From the view of a Humvee window two men stand and talk as a Humvee rolls by. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_011~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A woman and child wave and give a thumbs up to passing Humvees. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_010~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A car pulls off to the side to let a group of Humvees pass. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_009~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Items for sale sit and hang outside of a shop in the Adelphia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_008~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Images of Imam Ali hang from a fence on a home. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_007~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - An Iraqi man watches a Humvee pass. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080221_263_f91_006~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 21, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A pair of Iraqi men stand next to a car as a group of 82nd Airborne Division humvees pass by in the Adelphia neighborhood in the Adamiyah district of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_005~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Sons of Iraq guards man a checkpoint as Humvees enter the Adelphia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080221_263_f91_004~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 21, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A couple of Iraqi men do some work in front of a store as Humvees roll by in the Adelphia neighborhood in the Adamiyah district of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080221_263_f91_003~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 21, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - A man sits in the trunk of a car and looks away as Humvees roll by in the Adelphia neighborhood in the Adamiyah district of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080222_263_f91_002~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 22, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - An 82nd Airborne Division Humvee passes a couple of women shopping in the Adelphia neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080221_263_f91_001~Andrew Craft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~Feb. 21, 2008 - Baghdad, Iraq - Humvees carrying paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division wait to go out on patrol in the Adamiyah district of Baghdad. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090512_263_f91_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Humvee TV~zReportage Story of the Week #263 - Launched May 12, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to zReportage.com to see more. - Once one of the greatest centers of learning and culture in the Islamic world, Iraq has a long and illustrious history. Since the rise of Saddam Hussein, and then the war in 2003, Iraq has since become one of the most dangerous countries on Earth. This is a 'fly on the wall' chance to observe Iraqis going about their daily lives seen through the window of a US military Humvee on patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com)~Once one of the greatest centers of learning and culture in the Islamic world, Iraq has a long and illustrious history. Since the rise of Saddam Hussein, and then the war in 2003, Iraq has since become one of the most dangerous countries on Earth. This is a 'fly on the wall' chance to observe Iraqis going about their daily lives seen through the window of a US military Humvee on patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew Craft/zReportage.com):
2010~zrep561~20141209_561_s70_018~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Dec 9, 2014 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A copy of a photo from 1925 of THOMAS VARNADOE, Jr. at 3-4 yrs. old. He is the little boy, front of the photo. The other boy behind him, RICHARD VARNADOE. These brothers were both sent to Dozier, one died and one came home after 9 months. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20141124_561_s70_017~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Nov 24, 2014 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - GLEN VARNADOE, the nephew of Thomas Varnadoe, is overcome with emotion at Thomas Varnadoe's burial. Thomas Varnadoe died at the Florida School for Boys in 1934 and his family fought for decades to have them returned so that he could be buried properly. His remains were identified by a team of researchers from USF who exhumed a cemetery at the school in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Fountain, Edmund D./Tampa Bay Times/Tampa Bay Times)~:20141108_561_s70_016~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Nov 8, 2014 - Mulberry, Florida, U.S. - GLEN VARNADOE and sister BARBARA CACCAMISI stand for a portrait, where Glen is the CEO of a chemical company. The pair's father Hubert was sentenced to the Florida School for Boys along with their uncle (Hubert's brother) Thomas Varnadoe. Thomas never came back, an otherwise healthy boy succumbing to pneumonia at age 13, a month after his arrival. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141007_561_s70_015~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Oct 7, 2014 - Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S. - University of South Florida forensic anthropologist ERIN KIMMERLE and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. THOMAS MCANDREW lift a casket panel from the burial shaft in Philadelphia's Old Cathedral Cemetery where Thomas Curry, a runaway from the Florida School for Boys, was said to have been buried in December 1925. (Credit Image: © Ben Montgomery/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140520_561_s70_014~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~May 20, 2014 - Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. - Technicians work in the University of North Texas' Health Sciences Center for Human Identification. The lab is analyzing the remains recovered at the Arthur G. Dozer School for Boys in Marianna and is extracting DNA from the remains. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140205_561_s70_013~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Feb 5, 2014 - Tampa, Florida, U.S. - Researchers from the University of South Florida enlisted the help of teams of cadaver dogs in their search for additional grave sites at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140205_561_s70_012~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Feb 5, 2014 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida assistant professor Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE watches over excavation efforts in the Boot Hill cemetery at Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150109_561_s70_011~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Feb 5, 2014 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - The exterior of the White House, a small building on the campus of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys where dozens of men have alleged they were beaten by members of the schools staff. Over the past decade, hundreds of men have come forward to tell gruesome stories of abuse and terrible beatings they suffered at Florida's Dozier School for Boys, a notorious, state-run institution that closed last year after more than a century. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141108_561_s70_010~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Aug.18, 2011 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - DALE COX, an amateur Jackson County historian and outspoken critic of media coverage of the Arthur G. Dozier School and the exhumation of the school's cemetery sits for a portrait at his home. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140205_561_s70_009~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Feb 5, 2014 - Tampa , Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida assistant professor Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE stands for a portrait in the site of the Boot Hill cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. The white metal crosses that dotted the area where Kimmerle stands became iconic representations of the abuse that occurred at the state-run reform school. Kimmerle and a team of forensic anthropologists removed the remains of 55 persons from the area although only 31 grave markers were present on the site. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140113_561_s70_008~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Jan 13, 2014 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A cross from the Boot Hill cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys rests in a storage closet at the University of South Florida with boxes of human remains removed from the cemetery. The cemetery was marked with 31 such crosses, researchers removed 55 sets of remains. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20090507_561_s70_007~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~May 7, 2009 - Lakeland, Florida, U.S. - OVELL SMITH KRELL's brother George Owen Smith was sent to the Florida School for Boys in the 1940's, when Millard Davidson was superintendent of the institution. At age 14, George Owen Smith was dead. Krell's family was told by the school that George Owen died of exposure, but they never believed it. To this day, Krell, 80, believes Owen was shot by guards as he attempted to escape, and his death was covered up by the school and the town. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150109_561_s70_006~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Sept. 2, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - The remains of a child, later identified as George Owen Smith, wait to be loaded into a van at the Boot Hill cemetery on the campus of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130901_561_s70_005~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Sep 1, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - Anthropologists from the University of South Florida continued exhuming grave sites at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys after discovering human remains buried in an unmarked grave the night before. The area covered by the trash bag contains skull fragments. The anthropologists are attempting to uncover the rest of the remains. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150109_561_s70_004~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~May 17, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - A team of archaeologists and biologists from the University of South Florida walk through the Boot Hill cemetery. The cemetery, located at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, contains the remains of dozens of children who died while in the care of the school. The team, lead by Dr. Erin Kimmerle, hopes to ultimately exhume the remains and repatriate them to their families. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120517_561_s70_003~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~May 17, 2012 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - Trenches dug by a team of archaeologists and biologists from the University of South Florida allow the location of grave shafts at the Boot Hill cemetery to be exposed. The cemetery, located at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, contains the remains of dozens of children who died while in the care of the school. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140205_561_s70_002~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Feb 5, 2014 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida assistant professor of Anthropology Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE inside of a building at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys known as the White House. Dozens of men have alleged that the staff of the school beat them horribly inside of the building. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150109_561_s70_001~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~Dec 20, 2013 - Marianna, Florida, U.S. - University of South Florida assistant professor of anthropology Dr. ERIN KIMMERLE passes open graves at the Boot Hill cemetery at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Since they began in late August, researchers from the University of South Florida have removed dozens of sets of human remains. Over the past decade, hundreds of men have come forward to tell gruesome stories of abuse and terrible beatings they suffered at Florida's Dozier School for Boys, a notorious, state-run institution that closed last year after more than a century. Known as the 'White House Boys' these 300-some men were sent as boys to the reform school in the small panhandle town of Mariana in the 1950s and 1960s. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150109_561_s70_000~E. D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Lost Bones~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 561 - The Lost Bones - Launched December 16, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For more than a century, boys were sent to the Florida School for Boys reformatory in the north Florida town of Marianna. Many were beaten brutally and bear the physical and psychological scars to this day. Many boys, though, never came home. They died, some under mysterious circumstances. They were buried in unmarked graves and they were forgotten. Several years ago, a young anthropology professor from the University of South Florida decided she would try to answer the many questions about what happened to these boys and, if she could, return their remains to their families. To get to the truth she would have to fight. (Credit Image: © Edmund D. Fountain/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep628~20170416_628_t62_008~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~April 16, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - On Easter Sunday, deported US Army Airborne veteran HECTOR BARAJAS is congratulated as he shared the news of his pardon by the California Governor with other deported veterans, deported mothers and friends and family in Tijuana's side of Friendship Park near the beach. On the north side of the fence, Border Patrol agents opened the gates to allow a gathering for an Easter mass, shared by those in Tijuana. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170416_628_t62_007~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~April 16, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - On Easter Sunday, deported US Army Airborne veteran HECTOR BARAJAS, center, laid hands on the border wall with friends gathered for an Easter mass in Friendship Park, jointly celebrated on the U.S. and Mexico sides of the border wall. Barajas shared the news of his pardon by California Governor Brown with other deported veterans, deported mothers and friends and family on the Tijuana side of Friendship Park near the beach. On the north side of the fence, Border Patrol agents opened the gates to allow a gathering for an Easter mass. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170416_628_t62_006~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~April 16, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - U.S. Marine Corps veteran MARCO CHAVEZ, left, gets emotional as HECTOR BARAJAS, a U.S. Army Airborne veteran, presents him with a certificate from California Governor Jerry Brown, pardoning him for a crime committed in the U.S, after which he was deported 14 years ago. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170318_628_t62_005~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~March 18, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - HECTOR BARAJAS, 40, a veteran of the U.S. 82nd Airborne, cleans the lint from his dress uniform pants before donning his uniform Saturday at the Bunker before the start of an event. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170318_628_t62_004~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~March 18, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - HECTOR BARAJAS, 40, a veteran of the U.S. 82nd Airborne, shines the medals on his uniform Saturday at the Bunker in Tijuana before the start of an event. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170318_628_t62_003~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~March 18, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - RON THOMAS of Las Vegas, Nevada, left, a veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, hugs HECTOR BARAJAS, a deported veteran who lives in Tijuana, before heading back to the U.S. Thomas came all the way to Tijuana to deliver an electric wheelchair, to be given to a needy veteran. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170318_628_t62_002~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~March 18, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - HECTOR BARAJAS, 40, a veteran of the U.S. 82nd Airborne, buttons the last buttons on his uniform Saturday at the Bunker before the start of an event. A gathering of about 20 veterans living in Tijuana who fought for branches of the U.S. military and were deported after being discharged from service, welcomed supporters Saturday at their ''bunker'' outpost. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170318_628_t62_001~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~March 18, 2017 - Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - HECTOR BARAJAS, 40, a veteran of the U.S. 82nd Airborne, keeps an eye out for guests as he dons his uniform Saturday at the Bunker before the start of an event. A gathering of about 20 veterans living in Tijuana who fought for branches of the U.S. military and were deported after being discharged from service, welcomed supporters Saturday at their ''bunker'' outpost. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170416_628_t62_000~Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Discharged And Discarded~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 628 - Discharged And Discarded - Launched April 20, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The federal government's failure to help naturalize immigrants serving in the U.S. military has led to the deportation of untold numbers of veterans, all of whom were entitled to become citizens because of their service, according to a report released by the ACLU of California. Three veterans who were deported to Mexico because of the crimes they committed could be allowed to return to the U.S. after California Governor Jerry Brown pardoned them. One is Hector Barajas, who came to the U.S. when he was 7 years old, and was a legal resident who joined the U.S. Army, serving from 1995 to 2001. After his military discharge, Barajas was arrested and pleaded guilty to illegally firing a gun into a vehicle. U.S. Immigration ordered Barajas be deported in 2004. He then came back across the border illegally, and was caught and sent back to Mexico. Barajas now runs a shelter for deported veterans in Tijuana known as ''the bunker.'' Brown's pardon for Barajas-Varela and two othes is the first time a governor has taken this type action for deported veterans. It does not guarantee they will be able to come back to the United States, but Barajas hopes it will help with their appeals to U.S. federal immigration. These are not isolated cases the worldwide community of deported veterans, includes at least 239 people in 34 countries, according to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union. (Credit Image: © E. Peggy Peattie/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The federal government’s failure to help naturalize immigrants serving in the U.S. military has led to the deportation of untold numbers of veterans, all of whom were entitled to become citizens because of their service, according to a report released by the ACLU of California. Three veterans who were deported to Mexico because of the crimes they committed could be allowed to return to the U.S. after California Governor Jerry Brown pardoned them. One is Hector Barajas, who came to the U.S. when he was 7 years old, and was a legal resident who joined the U.S. Army, serving from 1995 to 2001. After his military discharge, Barajas was arrested and pleaded guilty to illegally firing a gun into a vehicle. U.S. Immigration ordered Barajas be deported in 2004. He then came back across the border illegally, and was caught and sent back to Mexico. Barajas now runs a shelter for deported veterans in Tijuana known as “the bunker.” Brown’s pardon for Barajas-Varela and two othes is the first time a governor has taken this type action for deported veterans. It does not guarantee they will be able to come back to the United States, but Barajas hopes it will help with their appeals to U.S. federal immigration. These are not isolated cases. The worldwide community of deported veterans includes atr least 239 people in 34 countries, according to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union.:
2010~zrep477~20101014_477_p79_032~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 14, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Clouds rise above the horizon over the detention facilities located at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101013_477_p79_031~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 13, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainee's cells in Camp 6 where higher value detainees are held located in the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101014_477_p79_030~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct. 14, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A soccer ball belonging to detainees sits stuck in razor wire outside their recreation area in Camp 6 where higher value detainees are held located in the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101014_477_p79_029~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 14, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainees watch television in Camp 6 where higher value detainees are held located in the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081118_477_p79_028~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 18, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainee cells in Camp 4 at the detention facility. Camp 4 is a communal style camp where more compliant detainees live in small groups and have access to a more open air environment. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101014_477_p79_027~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 14, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee watches television in Camp 6 where higher value detainees are held located in the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101013_477_p79_026~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 13, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Photographs of the President of the United States of America and the Secretary of Defense are seen in the lobby of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101012_477_p79_025~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 12, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A redacted photograph of a woman on a newspaper in Camp 4 of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. According to the military, photographs of women are redacted by request of the detainees due to their religious and cultural beliefs. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081119_477_p79_024~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 19, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A clock hangs outside detainee's cells at Camp Echo at the detention facility. Camp Echo is located just outside the main detention facility. It is a camp where detainees can meet their lawyers and hold private conversations with them. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081118_477_p79_023~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 18, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee seen in hand restraints in Camp 4 at the detention facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_022~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A camp guard stands watch over Camp Delta in a tower at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_021~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Seen past a guard, detainees look through a fence at books they will choose from to read at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_020~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Camp guards stand at attention outside Camp Delta in the early morning rain at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_019~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee kicks a soccer ball in Camp 4, located in Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100329_477_p79_018~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 29, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A camp guard stands watch over Camp Delta in a tower at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100329_477_p79_017~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 29, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A military Joint Task Force (JTF) Public Affairs Officer (PAO) oversees a media tour in Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100329_477_p79_016~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 29, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee's shackled foot is seen below a desk where he is taking a class in Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_015~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee looks up to a teacher during a life skills class in Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100329_477_p79_014~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 29, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A doorway to the Camp hospital in Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081120_477_p79_013~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 20, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A chair and leg restraint connected to the floor for a detainee inside an 'interview room' in Camp 5 ,which is a maximum-security detention facility where the most uncooperative as well as detainees with the most intelligence value are housed at the detention facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20090514_477_p79_012~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~May 14, 2009 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainees pray during the morning group prayer in Camp 4, which houses the most cooperative detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility located on the US Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20090513_477_p79_011~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~May 13, 2009 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A guard tower and fence line outside Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081118_477_p79_010~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 18, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainees are seen speaking to each other past razor wire in Camp 4 at the detention facility. Camp 4 is a communal style camp where more compliant detainees live in small groups and have access to a more open air environment. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101014_477_p79_009~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 14, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee's hand holds a fence waiting to talk to a guard in Camp 6 where higher value detainees are held located in the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20101013_477_p79_008~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Oct 13, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A US soldier armed with a machine gun patrols outside the wire at Camp Delta where detainees related to the attacks of Sept 11, 2001 and the ensuing invasion of Afghanistan are held as alleged members or associates of Al-Qaeda. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081120_477_p79_007~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 20, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Detainee restraints hang from a door handle and protective equipment for guards in Camp 6 at the detention facility. Camp 6 is a maximum-security facility similar to Camp 5, although it offers a more communal area for detainees. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100329_477_p79_006~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 29, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Camp 5 guards standing in the entrance to the spoke at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081120_477_p79_005~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 20, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A leg restraint connected to the floor for a detainee inside an 'interview room' in Camp 5 at the detention facility. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20081118_477_p79_004~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Nov 18, 2008 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A US flag inside the courtroom where the military commission hearings for detainees were held. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20100330_477_p79_003~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~Mar 30, 2010 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A shackled detainee is moved out of a pod by camp guards in Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. The detainees held in this facility were captured after the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. In 2009 US President Barack Obama ordered the closure of the facility, yet to date it still remains open. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20090513_477_p79_002~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~May 13, 2009 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Razor wire outside Camp Delta at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility located on the US Naval Station. The US administration is working toward a solution as to the future of many of the detainees after US President Barack Obama signed an order to close the detention facility earlier this year. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20090513_477_p79_001~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~May 13, 2009 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - A detainee holds his hands up to a window in his cell at Camp 5 which houses the most uncooperative detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility located on the US Naval Station. Approximately 240 detainees accused of plotting and assisting in terrorist activities continue to be held in the facility after the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, while some are cleared for release. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20090513_477_p79_000~Louie Palu/zReportage.com~Inside Guantanamo~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 477 - Inside Guantanamo - Launched June 11, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The visit on Friday, by leading senators on national security traveling to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, comes as President Barack Obama has renewed his 2008 campaign promise to close the naval facility that houses 166 terror suspects. White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said McDonough wants to review the situation at the prison and discuss how to work with Congress to meet the president's goal of closure. Obama has faced strong resistance in Congress from Republicans and some Democrats who don't want the terror suspects transferred to the United States or foreign countries. Congress has repeatedly voted to keep the facility open. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage via ZUMA)~The visit on Friday, by leading senators on national security traveling to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, comes as President Barack Obama has renewed his 2008 campaign promise to close the naval facility that houses 166 terror suspects. White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said McDonough wants to review the situation at the prison and discuss how to work with Congress to meet the president's goal of closure. Obama has faced strong resistance in Congress from Republicans and some Democrats who don't want the terror suspects transferred to the United States or foreign countries. Congress has repeatedly voted to keep the facility open.:
2010~zrep560~20141215_560_a27_032~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 15, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - JOHN GARCIA says goodbye to his brother, HECTOR GARCIA JR., with his wife, ROSA GARCIA, and their son, BRANDON GARCIA, 6, at Trevino Funeral Home Palo Alto. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141215_560_a27_031~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 15, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - ELENA and HECTOR GARCIA SR., the parents of Hector Garcia Jr., are embraced by their best friends, PATSY and RUBEN VILLARREAL, during the private viewing for their son at Trevino Funeral Home Palo Alto. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141215_560_a27_030~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 15, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - REBECCA FREED, with her step-daughter, BROOKE FREED, touches her brother, HECTOR GARCIA JR., during the private family viewing at Trevino Funeral Home Palo Alto. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141209_560_a27_029~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 9, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - JOHN GARCIA embraces his mother, ELENA GARCIA, while his sister, ROSIE GARCIA, embraces his son, BRANDON, 6, as they arrive in San Antonio from Houston, the day after his brother, Hector Garcia Jr., collapsed and died at home. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141209_560_a27_028~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 9, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Crumb, one of the Garcia family dogs, lies on Hector Garcia Jr.'s bed shortly after his body was removed by contractors with the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. Garcia collapsed in the living room after walking 40 feet from his room to the front door. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141208_560_a27_027~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 8, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - The deceased body of HECTOR GARCIA JR. is removed from his home by contractors with the Bexar County Medical Examiner's office after he said he couldn't breathe and collapsed. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141119_560_a27_026~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 19, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. lights the candle on his cake for his 49th birthday as his mother, ELENA GARCIA, begins to sing to him at their home. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141003_560_a27_025~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Oct. 3, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. uses a continuous positive airway pressure machine to sleep. When he lost weight, Hector no longer needed the machine, but as his breathing became more labored in recent months, he resumed use of it. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140610_560_a27_024~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~June 10, 2014 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - By last June 2014, HECTOR GARCIA JR.'S weight was again nearing 500 pounds. After four knee surgeries, he needed to use a walker for support again and felt his knees were unstable. The Garcias often had trouble finding motorized scooters at stores but found two for Garcia and his mother, ELENA, on their grocery shopping trip. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20121122_560_a27_023~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 22, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. plays with his nephew, BRANDON GARCIA, on Thanksgiving. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120717_560_a27_022~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 17, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. undergoes physical therapy after his first knee replacement operation. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120703_560_a27_021~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 3, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR.'S nieces, JORDAN GARCIA, from left, BROOKE FREED and LAUREN IBARRA, pay him a visit as he recovers from knee replacement surgery. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120703_560_a27_020~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 3, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - As he begins to drift off, HECTOR GARCIA JR. is prepared for anesthesia and his first knee replacement surgery at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital. After years of carrying hundreds of extra pounds, Garcia could barely walk on his damaged knees. He'd lost more than 300 pounds on his own through dieting and exercise so he could have both knees fixed. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120702_560_a27_019~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 2, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. relaxes in the sauna after walking laps in the pool and lifting weights at the Davis Scott Family YMCA, the day before his first knee-replacement operation. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120508_560_a27_018~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~May 8, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. pumps his fist as he stands on the scale, seeing that he had lost seven pounds in the previous week. By early May 2012, he was down to 290 pounds, closer to his goal so he can have both of his damaged knees replaced. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_560_a27_017~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~April 20, 2012 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - After losing almost 300 pounds, HECTOR GARCIA JR. no longer needed a walker, but his knee pain was still debilitating. He continued to walk laps in the pool up until his knee surgery. Garcia was not always bowlegged but as he put on weight as a teenager, his knees were most affected. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111222_560_a27_016~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 22, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. and LUPITA MENDOZA share ice cream cones at Marble Slab. Garcia met Mendoza, who lives in Alabama, on Facebook through a mutual friend and got together for coffee and ice cream when she visited San Antonio. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111124_560_a27_015~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 24, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - Having dieted for the previous year, HECTOR GARCIA JR. had to stay away from the plentiful assortment of Thanksgiving desserts. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111124_560_a27_014~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 24, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. plays with his nephew, BRANDON GARCIA, of Houston, on Thanksgiving at his sister's house. Having lost more than 200 pounds, Garcia was able to leave his house and attend his family's Thanksgiving gathering for the first time in several years. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110913_560_a27_013~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Sept. 13, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. teases his mother and caretaker, ELENA GARCIA, as he shoots baskets at the Westside Family YMCA. When Garcia began going to the YMCA, he was only able to walk in the pool. As he lost weight and became more mobile, he could eventually lift weights. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110712_560_a27_012~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 12, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. walks back to the car after visiting the grave of his sister, Terry Amen. His nieces, LAUREN IBARRA, from left, CHELSEA AMEN, who is Terry's daughter, and BROOKE FREED, accompanied him. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110707_560_a27_011~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~July 7, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - After walking laps three days a week at the YMCA, HECTOR GARCIA JR. saw his efforts to lose weight were paying off. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110516_560_a27_010~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~May 16, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. rests after walking laps for the first time at the Palo Alto College Aquatic Center pool. Barely able to move without the aid of a walker because of his damaged knees, Garcia could walk in the water with little pain. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110228_560_a27_009~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Feb. 28, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. cries as he talks about his life. 'My life is a cautionary tale,' Hector said of his lifelong struggle with obesity. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110226_560_a27_008~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Feb. 26, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. laughs with his nieces, BROOKE FREED, left, and LAUREN IBARRA. His five nieces and one nephew looked up to him and loved being with him. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101120_560_a27_007~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 20, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. is skeptical of the sugar-free cake his mother bought for him as he celebrates his 45th birthday with his niece, LAUREN IBARRA. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101109_560_a27_006~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 9, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - At almost 600 pounds, HECTOR GARCIA JR. finds simple daily tasks like bathing a challenge. He struggled to walk across the hall from his bedroom to the bathroom so that his mother, ELENA GARCIA, could wash him after cutting his hair. A month before, Hector started dieting after he realized he was close to his highest known weight, 636 pounds. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110210_560_a27_005~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Feb. 10, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. pulls himself out of his wheelchair and then has to lean on a walker to get into the back seat of his mother's vehicle. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101109_560_a27_004~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 9, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. rests after walking from his bedroom across the hall to the bathroom. After years of carrying hundreds of extra pounds, Hector's knees were severely damaged and he was unable to walk more than a few steps without the aid of a walker and a wheelchair for longer distances. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101120_560_a27_003~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Nov. 20, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. gets a visit from his family to celebrate his 45th birthday. His sister, REBECCA FREED, from front, her daughter, LAUREN IBARRA, step-daughter, BROOKE FREED, and Rebecca's husband, TOM FREED, brought him Gerber daisies, balloons and a card. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110210_560_a27_002~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Feb. 10, 2011 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. waits for his mother to pick him up after an eye exam. After having lost enough weight that he could again leave his house, Garcia chose getting new glasses as his first appointment. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101220_560_a27_001~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~Dec. 20, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - HECTOR GARCIA JR. uses a upper-body pedal exerciser at his home. Unable to leave the house or walk without the aid of a walker and wheelchair, Garcia had to figure out different ways to burn calories. He ordered the pedal exerciser and began using it twice a day for several minutes, his first attempt at exercise in several years. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20101109_560_a27_000~Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 560 - A Life Apart - The Toll Of Obesity - Launched January 6, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For years, Hector Garcia Jr. battled severe obesity and all its consequences: the pain, the ridicule and the lost hopes. After years of repeatedly gaining and losing hundreds of pounds, Garcia, who at one point weighed 636 pounds, once again was stuck in the back bedroom of his parents' modest house, in San Antonio, Texas. His weight put him in a category known as severely obese, which makes up about 6.3 percent of the U.S. population. The rate of severe obesity is growing even faster than the rate of people who are merely overweight - 33 percent - or obese - 36 percent. Neither the state nor local health agencies track the percentage of people with severe obesity, which is more dangerous than lesser degrees of obesity because it raises the likelihood of dying prematurely - one recent study suggests 14 years early - from heart disease, cancer and diabetes. An untold number of people with severe obesity live in isolation like Garcia, unable to find or access the medical and psychological help they need to combat its pervasive effects. (Credit Image: © Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~For years, Hector Garcia Jr. battled severe obesity and all its consequences: the pain, the ridicule and the lost hopes. After years of repeatedly gaining and losing hundreds of pounds, Garcia, who at one point weighed 636 pounds, once again was stuck in the back bedroom of his parents' modest house, in San Antonio, Texas. His weight put him in a category known as severely obese, which makes up about 6.3 percent of the U.S. population. The rate of severe obesity is growing even faster than the rate of people who are merely overweight - 33 percent - or obese - 36 percent. Neither the state nor local health agencies track the percentage of people with severe obesity, which is more dangerous than lesser degrees of obesity because it raises the likelihood of dying prematurely - one recent study suggests 14 years early - from heart disease, cancer and diabetes. An untold number of people with severe obesity live in isolation like Garcia, unable to find or access the medical and psychological help they need to combat its pervasive effects.:
2010~zrep475~20130323_475_k109_028~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The line to the bread starts at 5 a.m. and goes on for hours. Many families send their young boys to stand in line for them until they finally receive their ration of four breads per person. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_027~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - When the sun sets and the temperature cools down people come out of their tents. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_026~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - RASHA ZEINE, who is the coordinator of Save the Children Jordan, plays with a child in the camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_025~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - Samia fixes her daughter's hair. She is a mother of five daughters. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_024~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - DIANA SIAM is a psychologist at one of the schools. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_023~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - LAMIA serves breakfast to her daughters and her only son. She increases the bread ration by making her own bread on a gas stove even though the gas burners are not allowed in the camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_022~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The line to the bread starts at 5 a.m. and goes on for hours. The ration is four loaves of bread per person. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_021~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - A big market has evolved in the camp. It serves as an oasis where people go to socialize and buy things that they lack. Everything can be found here, from diapers to food, pillows and cotton candy. It is not legal but no one does anything to stop it. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_020~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - A teenage boy shows the torture-related injuries he obtained all over his body. He was arrested trying to escape from his conscription to the army. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_019~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The bathrooms transmit many of the diseases in the camp. The water and floor are dirty, and many people complain of constant diarrhea and contaminated water. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_018~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - A scene from Zaatari refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_017~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - In the kitchen FERIAL makes a late lunch for her family. She cooks only once a day, because the line to the kitchen takes so much time. With very sparse ingredients she manages to produce a very inviting meal while her children play around her legs. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_016~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The camp is growing in a rapid pace. Every night between 1000 to 2000 people arrive. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_015~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The camp is growing in a rapid pace. Every night between 1000 to 2000 people arrive. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_014~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - When the sun sets and the temperature cools down people come out of their tents. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_013~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - Parents can leave their children during the day in a daycare camp run by Save the Children International. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_012~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - Doctor REEMA DIAB receives a patient who is asking for a pregnancy test. Every week about 30 children are born in the camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_011~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - In one of the camps, HALA, 11, has been chosen to open an exhibition showing the works of the school's students. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_010~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - SAMIA is a mother of five daughters. When Samia's village was assailed, she was in her third trimester. They tried to stay, but as the bombs drew nearer they had to flee. After two hours on the road she went into labor and had to stop. She had her baby in an abandoned house, stayed there for a couple of days and then continued on. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_009~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - At one of the schools at the camp, the appearance is deceiving. It looks like any other school. It is clean, organized and has drawings on the walls. But when you look closer, the drawings reveal the painful memories of war from the students. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_008~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The line to the bread starts at 5 a.m. and goes on for hours. Many families send their young boys to stand in line for them until they finally receive their ration of four loaves of bread per person. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_007~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - RAHA is 23 years old and works to keep herself from falling apart. Her house was hit by a rocket and her husband and five of her children were killed. Her husband was still alive when she found him but too severely injured to make it to the hospital. The only surviving child is now with her relatives who refuse to let her have any contact with him. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_006~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - A woman takes a walk at the Zaatari refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_005~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - Refugees arrive from the border to the camp in the middle of the night. When they reach Jordan, the border police have them wait until late in the evening to be registered. They are then bused to the camp where they are checked, registered again and finally given a temporary bed for the night. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130324_475_k109_004~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 24, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - A scene from Zaatari refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_003~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - The refugees arrive from the border to the camp in the middle of the night. When they reach Jordan, the border police have them wait until late in the evening. They register them, bus them to the camp where they are checked, registered again and and finally given a temporary bed for the night. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130325_475_k109_002~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 25, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - In the kitchen FERIAL is making a late lunch for her family. She cooks only once a day, because the line to the kitchen takes so much time. With very sparse ingredients, she manages to produce a very inviting meal while her children play around her legs. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130323_475_k109_001~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~March 23, 2013 - Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan - Refugees walk along Zaatari refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130528_475_k109_000~Linda Forsell/zReportage.com~Refugee Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 475 -Refugee Crisis - Launched May 28, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp is home to 170,000 people from Syria who have fled the fighting. While camps are the more visible part of the refugee crisis, the majority of refugees in Jordan live in towns and cities where they face different problems. Rents have tripled over the past six months as landlords cash in on the new demand for housing. The Zaatari refugee camp is about 70 kilometers north of the Jordanian capital Amman, near the town of Mafraq and 30 kilometers from the Syrian border. More than 1.4 million Syrians have been forced to flee to to neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. Almost 450,000 are registered in Jordan. As violence in Syria continues, the al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is on pace to become the largest in the world. (Credit Image: © Linda Forsell/Kontinent/zReportage via ZUMA)~Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp is home to 170,000 people from Syria who have fled the fighting. While camps are the more visible part of the refugee crisis, the majority of refugees in Jordan live in towns and cities where they face different problems. Rents have tripled over the past six months as landlords cash in on the new demand for housing. The Zaatari refugee camp is about 70 kilometers north of the Jordanian capital Amman, near the town of Mafraq and 30 kilometers from the Syrian border. More than 1.4 million Syrians have been forced to flee to to neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. Almost 450,000 are registered in Jordan. As violence in Syria continues, the al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is on pace to become the largest in the world.:
2010~zrep430~20120415_430_b111_028~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A police officer prepares for the military parade to pass for Kim Jung Il's anniversary of his 100-year birthday. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_027~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A military parade celebrates the 100-year anniversary of Kim Jung Il's birth. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_026~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Women in old traditional korean dress celebrate the 100 -year anniversary of Kim Jung Il's birth. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_025~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - The Pyongyang Metro is the deepest metro in the world and also doubles as the world's largest nuclear bunker. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_024~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Pyongyang schoolgirls wait for the military parade to celebrate the Kim Jung Il 100 year anniversary. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_023~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Pyongyang, which literally means ''Flat Land'', is the capitol of North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is the official name. The city is located on the Taedong river. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_022~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Kaesong, North Korea - In rural Kaesong a woman walks her bike. North Korea has experienced rapid deforestation and is one of the major environmental crises facing North Korea. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_021~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Kaesong, North Korea - Rural housing in the countryside where the food crisis is getting worse. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_020~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A farmer plows the land with an ox in rural Kaesong. Famine remains persistent in North Korea. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_430_b111_019~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 12, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Women transport material to farmers in the early morning outside Pyongyang. After severe flooding in 1995, North Korea suffered a major famine, in which it's estimated that between 275,000 and two million people died. More than 13 million people still suffer malnutrition.(Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_430_b111_018~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 12, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A war monument is on display to honor communism. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120411_430_b111_017~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 11, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A guide lectures about the Korean War at the Army Museum, also known as the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120416_430_b111_016~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 16, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A North Korean monument, built in 1995, depicts the hammer, sickle and brush. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Worker's Party in North Korea. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120412_430_b111_015~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 12, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Residents wait for the east european tram railway car. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_014~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Military members honor soldiers who fought in the Korean War at Martyr's Graves. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_013~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Young boys honor their ancestors from The Korean War at the Martyr's Cemetery. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_012~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - 'Regime kids' celebrate Kim Jong Il's 100-year anniversary in Pyongyang. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_011~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - North Koreans read the regime newspaper. North Korea has a ''Propaganda and Agitation Department'' which controls all communication. The government bans all foreign broadcasts, and all radio and television stations are run by the government. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120411_430_b111_010~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 11, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Train hostesses walk in the Pyongyang railway station. Women in North Korea make up 49% of the work force. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_009~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Pedestrians take a walk in the late evening. With the exception of the elite, most Koreans do not have access to electricity. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120414_430_b111_008~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 14, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Fog from the Yellow Sea permeates the city during morning rush hour as people walk to their destination. There are few cars in North Korea. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_007~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - The Pyongyang city scape and skyline looms over an area where the elite class lives. There are few cars, most people walk to where they are going. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_006~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - North Koreans sit in a Pyongyang subway car. The Pyongyang Metro also doubles as the world's largest nuclear bunker. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120416_430_b111_005~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 16, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A female military guard, who is also a tour guide, stands near the U.S. Spy Ship Pueblo. The USS Pueblo is an American ship that was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on January 23, 1968. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_004~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Steam escapes from the carbon power plant in central Pyongyang. North Korea suffers from a widespread lack of electricity and is turning to hydroelectric power to supplement diminishing supplies of coal. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120413_430_b111_003~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 13, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - A North Korean military guard overlooks a group of farmers working in the fields. North Korea's main employers are the government and the military. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_002~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Pyongyang, North Korea - Regime officials and their families honor Kim Jung Il and Kim Jung Song while celebrating Kim Jung Il's 100 year anniversary. Kim Il-sung was declared the country's ''Eternal President.'' after his death. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120415_430_b111_001~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~April 15, 2012 - Panmunjom, North Korea - North Korean soldiers patrol the DMZ (demilitarized zone). The DMZ, which is along the 38th parallel, is the most heavily guarded border in the world. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120411_430_b111_000~Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome to North Korea!~zReportage.com Story of the Week #430 : Inside North Korea - Launched July 17, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - For decades North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive societies, and remains under communist rule. North Korea's nuclear ambitions have exacerbated its rigidly maintained isolation from the rest of the world. The country emerged in 1948 amid the chaos following the end of World War II. Its history is dominated by its Great Leader, Kim Il-sung. Decades of this rigid state-controlled system have led to stagnation and a leadership dependent on the cult of personality. Aid agencies have estimated that up to two million people have died since the mid-1990s of starvation caused by natural disasters and economic mismanagement. The country relies on foreign aid to feed millions of its people. The death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il leaves many open questions about the secretive country's future. (Credit Image: © Bjorn Bergman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~For decades North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive societies, and remains under communist rule. North Korea's nuclear ambitions have exacerbated its rigidly maintained isolation from the rest of the world. The country emerged in 1948 amid the chaos following the end of World War II. Its history is dominated by its Great Leader, Kim Il-sung. Decades of this rigid state-controlled system have led to stagnation and a leadership dependent on the cult of personality. Aid agencies have estimated that up to two million people have died since the mid-1990s of starvation caused by natural disasters and economic mismanagement. The country relies on foreign aid to feed millions of its people. The death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il leaves many open questions about the secretive country's future. :
2010~zrep581~20150213_581_gr2_024~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A young boy examines a pistol display at the GAOS. Some pistols are ''female friendly pink''. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_023~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - If you need a real fur hat- this one's for you. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_022~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Woody's guide service promising you the hunt of your life with a real stuffed bear head to greet you. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_021~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Inside a semi-truck trailer display where a variety of weapons are uniquely lit for effect. This man accompanied by his family, has his eyes on a semi-automatic machine gun. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_020~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Archers at the ready in the archery pavilion shooting at simulated big game targets. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_019~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A display of horned animals at a booth dedicated to selling hunting excursions. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_018~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - 'Wildlife Studios' a business specializing in taxidermy. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_017~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A display of horned animals at a booth dedicated to selling hunting excursions. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_016~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A display of small ''pocketbook'' size handguns for personal protection. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_015~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - The gun ''Library'' inside a Cabela's store in central Pennsylvania. These are the high-end hunting guns costing in the many thousands of dollars. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_014~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A booth at the GAOS that markets game hunting in your choice of locations. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_013~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A display of gun theme knives at a booth at the GAOS guns guns guns. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_012~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - African Crocodiles on display at a taxidermy studio at the GAOS. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_011~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Show goers picking their favorite fox pelts. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_010~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A married couple pursuing the American dream with a small business that offers shotgun shell holders. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_009~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A young boy is seen through the stand supporting a 50 caliber automatic weapon. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_008~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Archers ready their shots at the archery pavilion at the show. These bows can cost in the many thousands of dollars. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_007~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - The next generation - a family walks the floor at the show. The sweatshirt on the young girl is from Cabela's, the largest sportsman's outdoor store chain in the US. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_006~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A selection of big African game at a premier taxidermy booth. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_005~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - An archer checks his ''kill zone'' shots at the archery pavilion. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_004~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A young boy checks the sights of a camouflage shotgun while his father looks on. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_003~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A booth that sells trophy heads at prices reflective of their size and points. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_002~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A young boy looks on at a display of Mossberg rifles and semi-automatic weapons at the show. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_001~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~Feb. 13, 2015 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. - A family checks the accuracy of their shots in the large archery pavilion at the Great American Outdoor Show (GAOS). (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150213_581_gr2_000~Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~In The Time Of Cecil~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 581 - In The Time Of Cecil - Launched Aug. 5, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - It's called the Great American Outdoor Show and of course like many misnomers, it's held indoors. And more to the point, it's arguably the world's largest gun and trophy animal spectacle. Attendee's come from around the world and all 50 states. The 9-day show injects more than $10 million dollars a day into the Harrisburg area which has been an institution in the states' capital for nearly 60-years. There has been an international outcry against trophy hunting among animal lovers since it emerged that American dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil, a rare black-maned lion that was a familiar sight at Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. One entire exhibition hall comprising 4 of those 11 football fields is filled with animals, all stuffed to perfection and in varying forms of display; walls of heads, full bodied beasts striking deadly repose and the more docile of big game seen in herd formation. There are dozens of tour operators who have the skill and experience to take you on the hunt of your choice - from Newfoundland to Africa or deep in the Bayous to high in the Pacific Northwest to kill a guaranteed number and assortment of big game; attendee's line-up to set their sights on the dream vacation of a lifetime. More than 1 in 8 Americans hunt and fish today, and the fastest growing segment are women whose ranks have grown by 72 percent since 2010. Americans in fact, according to the group National Hunting and Fishing Day, hunt 228 million days per year. Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion last month. (Credit Image: © Mark Greenberg/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~It’s called the Great American Outdoor Show and of course like many misnomers, it’s held indoors. And more to the point, it’s arguably the world’s largest gun and trophy animal spectacle. Attendee’s come from around the world and all 50 states. The 9-day show injects more than $10 million dollars a day into the Harrisburg area which has been an institution in the states’ capital for nearly 60-years. There has been an international outcry against trophy hunting among animal lovers since it emerged that American dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil, a rare black-maned lion that was a familiar sight at Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. One entire exhibition hall comprising 4 of those 11 football fields is filled with animals, all stuffed to perfection and in varying forms of display; walls of heads, full bodied beasts striking deadly repose and the more docile of big game seen in herd formation. There are dozens of tour operators who have the skill and experience to take you on the hunt of your choice - from Newfoundland to Africa or deep in the Bayous to high in the Pacific Northwest to kill a guaranteed number and assortment of big game; attendee’s line-up to set their sights on the dream vacation of a lifetime. More than 1 in 8 Americans hunt and fish today, and the fastest growing segment are women whose ranks have grown by 72 percent since 2010. Americans in fact, according to the group National Hunting and Fishing Day, hunt 228 million days per year. Three U.S. airlines have banned the transport of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion last month. :
2010~zrep629~20161220_629_k118_012~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Dec 20, 2016 - Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. - FATHER SINISA administers communion to his mother MIRJANA UBIPARIPOVIC during Mass at St. Mary's Chapel. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_629_k118_011~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 19, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - FATHER SINISA left, hears a teenager's confession at the St. Paul Church. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160414_629_k118_010~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Apr 14, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - FATHER SINISA plays with pupils of the St. Paul Catholic School during their lunch break. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160312_629_k118_009~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 12, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - Teenagers from the St. Paul's youth program play table tennis against their supervisor FATHER SINISA (left) before a movie night at a parishioner's house. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160624_629_k118_008~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Jun 24, 2016 - New Hampshire, U.S. - FATHER ERIC CADIN, left, and FATHER SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC say Mass atop Mt. Monadnock during a hiking trip with Hingham teens from St. Paul's youth program. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160320_629_k118_007~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 20, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - Palm Sunday Mass at St. Paul Church. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish in Hingham, Massachusetts. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_629_k118_006~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 19, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - BISHOP JOHN DOOHER (center left) and REVEREND RICHARD GRIBBLE (center right) greet each other while FATHER SINISA (right) speaks to participating teens during 2016 Confirmation Retreat at St. Paul Church. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160529_629_k118_005~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~May 29, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - Parishioners of St. Paul Parish participate in the Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Corpus Cristi. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC, center, is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish in Hingham, Massachusetts. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160605_629_k118_004~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Jun 5, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - FATHER SINISA, left, baptizes a baby at the St. Paul Church. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_629_k118_003~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 19, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - Teenagers pray during 2016 Confirmation Retreat at St. Paul Church. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160529_629_k118_002~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~May 29, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - FATHER SINISA takes a moment to pray after the Mass and the Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Corpus Cristi. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160322_629_k118_001~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~Mar 22, 2016 - Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. - A CatholicTV employee puts a microphone on FATHER SINISA before broadcasting of Mass from the CatholicTV Chapel. 29-year-old REVEREND SINISA UBIPARIPOVIC is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish in Hingham, Massachusetts. While studying at the Bentley University, he went to see Pope Benedict in New York and at a rally experienced ''a sudden overwhelming sense of desire to serve God in a more total way''. That was the beginning of his desire to become a priest. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160624_629_k118_000~Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faith in America~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 629 - Faith in America - Launched May 1, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Catholic Church in many parts of the world is experiencing what is being called a 'priest crisis.' In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is worse. The number of Catholics per priest increased from 1,895 in 1980 to 3,126 in 2012, according to a report from CARA at Georgetown University. An inadequate supply of priests already has forced hundreds of parishes to close or consolidate. Priests aren't getting any younger, either. Their average age is 63. In 2016 there were only 37,192 priests, comparing to 67.7 million parish-connected Catholics. Recent statistics might be holding some signs of renewal of trends as millennials answer the calling, despite unpopularity of the priestly profession. During the last 10 years priestly ordinations began to slowly grow. Pope Francis recently answered a question about the priest shortage by stating he would be 'open to married Catholic men becoming priests.' Many Church officials believe the requirement of celibacy is the main reason fewer men are joining the priesthood. Millennial priest Reverend Sinisa Ubiparipovic is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish in Hingham, MA. Parishioners call him Father Sinisa. He was ordained in 2015 at the age of 28, he works with the local community, regularly broadcasts mass on CatholicTV, and faces the challenges of this calling. (Credit Image: © Alena Kuzub/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Catholic Church in many parts of the world is experiencing what is being called a 'priest crisis.' In 1970, there was one priest for every 800 Catholics in the United States. Today, that number has more than doubled, with one priest for every 1,800 Catholics. Globally, the situation is worse. The number of Catholics per priest increased from 1,895 in 1980 to 3,126 in 2012, according to a report from CARA at Georgetown University. An inadequate supply of priests already has forced hundreds of parishes to close or consolidate. Priests aren't getting any younger, either. Their average age is 63. In 2016 there were only 37,192 priests, comparing to 67.7 million parish-connected Catholics. Recent statistics might be holding some signs of renewal of trends as millennials answer the calling, despite unpopularity of the priestly profession. During the last 10 years priestly ordinations began to slowly grow. Pope Francis recently answered a question about the priest shortage by stating he would be 'open to married Catholic men becoming priests.' Many Church officials believe the requirement of celibacy is the main reason fewer men are joining the priesthood. Millennial priest Reverend Sinisa Ubiparipovic is a Parochial Vicar at St. Paul Parish in Hingham, MA. Parishioners call him Father Sinisa. He was ordained in 2015 at the age of 28, he works with the local community, regularly broadcasts mass on CatholicTV, and faces the challenges of this calling.:
2010~zrep484~20130214_484_w26_010~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 14, 2013 - Channarayapattna, Karnataka, India - A man stands in front of an old and damaged house, a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_009~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Bellur, Karnataka, India - A man sits in the living area of damaged walls that were partially removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_008~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Banawadi, Karnataka, India - A man stands on top of a roof of an old and damaged house, a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_007~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Nagasandra, Karnataka, India - A woman enters an old and damaged house, a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_006~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Thippasandra, Karnataka, India - A bicycle leans against a demolished wall of a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130210_484_w26_005~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 10, 2013 - Yelahanka, Karnataka, India - Rubble of a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway lies on the ground. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130211_484_w26_004~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 11, 2013 - Yelahanka, Karnataka, India - A headless mannequin and a few parts lie on the floor of an old building wall that was removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_003~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Dadaga, Karnataka, India - Rubble surrounds the bottom of a demolished wall of a building that was partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130210_484_w26_002~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 10, 2013 - Yelahanka, Karnataka, India - Demolished walls of a building face the street that were partly removed to make way for an upcoming highway. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_001~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~Feb 13, 2013 - Thippasandra, Karnataka, India - A woman holds her granddaughter in front of an old damaged house, a building that was removed to make way for an upcoming highway. India, with the second largest road network in the world, is on a massive, nationwide road building campaign, cutting shops and houses in half to make way for the roads. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130213_484_w26_000~David H. Wells/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~India's Rocky Road~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 484 - India's Rocky Road - Launched July 23, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - India is awarding highway construction contracts at a record pace, and saving taxpayers money, as builders stop asking for subsidies and instead offer fees to lay and operate new toll roads. With the second largest road network in the world, the country is on a massive, nationwide road building campaign, cutting shops and houses in half to make way for new highways. The homes are ripped open, exposed for all the world to see, and the structures are not cut any further in order to minimize the costs of the demolition and to allow the inhabitants to continue to use what is left of their homes or businesses. India's investments in roads could rise to $145 billion in the next few years to 2017, according to a recent study. The country plans to spend a total of $1 trillion on roads, railways, airports and other infrastructure in the period. India is erasing pieces of its history in its head long rush into modernity.ÊWhile the legal and property issues have been largely settled in the Indian courts, the historical and cultural issues have not been as clearly addressed. (Credit Image: © David H. Wells/zReportage via ZUMA)~India is awarding highway construction contracts at a record pace as builders stop asking for subsidies and instead offer fees to lay and operate new toll roads. With the second largest road network in the world, the country is on a massive, nationwide road building campaign, cutting shops and houses in half to make way for new highways. The homes are ripped open, exposed for all the world to see. India’s investments in roads could rise to $145 billion in the next few years to 2017, according to a recent study. The country plans to spend a total of $1 trillion on roads, railways, airports and other infrastructure. India is erasing pieces of its history in its head long rush into modernity. While the legal and property issues have been settled in the courts, the historical and cultural issues have not been as clearly addressed.:
2010~zrep494~20130208_494_c134_018~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 8, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - In the town of Bendery, close to the ''border'' with Moldova a freshly painted mural depicts scenes from the 1917 communist revolution. In Transnistria municipal funds ensure the communist relics are actively cared for. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130212_494_c134_017~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 12, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - Russian soldiers man a checkpoint at Bendery. An armoured car sits under the camouflage netting. Visitors to Transnistria coming from Moldova must register themselves and complete all the formalities of a border crossing at a checkpoint (*not this one*) manned by Russian, Transnistrian and Moldovan soldiers. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130212_494_c134_016~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb 12. 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A woman takes a customer through the different flavors of her homemade cheese in the market in Bendery. The market still uses the same infrastructure marketeers used during the soviet era, right down to the bibs many of the women wear. The result is a space which appears frozen in time. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130207_494_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 7, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A pontoon ferry floats cars across the Dniester river in the centre of Tiraspol. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130211_494_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 11, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - Soldiers cross railway lines. With mandatory military service for young men, soldiers feature prominently in life on the street in the breakaway republic. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130212_494_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 12, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - Crows stream over rooftops as the light fades on another grey winter's day. Most apartments are fashioned in the Soviet brutalist style, with little regard for outward grace.(Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130213_494_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 13, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A woman in Tiraspol heads for work carrying a bunch of carnations. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130211_494_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 11, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - The Transnistrian coat of arms at the entrance to Tiraspol. A marble statue of Lenin stands in background. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130211_494_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 11, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A woman in her home in Tiraspol points out the lines of the Transnistrian anthem, pinned to the wall of her living room. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130212_494_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 12, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A woman selling freshly butchered meat at the market in Bendery. The market still uses the same infrastructure marketeers used during the soviet era, right down to the bibs many of the women wear. The result is a space which appears frozen in time. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130208_494_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 8, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A stained glass mural representing ''Pioneers'' the communist youth group, glows above the main lobby of the T.G. Shevchenko University. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130207_494_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 7, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A woman looks over the names inscribed on a monument to the War of Transnistria in the centre of Tiraspol. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130211_494_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 11, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A young soldier on the night he finished 18 months of mandatory military service. Between swills of vodka he described his time in the army as ''necessary, but like hell'' and said he planned to spend a week resting in bed before he did anything else. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130212_494_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 12, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A young music student waiting for a bus. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130213_494_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 13, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A man cycles through Victory Park (Park Pobyedy) on a misty weekday morning. Streets and public places have retained their Soviet names, with many harking back to the glories of the 1917 communist revolution or (Park Pobyedy is an example) victory in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War, over Nazi Germany. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130208_494_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 8, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - The badge on the side of a train illustrates the once global ambitions of the erstwhile soviet regime. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130211_494_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 11, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - A resident with her Transnistrian ''passport'', the only in the world to still feature the hammer and sickle. The passports are not recognized outside of Transnistria so residents must also have a passport from a recognized country if they want to travel. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130213_494_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~Feb. 13, 2013 - Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova - In front of the Transnistrian government building, Lenin glares purposefully into a future which never arrived. Transnistria (also called Trans-Dniestr or Transdniestria) is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the River Dniester and the eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130207_494_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Welcome To Transnistria~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 494 - Welcome To Transnistria - Launched October 1, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The self-declared country of Transnistria clings to its Soviet roots. Located on a sliver of land where the eastern border of Moldova meets Ukraine, Transnistria has its own government, parliament, military, police and postal system, but remains unrecognized internationally. The territory maintains a Soviet feel that has been described as ''surreal'', with the flag sporting the hammer and sickle emblem of Communism. Soviet-era monuments still look out over public areas and buildings adorned with socialist-realist murals. These Communist relics are actively cared for and maintained thanks to municipal funds. Though it has all the trappings of an independent nation, it isn't officially recognized by any other sovereign nation - not even Russia - and to all intents and purposes is still considered to be part of Moldova. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The self-declared country of Transnistria clings to its Soviet roots. Located on a sliver of land where the eastern border of Moldova meets Ukraine, Transnistria has its own government, parliament, military, police and postal system, but remains unrecognized internationally. The territory maintains a Soviet feel that has been described as 'surreal', with the flag sporting the hammer and sickle emblem of Communism. Soviet-era monuments still look out over public areas and buildings adorned with socialist-realist murals. These Communist relics are actively cared for and maintained thanks to municipal funds. Though it has all the trappings of an independent nation, it isn't officially recognized by any other sovereign nation - not even Russia - and to all intents and purposes is still considered to be part of Moldova.:
2010~zrep381~20110711_381_g100_013~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 11, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - One of the broken external walls of Al-Katiba sits in a field after being destroyed by rebel forces. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110715_381_g100_012~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 15, 2011 - Ajdabiya, Libya - A destroyed car sits near the last Ajdabiya check point before Brega. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110710_381_g100_011~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - The rest of a shoe lies in a completely destroyed building in Al-Katiba. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110710_381_g100_010~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - A dormitory room destroyed by fighting at the ex-military base and residence of Col. Muammar Qadhafi. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110710_381_g100_009~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - A burned out car lies within Al-Katiba. Al-Katiba was the ex-military base and residence of Col. Muammar Qadhafi. Qadhafi's forces lost control of Al-Katibaafter after three days of fierce clashes. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110711_381_g100_008~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 11, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - A destroyed bathroom in the military base of Al-Katiba, which contained offices, a training field, an underground detention camp and the residence of the Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qadhafi. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110711_381_g100_007~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 1, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - Burned documents litter the ground in Al-Katiba, which was the ex-military base and residence of Col. Muammar Qadhafi. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110710_381_g100_006~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - Burned furniture and documents are left over in an office at Al-Katiba, which was on the ex-military base and residence of Col. Muammar Qadhafi. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110710_381_g100_005~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - A man visits what remains of Al-Katiba, the ex-military base and residence of Col. Muammar Qadhafi, which was stormed and mostly burned by protesters during the Libyan uprising. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110714_381_g100_004~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 14, 2011 - Ajdabiya, Libya - Wounded rebels from the Brega front line recover in the Ajdabiya hospital. Rebel forces fought Col. Muammar Qadhafi's army for control of the town of Brega. The majority of rebels at the hospital were being treated for burns and wounds caused by shrapnel from Grad rockets. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110714_381_g100_003~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 14, 2011 - Ajdabiya, Libya - Blood stains a truck that carried a dead man from the Brega front line. The death toll rose from heavy clashes in Libya's strategic oil port of Brega, (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110715_381_g100_002~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 15, 2011 - Ajdabiya, Libya - A rebel encourages his comrades before leaving for the Brega front line. Brega has strategic importance for the rebel forces. The town is an oil depot which ships the oil out from central Libyan oil fields. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110710_381_g100_001~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~July 10, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - The destroyed and burned-out residence of Libyan Leader Col. Muammar Qadhafi in Al-Katiba. After three days of hard fighting between Qadhafi loyalists and mercenaries, Al-Katiba fell to rebel forces. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110806_381_g100_000~Annibale Greco/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dog Days Of Summer~zReportage.com Story of the Week #381 - Launched August 9, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Battles are being fought in Libya over the coastal towns of Benghazi, Ajdabaya and Brega, which could turn out to have strategic importance for the rebel fighters. Brega is an important oil depot which delivers the oil out from the main Libyan oil fields. Almost 500 miles east of the capital Tripoli, Brega has changed hands several times in the fighting along Libya's Mediterranean coast since the rebellion began in February. For weeks the Libyan conflict has appeared to be in a protracted stalemate with rebels holding eastern Libya and pockets in the west. Despite the NATO bombing campaign targeting Libyan government weapons and military facilities, Colonel Muammar Ghaddafi has refused to step down. In a recent speech, he described the rebels as traitors and rejected suggestions that he was about to leave the country. (Credit Image: © Annibale Greco/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Battles are being fought in Libya over the coastal towns of Benghazi, Ajdabaya and Brega, which could turn out to have strategic importance for the rebel fighters. Brega is an important oil depot which delivers the oil out from the main Libyan oil fields. Almost 500 miles east of the capital Tripoli, Brega has changed hands several times in the fighting along Libya's Mediterranean coast since the rebellion began in February. For weeks the Libyan conflict has appeared to be in a protracted stalemate with rebels holding eastern Libya and pockets in the west. Despite the NATO bombing campaign targeting Libyan government weapons and military facilities, Colonel Muammar Ghaddafi has refused to step down. In a recent speech, he described the rebels as traitors and rejected suggestions that he was about to leave the country.:
2010~zrep630~20170216_630_b137_015~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 16, 2017 - Tabanovce, Macedonia - Clothes hang from a security fence at Tabanovce Transit Center in north Macedonia border with Serbia. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_014~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - A refugee child watches a cartoon movie inside a container house at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_013~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - A farmer drives a tractor next to the border fence of Macedonia with Greece in Gevgelija. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_012~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - Clothes and garbage sit in a container outside The Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_011~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - ADEL from Iraq, who arrived 10 months ago, walks one of his three children outside the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_010~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - Container houses at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_009~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - A refugee child is seen through the window of a container house in the arms of a caregiver at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_008~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - The Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece as seen through a fence. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_007~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - A teacher, right, of the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija in south Macedonia close to the border with Greece helps a refugee girl to ride a bike. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_006~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - Clothes dry at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija in south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_005~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - FALAH from Iraq arrived one year ago at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija in south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170216_630_b137_004~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 16, 2017 - Tabanovce, Macedonia - Furniture stacked inside a tent at Tabanovce Transit Center in north Macedonia border with Serbia. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_003~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 13, 2017 - Gevgelija, Macedonia - DOMO (R) and SABAH (L), who arrived one year ago from Mosul, Iraq, play ping-pong at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija at south Macedonia close to the border with Greece. As borders remain closed along the refugee route nearly one hundred migrants of Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian nationalities stay, at the Temporary Transit Center of Gevgelija. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170216_630_b137_002~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 16, 2017 - Tabanovce, Macedonia - Containers used for housing refugees are seen at Tabanovce Transit Center in north Macedonia border with Serbia. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170216_630_b137_001~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~February 16, 2017 - Tabanovce, Macedonia - Security fences beside Tabanovce Transit Center stand on the way to Serbia. Several dozen people are staying at the camp after nearly one hundred refugees of Syrian origin were deported back to Greece last week after having spent about a year in the camp. Right now refugees coming from Pakistan, Afganistan and Magreb (Morocco and Argelia) are staying in the camp without knowing their future. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170213_630_b137_000~Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Transit~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 630 - Trapped In Transit - Launched May 8, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psychosocial distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, according to a recent report by UNICEF. Macedonia was one of the countries that was majorly affected by the refugee movements towards Western Europe in the second half of 2015 and the beginning of 2016. However, it was not a destination itself, but rather a transit country. On the 8th of March 2016 the ''Western Balkan route'' was officially closed to the refugees. One of the problems which arose out of this situation was that the refugees were at greater risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, as the majority of them started turning to smugglers in order to reach their final destination. In the Republic of Macedonia, there are two Temporary Transit Centers still open. Vinojug and Tabanovce. The refugee transit centre Vinojug near Gevgelija, just north of the border with Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, looks like a make-shift village. It was opened in the summer of 2015 and has 133 residents now, mostly women and children, stuck between the future they set out to reach and the past they were trying to escape. The residents of Vinojug have little choice but to settle into a routine in their temporary barracks. There's a set time for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The children go to a temporary school and mothers try to adapt to their new routine, far from everything they know. (Credit Image: © Jordi Boixareu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Nearly 75,000 refugees and migrants, including an estimated 24,600 children, currently stranded in Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Western Balkans are at risk of psychosocial distress caused by living in a protracted state of limbo, according to a recent report by UNICEF. Macedonia was one of the countries that was majorly affected by the refugee movements towards Western Europe in the second half of 2015 and the beginning of 2016. However, it was not a destination itself, but rather a transit country. On the 8th of March 2016 the “Western Balkan route” was officially closed to the refugees. One of the problems which arose out of this situation was that the refugees were at greater risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, as the majority of them started turning to smugglers in order to reach their final destination. In the Republic of Macedonia, there are two Temporary Transit Centers still open. Vinojug and Tabanovce. The refugee transit centre Vinojug near Gevgelija, just north of the border with Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, looks like a make-shift village. It was opened in the summer of 2015 and has 133 residents now, mostly women and children, stuck between the future they set out to reach and the past they were trying to escape. The residents of Vinojug have little choice but to settle into a routine in their temporary barracks. There’s a set time for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The children go to a temporary school and mothers try to adapt to their new routine, far from everything they know.:
2010~zrep598~20150726_598_c140_015~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - 'Building up strong family relationships after being separated for a long time is complicated,' says KARINA. Karina was raised by her grandmother in El Salvador and didn't meet her biological mother until she was 10. As a result, Karina (now 18) doesn't have as strong a maternal connection with her mother as with the family she left behind. This problem is prevalent among the 'Unaccompanied.' 'I left my grandmother and I did all this sacrifice for something better, so I have to make it worthwhile,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150805_598_c140_014~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~Aug. 5, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - My older brother always dreamed of coming here. As one of nine siblings, it wasn't ADELSO'S dream to make the journey from his native El Salvador to the United States, it was his responsibility. Two weeks after he arrived on US soil, Adelso, 24, got a job in a restaurant. He now works in construction and lives with relatives, but his siblings and parents remain in El Salvador and receive his economic assistance. Francisco's dream of pursuing architecture is on hold for the moment. 'Were here to do the best we can', he says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150814_598_c140_013~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~Aug. 14, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - Fleeing the alcoholic and drug-addicted father of her child, NADIA failed twice to enter the United States. Finally, on her third attempt, Nadia crossed the border with her 1-year-old daughter to live with her mother. 'I had a lot of problems buying milk for [my daughter] during the trip,' she says. Nadia, 20, and her infant daughter are in a pending immigration case. While the court decides her and her daughter's fates, Nadia wears an ankle monitor, which she was forced to don as a condition of her release from a Texas detention center. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150826_598_c140_012~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~Aug. 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - During his first attempt at immigrating to the United States, MARVIN was arrested and slept on the floor of a Mexican prison for four weeks. He was 14. 'They gave us disgusting food. There were a lot of people in just one room,' he remembers. On his second attempt, Marvin was held in a house with other immigrants by the Mexican military, who found their coyote nearby with drugs. 'I've had someone point a gun at my head and threaten to kill me,' he says, describing the experience. These traumatic experiences imprint themselves on many of the 'Unaccompanied', but Marvin's story turned around upon his entrance into the US. He graduated from high school as salutatorian and received a full scholarship to a university. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150726_598_c140_011~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - KARINA hid money on a hair scrunchie during the whole trip from El Salvador to the USA in the case of an emergency. Building up strong family relationships after being separated for a long time is complicated,' says Karina. Karina was raised by her grandmother in El Salvador and didn't meet her biological mother until she was 10. As a result, Karina (now 18) doesn't have as strong a maternal connection with her mother as with the family she left behind. This problem is prevalent among the 'Unaccompanied.' 'I left my grandmother and I did all this sacrifice for something better, so I have to make it worthwhile,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150726_598_c140_010~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - At age 13, MAURICIO'S mother paid to bring him across the Mexican border. He was passed between several coyotes, and nearly fell victim to a scam. 'A (coyote) told me that if I didn't want to walk, I had to pay seven thousand dollars,' he says. Mauricio was able to call his mother for help and safely reunite with her. Now he wants to value her sacrifice and succeed in his new home. 'For me, the American dream consists of overcoming, of happiness, and of reunification with your family.' (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150724_598_c140_009~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 24, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - A ring, is the only thing GISSELL keeps as a memory for her trip. At age 13, Gissell wants the chance to prove her worth in society. 'I think it's really important to tell our story,' she says. Gissell's father left for the United States from her native El Salvador when she was three years old. She spoke to him every day, but dreamed of the day when they would meet again. When she was 12, she came to the States to reunite with her father. 'I believe the hardest thing was separating from my sister and my mother,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_598_c140_008~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 23, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - DAISY grew up in a farming town in the Guerrero state of Mexico. When she was 10, she was the victim of an assault. 'That night changed everything about my life and my childhood. My mother told me that it was a nightmare, but what happened to me wasn't a nightmare.' The assailant was never identified. Daisy received little to no support following the trauma, and as a result, began cutting herself. This continued after her border crossing until she started receiving counseling through the public school system. 'And finally they believed me,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_598_c140_007~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 23, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - On her first night walking through the Texas desert, ERMINIA'S shoes fell apart. She spent the subsequent three days and two nights crossing the desert wearing only her socks. 'There were so many thorns,' she recalls, 'and I had to walk without shoes (across) the entire desert.' Erminia migrated to the U.S. two years ago from El Salvador when she was 15 years old. She dreams of being a family lawyer. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150730_598_c140_006~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 30, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - From a young age, ANTONIO loved aviation. At age nine, his grandparents forced him to quit school and work as a fisherman. He protested, but they beat him repeatedly until he complied. Antonio was able to leave Guatemala five years later with the help of his mother. 'I ran to hug her and didn't let go and started to cry and cry. I didn't remember her, only from photos and talking on the phone.' Antonio, is in the process of applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, an option for children who were victims of abuse or neglect in their home countries. He is doing well in high school, learning English, and still wants to be a pilot. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150730_598_c140_005~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 30, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - For three days and two nights ERMINIA walked through the desert in her socks. On her first night walking through the Texas desert, Erminia's shoes fell apart. She spent the subsequent three days and two nights crossing the desert wearing only her socks. 'There were so many thorns,' she recalls, and I had to walk without shoes (across) the entire desert.' Erminia migrated to the U.S. two years ago from El Salvador when she was 15 years old. She dreams of being a family lawyer. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150826_598_c140_004~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~Aug. 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - Like many immigrants, for security reasons SARA couldn't tell any of her friends in El Salvador that she was leaving. One day, her and her brother simply picked up and left. They now live together with her sister. At 19, Sara is in her final year of high school. Upon graduation, Sara will continue her job waiting tables and sending money to her parents, who remain in El Salvador. Despite her humble position, Sara dreams of studying to become a doctor. 'There aren't excuses for not dreaming,' Sara says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150726_598_c140_003~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 26, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - What I brought from my trip. DAISY grew up in a farming town in the Guerrero state of Mexico. When she was 10, she was the victim of an assault. 'That night changed everything about my life and my childhood. My mother told me that it was a nightmare, but what happened to me wasn't a nightmare.' The assailant was never identified. Daisy received little to no support following the trauma, and as a result, began cutting herself. This continued after her border crossing until she started receiving counseling through the public school system. 'And finally they believed me,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150724_598_c140_002~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~July 24, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - At age 13, GISSELL wants the chance to prove her worth in society. 'I think it's really important to tell our story,' she says. Gissell's father left for the United States from her native El Salvador when she was three years old. She spoke to him every day, but dreamed of the day when they would meet again. When she was 12, she came to the States to reunite with her father. 'I believe the hardest thing was separating from my sister and my mother,' she says. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150814_598_c140_001~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~Aug. 14, 2015 - Washington, D.C, U.S - Fleeing the alcoholic and drug-addicted father of her child, NADIA failed twice to enter the United States. Finally, on her third attempt, Nadia crossed the border with her 1-year-old daughter to live with her mother. ’I had a lot of problems buying milk for [my daughter] during the trip,“ she says. Nadia, 20, and her infant daughter are in a pending immigration case. While the court decides her and her daughter's fates, Nadia wears an ankle monitor, which she was forced to don as a condition of her release from a Texas detention center. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150724_598_c140_000~Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 598 - 'Unaccompanied' - Children On The Border - Launched March 17, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A new surge of unaccompanied children from Central American countries is expected at the U.S. southern border, as officials ask Congress for more money to handle them. Customs and Border Protection estimated 75,000 children may arrive at the ports of entry before the end of the current fiscal year. Already, the number of minors arriving at the border is growing, with 20,000 apprehended at the border in the first five months of the federal fiscal year - double the number from a year earlier. (Credit Image: © Oliver Contreras/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~A new surge of unaccompanied children from Central American countries is expected at the U.S. southern border, as officials ask Congress for more money to handle them. Customs and Border Protection estimated 75,000 children may arrive at the ports of entry before the end of the current fiscal year. Already, the number of minors arriving at the border is growing, with 20,000 apprehended at the border in the first five months of the federal fiscal year - double the number from a year earlier. ’Unaccompanied' provides these youth a platform to directly share their personal stories with the public, free from the bias of a political agenda, and elevate their individual and collective challenges. 'Unaccompanied' child immigrants represent an entanglement of issues in both the countries they hail from and to. This project seeks to demonstrate the realities that youth immigrants face: the doubts, aspirations, complexity and humanity of their experience.:
2010~zrep432~20110917_432_k104_020~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association organizes over 100 rodeos throughout the year that take place all across America. Each venue, like this one in Pendleton, Oregon, has its own celebration to mark the occasion and enhance the rodeo experience. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100917_432_k104_019~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Most rodeo venues have Directors Rooms, VIP Rooms and sponsorship tents. These are areas for participants and influential people to congregate. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110917_432_k104_018~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - In America, rodeo is the official state sport of Wyoming, South Dakota and Texas. Bucking chutes are used to stage the livestock and prepare the riders in the following events: saddle bronc riding, bareback bronc riding and bull riding. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100917_432_k104_017~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Rodeo dates back to the early 1800s when cowboys would informally test their work skills against one another. Present day, rodeos are formal events that bring together tradition, camaraderie and company sponsorship. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110913_432_k104_016~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 13, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Bull riding, sometimes called 'the most dangerous eight seconds in sports' is a rodeo event whereby a cowboy attempts to ride a bull without being bucked off. A ride only qualifies if the cowboy remains mounted for 8 seconds. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110912_432_k104_015~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 12, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - As the sun sets over Pendleton, Oregon, fans of the Round-Up congregate on the grandstand steps before the rodeo action begins. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110916_432_k104_014~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 16, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - A cowgirl adjusts her stirrup as she prepares for one of the rodeo's fastest events - barrel racing. Women race the length of the arena at full gallup, making a cloverleaf shape around barrel on the rodeo floor. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110916_432_k104_013~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 16, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, USA - Team calf roping involves speed and precision - a calf is released before two separate mounted cowboys race after it. The first cowboy must rope the calf's head before the second cowboy must then rope the calf's leg. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100820_432_k104_012~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Aug. 20, 2010 - Crow Agency, Montana, U.S. - Indian Relay Races are staples at tribal rodeos and allow participants to acknowledge and revere their cultural history of horsemanship and bravery. A young Native American boy concentrates on his balloon as others participate in the Relay Races at the reservations annual powwow and rodeo. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_432_k104_011~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 18, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, USA - To officially kick-off the rodeo, the city of Pendleton organizes a parade showcasing locals bands, city officials and pageantry winners. The mounted band prepares for the its performance. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_432_k104_010~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 18, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Each night after the rodeo events, the city of Pendleton closes off several streets, erects stages and provides live entertainment. The streets come alive and are usually filled with swing and line dancers. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110916_432_k104_009~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 16, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, USA - Rodeo participants congregate in the main pathway leading into the arena. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100918_432_k104_008~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 18, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Rodeo brings together a tight-knit community of cowboys from around the world to participate in America's biggest events. Competitors even come from ranches throughout New Zealand and Australia with an aim to capture a portion of prize money. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100820_432_k104_007~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Aug. 20, 2010 - Crow Agency, Montana, U.S. - With huge competition and big money payouts surrounding rodeos, even young cowboys feel the pressure to excel. This young Native American cowboy did not perform well in the competitions during the annual events. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100917_432_k104_006~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2010 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Portraits of cowboy in the Director's Room. Beneath the rodeo grandstands are bars and private rooms in which patrons and participants relax. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100822_432_k104_005~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Aug. 22, 2010 - Deer Lodge, Montana, U.S. - Prized rodeo bulls are generally agile, moderately framed and weigh approximately 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms). Two cowboys embrace the popular phrase 'hang on for dear life' as they attempt to handle a prized bull during the rodeo. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100820_432_k104_004~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Aug. 20, 2010 - Crow Agency, Montana, U.S. - A young Native American cowboy prepares to ride a steer at Crow Agency's annual powwow and rodeo. Young rodeo participants use steers at an early age in preparation for riding prized bulls in the future. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100820_432_k104_003~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Aug. 20, 2010 - Crow Agency, Montana, U.S. - A young cowboy goes airborne during saddle bronc riding, an event whereby two judges each give one score for the cowboy (1-25) and one score for the horse (1-25). A good score is typically in the high 80s. Horses used for this event are usually geldings (castrated male horses) and are bred specifically for rodeo use. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110916_432_k104_002~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 16, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - Late nights after the rodeo may lead to early mornings in preparation for the days events. This father and son pair donate their time and tractor bed for the Round-Up's annual parade. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110917_432_k104_001~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~Sep. 17, 2011 - Pendleton, Oregon, U.S. - A cowboy tightens the leather lacing that affixes the spurs to his boot. The standard five-point rowel, donned during riding competitions, digs into the livestocks torso and encourages the animal to buck. This action results in a wilder ride, thus adding to the overall event scoring. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120728_432_k104_000~Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rodeo Rules~zReportage.com Story of the Week #432: Rodeo Rules - Launched July 31, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Rodeo occupies a unique position in modern sports, having developed from an American culture that is rapidly changing. Cowboys are considered professional athletes who compete nearly year-round on a countrywide circuit trying to win prize money available from event sponsors. In the American West, cowboys embrace life's literal and figurative rough rides when entering rodeos to face huge competition with hopes of big payouts. Rodeos attract even the youngest talent for participation, while seasoned veterans strive for success on prized bulls or wild horses. Rodeo venues welcome rituals that serve to rekindle the spirit of the Old West. (Credit Image: © Eric Kruszewski/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Rodeo occupies a unique position in modern sports, having developed from an American culture that is rapidly changing. Cowboys are considered professional athletes who compete nearly year-round on a countrywide circuit trying to win prize money available from event sponsors. In the American West, cowboys embrace life's literal and figurative rough rides when entering rodeos to face huge competition with hopes of big payouts. Rodeos attract even the youngest talent for participation, while seasoned veterans strive for success on prized bulls or wild horses. Rodeo venues welcome rituals that serve to rekindle the spirit of the Old West.:
2010~zrep434~20120806_434_mm9_036~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 6, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - After a press conference, American sprinter SANYA RICHARDS-ROSS poses with her 400-meter gold medal during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120810_434_mm9_035~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 10, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - An attendee looks to trade tickets from the Spain and Russia semi-final game to that of USA and Argentina at the North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120808_434_mm9_034~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 8, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Pedestrians walk through the outdoor portions of Westfield Mall while early evening light illuminates a Visa ad featuring Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120809_434_mm9_033~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 9, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A member of the press takes a break in the media centre at 2:30 pm during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120809_434_mm9_032~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 9, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Throngs of attendees arrive at the Olympic Park during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120807_434_mm9_031~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 7, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A scuba diver checks remote cameras and performs other pool maintenance in the aquatics center during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120805_434_mm9_030~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 5, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Fans erupt in exultation as China's badminton doubles team of Cai and Fu, the favorites as four-time world champions, defeated Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark 21-16, 21-15 at the Wembley venue during the London 2012 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120804_434_mm9_029~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 4, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Members of the press watch athletes compete in the heptathlon on monitors and on the track during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120728_434_mm9_028~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 28, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - With faces painted as the Union Jack flag, sisters AMELIE, 4, and LAUREN CHANT, 6, await the arrival of the horses guard on Whitehall. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120804_434_mm9_027~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 4, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - An Olympic track official monitors the last lap of the 10,000 meter race during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. British runner Mo Farah was the gold medal victor with a time of 27 minutes 30.42 seconds. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120803_434_mm9_026~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 3, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Police ride the London Underground towards Stratford Station and the Olympic Park during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120803_434_mm9_025~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 3, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Team GB 110 m sprinter TIFFANY PORTER uses her iPhone with a Union Jack case while waiting for the DLR at Stratford Station during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Her husband Jeff, seated behind her, will compete in the 110m hurdles for the US Team. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120803_434_mm9_024~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 3, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - British fans cheer at the Olympic Park in front of television studios during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120803_434_mm9_023~Mark Makela~London Calling~Aug. 3, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Janitorial staff clean the Olympic Stadium at the completion of track and field events long after the crowds have all departed the venue during the 2012 London Summer Olympiad. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120802_434_mm9_022~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - New Zealand supporters take a photograph of the giant RUN sculpture outside the Copper Box during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120802_434_mm9_021~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Danish fans attend the handball match between Iceland and Sweden at the Copper Box during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120802_434_mm9_020~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - An Icelandic fan attends the handball match between Iceland and Sweden at the Copper Box during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120802_434_mm9_019~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Dressed up as Superman, LASSIE TEIS RASMUSSEN, from Copenhagen, Denmark, attends the handball match between Iceland and Sweden at the Copper Box during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120802_434_mm9_018~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 2, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - FAIYAZ HOQUE, 11, from Bangladesh, poses with three Amercrombie models in the Westfield Mall, next to the Olympic Park, during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120801_434_mm9_017~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 1, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Father and son, JOHN and EDWARD SIMPSON, 6, hug at Stratford DLR Station on the sixth day during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120801_434_mm9_016~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 1, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - After a rainstorm, pedestrians walk past a informational Olympic sidewalk painting of statistics in central London on the sixth day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120731_434_mm9_015~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 31, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Olympiad themed pins are traded outside Stratford Station, bordering the Olympic Park, on the fifth day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120730_434_mm9_014~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 30, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Equestrian ring master PEDRO CEBULKA, from Canada, carouses at a pub outside the Greenwich equestrian venue on the fourth day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120729_434_mm9_013~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 29, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - The Royal Engineers Band assemble at the ExCel London Exhibition Centre before performing at the fencing on the third day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120729_434_mm9_012~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 29, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Police monitor activity late night at Stratford Station on the third day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120729_434_mm9_011~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 29, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A plane flies past a perched steward making announcements to visitors to the ExCel London Exhibition Centre on the third day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120729_434_mm9_010~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 29, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A steward directs visitors to the ExCel London Exhibition Centre on the third day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120729_434_mm9_009~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 29, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Crowds pass through the ExCel London Exhibition Centre on the third day of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120728_434_mm9_008~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 28, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Mounted police patrol Whitehall and the Horses Guard the first full day of athletics in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120804_434_mm9_007~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~Aug. 4, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A London taxi driver awaits passengers at 2 a.m. outside Stratford Station, adjacent to the Olympic Park, during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_006~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 27, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Dancers who performed in the David Bowie component of the 2012 London Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony watch the lighting of the Olympic flame via a BBC streaming channel on an iPhone outside the stadium. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_005~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 28, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A sculpture of the Olympic rings is positioned on a hill overlooking the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_004~Mark Makela~London Calling~July 28, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - Dancers who performed in the 2012 London Summer Olympics observe a fireworks display outside the Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_003~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 27, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A couple toting matching Olympic mascots Wenlock backpacks walk into the Olympic Stadium hours before the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_002~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 27, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - ZHONG XUAN, 13, arrives at the Olympic Stadium hours before the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120727_434_mm9_001~Mark Makela/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~July 27, 2012 - London, England, United Kingdom - A dancer who performed in the 2012 London Summer Olympics photographs the Olympic Stadium from afar. (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120811_434_mm9_000~Mark Makel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~London Calling~zReportage.com Story of the Week #434: London Calling - Launched August 14, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games showcased 10,500 athletes representing 204 nations and territories competing in 302 events covering 26 sports at what is officially known as The Games of the XXX Olympiad. This is the third time the city is hosting the great Games which were previously held in London in 1908 and 1948. With over 500,000 spectators attending, more than 9,000,000 seating tickets sold and an army of 20,000 media converge from all over the world for London 2012. The event is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology project of all time with four billion viewers worldwide tuning in to watch their nations best athletes all vying for that coveted gold medal. The motto of this year's Olympic Games is ''Inspire a Generation.'' (Credit Image: © Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~The London 2012 Summer Olympic Games showcased 10,500 athletes representing 204 nations and territories competing in 302 events covering 26 sports at what is officially known as The Games of the XXX Olympiad. This is the third time the city is hosting the great Games which were previously held in London in 1908 and 1948. With over 500,000 spectators attending, more than 9,000,000 seating tickets sold and an army of 20,000 media converge from all over the world for London 2012. The event is the largest and most sophisticated sports information technology project of all time with four billion viewers worldwide tuning in to watch their nations best athletes all vying for that coveted gold medal. The motto of this year’s Olympic Games is 'Inspire a Generation.':
2010~zrep632~20170519_632_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Bodies of ISIS lie rotting on the side of a road near a trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization, 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Doctors and medical staff hug at a trauma field hospital in Athba operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - HUSEIN, 15, was injured during fighting with ISIS is treated at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. Doctors doing rounds hold X-ray and believe a bullet entered his eye and exited through his neck along with shrapnel wounds and fracture. Nurse Annette Robinson says,''there is no analgesia to clean wounds. Amazing robust people, I've never seen anything like it. I'm very honored to help.'' The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170518_632_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 18, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - Nurse ANNETTE ROBINSON states ''There is no analgesia to clean wounds. Amazing robust people, I've never seen anything like it. I'm very honored to help.'' She tends to a young man injured during conflict with ISIS being treated at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - X-rays show injuries inflicted during fighting with ISIS at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - An ambulance brings the injured to emergency room of a trauma field hospital in Athba operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - Nurse ANNETTE ROBINSON holds a photo of AYMN MUSA, 12 who arrived with a dire facial injury and shrapnel wounds during conflict with ISIS. He is treated at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The nurse states, ''There is no analgesia to clean wounds. Amazing robust people, I've never seen anything like it. I'm very honored to help.'' The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Tiny battered face of 4 year old child named NOOR who escaped with her mother during fighting with ISIS is treated at trauma field hospital in Athba operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. She sustained shrapnel wounds and injuries after their home collapsed. Her mother weeps at bedside. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170518_632_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 18, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - Tape marks a line not to cross to operating theatre as victims injured during fighting with ISIS are treated at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Nurse RODNEY LOFTS, R.N. from Chicago carries a boy injured by a mortar attack as an ambulance brings casualties to a trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. The boy had a chest wound and nerve injury compression in his legs requiring surgery. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - An ambulance brings the injured to a trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - Tiny battered face of 4 year old child named NOOR who escaped with her mother during fighting with ISIS is treated at trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. She sustained shrapnel wounds and injuries after their home collapsed. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170518_632_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 18, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - X-rays show injuries inflicted during fighting with ISIS at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Hamam Al-Alil, Iraq - Nurse ANNETTE ROBINSON states ''There is no analgesia to clean wounds. Amazing robust people, I've never seen anything like it. I'm very honored to help.'' She tends to those injured during conflict with ISIS at trauma field hospital in Hamam Al-Alil operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 25 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~May 19, 2017 - Athba, Iraq - A boy walks by damaged buildings near a trauma field hospital operated by Aspen Medical and World Health Organization 15 kilometers from the front lines of west Mosul. The center provides emergency triage, surgery, X-ray capability, obstetrics and life-saving medical support for civilian casualties of the conflict with ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_632_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul's Medical Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 632 - Mosul's Medical Crisis - Launched May 31, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - According to the United Nations, over 500,000 people have been displaced from Mosul, and many hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of thousand of civilians are still trapped in western Mosul, where medical services are severely disrupted and the ongoing fighting is causing many injuries and deaths. Tears roll down the tiny tattered face of 4-year-old Noor who escaped with her mother after their home collapsed. It is haunting to look into the eyes of victims and imagine the horrors endured in a brutal war. Aspen Medical is an Australian-owned global provider of healthcare solutions that was recently contracted by WHO at the urgent appeal of Iraq's Ministry of Health to manage the field hospitals for desperate civilians fleeing an escalation of fighting in west Mosul. Battered faces covered with shrapnel wounds, many of them children, lie in beds at two recently established trauma field hospitals. One in Athba is 15 kilometers from the front lines of the battle with ISIS in Western Mosul. In Hamam Al-Alil the hospital will also address needs of over 35,000 in nearby camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). With thousands of people severely wounded in the fighting, many face long months of convalescence and rehabilitation. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~According to the United Nations, over 500,000 people have been displaced from Mosul, and many hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of thousand of civilians are still trapped in western Mosul, where medical services are severely disrupted and the ongoing fighting is causing many injuries and deaths. Tears roll down the tiny tattered face of 4-year-old Noor who escaped with her mother after their home collapsed. It is haunting to look into the eyes of victims and imagine the horrors endured in a brutal war. Aspen Medical is an Australian-owned global provider of healthcare solutions that was recently contracted by WHO at the urgent appeal of Iraq’s Ministry of Health to manage the field hospitals for desperate civilians fleeing an escalation of fighting in west Mosul. Battered faces covered with shrapnel wounds, many of them children, lie in beds at two recently established trauma field hospitals. One in Athba is 15 kilometers from the front lines of the battle with ISIS in Western Mosul. In Hamam Al-Alil the hospital will also address needs of over 35,000 in nearby camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). With thousands of people severely wounded in the fighting, many face long months of convalescence and rehabilitation. :
2010~zrep567~20120427_567_t127_021~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A drunk businessman sleeps on the streets in Shibuya square. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120419_567_t127_020~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 19, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A street mirror reflects businessmen walking during lunch time. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120510_567_t127_019~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~May 10, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A businessman makes time for fun and relaxes after working hours in the local slot machine casino. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_018~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Drunk businessmen walk around Shinjuku area after midnight. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120427_567_t127_017~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Drunk businessmen get into trouble with the police. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_016~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - A drunk businessman sleeps in Tokyo's subway. Many forget to get on the last train around midnight so they have to wait until the morning. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20120427_567_t127_015~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - The crowded streets of Shinjuku. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_014~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Two young businessmen have fun while a crowd of people pass by. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_013~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A drunk businessman sleeps while he's staying in Tokyo's subway and a man buys a subway ticket next to him. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120423_567_t127_012~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 23, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A crowd of people in a subway in Tokyo. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_011~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A drunk businessman sleeps on the streets in Shibuya square. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120427_567_t127_010~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Businessman walks in the area with many Izakayas (local pub) after working hours during the rain. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120424_567_t127_009~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 24, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - View of the main cross road from the Shibuya subway station. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_008~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A sleeping businessman rests in Tokyo's subway. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120423_567_t127_007~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 23, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Business people ride their bikes in the streets. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_006~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Portrait of a businessman in the crowd of people. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120420_567_t127_005~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 20, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Portrait of a businessman in the Shinjuku area in Tokyo at midnight. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120507_567_t127_004~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~May 7, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Three women joke around and make fun of running as a part of a campaign while businessmen are running to their jobs. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120427_567_t127_003~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Drunk businessmen sleep in McDonald's at 5am after drinking. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120427_567_t127_002~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - Businessmen have fun and enjoy drinks after working hours. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120427_567_t127_001~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~April 27, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan - A drunk businessman sleeps on the streets in Shibuya square. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120419_567_t127_000~David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~World Naked Bike Ride WNBR 2016 : Prague~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 567 - Salaryman - Launched March 3, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For years they would go out drinking with colleagues and clients, returning home drunk at 2am before rising at dawn to head back to the office. That is how the 'salaryman' became the corner stone of modern Japan, the white-collar worker who helped create the world's second-largest economy after WWII. But the 'Salaryman' a term coined in the 1920's, is now becoming a figure of the past, due to a generational shift. This fact has huge implications in a country in which the company is the dominant institution in people's lives, and affects Japanese society as a whole. The salaryman system has buckled under the strains on the Japanese economy. Government figures in 2014 revealed that Japan's population shrank for the third year running, with the elderly comprising 25% of the total for the first time. The proportion of people aged 65 or over is predicted to reach nearly 40% of the population in 2060, the government has warned. Having lost over half a million people in the past two years and with projections of at least a 50 percent decline in the population through the end of this century, Japan sits at the leading edge of population change beginning in other parts of East Asia as well as Europe. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~For years they would go out drinking with colleagues and clients, returning home drunk at 2am before rising at dawn to head back to the office. That is how the 'salaryman' became the corner stone of modern Japan, the white-collar worker who helped create the world's second-largest economy after WWII. But the 'Salaryman' a term coined in the 1920's, is now becoming a figure of the past, due to a generational shift. This fact has huge implications in a country in which the company is the dominant institution in people's lives, and affects Japanese society as a whole. The salaryman system has buckled under the strains on the Japanese economy. Government figures in 2014 revealed that Japan's population shrank for the third year running, with the elderly comprising 25% of the total for the first time. The proportion of people aged 65 or over is predicted to reach nearly 40% of the population in 2060, the government has warned. Having lost over half a million people in the past two years and with projections of at least a 50 percent decline in the population through the end of this century, Japan sits at the leading edge of population change beginning in other parts of East Asia as well as Europe. :
2010~zrep384~20110727_384_n03_015~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON at home in his back-yard swimming pool. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110808_384_n03_014~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON visits with friends at a favorite in-town restaurant near his Atlanta home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_013~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON works on a story for his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON works with executive producer ANDREAS PREUSS on a story for his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON prepares for the newscast at CNN. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON talks with executive producer ANDREAS PREUSS about stories for his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON explains a story in his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON sits in the weekend anchor spot at CNN before delivering the news. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON begins his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON's newscast viewed in the television camera monitor. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON works on a story for his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110807_384_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - A makeup person blends the skin tone of CNN anchor DON LEMON before his newscast. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110727_384_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON relaxes in his pool as he catches up with friends. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110727_384_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON mows the grass at his home in the backyard. ''For fun, I love working in my yard, mowing the grass,'' Lemon said. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110727_384_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~July 27, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - CNN anchor DON LEMON at home in his back-yard swimming pool. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110727_384_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Don Lemon Story: Black, Gay And Proud~zReportage.com Story of the Week #384 - Launched August 30, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - DON LEMON, CNN's weekend prime-time news anchor, made headlines of his own earlier this summer when he publicly revealed that he is gay, an announcement which could chisel away at the rock of homophobia that surrounds black culture in America. .In his recent memoir, ''Transparent,'' the popular 45-year-old newscaster also revealed that he was sexually molested as a child and explains how he was shaped by his painful past to be the man he is today. What was originally intended to be a ''how to be successful'' book turned into cathartic airing of secrets he no longer wanted to lug around. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~DON LEMON, CNN's weekend prime-time news anchor, made headlines of his own earlier this summer when he publicly revealed that he is gay, an announcement which could chisel away at the rock of homophobia that surrounds black culture in America. In his recent memoir, 'Transparent,' the popular 45-year-old newscaster also revealed that he was sexually molested as a child and explains how he was shaped by his painful past to be the man he is today. What was originally intended to be a 'how to be successful' book turned into cathartic airing of secrets he no longer wanted to lug around. :
2010~zrep631~20170325_631_n230_012~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - A group of IDPs wait for food distribution in camp. Somalia has been in a state of complex humanitarian crisis, with socio-economic, political and environmental factors leading to widespread conflict, drought, and more recently flooding and numerous other recurrent human and natural disasters. In recent days, thousands of Somalis have trekked to Mogadishu desperately searching food and aid. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_011~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia is in the grip of an unprecedented and devastating food crisis. Drought has caused crops to fail and cattle to die in Somalia causing severe food and water shortages. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_010~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - A boy is measured at the feeding center. The center is busy with mothers queuing to receive the peanut paste, and children being weighed and screened. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_009~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - A doctor measures the arm of a malnourished girl at a feeding center. The center is busy with mothers queuing to receive the peanut paste, and children being weighed and screened. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_008~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Boys carry jerry cans with water through camp. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_007~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - A Somalian girl in the IDP camp. Somalia is in the grip of an unprecedented and devastating food crisis. Drought has caused crops to fail and cattle to die in Somalia causing severe food and water shortages. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_006~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Women carry jerry cans with water in IDP camp. In Somalia, where cholera outbreaks have killed hundreds of people, the looming famine threatens 6.2 million more than half the population. It threatens to bring back the grim reality of 2011, when 260,000 Somalis starved to death. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_005~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Women wait to fill jerry cans with water at a kiosk renovated by Polish Humanitarian Action. Somalia has been in a state of complex humanitarian crisis, with socio-economic, political and environmental factors leading to widespread conflict, drought, more recently flooding and numerous other recurrent human and natural disasters. In recent days, thousands of Somalis have trekked to Mogadishu desperately searching food and aid. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_004~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Somalia is in the grip of an unprecedented and devastating food crisis. Drought has caused crops to fail and cattle to die in Somalia causing severe food and water shortages. Brutal conflicts in South Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria and Somalia have driven millions of people from their homes and left millions more in need of emergency food. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_003~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Women fill jerry cans with water from a well implemented by Polish Humanitarian Action. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_002~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - The Bantu (also called Jareer, Gosha, and Mushunguli) are an ethnic minority group in Somalia who primarily reside in the southern part of the country, near the Juba and Shabelle rivers. They are descendants of people from various Bantu ethnic groups, whom were captured from Southeast Africa and sold into slavery in Somalia and other areas in Northeast Africa and Asia as part of the 19th-century Arab slave trade. Bantus are ethnically, physically, and culturally distinct from Somalis, and they have remained marginalized ever since their arrival in Somalia. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_001~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~March 25, 2017 - Mogadishu, Somalia - Women fill jerry cans with water from a well implemented by Polish Humanitarian Action. Somalia is in the grip of an unprecedented and devastating food crisis. Drought has caused crops to fail and cattle to die in Somalia causing severe food and water shortages. Brutal conflicts in South Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria and Somalia have driven millions of people from their homes and left millions more in need of emergency food. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_631_n230_000~Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Somalia On The Brink~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 631 - Somalia On The Brink - Launched May 19, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The current drought in Somalia will very likely become a famine - this year. More than 2 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa nation that is suffering the effects of repeated rain failures and decades of conflict, according to the United Nations. A pre-famine alert was issued earlier this year, a move that U.N. officials credit with helping to avert a repeat of the 2011 famine. More than half the country, some 6.7 million Somalis still require aid after drought withered crops, killed livestock and dried up waterholes, according to the U.N. And almost 1.4 million children will risk acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF. After three extremely dry 'rainy' seasons, the effect has been catastrophic. 60 percent of Somalis depend on farming for survival, but as the dry landscape has caused many small farmers to lose their livestock and in turn their livelihood. While emergency workers focus on safe drinking water and food, the country is fighting its worst cholera epidemic in five years so far over 600 people have died from the disease. It will be the 3rd famine to hit Somalia in 25 years, a rate of starvation that is unmatched on Earth. (Credit Image: © Maciej Moskwa/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The current drought in Somalia will very likely become a famine - this year. More than 2 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa nation that is suffering the effects of repeated rain failures and decades of conflict, according to the United Nations. A pre-famine alert was issued earlier this year, a move that U.N. officials credit with helping to avert a repeat of the 2011 famine. More than half the country, some 6.7 million Somalis still require aid after drought withered crops, killed livestock and dried up waterholes, according to the U.N. And almost 1.4 million children will risk acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF. After three extremely dry 'rainy' seasons, the effect has been catastrophic. 60 percent of Somalis depend on farming for survival, but as the dry landscape has caused many small farmers to lose their livestock and in turn their livelihood. While emergency workers focus on safe drinking water and food, the country is fighting its worst cholera epidemic in five years so far over 600 people have died from the disease. It will be the 3rd famine to hit Somalia in 25 years, a rate of starvation that is unmatched on Earth. :
2010~zrep554~20141027_554_m17_015~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Oil sales mean Islamic State, an al Qaeda splinter group, need to rely less on foreign donations and draw more recruits and supporters via its wealth from oil sales. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_014~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - IS resell the mainly light crude to refiners across rebel held parts of Syria at an average of $18 per barrel. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_013~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Skin blackened by oil, Syrians work at petroleum refineries situated south of Hasakeh in the northeast of Syria. Many have their face buried in a scarf trying to protect against the toxic black smoke from the burning of crude oil. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_012~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Lacking knowledge in refining oil means that most of Islamic State's revenues come from direct sales to local smugglers and traders. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_011~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Many have their face buried in a scarf trying to protect against the toxic black smoke from the burning of crude oil. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_010~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - At an artisanal oil field in Syria, trucks line up daily to load crude sold cheaply by Islamic State militants who now control parts of the country's oil industry in their plan to build a caliphate. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_009~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - These small-scale refineries, producing between 300 and 500 barrels of refined petroleum per day, provide fuel to run ISIL operations, money to finance their continued attacks throughout Iraq and Syria, and they are an economic asset to support future operations.' (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_008~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - The US military estimated that 'the refineries generated as much as $2 million per day in revenue for IS'.(Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_007~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Islamic State makes bargains with local traders, including businessmen who support Syrian President Assad, and in turn making its way back to government buyers. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_006~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Syrians work at petroleum refineries situated south of Hasakeh in the northeast of Syria. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_005~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - The US-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria began targeting these small scale oil refineries under the control of militants from IS. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_004~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Skin blackened by oil, Syrians work at petroleum refineries situated south of Hasakeh in the northeast of Syria. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_003~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Islamic State (IS) has seized land in war ravaged Syria and also in Iraq, and funded by oil sales, is creating its own economy. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141028_554_m17_002~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - The only sources of revenue in this area are livestock, agriculture and the refining of oil, but many petroleum workers are unemployed because the Islamic State blocks the passage of trucks. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_001~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~Oct. 27, 2014 - Hasakah, Syria - Skin blackened by oil, Syrians work at petroleum refineries situated south of Hasakeh. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20141027_554_m17_000~Yann Renoult/Maxppp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Profiteers~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 554 - War Profiteers - Launched November 25, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - At an artisanal oil field in Syria, trucks line up daily to load crude sold cheaply by Islamic State militants who now control parts of the country's oil industry in their plan to build a caliphate. the US-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria began targeting these small scale oil refineries under the control of militants from Islamic State (IS). IS has seized land in war ravaged Syria and also in Iraq, and, funded by oil sales, is creating its own economy. Islamic State makes bargains with local traders, including businessmen who support Syrian President Assad, and in turn making its way back to government buyers. The US military estimated that 'the refineries generated as much as $2 million per day in revenue for IS'. 'These small-scale refineries, producing between 300 and 500 barrels of refined petroleum per day, provide fuel to run ISIL operations, money to finance their continued attacks throughout Iraq and Syria, and they are an economic asset to support future operations.' Lacking knowledge in refining oil means that most of Islamic State's revenues come from direct sales to local smugglers and traders. IS resell the mainly light crude to refiners across rebel held parts of Syria at an average of $18 per barrel. Oil sales mean Islamic State, an al Qaeda splinter group, need rely less on foreign donations and draw more recruits and supporters via its wealth from oil sales. (Credit image: © Yann Renoult/Maxppp//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~At an artisanal oil field in Syria, trucks line up daily to load crude sold cheaply by Islamic State militants who now control parts of the country's oil industry in their plan to build a caliphate. the US-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria began targeting these small scale oil refineries under the control of militants from Islamic State (IS). IS has seized land in war ravaged Syria and also in Iraq, and, funded by oil sales, is creating its own economy. Islamic State makes bargains with local traders, including businessmen who support Syrian President Assad, and in turn making its way back to government buyers. The US military estimated that 'the refineries generated as much as $2 million per day in revenue for IS'. 'These small-scale refineries, producing between 300 and 500 barrels of refined petroleum per day, provide fuel to run ISIL operations, money to finance their continued attacks throughout Iraq and Syria, and they are an economic asset to support future operations.' Lacking knowledge in refining oil means that most of Islamic State's revenues come from direct sales to local smugglers and traders. IS resell the mainly light crude to refiners across rebel held parts of Syria at an average of $18 per barrel. Oil sales mean Islamic State, an al Qaeda splinter group, need rely less on foreign donations and draw more recruits and supporters via its wealth from oil sales.:
2010~zrep497~20131002_497_sc5_028~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 2, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - JAMIE ANDERSON, 23 from Lake Tahoe, California - Snowboard - Slopestyle. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131010_497_sc5_027~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 10, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - TRAVIS GANONG, 25 from Squaw Valley, Idaho - Alpine Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131009_497_sc5_026~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 9, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - TRAVIS JAYNER, 31, from Riverview, Nebraska - Speedskating. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_497_sc5_025~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014~Oct. 1, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - JOHN DALY, 28, from Smithtown, New York - Skeleton. USOC Olympic Media Summit in Park City. Daly has been on the World Cup podium many times since he began competing in skeleton racing in 2001 and secured a place at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he finished 17th. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131016_497_sc5_024~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 16, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - JIMMY JOSEPH, 51 from New Hartford, New York - Paralympics - Curling. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131016_497_sc5_023~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 16, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - ASHLEY CALDWELL, 20 from Ashburn, Virginia - Freestyle Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131016_497_sc5_022~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 16, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - AMY PURDY, 34 from Las Vegas, Nevada - Paralympics - Snowboarding. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131009_497_sc5_021~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 9, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - RICO ROMAN, 32 from Portland, Oregon - Paralympics - Sled Hockey. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_497_sc5_020~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 3, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - HILARY KNIGHT, 24 from Sun Valley, Idaho - Women's Ice Hocky. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131010_497_sc5_019~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 10, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - EMILY COOK, 34 from Belmont, Massachussetts - Freestyle Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131009_497_sc5_018~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 9, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - BRIAN HANSEN, 23 from Glenview, Illinois - Speedskating. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_497_sc5_017~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 2, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - Slopestyle Snowboarder JAMIE ANDERSON, 23 from Lake Tahoe hops in the air strapped to her board during USOC Olympic Media Summit 213. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130930_497_sc5_016~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Sept. 30, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S. - LOLO JONES - Women's Bobsled pusher. USOC Olympic Media Summit in Park City. The Olympic track star continues to work hard in the gym and meet the demands of the U.S. Bobsled team. She is eating a reported 9,000 calories per day to bulk up in order to push a bobsled downhill. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_497_sc5_015~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 3, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - ALICE MCKENNIS, 24 from Glenwood Springs, Colorado - Alpine Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_497_sc5_014~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 1, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - KERI HERMAN, 30, from Bloomington, Minnesota - Freestyle Skiing - Slopestyle. USOC Olympic Media Summit. Herman won a silver medal in Slopestyle at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado and took bronze at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. She currently holds a total of four Winter X Games medals. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130930_497_sc5_013~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Sept. 30, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S. - NOELLE PIKUS-PACE - Skeleton. USOC Olympic Media Summit in Park City. Pikus-Pace is a skeleton racer who began her career in 2001. She has won five medals at the FIBT World Championships and was a competitor in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131016_497_sc5_012~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 16, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - JEREMY WAGNER, 32 from Nanakuli, Hawaii - Paralympics - Nordic Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_497_sc5_011~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 3, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - KIKKAN RANDALL, 30 from Anchorage, Alaska - Cross Country. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_497_sc5_010~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 3, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - NICK BAUMGARTNER, 31, from Iron River, Michigan - Snowboard - Snowboardcross. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131014_497_sc5_009~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 14, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - SARAH HENDRICKSON, 19 from Park City, Utah - Ski Jumping. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131003_497_sc5_008~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 3, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - LAURENNE ROSS, 25 from Bend, Oregon - Alpine Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_497_sc5_007~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 2, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, 21 from Eagle-Vail, Colorado - Alpine Skiing. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130930_497_sc5_006~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Sept. 30, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S. - NOELLE PIKUS-PACE - Skeleton. USOC Olympic Media Summit. Pikus-Pace is a skeleton racer who began her career in 2001. She has won five medals at the FIBT World Championships and was a competitor in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_497_sc5_005~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 1, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - SIMON DUMONT, 26 from Bethel, Maine - Freestyle Skiing - Halfpipe. USOC Olympic Media Summit. Simon is known for consistent contest results and is regarded as the best pipe skier in the World. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130930_497_sc5_004~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Sept. 30, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S. - AJA EVANS - Women's bobsled. USOC Olympic Media Summit. A 2002 Olympic silver medalist, Evans got a record score in bobsled's combine tests, won this year's wheeled push track title, set a track record for the push start in just her third day on ice and then helped win both sets of races in the team trials at Lake Placid. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130930_497_sc5_003~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Sept. 30, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S.- PATRICK MEEK - Speedskating. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_497_sc5_002~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~Oct. 1, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - KATIE UHLAENDER, 29, from Vail, Colorado - Skeleton. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_497_sc5_001~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014~Oct. 2, 2013 - Park City, Utah, U.S - JESSIE VETTER, 28 from Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. USOC Olympic Media Summit. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_497_sc5_000~Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire~Road To Sochi 2014 - Team USA~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 497 - Road To Sochi 2014 - Launched October 22, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - With just a little more than 100 days until the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the U.S. Team trials are kicking into gear. Sochi will be the first Russian city to host an Olympic or Paralympic Games as the 1980 Olympic Games were held in the Soviet Union. Approximately 250 of Team USA's finest athletes competing over 17 days across 98 medal events, with events starting on Feb. 6. Less than two weeks later, nearly 60 U.S. athletes will compete in Sochi at the Paralympic Winter Games across 72 medal events. The Olympic Games are the most important sporting event in the world. Hundreds of athletes prepare for it their whole lives and those who make it to the Olympic podium become an example to millions of others. With the 2014 Olympic Winters Games competition beginning on Feb. 6, it will mark the first time in history that a Winter Games have started events before the Opening Ceremony (Feb. 7). (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~With just a little more than 100 days until the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the U.S. Team trials are kicking into gear. Sochi will be the first Russian city to host an Olympic or Paralympic Games as the 1980 Olympic Games were held in the Soviet Union. Approximately 250 of Team USA's finest athletes competing over 17 days across 98 medal events, with events starting on Feb. 6. Less than two weeks later, nearly 60 U.S. athletes will compete in Sochi at the Paralympic Winter Games across 72 medal events. The Olympic Games are the most important sporting event in the world. Hundreds of athletes prepare for it their whole lives and those who make it to the Olympic podium become an example to millions of others. With the 2014 Olympic Winters Games competition beginning on Feb. 6, it will mark the first time in history that a Winter Games have started events before the Opening Ceremony (Feb. 7). :
2010~zrep542~20140519_542_cv4_048~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Apr 18, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - ELISHA MORROW and TIFFANY BERKLAND were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. Elisha thought about faking a suicide attempt to get away from him; 'he haunts your person by day and your dreams at night.' They did not report the harassment for fear of being kicked out but came forward when they met a third victim. When their case went to trial, they met a fourth young woman who had been raped recently by the same company commander. Berkland and Morrow are guilt ridden for not coming forward sooner. They sit in their hotel room after attending the Truth and Justice Summit on MST. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140519_542_cv4_047~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Mar 13, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Military lawyers from the US Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard are grilled by lawmakers during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss sexual assaults in the US Armed Forces. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_046~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan 23, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - TSgt JENNIFER NORRIS was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. Nancy Parrish, President, Protect Our Defenders, comforts her as she breaks down after testifying before the sparsely attended House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, to discuss sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_045~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan 23, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - TSgt JENNIFER NORRIS was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. She testified on Capitol Hill before the sparsely attended House Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_044~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 29, 2013 - Marysville, District of Columbia, U.S. - VIRGINIA MESSICK was raped by her drill sergeant at Lackland Air Force Base during basic training. Her rapist was convicted of raping 10 women under his command and while serving a 20 year prison sentence, committed suicide. Messick and her husband watch a screening of 'The Invisible War' at a theatre. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_043~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Apr 18, 2013 - Washington, D.C., U.S. - ELISHA MORROW and TIFFANY BERKLAND were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. Elisha thought about faking a suicide attempt to get away from him; ''he haunts your person by day and your dreams at night. ''They did not report the harassment for fear of being kicked out but came forward when they met a third victim. When their case went to trial, they met a fourth young woman who had been raped recently by the same company commander. Berkland and Morrow are guilt ridden for not coming forward sooner. They sit in their hotel room after attending the Truth and Justice Summit on MST. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_042~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Dec 7, 2013 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - HEATHER PICOVITCH was a decorated US Navy recruiter when she was drugged and raped by a male recruiter in her office. She lost her career after reporting the assault and her rapist received a minor reprimand. She lives with her family in Biloxi, Mississippi and struggles to make sense of her traumatic experience and the effect it has had on her life. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/Mary F. Calvert)~:20140519_542_cv4_041~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Feb 28, 2014 - Alliance, Ohio, U.S. - GARY NOLING holds his daughter Carrie's journal on the anniversary of her suicide. Carrie Goodwin suffered severe retaliation after reporting her rape to her US Marine commanders. Five days after she was went home with a bad conduct discharge, she drank herself to death. 'It destroyed my family. When Carrie died i lost all three of my kids and my grandkids. I lost two thirds of me. Two thirds of me is in that box of ashes.' He did not know she had been raped until after her death. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20140519_542_cv4_040~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 19, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - US Army Pfc. (Private First Class) Natasha Schuette, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. Now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, she attends a civilian counseling session because it is too difficult to get regular counseling appointments in the US Army. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140419_542_cv4_039~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 19, 2014 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Brianna Roepke, Brittany Fintel and Melissa Bania sit with their PTSD service dogs at Brittany's home in San Diego, California. Brittany got MST survivors from her support group together to make banners inscribed with their sexual assault experiences in the US Navy. The next evening they hung them on a foot bridge in front of the entrance to Naval Station San Diego. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140419_542_cv4_038~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 19, 2014 - San Diego, California, U.S. - US Navy Military Sexual Trauma survivors got together at Brittany Fintel's San Diego, California home to make banners inscribed with their sexual assault experiences in the US Navy. The next evening they hung them on a foot bridge in front of the entrance to Naval Station San Diego. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140418_542_cv4_037~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 18, 2014 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Brittany Fintel served in the US Navy, she was grabbed and pinned down on a bed by her Lead Petty Officer while she was stationed in Bahrain on the USS Gridley. Another sailor witnessed the attack but turned and left as she screamed and fought off her attacker. She reported the attack and was told she had an ''adjustment disorder'', taken off the ship and eventually was separated from the navy due to PTSD. She joined the military to see the world and get her college paid for, but her experience in the Navy shattered all her sense of trust. 'They kick the victim out. The victim is more fucked up in the head than apparently the rapist,' she said, weeping on her couch at home in San Diego. Her PTSD service dog 'Indiana' is never far from her side. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140320_542_cv4_036~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 20, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - The bedside bookshelf with medicine and machine gun of US Army Pfc. Natasha Schuette, 21, who was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. She is now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. she sleeps with a gun, machete and two knives next to her bed. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140320_542_cv4_035~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 20, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - US Army Pfc. Natasha Schuette, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. She is now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140105_542_cv4_034~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 5, 2014 - Clermont, Florida, U.S. - SUZIE CHAMPOUX mourns the death of her daughter, Army Sgt. Sophie Champoux who committed suicide under suspicious circumstances after being repeatedly raped while in the US Army. Suzie places a picture of her daughter in a display case at her local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter in Clermont. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140105_542_cv4_033~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 5, 2014 - Clermont, Florida, U.S. - Suzie Champoux mourns the death of her daughter, Army Sgt. Sophie Champoux who committed suicide under suspicious circumstances after being repeatedly raped while in the US Army. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140104_542_cv4_032~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 4, 2014 - Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. - CONNIE SUE FOSS was raped while in the US Army. She hasn't been able to hold down a job to care for herself and her daughter. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_542_cv4_031~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Dec. 7, 2013 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - Military rape survivor JESSICA HINVES, meets with fellow military rape survivors in Biloxi, while her son Patrick plays. Jessica Hinves, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. The case against her rapist was thrown out the day before the trial was to begin by a commander who said 'Though he didn't act like a gentleman, there was no reason to prosecute.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131118_542_cv4_030~Mary F. Calvert~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Nov. 18, 2013 - Oceanside, California, U.S. - Marines meet women at locals bars outside Camp Pendleton in Oceanside. Drinking culture is strong in the US Armed Forces. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130529_542_cv4_029~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 29, 2013 - Marysville, CA, U.S - Virginia Messick was raped by her drill sergeant at Lackland Air Force Base during basic training. Her rapist was convicted of raping 10 women under his command and is serving a 20 year prison sentence. Messick and her husband watch a screening of ''The Invisible War'' at a theatre in Marysville. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130528_542_cv4_028~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 28, 2013 - Santa Rosa, California, U.S. - Kate Weber was raped one week into a deployment to Germany when she was nineteen. 'I just lost everything. I know he was a repeat offender the moment he touched me. He was able to get away with it because the chain of command allowed it. 'She suffers from severe PTSD brought on by Military Sexual Trauma when she was in the US Air Force. Her seven year old son Ryan suffers from secondary PTSD. They talk at in Kate's bedroom of their Rohnert Park home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130502_542_cv4_027~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 2, 2013 - Rumford, Maine, U.S - TSgt Jennifer Norris was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. In tech school, she fought off the sexual assault of her instructor and later evaded the advances of her commanders. ''It‰Ûªs like being in a domestic violence marriage that you can't get divorced from,'' she said. Norris reported the assaults, rape and harassment and saw her attackers punished but then suffered a sustained campaign of retaliation by her peers at work. Now she suffers with PTSD brought on by MST and is unable to work. Norris has become an advocate and is the Maine Coordinator for the Military Rape Crisis Center, counseling MST survivors from her home in Rumford, Maine. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130418_542_cv4_026~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 18, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Tiffany Berkland and Elisha Morrow were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. Elisha thought about faking a suicide attempt to get away from him; 'he haunts your person by day and your dreams at night. 'They did not report the harassment for fear of being kicked out but came forward when they met a third victim. Berkland and Morrow are guilt ridden for not coming forward sooner. They sit in their hotel room after attending the Truth and Justice Summit on MST. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130417_542_cv4_025~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 17, 2013 - Washington, D.C, U.S - Tiffany Berkland and Elisha Morrow were sexually harassed by the same company commander when they were in basic training after joining the Coast Guard. Elisha thought about faking a suicide attempt to get away from him; ''he haunts your person by day and your dreams at night.''They did not report the harassment for fear of being kicked out but came forward when they met a third victim. Berkland and Morrow are guilt ridden for not coming forward sooner. They attend a workshop on ''Navigating the VA Military Sexual Trauma Claims Process'' during the Truth and Justice Summit on MST in Washington, D.C. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130328_542_cv4_024~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 28, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Jessica Hinves, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. The case against her rapist was thrown out the day before the trial was to begin by a commander who said 'Though he didn't act like a gentleman, there was no reason to prosecute.' She holds her baby Marley at her home in Hampton. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130328_542_cv4_023~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 28, 2013 - Hampton, Virginia, U.S - Jessica Hinves, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. The case against her rapist was thrown out the day before the trial was to begin by a commander who said ''Though he didn't act like a gentleman, there was no reason to prosecute.'' She prays with her family before dinner at home in Hampton, Va. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130313_542_cv4_022~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 13, 2013 - Washington, DC, U.S - Military lawyers from the US Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss sexual assaults in the US Armed Forces. With the United States promoting itself as a beacon of freedom and human dignity to the rest of the world, how does it win the war of ideas in places like Afghanistan, where our leaders decry the abuse of women by the Taliban, while allowing the same abuse within the organization that is the initial point of contact for most Afghanis: the tip of the American foreign policy spear. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130123_542_cv4_021~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 23, 2013 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - TSgt JENNIFER NORRIS was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. She breaks down while testifying before the sparsely attended House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, to discuss sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130123_542_cv4_020~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 23, 2013 - Annapolis, MD, U.S - TSgt Jennifer Norris was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. Nancy Parrish, President, Protect Our Defenders, comforts her as she breaks down after testifing before the sparsely attended House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, to discuss sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130123_542_cv4_019~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 23, 2013 - Annapolis, MD, U.S - TSgt Jennifer Norris was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. She testified on Capitol Hill before the sparsely attended House Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss sexual misconduct by basic training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140519_542_cv4_018~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 19, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - US Army Pfc. (Private First Class) NATASHA SCHUETTE, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. Now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, she attends a civilian counseling session because it is too difficult to get regular counseling appointments in the US Army. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140421_542_cv4_017~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~April 21, 2014 - San Diego, California, U.S. - MELISSA BANIA, holds her banner, before hanging it on the foot bridge across from the entrance to Naval Station San Diego. US Navy Military Sexual Trauma survivors got together at Brittany Fintel's San Diego home to make banners inscribed with their sexual assault experiences in the US Navy. That evening, under cover of darkness, they hung them on a foot bridge in front of the entrance to Naval Station San Diego. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140331_542_cv4_016~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 31, 2014 - Arlington, Virginia, U.S. - US Army Pfc. NATASHA SCHUETTE, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. Now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, she received a citation at the Pentagon for reporting the assault. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140321_542_cv4_015~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 21, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - US Army Pfc. NATASHA SCHUETTE, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. She is now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140320_542_cv4_014~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 20, 2014 - Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. - US Army Pfc. (Private First Class) NATASHA SCHUETTE, 21, was sexually assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training and subsequently suffered harassment by other drill sergeants after reporting the assault at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is serving just four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees, Natasha suffers daily from PTSD because of the attack. She is now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A loner since her assault, she sets up a survival green house in her back yard. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_542_cv4_013~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Feb. 28, 2014 - Akron, Ohio, U.S. - MEREDITH HILDERMAN was a Korean linguist in the US Marines and a newlywed when she was raped by a fellow Marine. Her master Sergeant told her ''You must have wanted it. You're married and your husband isn't here.'' Out of the military now, she sits in her Akron, Ohio home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140228_542_cv4_012~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Feb. 28, 2014 - Alliance, Ohio, U.S. - GARY NOLING stands in his daughter Carrie's bedroom on the anniversary of her suicide. Carrie Goodwin suffered severe retaliation after reporting her rape to her US Marine commanders. Five days after she was went home with a bad conduct discharge, she drank herself to death. 'It destroyed my family. When Carrie died I lost all three of my kids and my grandkids. I lost two thirds of me. Two thirds of me is in that box of ashes.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140114_542_cv4_011~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 14, 2014 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Senator KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, D-NY is fighting to take military rape cases outside the chain of command. A recent Senate vote for her proposed Military Justice Improvement Act, fell five votes short of passing. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140106_542_cv4_010~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 6, 2014 - Clermont, Florida, U.S. - SUZIE CHAMPOUX mourns the death of her daughter, Army Sgt. Sophie Champoux who committed suicide under suspicious circumstances after being repeatedly raped while in the US Army. She visits her daughter's grave in Clermont, Florida. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140104_542_cv4_009~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 4, 2014 - Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. - CONNIE SUE FOSS was raped while in the US Army and hasn't been able to hold down a job to care for herself and her daughter. She bears scars from punching a window during a PTSD episode and holds a molar she lost from grinding her teeth at night. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140103_542_cv4_008~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Jan. 3, 2014 - Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. - CONNIE SUE FOSS was raped while in the US Army. She hasn't been able to hold down a job to care for herself and her daughter. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131209_542_cv4_007~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Dec. 9, 2013 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - HEATHER PICOVITCH was a decorated US Navy recruiter when she was drugged and raped by a male recruiter in her office. She lost her career after reporting the assault and her rapist received a minor reprimand. She lives with her family in Biloxi, Mississippi and struggles to make sense of her traumatic experience and the effect it has had on her life. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_542_cv4_006~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Dec. 7, 2013 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - Military rape survivors JENNIFER NORRIS and JESSICA HINVES, smoke and discuss their assaults late into the night at Jessica's home. Norris was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. In tech school, she fought off the sexual assault of her instructor and later evaded the advances of her commanders. 'It's like being in a domestic violence marriage that you can't get divorced from,' she said. Norris reported the assaults, rape and harassment and saw her attackers punished but then suffered a sustained campaign of retaliation by her peers at work. Hinves, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. The case against her rapist was thrown out the day before the trial was to begin by a commander who said 'Though he didn't act like a gentleman, there was no reason to prosecute.' (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131207_542_cv4_005~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Dec. 7, 2013 - Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. - Sgt JENNIFER NORRIS was drugged and raped by her recruiter after joining the US Air Force when she was 21 years old. In tech school, she fought off the sexual assault of her instructor and later evaded the advances of her commanders. 'It's like being in a domestic violence marriage that you can't get divorced from,' she said. Norris reported the assaults, rape and harassment and saw her attackers punished but then suffered a sustained campaign of retaliation by her peers at work. Now she suffers with PTSD brought on by Military sexual trauma, also known as MST, and is unable to work. Norris has become an advocate and is the Maine Coordinator for the Military Rape Crisis Center, counseling MST survivors from her home in Rumford, Maine. She sits with her PTSD service dog 'Onyx' at a fellow military rape survivor's home in Biloxi. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131118_542_cv4_004~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~Nov. 18, 2013 - New York, New York, U.S. - Dr. NANCY LUTWAK, Veteran's Administration emergency room physician, opened up a room just for female vets so they could have a safe place to share their experience of being raped in the military and the health problems they face because of the assaults. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130530_542_cv4_003~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 30, 2013 - Marysville, California, U.S. - VIRGINIA MESSICK was raped by her drill sergeant at Lackland Air Force Base during basic training. Her rapist was convicted of raping 10 women under his command and is serving a 20 year prison sentence. She holds her old uniform at home. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130313_542_cv4_002~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~March 13, 2013 - Washington, DC, U.S - Jessica Hinves, right, was an Air Force fighter jet mechanic when she was raped by a member of her squadron at Lackland Air Force Base. She has a word with military officers after a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill to receive testimony on sexual assaults in the military..20130313 Photograph by Mary F. Calvert (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130529_542_cv4_001~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~May 29, 2013 - Marysville, California, U.S. - KATE WEBER was raped one week into a deployment to Germany when she was nineteen. 'I just lost everything. I know he was a repeat offender the moment he touched me. He was able to get away with it because the chain of command allowed it.' She suffers from severe PTSD brought on by Military Sexual Trauma when she was in the US Air Force. She waits for a screening of 'The Invisible War' in Marysville. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140321_542_cv4_000~Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The War Within Part II - The Survivors~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 542 - The War Within Part II - The Survivors - Launched September 2, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Women who join the US Armed Forces are being raped and sexually assaulted by their colleagues in record numbers. An estimated 26,000 rapes and sexual assaults took place in the armed forces last year; only one in seven victims reported their attacks, and just one in ten of those cases went to trial. Victims spend years drowning in shame and fear as the psychological damage silently eats away at their lives: many frequently end up addicted to drugs and alcohol, homeless or take their own lives. In 2013, the Military Justice Improvement Act was introduced, intended to change the ways the military prosecutes sexual violence crimes and restricts commanding officer's power to set aside or overturn convictions for sexual violence, but in March 2014, the bill lost by five votes. In May, the Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault found that reports of sexual assault were up 50%. In response Defense Secretary Hagel, has implemented new measures to combat sexual assault. US Army Spc. Natasha Schuette, 21, was pressured not to report being assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training at Fort Jackson. Though she was hazed by her assailant's fellow drill instructors, she refused to back down and Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is now serving four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees. Natasha, who suffers daily from PTSD was recently rewarded by the Army for her courage to report her assault. (Credit Image: © Mary F. Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Women who join the US Armed Forces are being raped and sexually assaulted by their colleagues in record numbers. An estimated 26,000 rapes and sexual assaults took place in the armed forces last year; only one in seven victims reported their attacks, and just one in ten of those cases went to trial. Victims spend years drowning in shame and fear as the psychological damage silently eats away at their lives: many frequently end up addicted to drugs and alcohol, homeless or take their own lives. In 2013, the Military Justice Improvement Act was introduced, intended to change the ways the military prosecutes sexual violence crimes and restricts commanding officer's power to set aside or overturn convictions for sexual violence, but in March 2014, the bill lost by five votes. In May, the Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault found that reports of sexual assault were up 50%. In response Defense Secretary Hagel, has implemented new measures to combat sexual assault. US Army Spc. Natasha Schuette, 21, was pressured not to report being assaulted by her drill sergeant during basic training at Fort Jackson. Though she was hazed by her assailant's fellow drill instructors, she refused to back down and Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is now serving four years in prison for assaulting her and four other female trainees. Natasha, who suffers daily from PTSD was recently rewarded by the Army for her courage to report her assault. :
2010~zrep595~20160201_595_f31_027~Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Pre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Feb. 1, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - NAKEYJA CADE, 24, Flint resident and mother of three is emotional as she speaks with RUSSELL SIMMONS Def Jam Mogul, philanthropist and founder of RushCard after he brings her family cases of water as a token of helping since she is a RushCard customer. Her filter she has changed a few times she explains to him.(Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone//Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160113_595_f31_026~Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Pre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 13, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - SINCERE SMITH 2, of Flint is one of three children living with his single mom Ariana Hawk, 25. He is suffering from severe skin rash issues. His mother says they are due to bathing in the contaminated Flint water. His mom no longer bathes him in the tap water. He is on medication to help with this extreme eczema. His skin is raised, itchy and even a bit painful. He is constantly uncomfortable. His mom now bathes him with bottled water. Not only is this inconvenient, it is quite costly. She says she is spending at least 7 dollars a week on just water for her family. (Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160201_595_f31_025~Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Pre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Feb. 1, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - RUSSELL SIMMONS, Def Jam founder/mogul, philanthropist and business owner delivers cases of water to his RushCard customers. He says this will not be the last time to visit Flint to help the community. (Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone//Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160201_595_f31_024~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Feb. 1, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - Flint residents raise their arms while praying during a town hall meeting about the Flint water crisis on Monday at Flint Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160114_595_f31_023~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 14, 2016 - Lansing, MichiganI, U.S. - NANCY BURGHER (right) of Flint holds a bottle filled with filtered City of Flint tap water from her home she said that tested at 11ppb for lead while protesting in the lobby of the George W. Romney State Office Building on Thursday against Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160130_595_f31_022~Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Fre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 30, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - A pipe VERONICA KELLEY, of Flint, removed from her home showing corrosion, seen during a sharing podium for Flint residents about their legal rights in the the Flint water crisis at Quinn Chapel AME church.(Credit Image: © Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160130_595_f31_021~Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Fre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 30, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - VERONICA KELLEY, 64, lives on the west side of Flint where they say the new homes are and holds up a pipe removed from her home showing corrosion, during a sharing podium for Flint residents about their legal rights in the the Flint water crisis at Quinn Chapel AME church. (Credit Image: © Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160121_595_f31_020~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Pr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 21, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - Flint resident ROBERT JACKSON, 54, shows of some marks left on his arm that he believes are the result of drinking contaminated Flint tap water at Flint Fire Station 3. ''I've seen the mayor drinking it so I figured it was alright,'' says Jackson about Flint's tap water. In the Summer of 2015 Jackson started getting strong red burning rashes on his arm and later decided to stop drinking the water. The rashes went down but he is left with some marks on his arm. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160121_595_f31_019~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Pr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 21, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - National Guard pfc KYLE HOLMES, right, hands over a water filter to KATHRYN BROWN, 57, who says that she even gives her cat bottled water. The National Guard and Michigan State Police goes door to door delivering bottled water and water filters to residents. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160118_595_f31_018~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 18, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - US Army National Guard 125th Infantry Battalion members from Michigan hand out water at Flint Fire Department Station 1 to help residents dealing with lead in their drinking water during the Flint water crisis. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160121_595_f31_017~Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Pr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 21, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - A sign asking people to limit picking up one case of bottled water per day at Flint Fire Station 3 on Thursday. The city has a an ongoing drinking water contamination crisis. (Credit Image: © Romain Blanquart/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160123_595_f31_016~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 23, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - MIKE HENRY Sr. of Grand Blanc holds his grandson KAIDEN OLIVARES, 3, as he screams while giving a blood sample to be tested for lead at the Masonic Temple in downtown Flint. 'I'm upset I had to do that to him,' Henry Sr. said who moved with his family outside of the city to Grand Blanc. 'My grandson has had rashes. He's been in the hospital. We have a concern now about the hospital's water. My daughter has hair loss in the past that we've had no clue. We're just trying to find out if maybe that's it. Our whole family resides in Flint. We've ate in Flint. We've drank water in Flint. We've been in Flint restaurants so we have high concern.' (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160123_595_f31_015~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 23, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - MYCAL ANDERSON, 9, of Flint, sheds a tear while being afraid to have a blood sample taken to be tested for lead at the Masonic Temple in downtown Flint. The free lead level testing event for children and adults was sponsored by The Sanders Law Firm to help Flint residents dealing with the Flint water crisis to find out how they've been effected. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151006_595_f31_014~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 6, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - Flint residents are shown how to attach their free water filters to their faucets by Home Depot workers at the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department on Lippincott that state of Michigan is providing to residents with partnership from the Michigan Department of Health Human Services and the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department. The filter distribution is part of Governor Snyder's water action plan for the city since high levels of lead have been found in the drinking water that comes from the Flint River. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151002_595_f31_013~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 2, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - MONA HANNA-ATTISHA, MD, MPH program director for the pediatric residency at the Hurley Children's Hospital at Hurley Medical Center is seen in her office at Hurley Medical Center. Dr. Hanna-Attisha's research showed that the percentage of children with elevated blood-lead levels in some Flint zip codes nearly doubled since the city began to draw its water from the Flint River. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151008_595_f31_012~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 8, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - A man is seen walking along a street over the Flint River near the Hamilton Dam in downtown Flint. Governor Rick Snyder announced supporting the city of Flint switching back to the Detroit water system from using the Flint River during a press conference in Flint. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151008_595_f31_011~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 8, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - Freeman Elementary School 6th graders KASHIF NANCE (left) and JOHN ORR push a cart loaded with bottle water donated to their school while distributing the water to classes on Thursday at the Flint school. Freeman had a water sample tested at 101 parts per billion for lead exceeding the 15 parts per billion standard. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151001_595_f31_010~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 1, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - DEWAYNE FORNEY, of Flint, looks on while holding his daughter VANESSA FORNEY as ANJHE' WALKER (center), 14, and ESTELLA WALKER (left) mix baby formula using bottled water in the parking lot of a restaurant in downtown Flint on Thursday for the children Vanessa and Dewayne Forney Jr. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151001_595_f31_009~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Oct. 1, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - LEE ANNE WALTERS, of Flint, pours gallons of bottled water into a bucket and pan to warm up for her two twin sons to take a weekly bath as her son GAVIN WALTERS 4, looks on on. Walters uses 8-10 gallons of bottled water to avoid her children's exposure to the Flint drinking water that contains high levels of lead since the city switched from getting their water from Detroit to use water from the Flint River. 'My family will never drink from a tap again. Never ever it's too scary,' Walters said. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160112_595_f31_008~Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Pre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 12, 2016 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - SINCERE SMITH, 2, of Flint is one of three children living with his single mom Ariana Hawk, 25. He is suffering from severe skin rash issues his mother believes are due to bathing in the contaminated Flint water. His mom no longer bathes him in the tap water. He is on medication to help with this extreme eczema. His skin is raised, itchy and even a bit painful. He is constantly uncomfortable. The discomfort causes his entire family to stress when he is stressed. The sight of water often causes the 2-year-old to break down or retreat to himself. His mom now bathes him with bottled water. Not only is this inconvenient, it is quite costly. She says she is spending at least 7 dollars a week on just water for her family. She cannot afford to have bills likes this. (Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160113_595_f31_007~Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Pre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 13, 2016 - Michigan, Michigan, U.S. - CARL HUNTERE, 48, of Flint, walks home through the snow from the North End Soup Kitchen at 735 E. Stewart Ave. where he received a case of free bottled water. (Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160114_595_f31_006~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 14, 2016 - Lansing, Michigan, U.S. - Flint resident GLADYES WILLIAMSON (center) shouts with over one hundred residents while protesting against Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis at the state capitol building. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160115_595_f31_005~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 21, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - LEEANNE WALTERS, 36, of Flint, shows water samples from her home to Flint's new emergency manager JERRY AMBROSE after city and state officials spoke during a forum discussing growing health concerns about the drinking water being raised by Flint residents at the Flint City Hall dome. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160119_595_f31_004~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 19, 2016 - Lansing, Michigan, U.S. - Protestors bang on the windows and doors while screaming against Snyder before Governor Rick Snyder addresses the Flint water crisis during his State of the State speech on Tuesday at the state Capitol Building. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160119_595_f31_003~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 19, 2016 - Lansing, Michigan, U.S. - Governor RICK SNYDER apologizes Tuesday during his State of the State speech about the Flint water crisis at the state Capitol Building in Lansing. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160119_595_f31_002~Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Fre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 19, 2016 - Lansing, Michigan, U.S. - SHAKYA PEA, 33, of Flint holds up a sign that says Flint Lives Matter, during a protest in front of the state capitol. Pea says she came down on a bus with other young business owners from Flint. (Credit Image: © Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150121_595_f31_001~Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~Jan. 21, 2015 - Flint, Michigan, U.S. - Flint resident GLADYES WILLIAMSON-BUNNELL holds a sample of water that came from her home she saved from August 2014 after Flint switched from getting its water from Detroit to using the Flint River water as a drinking source while officials spoke to a crowd about the water quality issues at a town hall meeting in the Flint City Hall dome on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160112_595_f31_000~Regina Boone/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Flint Water Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 595 - Flint Water Crisis - Launched Feb. 2, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The water crisis in Flint, the Michigan city grappling with toxic lead contamination in its drinking water following a cost-saving measure, is now getting high-level attention from the state's top legal official. The damage stems from a decision two years ago by the state, which had taken over the city's budget amid a financial emergency, to save money by switching Flint's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant resigned in December after acknowledging that the DEQ failed to require the addition of needed corrosion-control chemicals to the corrosive Flint River water. As a result, lead leached from pipes, joints and fixtures, contaminating the drinking water for an unknown number of Flint households. Lead causes permanent brain damage in children, as well as other health problems. For months, state officials downplayed reports of lead in the water and a spike in the lead levels in the blood of Flint children before acknowledging a problem Oct. 1. Since then, Gov. Rick Snyder has faced repeated questions about when he first knew there was too much lead in Flint's drinking water. The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint's drinking water, a man-made public health catastrophe. (Credit Image: © Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The water crisis in Flint, the Michigan city grappling with toxic lead contamination in its drinking water following a cost-saving measure, is now getting high-level attention from the state's top legal official. The damage stems from a decision two years ago by the state, which had taken over the city's budget amid a financial emergency, to save money by switching Flint's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant resigned in December after acknowledging that the DEQ failed to require the addition of needed corrosion-control chemicals to the corrosive Flint River water. As a result, lead leached from pipes, joints and fixtures, contaminating the drinking water for an unknown number of Flint households. Lead causes permanent brain damage in children, as well as other health problems. For months, state officials downplayed reports of lead in the water and a spike in the lead levels in the blood of Flint children before acknowledging a problem Oct. 1. Since then, Gov. Rick Snyder has faced repeated questions about when he first knew there was too much lead in Flint's drinking water. The FBI is now investigating the contamination of Flint's drinking water, a man-made public health catastrophe.:
2010~zrep493~20130825_493_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico - A member of a self-defense force shows off a silver-plated AK-47 he said was seized from the Knights Templar cartel as they fled town. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Buenavista, Michoacan, Mexico - A member of a self-defense force shows high-caliber ammunition being used to fight off the Knights Templar cartel. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico - A member of a self-defense group from Aquila shows bruises and wounds he said he received when Michoacan state policeman beat him with the butt of a rifle. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Pinzandaro, Michoavan, Mexico - JOSE MANUEL MIRELES, the self-defense forces leader, who is coordinating self-defense forces, arrives at a militia position in the hills. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Tepaltepec, Michoacan, Mexico - JOSE MANUEL MIRELES, the self-defense forces leader, gets a hug from his daughter. An array of self-defense groups are now working together to chase away the Knights Templar, a brutal drug gang that controls much of Michoacan. The Mexican army has been deployed to the area, but locals say they do not have much trust in the military. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Pizandaro, Michoacana, Mexico - A member of a self-defense group rests in a truck bed. President Enrique Pena Nieto deployed Mexican army troops to Michoacan state in May. The soldiers are mostly manning checkpoints. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Coalcoman, Michoacan, Mexico - Self-defense forces gather in anticipation of a possible confrontation with state security forces. The group had heard a rumor that state police had arrested leaders of a citizen militia from a neighboring town. It ended up being a false alarm. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Tepalcatepec, Michoacan, Mexico - A self-defense force member is seen through the window of a shot-up armored truck the group said they seized from the Knights Templar drug gang as they fled town. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~Aug. 25, 2013 - Division Del Norte, Michoacan, Mexico - A member of a self-defense force shows an AK-47 with a high-storage ammunition cartridge that holds at least 500 rounds. They were at first armed only with shotguns and even slingshots but say they are increasingly seizing weapons, ammunition, bullet proof vests and other bounty as the Knights Templar drug gang flee towns. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130825_493_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Kill or be Killed~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 493 - Kill or Be Killed - Launched September 24, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - In central Mexico's hills, an audacious band of citizen militias is making strides against the oppressive Knights Templar drug gang - something they say federal forces have not managed to do in a decade. ''We are coming together with only one thing in mind: Kill or be killed,'' says Jose Manuel Mireles, a surgeon under whom the self-defense groups are coalescing. Mireles, who used to work for the Red Cross in California, has become a leader of the self-defense movement in Michoacan state, helping coordinate groups that had been scattered in different towns and operating independently. They say their aim is to end years of violence and extortion by the Knights Templar drug cartel. 'They kidnapped my sisters, they tried to kill my wife and my children, and when they started going into the schools and taking the baby girls, 11-year-olds, 12-year-olds, that was my breaking point.' (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In central Mexico's hills, an audacious band of citizen militias is making strides against the oppressive Knights Templar drug gang - something they say federal forces have not managed to do in a decade. ''We are coming together with only one thing in mind: Kill or be killed,'' says Jose Manuel Mireles, a surgeon under whom the self-defense groups are coalescing. Mireles, who used to work for the Red Cross in California, has become a leader of the self-defense movement in Michoacan state, helping coordinate groups that had been scattered in different towns and operating independently. They say their aim is to end years of violence and extortion by the Knights Templar drug cartel. 'They kidnapped my sisters, they tried to kill my wife and my children, and when they started going into the schools and taking the baby girls, 11-year-olds, 12-year-olds, that was my breaking point.' :
2010~zrep584~20140607_584_t130_030~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 7, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - ARCHIE TWO EAGLES JR. and SHAWN PATTON, far right, hold an ''emergency'' medicine bag that includes sage, sweet grass that will help them in times of spiritual need. Suicide is unusually high on the reservation. Shaman Rick Two Dogs holds an annual boy's youth camp to help them battle the negative influences that young Lakota men face including alcoholism and depression. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140606_584_t130_029~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 6, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - A hunter is allowed the honor of drinking the still warm blood of the buffalo as a tribute to the life it gave up. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140606_584_t130_028~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 6, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - ED IRON CLOUD III holds the heart of a buffalo after it has been slaughtered for meat and its different parts for ceremonial purposes. The buffalo before it was nearly exterminated was central to the thriving Lakota culture on the plains. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140606_584_t130_027~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 6, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - In Porcupine on the reservation, a bison has been felled for meat and ceremonial purposes. Notably the hide and skull are used in sacred ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140606_584_t130_026~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 6, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - In Porcupine on the Pine Ridge Reservation, a bison has been felled for meat and ceremonial purposes. Notably the hide and skull are used in sacred ceremonies. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140605_584_t130_025~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~June 5, 2014 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - During the Crazy Horse Memorial Ride, participants wake up to take care of the horses in camp near the White River. The horse was essential to Lakota in effectively securing buffalo as a food source to survive the harsh and long winters. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131203_584_t130_024~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Dec. 3, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - Sister NONA, father OLD NELSON, and KALEB head out from Sanford Children's Hospital after KALEB saw a specialist for a checkup. The family drove 700 miles round trip to see a decent specialist. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131203_584_t130_023~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Dec. 3, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - At a hotel in Sioux Falls, KAREN NOREEN HEHAKA ISNALA watches over her son, Kaleb. The next day he is to see a specialist. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131203_584_t130_022~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Dec. 3, 2013 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota - At the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, KALEB walks down the hallway to see a specialist. The family drove 700 miles round trip from their home on the reservation. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131004_584_t130_021~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Oct. 4, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - On the Pine Ridge reservation, Oid Nelson spends some time with son KALEB who loves playing with a smartphone. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_584_t130_020~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Oct. 2, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KALEB'S special education teacher, right, does not feel she can do much for him at the public school. Kaleb 11, has a genetic mutation that makes him inordinately large for his age and autistic. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131002_584_t130_019~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Oct. 2, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KALEB refuses to try a c-pap machine for his sleep apnea because of his claustrophobia. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_584_t130_018~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Oct. 1, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KAREN NOREEN HEHAKA ISNALA is raising KALEB 11, a son who a genetic mutation that makes him inordinately large for his age and autistic. She is raising money to take her son to Sioux Falls to see a specialist. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131001_584_t130_017~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Oct. 1, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - JOE GIAGO cooks a medicinal puppy soup which is used in healing ceremonies. The Lakota believe that sunka or dog sacrificed himself for humans in a time of spiritual need. In the background is the fire used to heat rocks to be used in a sweat. Giago is holding on to a piece of wood he will shape into a traditional bow. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130719_584_t130_016~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 19, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - In the village of Oglala on the reservation, DEVIN RUNS ABOVE eats a breakfast of raw ramen because his mother was out drinking in White Clay, Nebraska, a reservation border town that sells 5 million cans of malt liquor to mostly Indians. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130718_584_t130_015~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 18, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KAREN NOREEN HEHAKA ISNALA is raising KALEB 11, a son who a genetic mutation that makes him inordinately large for his age and autistic. There is a stigma to having a child with a disability in addition to the challenges of living on one of the poorest places in the United States. Karen helps her son into their FEMA trailer after therapy in an inflatable pool. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130718_584_t130_014~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 18, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KAREN NOREEN HEHAKA ISNALA is raising KALEB 11, a son who a genetic mutation that makes him inordinately large for his age and autistic. There is a stigma to having a child with a disability in addition to the challenges of living on one of the poorest places in the United States. She helps him with a diaper because of his needs. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130718_584_t130_013~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 18, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - KAREN NOREEN HEHAKA ISNALA is raising KALEB 11, a son who a genetic mutation that makes him inordinately large for his age and autistic. There is a stigma to having a child with a disability in addition to the challenges of living on one of the poorest places in the United States. In spite of all the challenges, she refuses to have him institutionalized because of the United States' disgraceful record of properly caring for Native children, she said. Swimming in a pool is one of the few therapies that seem to help her son. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130718_584_t130_012~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 18, 2013 - White Clay, Nebraska - Three Lakotas struggle with their alcoholism in a border town that sells 5 million cans of malt beer to natives a year. In the background is a mural that points to a period of time where a white settler received help from the Lakotas. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130717_584_t130_011~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 17, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - Participants in a Sun Dance in a remote part of Porcupine village raise the sacred tree around which they will dance while tethered to a tree by a rope and hooks in their chests and shoulders. The spot where a cotton wood tree is planted represents the center of the universe. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130717_584_t130_010~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 17, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - Participants in a Sun Dance in the remote village of Porcupine carry off a cotton wood tree to be symbolically used as the center of the universe in the ceremony which is considered one of the seven sacred rites. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130716_584_t130_009~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 16, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - A family mourns the death of a matriarch who died from cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 52, the average lifespan of a Lakota woman on the reservation. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130716_584_t130_008~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 16, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - A participant in a Sun Dance with 'pieces of flesh' that were sacrificed from a recent Sun Dance emerges from a tipi ready for another ceremony. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130716_584_t130_007~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 16, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - The stars are out on the eve of a Sun Dance ceremony in a remote part of Porcupine village. There are dozens of Sun Dances that maintain what is considered one of the seven sacred rites in the Lakota tradition. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130715_584_t130_006~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~July 15, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - OLD NELSON takes a walk with son KALEB on a country road near his house. Walking is one of the few forms of therapy that Kaleb enjoys. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130215_584_t130_005~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Feb. 15, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - Sons of tribal chiefs see a band of horses running by during a protest at the Wounded Knee cemetery. It was considered a sign from the creator that a dispute over a piece of trading post land being sold by the family of a former white trader would be resolved favorably. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130215_584_t130_004~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Feb. 15, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - This frozen horse, hit by a car, was found on the side of a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) road in the middle of winter on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The horse and the buffalo are the two most important animals in the Lakota culture. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130215_584_t130_003~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Feb. 15, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - THOMAS D., a Lakota man with mental illness, warms by his trailer wood stove while unrolling a piece of candy during a cold winter day. He only has cotton socks drying on his bed. His sister, who looks after him, lives in a house next door. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130213_584_t130_002~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Feb. 13, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - DARLENE BLACK BEAR RED STAR, a chronic inebriate, sheds a tear over news on the radio that a friend thought she had died in the streets of White Clay, a town on the edge of the reservation that sells 5 million cans of malt beer to natives a year. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130213_584_t130_001~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~Feb. 13, 2013 - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota - PETE LITTLE BOY, dozes off in the wood stove heated trailer that his family lives in. He is suffering from a toothache, but there is no gas money to drive him to Rapid City, two hours away, to see a dentist. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150908_584_t130_000~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Healing the Broken Hoop~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 584 - Healing the Broken Hoop - Launched Sept. 8, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 2015 marks the 125th Anniversary of Wounded Knee, which took place near Wounded Knee creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1890. 150 mostly battle-retreating innocent women and children were murdered, which in some way, signified the defeat of the Plains Indians and the triumph of European civilization. The reservation system was created as a series of concentration camps to control a Native population from further impeding the progress of Manifest Destiny. The counties that make up Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota have been consistently the poorest of 3,143 counties in the USA. The poverty on Pine Ridge can only be described as third world, with homes overcrowded, and many are without running water. Pine Ridge Statistics : Unemployment rate of 80% - Per capita income of $4,000 - 8 Times the United States rate of diabetes - 5 Times the United States rate of cervical cancer - Twice the rate of heart disease - 8 Times the United States rate of Tuberculosis - Alcoholism rate estimated as high as 80% - 1 in 4 infants born with fetal alcohol syndrome or effects - Suicide rate more than twice the national rate - Teen suicide rate 4 times the national rate - Infant mortality is three times the national rate - Life expectancy on Pine Ridge is the lowest in the United States and the 2nd lowest in the Western Hemisphere. Only Haiti has a lower rate. In spite of the tragic consequences of depression, alcoholism, poverty, and disease that have followed for more than six generations, there is a yearning to preserve the Lakota way of life that persists to this day. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~2015 marks the 125th Anniversary of Wounded Knee, which took place near Wounded Knee creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1890. 150 mostly battle-retreating innocent women and children were murdered, which in some way, signified the defeat of the Plains Indians and the triumph of European civilization. The reservation system was created as a series of concentration camps to control a Native population from further impeding the progress of Manifest Destiny. The counties that make up Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota have been consistently the poorest of 3,143 counties in the USA. The poverty on Pine Ridge can only be described as third world, with homes overcrowded, and many are without running water. Pine Ridge Statistics : Unemployment rate of 80% - Per capita income of $4,000 - 8 Times the United States rate of diabetes - 5 Times the United States rate of cervical cancer - Twice the rate of heart disease - 8 Times the United States rate of Tuberculosis - Alcoholism rate estimated as high as 80% - 1 in 4 infants born with fetal alcohol syndrome or effects - Suicide rate more than twice the national rate - Teen suicide rate 4 times the national rate - Infant mortality is three times the national rate - Life expectancy on Pine Ridge is the lowest in the United States and the 2nd lowest in the Western Hemisphere. Only Haiti has a lower rate. In spite of the tragic consequences of depression, alcoholism, poverty, and disease that have followed for more than six generations, there is a yearning to preserve the Lakota way of life that persists to this day. :
2010~zrep373~20090209_373_tk2_015~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Publication by UNDCP (United Nations Drug and Crime Program). Basic information about medicines and drugs (intoxicants) as harm reduction and health education regarding hard drug use. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_014~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - A man shoots up heroine with a syringe needle while squatting in an alley. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_013~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - As most addicts, an addict inhales the vapor from heated heroin powder which turns to a liquid, using a silver leaf. Inaccessibility of syringes dictate most addicts to smoke the drug. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_012~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - An addict inhales heroin in a method addicts call ''chasing the dragon.'' Most addicts can't afford syringes, so by taking the silver foil from cigarette packages, they burn off the white paper backing, spread the heroin on top of the silver leaf and hold a match beneath, to heat the drug until it turns into a dark goo, which they inhale through a small straw. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_011~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Men dwell beneath an overpass in debris in one of the several drug communities. Only about 1 percent of Pakistan's addicts are female, as the fear of disgracing the family in this conservative Muslim society is so great that most women never even try the ''soft drugs,'' marijuana and hashish. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_010~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Addicts duck and hide in and behind a tunnel away from the families in the street to smoke heroin. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_009~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Life in an addict community. One of the dozens of sites where thousands of addicts live in small communities, under bridges, in alleyways or in sewers, with the rats and other vermin. There is no electricity or running water in these communities. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_008~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - An addict lies by the roadside on a scrap of cardboard. Although Pakistan has strong penalties for drug trafficking, law enforcement pays almost no attention to low-level dealers and users. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_007~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Two men wait in a detoxification clinic for treatment. Heroin is an extremely addictive opioid drug. A heroin addict's nervous system is used to accommodating high doses of heroin, which makes going through a heroin detox one of the hardest detoxes to go through making it almost impossible to go through detox without professional assistance. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)..~:20090209_373_tk2_006~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Drug addicts in squalid conditions squat in the midst of sewage in an alley and shoot up heroine with a syringe needle. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_005~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Detox drugs are handed out to addicts to help prevent the usage of Heroine. Peshawar has dozens of sites where thousands of addicts live in small drug communities. The communities are makeshift and unsanitary. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_004~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - An opium farmer stands among an opium field. Most of Pakistan's heroin comes from a close and steady source -- neighboring Afghanistan, the world's largest producer of opium poppies.(Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_003~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Hunched over beneath a sheet, an addict sparks up his heroine pipe. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_002~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - An addict stops in his tracks covering himself with a sheet to block the wind from hitting the flame that he uses to light his heroin off a silver leaf. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090209_373_tk2_001~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - An addict getting his heroin high. Most addicts steal in order to buy drugs. Heroin is very cheap from Afghanistan, a gram of heroin sells for 100 rupees, little more than a dollar. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110614_373_tk2_000~Ton Koene/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Heroin Hits New Highs~Feb. 09, 2009 - Peshawar, Pakistan - Addict smokes fumes of heroin powder to a liquid by silver leaf with a match to heat. One of the dozens of sites where thousands of addicts live in small communities, under bridges or in sewers, with the rats and other vermin. Most addicts steal in order to buy drugs. Heroin is very cheap from Afghanistan and available for one Euro per shot. (Credit Image: © Ton Koene/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Heroin Hits New Highs - Drug addiction has increased rapidly during the last two decades in Pakistan. The Pakistani government may be seeing progress in its fight against the Taliban in the tribal areas. But the country is losing the battle against the growing menace of heroin addiction, which is on the rise. Next door neighbour - Afghanistan is the largest producer of opium, a key ingredient of heroin. Despite a ban on the crop in Pakistan, opium is making its way in through the borders. The issue of drug addiction is often overshadowed by several of the country's other human development problems, such as poverty, illiteracy and lack of basic health care. But the fact is, drug abuse is rapidly growing in South Asia in general.:
2010~zrep634~20150520_634_e115_021~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 20, 2015 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Gang members and friends mourn the dead of Simbaa who died after being stabbed 20 times in the chest in Williamsburg-Brooklyn. Death has become something familiar to gang members, memorial ceremonies and visits to the hospital are common and they always live with the fear of who is gonna be the next one. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160605_634_e115_020~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Jun 5, 2016 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - A tattoo displays the words Been Family on the chest of THOMAS JENNINGS, an active member of the Bloods gang in the U.S.A. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, LKN) is the oldest and largest Hispanic street gang in the United States. Its roots date to 1954 Humboldt Park in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150319_634_e115_019~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Mar 19, 2015 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - TEFLON shows the table where he has displayed a gun laying on top of a Bible, several bullets, a scale for drugs and a book of the law of attraction. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140722_634_e115_018~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Jul 22, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Gang leader SMOKEY walks down the street while taking his shirt off before trying to fight some other gang members from a rival gang called the Trinitarios. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140601_634_e115_017~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Jun 1, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Street level drug dealing is the main source of income of the gang, a large base of their transactions come from the homeless and users in the immediate community. In the photo, a drug deal of marijuana happens in one of the upper floors of the housing building. They are trying to avoid security cameras in the lobby and outside the building. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140513_634_e115_016~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 13, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - A distant familly is one of the main reasons why teenagers join gangs, The lack of support and understanding pushes teenagers to seek a community that will help them. They find the answer in gangs. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140512_634_e115_015~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 12, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - View of one of the project buildings located in the Bushwick housing projects. This building, in the heart of Bushwick, is home for several gangs including the Latin Kings, YSquad and Bloods. The building is always patrolled by NYPD officers and security cameras. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140511_634_e115_014~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 11, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - (left to right) KING BUCKETS and KING CHUCHO both gang members from the Latin Kings gang wait outside Smokey's house, friend and leader of the gang, for him to come out of jail after getting locked up for possession of a gun and drugs. A police officer broke into Smokey's house around 2:00 am in the morning and arrested more than 11 people, 4 of them gang members. The state of New York doesn't allow keeping someone arrested for more than 48 hours unless he is found guilty, Smokey as a leader didn't take the charges and was released after 2 days. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140504_634_e115_013~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 4, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - (from left to right) KING LOONEY, KING CHUCHO, KING SMOKEY and KING BUCKETS rest in their apartment after a long day at a meeting with other gang members, smoking some marijuana and drinking beer. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140416_634_e115_012~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 16, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - A small child sleeps at his home in the Bushwick projects in the house that he shares with his uncle SMOKEY, who rules the neighborhood for the Latin King. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140427_634_e115_011~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 27, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - BLASK got his hand cut with a broken bottle during a fight with members from an enemy gang called the Trinitarios. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140420_634_e115_010~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 20, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - FLASH lies on the floor after smoking marijuana. One of the things that Latin Kings do the most is hang out and smoke. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140420_634_e115_009~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 20, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - B-RAD hides in the corner of his apartment because police officers and members from an enemy gang were looking for him. He was part of a shooting on the second floor of his building, where he was shot in the leg and now can't leave his house because of gang retaliation. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140420_634_e115_008~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 20, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - SMOKEY lights up a marijuana cigarette while sitting in his room at the Bushwick housing projects. Smokey is the leader of the South-Side tribe of the Latin Kings gangs in Brooklyn and he tries to keep his people from smoking anything else that is not marijuana because he wants them to be able to protect the hood at any time. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140420_634_e115_007~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 20, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - 'From here I can shoot the J train' is what B-RAD said to his brother in law Smokey. B-Rad is not a Latin King, he is a member of the Ysquad Gang that rules a small neighborhood in Brooklyn. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140419_634_e115_006~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 19, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - 'LOONEY', active member of the Nation yells 'Amor de Rey' or 'King Love' at his group while they're looking for Trinitarios' members from an enemy gang in a subway station. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140419_634_e115_005~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 19, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - Latin Kings meet at one of the headquarters of the gangs in Bushwick, monthly meeting often take place at parks or abandoned houses. 'Amor de Rey' or 'King Love' is what they yell while listening to one of the leaders give instructions to the gang. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140416_634_e115_004~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 16, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - KAREN, mother of Kirell and aunt of Smokey looks at her phone wile watching TV inside her apartment in Brooklyn. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140416_634_e115_003~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 16, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - 'Living in the hood is like living in prison' quote of SMOKEY when I was taking this photograph, the high security surrounding the housing projects to keep them safe makes business hard for the gang. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140416_634_e115_002~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~Apr 16, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - ISIS looks outside the window for 'mandown' coming into the building. 'Mandown' is what they call NYPD police officers. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140504_634_e115_001~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~May 4, 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S. - MURDER holds a gun that he bought for 250 USD in the street. He bought it after guys from another gang stabbed one of his friends in the neck.(Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160605_634_e115_000~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Bloodline~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 634 - Bloodline - Launched June 19, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - This essay offers a rare look inside the daily lives of members of one of the biggest gangs in the United States.'The Bloodline' are a chapter designated by the Brooklyn Latin Kings gang to the State of New York, one of the most organized gangs in America with more than 35,000 active members. The Kings are the oldest and largest Hispanic street gang in the United States, its roots date to 1954 Humboldt Park in Chicago. We see the extreme life conditions for the majority of gang members and also the relationship between gang members and society. It explores the intimacy and naivety of teenagers who have been pushed by their economic status, racial or social issues to survive in a hostile environment in one of the most developed cities in the world. It also draws attention to the happiness, unity and respect they show each other and the importance of the family and religion in their lives. The Trump administration recently vowed to crack down on violent gang members and criminals from American Communities. Recent nationwide gang apprehension programs such as Project Dawn, focusing on dismantling transnational gangs have seen hundreds arrested in New York alone. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~This essay offers a rare look inside the daily lives of members of one of the biggest gangs in the United States.'The Bloodline' are a chapter designated by the Brooklyn Latin Kings gang to the State of New York, one of the most organized gangs in America with more than 35,000 active members. The Kings are the oldest and largest Hispanic street gang in the United States, its roots date to 1954 Humboldt Park in Chicago. We see the extreme life conditions for the majority of gang members and also the relationship between gang members and society. It explores the intimacy and naivety of teenagers who have been pushed by their economic status, racial or social issues to survive in a hostile environment in one of the most developed cities in the world. It also draws attention to the happiness, unity and respect they show each other and the importance of the family and religion in their lives. The Trump administration recently vowed to crack down on violent gang members and criminals from American Communities. Recent nationwide gang apprehension programs such as Project Dawn, focusing on dismantling transnational gangs have seen hundreds arrested in New York alone.:
2010~zrep420~20120419_420_m70_012~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Marine Drill Instructor Sgt. MARCO MARTINEZ drills recruits behind their barracks at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_011~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - A United State Marine drill instructor paces around the racks in a barracks at the Recruit Training Depot. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_010~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - A United States Marine recruit reloads his ammunition magazine while he waits to qualify at the rifle range at the Recruit Training Depot. Recruits must qualify with the M16A4 rifle. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_009~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Two United State martial arts instructors prepare for a demonstration using a dummy pistol at Leatherneck Square at the Recruit Training Depot. Recruits must qualify with the M16A4 rifle. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_008~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Two female Marine recruits battle it out with Pugil Sticks in a pit at the Leatherneck Square at the Recruit Training Depot. Parris Island is the only recruit depot that trains both male and female recruits in basic skills. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_007~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - A United States Marine recruit prepares to fire on a target while he qualifies at the rifle range at the Recruit Training Depot. Recruits must qualify with the M16A4 rifle. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_006~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. THOMAS HERRERA leads recruits in a guided discussion about Marine Core Values at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_005~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - A recruit stands at attention while working on marching drills under the watchful eye of a drill instructor at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_004~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Recruits in platoon 1040 acknowledge Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Thomas Herrera during a guided discussion about Marine Core Values in their barracks at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_003~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Marine Primary Marksmanship Instructor JAMES ISSACS, center, shouts instructions to recruits as they qualify on the rifle range at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_002~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Platoon guidons wave in the wind above a group of Marine recruits as they qualify on the rifle range at the Recruit Training Depot. Recruits must qualify with the M16A4 rifle. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_001~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~April 19, 2012 - Parris Island, South Carolina, U.S. - Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. THOMAS HERRERA leads recruits in a guided discussion about Marine Core Values at the Recruit Training Depot. The depot is the central training faculty for recruits east of the Mississippi. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120419_420_m70_000~Stephen Morton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Making A Marine~zReportage.com Story of the Week #420: 'Making A Marine' - Launched May 8, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - On average, 17,000 men and 2,500 women enter the gates of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island each year with the hope of becoming a member of America's finest fighting force - the U.S. Marine Corps. The recruits, many of them still in their teens, go through weeks of hard training, which gives them skills to use in combat and stay alive. They learn how to survive in the water, march in formation while practicing specific moves and firing rifles to simulate live combat. The smallest error will result in what's known as 'incentive training', when the drill instructor pulls them from the group and demands repeated push-ups, knee lifts, running on the spot and other physical demands. All while being shouted at by the drill instructor. But the title of Marine is not given. It is earned. Ten percent of the men and 18 percent of the women who come to Parris Island will not complete training and never graduate. (Credit Image: © Stephen Morton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~On average, 17,000 men and 2,500 women enter the gates of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island each year with the hope of becoming a member of America's finest fighting force - the U.S. Marine Corps. The recruits go through weeks of hard training, which gives them skills to use in combat and stay alive. They learn how to survive in the water, march in formation while practicing specific moves and fire rifles to simulate live combat. The smallest error will result in what's known as 'incentive training', when the drill instructor demands repeated push-ups, knee lifts, running on the spot and other physical demands while being shouted at by the drill instructor. But the title of Marine is not given. It is earned. Ten percent of the men and 18 percent of the women will not complete training and will never graduate.:
2010~zrep409~20101128_409_p101_021~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 28, 2010 - Halep, Syria - A Christian symbol of the cross hangs on a rearview mirror while the driver heads towards the ancient ruins of Saint Simeon's monastery. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101205_409_p101_020~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 5, 2010 - Damascus, Syria - Iraqi refugees hold mass in a community built in the basement of a condo in Damascus. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_019~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - The Bishop of Aleppo celebrating the Holy mass. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_018~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - Homs, Syria -The crowd outside Saint George church to greet the Bishop after the Holy mass in Aleppo. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101205_409_p101_017~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 5, 2010 - Seidnaya, Syria - Holy Mass at the Patriarchate. The Patriarchate has been moved from its original site due to security issues. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20080425_409_p101_016~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~April 25, 2008 - Halep, Syria - Easter Celebrations at Saint George church. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101130_409_p101_015~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 30, 2010 - Damascus, Syria - The Christian part of Homs is getting ready to celebrate Christmas..(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/ZUMAPRESS.com)(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101129_409_p101_014~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 29, 2010 - Halep, Syria - The ancient fortress of Halep, symbol of the city..(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101129_409_p101_013~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 29, 2010 - Halep, Syria - Halep's bazaar is considered one of the most genuine ancient markets in the world. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_012~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - Maalula, Syria - A motorcyclist navigates through the ancient narrow alleys. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_011~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - Halep, Syria - The village of Maalula, near Damascus, is one of the places in the word where people still speak aramaic, the ancient language of Jesus. Malula is almost more than ninety percent Christian. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101201_409_p101_010~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 1, 2010 - Sadad, Syria - In the small village of Sadad, near Homs, there are no Muslims, Syrian-Orthodox Christians only. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101129_409_p101_009~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 29, 2010 - Halep, Syria - Sons and daughters of the main 'generals' of Assad's government in Halep. They study in Christian schools which are considered among the best ones in the country..(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101201_409_p101_008~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~December 1, 2010 - Halep, Syria - Children run through a narrow alley in front of the Greek-Orthodox church. In Syria along the narrow ancient streets of Damascus and Aleppo you'll find hundreds of churches next to mosques. In Halep, the Christian minority seems safe, among Catholics, Maronites, Orthodox. But in rest of Syria there is an uncertain future for the Syrian Christian community. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_007~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - Damascus, Syria - Saint George church illuminates a cross and in the background is the Omayyadi mosque which used to be a Cathedral. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101205_409_p101_006~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 5, 2010 - Seidnaya, Syria - Worshipers take part in Holy Mass at the Patriarchate. The Patriarchate has been moved from its original site due to security issues. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101128_409_p101_005~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 28, 2010 - Halep, Syria - Worshipers at the Syrian-Orthodox Patriarchate's headquarters. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101201_409_p101_004~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 1, 2010 - Homs, Syria - Portraits hang of President Assad and the Syrian-Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101128_409_p101_003~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 28, 2010 - Halep, Syria - Halep's Syrian-Orthodox Bishop and his secretary walk towards the Armenian church in the middle of the historical center of the city. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101204_409_p101_002~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Dec. 4, 2010 - Homs, Syria - A soldier of the Syrian army proudly shows the cross on his chest. Next to the cross, the image of a young President Assad at the time of his military service is mandatory on every military uniform.(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101128_409_p101_001~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~Nov. 28, 2010 - Halep, Syria - A cross hangs at the Syrian-Orthodox Patriarchate's headquarters..(Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101128_409_p101_000~Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Uncertain Future~zReportage.com Story of the Week #409: Uncertain Future - Launched February 21, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, only 10 percent of the population, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Giulio Paletta/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~As Syria plunges deeper into unrest by the day, Christians said they feared that a change of power could usher in a tyranny of the Sunni Muslim majority, depriving them of the semblance of protection the Assad family has provided for four decades. Uprisings against al-Assad, who became president in 2000 after the death of his father, began in March, following the toppling of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Protesters are demanding freedom and calling on the president to step down. The government has cracked down on demonstrators, killing hundreds. A Syrian pastor submitted a prayer request to Open Doors, asking that people pray for peace to come to the country, that extremists groups won't come to power, and that the church will be safe. The Syrian uprising may hold promise for many citizens, but for Syria's fragile Christian community, the prospect of Assad's fall triggers fear of an uncertain future.:
2010~zrep353~20100329_353_e66_010~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 29, 2010 - Mion Poshte, Helmand, Afghanistan - A young boy weeds his families poppy plantation, looked over by US marines. Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA) (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100328_353_e66_009~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 28, 2010 - Mion Poshte, Helmand, Afghanistan - A farmer spreads fertiliser on his newly planted wheat fields that have replaced his poppy crop while US marines walked passed on patrol. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100523_353_e66_008~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~May 23, 2010 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Community leaders take part in a community meeting (Shura) at a school, being attended by Major Tim Allen, a from the military stablisation support team of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100522_353_e66_007~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~May 22, 2010 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Ryan Brewster, who works for US Department of Agriculture talks to Saido Lal Mohammed about a vineyard of grapes at an experimental farm that is trialling cash crops to replace the profitable poppy harvest at an experimental farm. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100328_353_e66_006~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 28, 2010 - Mian Poshteh, Helmand, Afghanistan - Lance Corporal Bruce Roberts of Fox company of 2/2 US Marines patrols through a poppy field. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100522_353_e66_005~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~May 22, 2010 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Saido Lal Mohammed picks a bunch of grapes at an experimental farm that is trialling cash crops to replace the profitable poppy harvest at an experimental farm in Bolan, Lashkar Gah, Helmand. The experimental farm is being supported by the State Department and DFID as part of a wider reaching stabalisation program throughout Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100329_353_e66_004~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 29, 2010 - Mian Poshteh, Helmand, Afghanistan - A US Marine smokes a cigarette while looking over a poppy field next to their Combat Outpost. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100328_353_e66_003~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 28, 2010 - Mion Poshte, Helmand, Afghanistan - A farmer spreads fertiliser on his newly planted wheat fields that have replaced his poppy crop. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100522_353_e66_002~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~May 22, 2010 - Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan - Haji Mohammad harvests wheat a at an experimental farm that is trialling cash crops to replace the profitable poppy harvest at an experimental farm. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100328_353_e66_001~/eyevine~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~Mar. 28, 2010 - Mion Poshte, Helmand, Afghanistan - A member of the newly trained Afghan National Police (ANP) patrols. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100328_353_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~War Crops – The Poppy Battlefields~zReportage.com Story of the Week #353 - Launched February 8, 2011 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - Afghanistan is the greatest illicit opium producer in the world, with Helmand province the largest cultivator of poppies in the war ravaged country. The collapse of the economy and the scarcity of other sources of revenue forced many of the country's farmers to resort back to growing opium for export. Since the Taliban allegedly makes Afghanistan's opium business easy, offering credit, seeds and fertilizer to farmers to grow the drugs that fuel the insurgency, coalition forces are determined to change that momentum by offering similar incentives to steer farmers away from the drug trade and toward alternative, legitimate crops, like grapes, saffron and wheat. As well as ramifications for trafficking volumes to western markets, poppy's see-sawing fortunes are a crucial element in the conflict between the Taleban and international forces. Opium revenues are a chief source of funding for the insurgency. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/Eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Afghanistan is the greatest illicit opium producer in the world, with Helmand province the largest cultivator of poppies in the war ravaged country. The collapse of the economy and the scarcity of other sources of revenue forced many of the country's farmers to resort back to growing opium for export. Since the Taliban allegedly makes Afghanistan's opium business easy, offering credit, seeds and fertilizer to farmers to grow the drugs that fuel the insurgency, coalition forces are determined to change that momentum by offering similar incentives to steer farmers away from the drug trade and toward alternative, legitimate crops, like grapes, saffron and wheat. As well as ramifications for trafficking volumes to western markets, poppy's see-sawing fortunes are a crucial element in the conflict between the Taleban and international forces. Opium revenues are a chief source of funding for the insurgency.:
2010~zrep414~20100209_414_ry1_015~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - CLARISSA ADAMS, 38, shares a two-bedroom apartment with her three daughters and two grandchildren. Adams has been evicted from rental housing several times, citing a ''lack of income and a lack of moral insight'' as the reasons for losing her home. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_014~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company pile the belongings of Shantana Smith, 26, after she was evicted from her apartment on Milwaukee's north side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_013~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - ADRIANA, 3, lives with her mother and siblings in an apartment on Milwaukee's north side. Adriana's mother, Shakima H., has been evicted from housing in the past. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_012~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company pile the belongings of SHANTANA SMITH, 26, after she was evicted from her apartment on Milwaukee's north side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_011~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - KENNETH MILLER, 10, play with his dog FooFoo in the apartment he shares with his mother and siblings on Milwaukee's north side. Miller's mother, Shakima H., has been evicted from housing in the past, but now the family lives in the upstairs apartment of a two-unit building, with Shakima's mother on the lower level. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_010~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Judicial Court Commissioner BARRY PHILLIPS listens to a landlord and tenant discuss a security deposit in an evidentiary hearing in small claims court at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_009~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Judicial court commissioners in small claims court at the Milwaukee County Courthouse hear cases between landlords and tenants in small chambers off the main courtroom. .(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_008~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - LAURA GRAMLING PEREZ, the presiding court commissioner in small claims court at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, listens to a landlord and tenant discuss an eviction case..(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_007~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - GLORIA RHODES, 64, watches as employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company remove the furniture and belongings from the apartment she shared with her daughter, Ara Sparkman. Sparkman received an eviction notice several days before the movers arrived, but she was still struggling to find housing as her property was placed on the sidewalk in front her rented apartment. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_006~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company remove the furniture and belongings from a second floor apartment on Milwaukee's north side. Detective Jon R. Nilsen with the criminal investigations division in the Milwaukee County sheriff's office attends each eviction to enforce the paper work and to keep the peace during a turbulent event. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_005~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company remove the furniture and belongings of Ara Sparkman, 40, and her mother Gloria Rhodes, 64, far right. Sparkman received an eviction notice several days before the movers arrived, but she was still struggling to find housing as her property was placed on the sidewalk in front her rented apartment. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_004~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - Eviction notices served by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office are accompanied by a detective and moving crew to ensure a safe removal of the property and tenants..(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_003~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - GLORIA RHODES, 64, watches as employees of Eagle Moving and Storage Company remove the furniture and belongings from the apartment she shared with her daughter, Ara Sparkman. Sparkman received an eviction notice several days before the movers arrived, but she was still struggling to find housing as her property was placed on the sidewalk in front her rented apartment. .(Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_002~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - ARA SPARKMAN, 40, looks over her belongings as they are placed on the sidewalk in front of the apartment she was just evicted from. Sparkman received an eviction notice several days before she had to move out, but she was still struggling to find housing as the movers arrived. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_001~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~Feb. 8, 2010 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. - SHANTANA SMITH, 26, waits outside the front door to her former apartment while movers put her furniture on the sidewalk as she is evicted from her apartment on Milwaukee's north side. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100208_414_ry1_000~Sally Ryan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Home No More~zReportage.com Story of the Week #414: 'Home No More'- Launched March 27, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Bystanders knew too well what was happening. Shantana Smith, a single mother who had not paid rent for three months, watched on a recent morning as men from Eagle Moving carried her tattered furniture to the sidewalk. â ''When you see the Eagle movers truck, you know it's time to get going,'' a neighbor said. On Milwaukee's impoverished North Side, the mover's name is nearly as familiar as McDonald's, because Eagle often accompanies sheriffs on evictions. They haul tenants' belongings into storage or, as Ms. Smith preferred, leave them outside for tenants to truck away. Here and in swaths of many cities, evictions from rental properties are so common that they are part of the texture of life. New research is showing that eviction is a particular burden on low-income black women, often single mothers, who have an easier time renting apartments than their male counterparts, but are vulnerable to losing them because their wages or public benefits have not kept up with the cost of housing. And evictions, in turn, can easily throw families into cascades of turmoil and debt. (Credit Image: © Sally Ryan/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Bystanders knew too well what was happening. Shantana Smith, a single mother who had not paid rent for three months, watched as men from Eagle Moving carried her tattered furniture to the sidewalk. 'When you see the Eagle movers truck, you know it's time to get going,' a neighbor said. On Milwaukee's impoverished North Side, Eagle Moving often accompanies sheriffs on evictions. They haul tenants' belongings into storage or leave them outside for tenants to truck away. New research is showing that eviction is a particular burden on low-income black women, often single mothers, who have an easier time renting apartments than their male counterparts, but are vulnerable to losing them because their wages have not kept up with the cost of housing. Evictions can easily throw families into cascades of turmoil and debt. :
2010~zrep466~20130208_466_mf1_022~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Samuel Mullet supporters leave the United States Courthouse after Samuel Mullet was sentenced to 15 years. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130207_466_mf1_021~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Amish arrive at the United States Courthouse for the sentencing of Samuel Mullet and his followers. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_020~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Women start to arrive at the Mullet farmhouse for an afternoon meeting. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_019~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - An Amish girl gets help with her arithmetic lesson at their schoolhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_018~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Amish boys take turns milking a cow as part of their daily chores at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_017~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - (L) JONNY YODER looks over building plans with URA YODER at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_016~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Children watch as their fathers work on an addition to the barn the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_015~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - EDWARD MAST gathers up some hose after pressure washing a building at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_014~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Young Amish boys look at the antlers from the bucks that were tagged this year at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_013~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Two young Amish children wait for their mother at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_012~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - (C) FREEMAN BURKHOLDER is the only man out on bond, he faces up to 10 years in jail. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_011~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - An Amish girl walks the family carriage horse to the barn before attending the afternoon women's meeting at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_010~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - MARY MILLER reads a letter from Samuel Mullet during a women's meeting at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_009~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - The girls gather after a dinner to talk and play at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_008~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - (L-R) MARTIN MILLER and CRIST MULLET talk after dinner at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_007~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - (R) Martin Miller leeds a pair of horses out of the barn at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_006~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Men work on an addition to the barn at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_005~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - Children play during a break in their school day. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_004~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - NIne deer were tagged this year on the property of Samuel Mullet. One of the men said that most years they are able to get twenty or thirty between all of them. (pictured) Venison waiting to be stuffed into casings for venison bologna. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_003~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - A young amish boy waits for his turn milking a cow at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_002~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - School House on the Mullet property. A federal jury found 66-year-old Samuel Mullet, the leader of the breakaway group, guilty of orchestrating the cuttings last fall in an attempt to shame mainstream members of his community who he believed were straying from their beliefs. His followers were found guilty of carrying out the attacks, which terrorized the normally peaceful religious settlement that aims to live simply and piously. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20121205_466_mf1_001~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~Dec. 5, 2012 - Bergholz, Ohio, U.S. - A young mother and her child look out the window at the Mullet farmhouse. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~:20130313_mf1_466_000~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Old Order Amish~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 466 - Old Order Amish - Launched March 26, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Amish are known for their plain dress and shunning of technology. Amish women and married Amish men do not cut their hair or beards, because they consider them symbols of living a religious life. Amish believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards once they marry. Cutting it would be offensive to Amish. This is the same dissident Amish sect where leader Samuel Mullet was sentenced last month to 15 years in federal prison for his role in leading hair and beard-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage/ZUMA)~The Amish are known for their plain dress and shunning of technology. Amish women and married Amish men do not cut their hair or beards, because they consider them symbols of living a religious life. Amish believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards once they marry. Cutting it would be offensive to Amish. This is the same dissident Amish sect where leader Samuel Mullet was sentenced last month to 15 years in federal prison for his role in leading hair and beard-cutting attacks on members of other Amish communities in 2011.:
2010~zrep633~20170305_633_h110_010~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 5, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - FATHER ISAIAH TEICHERT, who has lived at New Camaldoli since 1978, sits next to a statue of the Virgin Mary inside the hollow stump of the 'Womb Tree', a hollow oak tree that nearly burnt down in a fire several years ago. Regarding their current plight, he said, 'I miss that rhythm, and their input. They sort of keep to their side of the wall and we keep to our side but very often they want to talk and they're curious, we have them in for lunch on Sunday. On the other hand it's a chance to go deeper into our contemplation and prayer. I see it as an opportunity. The immediate worry is propane and fuel, and in the longer haul how soon will we be able to connect with our guests and get back to our ordinary life given the roads. But we've been through hard times before and the Lord always seems to get us back on our feet one way or another. If I were God I'd want to keep this place going. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170305_633_h110_009~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 5, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - BROTHER MICHAEL HARRINGTON poses for a portrait in his robes after evening prayers. He moved to New Calmodoli in 1989 after two years in divorce court. Before becoming a monk, he was an engineer at defense contractor Pratt & Whitney. 'Growing up I was told if I'm not a manager then I'm a failure. I'm an introvert so all the hobnobbing of business didn't fit for me. In the sense of who God made you, you know. An introvert draws energy from within so being a monk is a perfect match,' he said. While many of the monks are very socially liberal by religious standards, Michael has a more traditional view. He has only checked the news 'maybe two or three times' in the last year. 'I have my own values and can't support abortion or Hillary. But I try to focus and keep God in front of my eyes. We're all on different spiritual paths.' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_633_h110_008~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 3, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - RICH VEUM tends a beehive named 'Eve' on the monastery grounds. Rich, the bookstore and business manager, says ''the monks help remind me to stay in the present and not worry so much about the future. Right now, I could get caught up in the fact that we're down 200 or 300 thousand dollars this month, but I try to stay positive. You know there's that saying, in the end everything will be alright, and if things aren't alright then it's not the end. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_633_h110_007~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 4, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - The stump of a Monterey Cypress tree felled by recent storms is seen by the entrance of New Camaldoli Hermitage near Big Sur. Nestled in remote hills 1,300 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the monastery is getting low on propane and diesel fuel and rationing food in between helicopter supply drops. Winter storms called 'atmospheric rivers' - which climate research suggests will escalate if climate change accelerates - have battered the California coast and damaged several stretches of Highway 1, effectively cutting off Big Sur communities from the lifeblood of their income: tourism. The Hermitage has been closed to guests since January and started a GoFundMe to help raise money to cover expenses. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_633_h110_006~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 4, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - BROTHER TIMOTHY looks towards the church from the 'Ranch' house where guests and workers stay on the Hermitage...''Life around here has been rather unsettled since this weather drama set in. We've lost phones for the longest time; internet was spotty; and propane got more scarce. We are feeling the loss of the income and I have recognized just how important faith is and how sustaining. I have found that the absence of guests and being cut off from regular flow through the bookstore and opportunity to spend more time alone in my cell with God. I've worked in my little garden, learning patience from the plants I've put in, watching the birds and squirrels and looking at our remarkable sky, both day and night. Because no one is around, the stillness has its own voice, and I listen. I do miss the interaction with guests in the bookstore where I work a few days a week, but it doesn't keep me up at night! They will return when it is time. The main purpose for being here is prayer, and I'm soaking that up. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_633_h110_005~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 3, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - Local firefighters and volunteers receive a food drop from a helicopter at the Post Ranch Inn. The coastal communities surrounding Big Sur have been isolated from severe road damage to Highway 1. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_633_h110_004~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 4, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - The monks chant in the rotunda of their monastery in Big Sur. Only seven 'holdout' monks and a handful of staff remain on the property after several decided to leave as soon as construction crews cleared rockslides. On March 5th, one of the eldest monks, Brother Emmanuel Wasinger, passed away from heart attack complications after being airlifted by helicopter off the Hermitage just a few days earlier. He was a fixture at the Hermitage and lived there since 1965. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_633_h110_003~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 3, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - The Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge north of Big Sur is seen with a large buckling section a few weeks before it was destroyed to make way for a new bridge. The closed bridge was on Feb 15th and its closure has bifurcated the popular tourist route along Highway 1. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_633_h110_002~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 3, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - Father ISAIAH TEICHERT has lived at the Hermitage since 1978. Regarding the road closures and lack of guests, he said, 'I miss that rhythm, and their input. They sort of keep to their side of the wall and we keep to our side but very often they want to talk and they're curious, we have them in for lunch on Sunday. On the other hand it's a chance to go deeper into our contemplation and prayer. I see it as an opportunity. The immediate worry is propane and fuel, and in the longer haul how soon will we be able to connect with our guests and get back to our ordinary life given the roads. But we've been through hard times before and the Lord always seems to get us back on our feet one way or another. If I were God I'd want to keep this place going.' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_633_h110_001~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~March 3, 2017 - Big Sur, California, U.S. - Dust kicks up on a stretch of damaged road on Highway 1. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170304_633_h110_000~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trapped In Isolation~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 633 - Trapped In Isolation - Launched June 9, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Nestled in remote hills 1,300 feet above the Big Sur, California coastline, the New Camaldoli Hermitage has been a popular retreat for world-weary visitors in need of solitude since it was founded in 1958. That changed in early 2017 after a series of powerful winter storms called ''atmospheric rivers'' - which climate scientists predict will worsen if climate change accelerates - dumped over 100 inches of rain on coastal California, stirring up landslides and damaging bridges along the famous Highway 1. One especially massive slide on May 21st added 13 acres of land to the California coastline and is expected to keep the southern route closed for at least one year. Now cut off from the outside world, a small handful of monks and staff persist at the Hermitage, carrying on in their austere lifestyles devoted to prayer and contemplation while depending on regular food drops from helicopters and rationed propane. The monastery has been unable to receive the stream of visitors they normally depend on for income and have started a GoFundMe to help raise money to survive. The damage has cost the monastery an estimated $300,000 since hospitality is their main source of income. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 633 - Trapped In Isolation - Launched June 9, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Nestled in remote hills 1,300 feet above the Big Sur, California coastline, the New Camaldoli Hermitage has been a popular retreat for world-weary visitors in need of solitude since it was founded in 1958. That changed in early 2017 after a series of powerful winter storms called 'atmospheric rivers' - which climate scientists predict will worsen if climate change accelerates - dumped over 100 inches of rain on coastal California, stirring up landslides and damaging bridges along the famous Highway 1. One especially massive slide on May 21st added 13 acres of land to the California coastline and is expected to keep the southern route closed for at least one year. Now cut off from the outside world, a small handful of monks and staff persist at the Hermitage, carrying on in their austere lifestyles devoted to prayer and contemplation while depending on regular food drops from helicopters and rationed propane. The monastery has been unable to receive the stream of visitors they normally depend on for income and have started a GoFundMe to help raise money to survive. The damage has cost the monastery an estimated $300,000 since hospitality is their main source of income.:
2010~zrep526~20140504_526_af3_015~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 4, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - Before the general election, a boy plays football outside Mandela's home. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140507_526_af3_014~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 7, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - People wait in line before voting in the general election at a poll station. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140507_526_af3_013~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 7, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - People wait in line before general election voting in the Bekkersdal township. The night before, election tents were burned down during clashes with police. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140505_526_af3_012~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 5, 2014 - Pretoria, South Africa - LOUIS MEINTJES, a white farmer in South Africa holds a gun. He and his wife have been attacked in their home. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140507_526_af3_011~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 7, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - People wait in line before voting in the general election at a poll station. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_010~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 3, 2014 - Pretoria, South Africa - LOUIS, 28, DIANE, 27, with their children JANNETTA, 2, DYLAN 3 and DANTE, 5. Louis performs simple maintenance tasks on the farm. It is the family's only income. The rent for the shed is low and they are fed through aid organizations. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_009~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 3, 2014 - Pretoria, South Africa - DIANE, 27, holds JANNETTA, 2, with DANTE, 5, behind on the bed. Winter is coming to South Africa and the temperature drops down to just a few degrees above freezing at night. 'It gets very cold in the house' , says Diane. 'Apart from the blankets we have nothing to warm us with'. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140507_526_af3_008~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 7, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - People wait in line before voting in the general election at a poll station. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140504_526_af3_007~Niclas Hammarstrom/IBL~Twenty Years Free~May 4, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - ELLA MACHEPHA and SISEKO NONGALAZA will vote for the first time. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_006~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 3, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - A small wooden one-room hut has no toilet or running water at a housing area for poor white South Africans. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140507_526_af3_005~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 7, 2014 - Bekkersdal, South Africa - People wait in line before voting in the general election. The night before, election tents were burned down during clashes with police. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_004~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 3, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - A white South African asks for help on the side of the road. Approximately 450,000 whites, out of a white population of 4.5 million, live below the poverty line, according to researchers. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140504_526_af3_003~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 4, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - A house in the Motsoaledi shantytown with ANC graffiti on it. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_002~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~May 3, 2014 - Pretoria, South Africa - JOHAN FULSCHER, 52, is a white South African. A change in racial hiring practices in the South Africa means many white South Africans have fallen on difficult times. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140504_526_af3_001~Niclas Hammarstrom/IBL~Twenty Years Free~May 4, 2014 - Soweto, South Africa - NOMPUMELELO and NOSIMPHIWE will vote for the first time in the general election. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140503_526_af3_000~Niclas Hammarstrom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Twenty Years Free~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 526 - Twenty Years Free - Launched May 13, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Some 25 million South Africans took to the polls as The Republic of South Africa held its fifth one-person, one-vote general election. The African National Congress (ANC) brushed off political scandals and economic discontent to win a fifth consecutive South African election victory for President Jacob Zuma. The country has over 25 percent unemployment and it's almost 35 percent of the country's frustrated youth. A shift in racial hiring practices and the recent global economic crisis means many white South Africans have fallen on hard times. In the old days, the apartheid system looked after whites and did very little for anyone else. Nowadays white people here are on their own. More than half of South Africa's children live in poverty, according to the UN. Critics have noted the bias in the state media here, and the first signs of real scepticism about the independence of those organizing the elections. But in broad terms this election suggests that South Africa's democracy is in robust, abrasive health. The ANC, which led the fight against apartheid, has dominated politics since Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's first black president in 1994. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Some 25 million South Africans took to the polls as The Republic of South Africa held its fifth one-person, one-vote general election. The African National Congress (ANC) brushed off political scandals and economic discontent to win a fifth consecutive South African election victory for President Jacob Zuma. The country has over 25 percent unemployment and it's almost 35 percent of the country's frustrated youth. A shift in racial hiring practices and the recent global economic crisis means many white South Africans have fallen on hard times. In the old days, the apartheid system looked after whites and did very little for anyone else. Nowadays white people here are on their own. More than half of South Africa's children live in poverty, according to the UN. Critics have noted the bias in the state media here, and the first signs of real scepticism about the independence of those organizing the elections. But in broad terms this election suggests that South Africa's democracy is in robust, abrasive health. The ANC, which led the fight against apartheid, has dominated politics since Nelson Mandela was elected as South Africa's first black president in 1994.:
2010~zrep513~20131122_513_k109_024~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - A group of FSA fighters guarding one of the entrances to Yabroud in a camp captured in December 2011. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_023~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - The sun sets down behind the shattered houses as the war goes on. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131121_513_k109_022~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 21, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - The FSA guards a checkpoint at the entrance of the city. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_021~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - 'Tomorrow we head back to Quara to help brigades over there. Though we've told them that we did not have much ammunition, they promised to give us what we needed out of their stock when we get there,' says Abu MouAayai. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131121_513_k109_020~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 21, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - The FSA is planning an attack against the regime, together with several groups of Al-Qaida. Eventually the FSA didn't get involved in the attack. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_019~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - The silver Colt 45 of Amjad Hamad, leader of the Katiba. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_018~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Al-Quasir, Syria - NOUR AM HAMMAD, 13, comes from al-Quasir. She lives with her grandfather, as her dad has been gone for three months. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131120_513_k109_017~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 20, 2013 - Deir Al Zour, Syria - ABU DUJANA,, 27, a bomb-maker from Deir Al Zour, joined Jabhet Al Nusra. He shows how he transforms Pepsi and Fanta cans into smokescreens or Katioja. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_016~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - AMJAD HAMAD, 26 years old, is the leader of the Katiba. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_015~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~November 22, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - A young girl is wounded and marked by the war. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_014~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Rima, Syria - A family sits together in a house. The children have become experts at listening to the sounds of different aircrafts and bombs and run immediately to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_013~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria - AMJAD HAMAD (left), 26, is the leader of the Katiba. AL AUMDA (right), 45 years old, is the mayor and FSA leader of the group that holds the Safir hotel above the town and the monastery. They are called the martyrs of Maaloula. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_012~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Homs, Syria - AL AUMDA, 45 years old, is the mayor and FSA leader of the group that holds the Safir hotel above the town and the monastery. They are called the martyrs of Maaloula. He used to cultivate fruits in the area. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_011~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - A young boy gets treated for shrapnel wounds from a bomb in a secret hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_010~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Yabrud, Syria - A three hour old baby boy is being taken care of by a nurse as his mother is suffering from an infection. The hospital is a secret hospital. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_009~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria - AL AUMDA, 45 years old, is the mayor and FSA leader of the group that holds the Safir hotel above the town and the monastery. They are called the martyrs of Maaloula. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_008~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - A group of FSA fighters guards one of the entrances to Yabroud in a camp captured in December 2011. On the wall are pictures of Hafez Bachar, the eldest son of the Syrian President Bashar. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_007~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria. - A church in the town of Maaloula. The picture is taken from the rebel side towards the city where the regime has its stronghold. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_006~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria - AMJAD HAMAD, 26, raises the flag of the Free Syrian Army. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_005~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Rima, Syria - RAIJA, comes from Bab Amr and has a cancer. She has a bag of chemicals but no one knows how they should be administered. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_004~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria - The old church of Maaloula is partly destroyed after the regime bombed it. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_003~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Maloula, Syria - AMJAD HAMAD, 26, leader of the Katiba, exits a hole in the wall. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131122_513_k109_002~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 22, 2013 - Yabroud, Syria - ABU MOUAAYAI says the fighters don't have enough ammunition. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_001~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~Nov. 19, 2013 - Homs, Syria - AL AUMDA, 45, is the mayor and FSA leader of the group that holds the Safir hotel above the town and the monastery. They are called the martyrs of Maaloula. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131119_513_k109_000~Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Syria - No End In Sight~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 513 - Syria - No End In Sight - Launched February 10, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The conflict in Syria began in early 2011 following a series of demonstrations that took place in key cities across the country. With over 100,000 dead and millions displaced, the UN estimates that 9.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid from the nearly three years of conflict that erupted when originally peaceful protestors sought the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011. More than 6 million people are in critical need of sustained food assistance. There are believed to be as many as 1,000 armed opposition groups in Syria, commanding an estimated 100,000 fighters. Many of the groups are small and operate on a local level, but a number have emerged as powerful forces with affiliates across the country or formed alliances with other groups that share a similar agenda. Aid agencies estimate that over 100,000 people trapped in and around the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk are now in severe risk of starvation, with reports of chronic child malnutrition and health problems caused by a lack of access to vital nutrients and safe drinking water. (Credit Image: © Niclas Hammarstrom/Kontinent/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The conflict in Syria began in early 2011 following a series of demonstrations that took place in key cities across the country. With over 100,000 dead and millions displaced, the UN estimates that 9.3 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid from the nearly three years of conflict that erupted when originally peaceful protestors sought the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011. More than 6 million people are in critical need of sustained food assistance. There are believed to be as many as 1,000 armed opposition groups in Syria, commanding an estimated 100,000 fighters. Many of the groups are small and operate on a local level, but a number have emerged as powerful forces with affiliates across the country or formed alliances with other groups that share a similar agenda. Aid agencies estimate that over 100,000 people trapped in and around the Damascus suburb of Yarmouk are now in severe risk of starvation, with reports of chronic child malnutrition and health problems caused by a lack of access to vital nutrients and safe drinking water.:
2010~zrep413~20111111_413_s70_025~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Nov. 11, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON hugs TERESA CROYLE, 42, after receiving her graduation certificate from Simply Hope at her final talk back in court on Ladies DayThe talk back was the last condition she had to meet to graduate. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_413_s70_024~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~April 27, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON keeps her cousin Frankie's ashes in a vial and a ring inscribed with the word Faith around her neck to help her stay strong in her recovery. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111126_413_s70_023~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Nov. 26, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON's daughter JADE BURKETT, 12, pretends to drink from a beer app on her smart phone during a celebration for Stacey's graduation from Simply Hope. Nicholson and her family drank rum and Cokes around a bonfire in her mother's backyard. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110909_413_s70_022~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Sept. 9, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - RAY HARRIS, C.E.O. of Simply Hope. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110911_413_s70_021~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Sept. 11, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - After 60 days in Simply Hope halfway house, STACY NICHOLSON stops by to pay RAY HARRIS, the program's C.E.O., the money she owes for back rent. She will be allowed to graduate from the program, and move in with her mother and three-year-old son. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111114_413_s70_020~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Nov. 14, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON works at Westshore Pizza in south St. Petersburg. She is trusted with the keys, the register and making deposits. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111028_413_s70_019~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Oct. 28, 2011 - Largo, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, right, and her mother SHERYL ALKIRE attend a candlelight vigil for victims of prescription drug overdose in Largo Central Park. 'It could have been me that died,' she says, 'I lost nine or ten friends within an eight month period, but until it happened to my cousin, it didn't hit me.' (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110915_413_s70_018~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Sept. 15, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - After being released from jail and given a second chance to participate in drug court, STACY NICHOLSON becomes overwhelmed trying to sort through clothes to take to the halfway house where she will be living. As her 12-year old daughter JADE BURKETT tries to support her mom. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110915_413_s70_017~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Sept. 15, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - After being released from jail and given a second chance to participate in drug court, STACY NICHOLSON dances 'The Dougie' with her 12-year old daughter JADE BURKETT. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110915_413_s70_016~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Sept. 15, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - After three months in jail, STACY NICHOLSON is reunited with her three-year-old son RICHIE HOYT. She was given a second chance to participate in drug court and Simply Hope. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110705_413_s70_015~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~July 5, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON weeps on her bunk in Pinellas County Jail. The program director of Simply Hope surprised her with a drug test, she failed, and was sent back to prison. She lost hope and faith in herself and began to think about opting out of drug court, taking her felony, and refusing drug treatment. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110225_413_s70_014~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON is drug tested on her first day at Simply Hope after watching her cousin die of a drug overdose. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110512_413_s70_013~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~May 12, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON hugs RON ELLIS, after she completed her counseling with him at PAR. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_413_s70_012~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~April 27, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON moves back into Simply Hope with the help of her mother SHERYL ALKIRE after spending two days in jail for breaking the rules of her program and lying to the program director. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110425_413_s70_011~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~April 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON reacts to news she will be taken to jail overnight on a judicial hold after RAY HARRIS, who runs Simply Hope, brought her into court for lying to him and not following the program's rules. She was allowed back into the program two days later. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110523_413_s70_010~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~May 23, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON attends a 'Seeking Safety' meeting at Simply Hope halfway house taught by TERESA CROYLE, right. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_413_s70_009~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~April 27, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON stares at her bus pass as she rides to her job at Roma Pizza. To participate in Simply Hope you must have a bus pass, be able to get to work, and earn money to pay your rent. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110427_413_s70_008~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~April 27, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON keeps a ring inscribed with the word Faith around her neck to help her stay strong in her recovery. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110323_413_s70_007~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~March 23, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, left, laughs with housemates in the Simply Hope halfway house they share. She had been 53 days clean. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110310_413_s70_006~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~March 10, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON brews a pot of coffee in the halfway house she shares with four other recovering addicts at Simply Hope. The program rules say you have to be out of bed and ready to face the day by 8:00 a.m. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110201_413_s70_005~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 1, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, 29, hugs her counselor before being taken into custody on drug charges in Courtroom 10 of the Pinellas County Courthouse, designated as the county's drug court. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110225_413_s70_004~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, 29, weeps as her mother and public defender ask the judge to let her out of prison to witness the death of her cousin, Francisco Herrera at Northside Hospital. She and her cousin had been living and abusing prescription drugs together. Now he had overdosed, and was going to be taken off life support. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110225_413_s70_003~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, 29, (center) is comforted by her mother SHERRY ALKIRE, 49, just before her cousin FRANCISCO HERRERA is taken off life support and dies of a prescription drug overdose at Northside Hospital. Nicholson, who was living and using prescription drugs with Herrera, was released from jail to be able to be with her cousin before he died. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110210_413_s70_002~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 10, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - SHERRY ALKIRE, 49, curls up with her two year old grandson RICHIE HOYT to help him sleep. Alkire took Richie from her daughter, Stacey, at the height of her prescription drug addiction, and was shocked by how out of control he had become while living in a drug filled household. 'The last thing I want is to have to raise an out of control two year old,' Alkire says. 'I need Stacey to get her life together so I can get my life back.' (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110225_413_s70_001~John Pendygraft-Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, 29, and her mother SHERRY ALKIRE grieve for Francisco Herrera after his death from a prescription drug overdose at Northside Hospital. ''Don't ever do this to me,'' Alkire wept to her daughter, who was release from jail to be with Herrera before he died. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120317_413_s70_000~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~'If I Die Young'~Feb. 25, 2011 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - STACY NICHOLSON, 29, (center) is comforted by her mother SHERRY ALKIRE, 49, just before her cousin FRANCISCO HERRERA is taken off life support and dies of a prescription drug overdose at Northside Hospital. Nicholson, who was living and using prescription drugs with Herrera, was released from jail to be able to be with her cousin before he died. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Last year, 249 people died of prescription drug overdoses in Pinellas County. Just about everybody who knew Stacy Nicholson figured she was next. Then an empathetic judge gave her a choice: recovery, or the coffin. Every day, seven Floridians die of a prescription drug overdose. This is the story of 29-year-old Stacy Nicholson and her struggle to recover from her addiction to oxycodone. Stacy received treatment through the Pinellas County drug court as part of a program called 'Ladies' Day.' The deal: If she stayed away from OxyContin, Xanax and other narcotic drugs and completed a treatment program, her record would be wiped clean. But for addicts, abstinence is not a simple matter.:
2010~zrep037~20040120_037_g58_017~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Prostitutes ply their trade at night on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sex workers involved with Family Health International, are trying to educate other prostitutes and the local community about safe sex and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_016~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - In the brothels of Phnom Penh sex workers involved in Family Health International's HIV/AIDS education program, meet to discuss strategies to protect themselves and educate others about protecting themselves from HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_015~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Homosexual men in a local gay bar a popular place to 'hook up' with other men looking for sex..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_014~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Homosexual men involved with Family Health International, meet with other homosexual men in the local parks to educate them about safe sex and how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_013~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Sex workers involved with Family Health International, distribute condoms and educate other prostitutes, and the local community about safe sex and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_012~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Sex workers involved with Family Health International, pan out into local slums to educate other prostitutes and the local community about safe sex and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_011~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Sex workers involved with Family Health International, pan out into local slums to educate other prostitutes and the local community about safe sex and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_010~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - In the brothels of Phnom Penh, Cambodia: sadness in the eyes of a sex worker who had just been informed that her HIV test came back positive..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_009~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - In the brothels of Phnom Penh, sadness in the eyes of a sex worker who had just been informed that her HIV test came back positive. In the background a meeting of other prostitutes involved in Family Health International's HIV/AIDS education program. FHI plans to assist this girl in her upcoming battle against HIV/AIDS..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_008~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - In the brothels of Phnom Penh sex workers involved in Family Health International's (a large NGO working on the AIDS epidemic) HIV/AIDS education program, meet to discuss strategies to protect themselves and educate others about the HIV/AIDS epidemic..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_007~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Cambodia, with the help of Family Health International, (a large NGO working on the AIDS epidemic) sex workers in the brothels of Phnom Pehn learn skills such as hair styling. Many girls have the hope that once learned, these skills will offer a viable alternative to working in the sex business..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_006~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A prosititute infected with the AIDS virus and now to sick to work recieves companionship and a comforting massage by fellow prostitues who visit regularly. A group of prosititutes work closely with Family Health International, (a large NGO working on the AIDS epidemic). These women who are educated and trained by FHI instruct their peers on safe sex and in this case, how to best cope once infected..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_005~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Batambang, Cambodia - A woman infected with the AIDS virus at her home near the city of Batambang..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_004~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Batambang, Cambodia - A woman infected with the AIDS virus at her home near the city of Batambang..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_003~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Batambang, Cambodia - Workers with Family Health International, (a large NGO working on the AIDS epidemic and healthcare), visit sick patients, providing assistance though counseling, education, food supplements, medicine and family support..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_002~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Batambang, Cambodia - A woman whose husband recently died of AIDS lies emaciated, and near death herself, with her new born baby in her home near the city of Batambang. The baby is too young to test for HIV and the mother died 3 days after this photo was taken, never knowing if the virus was passed along to her child..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20040120_037_g58_001~Karl Grobl~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~Jan. 20, 2004 - Batambang, Cambodia - A woman whose husband recently died of AIDS lies emaciated and near death herself in her home near the city of Batambang. Workers with Family Health International, a large NGO working on the AIDS epidemic, visit her and other patients, doing what they can to assist..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20041130_037_g58_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cambodia's New Killing Fields~zReportage.com Story of the Week #037 - Launched November 30, 2004 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Cambodia's agony did not end with the death of Polpot and his regime. HIV/AIDS is now spreading like cancer from the brothels of Pnom Penh and threatening to exterminate yet another generation of Cambodians..(Credit Image: © Karl Grobl/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Cambodia's agony did not end with the death of Polpot and his regime. HIV/AIDS is now spreading like cancer from the brothels of Pnom Penh and threatening to exterminate yet another generation of Cambodians.:
2010~zrep371~20101124_371_dm2_014~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - Pigeons fly peacefully over a cemetery where several victims lie. Since 1990, there has been a scene of low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions, and terrorism which has led to numerous deaths. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)..~:20101124_371_dm2_013~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Sulak, Dagestan, Russia - KHADIZHAT NASIBOVA, walks with her head down outside her home in the village of Sulak. Nasibova's son, Magomed Nasibov, 21, died in July 2010. Nasibova says she witnessed the death of her son and nephew not far from her home. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_012~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov 24, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - A Dagestani baby, who is now considered an orphan after her father was killed, rests in traditional Dagestani baby bed, known as an 'aga.' (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101122_371_dm2_011~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 22, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - AMINA UMAROVNA, 25, sits with her son in her arms in their apartment holding a photograph of her late husband. On April 22, 2007, Umarovna says her husband was kidnapped by men in camouflage, at the time of the kidnapping she was 5 months pregnant. Umarovna says she has not heard or seen her husband since. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_010~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov 24, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - A mother holds a mobile phone with a picture of her husband, who was abducted and killed by unknown forces. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_009~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov 24, 2010 - Sulak, Dagestan, Russia - A child, whose father was abducted and killed by men in camoflouge, stands beside his car outside the village of Sulak. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101118_371_dm2_008~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 18, 2010 - Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia - Women stand among dead sheep. Following tradition, killing the sheep at daybreak on Courban Bairam, or ''Feast of Sacrifice.'' The Republic is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. It has been a scene of low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism since the 1990s. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101119_371_dm2_007~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov 19, 2010 - Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia - Muslim men pray at a local mosque. The fighting in Dagestan has religious undertones: the republic is run by Sufis, a form of Islam popular in the Caucasus and South Asia, while their opponents are Salafis (or Wahhabi, as the government calls them), followers of a stricter form of Islam imported from Saudi Arabia. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101119_371_dm2_006~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 19, 2010 - Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia - Muslim men perform Wudu (routine washing ritual, cleansing). Preformed before entering a local mosque in preparation for one of their five prayers of the day, symbolizing a state of physical and spiritual purity required to stand before God. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_005~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - KHADIZHAT NASIBOVA, holds up a mobile phone with a picture of her son displayed on the screen. Nasibova's son Magomed Nasibov, 21, died in July 2010. Nasibova says she witnessed the death of her son and nephew at night not far from her home in the small village of Sulak, Dagestan. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101120_371_dm2_004~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 20, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - A Dagestani militant secures the streets of Makhachkala. More than half of all terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus occured in the Republic of Dagestan in 2010. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_003~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Dagestan, Russia - AISHA, (who chose not to reveal her surname) with hands in prayer, visits the grave of her son-in-law, 23, who was killed in 2009 by unknown forces. The following year, Aisha's son was killed in Makhachkala, Dagestan. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_002~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia - DZHENET ACHALIMOVA, 25, stands with no husband by her side alone with her two children in her bedroom. Achalimova claims her husband, Magomed Nasibov, 31, along with his cousin, Magomed Nasibov, 21, were abducted and killed at the center of Makhachkala by men in camouflage. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20101124_371_dm2_001~Diana Markosian~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~Nov. 24, 2010 - Sulak, Dagestan, Russia - KHALIPAT MAGOMEDOVA, holds her daughter's internal passport outside her home in the village of Sulak. Taken from her mother, AMINAT MAGOMEDOVA, 21, who was disabled, was killed and her body burnt during a ''special operation,'' conducted by federal services. Security forces launched a ''special operation'' in the village to counter-terrorist operations. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110530_371_dm2_000~Diana Markosian/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence~zReportage.com Story of the Week #371 : Dagestan - Suffering in Silence - Launched May 31, 2011 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Dagestan - Suffering in Silence - Nowhere in Russia is the situation so turbulent as in the autonomous Republic of Dagestan. The ongoing Islamist insurgency has sent the corruption-plagued region into near civil war. Dagestan home to 2.2 million, was the birth place of Imam Shamil, the legendary fighter who in the 19th century spearheaded fierce resistance of the Russian empire. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the republic's government have been regarded as loyal by the Kremlin and as corrupt and incompetent by many elsewhere. Human rights organizations in the North Caucasus have spent years documenting the abductions of young people. Kidnappings and violence are commonplace. Guns are universal and assassinations occur regularly. (Credit Image: © Diana Markosian/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Dagestan - Suffering in Silence - Nowhere in Russia is the situation so turbulent as in the autonomous Republic of Dagestan. The ongoing Islamist insurgency has sent the corruption-plagued region into near civil war. Dagestan home to 2.2 million, was the birth place of Imam Shamil, the legendary fighter who in the 19th century spearheaded fierce resistance of the Russian empire. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the republic's government have been regarded as loyal by the Kremlin and as corrupt and incompetent by many elsewhere. Human rights organizations in the North Caucasus have spent years documenting the abductions of young people. Kidnappings and violence are commonplace. Guns are universal and assassinations occur regularly.:
2010~zrep636~20170705_636_n03_026~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~July 5, 2017 - Comer, Georgia, U.S. - PAM WALLEY and her daughter CALLIE'S caregiver LORI CAIN do their best to stabilize Callie's leg after her thigh bone snapped while she was being moved in her bed. Callie has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak or walk. At 22, she is cared for at home with support from nurses and aides, funded in part by a Medicaid waiver which helps families and individuals with disabilities live in community rather than institutions. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_636_n03_025~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~July 5, 2017 - Comer, Georgia, U.S. - PAM WALLEY and her daughter CALLIE'S caregiver LORI CAIN do their best to stabilize Callie's leg after her thigh bone snapped while she was being moved in her bed. Callie has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak or walk. At 22, she is cared for at home with support from nurses and aides, funded in part by a Medicaid waiver which helps families and individuals with disabilities survive, and thrive, in community rather than institutions. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170626_636_n03_024~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~June 26, 2017 - Dalton, Georgia, U.S. - LANCE STEPHENS rides down the massive wood ramp with hosts KEVIN and WENDY CURTIS on their way to their van for an outing. Lance, now 48, is able to live with the Curtis family because of financial support from his Medicaid waiver. He has cerebral palsy and previous lived in group homes and shared living arrangements. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170626_636_n03_023~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~June 26, 2017 - Dalton, Georgia, U.S. - LANCE STEPHENS plays on an electric keyboard in his private bedroom at the host home where he lives with owners Kevin and Wendy Curtis. Lance, now 48, lives with the Curtis family because of financial support from his Medicaid waiver. He has cerebral palsy and previous lived in group homes and shared living arrangements before moving to the Curtis home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170626_636_n03_022~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~June 26, 2017 - Dalton, Georgia, U.S. - LANCE STEPHENS jokes with KEVIN and WENDY CURTIS in their 'host home' where Lance has lived for the last seven years. With them is ANGELA MACKER, Lance's support coordinator, who oversees his case. Lance, now 48, lives with the Curtis family because of financial support from his Medicaid waiver. He has cerebral palsy and previously lived in group homes and shared living arrangements. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151103_636_n03_021~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~November 3, 2015 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - JOHN CALVERT greets a horse at the Butterfly Dreams stable where he likes to ride several times a month. The stable specializes in accommodating individuals with disabilities. John lived at Central State Hospital in Georgia for 14 years before it closed. He was born with intellectual disabilities that left him with a mental ability of a young child. Now 41, John lives in his own apartment with direct support staff to keep him safe, well-nourished and active. That support comes from Georgia Options, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, and Medicaid waiver funding makes it all possible. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150804_636_n03_020~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 4, 2015 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - JOHN CALVERT and his support staffer JOSH HALL play basketball in a city park. John lived at Central State Hospital in Georgia for 14 years before it closed. He was born with intellectual disabilities that left him with the mental ability of a young child. Now 41, John lives in his own apartment with direct support staff to keep him safe, well-nourished and active. That support comes from Georgia Options, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, and Medicaid waiver funding makes it all possible. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150731_636_n03_019~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~July 31, 2015 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - JOHN CALVERT sits in his apartment beside artwork he created. Calvert lived at Central State Hospital in Georgia for 14 years before it closed. He was born with intellectual disabilities that left him with a mental ability of a young child. Now 41, John lives in his own apartment with direct support staff to keep him safe, well-nourished and active. That support comes from Georgia Options, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, and Medicaid waiver funding makes it all possible. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141013_636_n03_018~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~October 13, 2014 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - PERRY HENDRICKS gazes out window from his private bedroom at his duplex apartment. He is supported by staff from the Georgia Options non-profit organization that helps individuals with developmental disabilities live independently, with funding from their Medicaid waivers. Perry lived in state institutions for decades before transitioning to his own home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140916_636_n03_017~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 16, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - JEANETTE FULLWOOD returns home from an outing. She lives in the Satilla House, a group home, managed by Easter Seals of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140903_636_n03_016~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 3, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - CYNTHIA PARKER and her caregiver dance outside Easter Seals group home in Valdosta. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_015~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - MARY ANN STRINGER smiles while receiving her nebulizer treatment at Easter Seals group home in Valdosta. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_014~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - ANGELA CURRY relaxes in a wading pool at Easter Seals group home in Valdosta. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_013~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - ANGELA CURRY and CYNTHIA PARKER ride with support staff to a local shopping mall during an afternoon outing from their Easter Seals group home. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_012~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - CYNTHIA PARKER is washed and dressed for the day by her support staff at Easter Seals group home in Valdosta. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_011~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - CYNTHIA PARKER is washed and dressed for the day by her support staff at Easter Seals group home in Valdosta. The unassuming residence is home to three women with significant developmental disabilities and is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants 24/7, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140902_636_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~September 2, 2014 - Valdosta, Georgia, U.S. - CYNTHIA PARKER receives medications with a nebulizer treatment at the Easter Seals group home where they live with full-time support staff. She has intellectual disabilities and previously lived in state institutions. Her care is supported by her individual Medicaid waiver. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140804_636_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 4, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - A caregiver reads Bible stories to JEANETTE FULLWOOD at Satilla House, managed by Easter Seal of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140804_636_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 4, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - A caregiver reads Bible stories to JEANETTE FULLWOOD at Satilla House, managed by Easter Seal of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140804_636_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 4, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - A caregiver reads Bible stories to JEANETTE FULLWOOD at Satilla House, managed by Easter Seal of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140803_636_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 3, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - A caregiver lifts HELEN LOTSON from her bed and into her wheelchair at Satilla House, managed by Easter Seal of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. Helen lived for many years at Central state Hospital, a state institution. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140803_636_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 3, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - HELEN LOTSON gets hugs from her caregiver at Satilla House, managed by Easter Seal of South Georgia that provides 24/7 care for several individuals with developmental disabilities. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140803_636_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 3, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - HELEN LOTSON rocks back and forth during praise music at her church. She lives at a group home, Satilla House, managed by Easter Seals. The private group home is staffed by nurses and nursing assistants, funded by individual Medicaid waivers to individuals with developmental disabilities. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140803_636_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~August 3, 2014 - Waycross, Georgia, U.S. - HELEN LOTSON and JEALETTE FULLWORD enjoy their breakfast at the Easter Seal-sponsored Satilla House, with help from their individual support staff. Both women have significant intellectual challenges and lived in state institutions before relocating to this house. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140218_636_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~February 18, 2014 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - Perry holds a balloon during an outing in the park with staff and others supported by Georgia Options. Though non-verbal, PERRY HENDRICKS smiled a lot in his new life in a private duplex apartment with his roommate Howard Jackson. They are supported by staff from the Georgia Options non-profit organization that helps individuals with developmental disabilities live independently with funding from his Medicaid waiver. Perry lived in state institutions for decades before transitioning to his own home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140123_636_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~January 23, 2014 - Athens, Georgia, U.S. - PERRY HENDRICKS chooses his favorite groceries during an outing. They are supported by staff from the Georgia Options non-profit organization that helps individuals with developmental disabilities live independently. Perry lived in state institutions for decades before transitioning to his own home. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_636_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Health Care War~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 636 - Health Care War- Launched July 12, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its score of the Senate's health care repeal plan, showing that the bill would eliminate coverage for 15 million Americans next year and for 22 million by 2026. The CBO projects that the Senate bill would slash Medicaid funding by $772 billion over the next decade, increase individual market premiums by 20 percent next year, and make comprehensive coverage 'extremely expensive' in some markets. Individuals with developmental disabilities depend on Medicaid waivers for any quality of life. Thousands in the U.S. are served by the waivers, but thousands more are on waiting lists. Proposed cuts and caps to Medicaid would be devastating for all of them. According to the Center for American Progress 'People with disabilities who rely on home and community-based services through Medicaid, such as personal attendant care, skilled nursing, and specialized therapies, could lose access to the services they need in order to live independently and remain in their homes.' (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its score of the Senate's health care repeal plan, showing that the bill would eliminate coverage for 15 million Americans next year and for 22 million by 2026. The CBO projects that the Senate bill would slash Medicaid funding by $772 billion over the next decade, increase individual market premiums by 20 percent next year, and make comprehensive coverage 'extremely expensive' in some markets. Individuals with developmental disabilities depend on Medicaid waivers for any quality of life. Thousands in the U.S. are served by the waivers, but thousands more are on waiting lists. Proposed cuts and caps to Medicaid would be devastating for all of them. According to the Center for American Progress 'People with disabilities who rely on home and community-based services through Medicaid, such as personal attendant care, skilled nursing, and specialized therapies, could lose access to the services they need in order to live independently and remain in their homes.' :
2010~zrep538~20140426_538_m140_021~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 26, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Pastor MOISE MUNYUABUMBA runs the 8th CEPAC Galilaya Church. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140426_538_m140_020~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 26, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - LWANDA BINWA participates in a healing session. Praying houses have become a problem for mental institutions. Most congolese only go to mental institutions as a last resort when traditional methods don't work therefore making healing even more complicated or impossible as the disease could be too advanced. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140426_538_m140_019~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 26, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Praying houses can be found everywhere in Goma. Most of them belong to the pentecostal movement which believes in divine healing through prayer and considers illness a consequence of the fall of man. BEAT MEKARUBAMBA has breast cancer. The Pastor says this is because she is the second wife of a polygamist and that she will only heal when she accepts her sins. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140425_538_m140_018~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 25, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - ISAAC RWANAMIZA has several patients every day. He can charge up to 70 dollars for one consultation. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140425_538_m140_017~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 25, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Traditional healers use all sorts of fetishes for curing diseases. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140424_538_m140_016~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 24, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - ISAAC RWANAMIZA is a traditional healer from the Bakumu tribe. He only heals when the cause of the illness is witchcraft. When the cause is natural he sends the patient to a hospital. Traditional healers are recognized by the Congolese government and supported by the ministry of health. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140423_538_m140_015~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 23, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Doctor MOISE MBUSA regularly visits the patients. Some people have to take medication for life. Problems exist such as accessing remote areas and most of the patients have to come by foot to get their weekly medication compromises the treatment. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140423_538_m140_014~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 23, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - ABIMANA LUSHOMBO has epilepsy. The ongoing conflict impoverishes the region, creating unemployment that drags Goma's youth to drug and alcohol abuse. Symptoms may include depression, hallucinations or schizophrenia. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140423_538_m140_013~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 23, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - KOME KATENGA joined the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL) during the first Congo War in 1997 when he was only 16 years old. This coalition of Congolese dissidents led by Laurent Kabila was known by its brutality and for having child soldiers among its troops. In 2002 KOME started drinking. He has been in mental institutions seven times ever since. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140415_538_m140_012~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 15, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mental illness does not always receive the same benefit as other health sectors. Institutions like the one run by the Brothers of Charity have to find a way to support themselves through donations and their network in Europe. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140422_538_m140_011~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 22, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Families who can afford it put their children in ''L'acole de Vie'', the only school for mentally disabled children in the region. As with adults, some children can be problematic and need constant surveillance. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140422_538_m140_010~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 22, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - AGANZE DAGANO LEVI during a kynesiotherapy session. Random attacks from rebel groups create stressful situations on pregnant women that can damage the fetus permanently. This creates an increasing number of children born with mental handicaps. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140419_538_m140_009~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 19, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - NYOTA KANYERE says she healed from mental illness thanks to Pastor Moise Munyuabumba. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140417_538_m140_008~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 17, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Praying houses and healers are usually their first option. Witchcraft and traditional healing are important within congolese culture. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140422_538_m140_007~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 22, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A patient at the mental institution ''Tulizo Letu'', (our comfort) run by the Brothers of Charity. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140422_538_m140_006~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 22, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Mental institution ''Tulizo Letu'', (our comfort) run by the Brothers of Charity. Armed conflict, sexual violence, displacement and poverty are key factors that explain the prevalence of mental health disorders in DRC. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140412_538_m140_005~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 12, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A patient participates in a Electroencephalography (EGG) test at the Mental institution ''Tulizo Letu'', (our comfort) run by the Brothers of Charity. EGG testing is used at the institution to detect Epilepsy among other brain-related injuries. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130821_538_m140_004~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~Aug. 21, 2013 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - CHRISTINE KAHINDO was raped by 5 soldiers on the way to her parent's house. Most of these women are abandoned by their husbands after they've been raped. They think they cooperated and they consider them damaged goods. They have to leave their homes and end up in refugee camps. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130821_538_m140_003~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~Aug. 21, 2013 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - JAQUELINE is a displaced from war. She suffers from schizophrenia and doesn't know where her family is. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) the ongoing armed conflict in the East has resulted in 2.6 millions internally displaced people by mid-2013. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140416_538_m140_002~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 16, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Modern medicine has to struggle with traditional healers and praying houses. Easily preventable or treatable illnesses are more complicated to treat because of late diagnosis. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140415_538_m140_001~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~April 15, 2014 - Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo - Some patients like DEO KAKULE arrive to the mental institution with leg irons. These cases normally come from remote areas where there is no assistance. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140412_538_m140_000~Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Out of Sight Out of Mind~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 538 - Out of Sight Out of Mind: Congo's Mental Health Crisis - Launched August 5, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Twenty years after conflict broke out in eastern Congo, little has been done to treat people that suffered unspeakable acts of violence and consequently mental illness is on the rise in the region. Too often the trauma left in the wake of these atrocities is overlooked and underfunded. According to the Mental Health Program, at least 15 million Congolese have mental disorders, doctors lack the basic resources needed to treat patients in a country where life expectancy is 48. D R Congo's Ministry of Health reveals that in the country, with a population of 65 million, there are only six psychiatric hospitals. One run by the government, the other five are in the under the Brothers of Charity. A lack of belief in western medicine complicates the situation, and some families are unable to pay for medication, leaving most cases untreated. Lack of government support isn't the only obstacle, in this traditional society, mental illnesses are associated with witchcraft, and cases are brought to traditional healers or witchdoctors, leaving psychiatric facilities as the last call. It has been 12 years since the end of the Second Congo War but its aftermath still remains in the East. Dozens of armed groups keep attacking, looting and raping the population while mental traumas keep rising creating a public health crisis in the third largest country in Africa. (Credit Image: © Patrick Meinhardt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Twenty years after conflict broke out in eastern Congo, little has been done to treat people that suffered unspeakable acts of violence and consequently mental illness is on the rise in the region. Too often the trauma left in the wake of these atrocities is overlooked and underfunded. According to the Mental Health Program, at least 15 million Congolese have mental disorders, doctors lack the basic resources needed to treat patients in a country where life expectancy is 48. D R Congo's Ministry of Health reveals that in the country, with a population of 65 million, there are only six psychiatric hospitals. One run by the government, the other five are in the under the Brothers of Charity. A lack of belief in western medicine complicates the situation, and some families are unable to pay for medication, leaving most cases untreated. Lack of government support isn't the only obstacle, in this traditional society, mental illnesses are associated with witchcraft, and cases are brought to traditional healers or witchdoctors, leaving psychiatric facilities as the last call. It has been 12 years since the end of the Second Congo War but its aftermath still remains in the East. Dozens of armed groups keep attacking, looting and raping the population while mental traumas keep rising creating a public health crisis in the third largest country in Africa.:
2010~zrep488~20120622_488_ab1_020~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~June 22, 2012 - San Antonio, New Mexico, U.S. -The Rio Grande flow just east of San Antonio has seized leaving fish to die and dry up due to the heat. Approximately 81 percent of the state is suffering from severe drought. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130221_488_ab1_019~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 21, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - DAVID WINGO uses his truck equipped with a 250 gallon water tank to fetch water from the town of Springer and then uses the water to irrigate the bushes in the local church. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130621_488_ab1_018~Marla Brose/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~June 21, 2013 - Magdalena, New Mexico, U.S. - The bathrooms are closed at The Magdalena Cafe. The town of Magdalena has had a water shortage for a few weeks due to the town's well problems. (Credit Image: © Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20130221_488_ab1_017~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 21, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - Farms around Maxwell where winter wheat would be growing in a normal year sit dry, parched by drought. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130523_488_ab1_016~Greg Sorber/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~May 23, 2013 - Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S. - The dam at Conchas Lake shows the drop in the lake level because of the drought. The lake is at its lowest level since 1940. (Credit Image: © Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130220_488_ab1_015~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 20, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - The current drought has hit the New Mexican town of Maxwell pretty hard. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_014~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico, U.S. - ''Hershey'', a dog belonging to Craig Ogden, owner of Lookout Farms wades in a holding pond on the Black River . The flow of the river has been impacted by the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110902_488_ab1_013~Jim Thompson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Sept. 2, 2011 - Corona, New Mexico, U.S. - Corona rancher LEON PORTER talks with USDA's Risk Management Agency representatives about the drought that has hit the area. (Credit Image: © Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130220_488_ab1_012~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 20, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - Bulls feed on hay in a farmer's field. Ranchers have little or no range grass, and feed costs are soaring as drought drives up demand and pushes down supply. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_011~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico, U.S. - CRAIG OGDEN, owner of Lookout Farms stands in a field of alfafa affected by the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. Ogden, relies on the water-strapped Carlsbad Irrigation District to wet his fields and only planted 20 acres of cotton this year, down from the usual 100. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_010~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico, U.S. - Weeds cover an area at Brantley Lake State Park show the low water level due to the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. The first six months of 2012 were the 10th-driest in New Mexico history, and the same stretch in 2011 was the driest in the state's history. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110902_488_ab1_009~Jim Thompson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Sept. 2, 2011 - Corona, New Mexico, U.S. - The rain gauge on the fence is bone dry as you enter the Porter Ranch. (Credit Image: © Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130221_488_ab1_008~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 21, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - ''If we don't get some moisture, we'll still be in trouble,'' says Maxwell Mayor KAY PINKSTON as she sat in Maxwell's tiny village hall. ''People would just have to move if there's no water,'' Pinkston said, who is struggling with a village supply system depleted by drought. ''We'd be a ghost town.'' (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110708_488_ab1_007~Greg Sorber/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~July 8, 2011 - Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. - JIM LYTLE, owner of Solar Farms holds a green chile from his fields. Lytle and many Souther New Mexico farmers are expecting a below average harvest this year due to the drought affecting the state. (Credit Image: © Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130221_488_ab1_006~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 21, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - A faucet inside the Maxwell United Methodist Church flows with little pressure. The current drought has hit the New Mexican town of Maxwell pretty hard. Advisories have been posted to remind residents to conserve water so some residents are forced to do laundry in neighboring towns because of the lack of water pressure throughout the town. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_005~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico U.S. - CRAIG OGDEN, owner of Lookout Farms inspects a field of cotton. Ogden did not plant the field behind him due to the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130523_488_ab1_004~Greg Sorber/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~May 23, 2013 - Ft. Sumner, New Mexico, U.S. - Cattle near the headquarters of the Double V Ranch near Fort Sumner where Livestock Board officials reportedly found an estimated 1,000 malnourished cattle. Green grass needed to feed cattle is virtually absent throughout much of New Mexico, forcing ranchers to drastically cut the size of their herds, officials and ranchers say. (Credit Image: © Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130221_488_ab1_003~Roberto E. Rosales/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Feb. 21, 2013 - Maxwell, New Mexico, U.S. - The village of Maxwell draws groundwater from the Canadian River watershed, which has not had a wet year since 1999. Current flow on the Canadian was barely enough to measure, just 7 percent of normal for this time of year. (Credit Image: © Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_002~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico, U.S. - PEDRO MARTINEZ, a farm hand at Lookout Farms removes weeds next to a dried irrigation canal affected by the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. Ranchers and farmers in the southeastern part of the state, where dry conditions have been most severe, say it could take several years to climb out of the hole that two years of drought have pushed them into. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_001~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~Aug. 22, 2012 - Loving, New Mexico, U.S. - CRAIG OGDEN, owner of Lookout Farms holds alfafa seeds affected by the severe drought in the Southeastern part of the state. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120822_488_ab1_000~Adolphe Pierre-Louis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Drying Up~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 488 - Drying Up - Launched August 20, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 'Is the drought over?' The answer, repeatedly, is 'No.' 2013 is New Mexico's third consecutive year of drought, with the state suffering some of the warmest and driest conditions since record-keeping began. Farmers in southern New Mexico are being hit the hardest. With little irrigation water expected to come from the Rio Grande and Pecos River this growing season, New Mexicans are trying to fight the desertification of their state by drilling new wells into the aquifer and asking everybody to restrict their water usage. From the town of Maxwell in the state's northeast, where municipal water supplies are running low, to the farming valleys of the south, where farmers are struggling and tension with Texas is flaring over scarce Rio Grande water, drought's impact is being felt across the state. (Credit Image: © Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~ 'Is the drought over?' The answer, repeatedly, is 'No.' 2013 is New Mexico's third consecutive year of drought, with the state suffering some of the warmest and driest conditions since record-keeping began. Farmers in southern New Mexico are being hit the hardest. With little irrigation water expected to come from the Rio Grande and Pecos River this growing season, New Mexicans are trying to fight the desertification of their state by drilling new wells into the aquifer and asking everybody to restrict their water usage. From the town of Maxwell in the state's northeast, where municipal water supplies are running low, to the farming valleys of the south, where farmers are struggling and tension with Texas is flaring over scarce Rio Grande water, drought's impact is being felt across the state.:
2010~zrep418~20111012_418_e66_024~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner walks across the main road holding his child's hand on one of his few days off. The story of the emerald miners is both a tale of man's struggle against the mountain, and the human face of a geo-political business story that could influence the balance of power in South Asia for decades to come. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_023~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald dealer holds up a valuable emerald he has just purchased directly from miners. The deeper the color and clarity, the more the emerald is worth. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_022~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A miner takes a break from work to pray and kneels in front of a window overlooking the breathtaking valley. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_021~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A blacksmith uses an old bicycle to power his anvil to make a tool that is used by miners looking for emeralds. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_020~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A group of miners enjoy a meal of beans and bread after hours spent deep inside the tunnels of the emerald mines that litter the Panjshiri mountains. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_019~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - AZRAT MOHAMMED holds out his hands to catch falling stones as he tunnels deeper into a mountainside where they mine emeralds.(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_018~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - AZRAT MOHAMMED holds a torch for a colleague as he tunnels deeper into a mountainside where they mine emeralds. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_017~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A group of emerald miners sit in the entrance to a mining tunnel, about to detonate an explosion of ammonium nitrate and gun powder on a mountainside. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_016~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner walks down the side of a mountain leading a donkey on which he is carrying supplies that need replenishing. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_015~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~Aug. 14, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Workers make jewelry in the workshop of Javed Noori. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_014~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~Aug. 2, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A girl learns how to cut a gemstone at the Turquoise Mountain Project that educates students in the art of jewelry making, including gemstone cutting, and other local crafts. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_013~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~Aug. 14, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Workers make jewelry in the workshop of Javed Noori. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_012~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~Aug. 14, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A shopkeeper sits outside of his shop selling an array of precious stones. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_011~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - Women in burkas walk pass by a fast flowing stream up to a village that is near to the emerald mines. Afghan women are expressly forbidden to travel up to the mines however, as mining is a man's work. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_010~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Police man stands guard on a main road. The town exists to support the emerald mining trade. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_009~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~Aug. 2, 2010. 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - JAVED NOORA, an Afghan jeweler who specializes in making jewelry from precious and semi precious stones found in Afghanistan shows off the three different grades of emeralds found throughout the country at his workshop. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_008~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner sits drinking a cup of green tea while admiring an emerald he has just found, embedded into a rock on a mountainside. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_007~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An Emerald dealer, who buys his stones directly from the miners, examines stones he has just bought in his office.The World Bank is working with the government to legitimise the trade, but faces huge challenges at a time when the Taliban looks stronger than any time since 2001.(Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_006~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner holds up stones that are about to be sold to a dealer on a piece of notebook paper. Afghan officials fear the proceeds from emerald mining are being used to fund the insurgency. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_005~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - Men carry hay for the harvest in a rural community. ((Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_004~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - A rusting Russian tank sits ominously under a cloudy sky along the road up the Panjshir Valley. The Russians attempted to unsuccessfully conquer the Panjshir Valley in order to benefit from its large amounts of mineral deposits, including emeralds and iron, but were beaten back by the fierce fighters loyal to Massoud and the Northern Alliance. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_003~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner searches for surface emeralds outside of a tunnel that he has been working in with the houses in which his community of miners lives in behind on a mountain. The gemstones come at a high price with many miners paying with their lives in the process. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_002~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - An emerald miner holds up an emerald stone that was mined from the mountain. Claims that Afghanistan is sitting on trillion of mineral wealth made headlines last year. The real story is the daily grind of impoverished miners are taking huge risks to dig out precious stones which are then sold on the black market. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_001~/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~July 28, 2010 - Khenj, Panjshir, Afghanistan - AZRAT MOHAMMED, an emerald miner, poses for a photograph. While many Afghan communities turn to opium poppies and cannabis to scrape a living, these Panjshiris, with no viable farmland, attempt to blast their way out of poverty by prying emeralds from the mountain rock. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20111012_418_e66_000~Kate Holt/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Emerald Valley~zReportage.com Story of the Week #418: Emerald Valley - Launched April 24, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - While many Afghan communities turn to opium poppies and cannabis to scrape a living, these Panjshiris, with no viable farmland, attempt to blast their way out of poverty by extracting emeralds from the mountain rock. Afghanistan is facing the daunting prospect of a large reduction in foreign aid, which up to now makes up about 90 percent of the country's revenue. Geological surveying has shown large deposits of minerals including, uranium and lithium in different parts of the country. Claims that Afghanistan is sitting on $1 trillion of mineral wealth has made headlines, yet multinational mining firms are reluctant to invest heavily in the country, as questions remain on the country's stability after US troops draw down in 2014. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~While many Afghan communities turn to opium poppies and cannabis to scrape a living, these Panjshiris, with no viable farmland, attempt to blast their way out of poverty by extracting emeralds from the mountain rock. Afghanistan is facing the daunting prospect of a large reduction in foreign aid, which up to now makes up about 90 percent of the country's revenue. Geological surveying has shown large deposits of minerals including, uranium and lithium in different parts of the country. Claims that Afghanistan is sitting on $1 trillion of mineral wealth has made headlines, yet multinational mining firms are reluctant to invest heavily in the country, as questions remain on the country's stability after US troops draw down in 2014.:
2010~zrep578~20150304_578_af3_018~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Zahle Fayda, Lebanon - TIRAM doesn't know how old she is. She has problems with her back and she can't see. She has never gone to school. 'I like listening to the TV. That's what I usually do. I sit in the tent and listen to the programs. I get happy when there are cartoons. Then there's a lot of sound. It's funny. I would love to be outside, but I don't know the area. Sometimes I sit just right outside the tent,' she says. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150209_578_af3_017~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 9, 2015 - Bekaa Valley, Lebanon - HANY AL MOULIEAH, 21, and his brother AHRAF, 4, from Homs hope to be able to get residence in Canada soon. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_016~Magnus Wennman/IBL~Children of Syria~March 4, 2015 - Zahle Fayda, Lebanon - ZAHLE FAYDA. Mohammed, 4, has short stature. He lives with his parents and two brothers beside a rubbish dump, where a temporary camp was set up. His family fled from Raqqa when he was a baby; he remembers nothing but war. He has never spoken. The family wants to see a doctor who can look at his growth problem, but so far, they have not received any help. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_015~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Azraq, Jordan - Five-year-old TAMAM is scared of her pillow. She cries every night at bedtime. The air raids on her hometown of Homs usually took place at night, and although she has been sleeping away from home for nearly two years now, she still doesn't realize that her pillow is not the source of danger. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_014~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Zahle Fayda, Lebanon - AHMED, 8, is blind. He lives in a plastic tent with his family and dreams of getting an operation so, one day, he can see. ''There's a rubber tire outside our house that I like to play with. But sometimes it rolls away and I can't find it, he says. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150513_578_af3_013~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~May 13, 2015 - Suruc, Turkey - SHIRAZ, 9, was three months old when she was stricken with a severe fever. The doctor diagnosed polio and advised her parents to not spend too much money on medicine for the girl. Then the war came. Her mother, LEILA, starts crying when she describes how she wrapped the girl in a blanket and carried her over the border from Kobane to Turkey. Shiraz, who can't talk, received a wooden cradle in the refugee camp. She lies there day and night. War has compromised the mental health of millions of Syrians. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_012~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Amman, Jordan - MOYAD, 5, and his mother wanted to bake a pie. Hand in hand they went to the market in Daraa to buy some flour. They walked by a taxi, where someone had placed a bomb. Moyad's mother died immediately. The boy, who was flown to Jordan, has shrapnel in his head, his back and his pelvis. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_011~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon - RALIA, 7, and RAHAF, 13, live on the street. They come from Damascus, where a grenade killed their mother and brother. Together with their father, they have slept on the sidewalk for a year. They are always close to each other. Rahaf says she is afraid of 'bad boys'. When she says it, Ralia starts to cry. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150210_578_af3_010~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 10, 2015 - Dar-El-Ias, Jordan - WALAA, 5, wants to go home. She had her own room in Aleppo, she says. There, she never used to cry at bedtime. Here, in the refugee camp, she cries every night. Resting her head on the pillow is horrible, she says, because nighttime is horrible. That was when the attacks happened. By day, Walaa's mother often builds a little house out of pillows, to teach her that they are nothing to be afraid of. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_009~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Suruc, Turkey - There's a difference between closing your eyes and sleeping, as six-year-old GULISTAN knows. She prefers to shut her eyes and just pretend, because every time she really falls asleep, the nightmares start. 'I don't want to sleep here. I want to sleep at home,' she says. She misses the pillow she had in Kobane. Sometimes she lies against her mother and uses her as a pillow. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_008~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Zahle Fayda, Lebanon - AHMED, 8, is blind. He lives in a plastic tent with his family and dreams of getting an operation so, one day, he can see. 'There's a rubber tire outside our house that I like to play with. But sometimes it rolls away and I can't find it,' he says. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_007~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Azraq, Jordan - IMAN, 2, has pneumonia and a chest infection. This is her third day in this hospital bed. She sleeps most of the time now. Normally she is a happy little girl, but now she's tired. She runs everywhere when she's well. 'She loves playing in the sand,' says her mother Olah,19. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_006~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Zahle Fayda, Lebanon - RAHMA, 10, was born with a visual impairment. In Dar'a where she's from, her parents had put her in a special school for visually impaired children. She liked the school and felt safe in its building. When the war started, the family fled. A hospital along the way offered Rahma an operation but it was unsuccessful and now she is completely blind. 'I never go out', she says. 'I just sit here in the tent.' (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_005~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Nizip, Turkey - Sleeping Syrian refugee children - MOHAMMED, 13, loves houses. Back home, in Aleppo, he used to enjoy walking around the city looking at them. Now, many of his favorite buildings are gone, blown to pieces. Lying in his hospital bed, he wonders whether he will ever fulfill his dream of becoming an architect. 'The strangest thing about war is that you get used to feeling scared. I wouldn't have believed that,' says Mohammed. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_004~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Dar-El-Ias, Lebanon - ALI, 10, has a liver disease that prevents his blood from filtering as it should. As soon as he goes out in the sun, he gets severe sores, similar to burns. His mother, Turkiya, 30, has tried to get help, but it's hard. 'We've been to three hospitals. At two places, they were horrified when they saw him and turned us away at the door. At the third place, we were able to see a doctor, but he couldn't do anything. He said it was too complicated', she says. Ali knows that he shouldn't go outside since his skin gets a rash. But he can't help it when he hears the others playing. 'It's just so boring to only sit in the tent,' he says. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_003~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Amman, Jordan - Eight-year-old MARAM had just come home from school when the rocket hit her house. A piece of the roof landed right on top of her. Her mother took her to a field hospital, and from there she was airlifted across the border to Jordan. Head trauma caused a brain hemorrhage. For the first 11 days, Maram was in a coma. She is now conscious, but has a broken jaw and can't speak. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_002~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Feb 8, 2015 - Azraq, Jordan - FARA, 2, loves football. Her father tries to make footballs of all the material he could find. Every night when he says good night to Fara, and her older sister he hopes that they will wake up to a new day when they will get a real football to play with. All other dreams feels unattainable for him. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150304_578_af3_001~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~Mar 4, 2015 - Suruc, Turkey - SHIAR, 10, fled in the darkness with his family because it felt safer. When they were close to the border, the family decided to rest for a few hours. Shiar woke first and got up. It was then he stepped on a land mine. He lost his entire left hand and has three fingers left on his right hand. His chest, neck and chin are full of scars. What I'm most sad about is that I can't go out. I'm cold all the time around the stump and I don't have anything to keep it warm. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150208_578_af3_000~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children of Syria~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 578 - Children of Syria - Launched June 17, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 7.5 million Syrian children are in need of humanitarian aid, and 14 million children across the region have been affected by brutal conflict that began more than four years ago. 2.6 million children are no longer in school and close to 2 million are living as refugees in neighboring countries. For these children, what's at stake isn't politics. It's their future. Having already lost their homes, schools and communities, their chances of building a future may also soon be lost. After years of conflict, at least 3 million children have left education. The decline in education for Syrian children has been the sharpest and most rapid in the history of the region, according to UNICEF. In some cases, children must give up school and start work to help provide for their families. In Lebanon, the government has opened public schools to Syrian children, but language barriers, overcrowding, and the cost of transportation keep many refugee children out of school. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 350,000 Syrians are currently suffering from severe mental disorders while another 2 million or more are suffering from mild to moderate mental problems such as anxiety and depression disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saturday June 20th is World Refugee Day 2015. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~7.5 million Syrian children are in need of humanitarian aid, and 14 million children across the region have been affected by brutal conflict that began more than four years ago. 2.6 million children are no longer in school and close to 2 million are living as refugees in neighboring countries. For these children, what's at stake isn't politics. It's their future. Having already lost their homes, schools and communities, their chances of building a future may also soon be lost. After years of conflict, at least 3 million children have left education. The decline in education for Syrian children has been the sharpest and most rapid in the history of the region, according to UNICEF. In some cases, children must give up school and start work to help provide for their families. In Lebanon, the government has opened public schools to Syrian children, but language barriers, overcrowding, and the cost of transportation keep many refugee children out of school. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 350,000 Syrians are currently suffering from severe mental disorders while another 2 million or more are suffering from mild to moderate mental problems such as anxiety and depression disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saturday June 20th is World Refugee Day 2015.:
2010~zrep626~20161002_626_t140_018~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 2, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - NOLI CONCORDIA, 61, near his home in the Rizal slum. Concordia's thirty-eight year old son Manolita was shot dead by masked men in an extra-judicial killing that is a hallmark of President Duterte's war on drugs. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160923_626_t140_017~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 23, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - A child rides a bike past a house, where seven young men where shot and killed. Police report that the home was used as a drug den where methylamphetamine, also known as shabu was bought and consumed and that the men fired upon police during a drug raid. A family of one of the victims claims the men were unarmed and summarily executed. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161003_626_t140_016~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 3, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Patients at a Department of Health Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center. The centre has a capacity of 550, but now has 1500 patients, including men, women and children. It includes a school. Eighty to ninety percent of patients are methylamphetamine addicts, mostly from the poorest section of society. The center is being expanded fast, with new buildings underway. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161004_626_t140_015~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 4, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Prisoners in the holding cells at Tondo Police Station 1. Holding cells are at well over maximum capacity as Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on illegal drugs brings in thousands of drug suspects. His unprecedented crackdown has resulted in the killing of 3,600 over the past 12 weeks. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160928_626_t140_014~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 28, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Detail of a 'Drug Personality Watchlist' that includes the name of Maximo Garcia whose granddaughter Danica Mae Garcia, 5, was shot and killed in crossfire during an attempted hit on Maximo during a family lunch. Maximo Garcia is now in hiding. President Duterte's war on drugs has so far claimed more than 3,500 lives. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161003_626_t140_013~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 3, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Patients being disciplined at a Department of Health Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. They are required to stand this way for one hour for breaking rules such as fighting or spitting. The center has a capacity of 550, but now has 1500 patients, including men, women and children. It includes a school. Eighty to ninety percent of patients are methylamphetamine addicts, mostly from the poorest section of society. The centre is being expanded fast, with new buildings underway. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160928_626_t140_012~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 28, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - (L-R): GEMMA GARCIA, 51, and her daughter DAISY GARCIA, 29, at their home where Daisy's daughter Danica Mae Garcia, 5, was shot and killed in crossfire during an attempted hit on her grandfather Maximo Garcia during a family lunch. Maximo Garcia, who survived the hit, but is now in hiding, had been named on a list of drug suspects and targeted by unknown assassins in President Duterte's war on drugs, which has so far claimed more than 3,500 lives. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160928_626_t140_011~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 28, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - (L-R): Printed photographs of Danica Mae Garcia, 5, (deceased) and her grandfather Maximo Garcia. Danica was shot and killed in crossfire during an attempted hit on her grandfather during a family lunch. Garcia, who survived the hit, but is now in hiding, had been named on a list of drug suspects and targeted by unknown assassins in President Duterte's war on drugs, which has so far claimed more than 3,500 lives. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160923_626_t140_010~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 23, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Police Senior Superintendent JOSELITO T ESQUIVEL Jr, Deputy District Director for Administration at Quezon City Police District. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161005_626_t140_009~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 5, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Locals gather near the scene where drug suspect Benjamin Visda was shot dead by plain clothed police on a muddy unpaved road around 100m from Tondo Police Station 1. Eyewitnesses who refused to be identified claimed that Visda pleaded for his life before being shot in the back of the head. The claimed that the policemen then removed his handcuffs, which were locked behind his back and put them on with his hands in front of his body. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161005_626_t140_008~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 5, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - The lifeless body of drug suspect BENJAMIN VISDA lies in a pool of blood on a muddy unpaved road 100m from Tondo Police Station 1. Police at the scene claimed that Visda, who was handcuffed, had resisted arrest and was killed in a struggle after he had grabbed one of the officers' guns. Eyewitnesses at the scene who refused to be identified claimed that Visda was beaten by ununiformed police as he pleaded for his life before being shot in the back of the head. They claimed that the policemen then removed his handcuffs, which were locked behind his back and put them on with his hands in front of his body. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160924_626_t140_007~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 24, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - A victim of a vigilante killing lies dead by a Ford Ranger pick-up truck outside a the M-X Club casino on the corner of Domingo M. Guevara and Galbayog Streets in the middle class suburb of Mandaluyung City. According to people at the scene, this man and another were each shot twice each in the head by a masked assassin who arrived with an accomplice on a motorscooter. A piece of cardboard was left at the scene saying that the victims were 'drug lords from Rizal Province.' (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160924_626_t140_006~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 24, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Members of a Scene Of Crime Operation (SOCO) unit inspect the body of an unknown drug suspect lies on a bed in a shanty down near the Port of Manila. According to residents, people were ordered to stay inside their homes by police before they heard two shots. Police report that the deceased resisted arrest during a 'buy bust' operation and was shot dead by police. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160924_626_t140_005~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 24, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Local bystanders at the scene of a double homicide. Two male victims were shot dead next to a Ford Ranger pick-up truck outside a the M-X Club casino on the corner of Domingo M. Guevara and Galbayog Streets in the middle class suburb of Mandaluyung City. According to people at the scene, the men were each shot twice in the head by a masked assassin who arrived with an accomplice on a motorscooter. A piece of cardboard was left at the scene saying that the victims were 'drug lords from Rizal Province.' (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160924_626_t140_004~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 24, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Two victims of a vigilante killing lie dead by a Ford Ranger pick-up truck outside a the M-X Club casino on the corner of Domingo M. Guevara and Galbayog Streets in the middle class suburb of Mandaluyung City. According to people at the scene, the men were each shot twice in the head by a masked assassin who arrived with an accomplice on a motorscooter. A piece of cardboard was left at the scene saying that the victims were 'drug lords from Rizal Province.' (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160923_626_t140_003~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 23, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - A young man who surrendered to police as a drug user poses with a 'Duterte for President' cap at a basketball court used for processing people who have been either arrested or who have surrendered to police in Duterte's drug war. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160923_626_t140_002~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~September 23, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - (L-R): MORNAY GAYOSA, 7, and CINDY CENTENO, 17 next to the corpse of JEFFRY MENDOZA, 3, which lies in a coffin at his wake a the Matandang Balara. Mendoza was shot dead by police on September 23 during a 'buy bust' operation on a drug den. Police reported that Mendoza and six others fired upon police. Family claim that the slain men were unarmed. Due to fear in the community, neighbours are staying away from the wake. Mendoza's family is struggling to raise the funds to bury him. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161005_626_t140_001~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~October 5, 2016 - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Blood left by the lifeless body of Benjamin Visda (not pictured) flows into a puddle on the muddy unpaved road where the drug suspect was shot dead by plainclothes police. Eyewitnesses who refused to be identified claimed that Visda pleaded for his life before being shot in the back of the head. They claimed that the policemen then removed his handcuffs, which were locked behind his back and put them on with his hands in front of his body. The killing occurred around 100m from Tondo Police Station 1. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160924_626_t140_000~Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~City of The Dead~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 626 - City of The Dead: Philippine President's War on Drugs - Launched March 30, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Ever since Rodrigo Duterte was voted in as Philippines President in June 2016, he has been making good on his threats of 'Killing all criminals' during a campaign that promised to bring law and order to the Philippines through the barrel of a gun. Overwhelmingly, death comes by night in the poorest quarters of the Philippine capital, Manila which has become one of the murder capitals of the world. Bloodied corpses are sprawled in the street in a never ending array of grotesque tableaux. Sometimes a warning scribbled on a scrap of cardboard is left by the body: 'I'm a pusher. Don't be like me.' In the nine months since Duterte took office, the total body count of suspected drug dealers or users tops 8,000 with an estimated 4,000 of those deaths vigilante or extrajudicial killings. Duterte has made the drug war his signature issue, and he vowed to clean up the problem in six months. He recently announced that he had 'miscalculated' and that the problem was larger than he realized. He vowed to continue the drug war 'until the last pusher is out in the streets, until the last drug lord is killed.' The spate of killings has drawn condemnation from human rights groups that contend many of the deaths amount to illegal executions. (Credit Image: © Dave Tacon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 626 - City of The Dead: Philippine President’s War on Drugs - Launched March 30, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Ever since Rodrigo Duterte was voted in as Philippines President in June 2016, he has been making good on his threats of ‘Killing all criminals’ during a campaign that promised to bring law and order to the Philippines through the barrel of a gun. Overwhelmingly, death comes by night in the poorest quarters of the Philippine capital, Manila which has become one of the murder capitals of the world. Bloodied corpses are sprawled in the street in a never ending array of grotesque tableaux. Sometimes a warning scribbled on a scrap of cardboard is left by the body: ‘I’m a pusher. Don’t be like me.’ In the nine months since Duterte took office, the total body count of suspected drug dealers or users tops 8,000 with an estimated 4,000 of those deaths vigilante or extrajudicial killings. Duterte has made the drug war his signature issue, and he vowed to clean up the problem in six months. He recently announced that he had ‘miscalculated’ and that the problem was larger than he realized. He vowed to continue the drug war ‘until the last pusher is out in the streets, until the last drug lord is killed.’ The spate of killings has drawn condemnation from human rights groups that contend many of the deaths amount to illegal executions. :
2010~zrep637~20170713_637_l113_018~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 13, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - Girls listen to supermodel Ajah Kiir, the South Sudanese 2016 Miss World representative, teaching them how to use hygiene pads in the Gumbo Basic Primary School on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital of Juba. Common practices are as exotic as digging a hole and sitting there for four days to using dung of cows, often with severe health consequences. as fistula and severe infections. Kiir aims to reach girls in all the public schools in Juba, many of which have not been funded in several years in a country where civil war and deep corruption continues, draining budgets, displacing millions and leaving millions more on the edge of starvation. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_637_l113_017~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 13, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - A woman listens as supermodel Ajah Kiir, the South Sudanese 2016 Miss World representative, addresses a group of girls, teaching them how to use hygiene pads in the Gumbo Basic Primary School on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital of Juba. Common practices are as exotic as digging a hole and sitting there for four days to using dung of cows, often with severe health consequences. as fistula and severe infections. Kiir aims to reach girls in all the public schools in Juba, many of which have not been funded in several years in a country where civil war and deep corruption continues, draining budgets, displacing millions and leaving millions more on the edge of starvation. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_637_l113_016~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 6, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - JUSTINA MARCO, 27, bathes her fragile son EDMOND, 1 year old and severely malnourished, at a camp for displaced people on the grounds of St. Mary Help of Christian Cathedral in the town of Wau, South Sudan. The mother and child are among 2 million people forced to flee their homes since civil war broke out in the world's newest nation, and Edmond is among another 2 million who are on the verge of starvation, according to U.N. figures. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_637_l113_015~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 6, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - ADENG MACHER, 4-years old, severely malnourished, and suffering with severe skin problems, spends his 19th day at the General Hospital in Wau, South Sudan, where most of the patients are suffering consequences of being forced to flee their homes due to the country's ongoing civil war, which has left an estimated 2 million people near starvation. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_637_l113_014~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 5, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - JUSTINA MARCO, 27, holds her 1-year-old son EDMOND, who is severely malnourished, at a camp for displaced people on the grounds of St. Mary Help of Christian Cathedral in the town of Wau, South Sudan. Edmond's father abandoned the family, and Justina wavers hour to hour between desperation at their life and hope that Edmond will get stronger. ''I believe he will be fine some day,'' she says. They were forced to flee their home due to civil war, and Edmond is now among nearly two million people near starvation, a crisis almost entirely due to civil war, corruption, and failures of U.N. and other aid groups to reach the most needy. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_637_l113_013~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 4, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - The toll of South Sudan's civil war: JUSTINA, 27, who was forced to flee her home as South Sudan's civil war broke out near the town of Wau last year, holds her baby son EDMOND, 1 year old, who is severely malnourished and near death, in her shelter on the grounds of St. Mary Help Christian Cathedral, where thousands have South refuge. Justina's first two babies died due to malnutrition and possibly HIV, after her husband abandoned them. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_637_l113_012~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 4, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - A South Sudanese elderly IDP woman prays at the St. Mary Help Christian Cathedral during the daily morning service led by Father Marko Mangu, who is responsible for the diocese covering the town of Wau. Since clashes between rebels and government forces broke out last year, the church received nearly 22 thousand refugees, mostly farmers who ran from Dinka tribal militias from the northern areas of War-Awar. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_637_l113_011~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 4, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - South Sudanese IDP people pray at the St. Mary Help Christian Cathedral during the daily morning service led by Father Marko Mangu, who is responsible for the diocese covering the town of Wau. Since clashes between rebels and government forces broke out last year, the church received nearly 22 thousand refugees, mostly farmers who ran from Dinka tribal militias from the northern areas of War-Awar. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_637_l113_010~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 4, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - A South Sudanese IDP boy prays at the St. Mary Help Christian Cathedral during the daily morning service led by Father Marko Mangu, who is responsible for the diocese covering the town of Wau.Since clashes between rebels and government forces broke out last year, the church received nearly 22 thousand refugees, mostly farmers who ran from Dinka tribal militias from the northern areas of War-Awar. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170628_637_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 28, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - A patient drags himself on the ground trying to reach a water tap to quench his thirst Wednesday in the General Hospital where more than half the population is suffering from a severe humanitarian crisis including near-famine. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_637_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~July 6, 2017 - Wau, Wau, South Sudan - JUSTINA MARCO, 27, holds her son EDMOND, 1, who is severely malnourished, as she talks about the life they are facing as displaced people living in a camp in Wau, South Sudan, where nearly 2 million people are displaced and near starvation, according to U.N. figures. Justina said her husband abandoned the family during the clashes, and that she now veers between asking God for help and blaming God for their situation. Her son is very fragile, and she has tried get a priest to Baptize him, only the authorities keep asking where is his father. People in the camp whisper about her. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170628_637_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 28, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - ESTERINA WOSUK, 18. lays on bed after giving birth via cesarean due to fistula in the Juba general hospital in South Sudan Wednesday where more than half the population is suffering from a severe humanitarian crisis including near-famine. The doctors in this hospital receive a monthly salary of 20 USD a month. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170628_637_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 28, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - ABEL TUKU, 26, takes a cigarette break on the sidewalk of the recovery ward of Juba general hospital in South Sudan Wednesday. Tuku was shot in the face during a robbery at the Tabasa neighborhood in the outskirts of Juba, the thieves took away 1 dollar when assaulted him the 20th of this month. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170628_637_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 28, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - JOYCE AUMA, 20, lays on bed recovering from a severe case of cholera Wednesday in the General Hospital where more than half the population is suffering from a severe humanitarian crisis including near-famine. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170625_637_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 25, 2017 - Juba, Jubek, South Sudan - Thousands of South Sudanese Muslims pray in the Malkei neighborhood of Juba, South Sudan at the beginning of Eid al-Fatr, the celebration marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Roughly half the population of South Sudan is Muslim, a legacy of its long domination by the Arab-controlled northern Sudan, which ended in 2011, when South Sudan became the world's newest nation. The country has been in a state of civil war for the past three years, leaving millions of civilians displaced and near famine. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_637_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 24, 2017 - Juba, Central Equatorial, South Sudan - Despite the fighting, fleeing and near-famine afflicting the rest of the country, some South Sudanese citizens find time to enjoy the Nile Couture Fashion Show in the capital of Juba Saturday night The model shows the designs of the Stella Collection. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170623_637_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 23, 2017 - Juba, Central Equatorial, South Sudan - In a rare moment of fun in Juba, capital of the war-ravaged nation of South Sudan, fans cheer as they watch the final match of the ''Ramadan League,'' between the winner Team Commando and Team Airport. South Sudan has been consumed by civil war that has left roughly two-thirds of the nation on the edge of famine brought by fighting and corruption. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170623_637_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~June 23, 2017 - Juba, Central Equatorial, South Sudan - A young Muslim man bathes in the Nile River to cope with the heat and the rigor of fasting as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end. South Sudan, the world's newest nation, is a place where civilians have been devastated by a civil war that has left roughly two-thirds of the nation facing famine. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_637_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~South Sudan: State of Emergency~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 637 - South Sudan: State of Emergency - Launched July 21, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Things are spiraling downward in South Sudan, as world's youngest nation is well into its fourth year of civil war. Two years after emerging as an independent state, oil-rich South Sudan was plunged into conflict in 2013 as rivalry between President Kiir and his then-vice president, Machar, turned into violence. Since then, the U.N. stated, that the fighting has often been along ethnic lines and has triggered Africa's worst refugee crisis, with more than 4 million people fleeing their homes. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in his home state of Gogrial and parts of three other states where clashes have raged for months between clan-based militias. The U.N. has several peacekeeping bases in South Sudan, where tens of thousands have been killed in the civil war. To make matters worse, in the past 10 months, more than 300 deaths have been reported and nearly 17,000 cases of cholera reported in the northeast Africa country. Cholera is endemic in South Sudan and historically, outbreaks occur annually. But with some 6 million people in South Sudan currently facing starvation, Doctors, aid workers and officials in are warning of a ''devastating'' outbreak of cholera that could kill thousands of people in a country where millions are already threatened by famine. Children are paying a disproportionate price as famine looms across the region where nearly 1.4 million children face imminent risk of death, and more than five million children face malnourishment this year, according to UNICEF. Eight of the largest U.S.based aid groups are joining together in a new campaign to address what the United Nations calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Things are spiraling downward in South Sudan, as world's youngest nation is well into its fourth year of civil war. Two years after emerging as an independent state, oil-rich South Sudan was plunged into conflict in 2013 as rivalry between President Kiir and his then-vice president, Machar, turned into violence. Since then, the U.N. stated, that the fighting has often been along ethnic lines and has triggered Africa's worst refugee crisis, with more than 4 million people fleeing their homes. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in his home state of Gogrial and parts of three other states where clashes have raged for months between clan-based militias. The U.N. has several peacekeeping bases in South Sudan, where tens of thousands have been killed in the civil war. To make matters worse, in the past 10 months, more than 300 deaths have been reported and nearly 17,000 cases of cholera reported in the northeast Africa country. Cholera is endemic in South Sudan and historically, outbreaks occur annually. But with some 6 million people in South Sudan currently facing starvation, Doctors, aid workers and officials in are warning of a “devastating” outbreak of cholera that could kill thousands of people in a country where millions are already threatened by famine. Children are paying a disproportionate price as famine looms across the region where nearly 1.4 million children face imminent risk of death, and more than five million children face malnourishment this year, according to UNICEF. Eight of the largest U.S.based aid groups are joining together in a new campaign to address what the United Nations calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years.:
2010~zrep404~20120109_404_t46_020~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - After receiving a ration of Sorgham, a refugee asks for more assistance at a UNHCR food distribution center in Doro as others receive their rations. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_019~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - In a makeshift triage clinic in Doro, a man swats flies away from an open shrapnel wound across the shoulders of a woman who was caught in the market bombing in Bela Tuma, Nov. 10, 2011, where some 19 people died. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_018~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A convoy of South Sudanese military leave Bunj, South Sudan, enroute to Doro to assess the ballooning refugee population. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_017~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - YASSIM JUMA AHMED, 26, recovers in a Bunj medical clinic after losing chunks of flesh from around his lower back from Shrapnel. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_016~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A chunk of flesh is missing from a young woman's thigh after being hit by Shrapnel Nov. 10, 2011, during a bombing raid in Bela Tuma that killed 19 people and injured many who traveled to Doro . (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_015~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Nov. 2011 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A young woman pauses as she wakes up to new surroundings after having walked for days to reach Doro. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_014~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Lucky to be alive, MANASIA AYUB, 4, has her sharpnel wounds cleaned in Doro after being hit during the market bombing in Bela Tuma, Nov. 10, 2011. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_013~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Coffee beans warm in the morning sun before being roasted over an open fire. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_012~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A young boy stands in the sunlight after receiving antibiotics for Pneumonia in a Doro medical camp. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_011~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - With a sorgham on her head, a woman runs back to camp in Doro, knowing she has something to cook for her kids despite UNHCR rations. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_010~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - With 2,054 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. A mother has a one in seven chance of dying in childbirth. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_009~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Precious sorgham leaks from a bag just rationed to a family. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_008~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Distended stomachs are cliche in Sudan and the developing world despite millions spent on humanitarian aid for political refugees such as this child in Doro. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_007~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Having no roof or hut to sleep in, refugees wake up cold in the morning dew as fires cloud a waking population. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_006~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - After walking for days in 130 degree heat, women carry their most important belongings stacked in baskets as they arrive in Doro. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_005~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A dehydrated man gestures for water as he waits to be seen in a Doro medical clinic. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_004~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Anxious to work despite 130 degree temperatures, refugees jump in to help distribute 110 lb. bags of Sorgham in Doro. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_003~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - Newly arrived to Doro, a South Sudanese family stands beside a smoldering fire in the early morning smoke coming from hundreds of other morning fires burning. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_002~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A newly arrived refugee awaits registration for food and relief at a UNHCR camp, Doro. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_001~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~Jan. 9, 2012 - Boung, Malban County, South Sudan - A young boy watches as a UN truck pulls up to a World Relief compound. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120109_404_t46_000~Steve Shelton~Sudan's Secession Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week #404: Sudan's Secession Crisis - Launched January 17, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - South Sudan is facing a 'huge humanitarian crisis' that requires support from the international community, the United Nations' refugee chief said Sunday. Nearly 80,000 refugees have entered the nation from neighboring Sudan, where fighting has flared in the states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, while ethnic conflicts in South Sudan have displaced thousands..Though the borders separating North and South Sudan were established by the British in 1953, they weren't formally recognized until July 9, 2011, when South Sudan voted to secede from the predominantly Arab North. The resulting two countries left thousands of marginalized tribes living along a contentious border who, despite their proximity, sided more ethnically and politically with the South. In September, 2011, villages in the Upper Nile became the targets of North Sudan's Antonov bombers, as directed by Khartoum, who today aims to push marginal populations south and - through terror - crush a perceived threat to the North's primary interest..oil. (Credit Image: © Steve Shelton/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~South Sudan is facing a 'huge humanitarian crisis' that requires support from the international community, the United Nations' refugee chief said Sunday. Nearly 80,000 refugees have entered the nation from neighboring Sudan, where fighting has flared. Though the borders separating North and South Sudan were established by the British in 1953, they weren't formally recognized until July 9, 2011. The resulting two countries left thousands of marginalized tribes living along a contentious border who sided more ethnically and politically with the South. In September, 2011, villages in the Upper Nile became the targets of North Sudan's Antonov bombers, directed by Khartoum, who today aims to push marginal populations south and - through terror - crush a perceived threat to the North's primary interest..oil.:
2010~zrep435~20120807_435_n87_017~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard prepare for bed at COP Sangsar. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_016~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard accompany a foot patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_015~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER 5, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard pause for a moment during a foot patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120809_435_n87_014~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 9, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard search a field for explosives during a foot patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_013~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard participate in a foot patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_012~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 4, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exercises with his dog Howard at FOB Pasab. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_011~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 4, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers stop to greet TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard at FOB Pasab. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_010~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 4, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, exercises with his dog Howard at FOB Pasab.(Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120806_435_n87_009~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 6, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard rest while waiting for a convoy at FOB Howz-E-Madad. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120805_435_n87_008~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 5, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walks his dog Howard at FOB Pasab. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_007~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 4, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bathes his dog Howard at FOB Pasab. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_006~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 4, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bathes his dog Howard at FOB Pasab. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_005~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - A TEDD patch on the uniform of handler SPC. Alexander Reimer, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_004~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard search a van. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_003~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard search a van in Zharay District. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120807_435_n87_002~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 7, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard stop for a drink during a foot patrol. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120806_435_n87_001~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~Aug. 6, 2012 - Zharay District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan - TEDD handler SPC. ALEXANDER REIMER, right, of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and his dog Howard ride in a convoy. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120804_435_n87_000~Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~K9 Soldiers~zReportage.com Story of the Week #435: K9 Soldiers - Launched August 14, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team has employed a unique tactic against the increasing improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan, Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs otherwise known as TEDD. These K9 teams are sent into the field to accompany foot patrols where they are effective in detecting potential IED threats. TEDD teams are unique in that their handlers are regular infantrymen from the brigade who have been given specialized training in working with the dogs. The K9's have proved so valuable that most infantry battalions deploying to war zones have IED detector dogs with them, and so are placing more highly trained dogs on the front lines alongside the troops who patrol Afghanistan's treacherous terrain. These dog's attributes make it clear that unless something else proves superior, IED detector dogs are here to stay. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team has employed a unique tactic against the increasing improvised explosive device threat in Afghanistan, Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs otherwise known as TEDD. These K9 teams are sent into the field to accompany foot patrols where they are effective in detecting potential IED threats. TEDD teams are unique in that their handlers are regular infantrymen from the brigade who have been given specialized training in working with the dogs. The K9's are so valuable that most infantry battalions deploying to war zones have IED detector dogs with them, and so are placing more highly trained dogs on the front lines alongside the troops who patrol Afghanistan's treacherous terrain. These dog's attributes make it clear that IED detector dogs are here to stay. :
2010~zrep627~20161014_627_m67_010~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~Nov. 28, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, on his way to school. Tanner has started attending school for a few hours a week after recovering from his gunshot injuries he received when he was shot on his porch in August. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_009~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~October 14, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, was shot on his West Polk Street porch in August, with his twin sister TANIYAH next to him. He was in the hospital until late September, the result of the initial surgery followed by infection. Photographed at his aunt's home where he has been staying in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_008~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~Nov. 28, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, on his way to school. Tanner has started attending school for a few hours a week after recovering from his gunshot injuries he received when he was shot on his porch on Aug. 8, 2016. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161014_627_m67_007~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~Oct. 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, lies in his bed after a bullet was removed just below his left shoulder at Lurie Children's Hospital in August with his mother MELLANIE WASHINGTON next to him. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_006~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~October 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, is comforted by his mother MELLANIE WASHINGTON after undergoing surgery at Lurie Children's Hospital to remove the bullet he was shot with on his West Polk Street porch in August. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_005~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~October 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - The bullet that was removed from the shoulder of Tavon Tanner, 11. Tanner was shot on his West Polk Street porch in August, with his mother Mellanie Washington and twin sister Taniyah next to him on August 8, 2016. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_004~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~October 14, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, was shot on his West Polk Street porch in August, with his mother and twin sister next to him. He was in the hospital until late September, the result of the initial surgery followed by infection. Photographed at his aunt's home where he has been staying in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161014_627_m67_003~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~Oct 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, undergoes surgery at Lurie Children's Hospital to remove the bullet he was shot with on his West Polk Street porch in August, with his mother MELLANIE WASHINGTON and twin sister TANIYAH next to him. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_002~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~October 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, tears up before surgery at Lurie Children's Hospital to remove a bullet that pierced his body in August. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161014_627_m67_001~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~Oct 14, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAVON TANNER, 11, was shot on his West Polk Street porch in August, with his mother Mellanie Washington (pictured) next to him. He was in the hospital until late September, the result of the initial surgery followed by infection. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161017_627_m67_000~E. Jason Wambsgans/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unintended Targets~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 627 - Unintended Targets - Launched April 11, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Tavon Tanner, 11, is one of 24 children 12 or younger shot in Chicago in 2016. This is his story. Even in the daily chronicle of 2016's Chicago violence, Monday, Aug. 8, stood out: the city's deadliest day in 13 years. Nineteen people were shot, nine of them killed. Among the wounded was a 10-year-old boy who had been playing on his porch on West Polk Street in the Lawndale neighborhood. Tavon Tanner. He had carried the bullet in his small body since the August night it pierced his back near the base of his spinal cord and ripped upward, ravaging his pancreas, his stomach, his spleen, a kidney, his left lung. He sometimes texted his mother in the middle of the night to tell her that it hurt. From the first day of January through the middle of December this year, 24 children 12 or younger were shot in Chicago. Shot stepping out of a car. Playing in the street. In front of a home. Outside a Golden Fish & Chicken restaurant. They were shot in the jaw, the chest, the face, the arm, the groin, the back, the foot, the leg, the abdomen, the head. A 1-year-old in the back seat of a car was struck in the neck. Jamia, Jaylene, Khlo'e, Tacarra, Zariah, Corey, Devon. Their names varied, some publicly named only as John or Jane Doe, but all were considered ''unintended targets,'' children who just happened to be in the way when the bullets flew. This essay won The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography. (Credit Image: © E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Tavon Tanner, 11, is one of 24 children 12 or younger shot in Chicago in 2016. This is his story. Even in the daily chronicle of 2016’s Chicago violence, Monday, Aug. 8, stood out: the city's deadliest day in 13 years. Nineteen people were shot, nine of them killed. Among the wounded was a 10-year-old boy who had been playing on his porch on West Polk Street in the Lawndale neighborhood. Tavon Tanner. He had carried the bullet in his small body since the August night it pierced his back near the base of his spinal cord and ripped upward, ravaging his pancreas, his stomach, his spleen, a kidney, his left lung. He sometimes texted his mother in the middle of the night to tell her that it hurt. From the first day of January through the middle of December this year, 24 children 12 or younger were shot in Chicago. Shot stepping out of a car. Playing in the street. In front of a home. Outside a Golden Fish & Chicken restaurant. They were shot in the jaw, the chest, the face, the arm, the groin, the back, the foot, the leg, the abdomen, the head. A 1-year-old in the back seat of a car was struck in the neck. Jamia, Jaylene, Khlo'e, Tacarra, Zariah, Corey, Devon. Their names varied, some publicly named only as John or Jane Doe, but all were considered 'unintended targets,' children who just happened to be in the way when the bullets flew. This essay won The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography.:
2010~zrep638~20151201_638_e115_017~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Dec 1, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - SEBASTIAN poses in his room with an old rifle he uses to protect his farm from people trying to rob him. Light bulbs are the most common object to be stolen from farms since they're very expensive, around 3 dollars each bulb. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151201_638_e115_016~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Dec 1, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - EDWIN, 5, works cutting leaves out of marijuana buds to help his mom make a better weight so at the end of the day she gets paid more. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151117_638_e115_015~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 17, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - JOSE EMILIO shows a plant that has been attacked by a fungus that turns the plant yellow and brown. The change of color makes the plant not sellable and has to be cut and burned. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_638_e115_014~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 16, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - Marijuana farmers cut marijuana branches before drying them and replanting them to grow a new harvest. This way they don't have to spend money or time getting seeds from other plants and it makes the growth process faster. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151120_638_e115_013~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 20, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - ALBEIRO cuts big plants inside a homemade oven. The plants need to be cut into several smaller branches so that they can be organized more efficiently. This particular oven dries up to 250 plants in 3 to 4 days. The jungle around Toribio in southwestern Colombia is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_012~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - CARLOS, 13, helps his brother ROBERIO carry plants to the home made oven to dry the marijuana branches.The jungle around Toribio in southwestern Colombia is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_011~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - Some farmers invest in more luxurious spaces for their marijuana fields such as greenhouses which will keep the plant away from direct sun light and rain. This helps them to have a more controlled harvest. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151115_638_e115_010~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 15, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - The view inside one of the homemade ovens to dry marijuana branches. The electricity is usually stolen from the electric poles by peeling the cables and hanging new cables that will power the oven. The oven has peeled resistence that heats up with electricity and allows them to dry the marijuana in 3-4 days. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151121_638_e115_009~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 21, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - The majority of lights in the image are illegal marijuana fields in the mountains of Colombia. Since marijuana needs constant light during the first 3 months of growth farmers tend to steal the electricity from street poles by hooking peeled cables to them and powering their own plantations. The jungle around Toribio in southwestern Colombia is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. At night, the greenhouse lights glow like a sea of fluorescent plankton. Colombia's 50-year civil war devastated this region. Fighting between the Colombian army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) displaced 8,800 people in the municipality of roughly 30,000 inhabitants, and killed nearly 300, according to the government's victim registry. But it also gave the residents a way to earn a living. The fighting turned the hilly terrain around Toribio and adjacent municipalities into a no-man's land that government authorities dared not enter. The locals, most of them members of the Nasa indigenous people, tended the marijuana plantations while the army and the leftist guerrillas battled it out. The so-called 'lost city of marijuana.' (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151122_638_e115_008~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 22, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - ROBEIRO, 26, was born in Toribio-Colombia. When he turned 18 he joined the Colombian military and served for 6 years. He returned home afterwards and with some money savings from his service he started his first marijuana field. Months after, the same government military people he worked for knocked on his door and pointed guns at him. They told him they were going to burn down the marijuana fields. Robeiro needed to save the harvest because with the income he makes out of it he manages to feed his own family. Robeiro offered 1 million pesos to the military to leave him and his family alone. A couple months after they returned and burned the place down. ''They were firing at our feet and humiliating us because we were trying to save the harvest,'' said Robeiro. Afterwards, in the National press, the military said they've taken around 15 thousand million Colombian pesos from the FARC guerrilla armed group. Robeiro does not work for the guerrillas or sell marijuana to them but he still was defined as one. ''This happens very often. The military comes to the mountain looking for guerrillas or Narcos and shoots at us when we're nothing but farmers''. Robeiro still grows marijuana and supports his family with it. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_638_e115_007~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 16, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - MACHIN and his neighbor start putting their client's logo (red skin indian) with tape on pre-vacuum sealed marijuana packs. The logo will help the delivery guys to know who is the client and where to make the delivery so the product doesn't get lost during the transportation. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_006~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - MARIA cuts marijuana leaves out of the buds. Clients only buy buds without leaves which decreases the weight but gives more quality to the marijuana. Cutting leaves out of marijuana buds is a job only for kids and women in Toribio, since men decide to be more in charge of the sales and plantation. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_005~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - Marijuana branches that have been already dried are placed in the corner of an empty house used for workers to cut the leaves from the marijuana buds before being weighed and packed. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_004~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - CARLOS, 13, carries several marijuana plants on his back and starts walking towards a neighbor's house. His neighbor is lending him his oven and will charge him a small commission for the usage. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151118_638_e115_003~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 18, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - ALBEIRO and his brother CARLOS help each other to close a bag with fresh marijuana plants that are headed to an oven to get dried. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151122_638_e115_002~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 22, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - ROBEIRO climbs to the top of his greenhouse with electric cables that will power light bulbs to keep constant light for the first 3 months of marijuana growth. The jungle around Toribio in southwestern Colombia is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151115_638_e115_001~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~Nov 15, 2015 - Toribio, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - SEBASTIAN, born in Toribio, is one of several inhabitants that grows marijuana illegally in Colombia. He sells his product to local clients who afterwards will either sell it nationally or export it to Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico or Panama.The jungle around Toribio in southwestern Colombia is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. At night, the greenhouse lights glow like a sea of fluorescent plankton. Colombia's 50-year civil war devastated this region. Fighting between the Colombian army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) displaced 8,800 people in the municipality of roughly 30,000 inhabitants, and killed nearly 300, according to the government's victim registry. But it also gave the residents a way to earn a living. The fighting turned the hilly terrain around Toribio and adjacent municipalities into a no-man's land that government authorities dared not enter. The locals, most of them members of the Nasa indigenous people, tended the marijuana plantations while the army and the leftist guerrillas battled it out. The so-called 'lost city of marijuana.' (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151121_638_e115_000~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 638 - Colombia's 'Lost City Of Marijuana'- Launched August 1, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Colombia, a 50 year civil war has wracked the region, between the Colombian army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The lack of infrastructure, transportation, and basic amenities has led to the only money for many local farmers being fields of cannabis. As the war has left the hills of the Toribío region in southwestern Colombia, an off-limits zone for authorities, the black market fields have expanded, lighting up the night sky. Now with rebels gone, Colombia is diving into the pot industry. The jungle around Toribio so-called 'lost city of marijuana' is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. At night, the greenhouse lights glow like a sea of bioluminescent plankton. Historically, Colombia has received billions of dollars in American aid to end the drug trade, but now the government has begun giving licenses to some small overseas companies, under a new law that allows the cultivation of medical marijuana in a cannabis cooperative and in turn giving illegal growers a chance to come clean. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Colombia’s ‘Lost City Of Marijuana’- Launched August 1, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Colombia, a 50 year civil war has wracked the region, between the Colombian army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The lack of infrastructure, transportation, and basic amenities has led to the only money for many local farmers being fields of cannabis. As the war has left the hills of the Toribío region in southwestern Colombia, an off-limits zone for authorities, the black market fields have expanded, lighting up the night sky. Now with rebels gone, Colombia is diving into the pot industry. The jungle around Toribio so-called 'lost city of marijuana' is filled with vast pot plantations that stretch as far as the eye can see. At night, the greenhouse lights glow like a sea of bioluminescent plankton. Historically, Colombia has received billions of dollars in American aid to end the drug trade, but now the government has begun giving licenses to some small overseas companies, under a new law that allows the cultivation of medical marijuana in a cannabis cooperative and in turn giving illegal growers a chance to come clean.:
2010~zrep427~20120516_427_sa5_018~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - CLIVEN BUNDY closes the corral at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_017~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - Cattle on the range at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_016~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - LEROY TOOMBS, an extended family member of the Bundy's, prepares his lariat prior to roping and branding at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_015~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - Cliven Bundy takes a drink of water from one of the many range tanks on the VO Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_014~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - Cows and their calves prepare to cross the Virgin Rive adjoining the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_013~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - LEROY TOOMBS, 14, prepares his horse prior to roping and branding at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: ©Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_012~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - An overall of VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_011~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - One of the many water storage tanks made by the Bundy family at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_010~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada U.S - CLIVEN BUNDY, LEROY TOOMBS, and ARDEN BUNDY, from left, brand calves at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_009~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - LEROY TOOMBS, 14, left, and STETSY BUNDY, 19, carry out a calf for branding at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_008~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - ARDEN BUNDY, 14, left, keep the rope tight on the calf as his dad, CLIVEN, ties the leg prior to branding at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_427_sa5_007~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 14, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - A roped calf heads to the corral for branding as LEROY TOOMBS, 14, gets out of the way at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_427_sa5_006~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 14, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - Virgin River at sunrise. The river borders the VO Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_005~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - V and O branding irons get heated up at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_004~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - ARDEN BUNDY, 14, left, help his dad, CLIVEN, bind a calf's feet prior to branding at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_003~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - ARDEN BUNDY, 14, left, and LEROY TOOMBS, 14, herd the cattle across the Virgin River bordering the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_427_sa5_002~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 14, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - ARDEN BUNDY, 14, ropes calves at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_001~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~May 16, 2012 - Riverside, Nevada, U.S - CLIVEN BUNDY secures the corral at the VO Ranch, otherwise known as Bundy Ranch. ((Credit Image: © Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_427_sa5_000~Mike Stotts/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Cowboy Showdown~zReportage.com Story of the Week #427: Cowboy Showdown - Launched June 26, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - A southern Nevada rancher is refusing to budge in a showdown on the range with federal land managers. Cliven Bundy, owner of Bunkerville ranch, maintains he has a right to graze hundreds of head of cattle on rangeland where his family has lived since 1877. But federal Bureau of Land Management officials said he's violating a 1998 federal court order to remove his cattle from public land to preserve habitat for the federally protected desert tortoise. The order was issued four years after his grazing license was canceled. ''There is a volatile situation currently taking place,'' Bundy wrote. ''Cliven Bundy will do whatever it takes to protect his property and rights and liberty and freedoms of those of, We the People, of Clark County Nevada.'' If advocates have their way, the area between Mesquite and the remote northeastern shore of Lake Mead will become a national conservation area covering roughly 350,000 acres. (Mike Stotts/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~A southern Nevada rancher is refusing to budge in a showdown on the range with federal land managers. Cliven Bundy, owner of Bunkerville ranch, maintains he has a right to graze hundreds of head of cattle on rangeland where his family has lived since 1877. But federal Bureau of Land Management officials said he's violating a 1998 federal court order to remove his cattle from public land to preserve habitat for the federally protected desert tortoise. The order was issued four years after his grazing license was canceled. ''There is a volatile situation currently taking place,'' Bundy wrote. ''Cliven Bundy will do whatever it takes to protect his property.'' If advocates have their way, the area between Mesquite and the northeastern shore of Lake Mead will become a national conservation area covering 350,000 acres.:
2010~zrep551~20140702_551_c134_015~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 2, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - The weather station on the outskirts of Mawsynram. Measurements from the station are taken monthly, but by the end of 2014 an automated digital measurement system will replace this station. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140703_551_c134_014~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 3, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Laborers clear rockfall after a night of heavy rain. Major repair works are impossible through the monsoon rains but these men are tasked with keeping the roads passable until October when the rainy season ends and the contractors' heavy machinery can be brought in. They earn 60 cents per day. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140706_551_c134_013~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 6, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Rain hammers down on a roof in the village. In the two peak monsoon months of June and July, Mawsynram is hit with an average 275 Inches of rain. New York receives 60 inches in a year. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140413_551_c134_012~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~April 13, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - A Khasi boy has his turban tightly twisted into place by his grandfather. The Khasi faith has been enjoying a renaissance over the past decade with some Niam Khasi followers see the arrival of christian missionaries as an 'invasion.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140410_551_c134_011~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~April 10, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - 'On root to school'. In a scene played out every weekday at 8:30 am, students of the RCLP School in Nongsohphan Village cross a bridge grown from the roots of a rubber tree. In the relentless damp of Meghalaya's jungles, wooden structures rot away too quickly to be practical. For centuries, the Khasi people have instead used the trainable roots of rubber trees to 'grow' bridges over the region's rivers. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140412_551_c134_010~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~April 12, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - BRYAN RANI has his turban adjusted by SYNRANLANG SHABONG before an annual Khasi festival in the regional capital of Shillong. A growing minority of Khasi are followers of the Niam Khasi religion, which held sway over the region before the arrival of christian missionaries in the 19th century. The three core tenets of Niam Khasi are: To earn righteousness, to know man and God, and to know your maternal and paternal ancestors. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140628_551_c134_009~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~June 28, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Locals walk through the crush of umbrellas on market day, held twice weekly in Mawsynram regardless of the weather. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140626_551_c134_008~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~June 26, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Clouds curl over the eastern edge of the village where cliffs drop almost vertically to the floodplains below. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140626_551_c134_007~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~June 26, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Goats shelter in a bus stop during a drizzly afternoon. While it doesn't rain all day during the monsoons, it does rain every day, with the heaviest rainfall coming mostly during the night. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140409_551_c134_006~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~April 9, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - A small fisherman walks under the ancient tree root bridge at Mawlynnong village. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140703_551_c134_005~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 3, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Three laborers walking into Mawsynram under the traditional Khasi umbrellas known as knups. Made from bamboo and banana leaf, the knups are favored for allowing two handed work, and for being able to stand up to the high winds which lash the region during heavy rainstorms. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140628_551_c134_004~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~June 28, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - WINCHESTER LYNGKHOI carries fresh meat up to his butcher's stall on market day. .When asked if it was hard to live with so much rain, the 26 year old replied,.'we can't think about that. Here there's always rain but we have to work, so it's no good wondering about it.' (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140706_551_c134_003~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 6, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - Rainwater surges through Mawsynram Village during a heavy downpour. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140629_551_c134_002~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~June 29, 2014 - Meghalaya, India - An elderly Khasi woman is the first arrival to Sunday mass in Mawsynram's Catholic church. Around 70 percent of Khasi are Christian, largely due to the Reverend Thomas Jones who, in 1841 clambered up into the hills from the plains of Bangladesh and established the region's first church in the neighboring town of Cherrapunji. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130702_551_c134_001~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~July 2, 2013 - Meghalaya, India - The village of Mawsynram is subject to the highest average rainfall on earth. Perched atop a ridge in the Khasi Hills of India's north east, the village receives 467 inches of rain per year, thirteen times that of Seattle. The heavy rainfall is due to summer air currents sweeping over the steaming floodplains of Bangladesh, gathering moisture as they move north. When the resulting clouds hit the steep hills of Meghalaya they are 'squeezed' through the narrowed gap in the atmosphere and compressed to the stage they can no longer hold their moisture, causing the near constant rain. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140703_551_c134_000~Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Wettest Place On Earth~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 551 - Wettest Place On Earth - Launched November 4, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Where, Exactly, is the Wettest Place on Earth? High on a ridge in the Khasi Hills of India's north-east state of Meghalaya, near the border with Bangladesh, Mawsynram has the worlds highest average rainfall - 467in (11.86 metres) of rain per year Ð due to summer air currents gathering moisture over the floodplains of Bangladesh. When the clouds hit the hills of Meghalaya they are compressed to the point where they can no longer hold their moisture. The end result is near constant year round rainfall. The women make rain covers known as ''knups,'' using bamboo slivers, plastic sheets and broom grass to create a rain shield that resembles a turtle shell. The states name means ''the abode of the clouds'' in the Indian language of Sanskrit, it is not unusual for clouds to pass through residents's homes in Mawsynram, leaving furniture damp with moisture. Meteorologists say Mawsynram's location, close to Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal is the reason the tiny cluster receives so much rain. (Credit Image: © Amos Chapple/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Where, Exactly, is the Wettest Place on Earth? High on a ridge in the Khasi Hills of India's north-east state of Meghalaya, near the border with Bangladesh, Mawsynram has the worlds highest average rainfall - 467in (11.86 metres) of rain per year - due to summer air currents gathering moisture over the floodplains of Bangladesh. When the clouds hit the hills of Meghalaya they are compressed to the point where they can no longer hold their moisture. The end result is near constant year round rainfall. The women make rain covers known as ''knups,'' using bamboo slivers, plastic sheets and broom grass to create a rain shield that resembles a turtle shell. The states name means ''the abode of the clouds'' in the Indian language of Sanskrit, it is not unusual for clouds to pass through residents's homes in Mawsynram, leaving furniture damp with moisture. Meteorologists say Mawsynram's location, close to Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal is the reason the tiny cluster receives so much rain.:
2010~zrep639~20170717_639_g208_030~Carol Guzy~Faces of Mosul~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldier DRED SUBHI walked a little girl from frontline. She was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble at the front line. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_639_g208_029~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers at a base near the front line as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_639_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little girl named AMINA was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_639_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble of the explosion when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself alsol, according to soldiers and medics. She said ''My father is killed Shaid'' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_639_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Four Yezidi civilians said they escaped being held captive by ISIS for four years Iraqi Army soldiers advanced in the old city. The women said they were used as sex slaves. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_639_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20 and two others surrendered after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces who believe they are ISIS fighters in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_639_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier shows the face and beard of a suspected ISIS fighter that surrendered after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not ISIS. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_639_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers at a base near the front line as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_639_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier weeps at the loss of his cousin near the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_639_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Team from Global Response Management provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_639_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee has water splashed on her face by volunteers at a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee in brutal heat as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_639_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_639_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team members provide emergency care. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_639_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman named ALIA holds the body of her 12-year-old child ULA who passed away on the truck to a Trauma Stabilization Point two hours previously. She said it was from lack of food and water as they were trapped in the Old City during the battle with ISIS. Her husband died from a mortar. She clutched the tiny body and would not let medics take her, hoping to bury her child with relatives in East Mosul. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_639_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A man receives emergency medical care from Global Response Management at a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_639_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They await transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_639_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They await transport mostly to IDP camps facing an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_639_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87, anxiously awaits word on her son Flah Hasin who was pulled for questioning of men to be confirmed whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_639_g203_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive and Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_639_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_639_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_639_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman weeps about many family members buried under the rubble of her home still praying they can be rescued. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_639_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_639_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_639_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170818_639_g208_000~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces of Mosul~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 639 - Faces of Mosul - Launched August 17, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A collection of images from 4 time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~A collection of images from 4 time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. :
2010~zrep582~20150804_582_k94_024~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 4, 2015 - Khokana, Nepal - A farmer walks up a dirt road. He had been working in his rice fields. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150806_582_k94_023~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 6, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A woman walks into the gate of Seto Machindranath Temple even through the wall around the temple collapsed in the Nepal Earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150803_582_k94_022~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 3, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A boy and girl study in a temporary school. Parts of her existing school were damaged in the earthquake and officials are afraid to use the existing structure, so they have set up a temporary school made of woven matting. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150806_582_k94_021~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 6, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Men who sell cotton candy, inflatable toys and papaya wait for customers behind Durbar Square. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150802_582_k94_020~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Nepal - A student at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur studies in a temporary classroom made out of woven mats before an exam. About half of the school was destroyed in the earthquake that struck in April 2015. The school is being rebuilt by the staff in their spare time. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150806_582_k94_019~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 6, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Laborers recycle bricks from a house in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150804_582_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 4, 2015 - Bungamati, Central Region, Nepal - A boy walks past buildings covered in tarps that were damaged in the earthquake in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150805_582_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 5, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A woman makes lunch for her and her child in their tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150805_582_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 5, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - The large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150805_582_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 5, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - CHANDRA MAYA SUNAR, 57 years old, breathes through an oxygen mask in her tent in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. She came to Kathmandu with her family from Sindupalchok after the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150805_582_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 5, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A girl plays with a home made ''Hula Hoop'' type toy in a large Internal Displaced Person (IDP) Camp in the center of Kathmandu. The camp is next to one the most expensive international hotels in Kathmandu. More than 7,100 people displaced by the Nepal earthquake in April live in 1,800 tents spread across the space of three football fields. There is no electricity in the camp. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150801_582_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Durbar Square is the ancient capitol of Nepal and the center of the tourist industry. Durbar Square was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake but has been reopened to tourists. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150803_582_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 3, 2015 - Sankhu, Central Region, Nepal - A laborer hauls corrugated metal used as roofing to a work site where he will rebuild a home destroyed in the earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The home was damaged in the earthquake and the owners hope to rebuild on the site but first half to take down what's left of the existing home. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Workers recover bricks from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Workers recover bricks from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A laborer carries brick down the hill from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150803_582_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 3, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Hindu woman prays on the banks of the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath, a complex of important Hindu temples. The Bagmati River runs through the complex. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150802_582_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Central Region, Nepal - A woman in Bhaktapur walks past a crew removing debris from the earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150801_582_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 1, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A young boy washes his face with water from a public well in a community near Durbar Square. Many homes in the area don't have domestic water and people still go to wells for their water. The earthquake in April, 2015, badly damaged infrastructure, including the water system, in this part of town. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150802_582_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 2, 2015 - Bhaktapur, Central Region, Nepal - A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015 killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150803_582_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~Aug. 3, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Hindu women make a pilgrimage and pray on the banks of the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath, a complex of important Hindu temples. The river bank is lined with cremation ghats. Many Hindus, from both Nepal and India, make pilgrimages to Pashupatinath. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - An overview of Kathmandu, Nepal as seen from Swayambhunath Stupa, a large Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu. Parts of the stupa were badly damaged in the Nepal earthquake of 2015 but it is still open for religious devotees and tourists. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Tibetan Buddhist nun spins prayer wheels at Bodhnath Stupa. Bodhnath Stupa in the Bouda section of Kathmandu is one of the most revered and oldest Buddhist stupas in Nepal. The area has emerged as the center of the Tibetan refugee community in Kathmandu. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150731_582_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~July 31, 2015 - Kathmandu, Nepal - People pray over butter lamps during the full moon processions at Bodhnath Stupa. On full moon nights thousands of Nepali and Tibetan Buddhists come to the stupa and participate in processions around the stupa. The stupa was heavily damaged in the earthquake and people are no longer allowed to climb on the stupa. They now walk around the base and pray with butter lamps. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150805_582_k94_000~Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Wire~Nepal Quake 120 Days Later~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 582 - Nepal Quake 120 Days Later - Launched Aug. 25, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Four months ago, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. The devastating earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, which are still ongoing, destroyed countless homes, businesses and schools, flattened entire communities, and resulted in the deaths and injuries of tens of thousands. Critically, with monsoon season now underway, people in remote hilltop villages and mountainous areas remain extremely vulnerable. Many communities will face months of severe rain, flooding and potential landslides, and remote villages could become completely cut off. Tens of thousands of families whose homes were damaged or destroyed will need temporary shelter as well as financial support to help them get back into their homes. It is estimated that the earthquake and its aftershocks have killed more than 8,800 people and damaged or destroyed more than 850,000 homes, with some 2.8 million people still in need of humanitarian assistance. Schools, roads and health facilities have also been badly damaged or destroyed, many survivors have limited access to water and sanitation and an estimated 1 million people do not have sufficient food. Children face an unprecedented emotional toll as they deal with the devastating consequences and with 5,000 schools damaged or destroyed, more than 1 million are without classrooms. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~Four months ago, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. The devastating earthquake and subsequent aftershocks, which are still ongoing, destroyed countless homes, businesses and schools, flattened entire communities, and resulted in the deaths and injuries of tens of thousands. Critically, with monsoon season now underway, people in remote hilltop villages and mountainous areas remain extremely vulnerable. Many communities will face months of severe rain, flooding and potential landslides, and remote villages could become completely cut off. Tens of thousands of families whose homes were damaged or destroyed will need temporary shelter as well as financial support to help them get back into their homes. It is estimated that the earthquake and its aftershocks have killed more than 8,800 people and damaged or destroyed more than 850,000 homes, with some 2.8 million people still in need of humanitarian assistance. Schools, roads and health facilities have also been badly damaged or destroyed, many survivors have limited access to water and sanitation and an estimated 1 million people do not have sufficient food. Children face an unprecedented emotional toll as they deal with the devastating consequences and with 5,000 schools damaged or destroyed, more than 1 million are without classrooms.:
2010~zrep640~20170806_640_n03_010~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN is both single mother and full-time - though untrained -nurse to her son AIDAN, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_009~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN enjoys time with her son. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_008~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN carries her son in from a local errand trip. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained -nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170808_640_n03_007~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 8, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN and AIDAN leave a nearby park after a brief visit. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170808_640_n03_006~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 8, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN flushes his feeding tube and releases air from her son's stomach, as he is unable to burp. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_005~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S.- Exhausted from constant car for her son, SARAH ALLEN rests as Aidan wiggles on the floor of their small temporary home. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_004~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN cleans her son from a diaper changing. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_003~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN entertains her son with a video clip from the television series 'Law and Order.'' Aidan finds the opening theme fun and laughs every time he hears it. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170806_640_n03_002~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 6, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - AIDAN enjoys playing with a toy. Sarah Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained - nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170808_640_n03_001~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~August 8, 2017 - Marietta, Georgia, U.S. - SARAH ALLEN encourages her son to to enjoy a specially-adapted swing in a nearby park. She wears this feeding tube pump in her backpack, and Aidan is connected to the pump for 20 hours every day. Allen is both single mother and full-time - though untrained -nurse to her son AIDAN, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170808_640_n03_000~Robin Rayne Nelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Medically Fragile~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 640 - Medically Fragile - Launched August 28, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Sarah Allen, a single mom, spends her days and nights caring for her son, Aidan. Born premature with a malformed brain, Aidan, now 3, has multiple health conditions. They include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and cortical visual impairment. He also has enlarged ventricles, scarring on his brain and a mild form of microcephaly. Aidan is fed through a tube 22 hours a day. He can't sit up by himself, and gets around with help from a wheelchair. He does not speak. He has been hospitalized 18 times, usually for seizures, infections or respiratory distress, Allen says. Her son is covered by Medicaid. Though the program has covered the frequent hospital and doctor visits, Allen is fighting Medicaid over the number of hours that it will pay to cover a nurse's visits to the home to help with caregiving. But Allen, 31, has other worries. She's facing the prospect of being homeless this fall. And not for the first time. Allen's situation is not much different from that of other families with medically fragile children. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne Nelson via ZUMA Press Wire)~Sarah Allen, a single mom, spends her days and nights caring for her son, Aidan. Born premature with a malformed brain, Aidan, now 3, has multiple health conditions. They include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, obstructive sleep apnea and cortical visual impairment. He also has enlarged ventricles, scarring on his brain and a mild form of microcephaly. Aidan is fed through a tube 22 hours a day. He can't sit up by himself, and gets around with help from a wheelchair. He does not speak. He has been hospitalized 18 times, usually for seizures, infections or respiratory distress, Allen says. Her son is covered by Medicaid. Though the program has covered the frequent hospital and doctor visits, Allen is fighting Medicaid over the number of hours that it will pay to cover a nurse's visits to the home to help with caregiving. But Allen, 31, has other worries. She's facing the prospect of being homeless this fall. And not for the first time. Allen's situation is not much different from that of other families with medically fragile children:
2010~zrep597~20150304_597_z95_016~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 4, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The white building, home to more than 2,500 residents; sits on prime, central Phnom Penh real estate. The question everyone is asking is how long will it survive. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150306_597_z95_015~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 6, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Poverty leaves little room for pride. In the hours just before sunrise, locals look through the garbage, to find anything useful or valuable. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150305_597_z95_014~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 5, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The five solid, concrete stairways are the beating heart of the six blocks that make up the White Building, where residents gather to work, play and rest. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150227_597_z95_013~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 27, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The painted walls and ceilings, decaying murals from days past and radiant graffiti by recent creators, serve as a testament that this building has always housed artists since its construction in the early '60s. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150305_597_z95_012~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 5, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A woman takes a nap on the roof top of the White Building. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150306_597_z95_011~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 6, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A mural over the stairs depicts a jungle scene. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150303_597_z95_010~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 3, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A woman sits in one of the corridors waiting to sell her goods from her shop. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141022_597_z95_009~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Oct 22, 2014 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A woman watches TV in her dark but cool apartment, avoiding the blistering heat and humidity outside. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150228_597_z95_008~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 28, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - After nightfall the stairways and corridors of Block 1 become a cradle for heroin addicts and other shady characters, creating a menacing atmosphere. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150226_597_z95_007~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 26, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The five solid, concrete stairways are the beating heart of the six blocks that make up the White Building. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150306_597_z95_006~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Mar 6, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The doors to the apartments stay open, and the corridors belong to everyone. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141022_597_z95_005~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Oct 22, 2014 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The stairways and corridors create a communal haven where children move around freely in an environment of trust. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150227_597_z95_004~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 27, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Female residents take the opportunity to catch their breath at the end of the day and come together to socialize at the in-house beauty parlor on the ground floor, where many smarten up before a night out, and others prepare for work. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150227_597_z95_003~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 27, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A mural over the stairs depicts a jungle scene. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150226_597_z95_002~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Feb 26, 2015 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Beneath the dilapidated exterior of The White Building is a buzzing community of 2,500 people and the shops, cafes and beauty salons that serve them. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141022_597_z95_001~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~Oct 22, 2014 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A mural over the stairs depicts Phnom Penh and the Mekong river. The multiple apartment block was built to house artists and low-income workers in the time of Cambodian urbanization in the early '60s, has been a place of creativity, inspiration and extremes, but is now stigmatized by poverty, crime, drugs and prostitution. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150226_597_z95_000~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~BODENG - The White Building Village~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 597 - BODENG - The White Building Village - Launched March 1, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Phnom Penh's historic White Building is crumbing, dilapidated, rundown and facing demolition. Behind the peeling faade of the notorious public building, together with the prostitutes and drug addicts, there is a bustling community of 2,500 Cambodians. Known among locals as the Bodeng - it has a reputation for being a slum and a haven for drug addicts. Peek inside the doors and meet the residents, though, and a whole new picture emerges of a close-knit community of mostly artists and performers. Under King Sihanouk's vision and leadership, Phnom Penh underwent a tremendous transformation during late 1950s and 60s, with an abundance of newly built public infrastructure, and monuments. Among the response was the White Building project, which lay on reclaimed land along the Bassac River. Designed by Cambodian architect Lu Ban Hap and Russian architect Vladimir Bodiansky in 1963, the White Building comprised of 468 apartments, and was the first attempt to offer modern urban lifestyle to lower income Cambodians. The White Building has survived a civil war, a foreign occupation, and the merciless drive of redevelopment in modern Phnom Penh. Its prime location in the rapidly developing city means many residents now fear for its future.. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Phnom Penh's historic White Building is crumbing, dilapidated, rundown and facing demolition. Behind the peeling faade of the notorious public building, together with the prostitutes and drug addicts, there is a bustling community of 2,500 Cambodians. Known among locals as the Bodeng - it has a reputation for being a slum and a haven for drug addicts. Peek inside the doors and meet the residents, though, and a whole new picture emerges of a close-knit community of mostly artists and performers. Under King Sihanouk's vision and leadership, Phnom Penh underwent a tremendous transformation during late 1950s and 60s, with an abundance of newly built public infrastructure, and monuments. Among the response was the White Building project, which lay on reclaimed land along the Bassac River. Designed by Cambodian architect Lu Ban Hap and Russian architect Vladimir Bodiansky in 1963, the White Building comprised of 468 apartments, and was the first attempt to offer modern urban lifestyle to lower income Cambodians. The White Building has survived a civil war, a foreign occupation, and the merciless drive of redevelopment in modern Phnom Penh. Its prime location in the rapidly developing city means many residents now fear for its future..:
2010~zrep280~20090514_280_bh2_018~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wreslter Meatball walks away after pinning Justice during the final match of the night. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_017~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Michael Sumption kisses his wife Jessica as she laughs at the at the wrestlers of the Micro Wrestling Federation at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_016~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation's RICKY BENJAMIN holds his leg after being taken down by Blixx in the first match of the night at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_015~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Jmazing prepares for his matches backstage before the show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_014~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Meatball, who would not give out his real name, makes his way out to wrestle during a Micro Wrestling Federation show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_013~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Chris Jones, aka Justice, of the Micro Wrestling Federation smokes a cigarette before the show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_012~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Meatball, left, enjoys a beer back stage during intermission with his fellow wrestlers, from 2nd left Eric Hightower, Blixx, and Ricky Benjamin at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_011~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation referee ERIC HIGHTOWER stretches out Jmazing before his match at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_010~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, USA - Blixx, who would not give his real name, prepares for the show by putting on eyeliner during a Micro Wrestling Federation show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_009~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Justice and Jmazing lay on the floor after Jmazing hit Justice with a chair during the Micro Wrestling Federation show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_008~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Meatball gets mentally prepared before the show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_007~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Justice walks around the ring with Jmazing above his head before throwing to the ring floor during the performance at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_006~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Jmazing shows off to the crowd after winning a match during the Micro Wrestling Federation performance at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_005~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Blixx, right, hits the floor after taking down Ricky during their match at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_004~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Stacey Mass cheers on the wrestlers of the Micro Wrestling Federation during a show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_003~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestlers Jmazing, left, and Justice battle it out in the ring during a match at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_002~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 14, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Ricky Benjamin, who goes by Ricky, gets the crowd into the show as he is introduced at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090514_280_bh2_001~Bret Hartman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~May 18, 2009 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Micro Wrestling Federation wrestler Meatball gets mentally prepared before the show at 3 Kings Tavern. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20090908_280_bh2_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Even Dwarfs Started Small~zReportage Story of the Week #280 - Launched September 8, 2009 - Full multimedia experience, audio, stills, text and or video: go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Six micro wrestlers battled against each other as the Micro Wrestling Federation stormed in to 3 Kings Tavern in Denver, CO. The night was full of little people beating each other up, stapling 20 dollar bills to their faces, bashing chairs over each others heads, all while battling it out in a small punk rock, hardcore bar. The Micro Wrestling Federation tours the country putting on shows for all ages at nightclubs, casino's, arenas, school fund raisers, and just about anywhere else you can imagine. The MWF (Micro Wrestling Federation) was founded in Feb 2000 and their mission is to show the world that micros are equals and are serious athletes. MWF is an entertainment show that provides a balance between serious 'Sports Entertainment' and a touch of comedic value. (Credit Image: © Bret Hartman/zReportage.com)~Six micro wrestlers battled against each other as the Micro Wrestling Federation stormed in to 3 Kings Tavern in Denver, CO. The night was full of little people beating each other up, stapling 20 dollar bills to their faces, bashing chairs over each others heads, all while battling it out in a small punk rock, hardcore bar. The Micro Wrestling Federation tours the country putting on shows for all ages at nightclubs, casino's, arenas, school fund raisers, and just about anywhere else you can imagine. The MWF (Micro Wrestling Federation) was founded in Feb 2000 and their mission is to show the world that micros are equals and are serious athletes. MWF is an entertainment show that provides a balance between serious 'Sports Entertainment' and a touch of comedic value. :
2010~zrep368~20110509_368_c51_021~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 9, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - RIVERFRONT VIEW - Chris Vaughn of Jonesboro, AR watches the sun set over the swelling Mississippi river from a half swamped bench at Jefferson Davis Park Monday evening. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_020~Jim Weber - Commercial Appeal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Jumping asian carp feed off the muck filled floodwater off President's Island. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:19370318_368_c51_019~The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~March 18, 1937 - Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. - Just 36 days after the Mississippi River stood at a record 48.7 feet in Memphis on February 10th of 1937, the SS Chisca sat on a sandbar. Flood stage on the Memhis gage is 34 feet. Details as to how the paddlewheeler became stranded are not known. (Credit Image: © The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110505_368_c51_018~Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 5, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Motorists on I-40 pass over the rising Mississippi River as the setting sun hits downtown Memphis. Flood waters are expect to reach record levels by next week. (Credit Image: © Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_017~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Lines of cars lie submerged in overflow water from the Wolf River on McMiller Road near Jackson. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110508_368_c51_016~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 8, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - LEE POWELL, stands at the waters edge on the sidewalk that leads down Orchi Road at North Highland. The water from the swollen Wolf River has swallowed several houses in the neighborhood along with Bethesda World Life Christian Center. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_015~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Homes sit in water up as high as the roofs in the Kingsway Green mobile home park near Watkins at Highway 51. The intersection remains closed due to water over the roadway. After weeks of rising levels the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110503_368_c51_014~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - (from left), RICARDO BOLANOS, 3, looks up at his mother, BLANCA BOLANOS, while, JESUS BOLANOS, 2, and MICHAEL BOLANOS, 4-months, rest at the emergency shelter for flood evacuees. The children were among several dozen evacuees calling the church home after leaving their homes near the swollen Loosahachie River. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_013~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Cement trucks sit submerged at the edge of North McNeil near Chelsea. 'It's going to meander around that level for the next 24 to 36 hours,' says meteorologist Bill Borghoff. 'We're going to pretty much hold onto the crest for a while.' (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110510_368_c51_012~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Homes sit in water as high as the roof tops in the Kingsway Green mobile home park near Watkins at Highway 51. The intersection remains closed due to water over the roadway. After weeks of rising to historic levels, the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110504_368_c51_011~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 4, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Mississippi flood water creeps up the walls of these Mud Island apartments near the Auction Street Bridge. People along the lower River and its tributaries packed their belongings and emergency workers filled sandbags as high water pushed its way downstream in a slow-motion disaster that could break flood records dating to the 1920s. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110503_368_c51_010~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - WILLIAM BYRD JR., (left), gets a hand from his father WILLIAM BYRD SR., moving as many belongings as they can transport by floating everything down the stream of debris from his trailer at the Country View Mobile Home Park. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110503_368_c51_009~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S. - TERRENCE BROWN, 11, pulls debris out of the storm grates on Scottwood St. to drain off some of the floodwater threatening his West Memphis neighborhood Sunday morning. More flooding crept into neighborhoods in West Memphis after heavy rain pummeled the town Saturday night and Sunday morning. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110503_368_c51_008~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - JACK BERRYHILL, dredges through a river of flooding after pulling clothes and belongings out of his submerged mobile home at the Country View Mobile Home Park. Floodwater creeping up the Wolfe and Loosahatchie Rivers threatened Memphis as the National Weather Service upped it's crest forecast for the Mississippi to 48 feet. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110505_368_c51_007~Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 5, 2011 - Millington, Tennessee, U.S. - GEORGE EDWARDS, walks through his waterlogged yard with a shotgun to protect him from the numerous water moccasin snakes he has begun finding as water levels continue to rise on his property near Millington. Edwards said he rarely sees the venomous reptiles on his property, but has spotted three large ones in the last two days. (Credit Image: © Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110427_368_c51_006~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~April 27, 2011 - West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S. - CRYSTAL GEODEREIS and CHAD BANKS, row through the Riverbend Apartments as flood waters swamped the complex. West Memphis was declared a disaster area by the state as rains continued to pound the Midsouth causing low lying areas to flood after a night of damaging winds toppled trees and damaged businesses. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_005~Mark Weber/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - A snowy egret perches on a piece of wood floating in garbage filled floodwater off President's Island Tuesday morning. Floodwater has forced many of the island's regular inhabitants like deer and wild turkey to seek higher ground or perish in the raising water. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber-The Commercial Appeal/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110503_368_c51_004~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Workers at the Mud Island River Park filled some 2000 sand bags Tuesday morning as a contingency plan to block the raising river. Floodwater creeping up the Wolfe and Loosahatchie Rivers threatened the area as the National Weather Service upped it's crest forecast for the Mississippi to 48 feet. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110505_368_c51_003~Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 5, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - A swamped glider pokes it's nose out of flood water at the DeWitt Spain Airport after one of the expanded levees constructed around the airport was breached, flooding the small airstrip north of downtown Memphis. (Credit Image: © Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110505_368_c51_002~Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 5, 2011 - West Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - A submerged West Memphis home barely escapes rising flood waters from the Mississippi River Thursday evening. Flood waters are expect to reach record levels by next week. (Credit Image: © Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110503_368_c51_001~Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~May 3, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - A waterbug walks across the face of a floating doll in Memphis Mobile City on Thomas near Watkins Sunday afternoon. Most of the mobile homes were under water after a flash flood hit the park due to heavy rains that fell Sunday morning. (Credit Image: © Mark Weber/The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA)~:20110510_368_c51_000~Mark Weber- Commercial Appeal/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Memphis Rising - Flood of the Century~zReportage.com Story of the Week #368: Memphis River- Flood of the Century - Launched May 11, 2011. Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. MEMPHIS RISING – FLOOD OF THE CENTURY: Thousands of people from the states of Illinois to Louisiana have been forced from their homes as the Mississippi rages. After weeks of rising to historic levels, the Big River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge on Tuesday morning. “It’s going to meander around that level for the next 24 to 36 hours,” meteorologist Bill Borghoff said. “We’re going to pretty much hold onto the crest for a while.” (Credit image: © Mark Weber-The Commercial Appeal/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Memphis Rising – Flood of the Century - The Mississippi River in Memphis, crested May 10, 2011. Thousands of people from the states of Illinois to Louisiana have already been forced from their homes, as waters rose and rose. The Mississippi finally quit rising and spreading out Tuesday in Memphis. The flood of 2011, drove nearly 500 people to shelters and closed parts of four dozen roads. Going downstream at a rate of 900 million gallons every minute. The BIG River spread from Cairo, Illinois to New Orleans and grew and grew. The river crested after rising at Memphis every day since April 9. The highest observed stage, 47.87 feet at the Memphis gauge, came early Tuesday morning before the river level flattened out and started going downward. This is the highest since the record of 48.7 feet set during the 1937 flood. The Mississippi is expected to drop very slowly, but it is not done, New Orleans is still not totally in the clear. But it appears the great flood of the 21rst century is on the way out. :
2010~zrep358~20100519_358_e66_002~/eyevine~Midwife Sadiqa~May 19, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Equipment used to help a woman deliver a baby sit in a sterile tray at the Khairkhanah Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100519_358_e66_001~/eyevine~Midwife Sadiqa~May 19, 2010 - Kabul, Afghanistan - A new born baby is attended to by midwives in the maternity unit of Khairkhanah Hospital. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110315_358_e66_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Midwife Sadiqa~zReportage.com Story of the Week #358: MIDWIFE SAIGA - Launched March 15 , 2011 - Afghanistan has the highest infant mortality rate in the world and the maternal mortality ratio comes in second globally. One woman dies every 27 minutes. Conservative traditions restrict females access to education, work, healthcare and other social activities across the country. But, luckily, training women as midwifes is generally supported. SADIQA HUSSEINI, 24, from the village of Foladi, near Bamyan, works as a midwife. This is Midwife Sadiqa's story. (Credit Image: © Kate Holt/eyevine/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Afghanistan, a nation that has been at war with itself and other countries for more than four decades has the highest infant mortality rate in the world and the maternal mortality ratio is the second highest. The lifetime risk of maternal death is 1 in 6, which means one woman dies every 27 minutes. Conservative traditions in Afghanistan have restricted women’s and girls’ access to education, work, healthcare and other social activities across the country. Training women as midwifes is generally supported, even in Afghanistan's most backward areas. Sadiqa Husseini is 24 years old and from the village of Foladi, near Bamyan in the west of Afghanistan, where she now works as a midwife, helping women’s access to essential health services and saving lives.:
2010~zrep359~20110321_359_x99_043~Ren Zhenglai/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 21, 2011 - Kesennuma, Japan - A 58-year-old local finds his way home along railroad tracks. (Credit Image: © Ren Zhenglai/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110319_359_l94_042~London News Pictures~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 19, 2011 - Onagawa, Japan - A fishing boat rests on the roof of a detroyed sushi restaurant. (Credit Image: © London News Pictures/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110316_359_n39_041~AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 15, 2011 - Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Medical staff in protective clothing check radiation levels on on a young boy. Attempts to cool down a stricken reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have suffered an early setback after seawater dumped from the air failed to bring down radiation levels. (Credit Image: © AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110316_359_n39_040~Christopher Jue/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 16, 2011 - Tokyo, Japan - A girl attempts to hitch-hike on the side of the road in Tokyo as many residents flee the threat of radiation in the city. The earthquake and tsunami devastation which triggered dangerous explosions at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima caused radiation levels to spike in Tokyo. (Credit Image: © Christopher Jue/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110315_359_x99_039~Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 15, 2011- Ofunato, Japan - A resident stands beside ruins. Credit Image: © Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA) (Credit Image: © Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110315_359_jn1_038~Junko Kimura/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 15, 2011 - Miyako, Japan - People try to carry out their belongings from their collapsed house. (Credit Image: © Junko Kimura/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110315_359_jn1_037~Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 15, 2011 - Miyako, Iwate, Japan - People stand on the roofs of collapsed houses after the tsunami devastated Miyako city. (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110315_359_d20_036~Wojciech P. Onak/DPA~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 15, 2011 - Kamaishi, Japan - Three friends embrace each other as they meet on a devastated street around 100 Kilometers north of the city of Sendaiin. (Credit Image: © Wojciech P. Onak/DPA/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_359_pa9_035~Pix Planete/Globe Photos~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011 - Minami Sanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - A woman breaks down and cries after hearing more bad news on the radio. (Credit Image: © Pix Planete/Globe Photos/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_359_n39_034~Tohan Aerial Photographic Servic/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Containers are scattered on the pier at Sendai port two days after the wharf was hit by the 10-meter tsunami wave. (Credit Image: © Tohan Aerial photographic Service/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_359_jn1_033~Junko Kimura/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 14, 2011 - Kamaishi, Japan - Man walks in front of cars which have been carried by tsunami. (Credit Image: © Junko Kimura/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_359_c40_032~Chinafotopress/Zhang Mo/Jhsb~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 14, 2011 - Miyagi, Japan - Cars and trees reflect off the water of a tsunami-flooded neighborhood. (Credit Image: © ChinaFotoPress/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110314_359_n39_031~Natsuki Sakai/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 14, 2011 - Sendai, Japan - A light plane sits on the debris after being washed away by a tsunami. (Credit Image: © Natsuki Sakai/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_359_x99_030~Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011 - Miyako, Iwate, Japan - - A local woman, wearing a mask, walks her bike past an overturned ship with her dog in Miyako. (Credit Image: © Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_359_x99_029~Jin Liwang/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011 - Beijing, China - Members of China's International Rescue Team gather at Beijing Capital International Airport before leaving for the region hit by the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake. (Credit Image: © Jin Liwang/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_359_jn1_028~Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011 - Fukushima, Japan - Devastated Aragama village. (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110313_359_z03_027~MC3 Dylan McCord/U.S. Navy~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 13, 2011 - Sendai, Japan - A Japanese home adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are searching for survivors in the coastal waters near Sendai. A few days after the deadly 9.0 magnitude earthquake, struck off Japan's east coast. (Credit Image: © Dylan McCord/U.S. Navy/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_026~Kyoto/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture - Overturned passenger train cars after being swept away by the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Kyoto/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_025~Kyodo News/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Rescuers walk through standing water while searching for missing persons. (Credit Image: © Kyodo News/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_024~Kyoto/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan - A man walks amongst the tsunami debris. (Credit Image: © Kyoto/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_023~Kyoto/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan - Rescuers transport a victim. (Credit Image: © Kyoto/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_022~Kyodo/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Burnt vehicles swept together in the port of Hitachi. (Credit Image: © Kyodo/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_021~Kyodo News/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Sendai, Japan - Rescuers help the elders evacuate. (Credit Image: © Kyodo News/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_x99_020~Kyodo/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - A rescuer escorts a girl. (Credit Image: © Kyodo/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_jn1_019~Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Fukushima, Japan - Two people reflecting among the tsunami rubble. (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_jn1_018~Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Fukushima, Japan - The cracked road sits behind 10 kilometers of nuclear power-generating plants. (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_jn1_017~Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Tokyo, Japan - Disaster victims escape and rest at an evacuation center in a school gym. (Credit Image: © Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_016~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Rikuzen Takada, Iwate, Japan - Flooded Rikuzen Takada. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_015~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Higashi Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan - A Japan Self Defense Force fighter jet plane was pushed into this building on the Higashi Matsuyama base. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_014~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan - University workers rescued by boat. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_013~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 12, 2011 - Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Helicopter Relief comes at 7:13 AM. (Credit Image: © Mainichi Newspaer/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_012~Mainichi Newspaper/Nippon News~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Fukushima, Japan - A pristine boat looks out of place among the rubble of a tsunami-hit village. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/Nippon News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_011~Mainichi Newspaper/Nippon News~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan - A devastated bus testifies to the force of the tsunami. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/Nippon News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110312_359_n39_010~Mainichi Newspaper/Nippon News~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 12, 2011 - Fukushima, Japan - Rescue teams search the ruins. (Credit Image: © Mainichi/Nippon News/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_x99_009~Kyodo/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 11, 2011 - Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Houses on fire as whole shoreline villages are swallowed by tsunami waves after shortly after the deadly Tohoku 9.0 earthquake hit. Japan's biggest ever. (Credit Image: © Kyodo/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_jn1_008~Jana Press~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~Mar. 11, 2011 - Tokyo, Japan - School children make their way home wearing a disaster hood to protect their heads. (Credit Image: © Jana Press/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_x99_007~Feng Wuyong/Xinhua~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 11, 2011 - Tokyo, Japan - Office workers stare out of the window in disbelief as the deadly Tohoku 9.0 earthquake hits. Japan's biggest ever. (Credit Image: © Feng Wuyong/Xinhua/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_n39_006~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 11, 2011 - Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Cars and planes mashed up in tsunami rubble, triggered by the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku earthquake waves 33+ feet, struck minutes latter, going 6 miles inland. (Credit Image: © Mainichi Newspapers/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_n39_005~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 11, 2011 - Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep part of Sendai airport in northern Japan. The magnitude 9.0 quake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 33 foot tsunami wave that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. (Credit Image: © Mainichi Newspapers/AFLO/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20110311_359_n39_004~Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO~14:46:23 Japan Standard Time~March 11, 2011 - Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan - Giant fire balls rise from the Combinart Gas Plant, shortly after the deadly Tohoku 9.0 earthquake and tsunami hit. Japan's biggest ever. (Credit Image: © Mainichi Newspaper/AFLO/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:
2010~zrep448~20121029_448_cs9_025~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Oct. 29, 2012 - Miao Keng, China - Explorer ROBBIE SHONE is photographed at work in one of the many caves he has visited. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20121029_448_cs9_024~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Oct. 29, 2012 - Sarawak, Borneo - Cave explorers add scale to this massive cave passage called Deer Cave, one of the largest cave passages in the world in Mulu National Park. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110812_448_cs9_023~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Aug. 12, 2011 - Massif, Portugal - Hanging on a thin rope below what looks very similar to a planet in Space, Portuguese cave biologist SOFIA REBOLEIRA makes her way up to the daylight and the entrance to one of Portugals largest caves in Algar da Lagoa, Sico-Alvaiazere. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110728_448_cs9_022~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~July 28, 2011 - Vercors, France - At just above freezing point a cave explorer tries to warm up using the heat from a candle in a foil blanket deep inside the Gouffre Berger high up in the French Alps. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110725_448_cs9_021~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~July 22, 2011 - Lake Cadoux, France - Stalagmites and crystal clear gours fill the space in The Hall of the Thirteen as explorers walk around the Gouffre Berger limestone cave in south-eastern France. It was once thought to be the deepest cave in the world at 3,680-feet deep. It is now ranked the 28th deepest cave in the world. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110722_448_cs9_020~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~July 22, 2011 - Lake Cadoux, France - In order to stay dry in such a cold cave, explorers improvise and use a small inflatable dingy to cross Lake Cadoux in this famous french cave, the Gouffre Berger. The limestone cave in south eastern France was one of the first over half a mile deep to be explored. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110606_448_cs9_019~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~June 6, 2011 - Sheffield, England, United Kingdom - A giant storm drain called Megatron lies directly beneath Sheffield City Centre. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110329_448_cs9_018~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~March 29, 2011 - Sarawak, Borneo - A Bat flies overhead the main streamway in Clearwater River Cave, the eighth longest cave in the world. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110225_448_cs9_017~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Feb. 25, 2011 - Sarawak, Borneo - A cave explorer stands in the Sarawak Chamber, the largest cave chamber in the world. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110223_448_cs9_016~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Feb. 23, 2011 - Sarawak, Borneo - The Plunge Pool is a place halfway along the streamway leading to Sarawak Chamber. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110206_448_cs9_015~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Feb. 6, 2011 - Pyrenees, France - A British cave explorer admires a crystal formation known as 'Blanc de Blanc' (Whiter than White) in a cave called The Felix Trombe. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110115_448_cs9_014~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Jan. 15, 2011 - Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom - A cave explorer braves the cold wind and spray, while the main chamber of Gaping Gill arguably the largest cave chamber in the UK is hit by a raging flood pulse. Minutes later, the floor of this room was completely covered with water as a lake emerged and progress any further was impossible in the Yorkshire Dales. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101230_448_cs9_013~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Dec. 30, 2010 - Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom - A cave explorer climbing out of a Maelstrom on the fixed rope in Boxhead Pot, Yorkshire Dales. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101029_448_cs9_012~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Oct. 29, 2010 - Miao Keng, China - ROBBIE SHONE uses his rope and abseiling skills - gained from his previous job inspecting tall buildings and bridges for structural damage - to access the caves to photograph and record details about them. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100829_448_cs9_011~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~Aug. 29, 2010 - Vercors, France - Thin wisps of clouds slowly rise out from this cave in the french Vercors cave system known as The Gouffre Berger. A powerful headlamp from one of the cave explorers cuts through the mist over the boulder strewn floor. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100725_448_cs9_010~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~July 25, 2010 - Yorkshire Dales, England, United Kingdom - A female cave explorer climbs up the entrance pitch rope out of Cow Pot, a classic cave in the Yorkshire Dales. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100521_448_cs9_009~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~May 21, 2010 - Miao Keng, China - A cave explorer climbs in a cave chamber. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100521_448_cs9_008~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~May 21, 2010 - Miao Keng, China - A cave explorer climbs in a massive cave chamber. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100521_448_cs9_007~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~May 21, 2010 - Sarawak, Borneo - A cave explorer admires this amazing shower head formation issuing water underground in Racer Cave. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20100512_448_cs9_006~Robbie Shone/Caters News via zReportage~Ultimate Caving~May 12, 2010 - Sarawak, Borneo - Cave explorers add scale to this massive cave passage called Deer Cave, arguably the largest cave passage in the world in Mulu National Park. (Credit Image: © Robbie Shone/Caters News/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:
2010~zrep641~20170829_641_m67_024~Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Bayside, Texas, U.S. - Water floods a road after Hurricane Harvey made land fall on Tuesday, near Bayside, Texas. (Credit Image: © Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170830_641_a27_023~Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-N/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 30, 2017 - La Grange, Texas, U.S. - Water damage is seen on family photos at the residence of Peggy Gifford Wednesday. The Colorado River flooded with rains from Hurricane Harvey early this week, affecting a large part of the town. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170830_641_a27_022~Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-N/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 30, 2017 - La Grange, Texas, U.S. - BRENDA SMITH, 60, gets emotional after returning to her house Wednesday. Smith's house and many others in an area were flooded by the Colorado River with rains from Hurricane Harvey. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_021~Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Seguin, Texas, U.S. - Residents attempt in vain to tether their truck in floodwaters just off Highway 21 near Cedar Creek, as Hurricane Harvey hits the countryside east of San Antonio. (Credit Image: © Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170829_641_a27_020~Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - T.J. WALSH, right, a volunteer rescue worker from San Antonio, pulls his boat as another volunteer boat carries a family from their apartment in the Kelliwood subdivision. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170825_641_a27_019~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 25, 2017 - Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. - Corpus Christi resident ARMENIA GARCIA, 91, gets carried by Corpus Christi Fire Marshal Department's RONDO GONZALES (right) and Capt. ANDRES AYALA (left) to an awaiting bus as she and her pet evacuate the city for San Antonio. Residents opting to leave the city gathered at the Corpus Christi Gymnasium where they registered and prepared to take a trip to San Antonio. As Hurricane Harvey grew to Category 2 hurricane status, the city urged residents to evacuate. One option was to be taken by buses from the gymnasium and taken to a shelter in San Antonio. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170829_641_a27_018~Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - JULIE HU is carried by a volunteer rescue worker on Westheimer Pkwy, at McMeans Junior HIgh School where First responders as well as volunteers with boats, rescue residents in Kellwood and Cinco Ranch subdivision, on Tuesday. Emergency workers rescued more people in southeast Texas on Tuesday as floodwaters continued to rise. Officials have reported 30 flood-related deaths so far from Hurricane Harvey. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170828_641_a27_017~Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 28, 2017 - Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.- Governor GREG ABBOTT presents the flag recovered from city hall to the town's mayor, CHARLES WAX as he visits Rockport. The flag was recovered by a citizen and given to the governor earlier on his viewing of devastation in the area. (Credit Image: © Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170826_641_a27_016~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 26, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S.- A toppled school crossing sign is partially submerged in flood water in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Rockport. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170830_641_m67_015~Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 30, 2017 - Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. - Families take shelter at the FEMA Dome after Hurricane Harvey displaced them, on Wednesday, at Tulsa-Midway High School. Harvey struck the Texas Coastal Bend as a Category 4 on August 25. (Credit Image: © Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_014~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Port Aransas, Texas, U.S. - ROBERT RAMSEY (left) consoles MELANIE ZURAWSKI who broke into tears as they gather with KATHY NIEHART at the emergency operations center in Port Aransas, seeking answers and aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The trio was amongst a group of residents to stayed and rode out the category four storm instead of evacuating. All three of their homes were destroyed in the storm. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170828_641_a27_013~Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-N/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 28, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S.- Homebuilder ROBERT JACKSON, 59, checks out the damage to a house he was renovating in the affluent Key Allegro neighborhood between Fulton and Rockport. The eye of Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the area Friday night. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_012~William Luther /San Antonio Expr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - Cars are buried in debris Sunday, at the Fulton County Airport from a collapsed building cause by Hurricane Harvey. Rockport saw a direct hit Friday night from the Category 4 storm. (Credit Image: © William Luther /San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170830_641_a27_011~Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 30, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - Fears of a destroyed interior are vanquished as ROBYN HARRELSON is stunned to see the interior of her condo as recovery proceeds in Rockport. Hurricane Harvey, which landed as a Category 4, hit directly into the coastal Texas city of Rockport. (Credit Image: © Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_010~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Port Aransas, Texas, U.S. - Port Aransas resident MELANIE ZURWASKI walks into her home in aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Zurwaski's home was destroyed but she managed to get through the category four storm. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_009~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Port Aransas, Texas, U.S. - A tattered U.S. flag blows in the wind in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Port Aransas. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170828_641_a27_008~Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-N/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 28, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S.- JULIE MARTINEZ, 37, right, hugs her daughter, GABRIELLE JACKSON, 19, by the damaged apartment of her aunt at the Salt Grass Landing Apartments. All the residents of the complex evacuated before Hurricane Harvey made landfall near the area Friday night. The units suffered major damages and residents weren't allowed access due to the dangerous conditions. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170830_641_a27_007~Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 30, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S.- One lucky yacht, 'No Wories' remains in apparent good condition as recovery proceeds in Rockport. Hurricane Harvey, which landed as a Category 4, hit directly into the coastal Texas city of Rockport. (Credit Image: © Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170829_641_m67_006~Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. - Aerial view from cities in the Coastal Bend area after Hurricane Harvey made its way to the area. (Credit Image: © Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170829_641_a27_005~Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-New/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Rescued individuals from the Kelliwood subdivision in Houston are brought in by boat by volunteer rescue workers. (Credit Image: © Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170829_641_m67_004~Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 29, 2017 - Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. - Aerial view from cities in the Coastal Bend area after Hurricane Harvey made its way to the area. (Credit Image: © Gabe Hernandez/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170825_641_a27_003~William Luther/San Antonio Expre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 25, 2017 - Port Lavaca, Texas, U.S. - A business displays a sign that reads 'Harvey Not Welcomed Here' in Port Lavaca. (Credit Image: © William Luther/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170826_641_a27_002~Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 26, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - A boat appears nearly submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_001~William Luther/San Antonio Expre/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~August 27, 2017 - Rockport, Texas, U.S. - Damage caused by Hurricane Harvey to Rockport, Texas is seen in a Sunday, aerial photo. The eye of the Category 4 storm passed directly over Rockport as it made landfall late Friday night. (Credit Image: © William Luther/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170827_641_a27_000~Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hurricane Harvey~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 641 - Hurricane Harvey - Launched Sept. 6, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history with a potential price tag of $190 billion, according to a preliminary estimate from private weather firm AccuWeather. Hurricane Harvey dumped 33 trillion gallons of water in the U.S. Its blistering winds destroyed buildings, boats and homes standing in its path. At least 33 people have been killed in eastern Texas since the storm hit. Parts of Texas have been hit by more than 51in of rainfall since Hurricane Harvey landed on 25 August, setting new rainfall records for the contiguous-US. Large areas of Houston, the fourth most populous city in the US, remain under water. More than 10,000 rescues have been made so far, with neighbors and strangers stepping in to help in unprecedented numbers. Almost 325,000 people have registered with Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance. No one knows how many people are in shelters, just that more are expected. (Credit Image: © Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history with a potential price tag of $190 billion, according to a preliminary estimate from private weather firm AccuWeather. Hurricane Harvey dumped 33 trillion gallons of water in the U.S. Its blistering winds destroyed buildings, boats and homes standing in its path. At least 33 people have been killed in eastern Texas since the storm hit. Parts of Texas have been hit by more than 51in of rainfall since Hurricane Harvey landed on 25 August, setting new rainfall records for the contiguous-US. Large areas of Houston, the fourth most populous city in the US, remain under water. More than 10,000 rescues have been made so far, with neighbors and strangers stepping in to help in unprecedented numbers. Almost 325,000 people have registered with Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance. No one knows how many people are in shelters, just that more are expected.:
2010~zrep355~20100903_355_vl1_018~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The huge soviet era monument known as the ''Rybak'' (Fisherman) greets the visitors of Baikonur coming from the nearby Krainy Airport. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_017~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Baikonur cosmodrome model of Buran Energia launch pad, at the Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/ZUMApress.com)~:20100903_355_vl1_016~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Security office structure with 'original' support vehicles parked out front, at the launch viewing pad on the Cosmodrome. The Baikonur complex covers an area of 6,717 sq km and includes nine launch complexes. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_015~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Engineers and visitors walk past a Proton heavy booster rocket stage lying in the rocket assembly hall. Tight security and sanitary measures are enforced while entering the facility where the heavy boosters are assembled. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_014~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - An imposing SS-17 intercontinental ballistic missile known as 'The Devil' on display in Baikonur. The warhead was capable of carrying ten nuclear warheads and was developed by the Soviet Union from 1978 to 1993. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_013~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Space capsule with a rabbit, rat and guinea pig at the Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Soviets found these animals proved to have unreliable behaviour in space so dogs and monkeys became the animal of choice. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_012~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Children play under the giant imposing statue of cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin at Gagarin park at dawn. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_011~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Yuri Gagarin slept on the bed on left the night before his famous journey into space, while German Titov, his back-up, slept on the right. Apparently, it was a last minute decision to send Gagarin into space instead of Titov, who was instead selected to fly the Vostok 2 mission 1961. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100901_355_vl1_010~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 1, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - A close-up of the huge mural showing a cosmonaut reaching for the stars known informally as the ''Rybak'' (Fisherman) greets the visitors of Baikonur coming from the Krainy Airport. Baikonur, the world's largest and oldest space launch facility has seen both key achievements and dramas of Soviet space program. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_009~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Receptionist at the 'coat check' at the hotel in the Proton assembly area. In operation for 45 years, the Proton rocket has been one of the longest used rocket designs, a successful vehicle for commercial satellite launches. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_008~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Mannequins display designs of jump suits for russian cosmonauts at Museum of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The museum chronicles the history of Soviet space flight. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_007~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Dining facility, the world's largest and oldest space launch facility in southern Kazakhstan. Soviet engineers arrived in 1955 to built the cosmodrome and support town. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_006~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - At crack of dawn, an audience of space tourists awaits the launch of the Proton rocket that will bring a Russian GPS navigation satellite on orbit. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_005~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Residents walk by an abandoned apartment complex in downtown Baikonur. The town of Baikonur sees a steady decline of population (currently 70,000) as the Russian military presence diminishes. About 30,000 Russians have left since the Kazakhstan independence in 1991. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_004~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - ''Ivan Ivanovich'', the first russian dummy in space, Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome. The first-known mannequin to travel to space was a wooden dummy nick-named Ivan Ivanovich, which traveled alongside a dog on board a Soviet Sputnik capsule. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_003~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - School kids play hide-and-seek by the Soyuz rocket installed in downtown Baikonur. Sergei Korolevwas the creator of the Soyuz rocket and Soyuz spacecraft which first flew in 1966. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_002~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - Cosmonaut detail from the huge soviet era monument (mural) known as the ''Rybak'' (Fisherman) greets the visitors of Baikonur coming from the nearby Krainy Airport. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20100903_355_vl1_001~Veronika Lukasova~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~Sept. 3, 2010 - Baikonur, Kazakhstan - At the crack of dawn, an audience of space tourists await the launch of the Proton rocket that will bring a Russian GPS navigation satellite on orbit. Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, was successfully launched from Baikonur in 1957, and Yuri Gagarin launched here on a first manned spaceflight in 1961. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/ZUMA)~:20110222_355_vl1_000~zReportage.com/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Rocket Man - First Manned Space Flight 50th Anniversary~zReportage.com Story of the Week #355 - Launched February 22, 2011 - Full multimedia experience : audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more. - The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility, built by the Soviet Union in the 1950's, it's located in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan and leased to the Russian government currently until 2050. Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft in human history, was launched from one of Baikonur's launch pads, which is presently known as 'Gagarin's Start.' This year is a very important one for the Russian cosmonautics, and not only because it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight - the historic single orbit by Yuri Gagarin on April 12th 1961. The country is set to become the only carrier of astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station (ISS) for several years to come. (Credit Image: © Veronika Lukasova/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility, built by the Soviet Union in the 1950's, it's located in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan and leased to the Russian government currently until 2050. Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft in human history, was launched from one of Baikonur's launch pads, which is presently known as 'Gagarin's Start.' This year is a very important one for the Russian cosmonautics, and not only because it will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight - the historic single orbit by Yuri Gagarin on April 12th 1961. The country is set to become the only carrier of astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station (ISS) for several years to come.:
2010~zrep651~20170704_651_g208_032~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87 years old, kisses a man as refugees gather at transport area. She anxiously awaits word on her son FLAH HASIN who was pulled for questioning of men to be confirmed whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_651_g208_031~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The moon rises amid ruins of the Old City in West Mosul near the Great Mosque of al-Nuri that was blown up by ISIS during the fierce battle. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_651_g208_030~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq -MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20-years-old with hands tied is a suspected ISIS fighter that surrendered with two others after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not ISIS but soldiers do not believe them. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_651_g208_029~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier weeps at the loss of his cousin near the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as there were announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170611_651_g208_028~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier injured in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul is rushed for medical aid at a base near the front line amid ruins of the city. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. Some of the suicide bombers have allegedly been women with children. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_651_g208_027~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier with ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. He said, 'I thought of my own mother and if we didn't rescue the civilians, who would?'(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20170709_651_g208_026~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier with ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. He said, 'I thought of my own mother and if we didn't rescue the civilians, who would?'(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_651_g208_025~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers advance from a base near the front line as the fierce war with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_651_g208_024~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers from ISOF climb over rubble at ancient Mosque destroyed by ISIS in Old City of West Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_651_g208_023~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny ISIS orphan was found by Iraqi Army soldiers eating raw meat of unknown origin in the rubble. They said they first killed an ISIS soldier nearby then rescued him. He was believed to be a foreigner since medics could not understand his language. They were concerned he was eating the flesh of dead ISIS fighters. He was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City then taken to a hospital by Major AHMED HASHIM. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_651_g208_022~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny ISIS orphan was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble at the frontline. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters used tunnels in the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_651_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little girl named AMINA was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When asked where her father and mother were she said they were ''Shahid'' meaning martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict, leaving many ISIS orphans in its wake. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_651_g208_020~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An ISIS orphan is treated by medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point in the Old City of West Mosul, The tiny waif named KHADIJA found in the rubble of the explosion when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself also, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' which meant dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_651_g208_019~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Four Yezidi civilians said they escaped being held captive by ISIS during four years as Iraqi Army soldiers advanced in the Old City. The women said they were used as sex slaves and repeatedly raped. Their faces wore the empty stare of many Yezidi women persecuted by ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_018~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee receives medical care by Global Response Management at a Trauma Stabilization Point as civilians flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_651_g208_017~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured are transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_651_g208_016~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured are transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_651_g208_015~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87 years old, greets on her son FLAH HASIN who was pulled for questioning of men to be confirmed whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_651_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87 years old, anxiously awaits word on her son FLAH HASIN who was pulled for questioning of men, confirming whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_651_g208_013~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87 years old, greets on her son FLAH HASIN who was pulled for questioning of men to be confirmed whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. The elderly lady kissed many volunteers within her reach. Civilians flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_651_g208_012~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee woman chats with ISOF Special Forces as Global Response Management team, an NGO, provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_651_g208_011~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A baby is fed as refugees await transport mostly to IDP camps facing an uncertain future. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_651_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Families comfort each other. Woman on right lost many family members under the rubble of her home. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_651_g208_009~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Distraught civilians flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_008~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Teams provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_651_g208_007~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young child stands in the rubble of the ancient Old City. Civilians walk towards a medical Trauma Stabilization Point as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul. Those not severely injured continue the trek after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported.(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_006~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely lethargic child was carried in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport him to the Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_005~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries injured child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport the injured to the stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city.(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_004~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak from lack of food and water while trapped, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They walk hours to an area near the Old City with medical trauma teams providing emergency care and most are transported from there on trucks or to hospitals if in severe condition. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_651_g208_003~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman screams as she escapes the fierce battle with ISIS in the Old City of West Mosul as the sky is continuously filled with smoke from airstrikes, suicide bombs, mortars and grenade attacks. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_651_g208_002~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. A glimpse into the faces and scenes of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_651_g208_001~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. A glimpse into the faces and scenes of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170817_651_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Faces Of Mosul Conflict: The Directors Cut~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 651 - Faces of Mosul - Director's Cut - Launched December 29, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Four time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~ Four time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues.:
2010~zrep653~20170705_653_g208_044~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman named ALIA holds the body of her 12-year-old child ULA who passed away on the truck to a Trauma Stabilization Point two hours previously. She said it was from lack of food and water as they were trapped in the Old City during the battle with ISIS. Her husband died from a mortar. She clutched the tiny body and would not let medics take her, hoping to bury her child with relatives in East Mosul. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_653_g208_043~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_653_g208_042~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Refugees bring meager belongings, some including pet birds. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They await transport mostly to IDP camps facing an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_653_g208_041~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee woman chats with ISOF Special Forces as Global Response Management team, an NGO, provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_653_g208_040~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_039~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_038~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries injured child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport the injured to the stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170607_653_g208_037~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members bring injured emaciated man to medical trauma site with Global Response Management team waiting to provide aid. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_036~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - FAKHRADIN YUNIS, wounded in an air strike walked five hours using mops as crutches to reach safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_035~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_034~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - FAKHRADIN YUNIS, wounded in an air strike walked five hours using mops as crutches to reach safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_653_g208_033~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A makeshift graveyard amid the rubble that bodies are carried past as members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find their loved ones that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. 'I do this for God,' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL (not shown) who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI dig his brother's body from the ruins. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_653_g208_032~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find bodies of their loved ones in the rubble of homes that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. 'I do this for God,' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL (not shown) who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI (left on truck) dig his brother's body from the ruins. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_653_g208_031~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find bodies of their loved ones in the rubble of homes that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. 'I do this for God,' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL (not shown) who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI dig his brother's body from the ruins. He walks past rubble with workers carrying his brother. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_653_g208_030~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find bodies of their loved ones in the rubble of homes that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. ''I do this for God,'' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI (left) dig his brother's body from the ruins. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_653_g208_029~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The arm of the brother of FIRAS MWAID ALI pulled from the debris. Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find bodies of their loved ones in the rubble of homes that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. ''I do this for God,'' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI dig his brother's body from the ruins. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Scores of civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. Many were held as human shields until they could escape. They wait as men are cleared of suspicion as ISIS fighters, then continue walking to a Trauma Stabilization Point for medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Haunting expressions on civilians as they flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little girl holds her head in her hands. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded. terrified and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded. terrified and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Men walk in file after thery are asked to lift their shirts as soldiers check for suicide bombers. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient mosque destroyed by ISIS as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Men are asked to lift their shirts as soldiers check for suicide bombers. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient mosque destroyed by ISIS as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded. terrified and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes walking to a Trauma Stabilization Point. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely lethargic child was carried in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport him to the Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries a severely lethargic child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport him to the Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries a severely lethargic child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport him to the Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak from lack of food and water while trapped, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They walk hours to an area near the Old City with medical trauma teams providing emergency care and most are transported from there on trucks or to hospitals if in severe condition. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Scores of civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. Many were held as human shields until they could escape. They wait as men are cleared of suspicion as ISIS fighters, then continue walking to a Trauma Stabilization Point for medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young frightened child holds tighly to MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young frightened child holds tighly to MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young frightened child holds tightly as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_653_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A man carries an injured and severely lethargic child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport the injured to the team from Global Response Management stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many distraught and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170606_653_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman with an injured face flees the fighting. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_653_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_653_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A girl with a frilly dress covered in dust walks amid ruins of the Old City as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170602_653_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman screams as she escapes the fierce battle with ISIS in the Old City of West Mosul as the sky is continuously filled with smoke from airstrikes, suicide bombs, mortars and grenade attacks. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_653_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Flee~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 653 - Mosul Flee - Launched Dec. 30, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues.:
2010~zrep656~20170907_656_n230_028~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A patient of CRI, a former cane cutter, rests in front of his house in front of the sugar cane of the company where he has fallen ill. CRI is associated with heavy work under extenuating temperatures, something very common in the working practices of sugar mills. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_027~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - CRISTINO OSORIO, 43 years old, complains of pain in his home in Chichigalpa. He started working as a cane cutter at the sugar mill in 1993 and was dismissed when they discovered that he was suffering from chronic kidney failure (CRF) in the year 2000. Since then he has been on hemodialysis three days a week. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_026~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - BRENDA LIRA, 40 years old, active sugar worker shows her feet with discoloration due to the use of chemical agents in the plantations. The rubber boots that the company gives them do not serve to protect them from the water infected by the use of these products. She is the widow of Felix Hernandez, also a cane cutter, who died at the age of 33 due to the disease that collapsed his kidneys. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_025~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - ANGELINO VELAZQUEZ is a community leader from Chichigalpa. He has been in jail for demonstrating against the lack of help for people with CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_024~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - ANGELINO VELAZQUEZ in a hemodialysis room in the health center of Chichigalpa. He is a community leader of Chichigalpa. He has been in jail for demonstrating against the lack of help for people with CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_023~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - Roberto Jesus Oliva is 23 years old. He has been sick since he was 17, two years after starting to work as a cane cutter. Like many other workers, Jesus does not have the minimum number of weeks listed and the insurance is not responsible for defraying the expenses for his treatment. He lives prostrate in a bed and when his family can they perform peritonial hemodialysis. He died three weeks after this image was taken. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_022~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - LUIS ALFONSO CRUZ, 58, sits on the bed of his house. He has been ill since 2003, 6 months after a fumigation plane unloaded the product in the place where he was working with his crew. The doctors have already given him up for lost. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_021~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - ROBERTO JESUS OLIVA is taken care of by his mother. He is 23 years old. He has been sick since he was 17, two years after starting to work as a cane cutter. Like many other workers, Jesus does not have the minimum number of weeks listed and the insurance is not responsible for defraying the expenses for his treatment. He lives prostrate in a bed and his family performs peritonial hemodialysis. He died three weeks after this image was taken. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_020~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - LUIS ALFONSO CRUZ, 58, is helped by his wife and daughter to get up to go to the bathroom. He has been ill since 2003, 6 months after a fumigation plane unloaded a product in the place where he was working with his crew. The doctors have already given him up for lost. They told him his liver has a kidney stone as big as his kidneys. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_019~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - PEDRO JOSE BONILLA, 33 years old, worked in the company since he was 20, until he was diagnosed with the IRC and was fired. He works as a taxi driver with a bicycle even though he suffers from fatigue and chronic pain. His father and his 6 brothers are also sick of CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_018~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - JOSE DOUGLAS TORUNO, 42, holds his wife's hand. There are days that he can barely get out of bed. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2001 after 13 seasons cutting sugarcane. He attributes the disease to fertilizers, heat and unsafe working conditions between dirty waters infected by chemicals. He has to procure, along with other colleagues, his transfer to Managua three times a week to receive hemodialysis, which they pay for themselves. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_017~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A protester cools off off from the heat under a gutter during a storm at the Chichigalpa Sports Center. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_016~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - JOSE ANTONIO ALTAMIRANO, 16, shows photos of his father at his home on the Isle of Widows. His father was a sugar cane cutter, who died at the age of 42 after working for the company for 22 years. His mother, Angela Guevara, also has the disease. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_015~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - PAULINA ROSTRAN, 47, shows the photo of her husband Pedro Hernandez, who died 3 years ago at age 49. She has also been working for the sugar company for 10 years. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_014~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A dog walks in front of the national police during a manifestation of CRI patients in Chichigalpa. The government does not attend to the requests of the sick and harshly repels any kind of support for the sick. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_013~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - People march in support of the chronically ill of the IRC in Chichigalpa, a town where a large part of the population has fallen ill from working in the sugar company. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: ¬© Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20170907_656_n230_012~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - Several riot police are preparing to cover positions at the headquarters of Flor de Cana, a rum company in Ingenio San Antonio, where most of the inhabitants of Chichigalpa work. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_011~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - JOSE DOUGLAS TORUNO, 42, shows where his blood is being filtered. That gauze on the neck is a sign that he is one of the IRC patients. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2001, after 13 seasons cutting sugarcane. He attributes the disease to fertilizers, heat and unsafe working conditions between dirty waters infected by chemicals. He has to procure, along with other colleagues, his transfer to Managua three times a week to receive hemodialysis, which they pay for themselves. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_010~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A group of young people loot a gas station during a protest in favor of the patients of CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_009~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A young girl observes her father, who has CRF, as he performs hemodialysis in his house. With hardly any sanitary methods and living in tiny conditions, treatment is the only hope he has to stay alive. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_008~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A cane cutter throws a Molotov cocktail at the doors of the company that owns the Ingenio San Antonio Sugar Mill in Chichigalpa, at the end of one of the demonstrations in support of the sick of CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_007~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - Several sick workers of IRC are organized to start a demonstration against the sugar company for the lack of support for sick workers. If they do not have a minimum number of weeks, the company does not take care of the insurance that gives them a basic basket and financial support to carry out the hemodialysis. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_006~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - The Chichigalpa cemetery has become crowded. There is a second cemetery which was opened 15 years ago where it is estimated that there are about 10,000 cane cutters buried there who were suffering from the disease of CRI. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_005~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A cane cutter shoots an explosive during a demonstration at the entrance of Flor de Cana company, owner of Ingenio San Antonio. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_004~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_003~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - Violent demonstrators face riot police during a protest for patients of CRI due to the lack of support from the Nicaraguan government in Chichigalpa. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_002~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A family buries the patriarch. He had fallen ill with CRI 4 years ago and his kidneys could not take it anymore. The family could not bury his body in the municipal cemetery with other relatives because it has been full since the beginning of 2003, when the deaths reached up to five a day. The mayor was forced to inaugurate a new cemetery, although it will not take long to fill it too. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_001~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~September 7, 2017 - Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - A woman helps her husband, ill with CRI, to perform the hemodialysis in his house. The treatment is the only hope they have to be able to stay alive. In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. Age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170907_656_n230_000~Alvaro Fuente/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Isle of Widows~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 656 - Isle of Widows - Launched Jan. 24, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. According to researchers, in these countries, the prevalence of kidney disease in affected communities is with age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. Thousands of farmers have suffered from a disease that destroys their kidneys. Their eyes can become yellow, their bodies swollen and their muscles continuously cramping as their kidneys become irreversibly damaged leading to death. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, often called the 'Isle of Widows,' the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. Many sick men facilitate their deaths by continuing to work in secret to help support their families. Sadly the town is fast becoming a land of widows. The epidemic of kidney disease among young Central American agricultural workers may be the result heat stress and volume depletion, according to new research published recently in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases. (Credit Image: © Alvaro Fuente/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~In Nicaragua and El Salvador, age-adjusted mortality rates from kidney disease are among the highest in the world. According to researchers, in these countries, the prevalence of kidney disease in affected communities is with age-specific rates among younger men up to 15 times higher than in the United States. At least 20,000 people are estimated to have died of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Central America in the last 20 years alone, and many are sugar cane workers along the Pacific coast. Thousands of farmers have suffered from a disease that destroys their kidneys. Their eyes can become yellow, their bodies swollen and their muscles continuously cramping as their kidneys become irreversibly damaged leading to death. In the municipality of Chichigalpa, often called the ‘Isle of Widows,’ the disease is responsible for almost half of male deaths in the last decade. Many sick men facilitate their deaths by continuing to work in secret to help support their families. Sadly the town is fast becoming a land of widows. The epidemic of kidney disease among young Central American agricultural workers may be the result heat stress and volume depletion, according to new research published recently in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases.:
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(Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171226_662_h110_021~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 26, 2017 - Dandong, China - A couple poses for wedding portraits near the Friendship Bridge in Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171226_662_h110_020~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 26, 2017 - Dandong, China - A father and his child ride a Yalu River tour boat which lets tourists get a closer look at North Korea. Because of current tensions, the boats are keeping further distances from the shore than usual. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171214_662_h110_019~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 14, 2017 - Dandong, China - Traditional Korean dresses for sale near the border in Dandong. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171219_662_h110_018~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 19, 2017 - Jilin Province,, China - Shoppers pass sitting ducks on display at a street market in Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Jilin Province, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171218_662_h110_017~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 18, 2017 - Dandong, China - A North Korean soldier cycles on an island in the Yalu River near the Hushan Great Wall. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171218_662_h110_016~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 18, 2017 - Ji'an, China - A Chinese soldier in the border town of Ji'an, Jilin Province walks along the Yalu waterfront across from North Korean sentry posts. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171227_662_h110_015~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 27, 2017 - Dandong, China - North Korean workers in traditional Korean dresses at a seafood market in Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171219_662_h110_014~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 19, 2017 - Ji'an, China - Diners at a Korean restaurant in Ji'an, Jilin province, China, near the North Korea border. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171219_662_h110_013~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 19, 2017 - Ji'an, China - A hotel in the border city of Ji'an broadcasts a speech made by President Trump in December 2017 as a chef prepares breakfast for guests. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171214_662_h110_012~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 14, 2017 - Dandong, China - SOO-JIN from Pyongyang rides a shared taxi in Dandong while transporting several boxes of Soju, a popular Korean alcoholic drink. Children of upper-class North Koreans are allowed to work abroad, and many work in Dandong restaurants as hostesses or singers. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171216_662_h110_011~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 16, 2017 - Dandong, China - A woman practices tai chi in freezing temperatures near the Yalu River in Dandong, China, across from coal factories in Sinuiju, North Korea. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171215_662_h110_010~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 15, 2017 - Dandong, China - View from a Chinese hotel window of the Friendship Bridge which crosses the Yalu river between Dandong, China and Sinuiju, North Korea. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171216_662_h110_009~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 16, 2017 - Dandong, China - Advertisements play on a giant billboard near a modern luxury development on Moon Island near Dandong, China and Sinuiju, North Korea. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171217_662_h110_008~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 17, 2017 - Dandong, China - A man looks through binoculars for sale at a tourist kiosk in Dandong near the Friendship Bridge, where smoke rises from an unidentified source. The bridge was bombed by the US during the Korean War and rebuilt, but a portion of the ''Broken Bridge'' still stands today as a war monument. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171222_662_h110_007~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 22, 2017 - Linjiang, China - A boat is seen in the frozen Yalu River near Linjiang, China across from a sentry tower in North Korea. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171223_662_h110_006~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 23, 2017 - Dandong, China - An empty ferris wheel near a sprawling development outside Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171224_662_h110_005~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 24, 2017 - Dandong, China - Toy tanks at a ski resort near Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171227_662_h110_004~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 27, 2017 - Dandong, China - Two of the few remaining cormorant fisherman on the Yalu River display a carp fish. The 491 mile long river forms a natural border between North Korea and China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171214_662_h110_003~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 14, 2017 - Dandong, China - Tourists take a selfie with a backdrop of North Korea and the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge on the Yalu River. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171223_662_h110_002~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 23, 2017 - Dandong, China - North Korean performers sing at a hotel in Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171214_662_h110_001~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~December 14, 2017 - Dandong, China - Workers sweep snow along the Yalu river waterfront near the North Korea border. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171217_662_h110_000~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 662 - Red East: Hermit Kingdom Gateway - Launched April 3, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Yalu River forms a natural 491 mile border between China and North Korea, and along the heavily policed border the sparse landscapes of North Korea are in stark contrast to China's hyper developing skylines. Increasingly led by China itself, the pressure of the outside world via UN sanctions, US lobbying and regional impatience with North Korea's continued nuclear tests, is being brought powerfully to bear on their focal point of contact, the river port of Dandong. Hidden away in the far northeastern corner of China, 'Red East' as Dadong is known is a city of almost a million, charming and modest in size by Chinese standards, and popular for 'red tourism' as Dadong is known, is a city of almost a million, charming and modest in size by Chinese standards, and popular for 'red tourism' to nostalgic Korean War sites. As the largest border city in China facing N. Korea, Dadong's Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge is the main conduit of trade between the two countries, but last December new UN sanctions quieted the trade business. In January China began ramping up security on the border with new surveillance and security forces, and a banner seen on a border fence in Dandong bore the message: ' Citizens or organizations who see spying activities must immediately report them to national security.' Across the half frozen river from the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, sentry posts with North Korean guards loom around the clock, but adventurous tourists can still hire speedboat rides to get a closer view of the 'hermit kingdom', and Korean influence makes it across the border in the clothing, karaoke, and food. As Kim Jong Un meets in Beijing with Xi Jinping ahead of a potential meeting with Donald Trump, the speculation runs wild, and how it plays out is still anyone's guess. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Yalu River forms a natural 491 mile border between China and North Korea, and along the heavily policed border the sparse landscapes of North Korea are in stark contrast to China's hyper developing skylines. Increasingly led by China itself, the pressure of the outside world via UN sanctions, US lobbying and regional impatience with North Korea's continued nuclear tests, is being brought powerfully to bear on their focal point of contact, the river port of Dandong. Hidden away in the far northeastern corner of China, 'Red East' as Dadong is known is a city of almost a million, charming and modest in size by Chinese standards, and popular for 'red tourism' as Dadong is known, is a city of almost a million, charming and modest in size by Chinese standards, and popular for 'red tourism' to nostalgic Korean War sites. As the largest border city in China facing N. Korea, Dadong's Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge is the main conduit of trade between the two countries, but last December new UN sanctions quieted the trade business. In January China began ramping up security on the border with new surveillance and security forces, and a banner seen on a border fence in Dandong bore the message: ' Citizens or organizations who see spying activities must immediately report them to national security.' Across the half frozen river from the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, sentry posts with North Korean guards loom around the clock, but adventurous tourists can still hire speedboat rides to get a closer view of the 'hermit kingdom', and Korean influence makes it across the border in the clothing, karaoke, and food. As Kim Jong Un meets in Beijing with Xi Jinping ahead of a potential meeting with Donald Trump, the speculation runs wild, and how it plays out is still anyone's guess. :
2010~zrep664~20171211_664_p159_024~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - DAVID of Anarchy's Bulldogs MC,works as a roofer and rides a 1996 Yamaha Royal Star. The MC Bikers contrast with the traditional bikers in many ways. Some ride Choppers, modified and personalized motorcycles, and stripped of some of their original accessories. In general this is a way to show the refusal of much of the conventional notions of the political and economic society they live in. MC Bikers want to be free, without constraints, but they are governed by drastic internal rules. Being part of an MC is a real commitment. Although some MC members might seem to live a marginal lifestyle, for the most part, they are actually integrated fully into the mainstream of society. Many MC Bikers have, in addition to the singular life of a MC members, a regular family life, a job and career. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_023~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - DAN of West Power MC (Club dissolved), is retired and rides a HD Road King 2006. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_022~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - ANTOINE aka TONY of the White Crows MC works as an organic farmer (former 3D Motion Designer) and rides a Harley Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight 2014. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_021~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - FRITZ of Road Riders MC, works as a Motorcycle mechanic rides HD Sportster 1999. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_020~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - JEAN of Red Crusaders Club 100% Support 81, works as a teacher and rides a Harley Davidson Softail 1999. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_019~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - FAB of Reckless Brothers MC, works as a welder and rides a Chopper. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_018~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - JP of Reckless Brothers MC, is retired and rides a HD Sportster 883 XL Trike 2012cc 2009. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_017~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - XAV of Pirate's MC (Club dissolved), works as a gymnasium attendant and rides a Victory Bagger. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_016~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - LOU of Pirate's MC (Club dissolved), works as a vehicle mechanic and spray painter and rides a Harley Davidson Sportster 1200. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_015~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - BENOIT of Pirate's MC (Club dissolved) works as a loading dock worker and rides a Harley Davidson. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_014~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - FERNANDO President Pirate's MC (Club dissolved), works as a Construction worker and rides a Harley Davidson Electra Glide 1996. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_013~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - Left: MICHEL of Outlanders MC, job as Foundry worker rides Harley Davidson Softail 1340 de 1999. Right: GUYLAIN, President Outlanders MC, works as a Coach at a gym and rides a Chopper Harley Davidson 1340 Softail et H.D Sporster 1200S de 2001. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_012~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - PIT, President of Medieval MC Essonne, a Medieval fight organizer, rides a Harley Davidson Softail 1340 - 1999. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_011~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - MAX of Medieval MC, works as a butcher and rides a Virago 750. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_010~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - TRISTAN aka SHARP of Medieval MC Vienne, is an army serviceman and rides a Harley Davidson Super Glide 1340 de 1987. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_009~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - ERIC (L) of Evil Sinners MC, works as a roofing work supervisor and rides a Harley Davidson Road King Classic 2012. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_008~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - STEPH of Evil Sinners MC, works as a Butcher and rides a Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide 2010. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_007~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - DIDIER of Evil Sinners MC, a dental technician, rides a Harley Davidson Softail Heritage 1990. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_006~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - JOSS, President of Evil Sinners MC, works as a painter interior designer and rides a Harley Davidson. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_005~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - JO of Boozefighters MC 176, works as a stone mason and rides a Harley Davidson Dyna 1450cc 2002, and LITTLE JO of Boozefighters MC 176, also works as stone mason rides Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom 2010. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_004~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - ARNO aka Angry Bird of Boozefighters MC 176, works as a painter and rides a Harley Davidson Dyna Low Rider 2006. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_003~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - JEAN CLAUDE, President of the Boozefighters MC 176, owns a shop for custom bikes and vinyl record collectors and rides Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Bobber. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_002~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - FRED aka LA LOUCHE of Anarchy's Bulldogs MC, is a forestry worker and rides a Harley Davidson 1340cc softail 1993. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_664_p159_001~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~Dec 11, 2017 - Paris, France - DAVID of Anarchy's Bulldogs MC, works as a roofer and rides a Yamaha Royal Star de 1996. The MC Bikers contrast with the traditional bikers in many ways. Some ride Choppers, modified and personalized motorcycles, and stripped of some of their original accessories. In general this is a way to show the refusal of much of the conventional notions of the political and economic society they live in. MC Bikers want to be free, without constraints, but they are governed by drastic internal rules. Being part of an MC is a real commitment. Although some MC members might seem to live a marginal lifestyle, for the most part, they are actually integrated fully into the mainstream of society. Many MC Bikers have, in addition to the singular life of a MC members, a regular family life, a job and career. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180418_664_p159_000~Pierre Pankotay/ZUMA Press Wire~Les Bikers~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 664 - Les Bikers - Launched April 17, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - For many Motorcycle Gang members in France, riding a Harley-Davidson and living their parallel life is the best way to clearly display their personal choices and ideas, and the refusal to allow oneself to be 'formatted' by society. The MC Bikers of France contrast with the traditional bikers in many ways, notably in the recruitment of their members. In a MC, the rules of life, especially the solidarity in all circumstances between brothers require a progressive integration of new members. Some ride Choppers, modified and personalized, and stripped of some of their original accessories. In general this is a way to show the refusal of much of the conventional notions of the political and economic society they live in. MC Bikers want to be free, without constraints, but they are governed by drastic internal rules. Being part of an MC is a real commitment. Although some members might seem to live a marginal lifestyle, for the most part, they are actually integrated fully into the mainstream of society, with a regular family life, a job and career. The word 'MC gang' has a controversial meaning and often connotes a 'criminal' group or organization. This 'gang' terminology began after the coverage of a riot which took place in Hollister California, in 1947. This riot inspired the movie 'The Wild One' with Marlon Brando. After that event, 1% of the bikers, mainly MC Bikers were considered as troublemakers, lawless rebels versus the 99% of regular bikers. Today, only very few MC Bikers wear the diamond patch with the inscription '1%er'. (Credit Image: © Pierre Pankotay/zReportage.com/ZUMA Press Wire)~For many Motorcycle Gang members in France, riding a Harley-Davidson and living their parallel life is the best way to clearly display their personal choices and ideas, and the refusal to allow oneself to be 'formatted' by society. The MC Bikers of France contrast with the traditional bikers in many ways, notably in the recruitment of their members. In a MC, the rules of life, especially the solidarity in all circumstances between brothers require a progressive integration of new members. Some ride Choppers, modified and personalized, and stripped of some of their original accessories. In general this is a way to show the refusal of much of the conventional notions of the political and economic society they live in. MC Bikers want to be free, without constraints, but they are governed by drastic internal rules. Being part of an MC is a real commitment. Although some members might seem to live a marginal lifestyle, for the most part, they are actually integrated fully into the mainstream of society, with a regular family life, a job and career. The word 'MC gang' has a controversial meaning and often connotes a 'criminal' group or organization. This 'gang' terminology began after the coverage of a riot which took place in Hollister California, in 1947. This riot inspired the movie 'The Wild One' with Marlon Brando. After that event, 1% of the bikers, mainly MC Bikers were considered as troublemakers, lawless rebels versus the 99% of regular bikers. Today, only very few MC Bikers wear the diamond patch with the inscription '1%er'.:
2010~zrep663~20171003_663_r132_012~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 3, 2017 - Balukhali, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Several men cross a small bridge in Balukhali refugee camp. Since August 2017, more than 600,000 people have arrived in Bangladesh fleeing persecution of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170928_663_r132_011~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 28, 2017 - Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Dozens of men wait in the rain for something to eat in the Balukhali refugee camp. Different NGOs distribute food daily, but there are so many people that in some places there are big queues. Bangladeshi Army soldiers and volunteers make sure no one skips their turn forcing the refugees to remain seated. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170929_663_r132_010~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 29, 2017 - Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Residents of the town of Inani Beach carry bodies to bury them. 15 bodies were found on Inani Beach. They were Rohingyas who died trying to flee by boat from Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171003_663_r132_009~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 3, 2017 - Balukhali, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Dozens of boys and girls in a school in the Balukhali refugee camp. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171001_663_r132_008~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 1, 2017 - Shah Porir Dwip, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - A man hugs his wife moments after getting off the boat and crossing the Naf River, escaping from the persecution of his people in Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171001_663_r132_007~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 1, 2017 - Shah Porir Dwip, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - A boat full of women and children shortly after reaching the shores of southern Bangladesh, in Shah Porir Dwip. They flee their villages in Myanmar and cross the Naf River in fishing boats. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_663_r132_006~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 23, 2017 - Shah Porir Dwip, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - A man carries two small children in his arms after disembarking at Shah Porir Dwip, in southern Bangladesh. Rohingyas travel at night because it is easier to cross the border without being discovered. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_663_r132_005~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 26, 2017 - Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Scene of the Balukhali refugee camp at sunset. From August more than 600,000 Rohingyas arrived in Bangladesh fleeing from persecution in Myanmar. Most settle in the fields of the south of the country, completely overflowing and without resources. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171001_663_r132_004~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 1, 2017 - Shah Porir Dwip, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - An exhausted woman lying on the beach of Shah Porir Dwip, in the South of Bangladesh, after she crossed Naf River to escape from the persecution of the Rohingyas in Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_663_r132_003~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 22, 2017 - Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees ask for food during a food distribution of an NGO in the Balukhali camp. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_663_r132_002~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~October 1, 2017 - Shah Porir Dwip, Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - The beach of Shah Porir Dwip, in the South of Bangladesh, is filled with footsteps near the Naf River. Rohingyas are fleeing to escape from persecution in Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170924_663_r132_001~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~September 24, 2017 - Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh - SHAHEDA is 40 years old and her body burned because she said the Myanmar army set fire to her village to expel all the Rohingyas. She recovered from her injuries at a hospital in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171001_663_r132_000~Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya~ZUMA Press photographer Olmo Calvo was awarded a POYi 2018 Award of Excellence for his work 'Rohingyas, Flee from Genocide.' http://poyi.org/75/R1075/ae02.php
zReportage.com Story of the Week # 663 - Running Out Of Time: Monsoon Threatens Rohingya - Launched April 10, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Since August 2017, more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar and is becoming the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. This Muslim minority denounces that the army and radical Buddhists of the border country burn their villages and attack them with machetes and firearms. According to Medecins Sans Frontieres, nearly 7000 Rohingyas have died in Myanmar since last August. In the words of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the Rohingya people are being victimized by ''an ethnic cleansing manual''. In spite of the dimension of the tragedy, it is happening before the passive gaze of the international community. The Rohingya, who numbered around one million in Myanmar at the start of 2017, are one of the many ethnic minorities living in the country. Rohingya Muslims represent the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar, and the majority live in Rakhine state. They have their own language and culture and claim their descendants have been in the region for generations. But the government of Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country, denies the Rohingya citizenship and even excluded them from the 2014 census, refusing to recognize them as a people. It sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The changing seasons of the subcontinent are about to bring further suffering upon the already persecuted population that has fled to Bangladesh. Now they must prepare for the onset of the monsoon, the flooding that follows. (Credit Image: © Olmo Calvo/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~ZUMA Press photographer Olmo Calvo was awarded a POYi 2018 Award of Excellence for his work ’Rohingyas, Flee from Genocide.’ http://poyi.org/75/R1075/ae02.php
Since August 2017, more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar and is becoming the world's fastest growing refugee crisis. This Muslim minority denounces that the army and radical Buddhists of the border country burn their villages and attack them with machetes and firearms. According to Medecins Sans Frontieres, nearly 7000 Rohingyas have died in Myanmar since last August. In the words of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the Rohingya people are being victimized by ''an ethnic cleansing manual''. In spite of the dimension of the tragedy, it is happening before the passive gaze of the international community. The Rohingya, who numbered around one million in Myanmar at the start of 2017, are one of the many ethnic minorities living in the country. Rohingya Muslims represent the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar, and the majority live in Rakhine state. They have their own language and culture and claim their descendants have been in the region for generations. But the government of Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country, denies the Rohingya citizenship and even excluded them from the 2014 census, refusing to recognize them as a people. It sees them as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The changing seasons of the subcontinent are about to bring further suffering upon the already persecuted population that has fled to Bangladesh. Now they must prepare for the onset of the monsoon, the flooding that follows. :
2010~zrep649~20171128_649_n230_018~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 28, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - The morning eruption of Mount Agung was seen at Muncan Village. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171129_649_n230_017~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 29, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - Peanut farmers planted seeds during the eruption of Mount Agung. Ngurah Rai International Airport was temporarily closed due to the impact of the Mount Agung eruption. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171201_649_n230_016~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 1, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - Almost 7000 people are displaced from their home after the eruption of Mount Agung at Rendang. The Red Cross along with the ACT NGO is providing shelter for people during the evacuation. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171126_649_n230_015~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 26, 2017 - Kubu, Bali, Indonesia - General view of Mount Agung during an eruption seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 1,500 meters (4921.26 feet) above its summit, sparking an exodus from settlements near the mountain.(Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171001_649_h128_014~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~October 1, 2017 - Kelungkung, Bali, Indonesia - Refugees bathe in a river. Approximately one hundred forty thousand refugees are displaced from the eruption at Mount Agung. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171130_649_n230_013~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 30, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - A boy plays at a tent camp at Gor Soeca Pura. More than 55,000 people are forced to live in temporary shelters such as sports halls, temples and tent camps. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171130_649_h128_012~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 30, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - View of Mount Agung erupting in the afternoon. It is still uncertain whether a big explosion will happen or not. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171201_649_h128_011~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 1, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - Almost 7000 people were displaced from their home from the eruption of Mount Agung. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171130_649_n230_010~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 30, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - A man crosses the cold lava to take pictures in the middle of the devastated area. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171122_649_n230_009~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 22, 2017 - Karangasem, Indonesia - Refugees from the Agung volcano eruption stay in refugee camps. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171128_649_n230_008~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 28, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Cold lava flows are heavily impacted by rainfall. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171202_649_n230_007~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Red Zone area covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171119_649_n230_006~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 19, 2017 - Denpasar, Indonesia - A trance ritual ceremony at the village Pakraman Pengerebongan Kesiman. Pangerebongan ceremony special sacred rituals of Hindu people of Bali are held at the temple of Agung Petilan a week after Galungan Day. Balinese believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. The most important temple on Bali, Pura Besakih, is located high on the slopes of Gunung Agung. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171202_649_n230_005~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - Red Zone area covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171127_649_h128_004~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 27, 2017 - Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia - View of Mount Agung volcano spewing ash in the morning from Amed Beach. The eruption of the volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali for the second time in a week spurred the evacuation of at least 24,000 people and the cancellation of scores of flights this weekend as a plume of ash and steam spewed more than 19,000 feet into the sky. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171126_649_ed1_003~Josh Edelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~November 26, 2017 - Rendang, Bali, Indonesia - A statue is seen in the foreground as the Agung volcano erupts, spewing magma and ash thousands of feet into the air on the island of Bali in Indonesia. All flights into and out of Bali have been cancelled and tens of thousands evacuated as the threat continues to expand. (Credit Image: © Josh Edelson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171205_649_n230_002~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 5, 2017 - Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - Disaster officials monitor the flow of cold lava of Mount Agung, which is situated on the river Yeh Sah. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171202_649_n230_001~Muhammad Fauzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~December 2, 2017 - Bali, Indonesia - A butterfly appears in the Red Zone area that is covered with thick volcanic dust at Pura Pasar Agung. After the eruption of Mount Agung a week ago some areas in Bali are covered by volcanic ash. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171130_649_h128_000~Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 649 - RED ZONE - Bali Volcano Rumbles - Launched Dec. 13, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Balinese believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. A large volcanic eruption in Bali appears imminent with the Bureau of Meteorology warning the threat of Mount Agung erupting is 'high'. The Balinese volcano, the highest point on the holiday island, has grown increasingly restless, with the alert system raised to its highest level, as the nature of the eruptions has shifted from phreatic, or steam-based, to magmatic. Foreboding clouds of ash have consistently been seeping out of the volcano, a wary reminder of its threat to the Balinese living on the island. About 100,000 people in 22 villages within a six-mile 'red zone' around the volcano have been told to leave immediately. More than 55,000 people are forced to live in temporary shelters such as sports halls, temples and tent camps, until the rising magma either subsides or, more dangerously, erupts. Flights in and out of Bali have been both interrupted and cancelled, due to the heavy smoke and potential imminent eruption. Mount Agung's crater is filling, and volcanologists warn that the main hazards of a large eruption are hot and fast-moving avalanches of rocks, dust and gas that cannot be outrun, known as pyroclastic flows, as well as mudflows and ashfall. (Credit Image: © Donal Husni/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Balinese believe that Mt Agung is a replica of Mt Meru, the central axis of the universe. A large volcanic eruption in Bali appears imminent with the Bureau of Meteorology warning the threat of Mount Agung erupting is 'high'. The Balinese volcano, the highest point on the holiday island, has grown increasingly restless, with the alert system raised to its highest level, as the nature of the eruptions has shifted from phreatic, or steam-based, to magmatic. Foreboding clouds of ash have consistently been seeping out of the volcano, a wary reminder of its threat to the Balinese living on the island. About 100,000 people in 22 villages within a six-mile ‘red zone’ around the volcano have been told to leave immediately. More than 55,000 people are forced to live in temporary shelters such as sports halls, temples and tent camps, until the rising magma either subsides or, more dangerously, erupts. Flights in and out of Bali have been both interrupted and cancelled, due to the heavy smoke and potential imminent eruption. Mount Agung's crater is filling, and volcanologists warn that the main hazards of a large eruption are hot and fast-moving avalanches of rocks, dust and gas that cannot be outrun, known as pyroclastic flows, as well as mudflows and ashfall. :
2010~zrep657~20180201_657_k94_018~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~February 1, 2018 - Legazpi, Albay, Philippines - Passengers get off Philippine Express Airlines flight 2921, an Airbus A320, at the Legazpi airport with the Mayon volcano in the background. The Mayon volcano started erupting in the middle of January. The airspace around the volcano has been closed off and on for more than week. The airport is about 13 kilometers from the volcano and the ash clouds from Mayon pose a threat to aircraft engines. More than 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes around the volcano. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180130_657_k94_017~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 30, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - Farmworkers in Guinobatan work in a rice field during an ash fall from the Mayon volcano. The volcano continued to erupt but not as dramatically as it did last week. The small eruptions are still sending ash clouds over communities west of the volcano and the government is encouraging people to stay indoors, wear face masks and avoid strenuous activities when ash is falling. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180126_657_k94_016~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 26, 2018 - Santo Domingo, Albay, Philippines - A man evacuated from his home on the slopes of the Mayon volcano builds a temporary shelter in a field in Santo Domingo. The volcano was relatively quiet Friday, but the number of evacuees swelled to nearly 80,000 as people left the side of the volcano in search of safety. There are nearly 12,000 evacuees in Santo Domingo, one of the communities most impacted by the volcano. The number of evacuees is impacting the availability of shelter space. Many people in Santo Domingo, on the north side of the volcano, are sleeping in huts made from bamboo and plastic sheeting. The Philippines is now preparing to house the volcano evacuees for up to three months. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180130_657_k94_015~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 30, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - Volcanic ash on a plant in Guinobatan. Mayon volcano continued to erupt but not as dramatically as it did last week. The small eruptions are still sending ash clouds over communities west of the volcano and the government is encouraging people to stay indoors, wear face masks and avoid strenuous activities when ash is falling. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180124_657_k94_014~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 24, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - People affected by the eruption of the Mayon volcano line up for government provided financial assistance in Guinobatan. Many of the people were wearing breathing filters because a volcanic ash fall. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday night and Wednesday forcing the Albay provincial government to order more evacuations. By Wednesday evening (Philippine time) more than 60,000 people had been evacuated from communities around the volcano to shelters outside of the 8 kilometer danger zone. Additionally, ash falls continued to disrupt life beyond the danger zones. Several airports in the region, including the airport in Legazpi, the busiest airport in the region, are closed indefinitely because of the amount of ash the volcano has thrown into the air. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180122_657_k94_013~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 22, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - A girl at Muladbucad Grande Elementary School in Guinobatan wears a face mask while she plays on the swings. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a ''Hazardous Eruption is Imminent'' and there is ''intense unrest'' in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180122_657_k94_012~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 22, 2018 - Legazpi, Albay, Philippines - Lava flows from the cone of the Mayon volcano Monday night, as seen from Legazpi, about 12 kilometers from the volcano. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a ''Hazardous Eruption is Imminent'' and there is ''intense unrest'' in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180125_657_k94_011~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 25, 2018 - Daraga, Albay, Philippines - MARIA MAICA DE LA CRUZ and her husband, ARLO GERALD DE LA CRUZ, on their wedding day with the Mayon volcano erupting in the background. They were married earlier in the afternoon at Our Lady of the Gate Parish. After their wedding they walked out to Red Labuyo restaurant and the volcano started its eruption. More than 60,000 people have been evacuated because of the volcano. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180125_657_k94_010~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 25, 2018 - Daraga, Albay, Philippines - The Mayon volcano erupts Thursday night with the town of Daraga in the foreground. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Thursday. More than 60,000 people have been evacuated because of the volcano. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180123_657_k94_009~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 23, 2018 - Daraga, Albay, Philippines - Children play basketball on a recreation yard in Daraga while the Mayon volcano erupts Tuesday. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday, although it was not as active as it was Monday. There were ash falls in communities near the volcano. This is the most active the volcano has been since 2009. Schools in the vicinity of the volcano have been closed and people living in areas affected by ash falls are encouraged to stay indoors, wear a mask and not participate in strenuous activities. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180123_657_k94_008~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 23, 2018 - Daraga, Albay, Philippines - Sand and gravel miners work in a riverbed of volcanic soil while the Mayon volcano erupts Tuesday. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Tuesday, although it was not as active as it was Monday. There were ash falls in communities near the volcano. This is the most active the volcano has been since 2009. Schools in the vicinity of the volcano have been closed and people living in areas affected by ash falls are encouraged to stay indoors, wear a mask and not participate in strenuous activities. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180129_657_k94_007~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 29, 2018 - Santo Domingo, Albay, Philippines - A girl leaves an impromptu camp in Santo Domingo for people evacuated from their homes because of the Mayon volcano. Many of the shelters in Santo Domingo are filled beyond capacity and people are sleeping tents and huts along the roads. Mayon volcano's eruptions continued Monday. At last count, more 80,000 people have been evacuated from their homes of the slopes of the volcano and are crowded into shelters in communities outside of the danger zone. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180122_657_k94_006~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 22, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - A woman in Guinobatan wears a face mask while she walks home from shopping. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a ''Hazardous Eruption is Imminent'' and there is ''intense unrest'' in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180121_657_k94_005~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 21, 2018 - Camalig, Albay, Philippines - People line up for relief supplies at the Barangay Cabangan evacuee shelter in a school in Camalig. There are about 650 people living at the shelter. They won't be allowed to move back to their homes until officials determine that Mayon volcano is safe and not likely to erupt, which could take at least two more weeks. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated from communities on the near the Mayon volcano in Albay province in the Philippines. Most of the evacuees are staying at schools in communities outside of the evacuation zone. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180125_657_k94_004~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 25, 2018 - Daraga, Albay, Philippines - The Mayon volcano erupts Thursday night with the town of Daraga in the foreground. The Mayon volcano continued to erupt Thursday. More than 60,000 people have been evacuated because of the volcano. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180121_657_k94_003~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 21, 2018 - Legazpi, Albay, Philippines - People at Our Lady of the Gate Parish (Parroquia Nuestra Senora de la Porteria) walk past a painting of the Mayon eruption in 1814. The Mayon volcano continued to release smoke and ash Sunday morning. Mayon is the most active volcano in the Philippines. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated from communities on the near the Mayon volcano in Albay province in the Philippines. Most of the evacuees are staying at schools in communities outside of the evacuation zone. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180122_657_k94_002~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 22, 2018 - Camalig, Albay, Philippines - An eruption of the Mayon volcano Monday afternoon in Camalig. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a ''Hazardous Eruption is Imminent'' and there is ''intense unrest'' in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180122_657_k94_001~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~January 22, 2018 - Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines - Students at Muladbucad Grande Elementary School in Guinobatan wear face masks in their 1st grade class. Several communities in Guinobatan were hit ash falls from the eruptions of the Mayon volcano and many people wore face masks to protect themselves from the ash. There were a series of eruptions on the Mayon volcano near Legazpi Monday. The eruptions started Sunday night and continued through the day. At about midday the volcano sent a plume of ash and smoke towering over Camalig, the largest municipality near the volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers and raised the alert level from three to four. This is the first time the alert level has been at four since 2009. A level four alert means a ''Hazardous Eruption is Imminent'' and there is ''intense unrest'' in the volcano. The Mayon volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines. Sunday and Monday's eruptions caused ash falls in several communities but there were no known injuries. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180125_657_k94_000~Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Under The Volcano~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 657 - Under The Volcano - Launched Feb. 2, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Mayon volcano, which rises 8,077 feet on the island of Luzon, is the Philippines most active volcano, according to USGS. The Philippines, which has about 22 active volcanoes, lies in the ''Ring of Fire,'' a line of seismic faults surrounding the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. The Philippines raised the alert level at its most active volcano, Mount Mayon, after fresh activity. Mayon has been spewing lava and a cloud of ash since 13 January, forcing more than 56,000 residents to flee their homes in the central province of Albay and finding shelter in 46 evacuation camps. Authorities raised the alert level to four on a scale of five because a hazardous and violent eruption is expected within days. An 5 mile exclusion zone has been put in place around the volcano. More than 30,000 ash masks and about 5,000 sacks of rice, along with medicine, water and other supplies, were being sent to evacuation centers. Food packs, water, medicine and other relief goods remain adequate but may run out by mid-February if the eruption continues and new supplies fail to come on time, officials said. During eruptions pyroclastic flows, which are fast moving rivers of lava and molten rock race down Mayon's flanks from its summit, often devastating villages in its path. The most violent eruption, in 1814, left more than 1,200 people dead. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Mayon volcano, which rises 8,077 feet on the island of Luzon, is the Philippines most active volcano, according to USGS. The Philippines, which has about 22 active volcanoes, lies in the “Ring of Fire,” a line of seismic faults surrounding the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. The Philippines raised the alert level at its most active volcano, Mount Mayon, after fresh activity. Mayon has been spewing lava and a cloud of ash since 13 January, forcing more than 56,000 residents to flee their homes in the central province of Albay and finding shelter in 46 evacuation camps. Authorities raised the alert level to four on a scale of five because a hazardous and violent eruption is expected within days. An 5 mile exclusion zone has been put in place around the volcano. More than 30,000 ash masks and about 5,000 sacks of rice, along with medicine, water and other supplies, were being sent to evacuation centers. Food packs, water, medicine and other relief goods remain adequate but may run out by mid-February if the eruption continues and new supplies fail to come on time, officials said. During eruptions pyroclastic flows, which are fast moving rivers of lava and molten rock race down Mayon's flanks from its summit, often devastating villages in its path. The most violent eruption, in 1814, left more than 1,200 people dead.:
2010~zrep665~20180106_665_k212_015~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~January 6, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - JUNIOR, 16, is dressed in his Sunday outfit and enjoys one of his grandfather's five horses. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161129_665_k212_014~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~November 29, 2016 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Boys sit on their horses and go for a ride. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180111_665_k212_013~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~January 11, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Early in the morning, school children brush their teeth outside their home and prepare for school. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_665_k212_012~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~January 12, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - LUIS, 14, sits on the bed in one of his family's mud houses, which he shares with his older brother and father. The blue round shaped house serves as a sleeping room, community area and as a kitchen. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_665_k212_011~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~December 28, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - During December and January, the Xhosa and Sotho people celebrate the initiation of their boys. On this occasion they slaughter sheep. The meat will cater for over 50 hungry initiates, their families and friends. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_665_k212_010~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~March 3, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Three friends ride their horses in a small and remote village named Zikhalini. There are approximately 80 horses in this village, which is inhabited by Sotho and Xhosa people. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161129_665_k212_009~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~November 29, 2016 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - THABO, 13, rides one of his father's seven horses through the mountainous landscape of Matatiele, at the Eastern Cape province. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170226_665_k212_008~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~February 26, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - SMALLS (14) and JAKE (14), return from a horse race, which they won. They are officially the fastest guys in their village. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_665_k212_007~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~December 29, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Xhosa people wait for the initiates to return from the mountains. Women and horse riders hit each other with sticks and textiles. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171224_665_k212_006~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~December 24, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - SCWEBU, 46, rushes home on his horse after a long day on the farm. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170226_665_k212_005~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~February 26, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - SMALLS, 14, uses the whip to make his horse jump. He is officially the fastest in his village. His horse, which he inherited from his father, is number one. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160611_665_k212_004~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~June 11, 2016 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - A sunset in a small rural village of Matatiele, Eastern Cape province, near the Lesotho mountains. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170303_665_k212_003~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~March 3, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - MUHTLE, 11, sits on his horse after a heavy rainfall. Muhtle has ridden horses since the age of three. He says: 'I love horses. Riding a horse makes me happy. It makes me feel free. Sometimes it feels like flying.' This is his father's horse; it is the strongest and biggest horse in the village. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171208_665_k212_002~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~December 8, 2017 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - MALIGN, 87, attends an initiation ceremony. He worked his entire life underground, digging for gold in the mines of Johannesburg. Today, he needs care and help from the community to manage the daily routines. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180111_665_k212_001~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~January 11, 2018 - Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa - KAHLO, 16, races his grandfather's horse through the village. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170226_665_k212_000~Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Eastern Cape Cowboys~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 665 - Eastern Cape Cowboys - Launched April 31, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 'I love horses. Riding a horse makes me happy.. it makes me feel free.. sometimes it feels like flying' proclaims 11 year old Muhtle, who has been riding horses since the age of three. In the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, horse culture plays a significant part of society, which can be seen through the communities in regard to the animal's high economic and social value. To the people of the Eastern Cape horses are sometimes the only mode of transport to conquer the mountainous environment, and they are vital to the functionality of the community. Daily life in the remote rural villages has not changed much in the last thirty years. Politicians have made many promises, but large parts of the rural areas are still underdeveloped and remote. Public schools are heavily under resourced and student drop out rates are soaring. The majority of people live without reliable electricity, running water, or sanitation. There exist no cinemas, theaters, social clubs, youth organizations, arts clubs, and other kinds of entertainment or luxury. Small taverns are one of the few alternatives, and alcohol consumption is excessive and accepted as a part of the culture. At over 35 percent, the Eastern Cape Province has by far the highest provincial unemployment rate in South Africa. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~'I love horses. Riding a horse makes me happy.. it makes me feel free.. sometimes it feels like flying' proclaims 11 year old Muhtle, who has been riding horses since the age of three. In the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, horse culture plays a significant part of society, which can be seen through the communities in regard to the animal's high economic and social value. To the people of the Eastern Cape horses are sometimes the only mode of transport to conquer the mountainous environment, and they are vital to the functionality of the community. Daily life in the remote rural villages has not changed much in the last thirty years. Politicians have made many promises, but large parts of the rural areas are still underdeveloped and remote. Public schools are heavily under resourced and student drop out rates are soaring. The majority of people live without reliable electricity, running water, or sanitation. There exist no cinemas, theaters, social clubs, youth organizations, arts clubs, and other kinds of entertainment or luxury. Small taverns are one of the few alternatives, and alcohol consumption is excessive and accepted as a part of the culture. At over 35 percent, the Eastern Cape Province has by far the highest provincial unemployment rate in South Africa.:
2010~zrep160~20060519_160_s76_021~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 19, 2006 - Fair Oaks, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH, 41, leads son DEREK MADSEN'S 11, casket to burial in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks with assistance from her sons ANTHONY MOFFE, foreground, MICAH MOFFE, opposite him, and Vincent Morris, who is not visible, as well as several friends. 'I will forever carry your memory in my heart and remind others to give of their time, energy and support to other families like ours,' Cyndie says at Derek's funeral. Derek was buried in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, California. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060510_160_s76_020~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 10, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH tearfully rocks her dying son, DEREK MADSEN, 11, as the song 'Because We Believe' plays on a CD. She sings along with Andrea Bocelli in a whispery voice. 'Once in every life/There comes a time/We walk out all alone/And into the light...' From left, family friends ASHLEY BERGER, AMY MORGAN and KELLY WHYSONG offer comfort as Cyndie tells Derek, ''It's okay, baby. I love you, little man. I love you, brave boy. I love you. I love you.'' Derek died soon after in his mother's arm. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060510_160_s76_019~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 10, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH 40, fights her emotions as she prepares to flush out her son DEREK MADSEN's 11, catheter with saline solution before hospice nurse SUE KIRKPATRICK, left, administers a sedative that will give the 11-year-old a peaceful death. 'I know in my heart I've done everything I can,' Cyndie says. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060510_160_s76_018~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 10, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - In an effort to get her son DEREK MADSEN, 11 outside, CYNDIE FRENCH wheels him through the front door passing by artwork and cards given to her son by classmates at Bridgeway Island Elementary School. ''Just like a newborn, he needs to get out and get some air,'' she says. It was his last trip outdoors. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060508_160_s76_017~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 8, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH holds her son DEREK MADSEN, 11. .. He is on medication that hinders his speech and keeps him awake at night. Cyndie spends nearly every moment of the day at his side, except for a few minutes while hospice nurses are with him. 'I was exhausted beyond belief but I had to do this. He would call my name and always expects me to be there,' Cyndie said. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060506_160_s76_016~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 6, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN, 11, kisses his mom with his 6-year-old sister, BRIANNA FRENCH-GATES, stands by, at West Sacrametno's Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to ''give back,'' CYNDIE FRENCH recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son's bravery during his battle with cancer. Before she pushes Derek around the track at River City High School to start the relay, he is given a survivor sash. 'When they put the sash on him, I was so proud of him, because I knew he had beat the odds,' she says. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060501_160_s76_015~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~May 1, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After days of almost no sleep while caring for son DEREK MADSEN, 11, CYNDIE FRENCH confronts longtime family friend ''Grandpa'' PATRICK DEGNAN, about whether he'll be able to help with rent and funeral expenses as Derek is caught in the middle. Cyndie hopes to set up a non-profit organization so families don't have to endure the same financial struggle and chaos they have experienced. 'I just wish that some of the percentage of money that goes to cancer research can be diverted to families going through this because many people will never benefit from the research,' says Cyndie. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060428_160_s76_014~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~April 28, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN, 11, refuses to take pain medications because he fears damage to his organs. He rages at his mother, blaming her for not making him healthier. 'You have to calm down and help me help you,' mother CYNDIE FRENCH says. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060426_160_s76_013~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~April 26, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN, 11, has a final burst of energy after days of CYNDIE FRENCH (his mother) keeping vigil at his bedside. She helps her anguished son walk, by holding up his pants as he returns to his bedroom. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit. Another tumor in his brain impairs his eyesight making navigation difficult inside their rental home. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060425_160_s76_012~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~April 25, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After placing a flower beside her son's head, a sobbing CYNDIE FRENCH, drops to the floor, as her best friend, KELLY WHYSONG, left, and another friend, NICK ROCHA, comfort her. Derek is to weak to acknowledge his mother's presence as she keeps a 24-hour vigil by his bed. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060424_160_s76_011~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~April 24, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH consoles her best friend, KELLY WHYSONG, left. Fearing Derek's time is near. Cyndie has written a letter to DEREK MADSEN about how brave he's been during his battle with cancer. She reads it to her youngest son repeatedly, hoping he can still understand. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060308_160_s76_010~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~March 8, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH, always tries to have something at hand to take the sting out of her son, Derek's doctor appointments. On March 8th, after undergoing radiation treatment at the UC Davis Cancer Center, they make the most of a dollar can of Silly String - and Cyndie then meticulously cleans up every bit of the stuff from the ground. Cyndie is a big fan of the Dollar Store. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060214_160_s76_009~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~February 14, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN is tearful as mother CYNDIE FRENCH tries to reason with him at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Valentine's Day 2006. She and Dr. WILLIAM HALL argue that Derek should have a series of radiation treatments to shrink tumors spreading throughout his body and alleviate his pain. 'Derek, you might not make it if you don't do this,' Cyndie tells her son. Derek fires back: 'I don't care! ...Take me home. ... I'm done, Mom! Are you listening to me? I'm done!'.(Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060209_160_s76_008~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~February 9, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Realizing that son, cancer victim, DEREK MADSEN 11, may never have an opportunity to get his driver's license, something he's told her he is anticipating, His mother CYNDIE FRENCH, defies the rules and lets him drive up and down their street in West Sacramento. On the same day, Cyndie met for the first time with hospice workers, and learned there is little time left for Derek. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060304_160_s76_007~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~March 4, 2006 - West Sacramento, California, USA - CYNDIE FRENCH and her son DEREK MADSEN, 11, count the 81 and change collected at the carwash by relatives and friends to assist the West Sacramento family. Trying to cheer her desperately ill son, Cyndie suggests, 'Maybe we can buy PlayStation 2.' Derek replies: 'No, Mom. I think we better use it to pay the rent.' (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com by ZUMA Press Wire)~:20060206_160_s76_006~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~February 6, 2006 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After one of his cancer doctors recommended she contact hospice workers. CYNDIE FRENCH, doesn't tell her son DEREK MADSEN, 11, about the conversation, but retreats behind a closed door at home to cry. 'I don't think it's important to tell him,' she says. 'Why? What for?' Sensing her sadness, Derek tried to cheer up his mom. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20051130_160_s76_005~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~November 30, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Shorthly after his 11th birthday and Cyndie's 40th, DEREK MADSEN, 11, is comforted by his brother MICAH MOFFE, 17, left, and mom CYNDIE FRENCH, right, as he gets a tattoo in preparation for radiation therapy for cancer during an orientation at UC Davis Medical Center. Micah often accompanies Derek to treatments even though his schoolwork suffers. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com by ZUMA Press Wire)~:20050727_160_s76_004~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~July 27, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN, 10, playfully taunts his mother as CYNDIE FRENCH, tries to coax him down from a wall outside the UC Davis Medical Center. They are there to admit Derek for cancer surgery the following day. Earlier, in a distraction that Cyndie arranged, Derek went on a ride-along with West Sacramento Police Officer Mark Salvo, who gave him a lesson on using a radar gun to measure the speed of passing vehicles. Cythdie who understands Derek's emotional meltdown before procedures, spends hours getting him in the door of the hospital. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20050602_160_s76_003~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~July 9, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - DEREK MADSEN, 10, gets a soothing massage from his mother, CYNDIE FRENCH, 39, at her Sacramento nail and tanning salon. The 10-year-old is battling a rare childhood cancer that has invaded his bones and organs. 'I'm going to do whatever it takes to make him happy, to see him smile.' Cyndie says. A single mom of five, Cyndie has to give up her salon at a financial loss to care for her dying son. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20050727_160_s76_002~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~July 25, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - CYNDIE FRENCH. 40. embraces her son, DEREK MADSEN, 10, after learning Derek needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. The emotional impact is taking its toll on her. ''How can anyone maintain a nine-to-five job and do this?'' she begins to wonder. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20050621_160_s76_001~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~June 21, 2005 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, CYNDIE FRENCH, 40, pushes her son DEREK MADESEN, 11, also shoe less up and down the halls in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20070424_160_s76_000~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage via ZUMA Press Wire~A Mother's Journey : 2007 Pulitzer in Feature Photography~zReportage.com Story of the Week #160 - Launched April 24, 2007 - No one wants to hear the words ''Your child has cancer.'' When you look into the face of someone with cancer, you may have no idea what is going on beyond chemo and radiation. It's human nature to turn away. But it is real life, often raw, and it's going on in homes all over this country, where more than one million people are diagnosed every year. Billions of dollars are given toward cancer research but virtually nothing is given to help families through the emotional and financial challenges to allow them the time to spend with their dying child. Through the eyes of Cyndie French and Derek Madsen, we can see that this could have been the most precious gift in the most vital moment. This yearlong story chronicling single mom Cyndie French, 40, and her 11-year-old son Derek Madsen is not an ordinary cancer saga. The photographs often take us places where we don't comfortably go, showing the emotional impact on finances, job loss and the complex relationship between a mother and her pre-adolescent son. They take us beyond the doctor appointments that hold bad news to the unrelenting anger of a small boy faced with neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer, as his mother is torn between giving up her business, throwing carwashes and trying to make money and care for her dying son. The emotional impact on them is significant enough to tear at the fabric of what defines a family, parental guidance and support. Derek died at home in the arms of his mother in May 2006. This isn't a story about his death. It's the story of how he lived and how he was guided with the unconditional love, persistence and patience of his mother despite all odds. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~No one wants to hear the words ''Your child has cancer.'' When you look into the face of someone with cancer, you may have no idea what is going on beyond chemo and radiation. It's human nature to turn away. But it is real life, often raw, and it's going on in homes all over this country, where more than one million people are diagnosed every year. Billions of dollars are given toward cancer research but virtually nothing is given to help families through the emotional and financial challenges to allow them the time to spend with their dying child. Through the eyes of Cyndie French and Derek Madsen, we can see that this could have been the most precious gift in the most vital moment. This yearlong story chronicling single mom Cyndie French, 40, and her 11-year-old son Derek Madsen is not an ordinary cancer saga. The photographs often take us places where we don't comfortably go, showing the emotional impact on finances, job loss and the complex relationship between a mother and her pre-adolescent son. They take us beyond the doctor appointments that hold bad news to the unrelenting anger of a small boy faced with neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer, as his mother is torn between giving up her business, throwing carwashes and trying to make money and care for her dying son. The emotional impact on them is significant enough to tear at the fabric of what defines a family, parental guidance and support. Derek died at home in the arms of his mother in May 2006. This isn't a story about his death. It's the story of how he lived and how he was guided with the unconditional love, persistence and patience of his mother despite all odds.:
2010~zrep666~20171226_666_h110_018~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 26, 2017 - Dandong, China - LIU YAO CHI swims toward the North Korean shore on a misty morning. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171231_666_h110_017~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 31, 2017 - Dandong, China - Spectators watch swimmers during the annual Yalu Swimmer Festival on 1/1/2018. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_016~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - TAN, who has been swimming in the Yalu River for 5 years, finishes an evening swim during a snowfall. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171230_666_h110_015~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 30, 2017 - Dandong, China - Swimmers socialize in the locker room near the river. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_014~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - A swimmer stretches out in a colorful wetsuit before entering frigid waters. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_666_h110_013~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 29, 2017 - Dandong, China - HE JIANGUO stretches in the men's locker room after an afternoon swim. He has been swimming in the Yalu River for five years. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_012~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - Swimmers enter the river on a cold winter morning. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_011~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - Swimmer's footprints are seen during low tide on the Yalu River. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_666_h110_010~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 29, 2017 - Dandong, China - HE JIANGUO during a snowfall along the Yalu in December. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171227_666_h110_009~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 27, 2017 - Dandong, China - SHI FU ZHI poses for a portrait. According to other swim club members, he is also a talented piano player. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_666_h110_008~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 29, 2017 - Dandong, China - A swimmer prepares to enter the freezing Yalu River on the North Korean border. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171226_666_h110_007~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 26, 2017 - Dandong, China - CHANG YU QING stretches before her morning swim in the Yalu River. The 491 mile river forms a natural border between China and North Korea and is heavily monitored on both sides, though Chinese swimmers are generally not harassed by North Korean border guards on the opposite shore if they remain in the shallows. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171231_666_h110_006~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 31, 2017 - Dandong, China - A swimmer retrieves a frozen duck from the river before the start of the annual Yalu Swimmer Festival on 1/1/2018. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_666_h110_005~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 29, 2017 - Dandong, China - A swimmer who declined to be named, but said 'I've been swimming these waters for 20 years and never had a problem with the North Koreans.' (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_004~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - A plastic bag used to help a swimmer slip into their wetsuit is seen here filled with water after a swim. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171229_666_h110_003~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 29, 2017 - Dandong, China - CHANG YU QING poses for a portrait by the Yalu River after her daily swim. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171228_666_h110_002~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 28, 2017 - Dandong, China - Backstroke practice in Dandong, China. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171227_666_h110_001~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~December 27, 2017 - Dandong, China - Mr. Zhang Lao Xi poses for a portrait after an afternoon swim. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171226_666_h110_000~Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 666 - Unlikely Waters: N. Korea Border Swim Club - Launched May 9, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - They call themselves the Yalu River Swimmer's Association, and some of them have been swimming together for 20 years or more. While on assignment in Dandong, China last December, ZUMA photographer Elijah Hurwitz happened upon a group of swimmers who took their laps in unlikely waters: the Yalu River. It's a 500-mile long waterway that borders China's Liaoning province on one side, and North Korea on the other. 'The stronger swimmers will sometimes cross the entire width and then rest in the shallows of Sinuiju, North Korea before swimming back, but nobody I spoke with has ever run into trouble with North Korean border guards,' Hurwitz said. 'As long as they stay in the water they seem to be left alone.' When Hurwitz first noticed people swimming in the river, it was about zero degrees Fahrenheit outside, cold enough that his camera batteries barely lasted. The swimmers, however, were doing laps in half-frozen water, many of them without wetsuits. 'Seeing their big smiles and gusto for life felt like a stark contrast to the barren landscape of North Korea on the opposite shore and the doomsday specter of nuclear war,' Hurwitz said. (Credit Image: © Elijah Hurwitz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~They call themselves the Yalu River Swimmer's Association, and some of them have been swimming together for 20 years or more. While on assignment in Dandong, China last December, ZUMA photographer Elijah Hurwitz happened upon a group of swimmers who took their laps in unlikely waters: the Yalu River. It's a 500-mile long waterway that borders China's Liaoning province on one side, and North Korea on the other. 'The stronger swimmers will sometimes cross the entire width and then rest in the shallows of Sinuiju, North Korea before swimming back, but nobody I spoke with has ever run into trouble with North Korean border guards,' Hurwitz said. 'As long as they stay in the water they seem to be left alone.' When Hurwitz first noticed people swimming in the river, it was about zero degrees Fahrenheit outside, cold enough that his camera batteries barely lasted. The swimmers, however, were doing laps in half-frozen water, many of them without wetsuits. 'Seeing their big smiles and gusto for life felt like a stark contrast to the barren landscape of North Korea on the opposite shore and the doomsday specter of nuclear war,' Hurwitz said.:
2010~zrep667~20170105_667_i221_024~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~January 5, 2017 - Hakuba, Nagano, Japan - Family picture taken after Yuna's bones came back to the house where NORIO KIMURA and his first daughter live. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160205_667_i221_023~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~February 5, 2016 - Okuma, Fuksuhima, Japan - Kimura has placed three stone jizo statues for Yuna and strung up lights on the hill behind his destroyed house. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170104_667_i221_022~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~January 4, 2017 - Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan - The mother of Kimura's wife hugged the box containing the bones of his granddaughter Yuna. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_667_i221_021~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~January 5, 2017 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - Family picture taken a few months before the disaster. Kimura's father, wife and second daughter has passed away. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170104_667_i221_020~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~January 4, 2017 - Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan - Kimura carried the found remains to the house of his wife's parents in Okayama prefecture. He and Yuna come here every summer. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161227_667_i221_019~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~December 27, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - A public search that has never been done begins six years later. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_667_i221_018~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~March 19, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA brings her daughter's bag found during the search. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160323_667_i221_017~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~March 23, 2016 - Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan - Kimura had come to participate in the ceremony to receive his daughter's graduation certification on her behalf. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_667_i221_016~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~March 19, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA and his comrades plant flowers in the evacuation zone. He wants his daughter, Yuna, to see these beautiful flowers from heaven. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161211_667_i221_015~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~December 11, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA holds Yuna's bones that came out of the rubble. He hugged his daughter for the first time in about 6 years. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161213_667_i221_014~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~December 13, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - Clothing and a scarf along with bones were found in the rubble. Yuna was wearing these on that day. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151011_667_i221_013~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~October 11, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - Kimura's comrades help him with searching for his missing daughter, and line up clothes that they found during the search. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151113_667_i221_012~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~November 13, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA and his comrades found Yuna's jersey that she wore at her school from the rubble yard. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161210_667_i221_011~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~December 10, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA gazes at photos that were found in a rubble yard. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150225_667_i221_010~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~February 25, 2015 - Hakuba, Nagano, Japan - Photos of Yuna and Kimura's wife are pinned to the walls of the house in Hakuba, Nagano where Kimura and his first daughter, Mayu are staying. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150523_667_i221_009~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~May 23, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA went into a classroom where Yuna went to school for the first time though more than 4 years has passed from the tsunami. There were a lot of traces of Yuna. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160319_667_i221_008~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~March 19, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA brings flowers to the small stone statue made for Yuna. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150705_667_i221_007~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~July 5, 2015 - Okuma, Fuksuhima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA offers flowers to the small stone statue made for Yuna. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171111_667_i221_006~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~November 11, 2017 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - The clock of the kindergarten that his daughter Yuna attended remains stuck at the time the earthquake occurred. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160502_667_i221_005~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~May 2, 2016 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA and his comrades sow the seeds of flowers on the field of the evacuation zone in Okuma town. He wanted his daughter, Yuna, to see these beautiful flowers from heaven. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141223_667_i221_004~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~December 23, 2014 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA frequents his house in the radioactive restricted zone in Fukushima to search for his seven year old daughter, Yuna. On March 11th 2011, Kimura's father, wife and Yuna became victims of the tsunami. Evacuation orders issued the day after the nuclear accident prevented him from entering town to search for them. The town of Okuma is where the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Station is located, and following the accident, almost all area of the town has been designated as a 'difficult-to-return' zone, prohibiting entry without special permission. Residents were allowed short returns to their houses thirty times per year now. Kimura goes to his town to search for Yuna. At last, On December 9th 2016, Kimura found her bones from debris and hugged her after five years and nine months' absence. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150614_667_i221_003~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~June 14, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA and his comrades search a rubble yard. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150327_667_i221_002~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~March 27, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - NORIO KIMURA gazes at the inside of the classroom where his daughter, Yuna, had attended. A classroom has been left as it was on the day of the disaster. 'I remember coming here for the athletic festival. It brings back memories so I couldn't come back until now', Kimura said. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151031_667_i221_001~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~October 31, 2015 - Okuma, Fukushima, Japan - A large-scale search took place before the construction of an interim storage facility to store the nuclear contaminated waste. But it was only once. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20141223_667_i221_000~Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Searching For Yuna~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 667 - Searching For Yuna - Launched May 15, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 'I will not stop searching until I find all of her remains' These are the heartbreaking words of 51-year-old Norio Kimura, a man whose daughter Yuna, then 7, went missing during the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Seven years after the disaster, family members in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures are still searching and identifying the bodies of those who went missing, and as time goes on they have fewer clues to work with. Relatives try to bring closure to their loss, years after the disaster that killed nearly 16,000 people along Japan's northeastern coast and left more than 2,500 missing. Kimura, who lost his father, wife and daughter in the 2011 tsunami, searches for his missing younger daughter Yuna near his home inside the exclusion zone in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Every month, Kimura returns to Okuma in search of Yuna's remains, looking through piles of debris of dirt mixed with driftwood, blocks of concrete, utility poles and clothes of all sizes and colors on Okuma beach for any signs of his daughter. He is allowed to enter only one area of Okuma for up to a maximum 30 visits a year and stay for up to five hours per visit due to it being restricted because of the high radiation levels. In Fukushima Prefecture, a number of areas are still designated as no-go zones due to high radiation levels caused by the reactor meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Police in the coastal area also play an important role in search efforts, by checking DNA samples and dental charts against the remains, for positive identification. Fukushima family members continue today to look for the bodies of their loved ones as they try to bring closure to their loss. (Credit Image: © Yuki Iwanami/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~‘I will not stop searching until I find all of her remains’ These are the heartbreaking words of 51-year-old Norio Kimura, a man whose daughter Yuna, then 7, went missing during the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Seven years after the disaster, family members in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures are still searching and identifying the bodies of those who went missing, and as time goes on they have fewer clues to work with. Relatives try to bring closure to their loss, years after the disaster that killed nearly 16,000 people along Japan's northeastern coast and left more than 2,500 missing. Kimura, who lost his father, wife and daughter in the 2011 tsunami, searches for his missing younger daughter Yuna near his home inside the exclusion zone in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Every month, Kimura returns to Okuma in search of Yuna's remains, looking through piles of debris of dirt mixed with driftwood, blocks of concrete, utility poles and clothes of all sizes and colors on Okuma beach for any signs of his daughter. He is allowed to enter only one area of Okuma for up to a maximum 30 visits a year and stay for up to five hours per visit due to it being restricted because of the high radiation levels. In Fukushima Prefecture, a number of areas are still designated as no-go zones due to high radiation levels caused by the reactor meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Police in the coastal area also play an important role in search efforts, by checking DNA samples and dental charts against the remains, for positive identification. Fukushima family members continue today to look for the bodies of their loved ones as they try to bring closure to their loss.:
2010~zrep658~20180112_658_d139_012~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - BRAD inspects compost he recently brewed for his plants with a microscope. He uses only natural fertilizers on his plants. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_011~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - BRAD hangs cannabis to dry. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_010~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - KATHERINE searches the property for alpaca manure to use for fertilizer in the compost. She turns to watch the alpaca and her dog Zara run and play together. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180215_658_d139_009~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~February 15, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S. - A small cannabis farm in Mendocino County, California. Small pot farmers in the California redwoods live a simple, rural life that revolves around growing marijuana, as well as growing their own fruits and vegetables. In the past, farmers were working for the black market. Most farmers want to comply with the rules of the state. As of today, they are up to code and have all of the necessary permits that are required to grow. But as it becomes legalized recreationally, the small farmers are being pushed out by large industrial entities, which in turn will have the same effect that industrialization has had on the food industry, grown in mass quantities instead of quality products. It is becoming too expensive to produce since the prices have plummeted, that many farmers that have been doing this for years are having to look for other sources of income to sustain. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_008~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - Blue Dream cannabis plants sit under a starlit sky and redwood trees as a backdrop. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180207_658_d139_007~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~February 7, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S. - A family celebrates their child's 7th birthday. He hits a homemade pinata filled with candy as his dad swings it up and down. Small pot farmers in the California redwoods live a simple, rural life that revolves around growing marijuana, as well as growing their own fruits and vegetables. In the past, many farmers were working for the black market. Most farmers want to comply with the rules of the state. As of today, they are up to code and have all of the necessary permits that are required to grow. But as it becomes legalized recreationally, the small farmers are being pushed out by large industrial entities, which in turn will have the same effect that industrialization has had on the food industry, grown in mass quantities instead of quality products. It is becoming too expensive to produce since the prices have plummeted, that many farmers that have been doing this for years are having to look for other sources of income to sustain. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_006~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - Alpacas pose in front of 100 year old apple trees on the cannabis-producing property. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_005~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - A small farmer, KATHERINE, prepares her cannabis crop to then hang to dry. Her and her husband sell their cannabis to a medical dispensary that uses it for tinctures, a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol, to treat various ailments. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_004~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - California growers show their greenhouse full of transplants, ready to be planted outdoor. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180112_658_d139_003~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~January 12, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S - A farmer in California hangs cannabis to be dried in their drying shed. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180207_658_d139_002~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~February 7, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S. - In October on the West Coast, cannabis is harvested. Trimmers from all around the world arrive to help with harvest. Many also harvest cherry orchards and apple orchards in Canada and Washington then make their way down the coast to Oregon and California for cannabis harvest. Small pot farmers in the California redwoods live a simple, rural life that revolves around growing marijuana, as well as growing their own fruits and vegetables. In the past, farmers were working for the black market. Most farmers want to comply with the rules of the state. As of today, they are up to code and have all of the necessary permits that are required to grow. But as it becomes legalized recreationally, the small farmers are being pushed out by large industrial entities, which in turn will have the same effect that industrialization has had on the food industry, grown in mass quantities instead of quality products. It is becoming too expensive to produce since the prices have plummeted, that many farmers that have been doing this for years are having to look for other sources of income to sustain. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180207_658_d139_001~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~February 7, 2018 - Mendocino County, California, U.S. - A farmer harvests his crops, chopping down plants and then taking them inside to prepare and hang to dry. Small pot farmers in the California redwoods live a simple, rural life that revolves around growing marijuana, as well as growing their own fruits and vegetables. In the past, farmers were working for the black market. Most farmers want to comply with the rules of the state. As of today, they are up to code and have all of the necessary permits that are required to grow. But as it becomes legalized recreationally, the small farmers are being pushed out by large industrial entities, which in turn will have the same effect that industrialization has had on the food industry, grown in mass quantities instead of quality products. It is becoming too expensive to produce since the prices have plummeted, that many farmers that have been doing this for years are having to look for other sources of income to sustain. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180216_658_d139_000~Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Emerald Triangle~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 658 - The Emerald Triangle - Launched Feb. 16, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Emerald Triangle in Northern California is the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States. In Mendocino County, Humboldt County, and Trinity County growers have been cultivating cannabis plants since the 1960s (during San Francisco's Summer of Love). The industry exploded with the passage of California Proposition 215 in 1996, which legalized use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Growing cannabis in The Emerald Triangle is considered a way of life, and the locals believe that everyone living in this region is either directly or indirectly reliant on the marijuana business. With prohibition coming to an end many small farmers and horticulturists feel the industry could turn and systematically they would be pushed out for the business. During last year's campaign for Proposition 64, which made recreational marijuana legal for adults in California, advocates of the measure argue that it would protect the small marijuana farms and individual growers, (many of which operated illegally for decades prior to 1996). That's because the initiative stopped the state from issuing licenses to any marijuana farm larger than 1 acre until 2023, or at least that's what voters thought when they passed Proposition 64 unanimously. Recently, a state agency has quietly, issued a rule that could evade the proposition and open the new California state market to big business. (Credit Image: © Deleigh Hermes/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~he Emerald Triangle in Northern California is the largest cannabis-producing region in the United States. In Mendocino County, Humboldt County, and Trinity County growers have been cultivating cannabis plants since the 1960s (during San Francisco's Summer of Love). The industry exploded with the passage of California Proposition 215 in 1996, which legalized use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Growing cannabis in The Emerald Triangle is considered a way of life, and the locals believe that everyone living in this region is either directly or indirectly reliant on the marijuana business. With prohibition coming to an end many small farmers and horticulturists feel the industry could turn and systematically they would be pushed out for the business. During last year's campaign for Proposition 64, which made recreational marijuana legal for adults in California, advocates of the measure argue that it would protect the small marijuana farms and individual growers, (many of which operated illegally for decades prior to 1996). That's because the initiative stopped the state from issuing licenses to any marijuana farm larger than 1 acre until 2023, or at least that's what voters thought when they passed Proposition 64 unanimously. Recently, a state agency has quietly, issued a rule that could evade the proposition and open the new California state market to big business.:
2010~zrep668~20180524_668_b200_012~Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - Two rivers of lava enter the sea this morning, as multiple fissure eruptions supplied a tremendous volume of molten material, and the interaction between the cold seawater and 2000 degree lava create a toxic gas plume of laze. Consisting of hydrochloric acid, steam, and tiny bits of volcanic glass, this mixture irritates and burns, and can cause respiratory issues. (Credit Image: © Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_b200_011~Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - Profuse degassing occurs at fissures within the Leilani Estates subdivision, as glowing vents indicate the close presence of molten lava. (Credit Image: © Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_010~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - The landscape in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone, (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_009~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - USGS geologists monitor a lava lake as it forms in the Leilani Estates subdivision. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_008~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - USGS geologists monitor a lava lake as it forms in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_007~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - Fissures let out steam and gases in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_006~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - The Hawaii National Guard watches the intense lava activity in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180525_668_b200_005~Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 25, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - A wide river of molten lava splits and enters the sea at Malama Flats on the Island of Hawaii. Lava entered the ocean from a third flow, marking the third week of a Kilauea volcano eruption that has opened up nearly two dozen vents in rural communities, destroyed dozens of buildings and shot miles-high plumes of ash into the sky. (Credit Image: © Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_004~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - USGS geologists monitor a lava lake as it forms in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_003~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - Lava spews from a fissure in the Leilani Estates subdivision, situated on Kilauea's East Rift Zone. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180525_668_b200_002~Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 25, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - Fissure 7 reactivated with vigorous fountaining, sending flows through Leilani Estates, consuming several homes and property. Since the eruption began on May 3, Hawaii County has ordered about 2,000 people to evacuate from Leilani Estates and surrounding neighborhoods. Officials have said they may need to evacuate a thousand more people if lava crosses key highways and isolates communities in the mostly rural part of the island where the Kilauea volcano is erupting. (Credit Image: © Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_b200_001~Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~May 24, 2018 - Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S. - A 50-60 foot wide river of lava makes its way to the sea near Malama Flats, on the island of Hawaii. (Credit Image: © Bruce Omori/Paradise Helicopters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180524_668_r302_000~Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Hawaiian Hotspot~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 668 - Hawaiian Hotspot - Launched May 29, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The five volcanoes of Hawaii are revered as sacred mountains. Hawaiians associated elements of their natural environment with particular deities from mythology, the sky father Wakea marries the earth mother Papa, giving birth to the Hawaiian Islands. Kilauea itself means 'spewing' in Hawaiian, referencing its high state of activity, and is known as 'the body' of the deity Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes. An explosive eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has sent ash 30,000ft into the sky. Magma is draining underground from a sinking lava lake at Kilauea's 4,091-foot summit before flowing 25 miles east and bursting from giant cracks, with several flows reaching the ocean just over three miles away. At least 2,200 acres of land have been torched by lava since May 3, in what is likely to be the most destructive eruption of Kilauea in more than a century. The crippling fury of the volcano was let loose on the Big Island's Leilani Estates housing development, with the number of homes and other structures destroyed jumping to 82. Tourism provides 30 percent of the private sector jobs on the Big Island, concern has grown over the potential of a long-term hit on the island's economy. the National Park Service reported that the closure of the park alone could see $166 million in lost revenue. Though the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park remains closed, the eruption affects only a tiny corner of the Aloha state, a rural, 10 square mile area on one of the eight main islands. Honolulu is more than 200 miles from the erupting volcano. The state estimates the volcano has already cost Hawaii millions in tourism dollars, and now faces the tricky job of reassuring tourists that Hawaii is still open for business. (Credit Image: © Ronit Fahl/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The five volcanoes of Hawaii are revered as sacred mountains. Hawaiians associated elements of their natural environment with particular deities from mythology, the sky father Wakea marries the earth mother Papa, giving birth to the Hawaiian Islands. Kilauea itself means ‘spewing’ in Hawaiian, referencing its high state of activity, and is known as ’the body’ of the deity Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes. An explosive eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has sent ash 30,000ft into the sky. Magma is draining underground from a sinking lava lake at Kilauea's 4,091-foot summit before flowing 25 miles east and bursting from giant cracks, with several flows reaching the ocean just over three miles away. At least 2,200 acres of land have been torched by lava since May 3, in what is likely to be the most destructive eruption of Kilauea in more than a century. The crippling fury of the volcano was let loose on the Big Island's Leilani Estates housing development, with the number of homes and other structures destroyed jumping to 82. Tourism provides 30 percent of the private sector jobs on the Big Island, concern has grown over the potential of a long-term hit on the island’s economy. the National Park Service reported that the closure of the park alone could see $166 million in lost revenue. Though the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park remains closed, the eruption affects only a tiny corner of the Aloha state, a rural, 10 square mile area on one of the eight main islands. Honolulu is more than 200 miles from the erupting volcano. The state estimates the volcano has already cost Hawaii millions in tourism dollars, and now faces the tricky job of reassuring tourists that Hawaii is still open for business.:
2010~zrep670~20170725_670_s70_010~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 22, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Jr., 28, who is schizophrenic, waits for his father to help him get ready early morning. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_670_s70_009~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 22, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Sr., 52, irons a shirt for his son AARON RICHARDSON Jr., 28, who is schizophrenic, early morning. They were living in the back of Aaron's bail bond office. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170725_670_s70_008~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Jr, 28, rests at his father's bail bonds business. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170625_670_s70_007~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~June 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Jr., 28, gets a haircut from DAVID NORFLEET, 30, of Creative Style in St. Petersburg. A father longs to know how his mentally ill son went blind and deaf in state custody. Aaron Richardson Jr., now 29, talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business in St. Petersburg. Junior has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170727_670_s70_006~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 27, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON, right, soaks in a whirlpool while JUNIOR sits on the side after Junior's workout at the YMCA in St. Petersburg. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170725_670_s70_005~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Sr, 52, helps his son AARON RICHARDSON, Jr, 28, use a treadmill and exercise equipment at the YMCA in St. Petersburg. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170725_670_s70_004~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Sr, 52, leads his son AARON RICHARDSON Jr, 28 to his car outside his bail bonds business in St. Petersburg in the early hours. Aaron Richardson Jr. was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: ? John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170725_670_s70_003~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - Neurologist Dr. Lisa Flaherty examines an MRI obtained by Aaron Richardson Jr's family after his release from Broward County Jail in 2014. A father longs to know how his mentally ill son went blind and deaf in state custody. Aaron Richardson Jr., now 29, talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business in St. Petersburg. Junior has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: ? John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_670_s70_002~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~July 22, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Jr. talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business. Richardson has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. He was declared incompetent to stand trial and moved between Florida State Hospital and Broward County Jail. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170625_670_s70_001~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~June 25, 2017 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - AARON RICHARDSON Jr., 28, gets a haircut from David Norfleet, 30, of Creative Style in St. Petersburg. A father longs to know how his mentally ill son went blind and deaf in state custody. Aaron Richardson Jr., now 29, talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business in St. Petersburg. Junior has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation.(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170725_670_s70_000~John Pendygraft/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 670 - Out Of Sight: Out Of Mind - Launched June 26, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A father longs to know how his mentally ill son went blind and deaf in state custody. Aaron Richardson Jr., now 29, talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business in St. Petersburg. Junior has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. This story is based on thousands of pages of records that detail Junior's three-year stay in Broward County jails and Florida mental hospitals. 'You think, man he's young and is this like going to be every day?' said his father.'I wish I could have known what was going on. I didn't see this stuff coming. I could have been there.' He said his goal was for Junior to one day see and hear again, to meet someone and start a family. 'Doctors have told me he'll never see again, every one of them,' he said. 'But they don't have the last say. God does.'..(Credit Image: © John Pendygraft /Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~A father longs to know how his mentally ill son went blind and deaf in state custody. Aaron Richardson Jr., now 29, talks to voices in his head at his father's bail bond business in St. Petersburg. Junior has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was arrested for carjacking in 2011. While in custody he lost both his sight and hearing. He was released to his family in 2014 without an explanation. This story is based on thousands of pages of records that detail Junior’s three-year stay in Broward County jails and Florida mental hospitals. ‘You think, man he’s young and is this like going to be every day?’ said his father.’I wish I could have known what was going on. I didn’t see this stuff coming. I could have been there.’ He said his goal was for Junior to one day see and hear again, to meet someone and start a family. ‘Doctors have told me he’ll never see again, every one of them,’ he said. ‘But they don’t have the last say. God does.’:
2010~zrep669~20180608_669_t130_025~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~Jun 8, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, a burst of rain gave a preview of the heavy rains to camp. The paths and gullies quickly filled with water within ten minutes of rainfall. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180607_669_t130_024~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 7, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Balukhali, a pathway made of sandbags has been created for residents in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180606_669_t130_023~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 6, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - On the outskirts of Kutupalong refugee camp, children jumped into a swimming hole to cool off. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180605_669_t130_022~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - On a main thoroughfare in Kutupalong, Rohingya workers help create a section reinforced with bricks that might not be as susceptible to being washed out during the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180601_669_t130_021~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 1, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - AYUB KHAN,10 who has not eaten all day went out to collect firewood for his family in sector 20 of Kutupalong. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180602_669_t130_020~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~Jun 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the Palongkhali refugee camp, HEDAYAT ULLAH,16 cradled his favorite niece, MUFIDA,3, who has a skin outbreak on her face which he fears stem from the polluted cesspool nearby and the tainted water from the wells. Their home is within 20 feet of a latrine and the cesspool in a low lying are susceptible to flooding from the monsoon rains. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180606_669_t130_019~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 6, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya women wait several hours to register their infants at an official UN station in Kutupalong. This is a necessary step for the mothers to be able to obtain food rations and other needs. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180606_669_t130_018~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 6, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Children play a game of passing a rubber band on a stick of bamboo during one of three school shifts in Kutupalong refugee camp. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180605_669_t130_017~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - CHAKINA BEGUM, 26, holds her 2-month-old infant upon returning from a health clinic with medicine for her fever. She walked 13 days from east Buchidung in Rhakine state with her husband and children to escape to Bangladesh. She lost her 6-month-old infant along the way due to lack of food and exhaustion. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180601_669_t130_016~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 1, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - RABIZA BEGUM with her 7-month-old infant and SUN BE with her grandchild AYEZ, 9 months, take a break under a bayan tree on a hill in sector 19 of Kutupalang. There are very few large trees like this once the land was terraced and prepared for the influx of Rohingya who arrived since August of 2017. Rabiza lives within the shadow of the tree and fears it might fall during the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180601_669_t130_015~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 1, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya workers help drill a water well in sector 20 of Kutupalong. This area is being built for the thousands living in shelters vulnerable to landslides. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_669_t130_014~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 31, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya workers are paid for 5 hours of work to finish covering a storm drain project designed to offset the damaging effects of the monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180530_669_t130_013~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya worker MOJAHAR AHMED, 30, cooled off before going back to creating sandbags for the upcoming monsoon. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180530_669_t130_012~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Fishermen west of the refugee settlements in Cox's Bazar get ready to go out to net the day's catch. Similar boats to these were used to ferry the Rohingya into Bangladesh during the height of the refugee exodus. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180530_669_t130_011~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 30, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the refugee camp of Thangkali, a large amount of bamboo has been purchased by NGO's for residents to use to reinforce their shelters for the upcoming rains. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180530_669_t130_010~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 30, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - The hillside settlements of Thangkali are subject to threats of mudslides during the monsoon season. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180602_669_t130_009~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~Jun 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, SHYEDA K., 38, of of Buchidung in Rahkine state, was raped by members of the Burmese army who used sexual violence as a tool of oppression. She met Pope Francis last year on his visit to Bangladesh and asked him to work for peace and justice on the behalf of the Rohingya people. She still hopes to return to Burma and reclaim her home. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180604_669_t130_008~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Kutupalong refugee camp, Rohingya ESTEFA BEGUM,10, far right was the lucky girl who got a yellow dress for about $5 from the itinerant dress vendor. She showed one just like it to another resident which put a smile on her face. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180605_669_t130_007~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 5, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - CHAKINA BEGUM, 26, cradles her 2 month-old infant upon returning from a health clinic with medicine for her fever. 10 months ago, she walked 13 days from east Buchidung in Rhakine state with her husband and children to escape to Bangladesh. She lost her 6-month-old infant along the way due to lack of food and exhaustion. Preparations are being made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180529_669_t130_006~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 29, 2018 - Cox'S Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Children clamor to gather curry chicken, eggs and rice in a food line organized by TIKA, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, a government department of the Prime Ministry of Turkey. 20,000 servings were served on this afternoon during Ramadan. Preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_669_t130_005~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~May 31, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Food insecurity in the Thangkali refugee camp creates anxiety and stress in the food lines as residents worry about their next meal. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180603_669_t130_004~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 3, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - HAFEJ AHMED, 40, is a father of six children who was a farmer in Myanmar. He lost his right leg when he was shot by the Burmese army. After escaping to Bangladesh, he lost the leg in an amputation at the Chittagong American Hospital where he spent 2.5 months recovering. He wants to return to Burma but realizes that his injury means he is dependent on aid which he gets in Kutupalong. He is a devout muslim who prays that God will dispense justice. In the Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180604_669_t130_003~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In Unchiprang refugee camp, community members worked together to move a water cistern in place. Water rationing has been in effect in the camp where some wells are only open once in the morning and once at night. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180603_669_t130_002~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~June 3, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - This banyan tree in sector 18 of Kutupalong is one of the few large trees that have not been cut down to make room for shelters. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180602_669_t130_001~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~Jun 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - In the Palongkhali refugee camp, HAMID HOSSAIN, 57, walks by a cess pool that is close to his home. His best guess which is that over half the wells are tainted and are not suitable for drinking water. In Rohingya camps south of Cox's Bazar, preparations are made in anticipation of the heavy rains of the monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180605_669_t130_000~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Unnatural Disaster~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 669 - Unnatural Disaster: Rohingya Flee One Crisis For Another - Launched June 12, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Survivors of the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now face the onset of the monsoon and cyclone seasons. In the refugee camps of Cox's Bazar situated in southern Bangladesh, where temporary bamboo shelters blanket the steep hillsides and valleys vulnerable to floods, there has been a desperate effort to prepare for the coming monsoon season. There are grave concerns for the nearly one million refugees, Rohingya families and children that have already faced unbelievable atrocities, and now face this new deadly threat. Cox's Bazar is one of the most frequently flooded regions of one of the most flood-prone countries on Earth. As well as increasing the risk of floods, Bangladesh's geography is also susceptible to powerful and deadly storms. A cyclone in 1970 killed 300,000 people, another in 1991 left an estimated 10 million people homeless. Cyclone Sidr, in 2007, killed upwards of 10,000 people. The rickety structures won't be able to withstand the storms and heavy rains of the imminent monsoon. And as dry earth turns to sludge in the coming weeks and months, there will be danger of both mudslides and disease. Some 200,000 people live in areas vulnerable to landslides and flooding, which if severe could destroy the camps' fragile sanitation infrastructure and contaminate the water supply. For the thousands of children who've arrived malnourished with weakened immune systems, the spread of disease and waterborne illnesses could pose great danger.'I've been in some difficult places,' says Martin Worth, UNICEF's Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. 'But this could get so much worse. What is already a dire humanitarian situation could become a catastrophe.' (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Survivors of the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now face the onset of the monsoon and cyclone seasons. In the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar situated in southern Bangladesh, where temporary bamboo shelters blanket the steep hillsides and valleys vulnerable to floods, there has been a desperate effort to prepare for the coming monsoon season. There are grave concerns for the nearly one million refugees, Rohingya families and children that have already faced unbelievable atrocities, and now face this new deadly threat. Cox’s Bazar is one of the most frequently flooded regions of one of the most flood-prone countries on Earth. As well as increasing the risk of floods, Bangladesh’s geography is also susceptible to powerful and deadly storms. A cyclone in 1970 killed 300,000 people, another in 1991 left an estimated 10 million people homeless. Cyclone Sidr, in 2007, killed upwards of 10,000 people. The rickety structures won’t be able to withstand the storms and heavy rains of the imminent monsoon. And as dry earth turns to sludge in the coming weeks and months, there will be danger of both mudslides and disease. Some 200,000 people live in areas vulnerable to landslides and flooding, which if severe could destroy the camps’ fragile sanitation infrastructure and contaminate the water supply. For the thousands of children who've arrived malnourished with weakened immune systems, the spread of disease and waterborne illnesses could pose great danger. 'I’ve been in some difficult places,' says Martin Worth, UNICEF’s Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. ‘But this could get so much worse. What is already a dire humanitarian situation could become a catastrophe.':
2010~zrep659~20180104_659_c243_021~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~Jan 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, United States - BRANDI LANGE walks to a cargo 747 her company Logistic Air helps to maintain at Pinal Airbase in Arizona. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_020~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - J.R. SMITH unscrews components in the landing gear area of a jet plane on Pinal Airbase in Arizona. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_019~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - A jet plane mid-scrapping at Pinal Airbase in Arizona. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_018~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The cockpit of Delta's last commercially flown 747. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_017~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The cockpit of a retired TWA passenger plane. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_016~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - An engine on a retired Delta plane covered in signatures at Pinal Airbase in Arizona. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_015~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - Ground-crew members shake one of the captain's of Delta's final commercial 747 flight. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_014~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~Jan 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, United States - Overhead components pulled from a plane after being cleaned and before being packaged. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_013~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - A flight attendant adjusts another's collar before a photo. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_012~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The view from an interior of a retired TWA 747 on Pinal Airbase. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_011~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - An exposed jet engine on Pinal Airbase in Arizona. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_010~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - A captain's hat. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_009~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The cockpit of Delta's last commercially flown 747 (left). And melting in the desert heat, oxygen bags hang in a retired TWA 747 on Pinal Airbase (right). Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_008~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - A flight attendant prepares decorations for a wedding ceremony to take place during the 747's final flight. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_007~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - Empty coach section in the 747. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_006~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - Planes in storage seen from a cargo plane on Pinal Airbase in Arizona. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180104_659_c243_005~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 4, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The side of a commercial plane's paint has dripped after time in retirement. Pinal Airpark is sometimes called a graveyard or boneyard for planes. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_004~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - Crew members take their final moments to sign the plane with sharpies. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_003~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~Jan 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - A portion of a Delta plane's cabin removed. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_002~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~January 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - Passenger and crew deplane from the 747. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_001~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~Jan 3, 2018 - Marana, Arizona, U.S. - The view of Delta's 747s at Pinal Airbase as the 747 landed. There may be no airliner as recognizable as the Boeing 747, the world's first jumbo jet, with its iconic hump of an upper deck. For aviation fans, the introduction of the ''Queen of the Skies'' was a triumph of engineering and grace. The 747 revolutionized the way people traveled when it began service in 1970. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180103_659_c243_000~Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~FAREWELL 747~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 659 - FAREWELL 747 - Launched March. 1, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A chapter of aviation history has closed, as commercial U.S. passenger airlines bid farewell to the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that made air travel affordable for millions of people around the world because it could carry hundreds of passengers inside. The double decker aircraft with the humped fuselage is one of the world's most recognizable planes. But after flying the four engine, fuel-thirsty plane for decades, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are retiring the so-called Queen of the Skies in favor of sleeker, more fuel efficient models that are cheaper to operate. Pan American Airways debuted the enormous twin deck airliner in January 1970, and flights by US passenger airlines have been flying uninterrupted ever since. The 747 was a marvel of engineering when it first flew months before the first moon landing in 1969. Affectionately known as ''queen of the skies,'' the 747 was postage stamp famous, an icon of pop culture, and the backdrop of movies, television and a flying emblem of the US presidency as Air Force One. (Credit Image: © Dustin Chambers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~A chapter of aviation history has closed, as commercial U.S. passenger airlines bid farewell to the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that made air travel affordable for millions of people around the world because it could carry hundreds of passengers inside. The double decker aircraft with the humped fuselage is one of the world's most recognizable planes. But after flying the four engine, fuel-thirsty plane for decades, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are retiring the so-called Queen of the Skies in favor of sleeker, more fuel efficient models that are cheaper to operate. Pan American Airways debuted the enormous twin deck airliner in January 1970, and flights by US passenger airlines have been flying uninterrupted ever since. The 747 was a marvel of engineering when it first flew months before the first moon landing in 1969. Affectionately known as ''queen of the skies,'' the 747 was postage stamp famous, an icon of pop culture, and the backdrop of movies, television and a flying emblem of the US presidency as Air Force One. :
2010~zrep671~20180526_671_f103_018~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~May 26, 2018 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - The morning Dr. Robert Bolding died, his body is draped with a flag and taken from the house on a stretcher. He was draped in a flag because he is a veteran. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. When Bob passed away at home, he was surrounded by his loved ones. It was hard for his family to say their final goodbyes and to let his physical body go. He donated his body to science. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180526_671_f103_017~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~May 26, 2018 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Family and friends of Dr. Robert Bolding hug the morning he died. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. When Bob passed away at home, he was surrounded by his loved ones. It was hard for his family to say their final goodbyes and to let his physical body go. He donated his body to science. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180228_671_f103_016~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~February 28, 2018 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING beat the odds by living long enough to see KATHY, his youngest daughter, give birth to her first child, CHARLOTTE. The family gave Bob goals in hopes to give him incentive to hang on a little bit longer. MARTIN HAAGA, is holding the baby. KATHY is at right. INGRID, Bob's wife and Kathy's mother is behind Bob. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only a few months to live. His family gave him milestones along his journey, hoping it would give him incentive to hang on and fight for his life. He lived long enough to see his youngest daughter get married and give birth to her first child this spring. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170701_671_f103_015~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~July 1, 2017 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING receives a kiss from his wife INGRID at a patriotic ceremony. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. Bob and his immigrant wife Ingrid were both very proud Americans. He participated in a patriotic ceremony last July. Bob did not get out of the house much anymore at this point in his illness. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170526_671_f103_014~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~May 26, 2017 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Family and friends comfort DR. ROBERT BOLDING shortly after his death. He had just passed away and his family was saying their goodbyes. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. When Bob passed away at home, he was surrounded by his loved ones. He donated his body to science. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161214_671_f103_013~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~December 14, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING shares a moment on the couch with his daughter KATHERINE HAAGA. The chemo and radiation treatment made him very tired. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. Bob's wife and children cared for him every day as his health declined, doing whatever they could to bring him love and comfort and healing. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patientÕs own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160521_671_f103_012~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~May 21, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING gives a kiss to his daughter KATHERINE HAAGA on her wedding day. His daughter moved her wedding day up by several months at the advice of the doctor, so that her father could walk her down the aisle and dance with her. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only a few months to live. One of his immediate goals when he learned about his inevitable death, was to walk his daughter down the aisle during her upcoming wedding. She moved her wedding date up from fall to spring in hopes he would live long enough to give her away at her wedding. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160424_671_f103_011~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~April 24, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING walks with his wife INGRID. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. Bob lived the majority of his life in the home he grew up with his wife, Ingrid Bolding and children. He met Ingrid in Germany, when he was in the service. One of the alternative treatments he tried was an Optune Cap which emits a low-intensity electromagnetic field to stop or slow cancer cells from dividing. He wore the cap for about 18 hours per day. He lived much longer than expected. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160413_671_f103_010~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~April 13, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING wears an an Optune Cap and smokes a cigar. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. He sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center while also trying any alternative treatment his family could find including the Optune Cap. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160413_671_f103_009~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~April 13, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING adjusts an Optune Cap while enjoying a cigar at the cigar shop. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. One of the alternative treatments he tried was an Optune Cap which emits a low-intensity electromagnetic field to stop or slow cancer cells from dividing. He wore the cap for about 18 hours per day. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160226_671_f103_008~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~February 26, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - A medical worker looks at x-rays of Dr. Robert Bolding. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only a few months to live. He sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center where he was treated with Chemo and Radiation following his surgery. He also tried alternative treatments his family found including the Optune Cap. After about a 2 1/2 year fight, he passed away May 26th, 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160226_671_f103_007~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~February 26, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING wears a mask during radiation treatment. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. He sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center where he fought a hard fight; he had chemo and radiation. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160203_671_f103_006~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~February 3, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING receives help from his wife INGRID, who helps him keep his balance in the hallway as he leaves the hospital as he sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center. He was treated with Chemo and Radiation following his surgery. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only a few months to live. Bob loved the people and care he received at the VA and eventually became an ambassador for them during his illness. After about a 2 1/2 year fight, he passed away May 26th, 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160203_671_f103_005~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~February 3, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING shares a moment with DR. JOAN KAUFMAN, of Radiation Oncology, in the hallway. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given months to live. He sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center and always spoke highly of the care and staff he received at the VA. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160123_671_f103_004~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~January 23, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only months to live. Those first few months he lived very deeply, enjoying cigars with his friends while he adjusted to the idea of his inevitable death. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160118_671_f103_003~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~January 18, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given only a few months to live. Bob was a man of deep faith and he was prayed over by church members while being anointed. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160103_671_f103_002~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~Jan. 3, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Dr. ROBERT BOLDING is photographed after his first two brain surgeries where they attempted to remove the brain tumor. A close up reveals a long scar with sutures. Bolding of Memphis Tennessee, discovered Christmas week that he had an aggressive brain tumor. His diagnosis is GBM, or Glioblastoma multiforme. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor. These tumors often infiltrate the surrounding brain tissue. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160101_671_f103_001~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~January 1, 2016 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - DR. ROBERT BOLDING looks in the mirror the day he came home from the hospital after his first brain surgery. Bolding was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme an aggressive terminal cancerous brain tumor Christmas week, in 2015. He was given a few months to live. Here he is at home shortly after his first brain surgery. He sought treatment through the Memphis VA Medical Center while also trying any alternative treatment his family could find including the Optune Cap. In June it was reported that there may be a new type of vaccine that uses a patient's own immune system to battle the tumor in hopes of extending survival. Bolding lived for two and a half years. He passed away May 26th 2018. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160123_671_f103_000~Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Dr. Bob's Brain~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 671 - Dr. Bob's Brain - Launched July 3, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - During Christmas week 2015, doctors determined that Dr. Robert Bolding had a terminal aggressive tumor, a GBM or Glioblastoma Multiforme, growing in the right side of his brain. The right hemisphere processes music. He was given only a few months to live. Dr. Bob had only a few warning signs that something might be wrong. He thought it was possible that he had perhaps had a stroke. He had numbness on his left side and his family said his behavior was odd. Bob was inclined to ignore the headaches he had been having, he figured maybe it was the weather. Bob is not one to worry. But there was one thing deep down that was bothering him, it was the fact that he was not able to sing and he didn't know why. That was the symptom he noticed that got his attention. The typical survival rate for glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer, is 15 to 17 months, but new types of treatment designed to battle the tumors have been shown to extend survival rates by years. According to the American Brain Tumor Association more than 12,000 new cases of glioblastoma are diagnosed in the US each year, and recently the aggressive brain tumor was discovered in Sen. John McCain. After going through brain surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, Bob started fighting his Glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain tumor, with a relatively new therapy called an Optune cap. For 20 or more hours a day, he wore an electrode cap and a backpack that delivers an intermediate-frequency alternating electric field to his brain. So many people always surrounded Bob in his life. Since he was diagnosed he was able to walk his daughter down the isle and he got to meet his grandchildren. On May 26, 2018 - 2 1/2 years after his diagnosis Dr Bob passed away peacefully.. surrounded by the people he loved most. (Credit Image: © Karen Pulfer Focht/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~During Christmas week 2015, doctors determined that Dr. Robert Bolding had a terminal aggressive tumor, a GBM or Glioblastoma Multiforme, growing in the right side of his brain. The right hemisphere processes music. He was given only a few months to live. Dr. Bob had only a few warning signs that something might be wrong. He thought it was possible that he had perhaps had a stroke. He had numbness on his left side and his family said his behavior was odd. Bob was inclined to ignore the headaches he had been having, he figured maybe it was the weather. Bob is not one to worry. But there was one thing deep down that was bothering him, it was the fact that he was not able to sing and he didn’t know why. That was the symptom he noticed that got his attention. The typical survival rate for glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer, is 15 to 17 months, but new types of treatment designed to battle the tumors have been shown to extend survival rates by years. According to the American Brain Tumor Association more than 12,000 new cases of glioblastoma are diagnosed in the US each year, and recently the aggressive brain tumor was discovered in Sen. John McCain. After going through brain surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, Bob started fighting his Glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain tumor, with a relatively new therapy called an Optune cap. For 20 or more hours a day, he wore an electrode cap and a backpack that delivers an intermediate-frequency alternating electric field to his brain. So many people always surrounded Bob in his life. Since he was diagnosed he was able to walk his daughter down the isle and he got to meet his grandchildren. On May 26, 2018 - 2 1/2 years after his diagnosis Dr Bob passed away peacefully.. surrounded by the people he loved most.:
2010~zrep652~20170717_652_g208_068~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier is carried in for emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the frontline with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. He was wearing a body armor which saved his life after being shot.The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_652_g208_067~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny ISIS orphan was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble at the frontline. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters used tunnels in the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_652_g208_066~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldier DRED SUBHI walked an ISIS orphan down a destroyed street from the front line. She was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics nearby in the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS used tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_652_g208_065~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little girl named Amina was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_652_g208_064~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little ISIS orphan named AMINA was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When paramedic MONIR TURK with Global Response Management asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team on amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_652_g208_063~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - According to soldiers, an elderly woman tried to escape ISIS when Iraqi Army Special Forces advanced and ISIS shot her in the face. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team then taken to the general hospital. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_652_g208_062~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A medical team member from Global Response Management pours water on KAZM SWADI as he weeps while medics confirm death of his comrade soldier. ''That was my best friend,'' he cried. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_652_g208_061~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army medic KAHTAN HAMEED carries an ISIS orphan to an ambulance for transport to hospital. Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat the little girl named KHADIJA found in the rubble of the explosion when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself also, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' which meant dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_652_g208_060~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Wounds from her mother's suicide bomb. Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs on July 14, 2017. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said ''My father is killed Shaid'' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_652_g208_059~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shaid' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20170714_652_g208_058~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - STARR EDGE, a nurse with Global Response Management and paramedic JAMES DeMARRO assist the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point. They treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' which meant dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. Credit Image: © Carol Guzy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_652_g208_057~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Civil Defense help families find bodies of their loved ones in the rubble of homes that were killed during the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. The Civil Defense workers said they have not been paid in three years. ''I do this for God,'' said firefighter NASHWAN FADHIL (not shown) who helped FIRAS MWAID ALI dig his brother's body from the ruins. He walks past rubble with workers carrying his brother. The family lost 10 members that were retrieved for a simple burial later. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_652_g208_056~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely wounded Iraqi Army soldier is given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the front line with Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_652_g208_055~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A Yazidi young boy receives treatment. He said he escaped being held captive by ISIS for four years. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_652_g208_054~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Four Yazidi civilians said they escaped being held captive by ISIS for four years Iraqi Army soldiers advanced in the old city. The women said they were used as sex slaves. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_652_g208_053~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier injured by a suicide bomb in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul is treated by Global Response Management medical team members amid ruins of the Old City. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area by the Tigris River. Some of the suicide bombers have allegedly been women with children. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170710_652_g208_052~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170710_652_g208_051~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_050~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Residents and soldiers celebrated at a plaza in West Mosul shooting guns in the air. There had been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area for over a week longer. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_049~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Residents and soldiers celebrate at a plaza in West Mosul. There had been announcements that the battle was over and Mosul liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_048~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20-years-old with hands tied is a suspected ISIS fighter that surrendered with two others after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not ISIS but soldiers do not believe them. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_047~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier shows the face and beard of MASHEAN AHMAD ABDULLA, 22 years old, a suspected ISIS fighter that surrendered after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Behind him is 20-year-old MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD with hands tied. They say they are not ISIS but soldiers do not believe them. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_046~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier weeps at the loss of his cousin near the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as there were announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_045~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier rescues a woman refugee from the rubble as the army advances on ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_652_g208_044~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers await advancing at a base near the front line as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_043~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers use a mirror to look for ISIS fighters, keeping low from sniper fire at the front line. They said they had just killed an ISIS fighter holding a grenade. The fierce battle continued in the Old City in West Mosul. Dangers from suicide bombers, grenades, snipers and air strikes made the urban warfare perilous. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_042~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians including this frightened and weary woman as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_041~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civil Defense members rescue injured civilians as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_040~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Haunting expressions on civilians as they flee as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_039~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Scores of civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. Many were held as human shields until they could escape. They wait as men are cleared of suspicion as ISIS fighters, then continue walking to a Trauma Stabilization Point for medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_652_g208_038~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A girl with a frilly dress covered in dust walks amid ruins of the Old City as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_652_g208_037~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Injured soldiers are rushed to a medical trauma site with Global Response Management team as battle in West Mosul continues amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_652_g208_036~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Injured soldiers are rushed to a medical Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team as the battle in West Mosul continues amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_652_g208_035~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient mosque destroyed by ISIS as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_652_g208_034~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - FAKHRADIN YUNIS, wounded in an air strike walked five hours using mops as crutches to reach safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_652_g208_033~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded. terrified and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_652_g208_032~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team members provide emergency care as wounded civilians like this young boy arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_652_g208_031~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - FAKHRADIN YUNIS, wounded in an air strike walked five hours using mops as crutches to reach safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_652_g208_030~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded. terrified and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Those not severely injured continue walking after being checked for suicide bombs and are then transported. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_652_g208_029~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman with an injured face flees the fighting. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_652_g208_028~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured girl arrives at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. .A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_652_g208_027~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team, an NGO, provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_652_g208_026~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A boy lies on a transport vehicle. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They await transport mostly to IDP camps facing an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_652_g208_025~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Refugees bring meager belongings, some including pet birds. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They await transport mostly to IDP camps facing an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_652_g208_024~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman named ALIA holds the body of her 12-year-old child ULA who passed away on the truck to a Trauma Stabilization Point two hours previously. She said it was from lack of food and water as they were trapped in the Old City during the battle with ISIS. Her husband died from a mortar. She clutched the tiny body and would not let medics take her, hoping to bury her child with relatives in East Mosul. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_652_g208_023~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A child is given a balloon as Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City on July 5, 2017. Civilians flee the fierce battle with ISIS. Many were held as human shields. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_652_g208_022~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care ISOF Special Forces. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_652_g208_021~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, frightened refugees arrive in the darkness at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_652_g208_020~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - SELMA ABDULLA FETE, 87 years old, is reunited with her son FLAH HASIN who was pulled for questioning of men to be confirmed whether they are ISIS fighters or not. She rejoiced when he was released and they could leave on the truck to safety. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_652_g208_019~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured woman reached for a helping hand. Civilians, many wounded and weak, flee battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point for medical care. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_652_g208_018~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman falls on the ground from a truck with refugees and is rushed for medical aid. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_652_g208_017~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An elderly lady holds the arm of a soldier as she awaits assistance onto a transport truck. Civilians flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_652_g208_016~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman weeps about many family members buried under the rubble of her home and was still praying they could be rescued. Civilians escaped the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul and were brought to a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_015~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee with deep wounds receives medical care by Global Response Management at a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_014~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Graffiti on walls, voice opinions of ISIS as a wounded child is rushed to a waiting ambulance for transport to the general hospital. Team from Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_013~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny girl arrives with a torn face as a result of the fierce battle with ISIS. Global Response Management members provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued conflict in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_012~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - KYIRSTY UNGER, a nurse from Portland, Oregon with Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_011~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Teams provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_010~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Volunteers from Wasel Tasel assist Global Response Management team to provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_009~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee has water splashed on her face by volunteers at a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians flee in brutal heat as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_008~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young frightened child holds tighly to MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_007~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A young frightened child holds tightly as civilians, many injured and weak, flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_652_g208_006~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED DYLAN, a volunteer with Wasel Tasel assisting team from Global Response Management carries a severely lethargic child in brutal heat until finding a vehicle to transport him to the Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City on July 2, 2017. Civilians fled the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins, sniper fire and airstrikes. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20170617_652_g208_005~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Bodies believed to be ISIS fighters lie on the streets near the frontline amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170615_652_g208_004~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Nurse with Global Response Management STARR EDGE from Portland, Oregon treats a severely injured soldier. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170608_652_g208_003~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers from ISOF climb over rubble at ancient Mosque destroyed by ISIS in Old City of West Mosul celebrating victory over ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170603_652_g208_002~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Families comfort each other, woman on right lost many family members under the rubble of her home. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170602_652_g208_001~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ALEX KAY POTTER, a nurse with Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170817_652_g208_000~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 652 - Scars Of Mosul: The Legacy of ISIS - Launched December 29, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Four time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~ Four time Pulitzer prize winning photographer Carol Guzy, gives us a glimpse into the faces of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues:
2010~zrep673~20180404_673_p77_018~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. - DUSTIN MORELOCK in Pennington Gap, Va. Dustin has been using Suboxone to treat an OxyContin addiction. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_017~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 26, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - Matt Meadows, Huntington, W. Va., serves as a probation officer for the Cabell-Huntington Adult Drug Court and he creates rings made from sobriety medallions for program participant completion. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_016~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Lee County, Virginia, U.S. - Green rolling hills of Lee County, Va., seen from the Daniel Boone Trail looking north, is home to tiny Pennington Gap, the county's most populous town with fewer than 2,000 residents. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_015~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 28, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - JASON GILLISPIE, 30, has had family struggle with opiate abuse and addiction. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_014~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 27, 2016 - Greenup, Kentucky, U.S. - The Cabell-Huntington Health Department in Huntington, W. Va., offers a needle exchange program for opiate users. Health officials are trying to ease the increasing cases of Hepatitis C infections and other medical problems tied to intravenous drug use. Cotton balls, clean water, syringes, cooking tray and bleach are provided without questions to users who come to the department. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_013~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 26, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - WILL LOCKWOOD, Director of Operations at Lifehouse, talks about his opiate addiction and how pills traveled from Florida to Appalachia. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_012~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 26, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - Huntington Mayor STEVE WILLIAMS' efforts to spur a renaissance in his city are plagued by heroin-related crimes and social problems. His office set up a drug task force that has had successes with unconventional methods. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_011~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 26, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - Former Huntington Police Department Chief (retired) JIM JOHNSON, KENNETH BURNER, Deputy Director of Appalachia region of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area and Huntington Deputy Fire Chief JAN RADER, R.N., are coordinating their efforts to combat the entrenched heroin problems in the city. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_010~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 27, 2016 - Greenup, Kentucky, U.S. - Greenup County Sheriff KEITH COOPER often makes multi-thousand dollar undercover drug buys to build prosecutorial cases against drug dealers in his jurisdiction. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_009~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 28, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - JASON GILLISPIE, 30, has had family struggle with opiate abuse and addiction. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_008~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 28, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - Marcum Terrace in Huntington W. Va., is often a site of shootings and drug deals in the city. Detroit-based drug dealers set up operations at this complex to push heroin out on the streets. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_007~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. - DUSTIN MORELOCK in Pennington Gap, Va. Dustin has been using Suboxone to treat an OxyContin addiction. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_006~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 27, 2016 - Greenup, Kentucky, U.S. - RACHAEL (no last name given) has been using heroin for five years, she said. She pushes heroin from a syringe inside a Huntington, W. Va., gas station restroom. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_005~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 27, 2016 - Greenup, Kentucky, U.S. - RACHAEL (no last name given) has been using heroin for five years, she said. She pushes heroin from a syringe inside a Huntington, W. Va., gas station restroom. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_004~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 28, 2016 - Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. - 'Hopelessness is the disease,' said Huntington Mayor Steve Williams. The addiction to drugs are a coverup to the lack of jobs and lack of hope for the people in this area, he said. A weatherworn home in Huntington W. Va. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_003~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. - An ambulance motors past a Pennington Gap city limits sign in Lee County, Va. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_002~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Pennington Gap, Virginia, U.S. - ROBERT BREWER, Pennington Gap, Va., talks about his addiction to opiates that spiraled out of control after a doctor overprescribed painkillers to him after a car accident. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_001~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~July 25, 2016 - Lee County, Virginia, U.S. - View of rolling hills and green trees of Lee County, Va. (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180404_673_p77_000~Thomas Cordy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 673 - Killing A Generation: National Heroin Epidemic - Launched July 17, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - With the best of intentions and the worst of plans, Florida's long-delayed 2011 crackdown on pill mills ignited the heroin crisis, not just in Florida, but across more than half the country, a Palm Beach Post investigation found. When Florida finally turned off the free-flowing oxycodone spigot, drug users in states once fed by Florida oxycodone did exactly what users in Palm Beach County and Florida did: They turned to heroin. To backtrack the origins of the heroin crisis, The Post layered different data sets atop one another, combing through federal, state and local death, treatment and hospital records spanning 50 states and 15 years. Reporters drove the ''Oxy Express'' highways from Palm Beach County to Appalachia, the route users and dealers once traveled to load up on tens of thousands of oxycodone pills at a clip. They unearthed decades-old documents and sought out emergency room doctors and former addicts, small-town mayors and cops, mothers of overdose victims, epidemiologists and forensic experts. The aftershocks could be felt in Huntington, W.Va., where police crime analysts found the crisis pivoted on a single day: A prescription drug epidemic before June 3, 2011, the day Gov. Rick Scott signed off on Florida crackdown laws, and a heroin epidemic immediately after. It was felt in Greenup County, Ky., where, when the flood of Florida oxycodone slowed to a trickle, Detroit gangs selling heroin moved in. In Huntington,'I can remember the day that we stopped seeing them,' said oxycodone addict-turned-drug counselor Will Lockwood of the once-steady flow of Florida pills. 'And the very next day, heroin showed up.' (Credit Image: © Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~With the best of intentions and the worst of plans, Florida’s long-delayed 2011 crackdown on pill mills ignited the heroin crisis, not just in Florida, but across more than half the country, a Palm Beach Post investigation found. When Florida finally turned off the free-flowing oxycodone spigot, drug users in states once fed by Florida oxycodone did exactly what users in Palm Beach County and Florida did: They turned to heroin. To backtrack the origins of the heroin crisis, The Post layered different data sets atop one another, combing through federal, state and local death, treatment and hospital records spanning 50 states and 15 years. Reporters drove the “Oxy Express” highways from Palm Beach County to Appalachia, the route users and dealers once traveled to load up on tens of thousands of oxycodone pills at a clip. They unearthed decades-old documents and sought out emergency room doctors and former addicts, small-town mayors and cops, mothers of overdose victims, epidemiologists and forensic experts. The aftershocks could be felt in Huntington, W.Va., where police crime analysts found the crisis pivoted on a single day: A prescription drug epidemic before June 3, 2011, the day Gov. Rick Scott signed off on Florida crackdown laws, and a heroin epidemic immediately after. It was felt in Greenup County, Ky., where, when the flood of Florida oxycodone slowed to a trickle, Detroit gangs selling heroin moved in. In Huntington,’I can remember the day that we stopped seeing them,’ said oxycodone addict-turned-drug counselor Will Lockwood of the once-steady flow of Florida pills. ‘And the very next day, heroin showed up.’:
2010~zrep650~20170324_650_w138_021~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_020~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - A boy in camp.The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170323_650_w138_019~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 23, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 migrants and refugees living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_018~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - SETERA (in the orange shawl) managed to escape from Myanmar two months ago (crying as she tells me the story). Three months ago they had seven children when the Myanmar military broke down the door to her house. She was standing with a baby on her hip, they burned down her house and threw her baby into the burning fire. She and her young daughter were raped repeatedly. Her husband was badly cut and her daughter's husband was taken to jail. They managed to escape. Her daughter, Jannatra is pregnant and arrived only three days ago. There is nothing for them to do here, they can't work. Her husband spends his time in the street just begging. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_017~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - A Boy in camp. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_016~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - LOTINA SA is a widow, and says she is 100 years old. She has lived on and has owned this area of land for 80 years that the refugees now live on. This was still Pakistan back when she was born.The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_015~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - Girl in red with water jug. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_014~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - A muslim boy in front of makeshift home. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_013~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp. - SAMSIDA BAGUM has six children. One day the Myanmar military broke down the door to her house and three men raped her for three days before burning it down and throwing her in the river. She felt that she lost her mind and was desperate to find her children. The villagers helped her find them and they managed to escape to here. Her husband is also here, doing some business. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_012~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - SEMON KHATUN escaped 25 years ago with her four children when her husband was killed by Myanmar militants.The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_011~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - A boy stands in front of an American flag door. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_010~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - SHABAK NOHAM (17 years) was raped repeatedly by the Burmese military. She arrived with a broken arm that is still mending. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170323_650_w138_009~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 23, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - A girl in a pink dress in the camp. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_008~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - Kunsuma lost her whole family when they were killed by the Myanmar military but she managed to escape and now lives at the camp. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170323_650_w138_007~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 23, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - YESMIN collects water from the well. Yesmin escaped by boat three months ago with her one child after her husband was killed by the military and her home burned down.The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_006~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - Girl playing dress up. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170323_650_w138_005~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 23, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - ROFIKA, 14 years old, grinds tamarind in her home. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_004~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - NUR KIOZ came alone to Bangladesh, as the Myanmar military killed her whole family. First they killed her husband then burned her three childen, ages 4,2,1. They cut her with a knife but she managed to escape by taking a boat to Bangladesh and then climbing a mounatin to get here. She cries every night missing her children. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170324_650_w138_003~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 24, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - NURBEGUM has lived at the refugee camp for nine years and recently got a job as a garment worker. She is pregnant and wears henna because she is recently married. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170323_650_w138_002~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 23, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp - HASINAI, has four children. She left Myanmar because the Myanmar militants burned down their house. Her husband works as a day laborer. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_001~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~March 25, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Leda Rohingya Refugee Camp - TOYAB and his wife AIWONG escaped after their home in Myanmar was burned down by Myanmar militants. He jumped in the river to escape and he shows me the bullet holes in his back where the army shot him. They now live with their two babies under a black plastic tarp that is like an oven in in the searing heat. The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group denied citizenship in Burma/Myanmar have escaped persecution from Burmese militants in their country. There are up to 500,000 refugees and migrants living in makeshift camps in Teknaf. (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170325_650_w138_000~Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Myanmar's Hidden Genocide~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 650 - Myanmar's Hidden Genocide - Launched December 26, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Rohingya are an ethnic and religious minority of about 1 million people in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, also known as Burma. They are denied official minority status and the citizenship rights that go with it. Over the last several years, they have have forced into camps where they cannot work, go to school, vote, access health care, or get passports. Many have fled. The United Nations says that more than 640,000 Rohingya have left the country in a mass exodus since August, after the army launched “clearance operations” in response to attacks carried out by a Rohingya insurgent group against security forces. The recent violence in Rakhine began on Aug. 25 after Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts and an army base in the state. Myanmar's military responded by killing hundreds of people, triggering an exodus of Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh. Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's military have come under international pressure to end the violence, but Ms. Suu Kyi does not have any control over the military under the 2008 constitution. The US on December 21, blacklisted and imposed economic sanctions against Myanmar army general Maung Maung Soe who it said oversaw human rights abuses committed by security forces against Rohingya Muslims. The US Treasury stated it had examined “credible evidence of Maung Maung Soe’s activities, including allegations against Burmese security forces of extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and arbitrary arrest as well as the widespread burning of villages.” (Credit Image: © Alison Wright/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Rohingya are an ethnic and religious minority of about 1 million people in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, also known as Burma. They are denied official minority status and the citizenship rights that go with it. Over the last several years, they have have forced into camps where they cannot work, go to school, vote, access health care, or get passports. Many have fled. The United Nations says that more than 640,000 Rohingya have left the country in a mass exodus since August, after the army launched “clearance operations” in response to attacks carried out by a Rohingya insurgent group against security forces. The recent violence in Rakhine began on Aug. 25 after Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts and an army base in the state. Myanmar's military responded by killing hundreds of people, triggering an exodus of Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh. Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's military have come under international pressure to end the violence, but Ms. Suu Kyi does not have any control over the military under the 2008 constitution. The US on December 21, blacklisted and imposed economic sanctions against Myanmar army general Maung Maung Soe who it said oversaw human rights abuses committed by security forces against Rohingya Muslims. The US Treasury stated it had examined “credible evidence of Maung Maung Soe’s activities, including allegations against Burmese security forces of extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and arbitrary arrest as well as the widespread burning of villages.”:
2010~zrep655~20170707_655_g208_066~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The moon rises over rubble as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City even as soldiers and residents celebrate liberation. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_065~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - People and soldiers celebrated at a plaza in West Mosul. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting continued in some areas. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_064~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - People and soldiers celebrated at a plaza in West Mosul. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting continued in some areas. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_655_g208_063~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers from ISOF embrace near rubble at near ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS in Old City of West Mosul celebrating victory over ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_062~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers from ISOF climb over rubble at near ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS in Old City of West Mosul celebrating victory over ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_061~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - The body of an ISIS fighter lies in the rubble as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_060~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Bodies believed to be ISIS fighters lie on the streets near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_059~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20 and two others surrended after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces who believe they are ISIS fighters in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_058~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20 and two others surrended after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces who believe they are ISIS fighters in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_057~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD, 20 and two others surrended after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces who believe they are ISIS fighters in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They say they are not. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_056~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier shows the face and beard of MASHEAN AHMAD ABDULLA, 22 years old, a suspected ISIS fighter that surrendered after being surrounded by ISOF Special Forces in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Behind him is 20-year-old MOHAMMED ABD HAMAD with hands tied. They say they are not ISIS but soldiers do not believe them. They are held captive at a base near the front line. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170718_655_g208_055~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 18, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISIS fighter is led away after surrendering to Iraqi Army soldiers amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small area of West Mosul near the Tigris River even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Suicide bombs, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels during final stages of Iraqi Army operations. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170718_655_g208_054~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 18, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISIS fighter is led away after capture by Iraqi Army soldiers amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small area of West Mosul near the Tigris River even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Suicide bombs, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels during final stages of Iraqi Army operations. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170718_655_g208_053~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 18, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISIS fighter is led away after capture by Iraqi Army soldiers amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small area of West Mosul near the Tigris River even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Suicide bombs, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels during final stages of Iraqi Army operations. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_655_g208_052~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, IraqAn army jacket covered in blood. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a trauma site with Global Response Management teams amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries occurred from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_051~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier weeps at the loss of his cousin near the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_050~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier quietly weeps as he zips up the body bag after saying a final farewell to his friend killed by a sniper. The body was held at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the frontline with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City before transport. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_049~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier quietly weeps as he zips up the body bag after saying a final farewell to his friend killed by a sniper. The body was held at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the frontline with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City before transport. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_048~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier quietly weeps as he zips up the body bag after saying a final farewell to his friend killed by a sniper. The body was held at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the frontline with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City before transport. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_655_g208_047~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely injured soldier receives aid from Global Response Management Team and Iraqi Army medics. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_655_g208_046~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier injured by a suicide bomb in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul is treated by Global Response Management medical team members amid ruins of the city. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. Some of the suicide bombers have allegedly been women with children. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_655_g208_045~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a trauma site with Global Response Management teams amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries occured from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_655_g208_044~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely injured soldier receives aid from Global Response Management Team and Iraqi Army medics. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_655_g208_043~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Injured soldiers are rushed to a medical trauma site with Global Response Management team as battle in West Mosul continues amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_655_g208_042~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers rush their injured to a TSP (Trauma Stabilization Point) amid ruins of the Old City. Iraqi Army medics and NGO, Global Response Management team provided emergency medical care, based in an old butcher shop near the front line. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers were a constant danger as ISIS fighters used tunnels in the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_655_g208_041~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldier injured in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul is rushed for medical aid at a base near the front line amid ruins of the city. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. Some of the suicide bombers have allegedly been women with children. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_040~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq -A white flag lies in the rubble. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_039~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi army soldiers return to base from nearby advancing front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20170709_655_g208_038~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Bodies of ISIS fighters lie near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_037~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Bodies of ISIS fighters lie near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_036~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters advance at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_035~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters advance at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_034~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A helicopter fires on ISIS positions as Iraqi Army soldiers battle the fighters at the frontline amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_655_g208_033~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi soldiers sleep near ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, during the battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City after they took control of the area.. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_032~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters advance at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_031~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_030~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - 1st Lt. MOHAMMAD with ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city . Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_029~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ISOF Special Forces rescues people begging for help trapped in the rubble at the front line in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. Later that night people and soldiers celebrated as here have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters advance at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers run over rubble at the ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, during the battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line wait to advance amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers take a break from battle with ISIS at the frontline on July 17, 2017 amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170615_655_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier reacts to loud gunfire. Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_655_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_655_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army vehicle rushes past a Trauma Stabilization Point amid rubble of the Old City of West Mosul heading to the frontline. Fighting with ISIS continued days after Mosul was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_655_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers drive in bullet riddled humvees as battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters rest before advancing at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Bread sits in a helmet as Iraqi Army fighters rest before advancing at the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_655_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_655_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters in a sniper's nest near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_655_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A phone belonging to ISIS was found by the Iraqi Army. It had a video of a suicide car bomb explosion. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_655_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A phone belonging to ISIS was found by the Iraqi Army. It had a video of a suicide car bomb explosion. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a remaining area. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170710_655_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_655_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many injured and weak, walk past ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, as they flee battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_655_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Fierce fighting continues near ancient Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS, during the battle in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170710_655_g208_008~CAROL GUZY/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170710_655_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 10, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army fighters near the front line amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_655_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers advance from a base near the front line as the fierce war with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170608_655_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers look for ISIS fighters, keeping low from sniper fire at the front line. They said they had just killed an ISIS fighter holding a grenade. The fierce battle continued in the Old City in West Mosul. Dangers from suicide bombers, grenades, snipers and air strikes made the urban warfare perilous. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers use a mirror to look for ISIS fighters, keeping low from sniper fire at the front line. They said they had just killed an ISIS fighter holding a grenade. The fierce battle continued in the Old City in West Mosul. Dangers from suicide bombers, grenades, snipers and air strikes made the urban warfare perilous. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers use a mirror to look for ISIS fighters, keeping low from sniper fire at the front line. They said they had just killed an ISIS fighter holding a grenade. The fierce battle continued in the Old City in West Mosul. Dangers from suicide bombers, grenades, snipers and air strikes made the urban warfare perilous. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_655_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army soldiers look for ISIS fighters, keeping low from sniper fire at the front line. They said they had just killed an ISIS fighter holding a grenade. The fierce battle continued in the Old City in West Mosul. Dangers from suicide bombers, grenades, snipers and air strikes made the urban warfare perilous. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170709_655_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~July 9, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers await advancing at a base near the front line as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_655_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Liberation~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 655 - Mosul Liberation - Launched Dec. 30, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~ A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues.:
2010~zrep660~20170429_660_m42_012~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - A tear ran down the cheek of AMAIYA ZAFAR as she was embraced by friends and family following her fight Saturday night, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_011~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR looks on as ISABELLA HENDRICKSON, 16, is named winner by split decision by referee SIERRA LEONE SAMUELS following their fight Saturday night, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_010~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR throws a punch at ISABELLA HENDRICKSON, 16, during their fight Saturday night, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_009~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR throws a punch at Isabella Hendrickson, 16, during their fight Saturday night, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_008~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR is surrounded by friends and family as she is announced before her fight on Saturday, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_007~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR performs her afternoon prayers in a hallway outside the gym of Richard Green Central Elementary prior to her fight on Saturday. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_006~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - Boxing referee SIERRA LEONE SAMUELS bumps fists with AMAIYA ZAFAR as she says, ''You're good to go,'' after checking to make sure Zafar's uniform was legal on Saturday, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_005~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~April 29, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR warms up with her coach, SANKARA FRAZIER, with Circle of Discipline, before her boxing match on Saturday, at Richard Green Central Elementary School. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150923_660_m42_004~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~Sept. 23, 2015 - Oakdale, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR,15, wrapped her hands before practice at Sir Cerresso Fort Boxing. Zafar from Oakdale, Minn., is seeking to compete for the first time in a USA Boxing-sanctioned event this Friday in Duluth. She's asking USA Boxing and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to allow her to wear modest Islamic attire, including a head scarf, or hijab. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170207_660_m42_003~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~February 7, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR, right, waits to race against DA'SAN FRAZIER, 16, during an after-school boxing program that Zafar was helping lead at Richard Green Elementary school on Feb. 7, 2017. Frazier is the son of Adonis Frazier, a boxing coach at Circle of Discipline gym. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170207_660_m42_002~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~February 7, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR races up the stairs at Richard Green Elementary during an after-school boxing program. She helped lead the class with ADONIS FRAZIER, a boxing coach from the nearby Circle of Discipline gym. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170207_660_m42_001~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~February 7, 2017 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - AMAIYA ZAFAR trains with JONATHAN PEREZ, a coach and professional boxer, at Circle of Discipline boxing gym. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_660_m42_000~Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Fighting For Her Religion~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 660 - Fighting For Her Religion - Launched March 8, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Amaiya Zafar stepped into a boxing ring in Iowa amid little fanfare in late May, 2017. She felt relaxed, confident. A teenager happy to be competing in a sport she loves. She won a three-round fight by decision, improving her career record to 1-1. ''The second fight I could showcase my skills better,'' she said. ''That's how I'll actually look when I fight.'' Her debut fight was a blur of emotions, an event that attracted national headlines, a horde of news media and raucous supporters that screamed so loudly that Zafar could not hear instructions from her corner. Zafar, a 17-year-old Muslim from Oakdale, finally prevailed in a two-year dispute with USA Boxing and made history by becoming the first fighter to wear a hijab, long sleeves and leggings in a sanctioned bout. She lost her fight but scored a larger victory by opening doors for other Muslims in the United States to compete in sanctioned matches by receiving a religious exemption waiver. (Credit Image: © Aaron Lavinsky/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Amaiya Zafar stepped into a boxing ring in Iowa amid little fanfare in late May, 2017. She felt relaxed, confident. A teenager happy to be competing in a sport she loves. She won a three-round fight by decision, improving her career record to 1-1. “The second fight I could showcase my skills better,” she said. “That’s how I’ll actually look when I fight.” Her debut fight was a blur of emotions, an event that attracted national headlines, a horde of news media and raucous supporters that screamed so loudly that Zafar could not hear instructions from her corner. Zafar, a 17-year-old Muslim from Oakdale, finally prevailed in a two-year dispute with USA Boxing and made history by becoming the first fighter to wear a hijab, long sleeves and leggings in a sanctioned bout. She lost her fight but scored a larger victory by opening doors for other Muslims in the United States to compete in sanctioned matches by receiving a religious exemption waiver.:
2010~zrep672~20180704_672_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 4, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - DIANA ZUMIGA, 31 and 8-months pregnant sleeps on the bridge with her daughter DAYLIN ZUNIGA, 3 years old. They are from Guatemala. Her father Hentry Zuniga brought them here as he said it was unsafe in their homeland, but does not plan to cross. Asylum seekers sleep on B/M International Bridge, Matamoros-Brownsville, waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, food, and water. It is unknown whether they have as yet been allowed in to be processed for credible fear. Later that night in the far distance, fireworks went off as America celebrated Independence Day. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180702_672_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 2, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - LUIS MIGUEL MONTIMO, 32 and his companion INGRID PERDOMO, 18 and her 1-year-old son JOSE LUIS appear stunned as they are unexpectedly called to cross into the U.S. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. Ingrid came with her companion Luis Miguel, 32 from Honduras where they made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180702_672_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 2, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - LUIS MIGUEL MONTIMO, 32 from Honduras weeps while talking to humanitarian aid volunteers from Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from the Mexico side. His companion Ingrid Perdomo, 18 and her 1-year-old son Jose Luis take a nap in blistering heat. They made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180702_672_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 2, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - A family from Cuba that requested their names not be used, finally cross over to U.S. side through the border patrol. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International Bridge, Matamoros-Brownsville, waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180702_672_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 2, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - GLADY CANAS, from Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles A Triunfar, embraces a weeping woman with a family from Cuba that requested their names not be used, as they anxiously wait on the bridge. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International Bridge, Matamoros-Brownsville, waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. run by Glady Canas from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 1, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - Asylum seekers sleep on B/M Gateway bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. LUIS MIGUEL MONTIMO, 32 and his companion INGRID PERDOMO, 18 and their 1-year-old son JOSE LUIS wait on bridge. They are from Honduras where they made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180702_672_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 2, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from the Mexico side. INGRID PERDOMO, 18, and her 1-year-old son JOSE LUIS take a nap in blistering heat. She came with her companion LUIS MIGUEL, 32 from Honduras where they made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to the bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180628_672_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 28, 2018 - Matamoros, Texas, Mexico - EVELYN BECERRA and her 2-year-old daughter JENNIFER BECERRA spent 2 days sleeping on the bridge trying to enter the U.S. After the third night she was allowed to enter. They came from Honduras. Others requested not to be identified. Immigrants spend days on B&M Bridge trying to enter US from Matamoros, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 1, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - ZAYD NEGASI WEJDAY, immigrant from Eritrea Africa receives medical attention from Mexican Red Cross worker PABLO CHAVEZ after complaining of illness. Her husband thought it could be from the stress of the 2-month very risky journey on foot they made. The couple was later allowed in to be processed for credible fear. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International Bridge, Matamoros-Brownsville, waiting to cross into U.S. from the Mexico side. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S.- Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. ICE uses electronic ankle monitors to track tens of thousands of detainees. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180629_672_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 29, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church, the City of McAllen, serves as a humanitarian respite center after immigrants are processed and released. They are given food, clothes, shoelaces which were taken from them, medical attention and welcoming warmth. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180629_672_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 29, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - SOPHIA NAYELI, 3 years old, at a bus station with her mother DENIA ARACELY AMAYA as they leave on their journey to Louisiana. Immigrants leave on a bus after receiving assistance from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV). LUIS GUERRERO, former firefighter who lost his leg on duty helps the immigrants. They are from Honduras. CCRGV with the help of the Sacred Heart Church, the City of McAllen, serves as a humanitarian respite center after immigrants are processed and released. They are given food, clothes, shoelaces which were taken from them, medical attention and welcoming warmth. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Immigrants return to the bus station to make their journey after assistance at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV). Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from CCRGV with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180629_672_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 29, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Newly released immigrants dropped off at Central bus station are met by a volunteer and walk to Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV). With the help of the Sacred Heart Church, the City of McAllen, which serves as a humanitarian respite center after immigrants are processed and released. They are given food, clothes, shoelaces which were taken from them, medical attention and welcoming warmth. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180628_672_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 28, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allow some protesters in the courthouse and try to control the crowd at the 'Families Belong Together' rally at the border. People protest across from Brownsville Federal Court where immigrants are being prosecuted. Many have been separated from their children and advocates, allies and others protest the policy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180628_672_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 28, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allow some protesters in the courthouse and try to control the crowd at the 'Families Belong Together' rally at the border. People protest across from Brownsville Federal Court where immigrants are being prosecuted. Many have been separated from their children and advocates, allies and others protest the policy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180628_672_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 28, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - Left to right: LYNN SCOTTY, CLAUDIA ROGERS and RUTH FIRSCHING from Utopia hold signs at the 'Families Belong Together' rally at the border. People protest across from Brownsville Federal Court where immigrants are being prosecuted. Many have been separated from their children and advocates, allies and others protest the policy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180628_672_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 28, 2018 - Brownsville, Texas, U.S. - ESMERALDA MIRELES watches speakers as an American flag is reflected in her glasses at a 'Families Belong Together' rally at the border. People protest across from Brownsville Federal Court where immigrants are being prosecuted. Many have been separated from their children and advocates, allies and others protest the policy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S.- Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - ANNA ZELIA and her 2-year-old daughter ANNA VALERIA from Honduras wait at Central bus station. They will eventually go to Chicago. Zelia said, 'I suffer a lot coming this way. In Mexico they mistreat the kids but it is more dangerous to stay in Honduras.' Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 1, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - INGRID PERDOMO, 18 and her 1-year-old son JOSE LUIS with other Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. She came with her companion Luis Miguel, 32 from Honduras where they made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to the mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to the bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 1, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - The Rio Grande River is seen as asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International Bridge, Matamoros-Brownsville, waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Asociacion Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180627_672_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~June 27, 2018 - Mcallen, Texas, U.S. - ANNA ZELIA and her 2-year-old daughter ANNA VALERIA from Honduras wait at Central bus station. They will eventually go to Chicago. Zelia said, 'I suffer a lot coming this way. In Mexico they mistreat the kids but it is more dangerous to stay in Honduras.' Recent immigrants and their children are dropped off at the Central bus station from detention. These families with children under 7 years old were not separated. Volunteers from Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) with the help of the Sacred Heart Church led them to the respite center to provide assistance. Most came without shoelaces, some with ankle bracelets. Shoelaces are removed in detention as required by Border Patrol agents. ICE uses electronic ankle monitors to track tens of thousands of detainees.They will be transported to various states. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~July 1, 2018 - Matamoros, Mexico - LUIS MIGUEL MONTIMO, 32 is fearful and anxious. Asylum seekers sleep on Gateway International bridge waiting to cross into U.S. from Mexico side. Ingrid Perdomo, 18 and her 1-year-old son Jose Luis came with her companion Luis Miguel, 32 from Honduras where they made the difficult 3 month journey. He said he fled in fear and cries a lot with anxiety about his past. His ex-wife started dating a gang member and the gang torched his home killing his 2 children inside. He fled to mountains seeking safety where he met Ingrid and they had another child. When they first arrived they said they were told by border guards they would not get in until their child was an adult, possibly as a deterrent then went to stay with a cousin in Mexico for a few days but had kidnap threats and returned to bridge July 1. They were eventually allowed in late on July 2 to be processed for credible fear. If not for a small humanitarian group Association Civil Ayudandoles a Triunfar a.c. from Mexico they would have not had blankets to sleep on, or food and water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180701_672_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 672 - Gateway Bridge: Chaos At The Border - Launched July 10, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - As many as 3,000 immigrant children are still living without their parents in federal shelters, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed, but the agency said it's prepared to begin reunifying them using DNA tests to expedite the process. President Trump reversed his policy last month of separated immigrant families who crossed the border illegally after it led to protests and numerous congressional visits to detention shelters. The administration also has asked a federal court to let it detain immigrant parents and their children together indefinitely, contrary to a longstanding decree allowing the government to hold children for no longer than 20 days. A recent court order required all separated children under age 5 to be released July 10, but the government has asked for more time, saying it can't comply with the order. Most of the families had entered the U.S. illegally across the southern border, with some fleeing violence in their home countries in Central America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~As many as 3,000 immigrant children are still living without their parents in federal shelters, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed, but the agency said it’s prepared to begin reunifying them using DNA tests to expedite the process. President Trump reversed his policy last month of separated immigrant families who crossed the border illegally after it led to protests and numerous congressional visits to detention shelters. The administration also has asked a federal court to let it detain immigrant parents and their children together indefinitely, contrary to a longstanding decree allowing the government to hold children for no longer than 20 days. A recent court order required all separated children under age 5 to be released July 10, but the government has asked for more time, saying it can’t comply with the order. Most of the families had entered the U.S. illegally across the southern border, with some fleeing violence in their home countries in Central America.:
2010~zrep618~20150930_618_m42_027~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~September 30, 2015 - Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. - After getting a ride from LouAnn Larson, Rachel's mom, RACHEL and NICHOLAS walked toward the Rosedale Mall while on a date. RACHEL LARSON, 21, of Andover, began dating NICHOLAS HAMILTON, who has Asperger's almost a year ago, and the two have formed a strong bond and try to see each other regularly. Rachel is now a freshman at Bethel University and at times the couple must go a week or more without seeing each other and they confess that it is difficult being a part so much. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151008_618_m42_026~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~October 8, 2015 - Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S. - ABIGAIL PEARSON just wants a place of her own. Her parents fear they'll die before getting an answer on a waiver for independent living. Pearson, 26, who has had a cognitive impairment since birth says she loves her parents and she loves her life. 'The one thing missing is my independence,' she says. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151008_618_m42_025~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Oct. 8, 2015 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - SIMON HEIL is a 3-year-old boy who lives in northeast Minneapolis with his mother, CRISTIN HEIL. He is blind and has cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus, a condition in which the brain swells with excess fluid. Simon plays in the bathtub as his mother talks about the daunting job of single parenting Simon, without respite care and little outside help at their home. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150926_618_m42_024~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~September 26, 2015 - Andover, Minnesota, U.S. - RACHEL LARSON, 21, of Andover, who has Down syndrome, began dating NICHOLAS HAMILTON, who has Asperger's, almost a year ago, and the two have formed a strong bond and try to see each other regularly. Rachel is now a freshman at Bethel University and at times now the couple must go a week or more without seeing each other and they confess that it is difficult being a part so much. Rachel and Nicholas enjoy some quiet time in the living room of Larson's family's home before going on a bowling date. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150926_618_m42_023~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~August 21, 2015 - Andover, MN, U.S. - RACHEL LARSON, 21, of Andover, who has Down syndrome, began dating NICHOLAS HAMILTON, who has Asperger's, almost a year ago, and the two have formed a strong bond and try to see each other regularly. Rachel is now a freshman at Bethel University and at times the couple must go a week or more without seeing each other and they confess that it is difficult being a part so much. Nicholas and Rachel, who had her toe nails done, enjoy some quiet time in the living room of Larson's family's home before going on a bowling date. Love, sex and intimacy among people with disabilities remains a source of anxiety and stigma. Often, artificial barriers to intimacy are created that isolate disabled people and prevent them from forming real relationships. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150930_618_m42_022~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Sept. 30, 2015 - Roseville, Minnesota, U.S. - After not seeing each other for more than a week, NICHOLAS HAMILTON greets RACHEL LARSON with a hug outside her Bethel University dorm. (Credit Image: © David Joles/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_021~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 4, 2015 - Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. - ERIN EBERT, 26, cleans a bathroom of a downtown business. Ebert, who has Down's Syndrome, works on a cleaning crew for MRCI, Inc., a large sheltered workshop. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150926_618_m42_020~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 26, 2015 - Willmar, Vermont U.S. - ROBERT BRACE, who's lawsuit against the infamous Brandon Training School helped close its doors in 1993, receives services at Upper Valley Services. Brace gets a hug from TROY BUSCONI, a case manager for Upper Valley Services in Moretown, a nonprofit provider of vocational and other services for people with developmental disabilities. More than a decade ago Vermont shuttered its sheltered workshops and group homes and bet big on community inclusion and the payoffs have been big -- both for the disabled and the taxpayers. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150916_618_m42_019~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~September 16, 2015 - Willmar, Vermont, U.S. - RACHEL WOLLUM, 26, has Down syndrome and she also has a thriving cookie business in her hometown. More than a decade ago Vermont shuttered its sheltered workshops and group homes and bet big on community inclusion and the payoffs have been big -- both for the disabled and the taxpayers. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150930_618_m42_018~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 24, 2015 - Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. - RACHEL WOLLUM, 26, has Down syndrome and she also has a thriving cookie business. Wollum bakes her chocolate chip cookies at a church school basement. More than a decade ago Vermont shuttered its sheltered workshops and group homes and bet big on community inclusion and the payoffs have been big -- both for the disabled and the taxpayers. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150904_618_m42_017~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Sept. 4, 2015 - Cambridge, Minnesota, U.S. - BRIANNA HOOVER, 19, and her brother Cory are twins and both have fetal alcohol syndrome and have lived with foster mom Candy Hoover, who has since adopted them. They have severe mental impairments, and need help with their homework and even basic tasks, such as buttoning their shirts. However, Brianna is unable to live more independently because she has been on a waiting list for basic social services for the past 4 years while Cory has received the waiver. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_016~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 5, 2015 - Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. - SUZANNE SUKALSKI, 23, who has Down's Syndrome, works as a breakfast hostess for an hour at Hampton Inn where she can interact with guests. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150916_618_m42_015~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~September 16, 2015 - Willmar, Vermont, U.S. - BILL VILLEMAIRE, 59, who has Down syndrome, spent 36 years of his life toiling in a sheltered workshop in Colchester. Villemaire stocks shelves at a neighborhood grocery store. More than a decade ago Vermont shuttered its sheltered workshops and group homes and bet big on community inclusion and the payoffs have been big -- both for the disabled and the taxpayers (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150916_618_m42_014~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 22, 2015 - Willmar, Vermont, U.S. - BILL VILLEMAIRE, 59, who has Down syndrome, spent 36 years of his life toiling in a sheltered workshop. Nowadays, Villemaire stocks shelves at a neighborhood grocery store. More than a decade ago Vermont shuttered its sheltered workshops and group homes and bet big on community inclusion and the payoffs have been big -- both for the disabled and the taxpayers. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150828_618_m42_013~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Aug. 28, 2015 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. - TONY, 33, has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and spent several years in group homes in Duluth, isolated and hundreds of miles from his family. It proved a bad fit for Tony, including one group home where all the residents but Tony had suffered traumatic brain injuries. Recently, Tony moved back to the Twin Cities to be closer to his family. While living temporarily with his mother he went on a diet, shed dozens of pounds and got off many of his meds. Tony was placed in a semi-independent apartment, with little support and prematurely his mother says, and almost immediately things began to unravel. He started using alcohol and marijuana and quickly became very sick, suicidal at times. Tony has had at least four hospitalizations for suicide attempts in 2015. 'I wish I lived far far away from this...' Tony said, searching for the right word, 'Sewer.' (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_012~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 4, 2015 - Fairmont, MN, U.S. - DUSTIN LEIBFRIED, 42, who has worked for MRCI for three years, stacks cans of chicken on a fast-moving conveyor belt and packager known as the 'T-Rex' at MRCI. 'Because there are some days when you feel like you're just racing, racing to catch up, and they aren't paying us what they should be paying us. Most of us want out.' (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_011~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 4, 2015 - Hermantown, Minnesota, U.S. - ASHLEY DALY, 19, tries to get the attention of her adoptive grandfather GEORGE DALY who had sat on her bed. Daly and his wife Ruth had traveled north to get Ashley for the Easter holiday visit back to her old home from her group home. Daly, who has bipolar disorder and is cognitively impaired, has tried committing suicide at least six times since she moved to an isolated group home in Hermantown, near Duluth, less than a year ago. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_010~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~June 4, 2015 - Hermantown, Minnesota, U.S. - ASHLEY DALY, 19, attempts to pull group home worker Amber Johnson with her. Daly, who has bipolar disorder and is cognitively impaired, has tried committing suicide at least six times since she moved to an isolated group home in Hermantown, near Duluth, less than a year ago. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_009~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~July 10, 2015 - Hermantown, Minnesota, U.S. - ASHLEY DALY, 19, pauses for a moment after awaking for the day. Daly, who has bipolar disorder and is cognitively impaired, has tried committing suicide at least six times since she moved to an isolated group home less than a year ago. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150604_618_m42_008~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~April 3, 2015 - Hermantown, Minnesota, U.S. - ASHLEY DALY is excited to see her dog Holly, after the dog and Ashley's adoptive grandparents George and Ruth Daly had just arrived in Hermantown to take Ashley back to her old home for a visit over the Easter Holiday. Daly, 19, who has bipolar disorder and is cognitively impaired, has tried committing suicide at least six times since she moved to an isolated group home in Hermantown. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150428_618_m42_007~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~April 28, 2015 - Willmar, Minnesota, U.S. - SCOTT RHUDE, 33, sits spread-eagled in a field of garbage, reaching for a piece of trash while on a work assignment with a sheltered workshop ''enclave'' near the landfill. Like many of his coworkers on the cleanup crew, Rhude dreams of landing a 'real job' in the community. But for that, he would need specialized training, transportation to and from work and access to a job coach. 'He is stuck, stuck stuck,' said Mary Rhude, Scott's mother. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150911_618_m42_006~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Sept. 11, 2015 - Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. - GARRETT EDBERG, a 12-year-old, with autism and multiple cognitive disabilities, has been on the waiver waiting list for 7 years. Here, Garrett picks apples with his siblings at Aamodt's Apple Farm Friday. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150428_618_m42_005~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~April 2, 2015 - Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. - Workers at MRCI push to fill an order for 3,600 plastic tubes with patriotic red, white and blue gum balls in time for July 4th at MRCI. 'Our workers are very well behaved and task focused,' said Ramona Harper, the workshop's manager. 'This is the best-kept secret in Martin County.' (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150521_618_m42_004~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~May 21, 2015 - Cambridge, Minnesota, U.S. - BRIANNA HOOVER, 19, and her brother Cory are twins and both have fetal alcohol syndrome and have lived with foster mom Candy Hoover, who has since adopted them. They have severe mental impairments, and need help with their homework and even basic tasks, such as buttoning their shirts. However, Brianna is unable to live more independently because she has been on a waiting list for basic social services for the past 4 years while Cory has received the waiver. Here, BRIANNA and her sister JARELYN, 7, right, went out with their dolls and a stroller and brother CORY, rear left, when a wheel fell off the toy stroller and Brianna tried to fix it as his siblings played. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150910_618_m42_003~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Sept. 10, 2015 - Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. - JOSHUA BURT, who has a mild cognitive disability, has been stuck for six years in a group home on the outskirts of Rochester and he desperately wants to get out and get his own apartment. But Josh is fighting a losing battle with his county social worker, the group home provider and his guardian, who all want to keep him in the home for fear that he might not be able to take care of himself. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150826_618_m42_002~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~Aug. 26, 2015 - West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. - KENISHA CONDITT, 26, works at Midwest Special Services, a sheltered workshop, and receives less than minimum wage, including when she goes out as part of an enclave to do work outside the workshop. Conditt, who sometimes cares for children at her church's nursery, one day dreams of working in a daycare with children. She was seen at her apartment building waiting for transportation to work. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150907_618_m42_001~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~July 9, 2015 - Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. - ASHLEY DALY, 19, who has bipolar disorder and is cognitively impaired, has tried committing suicide at least six times since she moved to an isolated group home in Hermantown, near Duluth, less than a year ago. Daly waits at her group home after being released earlier in the day from St. Luke's Hospital. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150428_618_m42_000~David Joles/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Failing the Disabled~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 618 - Failing the Disabled - Launched Jan. 19, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In a field on the outskirts of town, a man with Down syndrome is spending another day picking up garbage. He wears faded pants, heavy gloves, a bright yellow vest and a name tag that says 'Scott Rhude.' His job is futile. Prairie winds blow debris from a landfill nearby faster than he and his co-workers can collect it. Rhude, 33, earns $2 an hour. He longs for more rewarding work - maybe at Best Buy, he says, or a library. But that would require personalized training, a job counselor and other services that aren't available. Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities are waiting months, even years, for basic social services because of a systematic failure of state and county governments to spend Medicaid dollars. Now, lawmakers and disability advocates are calling for legislative reforms that would force counties to spend more of the Medicaid money allotted to people with disabilities. Minnesota is now among the most segregated states in the nation for working people with intellectual disabilities. Set up to be safe havens, some group homes for the disabled have become remote ''prisons,'' where residents are vulnerable to violence and neglect. Thousands of disabled Minnesotans languish on waiting lists for crucial services even as millions of dollars remain unspent. (Credit Image: © David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~In a field on the outskirts of town, a man with Down syndrome is spending another day picking up garbage. He wears faded pants, heavy gloves, a bright yellow vest and a name tag that says 'Scott Rhude.' His job is futile. Prairie winds blow debris from a landfill nearby faster than he and his co-workers can collect it. Rhude, 33, earns $2 an hour. He longs for more rewarding work - maybe at Best Buy, he says, or a library. But that would require personalized training, a job counselor and other services that aren't available. Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities are waiting months, even years, for basic social services because of a systematic failure of state and county governments to spend Medicaid dollars. Now, lawmakers and disability advocates are calling for legislative reforms that would force counties to spend more of the Medicaid money allotted to people with disabilities. Minnesota is now among the most segregated states in the nation for working people with intellectual disabilities. Set up to be safe havens, some group homes for the disabled have become remote ''prisons,'' where residents are vulnerable to violence and neglect. Thousands of disabled Minnesotans languish on waiting lists for crucial services even as millions of dollars remain unspent.:
2010~zrep617~20161110_617_nc06_046~Dennis Brack/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~November 10, 2016 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA welcomed President-elect DONALD TRUMP in the Oval Office. (Credit Image: © Dennis Brack/Black Star/Newscom/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161014_617_r01_045~Carlos Barria/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~October 14, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA arrives at a campaign event in support of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. (Credit Image: © Carlos Barria/Reuters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160926_617_s152_044~Aude Guerrucci/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~September 26, 2016 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - US President BARACK OBAMA receives a traditional blanket and hat during a blanketing ceremony at the 2016 White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. The conference provides tribal leaders with opportunity to interact directly with federal government officials and members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs. (Credit Image: © Aude Guerrucci/CNP/ zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160907_617_z03__043~Jonathan Ernst/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~September 7, 2016 - Luang Prabang, Laos - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA drinks from a fresh-cut coconut on a walk. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160824_617_z03__042~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~August 24, 2016 - Washington, DC, United States of America - U.S President BARACK OBAMA watches a virtual reality film captured during his trip to Yosemite National Park earlier this year in the Outer Oval Office at the White House. Personal aide Ferial Govashiri sits at her desk at left. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160708_617_f57_041~Krystian Maj/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~July 8, 2016 - Warsaw, Poland - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA and Great Britain's Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON talk before a meeting of leaders of the member countries in the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit. (Credit Image: © Krystian Maj/FORUM/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160619_617_z03_040~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~June 19, 2016 - Yosemite, California, U.S. - U.S President BARACK OBAMA poses for a family photo with daughters MALIA and SASHA and First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA in front of the 2,400-foot Yosemite Falls. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160615_617_z03_039~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jun 15, 2016 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA greets His Holiness the DALAI LAMA at the entrance of the Map Room of the White House. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160525_617_r01_038~Carlos Barria/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~May 25, 2016 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA smiles as he attends a town hall meeting with members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at the GEM Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (Credit Image: © Carlos Barria/Reuters/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160423_617_z03_037~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~April 23, 2016 - Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - U.S President BARACK OBAMA plays a round of golf with Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON at The Grove in Watford. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160321_617_m67_036~Al Diaz/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~March 21, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - Cuban President RAUL CASTRO lifts U.S. President BARACK OBAMA'S arm after delivering speeches at the Palacio de la Revolucion. In what became an awkward moment, Castro tried to lift Obama's arm into a salute, but Obama let it go limp. (Credit Image: © Al Diaz/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151030_617_z03_035~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Oct. 30, 2015 - Washington, District of Columbia, US - U.S President BARACK OBAMA lifts ELLA RHODES, daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, in her elephant costume during a Halloween in the Oval Office of the White House October 30, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150923_617_s152_034~Alex Wong/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Sept. 23, 2015 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA (R) and POPE FRANCIS (L) walk through the colonnade prior to an Oval Office meeting at the White House. (Credit Image: © Alex Wong/CNP/Pool/ zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150608_617_z03_033~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~June 8, 2015 - Elmau, Bavaria, Germany - German chancellor ANGELA MERKEL talks to U.S.ÊPresident BARACK OBAMA who sits on a bench facing the Wetterstein mountains at Elmau Castle. Heads of state and government of the seven leading industrialized nations (G7) are scheduled to meet in Elmau Castle, Bavaria, on June 7-8 as the climax of Germany's presidency of the G7. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150409_617_z03_032~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~April 8, 2015 - Kingston, Jamacia - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA strikes the lightening pose with the fastest man alive, USAIN BOLT backstage following a Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative town hall at the University of the West Indies. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150327_617_z03_031~Amanda Lucidon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Mar 27, 2015 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - 'The First Lady Michelle Obama snuggled against the President during a video taping for the 2015 World Expo in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. (Credit Image: © Amanda Lucidon/White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150310_617_m67_030~Curtis Compton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~March 10, 2015 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA receives a standing ovation as he takes the stage to discuss college affordability and access to quality higher education at Georgia Tech on Tuesday. (Credit Image: © Curtis Compton/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150219_617_m67_029~Chris Sweda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb. 19, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA boards Air Force One before leaving Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Thursday. (Credit Image: © Chris Sweda/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140616_617_z03_028~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~June 16, 2014 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA and First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA walk across the White House South Lawn in formal attire. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140606_617_z03_027~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~June 6, 2014 - Normandy, France - US President BARACK OBAMA talks with Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN after a lunch with other foreign leaders to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140206_617_rx3_026~Rex/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb. 6, 2014 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA during The National Prayer Breakfast. (Credit Image: © Rex Features/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130214_617_m67_025~Johnny Crawford/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb. 14, 2013 - Decatur, Georgia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA uses a spy glass to play with a young girl at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center. Obama is proposing a nationwide initiative for children in pre-kindergarten. (Credit Image: © Johnny Crawford/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130121_617_rx3_024~Rex Features/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan. 21, 2013 - Washington, District Of Columbia, U.S. - MICHELLE OBAMA and BARACK OBAMA at the Inaugural Ball at the Walter Washington Convention Center. (Credit Image: © Rex Features/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130121_617_a60_023~Chip Somodevilla/Pool/Cnp/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan. 21, 2013 - Washington, District Of Columbia, U.S. - United States President BARACK OBAMA and first lady MICHELLE OBAMA sing together as they dance during the Inaugural Ball at the Walter Washington Convention Center. President Obama started his second term by taking the Oath of Office earlier in the day during a ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. (Credit Image: © Chip Somodevilla/Pool/Cnp/Prensa Internacional/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120130_617_z03_022~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan. 30, 2012 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA laughs with Vice President JOE BIDEN and Secretary of State HILLARY CLINTON, who had just accidentally dropped all of her briefing papers onto the Oval Office rug. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120201_617_z03_021~Lawrence Jackson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb. 1, 2012 - President BARACK OBAMA holds ARIANNA HOLMES, 3, before taking a departure photo with members of her family in the Oval Office. (Credit Image: © Lawrence Jackson/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20121115_617_z03_020~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Nov. 15, 2012 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA jokingly mimics U.S. Olympic gymnast MCKAYLA MARONEY's ''not impressed'' look while greeting members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams in the Oval Office. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20121104_617_ss5_019~Robert Duyos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Nov. 4, 2012 - Hollywood, Florida, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA smiles and waves as he enters the football stadium at McArthur High School Sunday afternoon for a swing state campaign rally. (Credit Image: © Robert Duyos/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20121031_617_z03_018~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Oct. 31, 2012 - Brigantine, New Jersey, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA hugs DONNA VANZANT, the owner of North Point Marina, as he tours damage from Hurricane Sandy. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20121028_617_m67_017~Joe Burbank/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Oct. 28, 2012 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA makes a funny face after he is connected to a wrong number while calling to thank campaign volunteers at the ''Obama For America'' field office in Orlando on Sunday. (Credit Image: © Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120920_617_m67_016~C.W. Griffin/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Sept. 20, 2012 - Miami, Florida, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA returns to Air Force One after answering questions from reporters at Univision's Meet the Candidates forum at the University of Miami. (Credit Image: © C.W. Griffin/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120802_617_m67_015~Joe Burbank/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Aug. 2, 2012 - Winter Park, Florida, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA reacts to the crowd singing ''Happy Birthday'' during a rally at Rollins College Thursday. Obama turned 51. (Credit Image: © Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120726_617_z03_014~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~July 26, 2012 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - President Barack Obama holds a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Sign on the back of his chair marks it as the presidents. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120520_617_z03_013~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~May 20, 2012 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA throws a football on the field at Soldier Field following the NATO working dinner. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120418_617_z03_012~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~April 18, 2012 - Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120124_617_mv2_011~Pete Marovich/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan. 24, 2012 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Rep. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS (D-AZ) is hugged by President BARACK OBAMA as he entered the chamber of the House of Representatives to deliver his third State of the Union address in the House chamber to a joint session of Congress. (Credit Image: © Pete Marovich/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20110501_617_z03_010~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~May 1, 2011 - The White House, Washington, D.C. , U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA and Vice President JOE BIDEN, along with members of the National Security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20110914_617_m67_009~Chuck Liddy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Sept. 14, 2011 - Morrisville, North Carolina, USA - US President BARACK OBAMA touts his American Jobs Act at Reynolds Coliseum on the N.C. State University campus. (Credit Image: © Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150410_617_z03_008~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Mar. 22, 2010 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Secretary of State HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON congratulates President BARACK OBAMA on the House vote to pass health care reform, prior to a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20090930_617_s152_007~Samantha Appleton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~September 30, 2009 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - United States President BARACK OBAMA practices with a golf club after the signing ceremony for H.R. 1243, the Arnold Palmer Congressional Gold Medal Act, in the Oval Office. (Credit Image: © Samantha Appleton/CNP via zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20090202_617_z03_006~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb. 02, 2009 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA speaks with the Iraqi Prime Minister on the phone in the Oval Office at the White House. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20090201_617_z03_005~Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Feb 01, 2009 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - President BARACK OBAMA and First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA wear 3-D glasses while watching the TV during a Super Bowl Party in the family theater of the White House. Guests included family, friends, staff members and members of Congress. (Credit Image: © Pete Souza/The White House/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20081118_617_mf1_004~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Nov. 18, 2008 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - An Obama supporter holds the Time magazine cover of the candidate to the sky outside the Pepsi Center. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080930_617_k97_003~David Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Nov 4th 2008 - Reno, Nevada, U.S. - U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally at the University of Nevada. (Credit Image: © David Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080120_617_b64_002~Karen Ballard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan 20, 2009 - Washington, DC, USA - US Vice President JOE BIDEN, JILL BIDEN, First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA and US President BARACK OBAMA walk the steps of the Lincoln memorial. (Credit Image: © Karen Ballard/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20090120_617_mr2_001~Paul Morse/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~Jan 20, 2008 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA - U.S. President BARACK OBAMA and First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA walk down Pennsylvania Ave during the inaugural parade in Washington, DC. (Credit Image: © Paul Morse/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20081118_617_mf1_000~Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~44th @POTUS~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 617 - 44th @POTUS - Launched Jan. 12, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Some 18,000 people attended President Obama's farewell address at McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in North America and the venue for Mr Obama's speech after he defeated Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. As he leaves the Oval Office, President Obama is viewed favorably by 57% of Americans, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center poll. Obama campaigned .for the U.S. presidency on a platform of change. As he prepares to leave office, the country he led for eight years is undeniably different. Profound social, demographic and technological changes have swept across the United States during Obama's tenure, as have important shifts in government policy and public opinion. Apple released its first iPhone during Obama's 2007 campaign, and he announced his vice presidential pick (Joe Biden) on a two-year-old platform called Twitter. Today, use of smartphones and social media has become the norm in U.S. society, not the exception. Obama's signature legislative achievement, the 2010 health care law that informally bears his name, has prompted some of the sharpest divisions between Democrats and Republicans. The first African American elected US President will be remembered for his soaring acceptance speech ''The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep...'' to his powerful speeches on race and religion, his responses to the shootings in Tucson and Newtown, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the opening of Cuba. It is tempting to believe that the pace of change in the U.S. has never been greater, or that 2016's election is of greater consequence than others. As significant as the current moment of transition is, however, only the passage of time can reveal the trends that will truly have lasting importance. (Credit Image: © Michael Francis McElroy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Some 18,000 people attended President Obama's farewell address at McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in North America and the venue for Mr Obama's speech after he defeated Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. As he leaves the Oval Office, President Obama is viewed favorably by 57% of Americans, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center poll. Obama campaigned for the U.S. presidency on a platform of change. As he prepares to leave office, the country he led for eight years is undeniably different. Profound social, demographic and technological changes have swept across the United States during Obama's tenure, as have important shifts in government policy and public opinion. Apple released its first iPhone during Obama's 2007 campaign, and he announced his vice presidential pick (Joe Biden) on a two-year-old platform called Twitter. Obama's signature legislative achievement, the 2010 health care law that informally bears his name, has prompted some of the sharpest divisions between Democrats and Republicans. The first African American elected US President will be remembered for his soaring acceptance speech ''The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep...'' to his powerful speeches on race and religion, his responses to the shootings in Tucson and Newtown, the killing of Osama bin Laden and the opening of Cuba. It is tempting to believe that the pace of change in the U.S. has never been greater, or that 2016's election is of greater consequence than others. As significant as the current moment of transition is, however, only the passage of time can reveal the trends that will truly have lasting importance.:
2010~zrep616~20160917_616_p129_012~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - Spartans, from left, SARAH ROCZICKA, of Costa Mesa, and JENNIFER KENNEDY, of Mountain View, leap over the fire at the finish of the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_011~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - A spartan cools off before taking on the barbed wire mud hill climb during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_010~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - Spartans make their way over yet another obstacle on the hillside during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_009~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - ALEX CANN, of San Diego, throws the spear one of the many obstacles at the end of the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_008~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - A Spartan competitor takes a break before taking on the Tyrolean traverse at mile seven of the 12 mile course one of the many obstacles on the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_007~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - A Spartan competitor reaches to ring the bell at the end of his Tyrolean traverse at mile seven of the 12 mile course one of the many obstacles on the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_006~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - A Spartan comes up for air as she finishes the rolling mud dunk during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_005~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - Spartans fight their way up the barbed wire mud hill climb during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_004~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - MARCELLO RODRIGUEZ, a wounded veteran, makes his way along the Tyrolean traverse at mile seven of the 12 mile course on one of the many obstacles on the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_003~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - MARIBEL SEGURA of Anaheim carries a concrete ball on the Herc Hoist one of the many obstacles on the course during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_002~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - The 12:45 pm group started strong as they run up the first hill on the 12 mile course during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_001~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~September 17, 2016 - Pala, California, U.S. - A Spartan competes in the rope climb during the Spartan Beast race at Pala Raceway. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_616_p129_000~Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mud Run Wars~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 616 - Mud Run Wars - Launched Dec. 29, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The masochistic endurance sport of obstacle racing is exploding in popularity. A Spartan race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. Obstacle races mix mud and trail runs with military bootcamp style obstructions and sometimes even brain teaser puzzles, all intended to breakdown contestants, mentally and physically. The U.S. is home to the top 3 global leaders in obstacle course racing: Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and Warrior Dash. In the past three years, Spartan and Tough Mudder events have transformed obstacle racing into one of the country's fastest-growing athletic activities. In 2010, it is estimated fifty thousand people took part in obstacle races - in 2015 Obstacle racing attracted roughly 5 million participants in more than 40 countries worldwide. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Press Enterprise/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The masochistic endurance sport of obstacle racing is exploding in popularity. A Spartan race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. Obstacle races mix mud and trail runs with military bootcamp style obstructions and sometimes even brain teaser puzzles, all intended to breakdown contestants, mentally and physically. The U.S. is home to the top 3 global leaders in obstacle course racing: Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, and Warrior Dash. In the past three years, Spartan and Tough Mudder events have transformed obstacle racing into one of the country’s fastest-growing athletic activities. In 2010, it is estimated fifty thousand people took part in obstacle races - in 2015 Obstacle racing attracted roughly 5 million participants in more than 40 countries worldwide. :
2010~zrep615~20160526_615_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - A Cuban man struggles with the challenges of navigating sidewalks in Havana with potholes and cracks in a battered old wheelchair. He goes down a path next to the Casa of Camilo Martinez, a Cuban paraplegic hotel owner who hosted the group of Americans with spinal cord injuries that sailed to Cuba on the yacht Impossible Dream. Quadriplegic Josh Basile organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160524_615_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 24, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE, ROBBY BECKMAN, COLIN BUCHANAN and GABBY AHRENS tour Havana in an old convertible. Quadriplegic Basile organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream, with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160525_615_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 25, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - ROBBY BECKMAN, 32, cools off with bag of ice after game of adaptive slingshot golf with a pendulum-powered putter (designed by Josh Basile). Robby broke his neck diving into water and now sailed to Cuba with friends he met initially in rehabilitation for their spinal cord injuries. The thermoregulation function is diminished at the point of a spinal cord injury. A body can't feel heat or cold beneath the injury. Robby bought spray bottles at Home Depot which relieved them from the intense heat in Cuba. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160524_615_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 24, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - ROBBY BECKMAN (front) 32, watches his shot during a game of adaptive slingshot golf with a pendulum-powered putter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - ROBBY BECKMAN gets help with his transfer back to a wheelchair from BRUCE VARNES (left) and BABILA KINGSLEY NDASI (Josh's caregiver) as they arrive back at their Casa after a tour of Havana in a hot pink 1952 Chevy convertible. 'Robby was the first person with a spinal cord injury I saw smile. It was humbling. It gave me hope,' said Josh. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_615_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - On Calle Obispo in old Havana, ROBBY BECKMAN, left met an elderly man, MAXIMO ROGOBERTO ACOSTA OLIVERA in a battered wheelchair with a hat filled with a few coins but didn't appear to be begging. He was injured in a work accident. He admired their fancy wheelchairs and grasped the hands and legs of Robby, which were paralyzed for both of them. Robby said, It's all how you treat people also man. If you treat people with respect and a lot of people have good hearts, they want to help you. Somehow it's like karma, it's going to come back to you.'' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_615_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - On Calle Obispo in old Havana, ROBBY BECKMAN, left met an elderly man, MAXIMO ROGOBERTO ACOSTA OLIVERA in a battered wheelchair with a hat filled with a few coins but didn't appear to be begging. He was injured in a work accident. He admired their fancy wheelchairs and grasped the hands and legs of Robby, which were paralyzed for both of them. Robby said, It's all how you treat people also man. If you treat people with respect and a lot of people have good hearts, they want to help you. Somehow it's like karma, it's going to come back to you.'' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE (left) has a handshake from a dancer as she stops by their table during a visit to the infamous Tropicana nightclub. 'It was definitely interesting having my girlfriend at the time next to me. I was like trying to look at Gabby and look at the dancer and say 'Am I allowed to be here?' But Gabby is a cool cat,'' says Josh. Quadriplegic Basile formed a non-profit called Determined2Heal and motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream, with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - COLIN BUCHANAN takes pictures during their visit to the infamous Tropicana nightclub. 'The dancers at the Tropicana were colorful to say the least. They were dressed to impress. My goal was always to turn people's heads when we came down to Cuba, the Tropicana dancers definitely turned people's heads,' said Josh Basile. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160527_615_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 27, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - Five little words, innocent enough alone but when strung together they are devastating: 'You will never walk again. It's ninety percent mental to overcome,' says COLIN BUCHANAN, 27. He navigates the wheelchair challenges of old Havana as he visits a tourist shop to buy a hat. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_615_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - ROBBY BECKMAN navigates the cobblestone streets of old Havana. Quadriplegic Josh Basile organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream, with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_615_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - Five little words, innocent enough alone but when strung together they are devastating: 'You will never walk again,' says COLIN BUCHANAN, 27. He navigates the logistical challenges of old Havana as local Cubans stare at his wheelchair. GABBY AHRENS accompanies him. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_615_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 26, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - Five little words, innocent enough alone but when strung together they are devastating: 'You will never walk again,' says COLIN BUCHANAN, 27. He navigates the logistical challenges of old Havana as local Cuban girls stare at his wheelchair. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160524_615_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 24, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE views a picture of Fidel Castro as the group visits one of Cuba's large tourist hotels. Quadriplegic Basile formed a non-profit called Determined2Heal and motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160524_615_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 24, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE, 30 (front L) leads friends COLIN BUCHANAN (right R) and ROBBY BECKMAN (R back) with his power wheelchair on the streets of Cuba. Josh said, 'Cuba came about really because I wanted to come up with an innovative way to change the way the world sees paralysis.' And I don't think there is a bigger stage right now than Cuba. Americans really are interested in hearing about what it's like down there and going down there in a wheelchair,' going down there in three wheelchairs - provides an opportunity to change the way the world sees paralysis. We can show what Cuba is like from a different perspective.' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE, front, with COLIN BUCHANAN, GABBY AHRENS and ROBBY BECKMAN take a tour of Havana in a hot pink 1952 Chevy convertible. Josh said, 'Once again we had the sun on our face, the wind in our hair. This time it was a different vehicle, rather than a sailboat we were in a 1950's convertible. That's another cool way to cruise around town. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - GABBY AHRENS gives her boyfriend JOSH BASILE a kiss as his wheelchair is positioned to relieve pressure points as they visit one of Cuba's large tourist hotels. Quadriplegic Basile formed a non-profit called Determined2Heal and motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream, with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160523_615_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 23, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - CAMILO MARTINEZ (right), Cuban paraplegic Casa owner welcomes JOSH BASILE (left) and the group who just arrived in Cuba after sailing on the yacht Impossible Dream. Camilo had a spinal cord injury from a car crash in 2000. At his hotel people are welcomed into a home, eat together and have a more personal experience. Camilo's is one of the few wheelchair accessible hotels with a ramp to the entrance, an 'elevator' to a rooftop bar and the only wheelchair accessible bathrooms they found anywhere in Cuba. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160527_615_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 27, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - COLIN BUCHANAN, 27 navigates the wheelchair challenges of Havana. On left is GABBY AHRENS and right is BABILA KINGSLEY NDASI, caregiver for Josh. Quadriplegic Josh Basile formed a non-profit called Determined2Heal and motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sail to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called the Impossible Dream. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160527_615_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 27, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - JOSH BASILE gets help from local Cuban residents and his caregiver BABILA KINGSLEY NDASI as he is determined to get his 450 pound wheelchair up a steep flight of stairs at a cigar factory he wanted to visit. Navigating the trip in wheelchairs offered many challenges. 'The cigar factory, we were told it was wheelchair accessible. They had an elevator we had nothing to worry about. We arrive and the next thing you know there's five steps,'' says Josh. 'And about five Cuban men who were all watching immediately ran to the side to help support my wheelchair and to help balance me until we got the ramp reconnected at the top and they pushed me all the way up. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160521_615_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~May 21, 2016 - Havana, Cuba - COLIN BUCHANAN (left front) ROBBY BECKMAN (left back) and JOSH BASILE with his girlfriend GABBY AHRENS (right) leave their wheelchairs on deck as they bask in the sun. They sailed to Cuba from Key West, Florida in May 2016 on the yacht Impossible Dream. Josh said, 'There is something special about getting out of your wheelchair and not have that vantage point because every day I'm the same height. I'm moving at the same speed. But when you're out of your chair and all of a sudden the sun is on your face and the wind's blowing through your hair, it takes you to a different place. You end up not thinking about being paralyzed, you just think about how amazing this feels and how lucky you are to be in this one moment.' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160527_615_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Wheeling In Cuba~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 615 - Wheeling In Cuba - Launched November 19, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Quadriplegic Josh Basile motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sailing trip to Cuba from Key West, on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called 'Impossible Dream', with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. .'Cuba came about really because I wanted to come up with an innovative way to change the way the world sees paralysis'. While in Cuba they played sling shot golf invented by Basile, stayed in one of the few handicapped accessible hotels owned by a Cuban paraplegic and experienced the culture and issues of navigating the country by wheelchair. 'You know, it's always different doing anything in a chair. It's different. But different is not ruined. Different is fun, different is beautiful. And I'm willing and excited to try the next thing,' says Josh. 'Life can't get any better than this,' he declares. 'My injury has taken a lot but it's given so much more in return.' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Quadriplegic Josh Basile motivates others with spinal cord injuries using adaptive sports adventures to get out of their wheelchairs and ''live every breath,'' he declares. He organized a sailing trip to Cuba from Key West, on the only wheelchair accessible yacht in the world called 'Impossible Dream', with two elevators and a wraparound ramp designed by a quadriplegic. 'Cuba came about really because I wanted to come up with an innovative way to change the way the world sees paralysis'. While in Cuba they played sling shot golf invented by Basile, stayed in one of the few handicapped accessible hotels owned by a Cuban paraplegic and experienced the culture and issues of navigating the country by wheelchair. 'You know, it's always different doing anything in a chair. It's different. But different is not ruined. Different is fun, different is beautiful. And I'm willing and excited to try the next thing,' says Josh. 'Life can't get any better than this,' he declares. 'My injury has taken a lot but it's given so much more in return.' :
2010~zrep675~20180531_675_s241_012~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - Trainer IVAN TORRES and his two children, INDELIS, 14 and ALEXIS, 8 share the same bed and take time to rest after a long day of work and training. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_011~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - Trainer IVAN TORRES plays with the youngest children on the street before the practice begins on the field. Torres is respected as a community leader and is always trying to promote soccer as a tool to prevent delinquency. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_010~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - JESUS GALLARDO, 14 and RICARDO BARCARSEL, 6, wait in line after practice to receive a plate of food at the community kitchen, behind the soccer field in Petare, Venezuela. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_009~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - JESUS URDANETA, 3, holds the soccer ball with the gloves he got from a volunteer. He loves soccer so much that he usually spends the entire day kicking the ball on the street. The other children and even the adults have a hard time taking the ball away from him. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_008~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - PAOLA CARRAZCO, 10, jumps high during practice for the Villa Dorada team. The NGO Pasion Petare provided all the training supplies for the practices. Paola and her sister Nicole were abandoned by their family at a neighbor's home because the family was unable to feed them. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_007~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - View of the street and the soccer field Villa Esperanza from 'la gallera' (the cockfighting ring) where the children eat the meal given after practice. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_006~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - Trainer Ivan Torres's son ALEXIS. 8, kicks the soccer ball to the practice field on his own. Children in Petare learn to manage on their own from an early age since parents work and then have to spend hours in long lines waiting to get food due to the crisis in the country. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_005~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - KEIBER SOLER, 12, rests during practice at the field in Villa Esperanza. His team, Villa Dorada, practices there 3 times a week. Keiber lost his eyesight in his left eye when he fell from a platform and damaged his optical nerve. He never mentions his disability and has managed to retrain with the help of his peers and Trainer Torres to play the game with the other children. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_004~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - ESTELITA GOMEZ, 7, trains in the afternoon heat during soccer practice. Trainer IVAN TORRES teaches her to run around and jump over obstacles at high speeds and encourages her to do better every time. Girls are not treated any differently than boys. She only has one pair of shoes for everything and never misses a practice. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_003~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - YOANGEL SANCHEZ, 11, demonstrates for his friends how he is the best at catching and holding the ball in his back, as the hot sun hits the soccer field at Villa Esperanza. The ball was provided by Pasion Petare and is used at every practice and game. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_002~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - After eating, PAOLA CARRASCO, 10, brings her plate downstairs from the second floor at the cockfighting ring, also called Casa Cultural, and returns it to the community kitchen across the street. LUIS ALDANA, 11, waits for her. The NGO Pasion Petare gives meals to any child that comes to practice and it is the only meal that most of these children will receive all day. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_001~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~June 1, 2018 - Petare, Venezuela - Trainer IVAN TORRES gives instructions to the children on how to play soccer. Torres organizes the children, both girls and boys, into several training exercises with strict discipline. He does not receive any salary to train the kids. He is driven by his love for soccer and his belief that, if these children did not have soccer, the alternative would be a life of crime and death. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180531_675_s241_000~Belinda Soncini/ZUMA Press Wire~Slum Soccer~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 675 - SLUM SOCCER - Launched July 31, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The World Cup may be over but passion for the game burns bright in the world's most dangerous slum. Petare, is a slum in Caracas Venezuela and home to more than half a million people, it is considered by the United Nations to be the most deadly slum in the world. It is plagued with poverty, drugs, a high murder rate and chronic teen pregnancy. To make matters worse Venezuela is currently suffering its worst economic crisis in modern history. When Ivan Torres and the other coaches formed their soccer schools, there were no grass fields to play on. Children come out of other small streets that shape the veins of the slum and begin following him. It's the hour they have been waiting for all day. 'Soccer,' Torres believes, 'is more than a game. It's a way of life that builds character and makes children into men and women.' Now 41, Torres started playing soccer when he was seven and continued playing throughout his life. He played in tournaments outside of Petare, the slum where he grew up, and won many trophies, but was unable to become a professional. He decided that the tools that soccer taught him would be the way prevent the children in his community from entering a life of crime or ending up dead before they even became men and women. So he created his own informal soccer school. The economic crisis began to affect the children too. Some trainers began to report children fainting on the soccer field due to lack of food and fewer children coming to practice due to their parents' inability to find food. Severe malnutrition and lack of food began affecting their ability to play soccer. Maria Gabriela Rivas, the sports psychologist of Pasion Petare, explains that through soccer children learn discipline, values, team work, respect, communication, socialization and self esteem. 'We want soccer to be a project for life,' Rivas says. 'We try to make sure children occupy their free time playing and practicing soccer.' Torres is adamant when he explains that the worst thing that can happen in Petare is to have a child with nothing to do. 'They will become easy prey for criminals looking to recruit,' he says. 'And as you know, Caracas is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. We need to protect our children.' And we can do it with soccer. (Credit Image: © Belinda Soncini via ZUMA Press Wire)~The World Cup may be over but passion for the game burns bright in the world's most dangerous slum. Petare, is a slum in Caracas Venezuela and home to more than half a million people, it is considered by the United Nations to be the most deadly slum in the world. It is plagued with poverty, drugs, a high murder rate and chronic teen pregnancy. To make matters worse Venezuela is currently suffering its worst economic crisis in modern history. When Ivan Torres and the other coaches formed their soccer schools, there were no grass fields to play on. Children come out of other small streets that shape the veins of the slum and begin following him. It’s the hour they have been waiting for all day. ‘Soccer,’ Torres believes, ‘is more than a game. It’s a way of life that builds character and makes children into men and women.’ Now 41, Torres started playing soccer when he was seven and continued playing throughout his life. He played in tournaments outside of Petare, the slum where he grew up, and won many trophies, but was unable to become a professional. He decided that the tools that soccer taught him would be the way prevent the children in his community from entering a life of crime or ending up dead before they even became men and women. So he created his own informal soccer school. The economic crisis began to affect the children too. Some trainers began to report children fainting on the soccer field due to lack of food and fewer children coming to practice due to their parents’ inability to find food. Severe malnutrition and lack of food began affecting their ability to play soccer. Maria Gabriela Rivas, the sports psychologist of Pasion Petare, explains that through soccer children learn discipline, values, team work, respect, communication, socialization and self esteem. ‘We want soccer to be a project for life,’ Rivas says. ‘We try to make sure children occupy their free time playing and practicing soccer.’ Torres is adamant when he explains that the worst thing that can happen in Petare is to have a child with nothing to do. ‘They will become easy prey for criminals looking to recruit,’ he says. ‘And as you know, Caracas is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. We need to protect our children.’ And we can do it with soccer. :
2010~zrep614~20161120_614_r134_031~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 20, 2016 - Bashiqa, Kurdistan, Iraq - A statue of a horseman was destroyed by ISIS due to it's perception as a false idol in the Yazidi town of Bashiqa which was liberated and left in ruins after months of fighting between Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers and ISIS fighters. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_030~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Fires have been burning for the last four months in the oil rich town of Qayarra, south of Mosul ever since ISIS retreated and set fire to the wells, creating a massive environmental disaster. These massive fires are now visible from space. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_029~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province,Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force, Golden Division ISOF 2, Mosul Battalion. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_614_r134_028~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 25, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq- Lieutenant General ABDUL GHANI AL ASADI accepts a rose from a boy in the newly liberated neighborhood of Aden. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161130_614_r134_027~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 30, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, IRAQ - A group of Iraqi Army soldiers show off an ISIS flag they captured in the neighborhood of Albakir. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_026~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - A resident of the Khadra housing complex which was liberated only hours earlier show off a citation he received days earlier from ISIS. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_614_r134_025~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 25, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - A family looks at a passing Special Operations Humvee through bullet shattered ballistic glass. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_024~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Children play in the smoke and soot of the fires unaware of the damage that released carcinogens will do to their developing bodies for many years to come. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_023~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - An unexploded mortar lies close to the firefighting efforts. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_022~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Firefighters from the city of Kirkuk, Iraq who specialize in the disposal of oil field fires have been fighting The Qayyara fires for months. They claim that it will take many months more. These massive fires are now visible from space. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161130_614_r134_021~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 30, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - The body of a dead ISIS fighter who blew himself up while trying to attack Iraqi forces lies on the ground. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_020~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - An elderly man (name withheld) dies of his wounds from a mortar strike at the field hospital in Gogjali in eastern Mosul. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_019~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force, Golden Division ISOF 2, Mosul Battalion roll through the streets of eastern Mosul. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_018~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province,Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force, Golden Division ISOF 2, Mosul Battalion clear a house in the Khadra housing complex which was suspected of harboring ISIS fighters or IEDs. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_017~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Residents of the Khadra housing complex which was liberated from ISIS only hours earlier wave the white flag of surrender to the passing Iraqi Special Forces. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_016~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - MUNTASER KHALEEL who was suspected of being an ISIS spy waves a white flag in the newly liberated neighborhood of Aden. He was taken away for questioning and later cleared. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161130_614_r134_015~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 30, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - People in the besieged neighborhood of Albakir receive food aid from the Iraqi army. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161130_614_r134_014~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 30, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - A family walks past a destroyed M-1 Abrams tank in Gogjali. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_013~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - An elderly man, WAJI MUHAMMED in the newly liberated Khadra housing complex. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_614_r134_012~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 25, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Force, Golden Division ISOF 2, Mosul Battalion conduct aerial reconnaissance with a drone in the neighborhood of Aden. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_614_r134_011~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 25, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Residents of the newly liberated neighborhood of Aden peer outside from their homes as the Iraqi Army enters. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_010~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Despite living under extraordinary circumstances, life is beginning to return to normal in the town and children have begun returning to school. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_009~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - A shepherd tends his sheep who were once white. However, after four months of burnt oil smoke their coats have turned black. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_008~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Firefighters from the city of Kirkuk, who specialize in the disposal of oil field fires have been fighting The Qayyara fires for months. They claim that it will take many months more. These massive fires are now visible from space. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_007~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Fires have been burning for the last four months in the oil rich town of Qayyara, south of Mosul ever since ISIS retreated and set fire to the wells, creating a massive environmental disaster. These massive fires are now visible from space. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161126_614_r134_006~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 26, 2016 - Mosul, Ninewa Province, Iraq - A man helps his injured friend make it to the field hospital at Gogjali in eastern Mosul. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161205_614_r134_005~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~December 5, 2016 - Gogjali, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Residents of Gobjali cue up in long lines outside of the field hospital to receive a ration of fuel. Supplies have been slow to reach the civilian population during this early phase of the offensive. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161203_614_r134_004~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~December 3, 2016 - Hasansham, Ninewa Province, Iraq - The funeral rite and burial of Anis Mahmoud, 10 of Mosul. He lived for 5 days before succumbing to his wounds after a mortar strike that also killed his father. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161203_614_r134_003~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~December 3, 2016 - Hasansham, Ninewa Province, Iraq - The funeral rite and burial of ANIS MAHMOUD, 10 of Mosul. He lived for 5 days before succumbing to his wounds after a mortar strike that also killed his father. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161203_614_r134_002~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~December 3, 2016 - Hasansham, Ninewa Province, Iraq - The funeral rite and burial of Anis Mahmoud, 10 of Mosul. He lived for 5 days before succumbing to his wounds after a mortar strike that also killed his father. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_001~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~November 23, 2016 - Qayyara, Ninewa Province, Iraq - Children play in the smoke and soot of the fires unaware of the damage that released carcinogens will do to their developing bodies for many years to come. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161123_614_r134_000~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~MOSUL Under Siege~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 614 - MOSUL Under Siege - Launched Dec. 6, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On October 17, 2016 Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to retake the city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State. The campaign brings a 100,000-strong U.S.-backed coalition of army troops, special forces, federal police, Kurdish fighters and the Popular Mobilisation forces against a few thousand militants in the city, forcing tens of thousands of Iraqis to abandon their homes. The offensive was launched more than two years after ISIS jihadists overran the city before seizing control of much of northern and western Iraq. Some 926 civilians were killed and 930 others were injured. According to analysis by IHS Conflict Monitor, ISIS fighters have lost territory since the offensive began. However, gains have slowed in recent days. Winter conditions will soon hit the nearly 80,000 people registered by the United Nations as displaced since the start of the Mosul campaign. With little food or fuel reaching distressed Mosul and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for more than a million people still in areas of the city still held by ISIS. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~On October 17, 2016 Iraqi government forces launched a major offensive to retake the city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State. The campaign brings a 100,000-strong U.S.-backed coalition of army troops, special forces, federal police, Kurdish fighters and the Popular Mobilisation forces against a few thousand militants in the city, forcing tens of thousands of Iraqis to abandon their homes. The offensive was launched more than two years after ISIS jihadists overran the city before seizing control of much of northern and western Iraq. Some 926 civilians were killed and 930 others were injured. According to analysis by IHS Conflict Monitor, ISIS fighters have lost territory since the offensive began. However, gains have slowed in recent days. Winter conditions will soon hit the nearly 80,000 people registered by the United Nations as displaced since the start of the Mosul campaign. With little food or fuel reaching distressed Mosul and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for more than a million people still in areas of the city still held by ISIS.:
2010~zrep613~20161114_613_m156_014~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - ED SHERADON, 93 years old, and a WWII veteran, who lives in Welch says 'I didn't vote in this Election. I see no meaning of this. Whoever goes to the White House will do whatever he/she wants to do and won't give a damn about us.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161113_613_m156_013~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 13, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - PAT MCKINWEY, police Chief at the city of Welch, with his daughter KARA, says 'We had two candidates in this election and one of them said that she was going to shut down all the mining business in the country. The people of Welch live from the mining industry. So they did what they had to do to protect their jobs and their families. We love this place and we don't want to leave. But if there are no mining jobs, there is nothing else to do up here.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_012~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - McDowell county, West Virginia, U.S. - In the 1990s, the United States Steel Corporation closed all mines and facilities operated in McDowell county, terminating more than 1,200 jobs. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_011~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - As the poverty is rising, drug trafficking and addiction became a major problem in McDowell County. GARY GILBERT was a drug addict for more than 20 years and the last two years is clean; as he said 'Life here is really hard. There are no jobs, no money, no future. So, when you are high you don't feel the depression, you are happy. I couldn't vote but if I could I will vote for Trump cause I believe he will bring back our jobs.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_010~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - McDowell county was established at 1858. Since then, the main source of income for its residents is derived from coal mining industry. During the 1950s and 1960s, the population was boomed and reached more than 100,000 residents. After that period, though, the mining industry started to go down and the population started to decline. Today, the county has almost 20,000 residents. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_009~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - CECIL DALE PATTERSON, McDowell County Commissioner, says 'All these years we voted for politicians that promised everything and did nothing. Our county is dying and nobody cares. So, this time we voted for somebody out of this group. I don't know if he will do what he said, but let's give this man a chance. Look at us, we have nothing to lose!' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_008~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - The house of Burks in Welch. PIT BURKS says 'Hillary Clinton left me no choice. Her stance against the mining industry would be a disaster for my city, me and my family.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_007~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - MICHAEL ACOSTA, of Kimball, says 'The politicians for the last few years are taking our jobs and put everybody to unemployment. They want us to live with unemployment benefits so that they can control us. I don't want their money; I want a job. I voted for Trump, because I think he will fix the economy, not only here, but in the whole country.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_006~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, West Virginia, U.S. - In 2013, McDowell County ranked second from the bottom in the life expectancy of both male and female residents. Males in McDowell County lived an average of 63.5 years and females lived an average of 71.5 years. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161113_613_m156_005~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 13, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - LYDIA MORGAN, a small business owner in Welch, says 'I voted for Trump because I like that he says what he thinks no matter what. I am like that too. Also, I couldn't disagree more with Hillary Clinton in the abortion issue.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_004~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - JOHN BELCHER, of Kimball, says 'In this election we had two shitty choices and we chose the shit that stunk less.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_003~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - One of the three remaining coal mining companies in the city of Welch. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_002~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - According to the U.S. Department of Energy, in the 1980s, the central Appalachian region lost more than 70,000 coal mining jobs and no county was more severely distressed by these losses than McDowell County. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_001~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~November 14, 2016 - Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, U.S. - JACK BAILEY, of Welch, 'I'm a registered Democrat, but the Democratic Party ain't for the working people anymore. Hillary Clinton lied on so many issues that I can't trust her for anything.' (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161114_613_m156_000~Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~TRUMPLAND~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 613 - TRUMPLAND - Launched Nov. 16, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Donald Trump is going to be the next president of the United States. The billionaire businessman who never before held elected office shocked America and the world, defeating Hillary Clinton in an extraordinary rebuke to the nation's political class after an ugly and divisive race that will go down as the most stunning upset in American history. The election is over but it has revealed a country sharply divided. McDowell is a mountain county in the Southern part of West Virginia, which became one of the strongholds of the president-elect. Trump swept West Virginia and hammered Hillary in McDowell by taking 91.5% in the republican primaries and 76% of the vote in the general elections. Hillary Clinton only received 23% of the vote in the county. The once prosperous and bustling McDowell county was established at 1858 and grew to 100,000 residents in the 1950-60's, back when coal mines ran 3 shifts a day. Today with almost all the mines closed unemployment is more than double the national average. McDowell County ranks second from the bottom in the life expectancy of both male and female residents. Males lived an average of 63.5 years and females lived an average of 71.5 years. These images show the view of voters in West Virginia coal country. (Credit Image: © Dimitrios Manis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Donald Trump is going to be the next president of the United States. The billionaire businessman who never before held elected office shocked America and the world, defeating Hillary Clinton in an extraordinary rebuke to the nation's political class after an ugly and divisive race that will go down as the most stunning upset in American history. The election is over but it has revealed a country sharply divided. McDowell is a mountain county in the Southern part of West Virginia, which became one of the strongholds of the president-elect. Trump swept West Virginia and hammered Hillary in McDowell by taking 91.5% in the republican primaries and 76% of the vote in the general elections. Hillary Clinton only received 23% of the vote in the county. The once prosperous and bustling McDowell county was established at 1858 and grew to 100,000 residents in the 1950-60's, back when coal mines ran 3 shifts a day. Today with almost all the mines closed unemployment is more than double the national average. McDowell County ranks second from the bottom in the life expectancy of both male and female residents. Males lived an average of 63.5 years and females lived an average of 71.5 years. These images show the view of voters in West Virginia coal country. :
2010~zrep611~20140815_611_e250_018~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~Aug. 15, 2014 - Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia - A soldier watches over a part of the 300 'tatucos' or home-made grenades which were seized by Colombian Army and shown during a press conference. According to authorities, these materials were allegedly part of one of the FARC biggest tatuco factories in the southwest of Colombia. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160921_611_e250_017~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 21, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerillas of the south group of the FARC patrol the surroundings of the area where the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla is being celebrated. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160919_611_e250_016~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 19, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerrilla soldiers of the South Block of the FARC play soccer during the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160921_611_e250_015~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 21, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerillas of the south group of the FARC patrol the surroundings of the area where the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla is being celebrated. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160919_611_e250_014~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 19, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerrilla soldier ROSSEVELT JIMENEZ CALDERON takes pictures during the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla. Jimenez, part of the press team of the organization, belongs to the block of Commander Jorge Biceno since he was 12 and lost both hands 6 years ago handling a mine. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160919_611_e250_013~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~Sept. 18, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - RODRIGO LONDONO, also known as Tmochenko, the top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, watches from stage a concert performed by a rebel ensemble during the 10th conference of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in the Yari Plains. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160923_611_e250_012~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 22, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerillas participate in a tribute to Mono Jojoy, 6 years after his death, during the 10th National Conference of the FARC. The guerrilla will choose a new Chief of Staff that will be responsible of guiding the group in the transition to the peace, according to one of its leaders Ricardo Tellez, alias 'Rodrigo Granda.' (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160827_611_e250_011~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 27, 2016 - Toribio, Cauca, Colombia - A group of people observe a soccer match. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160829_611_e250_010~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 29, 2016 - Toribio, Cauca, Colombia - A group of children are seen in the school. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160828_611_e250_009~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 28, 2016 - Toribio, Cauca, Colombia - A woman cleans her house's facade. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160828_611_e250_008~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 28, 2016 - Toribio, Cauca, Colombia - A man collects marijuana in a rural zone. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161005_611_e250_007~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~October 5, 2016 - Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia - Two women shout slogans during a demonstration for the peace while former President Alvaro Uribe meets President Juan Manuel Santos, at the Narino Palace. Uribe, main opposition against the peace agreement reached by the Government and FARC rebel group, met Santos, to seek an alternative and save the process with the rebel group. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160921_611_e250_006~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 21, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerillas of the south group of the FARC patrol the surroundings of the area where the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla is being celebrated. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160828_611_e250_005~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 28, 2016 - Tacueyo, Cauca, Colombia - A couple walks next to graffiti with the image of Manuel Marulanda, alias 'Tirofijo', founder of FARC. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160827_611_e250_004~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 27, 2016 - Toribio, Cauca, Colombia - A policeman walks in front of a station attacked by FARC with a bomb tied to a goat in 2011. The people of the zone, territory controlled by guerrilla of FARC during several years, wait for the definitive cease fire between Colombian forces and the rebel group. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161005_611_e250_003~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~October 5, 2016 - Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia - Colombian President JUAN MANUEL SANTOS addresses the media after a meeting former President Alvaro Uribe, at the Narino Palace. Uribe, main opposition against the peace agreement reached by the Government and FARC rebel group, met Santos, to seek an alternative and save the process with the rebel group. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160921_611_e250_002~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~September 21, 2016 - El Diamante, Colombia - Guerillas of the south group of the FARC patrol the surroundings of the area where the 10th National Conference of the FARC Guerrilla is being celebrated. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160827_611_e250_001~Christian Escobar Mora/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~August 27, 2016 - El Palo, Cauca, Colombia - Children stand next to a mural with the message 'Bilateral Cease Fire. No more forced displacement due to the war'. (Credit Image: © Christian Escobar Mora/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160921_611_e250_000~Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 611 - Colombia Ceasefire 'No' Vote - Launched Oct. 6, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - After over 50 years, more than 200,000 deaths, 5 million people internally displaced and four years of negotiations, peace was finally within sight for Colombia. But that all slipped away as Colombians in a nation wide referendum voted against the peace agreement signed by the government and the FARC rebel group. Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, has said that a ceasefire with leftist Farc rebels will end on 31 October, putting guerrillas on alert and adding pressure to salvage a peace deal with the rebels. The peace agreement, aimed at ending 52 years of armed conflict, was narrowly rejected by Colombians in a popular vote. Mr Uribe led the campaign against the peace deal. He says it was too lenient on the rebels and wants to renegotiate some of its more controversial points. The original agreement was welcomed internationally, with the EU's foreign representative Federica Mogherini calling it ''a turning point in the Colombian peace process''. So where does Colombia go from here? There is hope, as both sides have said that they remain committed to a peace deal, yet with no 'Plan B' to fall back on, the defeat of the 297-page peace accord has left the FARC commanders more isolated than ever, and Colombia facing an uncertain future. (Credit Image: © Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~After over 50 years, more than 200,000 deaths, 5 million people internally displaced and four years of negotiations, peace was finally within sight for Colombia. But that all slipped away as Colombians in a nation wide referendum voted against the peace agreement signed by the government and the FARC rebel group. Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, has said that a ceasefire with leftist Farc rebels will end on 31 October, putting guerrillas on alert and adding pressure to salvage a peace deal with the rebels. The peace agreement, aimed at ending 52 years of armed conflict, was narrowly rejected by Colombians in a popular vote. Mr Uribe led the campaign against the peace deal. He says it was too lenient on the rebels and wants to renegotiate some of its more controversial points. The original agreement was welcomed internationally, with the EU's foreign representative Federica Mogherini calling it 'a turning point in the Colombian peace process'. So where does Colombia go from here? There is hope, as both sides have said that they remain committed to a peace deal, yet with no ‘Plan B’ to fall back on, the defeat of the 297-page peace accord has left the FARC commanders more isolated than ever, and Colombia facing an uncertain future.:
2010~zrep610~20160917_610_t130_028~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 17, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - DELFORD BOB JR., 45, is an Ottawa Ojibwe from Canada who has come to Red Warrior Camp to dance. ''I am against people poisoning the water,'' he says. He is wearing a headband that has a thunderbird, which brings water to the people. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160917_610_t130_027~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 17, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - RAIN SWAN,13, is Crow/Lakota who is dancing in her fancy shawl outfit to the drumming of Iron Bull, a group from the Standing Rock Reservation. I am ''trying to save the kids who are coming into this world so they can have clean water,'' she said. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_026~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - On the other side of the Red Warrior Camp is the Lakota/Rosebud Camp. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160915_610_t130_025~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 15, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - Activist MARCUS FREJO is arraigned on trespassing charges at the Morton County courthouse in North Dakota. The well-known rapper/leader was able to post bail and be released. He is leading a group of protesters, many from Oklahoma at the Red Warrior Camp. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160915_610_t130_024~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 15, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - GIDEON EUGENE BEARD checks on when activist/relative Marcus Frejo will be released on bail for trespassing on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Beard was concerned about the delay. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_023~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - ''I felt the ancestors when I was here on August 22...All I could do was tear up when I went home,'' says Raymond Uses, a Cheyenne River Sioux who has been on the tribal council for 24 years. He returned this past week for another visit. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160914_610_t130_022~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 14, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - MARION SPOTTED ELK, 8 months, happily feeds from formula in a bottle made with tap water drawn from the Missouri River. Her father, TRAVIS, and wife DUSTY AYUTAPI are concerned about the impact of the Dakota Access Pipeline. ''We use water for everything,'' says Ayutapi. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160916_610_t130_021~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 16, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - SANDY LOUIS, an Ottawa Indian from Michigan, and Dennis Jordan, a member of Standing Rock Reservation, tied the knot in a Native American Church ceremony in the early evening. Jordan had prayed for someone special before he came down to the camps. Two weeks later he found his beloved and is married. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160519_610_t130_020~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 19, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - CHENAE BULLOCK, 28, is a Long Island Shinnecock. ''I am protecting mother earth. I am making sure my relatives out here are secure for the winter.'' she says. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_019~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - SANDY LOUIS, an Ottawa Indian from Michigan, and DENNIS JORDAN, a member of Standing Rock Reservation, tied the knot in a Native American Church ceremony in the early evening. Jordan had prayed for someone special before he came down to the camps. Two weeks later he found his beloved and is married. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160519_610_t130_018~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 19, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - RAY SKIP SANDMAN, is a member of the Fond du Lac Tribe in northern Minnesota. He is a Navy Vet who did two tours from 1971-74. ''Too many times water is taken for granted,'' says Sandman. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160513_610_t130_017~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 13, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - A bald eagle staff from the Blackfeet delegation from Montana is held up during the welcoming ceremony at Red Warrior camp. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160911_610_t130_016~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 11, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - Children swim in the Cannonball River which feed into the Missouri a few hundred yards away. Protesters vouch to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline because they say it threatens the Missouri River, and the aquifer. Hundreds of protesters who are camping on a site that borders both the Cannon Ball and the Missouri. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160911_610_t130_015~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 11, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - KEVIN BROWN, far left, of Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota won his heat and eventually the finals of the 200m race.''Don't need no car. Don't need no gas. The only gas you need is grass,'' he said. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_014~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - JUSTIN MARSHALL is Rosebud Lakota who is a Master of Ceremony at the main camp fire. ''The creator called me to protect what is sacred to my people,'' he says. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160911_610_t130_013~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 11, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - KEVIN BROWN, far left, of Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota spent time with family before winning his heat and in the 200m race and eventually the finals.''Don't need no car. Don't need no gas. The only gas you need is grass,'' he said. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160514_610_t130_012~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 14, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - TOM BARRETT JR., a member of the Red Lake Reservation in Northern Minnesota rapped against the Dakota Access Pipeline. He encouraged his fans to use video and social media to promote the #nodapl cause. Red Warrior Camp is hosting hundreds of protesters intent on stopping the pipeline project. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_011~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 19, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - ''I want clean water because there are going to be seven generations who come after me,'' says THECLA TWO BEARS, a Lakota from Kyle, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. She came with her children, and her horse Old Gray. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160912_610_t130_010~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 12, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline gather around in a circle near the kitchen in a sign of unity. The Red Warrior Camp which hosts hundreds of protesters continues to maintain a sizable population with supporters coming and going. Some protesters have vouched to remain until the construction is permanently halted. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160912_610_t130_009~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 12, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - MARCUS FREJO, in light, an activist from Oklahoma, leads a group of natives, the Water Warriors, many from his his home state, in a moment of reverence before lunch is serve inside a tipi. Trejo is committed to be at Red Warrior Camp for weeks, determined to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline which activists say threatens the water quality of the nearby Standing Rock Reservation. He was later arraigned on trespassing charges on a DAPL site. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_008~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~May 13, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. -Thecla Two Bears of Kyle, a Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation had her horse , OId Gray, a 5-year old gelding, painted with war paint to protect the people. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160912_610_t130_007~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 12, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - The Red Warrior camp hosts hundreds of protesters continues to maintain a sizable population with supporters coming and going. Some protesters have vouched to remain until the construction is permanently halted. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_006~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - BRIAN GRANBOIS ,59, is a Dene Suline native from Cold Lake, Alberta in Canada. Back home he says he cannot drink the water because of pollution from the Alberta Tar Sands.''When you violate one nation, you do it to all of us,'' says Granbois in regards to the threat from the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_610_t130_005~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 13, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - With fist raised in a power salute and an invocation chant, a medicine man gathered protesters near the site where Standing Rock Reservation leaders said graves were desecrated. Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Red Warrior Camp to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline because of its threat to clean water and the environment. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160912_610_t130_004~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 12, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - A native-themed version of the American Flag along with a standard one, hung upside down as a sign of distress, fly at the camp directly across where confrontations have taken place between the pipeline company and protesters. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_610_t130_003~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 13, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - Environmentalists such as BERNIE ZABEL and natives join forces to march to the site where graves were disturbed, according to Standing Rock Reservation leaders. A couple hundred protesters also joined together to offer tobacco and prayers at the construction site where natives claim that graves were desecrated. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160912_610_t130_002~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~September 12, 2016 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - Activists drive by a construction site northwest of Cannon Ball where construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline had progressed earlier last week. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140101_610_t130_001~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~January 1, 2014 - Standing Rock, North Dakota, U.S. - CARLA CLAH is a Navajo community organizer from Chicago. ''I am here for my grandfather.'' She is holding a copy of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, one many treaty promises the United States government has broken. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_610_t130_000~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rallying Cry: Dakota Access Pipeline Battle at Standing Rock~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 610 - Rallying Cry - Dakota Sioux Pipeline Battle - Launched September 22, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Pipeline projects have become part of an intense public debate over the energy future of the US. The Dakota Access Pipeline would carry 500,000 barrels of crude per day from North Dakota to Illinois along a route that passes near the Standing Rock reservation, which has a 41 percent poverty rate. Federal agencies have raised environmental justice concerns because of that. An estimated 7.4 billion barrels of undiscovered oil is believed to be in the US portion of the Bakken Formation, according to the US Geological Survey. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the federal government, saying the Native American tribe was not properly consulted over the project to construct a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline that extends over four states. While proponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline tout its economic boost, opponents question its environmental impact. The US Army Corps of Engineers approved the project, granting final permits in July, to the dismay of environmentalists and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. However last week the U.S. government announced that it was voluntarily halting work on the project. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Pipeline projects have become part of an intense public debate over the energy future of the US. The Dakota Access Pipeline would carry 500,000 barrels of crude per day from North Dakota to Illinois along a route that passes near the Standing Rock reservation, which has a 41 percent poverty rate. Federal agencies have raised environmental justice concerns because of that. An estimated 7.4 billion barrels of undiscovered oil is believed to be in the US portion of the Bakken Formation, according to the US Geological Survey. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the federal government, saying the Native American tribe was not properly consulted over the project to construct a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline that extends over four states. While proponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline tout its economic boost, opponents question its environmental impact. The US Army Corps of Engineers approved the project, granting final permits in July, to the dismay of environmentalists and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. However last week the U.S. government announced that it was voluntarily halting work on the project.:
2010~zrep609~20150801_609_m228_021~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Aug 1, 2015 - Cap Skirring, Senegal - A boy stands in the rain. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150712_609_m228_020~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 12, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - Children eat lunch in a Koranic School. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150707_609_m228_019~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 7, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Children line up at a traditional Koranic school. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_018~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Senegal - Children sleep on the floor of a daara. 10 to 15 boys will often share a room. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_017~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Two talibes talk through the window of a daara. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150808_609_m228_016~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Aug 8, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - A little girl in the arms of a governess at the Children's Rehabilitation Center Maison Rose, coordinated by the NGO Boolo in Faveur des Enfants, which aims to recover the Talibes from the streets and overseeing Daara's. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_015~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Wooden boards, used to teach the Koran, lean against a wall in a daara on the outskirts of Dakar. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_014~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Talibes watch television in a daara on the outskirts of Dakar. These so-called educational centers accommodate from 30 to 100 boys. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150707_609_m228_013~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 7, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - The Koran in a traditional Koranic school. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_012~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - A child washes clothes on the terrace of a daara on the outskirts of Dakar. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_011~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Talibe on a street in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Dakar (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150808_609_m228_010~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Aug 8, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Boys study the Koran in a monitored daara. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150630_609_m228_009~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 30, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Talibe on a street in Dakar city center. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150630_609_m228_008~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 30, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - A talibe walks through traffic to beg for money in Dakar's city center. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150712_609_m228_007~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 12, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - Boys participate in a Koranic ceremony. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150703_609_m228_006~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 3, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - A talibe extends his hands to ask for money in a wealthier part of Dakar, Senegal. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150625_609_m228_005~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jun 25, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Talibes play with education materials in a daara in the periphery of Dakar. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150712_609_m228_004~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 12, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - Girls participate in a Koranic ceremony. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150707_609_m228_003~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 7, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - Girls sit at their desks in conventional Koranic school classroom. Students, who often come from disadvantaged backgrounds, cover their education, room, and board by begging. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150707_609_m228_002~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Jul 7, 2015 - Saly, Senegal - Children sing during a class in a Koranic school. As of 2014, there were an estimated 50,000 talibes in Senegal. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150808_609_m228_001~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~Aug 8, 2015 - Dakar, Senegal - Boys participate in class at an NGO-supervised Daara. Groups like Boolo En Faveur Des Enfants are working to change the conditions of the schools and the treatment of the children. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150712_609_m228_000~Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Senegal: School of Hard Knocks~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 609 - Senegal: School of Hard Knocks - Launched Sept 5, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Senegal has prosecuted only a handful of cases involving children who are trafficked and forced to beg by abusive teachers in Quranic schools despite a decade-old law outlawing the practice, according to Human Rights Watch. Known as tallies - an Arabic word for pupil - an estimated 50,000 street children, as young as three-years old are sent up to hundreds of kilometres away from home to big cities, including Senegal's capital, Dakar, by their parents to gain religious instruction at ''daaras'' - but they end up begging on the streets. ''The abuse being meted out by these so-called teachers is on display every day and in plain view for all to see, and yet the police and judiciary have consistently failed to open investigations and hold them to account,'' said Corinne Dufka, West Africa director at Human Rights Watch. ''The suffering of the tale is a blind spot in Senegalese society.'' (Credit Image: © Sebastian Gil Miranda/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 609 - Senegal: School of Hard Knocks - Launched Sept 5, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Senegal has prosecuted only a handful of cases involving children who are trafficked and forced to beg by abusive teachers in Quranic schools despite a decade-old law outlawing the practice, according to Human Rights Watch. Known as tallies - an Arabic word for pupil - an estimated 50,000 street children, as young as three-years old are sent up to hundreds of kilometres away from home to big cities, including Senegal's capital, Dakar, by their parents to gain religious instruction at 'daaras' - but they end up begging on the streets. “The abuse being meted out by these so-called teachers is on display every day and in plain view for all to see, and yet the police and judiciary have consistently failed to open investigations and hold them to account,” said Corinne Dufka, West Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The suffering of the tale is a blind spot in Senegalese society.” :
2010~zrep608~20160821_608_o44_044~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Though it was raining this water is part of the show during closing ceremonies at the Maracana stadium. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_o44_043~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Athletes enter the Olympic closing ceremonies at the Maracana stadium. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_o44_042~Michael Goulding/OC Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Neon boxes were used during the closing ceremonies at the Maracana stadium. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_j89_041~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janerio, RJ, Brazil - Performers waves flags during the ''See You in Tokyo'' performance, as the games move to Tokyo in 2020 during the Olympic closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_j89_040~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janerio, RJ, Brazil - Flag bearers enter the stadium during the Olympic closing ceremony at Maracana Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_a35_039~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Fireworks during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic games. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_a35_038~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Brazilian singer MARIENE DE CASTRO from Bahia, at the closing ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympic games Sunday. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_m67_037~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - BAYARAA BYAMBARINCHIN, the coach for Mongolian wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig, is asked to leave the mat after he stripped down to his underwear in protest of his wrestler's loss in the bronze medal wrestling match for the 65 kg competition at the Rio Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_m67_036~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - KEVIN DURANT takes a selfie with fans after Team USA beat Serbia in the gold medal game at the Rio Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_m67_035~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - DEMARCUS COUSINS dunks the ball in the second half of Team USA's win over Serbia in the gold medal game at the Rio Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_m67_034~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. wrestler KYLE SNYDER (L) gets a thumb in the eye from Romania's ALBERT SARATOV during their 97 kg quarterfinal at the 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games. Sanders won the match and the gold medal in the finals. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160821_608_a35_033~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 21, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's CLARISSA SHIELDS connects with Dutch fighter NOUCHKA FONTIJN in what would be her gold medal win Sunday during the 2016 Rio Olympic games Saturday. Claressa Shields made history on August 21 and became the first boxer to ever win back-to-back gold medals for the United States at the Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_d116_032~Thierry Deketelaere/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Beach start of Women's Individual Triathlon during Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Thierry Deketelaere/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_t14_031~Lucas Oleniuk/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Brazilian football fans from Sao Paulo became emotional during the final penalty kick in extra time of the gold medal football match in Rio. Brazil won the Olympic gold medal football match against Germany at the Maracana Stadium during the Rio summer olympics. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_o44_030~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - United States' SHAKUR STEVENSON hides his face as he shakes hands with Cuba's ROBEISY RAMIREZ'S corner after losing to the Cuban during a men's bantamweight 56-kg final boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_j89_029~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio De Janerio, RJ, Brazil - ESTELLE NZE-MINKO (FRA) #27 and ALEXANDRA LACRABERE (FRA) #64 blocks LAURISA LANDRE (RUS) in the Women's Handball Finals gold medal match at Future Arena during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_j89_028~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Great Britain wins the gold medal after beating the Netherlands in the Women's Field Hockey gold medal match at the Olympic Hockey Centre during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. England won over Holland in a shootout 2-0 and tied 3-3 in regulation. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_a35_027~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's GIL ROBERTS celebrates his gold medal with a little of his own bling around his neck during the 2016 Rio Olympic games Saturday. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_a35_026~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - ALLYSON FELIX anchored the U.S. women to gold in the 4x400-meter relay final Saturday, giving the Americans the gold in the event for the sixth straight Olympic Games during this 2016 Rio Olympic games Saturday. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_a35_025~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's PAUL CHELIMO, left, was disqualified in the Men's 5000m-run during the 2016 Rio Olympic games Saturday as he chases down Great Britain's FARAH.(Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_a35_024~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Rhythmic Gymnastics: Italy's squad competes during the 2016 Rio Olympic games Saturday. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160820_608_m30_023~Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 20, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - TAHA AKGUL of Turkey beats KOMEIL NEMAT GHASEMI of Iran in the 125kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling Final at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_a35_022~Geraldo Bubniak/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - MARIN CAROLINA of Spain vs India's Sindhu during the Women's singles Badminton Gold Medal Match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro. (Credit Image: © Geraldo Bubniak via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_a35_021~Brian Peterson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - St. Cloud's ALISE POST (center #11) gets a good start on her semifinal heat in women's BMX cycling Friday afternoon during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Post won the silver medal. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_o44_020~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - United States' women water polo team celebrates their gold medal with their fans after the women's gold medal water polo match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_m67_019~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - US 4x100 team members, left to right, TIANNA BARTOLETTA, ALLYSON FELIX, TORI BOWIE, and ENGLISH GARDNER celebrate their Gold Medal win Friday at the Rio Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_m67_018~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil- The Olympic Synchronized Swimming team from Egypt competes in the Free Routine final Friday at the Rio Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_j89_017~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 19, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USAIN BOLT (JAM) takes the baton in the winning the gold medal Men's 4x100 Finals at Olympic Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_m30_016~Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 19, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USAIN BOLT of Jamaica celebrates after anchoring the Gold Medal winning Men's 4x100m Final at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_m30_015~Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 19, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Great Britain players celebrate beating Netherlands in the Gold Medal match of Women's Field Hockey during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_a35_014~Jon Gaede/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 19, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - EKATERINA VOLKOVA of Finland competes in Individual All-Around Qualification during Rhythmic Gymnastics competition at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Jon Gaede via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_a35_013~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - KIRA WALKENHORST of Germany celebrating victory with teammate LAURA LUDWIG (right) of Germany while Agatha BEDNARCZUK RIPPEL of Brazil and BARBARA SEIXAS DE FREITAS of Brazil hug after their loss in the gold medal game in beach volleyball between Germany and Brazil, at the Copacabana beach volleyball arena. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_a35_012~Geraldo Bubniak/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Jamaican athlete USAIN BOLT wins the men's 200m dash of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Geraldo Bubniak via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_o44_011~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - United States' ELENA SERGEY PIROZHKOVA lost to Belarus' MARYIA MAMASHUK in the semi-finals during the women's wrestling freestyle 63-kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_j89_010~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USAIN BOLT (JAM) kisses the ground after winning the gold medal in Men's 200m Final at Olympic Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_j89_009~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - ASHLEY SPENCER (USA) celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final at Olympic Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_j89_008~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Gold medal winner QIAN REN of China competes in the Women's 10m Platform Final Diving final at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_a35_007~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's HELEN MAROULIS battles Japan's SAORI YOSHIDA, the most decorated athlete in freestyle wrestling history, and eventually wins the gold medal to upset the champ Thursday during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_608_m30_006~Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 18, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Runners participate in the Women's 800m Semifinal at Olympic Stadium during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160817_608_l11_005~Lou Jones/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 17, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - KURT FELIX (GRN) in the Men's Decathlon Long Jump during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Lou Jones/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160817_608_044_004~Michael Goulding/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 17, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Kazakhstan's AISULUU TYNYBEKOV gets put down on her head in her match with Russia's ZHOLOBOVA KOBLOVA who won the match during the women's 59-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160817_608_j89_003~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 17, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - BRIANNA ROLLINS (USA) race to the finish line winning the gold medal with bronze medal winner KRISTI CASTLIN (USA) in Women's 100m Hurdles Final at Olympic Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160817_608_a35_002~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~Aug 17, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - ALMA STADNIK MAKHYNIA (red) of Germany flips BUSE TOSUN of Turkey in Women's Freestyle 69kg during Wrestling competition in Carioca Arena 2 at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160816_608_a35_001~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~August 16, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's ERIK KYNARD's patriotic socks go over the high jump in style at the Olympic Stadium Tuesday during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160819_608_m67_000~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 608 - RIO 2016 - Live Your Passion - Launched August 24, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 2016 Rio Olympics Motto - Live Your Passion: The Olympics Motto - Citius, Altius, Fortius - The Olympic Games are a global event and are watched by the entire world where the athletes attempt to break records and become the best in the world. Keeping with the spirit of the games, the motto, 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' is an apt one..In 1891 A friend of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Father Henri Martin Didon of the Dominican order, was the principal of Arcueil College, near Paris. An energetic teacher, he used the discipline of sport as a powerful educational tool. One day, following an inter-school athletics meeting, Didon ended his speech quoting three Latin words: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Swift, Soaring, Stronger). Struck by the succinctness of this phrase, Coubertin - founder of the modern olympics, made it the Olympic motto, pointing out that ''Athletes need 'freedom of excess.' That is why we gave them this motto...a motto for people who dare to try to break records.'' PHOTOGRAPHY By: ZUMA Photographers: DANIEL A. ANDERSON, PAUL KITAGAKI JR., SCOTT MC KIERNAN, CHRISTOPHER MORRIS and ZUMA Newspaper Partners: MICHAEL GOULDING via Orange County, BRIAN PETERSON via Star-Tribune, MARK REIS via Colorado Springs Gazette, LUCAS OLENIUK via Toronto Star. (zReportage COVER Image by: © Mark Reis/The Gazette via ZUMA Press Wire)~2016 Rio Olympics Motto - Live Your Passion: The Olympics Motto - Citius, Altius, Fortius - The Olympic Games are a global event and are watched by the entire world where the athletes attempt to break records and become the best in the world. Keeping with the spirit of the games, the motto, 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' is an apt one..In 1891 A friend of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Father Henri Martin Didon of the Dominican order, was the principal of Arcueil College, near Paris. An energetic teacher, he used the discipline of sport as a powerful educational tool. One day, following an inter-school athletics meeting, Didon ended his speech quoting three Latin words: Citius, Altius, Fortius (Swift, Soaring, Stronger). Struck by the succinctness of this phrase, Coubertin - founder of the modern olympics, made it the Olympic motto, pointing out that ''Athletes need 'freedom of excess.' That is why we gave them this motto...a motto for people who dare to try to break records.'' :
2010~zrep674~20171028_674_mf1_020~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~October 28, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170625_674_mf1_019~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 25, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Pro skater BREWCE MARTIN in his skateboard museum. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_674_mf1_018~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~July 13, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A skater sleeps in his car after a hard night of skating and partying. (Credit Image: © Michael McElroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180623_674_mf1_017~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~July 13, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A skater competes in the best trick contest in the Lula bowl at the annual Bowl Bash at Skatopia. (Credit Image: © Michael McElroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171027_674_mf1_016~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~October 27, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Old skateboard wheels Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_015~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Bailing out the Lula Bowl Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_014~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Attendees party by the bonfire on the last night of Bowl Bash 2017. A common practice at Skatopia is the burning of cars. The younger Martin used to think it was a Freudian thing where people were trying to release from the materialistic world. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_013~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Revelers party around a bonfire. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_012~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - An attendee celebrates on top of the bonfire at Skatopia Bowl Bash 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_011~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Bombing the hill at Bowl Bash Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_010~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A skater performs a Backside ollie in the Lula Bowl at Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_674_mf1_009~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~July 13, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180623_674_mf1_008~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~July 13, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Two attendees at Skatopia's Bowl Bash play in the mud. (Credit Image: © Michael McElroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_007~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as ''a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171028_674_mf1_006~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~October 28, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - People flip over a car before they set it on fire at Backwoods Blowout Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as ''a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society. (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_005~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A car on fire burns in the background during Bowl Bash Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_004~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A car is destroyed before they set it on fire at Skatopia 2017. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170623_674_mf1_003~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 23, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - A Skatopia visitor practices his technique on one of the many pools on the Skatopia property. With the help of a band of men who live on his property, Brewce has built an elaborate cement skate park in the middle of rural Meigs County, Ohio. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170617_674_mf1_002~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 17, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - Entrance to Skatopia. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170624_674_mf1_001~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~June 24, 2017 - Rutland, Ohio, U.S. - An attendee of Bowl Bash Skatopia 2017 was sharpied after he passed out from partying. While skate culture is predominant, drinking and substance use are main draws for many who visit Skatopia. Skatopia is an eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin and his son Brandon Martin. Skatopia is known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual music festivals Bowl Bash and Backwoods Blowout. It was described by one writer as 'a demented mess that meets halfway between an anarchistic Mad Maxian Thunderdome and a utopian skateboard society.' (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170623_674_mf1_000~Michael McElroy/ZUMA Press Wire~SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 674 - SKATOPIA: 88 Acres of Anarchy- Launched July 24, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Skatopia is an Appalachian farm where hardcore skating, punk rock and hillbilly culture collide. Mad-Max style demolition derbies and spontaneous car burning partners with 24/7 skate sessions. Tony Hawk calls Skatopia a 'rite of passage' for hardcore skaters. Skatopia's owner, Brewce Martin, dreamed of a place where he could live and breathe skating, a place where people forget their 'outside' lives by diving into high speed insanity. This eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio is owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin. For almost 20 years its been known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual skate and music festivals 'Bowl Bash' and 'Backwoods Blowout.' Heavy metal and punk bands from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, play at the barn that is the center of activity. On one side, there's a stage, and the other, a deep bowl for skating that's known either as the 'Epcot Bean' or the 'Punisher.' One week before Bowl Bash XIV, Martin was severely injured by an explosion at a local tire shop which put him in an extended coma. Since the injury things at Skatopia have settled down a little, signs appeared cracking down on the use of heavy explosives and discharging firearms and he has also discouraged the burning of cars. Martin's son Brandon is an anarchist, and a proponent of 'Natural Law' - which operates on the idea that people can work together to figure out whats best for themselves without a state based authority setting the rules. As for Skatopia's future, Brandon wants to invite speakers to share his anarchist philosophy. Skatopia is for those who wish to live the way they want without feeling trapped by todays modern society. (Credit Image: © Michael Mcelroy via ZUMA Press Wire)~Skatopia is an Appalachian farm where hardcore skating, punk rock and hillbilly culture collide. Mad-Max style demolition derbies and spontaneous car burning partners with 24/7 skate sessions. Tony Hawk calls Skatopia a ‘rite of passage’ for hardcore skaters. Skatopia's owner, Brewce Martin, dreamed of a place where he could live and breathe skating, a place where people forget their 'outside' lives by diving into high speed insanity. This eighty-eight acre skatepark near Rutland, Ohio is owned and operated by pro skater Brewce Martin. For almost 20 years its been known for its anarchist atmosphere and annual skate and music festivals ‘Bowl Bash’ and ‘Backwoods Blowout.’ Heavy metal and punk bands from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, play at the barn that is the center of activity. On one side, there’s a stage, and the other, a deep bowl for skating that’s known either as the ‘Epcot Bean’ or the ‘Punisher.’ One week before Bowl Bash XIV, Martin was severely injured by an explosion at a local tire shop which put him in an extended coma. Since the injury things at Skatopia have settled down a little, signs appeared cracking down on the use of heavy explosives and discharging firearms and he has also discouraged the burning of cars. Martin’s son Brandon is an anarchist, and a proponent of ‘Natural Law’ - which operates on the idea that people can work together to figure out whats best for themselves without a state based authority setting the rules. As for Skatopia’s future, Brandon wants to invite speakers to share his anarchist philosophy. Skatopia is for those who wish to live the way they want without feeling trapped by todays modern society.:
2010~zrep606~20160804_606_m67_032~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Security on Copacabana Beach is tight, just three days before the men's cycling road race, which starts Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. The men's road race is among the first medal events to be contested on opening day of the Rio Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_031~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio, California, U.S. - Rocinha is the largest favela in Brazil, and is located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160803_606_m42_030~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 3, 2016 - Copacabana Beach, Brazil - Crews rappel from the roof of the Nissan building near Copacabana Beach, and install a replica Olympic swimming pool on the side of the building to promote the summer games in Rio.(Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_m67_029~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SEBASTIAO SANTOS DE SILVA, left, and HUMBERTO SANTOS DE SILVA assemble the medal ceremony platform, at the start/finish line at Fort Copacabana for the men's cycling road race. The cycling road race Saturday morning is one of the first medal events on the first day of the Rio Games. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_m42_028~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - GESSER GALVAO SALES, a Olympic volunteer from Rio, takes the opportunity to get a picture of himself on the Olympic rings in the Barra Olympic Park one day before the opening ceremonies to start the games. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160803_606_m42_027~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 3, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Why enjoy the reality of Copacabana Beach when you can experience it in a virtual world? Here, Olympic tourists enjoy a demonstration of a virtual reality world at the Samsung booth set up on Copacabana beach. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_026~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - In the waterfront neighborhood called Urca, on the shores of Guanabara Bay, where locals gather to lounge along a low concrete wall, sip beer and watch the sun go down all under the far off watchful gaze of the statue of Christ the Redeemer. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_025~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A large group of Olympic volunteers pose for a picture in front of a set of Olympic rings in the Olympic Park in the Barra area of the games. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_024~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Members of the Cuban Olympic team check check out items for sale along Copacabana Beach. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_023~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A bit like selling snow to an eskimo this vendor sells bikinis on the sand behind the Olympic beach volley venue at Copacabana Beach. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_022~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A bird shares a pool of standing water near the Olympic Village with a white plastic container and a blue plastic bag in Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_021~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - An eight women rowing team practices on the water at Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon on Sunday. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160803_606_m42_020~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 3, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Hundreds of reporters showed up for the Michael Phelps Press Conference Wednesday afternoon. It was announced that Phelps will carry the US flag and lead in the US athletes at the Opening Ceremony. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_m67_019~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Workers rake debris from the sand on Copacabana Beach. The water surrounding Copacabana Beach is one of the most polluted areas in Brazil. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_018~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Even while the stop sits askew, finishing touches are still being placed on signs near the main media center in the Barra area during the run up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160805_606_a35_017~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 5, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A Canadian flag in front of a reflection of the beach volleyball stadium on Copacabana beach during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_016~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - In the waterfront neighborhood called Urca, on the shores of Guanabara Bay, where locals gather to lounge along a low concrete wall, sip beer and watch the sun go down. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_015~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A bit like selling snow to eskimos, this vendor sells bikinis on the sand of Copacabana Beach on Sunday. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_014~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Government work crews skim the surface water for trash and debris at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. The workers then bag up what they find for disposal.The lagoon will be the site of the Olympic rowing competition. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_013~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Vendors abound on the sands of Copacabana Beach. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160804_606_o44_012~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A drainage ditch with trash and standing water sits near the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire).~:20160805_606_j89_011~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 5, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A Military ship patrols Copacabana Beach as a worker touches up the Copacabana Arena during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_010~Michael Goulding/OC Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A view of Rio de Janeiro through some building in the the Santa Teresa neighborhood. One of the paintings has an abstract painting on its side and the city can be seen in layers, residential at the bottom, a small favela and the commercial high rises at the top. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_009~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Military presence is all over Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_008~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - People demonstrate against the impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and fly a large banner in the public space of Boulevard Olimpico. The park was created out of an abandoned parcel of land in the city's water front. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160803_606_m45_007~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 3, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - As the opening of the games approach, Olympic fans gather at the Olympic rings on Copacabana Beach, site of the Beach Volleyball competition. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_m67_006~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Iceland gymnast IRINA SAZONOVA sports a Rio 2016 tattoo during a training session at the Rio Olympic Arena. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/TNS/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_005~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A boy plays soccer on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160805_606_a35_004~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 5, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Copacabana's sidewalk pattern is widely recognized as a surfer and others stroll during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_003~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - An enthusiastic Olympic volunteer displays the Olympic rings as sunglasses in Rio de Janeiro. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_o44_002~Michael Goulding/Orange County R/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Soldiers and police are everywhere in Rio De Janeiro dimming the sound colors of the banners announcing the Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_606_m42_001~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The American flag was raised in the Olympic Athlete Village Thursday afternoon during a welcome ceremony. Athletes were greeted by Brazilian dancers who entertained the crowd. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Minneapolis Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_jlr_o44_000~Michael Goulding/OC Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Let The Games Begin!~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 606 - Let The Games Begin! - Launched August 5, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Brazil is ready to do the Games as they have never been done before. The eyes of the world will be on Rio during the opening ceremony of the first ever Olympic Games in South America. For the next two weeks, more than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 42 world championships over 17 days with a global audience of 5 billion people. It's no small challenge and Rio will rise to the occasion. No Olympics in recent memory has opened under so many dark clouds, both within recession-battered Brazil and beyond. Nation-wide anti-government protests have been held just days before the start of the Games. A political crisis continues to deepen, inflation has risen, as has unemployment and crime, and fears over the Zika virus have deterred visitors and athletes. An Olympic bid pledged to clean up Rio's polluted waterways by 80 percent has since gone to waste. With 100,000 police, soldiers and other security officials watching over the city - Brazilians will flock to the stadiums, and stay glued to their television screens, as they pray for football wonder Neymar and their men's football team to clinch the coveted and elusive Olympics gold. This may be the toughest of times for Brazil, but one can definitely count on the joie de vivre of 'Cariocas' to turn this pity party into a carnival to remember for years to come. It's samba time, Rio de Janiero! PHOTOGRAPHY By: ZUMA Photographers: DANIEL A. ANDERSON, PAUL KITAGAKI JR., SCOTT MC KIERNAN, CHRISTOPHER MORRIS and ZUMA Newspaper Partners: MICHAEL GOULDING via Orange County, BRIAN PETERSON via Star-Tribune, MARK REIS via Colorado Springs Gazette, LUCAS OLENIUK via Toronto Star. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Brazil is ready to do the Games as they have never been done before. The eyes of the world will be on Rio during the opening ceremony of the first ever Olympic Games in South America. For the next two weeks, more than 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will compete in 42 world championships over 17 days with a global audience of 5 billion people. It's no small challenge and Rio will rise to the occasion. No Olympics in recent memory has opened under so many dark clouds, both within recession-battered Brazil and beyond. Nation-wide anti-government protests have been held just days before the start of the Games. A political crisis continues to deepen, inflation has risen, as has unemployment and crime, and fears over the Zika virus have deterred visitors and athletes. An Olympic bid pledged to clean up Rio's polluted waterways by 80 percent has since gone to waste. With 100,000 police, soldiers and other security officials watching over the city - Brazilians will flock to the stadiums, and stay glued to their television screens, as they pray for football wonder Neymar and their men's football team to clinch the coveted and elusive Olympics gold. This may be the toughest of times for Brazil, but one can definitely count on the joie de vivre of 'Cariocas' to turn this pity party into a carnival to remember for years to come. It's samba time, Rio de Janiero! :
2010~zrep605~20160721_605_b09_032~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 21, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, USA - A protester holds up a sign during a protest march across Hope Memorial Bridge outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160721_605_b09_031~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 21, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - LAURI and KEVIN NELSON, alternate delegates from Montana watch protesters outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160721_605_b09_030~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 21, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Anti-Donald Trump pins for sale outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160721_605_r142_029~Mark Reinstein/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 21, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S - DONALD TRUMP gives a thumbs up during the sound checks this morning at the Quicken Arena. Trump will give the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_m150_028~Rick Majewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - A woman is arrested outside the Republican National Convention. Protestors and police scuffle after the Revolution Communist Party tried to burn an American flag. (Credit Image: © Rick Majewsk/zReportage.comi via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_m150_027~Rick Majewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Protestors in Public Square in Cleveland during the RNC convention. (Credit Image: © Rick Majewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_026~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Trump supporter Rev. BOB PALISIN, of New Hampshire, outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_025~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - MARY YOUNG, a delegate from California arrives to the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_024~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Mr. B., a Trump supporter from St. Louis outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_023~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Members of the Montana delegation TOM TUCK, left and DAN HAPPEL, right outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_022~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - TRISHA BOWLER, a delegate from California, walks outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_b09_021~Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Mounted police outside the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Smith/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_e02_020~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - A GOP delegate wears patriotic glasses during the third day of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_e02_019~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Senator TED CRUZ addresses delegates during the third day of the Republican National Convention. Cruz spoke without endorsing nominee Donald Trump. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_e02_018~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - GOP Presidential nominee DONALD TRUMP air kisses his running mate Gov. MIKE PENCE after Pence formally accepted the nomination during the third day of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_e02_017~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Conservative Talk show personality LAURA INGRAHAM addresses the third day of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_605_e02_016~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 20, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - GOP Presidential nominee DONALD TRUMP walks with Vice Presidential nominee Indiana Governor MIKE PENCE and his children as he arrives for the Republican National Convention. Trump flew into the lakeside airport by his private jet and then by helicopter for a grand arrival. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_m150_015~Rick Majewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Police provide security throughout the city of Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Rick Majewski/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_f72_014~Patrick Fallon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Delegates from Texas wave cowboy hats during the Republican National Convention (RNC). Delegates formally nominated Donald J. Trump for president after a state by state roll call. (Credit Image: © Patrick Fallon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_e02_013~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - New Jersey Governor CHRIS CHRISTIE addresses delegates during the second day of the Republican National Convention via live video link. Earlier in the day the delegates formally nominated Donald J. Trump for president. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_e02_012~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - GOP presidential nominee DONALD TRUMP addresses the second day of the Republican National Convention via video conference. Earlier in the day the delegates formally nominated Donald J. Trump for president. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_e02_011~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Members of an Ohio militia group protest by openly carrying military style semi-automatic weapons downtown near the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_ce6_010~Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Anti-Trump protesters demonstrate in the Public Square on day two of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_w135_009~Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~Jul 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Protesters rally in the streets during the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_w135_008~Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~Jul 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Protesters march in the streets during the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_w135_007~Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~Jul 19, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Police officers watch a growing group of protesters on the Public Square during the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Bryan Woolston/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160718_605_r142_006~Mark Reinstein/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 18, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Republican U.S. presidential candidate DONALD TRUMP gestures at his wife MELANIA TRUMP after she concluded her remarks at the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Mark Reinstein/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160718_605_e02_005~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 18, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - New Jersey Gov. CHRIS CHRISTIE talks to the media as he arrives during the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Center. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160718_605_ce6_004~Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 18, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - Community activist KATHY COLEMAN is arrested on an outstanding warrant for allegedly assaulting a policeman on day one of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160718_605_ce6_003~Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 18, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - A man with an American-made AK-47 attracts media attention in the Public Square on the opening day of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160717_605_f72_002~Patrick Fallon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 17, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - A woman wears a Cleveland hat before the start of the 2016 Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Patrick Fallon/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160714_605_ce6_001~Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~July 14, 2016 - Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. - A billboard warning about Donald Trump's fascist tendencies was placed on the west side of downtown Cleveland ahead of the Republican National Convention. (Credit Image: © Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_605_e02_000~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~DRUMPF~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 605 - DRUMPF - Launched July 22, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Fans of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump show their passionate support at rallies, before speeches and events all over Cleveland. From street performers to protestors, some take their allegiance to an extreme. ZUMA Contract Photographers were in Cleveland to witness the events surrounding the Republican National Convention 2016. Donald Trump stunned the political world by storming the primary contests to become the Republican Party's nominee for president. Mr Trump gained 1,725 delegates, with Texas senator Ted Cruz on 475, Ohio governor John Kasich on 129 and Florida senator Marco Rubio on 113. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Fans of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump show their passionate support at rallies, before speeches and events all over Cleveland. From street performers to protestors, some take their allegiance to an extreme. ZUMA Contract Photographers were in Cleveland to witness the events surrounding the Republican National Convention 2016. Donald Trump stunned the political world by storming the primary contests to become the Republican Party's nominee for president. Mr Trump gained 1,725 delegates, with Texas senator Ted Cruz on 475, Ohio governor John Kasich on 129 and Florida senator Marco Rubio on 113. :
2010~zrep604~20160424_604_s76_044~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~April 24, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - While his brother Nasir Ahmad Noori holds his own son Basat, 3, SIV holder Nazir Ahmad Ahmadi, 32, is reflected in one of more than 30 certificates and letters of commendation from his nine years of work in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nazir and his wife Nelam Ahmadi,18, and their 6-month-old son, Ashir Ahmad Ahmadi, moved in with his brother because the apartment where they were placed by World Vision was filthy and infested with bugs. As he showed dozens of pictures of bugs on his cell phone, he said the family suffered from rashes caused by insect bites during their first night in the U.S. He says his welcome money was used for the down payment of the bug infested apartment. He is so upset that the family is thinking of returning to Afghanistan where the Taliban have threatened his life for working with the U.S. Sunday, April 24, 2016. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160301_604_s76_043~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~March 1, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. FAHIM PIRZADA greets Abdul Mutalib's son while looking over the broken and dirty furniture that was given to the refugee family by the resettlement agency. Mutialib is among SIV holders who have complained about how their 'welcome money' is spent. Many say they would prefer to stay in a hotel and figure out the best place to live and how best to spend their money. They would prefer a used car to the broken furniture. Pirzada explains that no one shows them where to shop. 'My friends are helping them,' Pirzada said. 'Not the resettlement agency.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160301_604_s76_042~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~March 1, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MADEEMA RAZMAL, holding her 4-month-old son, said she sometimes becomes angry about bills. She said her husband 'came from Afghanistan, he has no job, nobody to help him and his relatives in Afghanistan won't leave him alone. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160301_604_s76_041~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~March 1, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afghan SIV holder JAWED NAIZAI, 24, balances daughter HADIYA NAIZAI, 2 1/2, at Skyview Villa. After leaving the Alameda area in March, he and his wife Marizah Naizai, 22, had nowhere to go. They moved in with Faisal and Madeema Razmal's family with hopes of getting their own apartment. Naizai worked with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan for nearly five years. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160301_604_s76_040~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~March 1, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - With their daughter BIB MARYAM nearby, MADEEMA RAZMAL, 22, plays with her 3-month-old son MOHAMMAD OMAR RAZMAL after serving a dinner of beans to her husband, FAISAL,28. Madame Razmal is now participating in an English class (ESL) and tries to stay upbeat about their future. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160301_604_s76_039~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~March 1, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - On his second day in the U.S. in March, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holder ABDUL MUTALIB, right, listens to Dr. FAHIM PIRZADA. The family speaks little English, and the resettlement agency who brought them to their new home couldn't understand Dari, their native language. He was getting no help from the agency and was relying on friends to help him. 'Our first impression is really bad here in America,' he said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160229_604_s76_038~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 29, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - After working the night shift for minimum wage, ABDUL FARHAD GHAFOORI struggles to stay awake to care for his children KAYINAT, 4, and AHMAD FARZAD, 2, while his wife Badria attends a required ESL course. The interpreter for the coalition forces who put his life on the line in Afghanistan thought he was coming to live a comfortable life and would be able to attend college. 'When we got here I found it different from what I was expecting from the United States,' said Ghafoori. 'I thought that when I'm going there government will help me out a little bit to take care of my family, to take care of myself and have a really good job.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160227_604_s76_037~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 27, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - FAISAL RAZMAL, far left, patrols the parking lot with another Afghan SIV holder ALAL GHUPAM-ALI, center left, at the Oak Plaza apartments. Most of the complexes were littered with empty beer cans, liquor bottles, and drug paraphernalia. The man at right, who said he was from Oakland, was one of many people hanging out late in the various lots. He blurted out a warning to Faisal about the dangers of Edison Avenue. 'Be careful on the street. People get killed there,' he said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160227_604_s76_036~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 27, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - FAISAL RAZMAL, right, holds a knife confiscated while on security rounds of three complexes including Skyview Villa Apartments with ALAL GHUPAM-ALI, left. Razmal and his Afghan friend, who also has Special Immigrant Visa status, worked together on the night shift because they thought it was too dangerous to work alone. The apartment complex has since canceled that security contract. Razmal has tried washing dishes and cars and worked as a gas station janitor. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160226_604_s76_035~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 26, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A maddening bit of bureaucracy has erased the names of thousands of Afghan refugees arriving in the United States, making it harder to launch their new lives. Special Immigrant Visas granting them U.S. entry, such as this one belonging to Faisal Razmal, listed their first names as last names. Their last names were replaced with an acronym 'FNU' meaning 'first name unknown.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160225_604_s76_034~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 25, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ABDUL FARHAD GHAFOORI runs to relieve stress, admitting it's dangerous to run at night but saying he has no choice. ''The way that I thought that America would be is that we will have really calm life, really comfortable life over here,'' Ghafoori said. 'I thought government will help me for a little bit...to be able to take care of my family.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160225_604_s76_033~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 25, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - As their laundry dries in front of their apartment, Afghan refugee MUSTAFA MOHAMMAD, 3, waits to play with the Ghafoori children. Abdul Abdul Farhad Ghafoori moved his family to the second floor after his bicycle was stolen. 'We expected to be placed in a good, secure area, he said. 'But the first time I got here I thought that there would be good security. I left my stuff outside. I left my bicycle outside. They robbed it. It's not a good and safer place here.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160223_604_s76_032~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 23, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - As her two children nap under a blanket on the floor, MADEEMA RAZMAL, 22, sobs uncontrollably after arguing with her husband about the condition of their new upstairs apartment. They moved to the second floor to feel more secure, but the rugs were dirty and bugs were a problem. She also continued to worry that her husband would never get a good job again because of his disfigured face. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160221_604_s76_031~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 21, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARYAM RAFI, 13, holds a family photograph showing herself with her arms wrapped around her father Mustafa Rafi, with her sister Saleha at right, and brothers Omar and Omran, in front, in a park in Afghanistan before their move to the U.S. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160221_604_s76_030~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 21, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. NAJIA MOHIB displays dozens of commendations, diplomas and certificates showing her education credentials as a doctor in Afghanistan. 'I want to work as a doctor again, then I would be happy,' she said. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has not helped her to enroll in school or get a job in her profession. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160221_604_s76_029~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 21, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - In an image from her life in Afghanistan as an obstetrician, Dr. NAJIA MOHIB describes how proud she was of her work. 'I'm not happy here, we are struggling financially. I want to work as a doctor again,' she said. 'Then I would be happy.' Her husband worked for the Afghanistan National Army from 2008 to 2014 with the U.S. Corps of Engineers based Kabul building facilities. He was an architect but their credentials haven't translated to employment that will sustain their new lives in the United States. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160214_604_s76_028~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~February 14, 2016 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. FAHIM PIRZADA, 39, a Special Immigrant Visa holder and former protocol officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, smiles as his wife SUMAN, 34, right, turns away from the camera because she does not want her face photographed for a portrait with their children from left, MARYAM, 12, ZAKARIYA, 11, and BAHAR, 7. Pirzada beams with pride as he talks about the beautiful pillows his wife hand sewed for their traditional Afghanistan living room. After two years of navigating the system for himself and his family, Pirzada understands the struggles Afghans face and works with the non-profit VIRTIS the nonprofit Veteran, Immigrant and Refugee Institute of Sacramento - to provide mental health care services to refugees. Outside his home, he works as a medical interpreter. He was a doctor in Afghanistan. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151220_604_s76_027~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~December 20, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MALALAI RAFI and her children grieve at the Greater Sacramento Muslim Cemetery. They lost Mustafi Rafi, husband and father, July 12, 2015, just after arriving in the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa. He was killed biking with his son Omar, 8. Omar was gravely injured. He was released from the hospital in October, and, here, joins his siblings SALEHA,12, OMRAN, 7, and MARYAM, 13. He wears a helmet to protect his head. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151217_604_s76_026~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~December 17, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afghan women, who didn't want their faces photographed, participate in an English class taught by Dr. Fahim Pirzada. Pirzada created the class at his apartment complex to help the refugees with their resettlement requirement to learn English. The women's husbands worked as interpreters with the U.S. Armed Forces in war-torn Afghanistan. Threatened by the Taliban, they were granted Special Immigrant Visas to the United States. Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women are forbidden to attend school. When they arrive to the states, they often feel trapped in their apartments, unable to drive or speak English, explains Pirzada. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151210_604_s76_025~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~December 10, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - An Afghan refugee who has attempted suicide and who does not want to be identified, drops to the floor clenching a portrait of her son, one of two she had to leave left behind in her war-torn country of Afghanistan when her husband was granted a Special Immigrant Visa. She was only allowed to bring her two younger children. With medications for stress and depression from the previous day's trip to the emergency room sitting on a cabinet in her living room, she worries about her sons left behind and her daughter's safety after she was bullied and beaten so badly at school that she had to be hospitalized. She pleads for help to live in a better place. 'I'm tired of begging people to give my children a ride to school because it's so unsafe for them to walk,' she said. 'I'm afraid my daughter won't come home.' Many Afghan women refugees feel isolated and depressed after arriving in the United States. They speak little to no English and struggle to navigate their new world with few resources shown to them. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151123_604_s76_024~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 23, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MALALAI RAFI, far right, joins other Afghan women to bid good-bye to MOHAMMAD ELTAF STANIZAI, 5, left, (whose last name recently changed to Stana) and his family as they move from Skyview Villa Apartments. Mohammad's mother had been hit by a car while walking his sister home from school along Edison Avenue, the same street Malalai's husband was killed and son injured when a motorist hit them. Mohammad's family did not feel safe living in the complex. Many of the Afghan women who fled the Taliban with their SIV husbands rely heavily on one another. They feel isolated, most are unable to speak English, cannot drive and have small children they can't afford daycare for. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151123_604_s76_023~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 23, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. NADIA MOHIB expresses a rare moment of joy after waving goodbye to other Afghan women as she leaves Skyview Villa for her new residence Rancho Cordova. She is one of the few women who was able to get her drivers license. 'It was not America at this complex,' she said.'This can't be America.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151123_604_s76_022~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 23, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afghan tradition calls for a neighbor to deliver the final meal to a family who is moving away. Dr. NAJIA MOHIB holds her 5-month-old baby, MOHAMMAD ATHAR, as she eats the delivered lunch with her children, from left, MOHAMMAD ELTAF, 5 1/2, Hila, 8, and her husband MOHIBULLAH STANA,44, at Skyview Villa, before relocating to Rancho Cordova in November. Hila admitted she was scared living there in the complex. 'It was scary, the people at night, all of them wearing black jackets that have hoods. I thought they would take me to somewhere else,' she said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151119_604_s76_021~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 19, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BASIRA HAIDARI, 22, peers out of her repaired window, which was broken by vandals as her 18-month-old daughter slept in their Skyview Villa apartment. She is two months pregnant. 'I'm so happy because I wanted one more,' she said. 'I like American baby.' But she worries about safety, and walking along Edison Avenue to her English class with her daughter. 'Small boys say bad words to me and throw small rocks at my head, and it's not safe here,' she said. After a neighbor was struck and killed by a distracted driver and his son severely injured while riding bikes along Edison Avenue, she said that many mothers don't take their children to the park any longer. 'No, it's too dangerous,' she said. 'We want to move, but we can't afford to.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151119_604_s76_020~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 19, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afghan refugee Dr. NAJIA MOHIB, 36, kneels for her afternoon prayers at Skyview Villa. She recalls the experience of arriving to their new apartment in the evening and turning on the lights. 'When I first came here the entire floor was full of cockroaches and my case worker called (the apartment complex management) and said please clean the house,' she said. 'I was one month pregnant and was scared and screamed a lot when I saw them (the bugs).' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_604_s76_019~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 16, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARLO MCKELVY talks to her son's defense attorney at her home. Renaldo Dejour Williams, 16, has been charged with shooting Afghan refugee Faisal Razmal in the face with a flare gun. Police reports say Williams was a member of the violent Trigga Mob Gang. McKelvy has since moved from the neighborhood saying it's too dangerous. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_604_s76_018~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~November 16, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - YALDA KABIRI, who survived working in the most dangerous provinces in Afghanistan as an interpreter for the U.S. Armed Forces, describes how she ducked for cover when she heard gunshots outside her window in Sacramento last summer while cooking. 'We were afraid when they were shooting that bullets would come inside our house,' she said, as children attending her day care center gaze outside where the shooting took place. Kabiri worries about the impact of what the children see. 'My dream was a nice house, nice location, nice area, but unfortunately, when I entered this complex for the first time, I thought, oh, maybe this is a hotel just for a night. Maybe tomorrow or next day, they will change my housing. When I talked with my caseworker, when I entered the home, she said 'Welcome to your home.' I ask, 'This is my house or is it a hotel for a night The carpet was dirty and first night I see the bugs, bedbugs and cockroaches. Even in my country we are poor. We have a good life, but we have no cockroach, no bedbugs.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151014_604_s76_017~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 14, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - OMAR RAFI, 9, right, greets his sisters SALEHA, 12, center, and MARYAM, 13, left, with hugs and kisses as they return home from school the day of his release from UC Davis Children's Hospital at Skyview Villa Apartments. Omar declared in English, 'I'm celebrating my discharge!' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151013_604_s76_016~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 13, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - OMAR RAFI is released from UC Davis Children's Hospital. HIs mother, MALALAI RAFI, who speaks little English, tries to communicate with hospital staff regarding her son. Omar had undergone several surgeries over the past three months. The hospital staff recorded his mother's voice in Farsi so he could hear her while she was away. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151007_604_s76_015~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 7, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - As ABDUL FARHAD GHAFOORI says his prayers, his daughter, KAYINAT, 4, watches American cartoons on his cellphone. Without toys available, he handed her the phone to calm her after her mother left for ESL class. Finding affordable day care is a struggle for the refugees, whose wives are required to take ESL classes. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151007_604_s76_014~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 7, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ABDUL FARHAD GHAFOORI, 25, works on his application for an IT job in his bedroom that he shares with his wife BADRIA, daughter KAYINAT, 4, and son AHMAD FARZAD, 2. The closet has no door and the bed has been treated for bed bugs. An Afghan refugee recommended him to fill out the application online. The only help IRC offered when he arrived was for him to research jobs on craigslist on his computer. After two months unemployed IRC had scheduled him for an Oct. 19th job training although he has been in the US since Aug. 3rd. Concerned over his future he said, 'I was hoping to get an education and have a good life here. Become a doctor.' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151005_604_s76_013~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 5, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BASIRA HAIDARI, 22, works on an English lesson with her daughter RAHEEL, 18-month-old, at Dyer Kelly elementary school. Haidari longs to continue her schooling, but said she can't afford day care. 'I'm livid about it,' she said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151004_604_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~October 4, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - BASIRA HAIDARI doesn't feel safe in her apartment after vandals broke her window and her next-door neighbor Faisal Razmal was shot and blinded by a flare gun. She has complained about bug bites and cockroaches. Her husband, MOHAMMAD AMID HAIDARI, 25, right, said they have relied on help from a family friend in the absence of assistance from the resettlement agency. Despite their hardships, Basira Haidari said, 'I'm happy to live here (in the U.S.), because every day was war (in Afghanistan).' (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150929_604_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 29, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Using his American flag-covered mobile phone as a mirror, FAISAL RAZMAL wipes fluid from his injured eye. Dr. Nathaniel Gebhard, a resident at UC Davis Medical Center, examined Razmal's eye, and told him he wouldn't lose the eye, but his eyesight would not return. Afterward, Razmal said he worries because he doesn't have enough money and that he isn't getting the best treatment for his eye. 'I think to myself, how this is the United States, it's a powerful country,' Razmal said. 'They do a lot of things but they can't fix my eye. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150927_604_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 27, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - SALEHA, 12, who shares a bedroom with her three siblings, reaches under her covers to display a photograph of her deceased father MUSTAFA RAFI, at Skyview Villa Sun. Her brother Omar, 9, has been at UC Davis Children's Hospital since July 12, suffering from a head injury. 'He doesn't know he's in the hospital, we tell him one day and the next day he forgets,' she said. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150922_604_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 22, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - ABDUL FARHAD GHAFOORI, 25, shows one of several bugs he photographed in their apartment with his wife BADRIA, daughter KAYINAT, 4, and son AHMAD FARZAD, 2. 'We ran away from the Taliban,' Badria said, 'and now we have to fight cockroaches.' Ahmad Farzad has been taking antibiotics and applying cream to help relieve the itching from bug bites. The entire family suffers from the onslaught of various insects. Ghafoori got the landlord to spray the apartment, but it stunk so bad from pesticides they slept in another Afghan's home. The spray helped stave off the attacks, but his kids were still badly bitten. 'I still feel like something's crawling around in my pants or up my body,' he said. 'I still can see cockroaches and bed bugs walking around and I have trouble sleeping at night. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150913_604_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 13, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A security fence bordering the Skyview Villa Apartments can be seen from the window by Bib Maryam on a folding metal chair. The complex is commonly referred to as a 'compound' by the residents. Since Faisal Razmal's injury, the family has struggled to pay bills. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150901_604_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 1, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - OMAR RAFI, 8, has brain damage from the accident, but the doctors are not able to determine to what extent. As he recovers, at UC Davis Children's Hospital, he can talk and be extremely polite and other times he becomes frustrated and acts aggressively toward the staff. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150901_604_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 1, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Although it's been difficult, OMAR RAFI, 8, progresses in physical therapy at UC Davis Children's Hospital. Therapists used a football, games and puzzles to help him work on his motor skills. Formerly a good student, he studied English on an iPad. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150901_604_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~September 1, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - UC Davis physical therapist HEATHER MARTINE places Omar's protective helmet on his head to prepare him for an occupational therapy session at UC Davis Children's Hospital. As a result of his brain injury, Omar's behavior swung wildly. Sometimes he would be gentle and caring. Other times, he would bite, spit or hit the doctors and nurses. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_604_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~August 6, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - MARYAM RAFI, 13, says her evening prayers as her mother MALALAI RAFI, 36, continues to mourn nearly a month after the July 12, 2015 death of her husband, Mustafa Rafi, 35. Malalai became her family's only provider and decision-maker, a role she feels ill-equipped to handle because she has little education or knowledge of English, and comes from a culture where women are subservient. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_604_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~August 6, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Dr. FAHIM PIRZADA, right, visits FAISAL RAZMAL, 28, left, who was shot in the eye with a flare gun on Aug. 2, 2015 after being accosted by a group of teens outside the Skyview Villa Apartments. He had gathered some former interpreters to tell them about job openings. A group of teens approached the Afghans. One of them, a 16-year-old named Renardo Dejour Williams, allegedly demanded cash and cell phones from Razmal and his fellow Afghans. Police say Williams was a member of the violent Trigga Mob gang. Razmal, a teddy bear of a guy with a slight paunch, tried the diplomatic skills he had used in the Afghan conflict. 'I said, Why do you do this? Put down your pistol, we'll talk,' he recalled. They left, then came back a few minutes later. It was then, police said, that Williams shot Razmal in the face. He said he was afraid to return from UC Davis Medical Center to the apartment complex where he and about 50 other Afghans and their families now call home. Razmal and other Afghan refugees have come to Sacramento with Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) granted because of serious threats from the Taliban due of their service alongside U.S. and NATO forces. More than 2000 Afghans with such visas have resettled in Sacramento County since October 2010, the highest number of any county in the state. They are among 7,000 Afghan refugees who now live in the Sacramento area. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_604_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~August 6, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - FAISAL RAZMAL, 28, served alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan as an interpreter, facing death before coming here for a better life. 'It was my dream to be in a safe place,' he said. '... But what happened here is more than everything I faced in Afghanistan.' On Aug. 2, 2015, he returned to his home at the Skyview Villa Apartments from his job as a security guard. He and fellow Afghans were accosted by teens. One fired a flare gun, leaving Razmal blind in one eye and with a different view of his new life. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_604_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~August 6, 2015 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Afghan refugees FAISAL SEDIQI, 24, left, and PAIWASTOON HUSSAIN KHAIL, 22, center, who both worked for U.S. armed forces, were witnesses to Faisal Razmal being shot. With few resources available to them, the refugees struggle to find jobs. They had gathered in the parking lot with Razmal to hear about job openings at the Citrus Heights shopping center where he worked. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160227_604_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee/zReportage.com~NO Safe Place~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 604 : NO SAFE PLACE : Launched July 5, 2016 : Sacramento has become a major destination for Afghan refugees who translated for U.S. troops or otherwise served in the war effort. But California hasn't provided the better life they expected. Marked for death by the Taliban at home, they've endured poverty and violence in Sacramento. For Rest of the Story go to: http://www.zreportage.com/zReportage.html?num=zrep604 (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via zReportage.com)~:
2010~zrep603~20160302_603_l222_028~Ryan McBride/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 2, 2016 - VT, United States - A BERNIE SANDERS sign is seen on a barn. Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS won four states, including home state Vermont during Super Tuesday. (Credit Image: © Ryan McBride/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160607_603_l222_027~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~June 7, 2016 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Though BERNIE SANDERS campaign appears to be over, the excitement it created is not. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160324_603_ce6_026~Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 24, 2016 - Yakima, Washington, U.S. - Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS attend the 'Future to Believe In' rally at the Yakima Valley SunDome. (Credit Image: © Brian Cahn/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160312_603_l222_025~Timothy Tai/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 12, 2016 - Springfield, Missouri, U.S. - Bernie Sanders supporters listen during a campaign rally at Missouri State University's JQH Arena. (Credit Image: © Timothy Tai/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160607_603_l222_024~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~June 7, 2016 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - A ''Bernie Baby'' and his mother at Barker Hangar on the evening of the California primary. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160428_603_l31_023~Robin Loznak/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~April 28, 2016 - Springfield, Oregon, U.S - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS walks to the stage as he prepares to speak to a crowd of over 6,000 gathered in Island Park. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160425_603_l222_022~Bill Shettle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~April 24, 2016 - New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. - People not able to attend the rally listen behind police barricades as Democratic Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on the New Haven green. (Credit Image: © Bill Shettle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160326_603_l222_021~Nancy Siesel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 26, 2016 - Brooklyn, New York, U.S - Ohio state senator NINA TURNER, speaks at a Bernie Sanders campaign rally at their official campaign headquarters. This event, attended by volunteers and grassroots organizers was a kickoff for a massive canvass launch. (Credit Image: © Nancy Siesel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160406_603_l222_020~Bastiaan Slabbers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~April 6, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S - BERNIE SANDERS meets voters at the end of an event, held at the Liacouras Center at Temple University. (Credit Image: © Bastiaan Slabbers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160406_603_l222_019~Bastiaan Slabbers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~April 6, 2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S - BERNIE SANDERS speaks to a crowd gathered, held at the Liacouras Center at Temple University. (Credit Image: © Bastiaan Slabbers/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160518_603_g65_018~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - BERNIE SANDERS, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, speaks to thousands of supporters at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160518_603_g65_017~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - Thousands of people showed up for a rally in support of Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160518_603_g65_016~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - Thousands of people showed up for a rally in support of Bernie Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160213_603_r04_015~Michael Rieger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~February 13, 2016 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS addresses a fired up crowd of 18,000 at the Colorado Convention Center. (Credit Image: © Michael Rieger/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160213_603_c58_014~Beth Schneider/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~February 13, 2016 - Denver, Colorado, U.S. - Fans watch Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speak at the Colorado Convention Center. (Credit Image: © Beth Schneider/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160526_603_c68_013~Ringo Chiu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 26, 2016 - Pomona, California, U.S - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' supporters attend a rally at Ganesha High School Stadium. (Credit Image: © Ringo Chiu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160408_603_l222_012~Louise Wateridge/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~April 8, 2016 - New York, New York â U.S. - BERNIE SANDERS campaigns at Transmitter park in Greenpoint. (Credit Image: © Louise Wateridge/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160118_603_c68_011~Ringo Chiu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~January 18, 2016 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - A supporter of democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, makes his way down Martin Luther King Blvd. during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade. The 31st annual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was themed ''Our Work Is Not Yet Done.' (Credit Image: © Ringo Chiu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160331_603_l222_010~Nancy Siesel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 31, 2016 - Bronx, New York, U.S - Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, hold signs at a rally in the South Bronx. (Credit Image: © Nancy Siesel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160329_603_l222_009~Pat A. Robinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 29, 2016 - West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S. - A female muslim wearing a burqa headscarf supports Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during speech at State Fair Park at the Wisconsin Product Pavilion. (Credit Image: © Pat A. Robinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160326_603_l222_008~Daniel DeSlover/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 26, 2016 - Madison, Wisconsin, U.S - Vermont Senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful BERNIE SANDERS speaks to supporters during his campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center. (Credit Image: © Daniel DeSlover/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160518_603_g65_007~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 18, 2016 - Vallejo, California, U.S. - People react to Bernie Sanders at the ''A Future to Believe In'' rally. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160517_603_l222_006~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~May 17, 2016 - Carson, California, U.S - Presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS campaigns at California State University Dominguez Hill. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151106_603_e02_005~Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~November 6, 2015 - Rock Hillary, South Carolina, U.S. - A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wearing Bernie buttons and a cross at a rally outside the Byrnes Auditorium where the First in the South Candidates Forum is being held at Winthrop University. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160219_603_k97_004~David Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~February 19, 2016 - Elko, Nevada, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (D-VT) speaks at a campaign stop at Elko High School, a day before Nevada's Democratic caucus. (Credit Image: © David Calvert/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160228_603_l222_003~Seth Herald/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~February 28, 2016 - Columbus, Ohio, U.S - A man dressed up as '' Peace '' is seen during a '' March for Bernie. Around 1,000 people gathered in support of Presidential hopeful sen. Bernie Sanders. (Credit Image: © Seth Herald/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160323_603_l222_002~Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 23, 2016 - Los Angeles, California, U.S - Free the nipple demonstrators and Sanders supporters rally in front of the Wiltern Theatre. Though the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders appears to be over, the excitement it created is not. His campaign started as a curiosity, it ended as a major force in American democracy. (Credit Image: © Gabriel Romero/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160331_603_l222_001~Amir Levy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~March 31, 2016 - New York, New York, U.S. - Democratic presidential candidate BERNIE SANDERS speaks to guests gathered for a campaign rally in the Bronx. (Credit Image: © Amir Levy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160518_603_g65_000~David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Feeling The Bern~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 603 - #FeelingTheBern - Launched June 20, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more -'Feel the Bern' began as a simple hashtag on social media and has exploded in popularity, becoming the de facto slogan for the Bernie Sanders now historic run for President. The insurgent presidential campaign upended conventional wisdom about money in politics. Most presidential candidates consider super PACs, capable of accepting unlimited amounts of corporate money, a central part of their strategy to win the White House. Sanders took a different path. The Vermont senator is the first high-profile Democratic presidential candidate to loudly insist he doesn't have or want a super PAC in the aftermath of Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to a flood of money into politics. Instead, Sanders has relied on average Americans to donate whatever they can, a strategy that has proved remarkably successful. Sanders vowed to work with rival Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump, but he refused to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race and did not endorse her. Sanders has a long list of agenda goals including overhauling a primary process that would make it easier for people to vote, an end to super-delegates and a liberal platform that urges help for middle- and lower-income people. The 74-year-old self-described democratic socialist surprised most people, including himself, by tapping into anger brewing in the country to galvanize a new crop of voters as a champion of the underpaid, overworked American worker. In a year when Clinton was expected to walk away easily with the nomination, Sanders won 12 million votes and contests in 22 states. Bernie has the power to persuade his legion of followers to unite behind a single Democratic candidate, no matter if it's Clinton or, by some miracle of delegate mathematics, himself. (Credit Image: © David Gross/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~'Feel the Bern' began as a simple hashtag on social media and has exploded in popularity, becoming the de facto slogan for the Bernie Sanders now historic run for President. The insurgent presidential campaign upended conventional wisdom about money in politics. Most presidential candidates consider super PACs, capable of accepting unlimited amounts of corporate money, a central part of their strategy to win the White House. Sanders took a different path. The Vermont senator is the first high-profile Democratic presidential candidate to loudly insist he doesn't have or want a super PAC in the aftermath of Citizens United, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to a flood of money into politics. Instead, Sanders has relied on average Americans to donate whatever they can, a strategy that has proved remarkably successful. Sanders vowed to work with rival Hillary Clinton to defeat Donald Trump, but he refused to withdraw from the Democratic presidential race and did not endorse her. Sanders has a long list of agenda goals including overhauling a primary process that would make it easier for people to vote, an end to super-delegates and a liberal platform that urges help for middle- and lower-income people. The 74-year-old self-described democratic socialist surprised most people, including himself, by tapping into anger brewing in the country to galvanize a new crop of voters as a champion of the underpaid, overworked American worker. In a year when Clinton was expected to walk away easily with the nomination, Sanders won 12 million votes and contests in 22 states. Bernie has the power to persuade his legion of followers to unite behind a single Democratic candidate, no matter if it's Clinton or, by some miracle of delegate mathematics, himself.:
2010~zrep602~20160313_602_o67_021~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 13, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - NEWT is upset that he is not allowed to keep a sick kitten in the kitchen. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160311_602_o67_020~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 11, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - A Ukrainian soldier killed in a mortar attack on a stretcher outside the volunteer's position.(Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_019~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - The volunteer's position is in an industrial compound. Former workers left the contents of their lockers behind after having to leave in haste. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160311_602_o67_018~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 11, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - YAR looks at DONUT who has recently arrived to join the volunteer unit on the frontline in Avdiivka. The Right Sector volunteers spend the majority of the day in bunker because of continuous shelling. Thus comraderee, compatibility and trust are essential. Donut was sent home after his poor hygiene and discipline issues kept him from jelling with the others. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160310_602_o67_017~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 10, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - NEWT, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_016~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - SANTA, who has been awake for almost 24 hours continues to monitor communications while DONUT relaxes. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160313_602_o67_015~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 13, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - NEWT has been feeding a sick kitten and tried to keep it in the kitchen area of the bunker. The other volunteers, concerned about the health risk, made him put it outside. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160312_602_o67_014~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 12, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - The men watch reconnaissance footage of an enemy troops being hit by a shell after crossing into Ukrainian held territory. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160308_602_o67_013~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 8, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - SANTA, leader of a unit of unpaid volunteers in Right Sector, speaks with his wife on the overnight train from Kiev to Krasnoarmiisk. From there, the volunteers will take a taxi to Avdiivka and then ride with the regular army to the front lines. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160310_602_o67_012~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 10, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - SANTA, the leader of a group of unpaid volunteer soldiers with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160312_602_o67_011~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 12, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - Men risk exposure to mortar attacks in order to call family. The only spot in the position with cell service is located upstairs in a stairwell facing separatist troops. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160308_602_o67_010~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 8, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - A Ukrainian soldier operates a machine gun 100 meters from separatist positions in Avdiivka, Ukraine. Because of sniper fire, it is the most dangerous position on the front. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160311_602_o67_009~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 11, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - PILOT, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_008~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - COMMANDER studies the map. Separatists soldiers have come up one side of their position and there is fear that they will be cut off. They work in complete darkness, only turning on flashlights to briefly study maps. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_007~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - NEWT brings ammunition to the position's gun during a heavy bout of shelling. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160311_602_o67_006~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 11, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - IVAN, a regular army soldier holds the light for Newt, an unpaid volunteer soldier in Right Sector as he prepares an ammunition belt for their position's guns. While the legal status of Right Sector's participation in the war is questionable, they army commander stays in their position and they coordinate their work together. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160308_602_o67_005~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 8, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - Despite the shelling continuing outside, COMMANDER, NEWT, MARTIN, PILOT, and SANTA watch a documentary about the battle for Donetsk airport, which they had participated in last year, in a bunker on the frontline in Avdiivka, a hundred meters from DNR troop positions. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160310_602_o67_004~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 10, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - SHAMAN, an unpaid volunteer soldier with Right Sector, poses for a portrait in the basement bunker while shelling continues outside. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_003~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - Shrapnel damage to a warehouse in Ukrainian held territory in Avdiivka. A Ukrainian soldier was killed outside the warehouse as DNR troops have been randomly shelling the area to prevent the Ukrainian armed forces from fortifying their positions. The strategy is to destroy the remaining buildings so that Ukrainian troops can entrench and fortify their positions. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_002~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 9, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - SANTA gives the order to fire at separatist positions. The men are frustrated by their government's strict following of the ceasefire rules. They are often denied permission to fire into the greyzone and have to wait for the enemy to cross into their territory before firing. Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to fire 82mm,120mm and 152mm shells, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns into the area. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160308_602_o67_001~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~Mar 8, 2016 - Avdiivka, Ukraine - NEWT watches as shells land outside the unit's position along the frontline in an industrial area of Avdiivka, Ukraine. In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_602_o67_000~Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~'Grey Zone' Conflict~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 602 - 'Grey Zone' Conflict - Launched May 27, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they don't fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Christopher Occhicone/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~In the now abandoned industrial outskirts of Avdiivka, Ukraine, the 74th battalion of the Ukrainian army maintains several small positions within 100 meters of those held by separatists troops of the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). Despite the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, separatists continue to shell the area. An unpaid volunteer unit belonging to Right Sector maintain one of the positions and fights alongside the regular army. It is made up of tight knit group who have fought together in nearly every major battle of the war and have yet to suffer a casualty. Despite the hardships, the group has made a decision to remain independent and unpaid, and they routinely choose to man the most dangerous positions. Their position has also become a social hub on the front line. They have a reputation for doing their jobs with a smile and for having some of the best food on the front. As the political situation in Ukraine continues to change, the Right Sector volunteers understand their role in the war is precarious. While a blind eye is turned to certain ceasefire violations they know the can just as easily be blamed for undermining the ceasefire. They understand that their own government may one day turn its back on them. However, they say that they don't fight for the government, but for the idea of Ukraine. :
2010~zrep601~20150806_601_a27_027~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~August 6, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - TINO GAONA prays in his bedroom on the morning of his youngest daughter's 24th birthday, which he is missing. ''I miss a lot of birthdays and holidays, but that is how it goes,'' he said. He prays every morning before going to work in the oil field. Of God, he said, ''He's the reason I am still here, so I pray for everybody on my crew.'' (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_601_a27_026~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~August 6, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - Six pumpjacks stand outside of Cotulla, Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale region. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150805_601_a27_025~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~August 5, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - JOSE GARZA rides his pony Cadete under a billboard advertising oil field supplies. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150621_601_a27_024~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~June 21, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - OSEAS OSIO JR. plays with his nephew IVAN VELA, 7, at Osio's father's home during a Father's Day barbecue. Osio is a math teacher at Cotulla High School who has been renting his house out for the last two years to oil workers, but said he is moving back into the house because of a decrease in demand to rent. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150619_601_a27_023~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~June 19, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - Clockwise from left, ANDREA MARTINEZ, BRIANNA MARTINEZ, ZAYDN MARTINEZ, 4, ALEXA SANCHEZ, 4, KATALEYA STROUD, 2, talk in front of the LaSalle County Courthouse. They all grew up in Cotulla and said that they have seen a lot of change since the oil boom in the Eagle Ford Shale region. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150522_601_a27_022~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 22, 2015 - Hallettsville, Texas, U.S. - NOLAN SHEEDY goes over data in a trailer on an oil rig site. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150522_601_a27_021~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 22, 2015 - Hallettsville, Texas, U.S. - Oil field workers stand next to drilling collars on an oil rig. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150404_601_a27_020~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~April 4, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - Signs for ''No Oil Field Clothing'' hang in Garcia's Laundry. The oil field clothing can damage the washing machines. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150405_601_a27_019~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Apr 5, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - The La Quinta Inn and Suites looms over the backyard as children go on an Easter egg hunt at Jessie Galindo's house. Her husband, father, uncle and other members of her family all work in the oil field. ''Jessie hates having the hotels around her house because now any random stranger can watch her and her kids play in the yard. There is no privacy in this town anymore,'' Galindo's sister JoAnna Gonzalez said. .(Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_601_a27_018~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb. 10, 2015 - Tilden, Texas, U.S. - Keys remain on a keyboard at the Grand Eagle Ford Lodge. With the drop in the price of oil that lead to lower gasoline prices, activity some of the areas of the Eagle Ford Shale play has been affected. According to Zam Ali, one of the owners, the occupancy rate from last year was around 65 to 75-percent at the 85-unit lodge. The lodge opened in March of 2013 and is currently running at around 20-percent occupancy. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150805_601_a27_017~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Aug 5, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - RONNIE MOORE and BILLY DAVIS eat lunch at JJ's Country Store. They both haul frac sand in the Eagle Ford Shale region. ''Damn near overnight we started making half of what we used to make,'' Moore said. ''All you hear is talk. Nobody knows what is going to happen. I want to retire soon, but my wife doesn't want me home all the time.'' (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150211_601_a27_016~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb. 11, 2015 - Carrizos Springs, Texas, U.S. - After the second shift leaves in the late afternoon, SANDY JAIME, 53, cleans up a unit at the Double C Resort near Carrizo Springs. The resort's clients are mostly large oil field companies that rent rooms by volume. A drop in the price of crude oil from has led to lower prices at the pump for consumers. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_601_a27_015~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Aug 6, 2015 - Pleasanton, Texas, U.S. - DEVIN MEURER winces in pain as he lays down in his bed at his apartment. Meurer is facing eviction after getting in a motorcycle accident and losing his third job since December 2014. ''I must have done some bad crap in my past life to deserve all of this,'' he said. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150619_601_a27_014~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Jun 19, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - TRINE TELLEZ, who has two sons who worked in the oil field, sits for a portrait in her bedroom. She said she worried when they would go to work. ''Who would take care of me if something happened to you?'' she would ask. One of her sons, Ysmael ''Smiley'' Tellez who has since left the oil field, lives with her now and helps to take care of her. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150313_601_a27_013~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Mar 13, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - The Cotulla Vaqueros watch as BREYON DELTORO, 4, of the Little Vaqueros, races back to the finish line during the goat tagging relay for children six years and under at the LaSalle County Fair and Wild Hog Cookoff. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150307_601_a27_012~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Mar 7, 2015 - Cotulla, Texas, U.S. - BIANCA CHAIRES, 8, holds her family's puppy Brisket as she walks down the road that winds through the Cotulla RV Park. The RV park serves the oil field workers and their companies who want to have a more affordable and home-like living arrangement. She lives in one of the RVs with her family. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_601_a27_011~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~March 23, 2011 - Karnes City, Texas, U.S. - Welding crews are busy laying pipelines such as this one east of Karnes City, Texas in order to get oil and gas extracted from the Eagle Ford shale formation to market. Pipelines are critical because hauling by truck is more expensive. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150815_601_a27_010~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~August 5, 2015 - Fowlerton, Texas, U.S. - JOY TIPTON and her son EVAN TIPTON laugh as they joke about how much Evan works at the Tipton family's roadside store, The Little White House. The store is along the highway between Tipton, Texas and Cotulla, Texas, and mainly serves hunters and oil field workers. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150211_601_a27_009~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb. 11, 2015 - Carrizos Springs, Texas, U.S. - Traffic tapers off as the day comes to an end in Carrizo Springs. A drop in the price of crude oil from has led to lower prices at the pump for consumers. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151116_601_a27_008~John Davenport/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 5, 2011 - New Braunfels, Texas, U.S. - An oil worker walks pass the manifold (right) and frac pumps (left) at a Chesapeake Energy hydraulic fracturing operation near Carrizo Springs, Texas. Hydraulic fracturing is a method of removing oil and gas from rock formations such as the Eagle Ford shale formation in south central Texas. (Credit Image: © John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20150522_601_a27_007~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 22, 2015 - Hallettsville, Texas, U.S. - HARVEY HOWELL, center, looks at data from the mud log with investor HANS HELLAND, right, in a trailer on a rig site. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150219_601_a27_006~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb 19, 2015 - LaGrange, Texas, U.S. - A pump jack stands next to a picnic area outside of LaGrange. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150505_601_a27_005~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 5, 2015 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S. - MELISSA RIOS holds her daughter MARLEY RIOS, 5, at her mother's house during an Easter barbecue with Devin Meurer, a former Marine who has gone through three oil field jobs since December 2014. ''We're broke. We had to figure out which car had more gas to get us here because we can't afford to fill the tank,'' Meurer said. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_601_a27_004~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb. 10, 2015 - Tilden, Texas, U.S. - A worker uses a cart to get around the grounds of the Grand Eagle Ford Lodge of Tilden. With the drop in the price of oil that lead to lower gasoline prices, activity across the Eagle Ford Shale play has decreased. According to Zam Ali, an owner, the occupancy rate from last year was around 65 to 75-percent at the 85-unit lodge. With the reduction in activity, the lodge is currently running at around 20-percent occupancy. The lodge opened in March of 2013. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150210_601_a27_003~Jerry Lara/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Feb. 10, 2015 - Tilden, Texas, U.S. - WILLIAM ''GATOR'' SMITH, 39, of Hallettsville, Texas, left, and BRIAN MASON, 20, of Ganado, Texas, settle down for the night at the Grand Eagle Ford Lodge of Tilden. Smith was an oilfield contractor earning $700 a day but was laid off on Halloween of last year. In order to make ends meet, Smith took a construction job at $5 an hour and his wife went back to work as a pharmacist tech. (Credit Image: © Jerry Lara/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150805_601_a27_002~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~Aug 5, 2015 - Fowlerton, Texas, U.S. - Llewellyn Oil Company Supply Store stands permanently closed down. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150522_601_a27_001~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~May 22, 2015 - Hallettsville, Texas, U.S. - Investor HANS HELLAND and HARVEY HOWELL discuss the mud log while standing next to an oil rig. ''We're really like the '49ers but instead of using a shovel we are digging a hole to China. It is an adventure,'' Frank Sitterle, Helland and Harvey's business partner, said. (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150219_601_a27_000~Carolyn Van Houten/SanAntonio Express-News via ZUMA~Oil Bust Takes Its Toll~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 601 - Oil Bust Takes Its Toll - Launched May 3, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The sun burned through makeshift curtains, warming the apartment and throwing half-light across what remained in Devin Meurer's life. The dog, the clothing heaped on the couch, the work boots discarded in the corner. The first layoff seemed so long ago. So did the second one. But his boss had called to warn him the company might close. Plunging crude oil prices had spooked investors. ''The contracts kind of blew up. The investors may not put more money in,'' Meurer said. ''He said we may all be looking for a job.'' Crude oil's multiyear boom has turned to bust, catching Meurer and thousands of other workers in a cycle that has played out for generations in Texas. The state could lose 140,000 jobs tied to the oil field this year, a forecast the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve expects may worsen. Oil has tumbled from $100 per barrel last year to below $50 last week. Economists talk about the supply-demand lesson playing out - how the world market has signaled to the industry it must stop pumping so much oil. Operators speak of technology gains and ''transitioning the company to be successful in a lower oil price environment.'' But in the same way barbed-wire fences and thorn brush hide the workaday tasks of the oil patch, economic models and dry corporate reports don't reveal what's happening in hardscrabble communities - the pawned TVs, fractured relationships and RVs rolling out of South Texas to someplace more hopeful. ''This is my rock bottom right now,'' Meurer said. ''Hopefully, I just don't lose that job.'' (Credit Image: © Carolyn Van Houten/SA Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The sun burned through makeshift curtains, warming the apartment and throwing half-light across what remained in Devin Meurer's life. The dog, the clothing heaped on the couch, the work boots discarded in the corner. The first layoff seemed so long ago. So did the second one. But his boss had called to warn him the company might close. Plunging crude oil prices had spooked investors. ''The contracts kind of blew up. The investors may not put more money in,'' Meurer said. ''He said we may all be looking for a job.'' Crude oil's multiyear boom has turned to bust, catching Meurer and thousands of other workers in a cycle that has played out for generations in Texas. The state could lose 140,000 jobs tied to the oil field this year, a forecast the Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve expects may worsen. Oil has tumbled from $100 per barrel last year to below $50 last week. Economists talk about the supply-demand lesson playing out - how the world market has signaled to the industry it must stop pumping so much oil. Operators speak of technology gains and ''transitioning the company to be successful in a lower oil price environment.'' But in the same way barbed-wire fences and thorn brush hide the workaday tasks of the oil patch, economic models and dry corporate reports don't reveal what's happening in hardscrabble communities - the pawned TVs, fractured relationships and RVs rolling out of South Texas to someplace more hopeful. ''This is my rock bottom right now,'' Meurer said. ''Hopefully, I just don't lose that job.'':
2010~zrep600~20150829_600_s44_024~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~August 29, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - About six-weeks after his top surgery to remove his breast tissue, a critical step in the transition from female to male, SAM MOEHLIG, 14, at the time, took his shirt off in public for the first time and enjoyed the pool party held in his honor late in August 2015 at a friends house in Tierrasanta. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160407_600_s44_023~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~April 7, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG celebrated his fourth boy birthday by having an ear pierced at Enigma Professional Piercing in Normal Heights, done by body piercing professional Evan Spencer. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160407_600_s44_022~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~April 7, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Now 15, SAM MOEHLIG celebrated his fourth boy birthday by having an ear pierced at Enigma Professional Piercing in Normal Heights, which included surprising his sister, JACQ MOEHLIG, left, with friend TIM WAZNY, center. Jacq had to wait until she was 18 to have piercings. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160325_600_s44_021~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~March 25, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - One of the by-products of the testosterone injections SAM MOEHLIG, now 15, takes once a week as part of his transition from female to male is that he is now growing facial hair, and shaves about every three-months. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160328_600_s44_020~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~March 28, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, now 15, works with his tutor, CHRISTINA LI, during a reading and writing lesson based on the book, 'The Old Man and the Sea.' (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150829_600_s44_019~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~August 29, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S.- About six-weeks after his top surgery to remove his breast tissue, a critical step in the transition from female to male, SAM MOEHLIG, 14, at the time, took his shirt off in public for the first time and enjoyed the pool party held in his honor at a friends house in Tierrasanta which included looking at his chest from time to time during the party.(Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151206_600_s44_018~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~December 6, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, now 15, competed in Judges Cup gymnastics competition at the South Coast Gymnastics in Irvine, in preparation for statewide competition. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160328_600_s44_017~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~March 28, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, 15, continues his transition from a female to a male. The last year has been critical in his transition which included having top surgery a procedure to remove his breasts. Until the surgery he wouldn't take his short off in public, now he does it with great enjoyment. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160321_600_s44_016~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~March 21, 2016 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, 15, injects himself with testosterone one time per week, part of his transition from female to male, which he will have to do for the rest of his life. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151217_600_s44_015~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~December 17, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - An avid fan of Star Wars, SAM MOEHLIG, center, now 15, along with friends, CHAYSON ROBERTS, left, and TIM WAZNY, right, take a lunch break from playing Star Wars video games at Tim's home. In the evening they went to the opening night showing of The Force Awakens, the latest Star Wars movie. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151217_600_s44_014~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~December 17, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - An avid fan of Star Wars, SAM MOEHLIG, right, now 15, along with friends TIM WAZNY, center, and CHAYSON ROBERTS, background, play Star Wars video games at Tim's home before going to the opening night showing of The Force Awakens. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150913_600_s44_013~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~September 13, 2015 - Oceanside, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG walks with his dad, RON MOEHLIG on the beach near the Oceanside Harbor one Sunday morning after a surfing lesson. He had no trouble getting into his wetsuit for the lesson, nearly two months after he had his breast tissue removed during a procedure called top surgery, part of his transition from female to male. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150806_600_s44_012~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~August 6, 2015 - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, 14, at the time, prepared to inject himself with testosterone for the first time since his surgery to remove his breast tissue. He injects testosterone once a week, part of his transition from female to male, and will have to do so for the rest of his life. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_011~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - KATHIE MOEHLIG, SAM MOEHLIG'S mom gives him a kiss as he sits in their family van after his surgery in Thousand Oaks to remove his breast tissue called top surgery, a critical step in his transition from female to male. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_010~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - After SAM MOEHLIG'S surgery to remove his breasts, a critical step in his transition from female to male, his mom, KATHIE MOEHLIG held his hand and stroked his forearm in the recovery at the Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_009~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - After SAM MOEHLIG'S surgery to remove his breasts, a critical step in his transition from female to male, his dad RON MOEHLIG visited him in the recovery room at the Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_008~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - Plastic surgeons, doctors GIL and ZOL KRYGER at the Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery performed top surgery on SAM MOEHLIG, 14 at the time, to remove his breast tissue, a critical step in his transition from female to male. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_007~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG,14, sat in a pre-op room at the Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery before his surgery to remove his breast tissue called top surgery, a critical step in his transition from a female to a male began. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_006~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - JACQ MOEHLIG, SAM MOEHLIG'S sister looks out from the backseat of their family's van as Sam plays a game on his smart phone on the drive with their parents from San Diego to Thousand Oaks where Sam underwent surgery to remove his breast tissue called top surgery, a critical step in his transition from a female to a male. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150723_600_s44_005~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 23, 2015 - Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG, 14, at the time enjoyed a special moment with his mom, KATHIE MOEHLIG at a restaurant where their family had stopped near the Kryger Institute of Plastic Surgery in Thousand Oaks before he had his breast tissue removed, a critical step in his transition from a female to a male. As tempting as it was, Sam wasn't able to eat anything because of the pending surgery. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150702_600_s44_004~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 2, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - SAM MOEHLIG holds a T-shirt to his chest, one of many in his collection. He went through the shirts deciding which ones he had not been wearing and could wear after the top surgery later that month to remove his breast tissue because they were too tight because of the breasts. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150829_600_s44_003~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~August 29, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - About six-weeks after his top surgery to remove his breast tissue, a critical step in the transition from female to male, SAM MOEHLIG, 14, at the time, took his shirt off in public for the first time and enjoyed the pool party held in his honor late in August at a friend's house in Tierrasanta, enjoying his new found freedom, a rebirth of sorts. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160407_600_s44_002~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~July 2, 2015 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A photo of SAM MOEHLIG, now 15, left, hangs on the wall of his family's home taken when he was five-years-old and had more female like features than he does now and dressed as Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty while he and his family were on a Disney-themed cruise. On the right, a family photo of Sam taken during his first boy clothes shopping trip, about five-years-ago. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20151206_600_s44_001~Howard Lipin/San Diego U-T/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~December 6, 2015 - Irvine, California, U.S. - Just another face in the crowd. In December 2015, SAM MOEHLIG, now 15, competed in Judges Cup gymnastics competition at the South Coast Gymnastics in Irvine in preparation for statewide competition. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160415_600_s44_000~Howard Lipin/U-T San Diego/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA~Sam's Journey~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 600 - Sam's Journey - Launched April 15, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - There hasn't been a time when 15-year old Sam Moehlig of Rancho Bernardo felt he was anything but a male, despite being born biologically female. With the support of his family, Sam began transitioning to becoming a male four years ago. The night before his surgery, Rancho Bernardo's Sam Moehlig woke up several times.''Then I'd see it's 2 in the morning and go back to bed.'' He rose again at 4:30 for an early breakfast, his last meal before his 2 p.m. operation in a Thousand Oaks clinic. Going under the knife, the 14-year-old said later, ''was kind of like a dream.'' ''It was just pure excitement, just pure anticipation,'' he said. ''I was finally getting rid of something that had been bothering me for years.'' Sam, who was born female, got rid of his breasts. Awareness is rising of transgender youth and on TV, we're witnessing a transgender population explosion. Netflix's ''Orange is the New Black.'' to E!'s ''I Am Cait,'' a reality show following the former Olympian Bruce Jenner in her post-surgery identity, Caitlyn Jenner. In real life? It's unclear how many Americans have made this transition. Last May, the U.S. Census Bureau attempted an estimate, drawing on ''changes to individuals' first names and sex coding'': almost 90,000. (Credit Image: © Howard Lipin/U-T San Diego/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~There hasn't been a time when 15-year old Sam Moehlig of Rancho Bernardo felt he was anything but a male, despite being born biologically female. With the support of his family, Sam began transitioning to becoming a male four years ago. The night before his surgery, Rancho Bernardo's Sam Moehlig woke up several times.''Then I'd see it's 2 in the morning and go back to bed.'' He rose again at 4:30 for an early breakfast, his last meal before his 2 p.m. operation in a Thousand Oaks clinic. Going under the knife, the 14-year-old said later, ''was kind of like a dream.'' ''It was just pure excitement, just pure anticipation,'' he said. ''I was finally getting rid of something that had been bothering me for years.'' Sam, who was born female, got rid of his breasts. Awareness is rising of transgender youth and on TV, we're witnessing a transgender population explosion. Netflix's ''Orange is the New Black.'' to E!'s ''I Am Cait,'' a reality show following the former Olympian Bruce Jenner in her post-surgery identity, Caitlyn Jenner. In real life? It's unclear how many Americans have made this transition. Last May, the U.S. Census Bureau attempted an estimate, drawing on ''changes to individuals' first names and sex coding'': almost 90,000. :
2010~zrep599~20150329_599_af3_024~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - BEATRICE looks out the window of her house. In Pauleasca there are no drains or toilets. No one knows if the water is clean. The children often have diarrhea and many adults have breathing problems. Usually 6-10 people sleep together in the same room. The kids walk around barefoot among pigs, chickens and mud. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_023~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Stockholm, Romania - These two teenage girls, BIANCA and CATALINA, live in a remote Roma village outside Bucharest, Romania. The village is extremely poor and many of the villagers travel to other countries to beg for money to survive. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_022~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A dog in the muddy street of Pauleasca,(Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_021~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A view of the dirt street is seen through a broken window of a house in the village of Pauleasca, the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_020~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A man and woman with a horse and cart in their home village. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_019~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A horse stands alone in a homemade shack in a mud field in the village. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_018~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Five year old ELIJAH is disabled after an untreated meningitis.(Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_017~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Rubbish trash and mud litter the village of Pauleasca. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_016~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Four young children play happily in the muddy street in their village. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_015~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A muddy stream runs through the home of the village. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_014~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A roma mother wraps her baby in a dimly lit room in Pauleasca in Romania, the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_013~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Light filters through a hole in the roof of a home as a young boy plays in a n empty room. The village of Pauleasca is home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_012~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Children play at the door of their house in Pauleasca region, the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_011~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Dirt and mud surround the houses in Pauleasca, (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_010~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Roma drive their horses and carts through a river ford in their village. Pauleasca region is the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_009~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A child's dirty feet on wooden floorboards of a home. Children play in the muddy street in their village. Pauleasca region is the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_008~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - One of Felicia Radu's daughters sits inside the family home. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_007~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - FELICIA RADU is 38 years. She has four children, 2, 4, 5 and 10 years old. Five year old ELIJAH is disabled after an untreated meningitis. FLORIN, 10-year-old, looks like he is not more than seven. The family consists of Felicia, kids and Grandpa ANGEL. He is 65 years old and has an amputated leg. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_006~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A jacket hangs on the fence of a muddy yard in the village of Pauleasca, the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_005~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Children play in the muddy street in their village. Pauleasca region is the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_004~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A wooden bridge walkway lies across a stream. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_003~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - Family members stand outside their simple house in their village. Pauleasca is the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. The villages lack running water, and no indoor plumbing for kitchens and bathrooms. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_002~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - FELICIA RADU is 38 years. She has four children, 2, 4, 5 and 10 years old. Five year old ELIJAH is disabled after an untreated meningitis. FLORIN, who is 10 years old, looks like he is not more than seven. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150329_599_af3_001~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~March 29, 2015 - Pauleasca, Romania - A family rides their horse and cart through a river ford in their village. Pauleasca is the home of the Roma beggars in Europe. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150329_599_af3_000~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~At Home With The Roma~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 599 - At Home With the Roma - Launched April 7, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Roma are the largest and most discriminated ethnic minority in Europe. Despite the efforts to expand and improve education for Roma children, as many as 50 percent of those in Europe fail to complete primary education. Their health is poorer, their unemployment rate is higher and their life expectancy is shorter than the rest of Europe. Though they are in Europe their living conditions are comparable to those in a third world country with extreme poverty and substandard housing. Their life expectancy is 13 years shorter than the average Romanian. The villages lack running water, and no indoor plumbing for kitchens and bathrooms. Many of the adults are illiterate but the children have some access to schooling from grades 1-4. Their food is substandard and many children suffer from malnutrition and health problems including complications from a poor diet. Many European citizens have negative views about this group that are often based on stereotypes and prejudice dating back several centuries. The history of Roma in Europe is dark and through the ages they have been subjected to racial hatred and outright extermination. The 'Strasbourg Declaration on Roma' resulted in a joint pledge by the Council of Europe to cooperate on Roma issues and to involve Roma communities in building a better future, including refraining from hate speech, abolishing school segregation, ending forced evictions, and protecting human rights. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/IBL/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Roma are the largest and most discriminated ethnic minority in Europe. Despite the efforts to expand and improve education for Roma children, as many as 50 percent of those in Europe fail to complete primary education. Their health is poorer, their unemployment rate is higher and their life expectancy is shorter than the rest of Europe. Though they are in Europe their living conditions are comparable to those in a third world country with extreme poverty and substandard housing. Their life expectancy is 13 years shorter than the average Romanian. The villages lack running water, and no indoor plumbing for kitchens and bathrooms. Many of the adults are illiterate but the children have some access to schooling from grades 1-4. Their food is substandard and many children suffer from malnutrition and health problems including complications from a poor diet. Many European citizens have negative views about this group that are often based on stereotypes and prejudice dating back several centuries. The history of Roma in Europe is dark and through the ages they have been subjected to racial hatred and outright extermination. The 'Strasbourg Declaration on Roma' resulted in a joint pledge by the Council of Europe to cooperate on Roma issues and to involve Roma communities in building a better future, including refraining from hate speech, abolishing school segregation, ending forced evictions, and protecting human rights. :
2010~zrep619~20160922_619_s70_019~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~September 22, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO (second from left) holds hands with fellow members of QLatinX, a support group founded in response to the Pulse shooting and with the mission of empowering LGBTQ Latinos. Santiago attends weekly gatherings, where members work to empower one another in overcoming the challenges of being part of a marginalized community. The founders of the group felt that while there were already organizations dedicated to Latino communities and others dedicated to LGBTQ communities, none existed to support individuals living at the intersection of those identities. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160915_619_s70_018~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~September 15, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO hugs friend JEFF RODRIGUEZ, who went to Pulse with him and was also shot that night, at a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event at Orlando City Hall. Santiago and Rodriguez hid together in a bathroom at the club during Omar Mateen's shooting spree, where they were both shot multiple times but escaped with their lives. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160715_619_s70_017~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 15, 2016 - Sanford, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO lies exhausted on his bed after struggling to get upstairs from the living room of his home. Limited to a walker or crutches to get around with the use of only one leg, it was a tiring ordeal for Santiago just to navigate his own home. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160715_619_s70_016~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 15, 2016 - Sanford, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO inspects the healing entry wound where a bullet went through his knee while sitting on his bed at his home. Another bullet pierced his left heel, shattering the bone. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160901_619_s70_015~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~September 1, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - Dr. BRIAN VICKARYOUS, a surgeon at Florida Hospital inspects Angel Santiago's healing left foot during a follow-up appointment. Vickaryous had inserted screws to help Santiago's heel fuse back together where a bullet shattered the bone. Santiago would not be able to walk without crutches until the bone fully healed and atrophied muscles regained strength. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160818_619_s70_014~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~August 18, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO checks in for a flight home to Philadelphia at Orlando International Airport. Santiago had arranged in advance for a wheelchair escort, but spontaneously decided to make it to the gate unassisted, just with the use of crutches, upon arriving at the airport. The trip to Santiago's hometown to visit family and friends was his first time getting on a plane or leaving the state since the Pulse shooting. He traveled alone. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160715_619_s70_013~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 15, 2016 - Sanford, Florida, U.S. - SAM SANTIAGO hands his infant son, ROMAN SANTIAGO, to brother ANGEL SANTIAGO, at their home. Sam, his wife Ashley, son Roman, and Angel share a two-bedroom place. Ashley gave birth to Roman prematurely nine days after the Pulse shooting, leaving Sam to commute between two hospitals, one taking care of his brother and the other taking care of his wife and prematurely-born son. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160915_619_s70_012~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~September 15, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO zones out while mother GLORIA SANTIAGO (left) and sister-in-law ASHLEY SANTIAGO (second from right) talk over lunch plans following a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event at Orlando City Hall. Gloria Santiago was visiting from Philadelphia for the second time since the shooting. Seen in the foreground is Angel's brother Sam Santiago, with son Roman Santiago. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160715_619_s70_011~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 15, 2016 - Sanford, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO kisses infant nephew ROMAN SANTIAGO at their home in Sanford. Angel's sister-in-law Ashley Santiago gave birth to Roman prematurely nine days after the Pulse shooting, leaving her husband and Angel's brother, Sam Santiago, to commute between two hospitals. Angel balanced uncle-duties with his own rehabilitation once he was released to go home. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160705_619_s70_010~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 5, 2016 - Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO recounted what details of the shooting he could clearly remember in a journal while confined to his room at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. Pictured here, he looks back at an entry titled ''The Attack,'' two days after writing it. Santiago was motivated to describe the early morning hours of June 12 in writing so he wouldn't forget them, but only made it part way through the events of that night before needing to stop because of the trauma. He didn't pick the journal back up for the rest of his time at the hospital. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160726_619_s70_009~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~July 26, 2016 - Sanford, Florida, U.S. - A tattoo commemorating the tragedy at Pulse nightclub is seen on ANGEL SANTIAGO'S left arm. Santiago created the custom design. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160628_619_s70_008~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 28, 2016 - Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO, one of the wounded survivors of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub that killed 49, wheels his way toward the therapy gym at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in with physical therapist SALONI AGARWAL. Santiago experienced significant muscle atrophy following the shooting, and needed to regain strength despite continuing pain from his injuries. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160628_619_s70_007~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 28, 2016 - Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO does resistance exercise with physical therapist SALONI AGARWAL in the therapy gym at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Altamonte Springs. Santiago joked about needing a pedicure while at Florida Hospital, so the nurses there arranged one for him. Only his right foot could be pedicured, as his left foot was still bandaged because of a healing bullet wound. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160628_619_s70_006~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 28, 2016 - Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO, one of the wounded survivors of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub that killed 49, works with physical therapist SALONI AGARWAL for the first time at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Altamonte Springs. Santiago experienced significant muscle atrophy following the shooting, and needed to regain strength despite continuing pain from his injuries. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160901_619_s70_005~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~September 1, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - An x-ray shows the screws holding together ANGEL SANTIAGO'S left heel, where one of Omar Mateen's bullets shattered the bone, during a follow-up appointment with Dr. Brian Vickaryous at Florida Hospital. Santiago knew he would not be able to walk on his own until the pieces of his heel bone fused back together. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160628_619_s70_004~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 28, 2016 - Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO stares out the window of his room at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital. Family and friends often came to visit, but the 25 days spent in hospital facilities still resulted in periods of isolation and loneliness. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160615_619_s70_003~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 15, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - The crime scene at Pulse, a gay nightclub where a gunman's rampage killed 49, is seen under investigation. The shooting, which took place in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 12, was the deadliest in American history. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160614_619_s70_002~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 14, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - An FBI agent investigates the damaged rear wall of Pulse nightclub, where Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded many more two days prior, in Orlando. A standoff and gun battle between Mateen and law enforcement took place the night of the shooting. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160614_619_s70_001~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~June 14, 2016 - Orlando, Florida, U.S. - ANGEL SANTIAGO, a survivor of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub that killed 49 and wounded many more, is seen surrounded by family while speaking publicly about the events of that night, at Florida Hospital. He recounted the details of the horrifying night that almost took his life. Joining him from left, are sister-in-law ASHLEY SANTIAGO, brother SAM SANTIAGO, grandmother MARIA DIAZ and mother GLORIA SANTIAGO. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160628_619_s70_000~Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~A Story of Survival~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 619 - A Story of Survival: Pulse NightClub Shooting - Launched Jan. 31, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - 49 died in a shooting at Pulse nightclub. He got out alive. To feel worthy of survival, he would need to make something of his life. The days Angel Santiago spent recovering from the shooting often left him alone in his head, reflecting on his past, worrying about his future. It has been 7 months since America's deadliest mass-shooting in history unfolded Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando Florida. 49 families celebrated the holidays without a loved one. So many lives were changed on that day. The Tampa Bay Times has followed Angel's journey in the months since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub, as he tried to make something of his life, to feel worthy of survival. (Credit Image: © Loren Elliott/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~49 died in a shooting at Pulse nightclub. He got out alive. To feel worthy of survival, he would need to make something of his life. The days Angel Santiago spent recovering from the shooting often left him alone in his head, reflecting on his past, worrying about his future. It has been 7 months since America's deadliest mass-shooting in history unfolded Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando Florida. 49 families celebrated the holidays without a loved one. So many lives were changed on that day. The Tampa Bay Times has followed Angel's journey in the months since the massacre at Pulse Nightclub, as he tried to make something of his life, to feel worthy of survival.:
2010~zrep607~20160815_607_o44_048~Michael Goulding/ OCR/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 15, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Bahama's SHAUNAE MILLER dives across the finish line for the gold medal and the win in the women's 200 meters and ALLYSON FELIX gets the silver during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160816_607_a35_047~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 16, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - New Zealand's ELIZA MCCARTNEY qualifies at 4.60m at the Olympic Stadium Tuesday during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160815_607_j89_046~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 15, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Bronze medal winner SIMONE BILES (USA) slips during her performance on the Women's Balance Beam finals at Rio Olympics Arena during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160815_607_j89_045~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 15, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - MIRA POTKONEN (FIN) fights KATIE TAYLOR (IRE) in Women's Boxing Light 57-60kg quarter finals and advances to semifinals at Riocentro during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_b158_044~Geraldo Bubniak/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Jamaican athlete USAIN BOLT wins the men's 100 meter dash of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Geraldo Bubniak/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_m67_043~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. gymnast SIMONE BILES competes on vault at the Rio Games in Brazil. Biles won the gold medal in the event. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_m67_042~Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 –Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - China's SHANG CHUNSONG hangs upside down to chalk the bars before competing on the uneven bars final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Chunsong placed fifth in the event. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_j89_041~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Runners compete in the Women's 1500m semifinals at Olympic Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_a35_040~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Jamaica's USAIN BOLT continues his victory celebration while hoisting his golden shoes after easily winning the Men's 100m Final in the Olympic Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_m30_039~Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~Aug 14, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USAIN BOLT of Jamaica smiles and points at crowd as he wins Gold Medal in the Men's 100m sprint at Rio Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160813_607_m227_038~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 13, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - MO FARAH, of Great Britain, in the men's 10,000 meter final during athletics at Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160813_607_m227_037~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 13, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The women's 400 meter qualifying round with the olympic rings during athletics at Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160813_607_a35_036~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 13, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's Team Persuit cyclists during the race in the velodrome during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_m227_035~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 12, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SHELLY-ANN FRASER PRYCE, of Jamaica, at the start of the women's 100 meter dash qualifying round during athletics at Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_m67_034~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 12, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. swimmer ANTHONY ERVIN celebrates after winning the 50m Freestyle final at Olympic Aquatics Park. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_m67_033~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 12, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. fencer GEREK MEINHARDT, right, takes on Italy's DANIELE GAROZZO in Team Foil competition at the Olympic Games. The U.S. team won, securing a bronze medal. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_a35_032~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 12, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Spain's LIDIA PEREZ VALENTIN celebrates her lift Friday at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_a35_031~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 12, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - In this multiple exposure, Austria's JIA LIU serves during a table tennis match at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160811_607_o44_030~Michael Goulding/The Orange Coun/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 11, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - USA gymnast SIMONE BILES flies through the air during her balance beam performance on her way to a gold medal for the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics.. (Credit Image: © Michael Goulding/The Orange County Register/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160811_607_m67_029~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 11, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. swimmer SIMONE MANUEL reacts after seeing her first-place finish on the scoreboard. Manuel, 20, set another mark, as she became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in Women's 100m freestyle for the United States and a new Olympic record of 57.20 seconds. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160811_607_t134_028~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 11, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. gymnast SIMONE BILES competes in the floor exercise in the women's All-Around Individual at the Summer Olympics. Biles won the gold medal in the event. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Star Tribune.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160810_607_t14_027~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 10, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - PENNY OLEKSIAK swam in the women's 100m freestyle semifinals and qualified for the final Wednesday night at the Olympic Aquatics Centre during the 2016 summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160810_607_t134_026~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 10, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - Russia's AIDA SHANAEVA (left) and Tunisia's INES BOUBAKRI battled it out in the women's foil bronze medal bout. Boubakri won the match and the bronze medal. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160810_607_m67_025~Mark Reis/The Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 10, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - U.S. 4x200 Freestyle relay team members, from left, ALLISON SCHMITT, MAYA DIRADO, KATIE LEDECKY and LEAH SMITH, celebrate winning the gold medal at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. (Credit Image: © Mark Reis/Colorado Springs Gazette/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160809_607_j89_024~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 9, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Gold medalist MICHAEL PHELPS laughs during Gold medal ceremony for Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. This is the 21st Olympic gold medal for Phelps. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160809_607_t14_023~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 9, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - In this triple exposure, Ukrainian fencer ANATOLLI HEREY lunges at Switzerland's FABIAN KAUTER during the men's epee competition Tuesday morning at the Carioca Arena at the 2016 Olympic summer games. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160809_607_a35_022~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 9, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - USA's MICHAEL PHELPS on his way to collecting another gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly in the Olympic Aquatic Stadium at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160809_607_a35_021~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 9, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USA's SIMONE BILES, right and LAUREN HERNANDEZ, ALEXANDRIA RAISMAN, GABY DOUGLAS and MADISON KOCIAN celebrate their gold medal performance in the Women's Team Artistic Gymnastics final in the Rio Olympic Arena at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160809_607_a35_020~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 9, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Argentina's JOANA PALACIOS is lifting her ponytail and the massive weight as she competes in the women's weightlifting 63kg class at Riocentro-Pavillion 2 at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160808_607_m227_019~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 8, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Canada's KELLY RUSSELL takes down Great Britain's KATY MCLEAN in the first half during rugby at Deodoro Stadium. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160808_607_m67_018~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 8, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Ireland's JONTY EVANS rides Cooley Rorkes Drift though a water jump in cross country competition at the Olympic Equestrian Center (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160808_607_j89_017~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 8, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - LILLY KING (USA) reacts after winning a gold medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke at Olympics Aquatics Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160807_607_m227_016~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - GABRIELLE DOUGLAS of the USA performs on the floor during the women's artistic gymnastics qualifications at Rio Olympic Arena. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160807_607_j89_015~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - LEAH SMITH (USA) swims, second from bottom, in the Women's 400m Freestyle heats at Olympics Aquatics Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160807_607_a35_014~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USA's MICHAEL PHELPS and CAELEB DRESSEL celebrate their gold medal in the USA's 4x100m Men's relay team at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160807_607_a35_013~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USA's ALEXANDER MASSIALAS, right, and Italy's DANIELE GAROZZO mix it up in the Gold Medal match during the Men's Foil Individual at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160807_607_a35_012~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - USA's ALEXANDER MASSIALAS wins the quarterfinal match of the Men's Foil Individual against Italy's Giorgio Avola during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160806_607_m227_011~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 6, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The main pack of cyclists pass along the coast during men's road cycling at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic games. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160806_607_t134_010~Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 6, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Olympic Park is hopping with Olympic fans on the first day of competition as fans wait in a long line to have their pictures taken with the Olympic rings. (Credit Image: © Brian Peterson/Star Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160806_607_j89_009~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 6, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil - YASUHIRO KOSEKI (JPN) swims in the Men's 100m Breaststroke semifinals at Olympics Aquatics Stadium during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics games. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_607_a35_008~Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - GABRIELLE DOUGLAS of the USA women's gymnastic team practices in the Rio Olympic Arena one day before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160804_607_j89_007~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~Aug 4, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - ALEXANDRA RAISMAN (USA) practices her vault exercise during a training session at the Rio Olympics Arena during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. (Credit Image: © Paul Kitagaki Jr/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160803_607_m227_006~Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 3, 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Team Brazil celebrates their second goal in first round soccer action at Olympic Stadium against team China. (Credit Image: © Christopher Morris/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_t14_005~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 14, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Latvian heptathlete LAURA IKAUNIECE-ADMIDINA competes in the women's heptathlon long jump at the Olympic Stadium. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_t14_004~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 11, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Rio, Brazil - Canadian Olympic boxer ARTHUR ''THE WOLF'' BIYARSLANOV contorts the face of Jordanian OBADA ALKASBEH'S face with a powerful right hand in the preliminary round of the men's boxing match during the 2016 summer Olympic Games. Arthur ''The Wolf'' Biyarslanov won by decision n the three round fight. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160812_607_t14_003~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 11, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - KRISTINA VALJAS smashes the ball past Egypt's DOAA ELGHOBASHY on Copacabana beach. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160511_607_t14_002~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 10, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Ecuador's NEISI PATRICIA DAJOMES BARRERA cheers after a successful lift at 130kg in the clean and jerk portion of the women's 69kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 summer Olympic Games. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160808_607_t14_001~Lucas Oleniuk/Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~August 7, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - MADDISON KEENEY and ANABELLE SMITH spun their way to a bronze medal. (Credit Image: © Lucas Oleniuk/The Toronto Star/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160814_607_j89_000~Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 607 - RIO 2016 - Spirit Of The Games - Launched August 17, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - When he announced in Paris, on a winter's evening in 1892, the forthcoming re-establishment of the Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin was applauded, but nobody at the time imagined the scale of the project entailed by reviving the ancient Olympic Games, appointing a committee in charge of organizing them and creating an international movement. The IOC was created on 23 June 1894; the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era opened in Athens on 6 April 1896; and the Olympic Movement has not stopped growing ever since. The Olympic Movement encompasses organizations, athletes and other persons who agree to be guided by the principles of the Olympic Charter. PHOTOGRAPHY By: ZUMA Photographers: DANIEL A. ANDERSON, PAUL KITAGAKI JR., SCOTT MC KIERNAN, CHRISTOPHER MORRIS and ZUMA Newspaper Partners: MICHAEL GOULDING via Orange County, BRIAN PETERSON via Star-Tribune, MARK REIS via Colorado Springs Gazette, LUCAS OLENIUK via Toronto Star. (Title Slide Cover: Credit: © Paul Kitagaki Jr./zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~OLYMPISM: Live Your Passion. A Creed and Motto to live by! When he announced in Paris, on a winter's evening in 1892, the forthcoming re-establishment of the Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin was applauded, but nobody at the time imagined the scale of the project entailed by reviving the ancient Olympic Games, appointing a committee in charge of organizing them and creating an international movement. The IOC was created on 23 June 1894; the 1st Olympic Games of the modern era opened in Athens on 6 April 1896; and the Olympic Movement has not stopped growing ever since. The Olympic Movement encompasses organizations, athletes and other persons who agree to be guided by the principles of the Olympic Charter. :
2010~zrep588~20151102_588_ap3_032~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Nov. 2, 2015 - Qatana, West Bank - Palestinians mourners carry the body of their fellow Palestinian Omar Al Faqih during his funeral in the Qatna village. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151102_588_ap3_031~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Nov. 2, 2015 - Qatana, West Bank - Relatives mourn over the body of Mohammed Shamasneh during his funeral in the Qatna village, west of Jerusalem. Israeli authorities released the bodies of two Palestinian attackers only on 01 November after demanding the Palestinian Authority to guarantee that calm is preserved during their funerals. Israel has demanded that funerals be conducted late at night and with attendance limited to family members. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151030_588_ap3_030~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 30, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian protester carries molotov cocktails during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Bet El. Since the start of October, violence that has included stabbings as well as clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces has killed at least 65 Palestinians and 10 Israelis. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151029_588_ap3_029~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 29, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A female Palestinian protester takes a cover during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Bet El. Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinian assailants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, police and the army said, as a month-long spate of stabbing attacks showed no signs of abating. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151026_588_ap3_028~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 26, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian protesters take part in clashes with Israeli security forces near the Jewish settlement of Beit El. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151026_588_ap3_027~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 26, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian protesters take part in clashes with Israeli security forces near the Jewish settlement of Beit El. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151010_588_ap3_026~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 10, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian girls carry stones during clashes with Israeli security forces in Beit El on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. Fifteen Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and around 1,000 injured with live and rubber-coated steel bullets in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip since Oct. 1. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151009_588_ap3_025~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 9, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli security forces in Beit El on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20151007_588_ap3_024~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Oct. 7, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Undercover Israeli security personnel and Israeli soldiers detain a wounded Palestinian protester during clashes near the Jewish settlement of Bet El. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150930_588_ap3_023~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Sept. 30, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinians celebrate following the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the General Assembly at the United Nations. Demonstrating a new level of tension with Israel, Abbas declared Wednesday that it was no longer bound by the 1995 Oslo Accords that formed the basis for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150924_588_ap3_022~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Sept. 24, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Muslims sacrifice animals in a slaughterhouse, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the feast of sacrifice. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150907_588_ap3_021~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Sept. 7, 2015 - Duma, West Bank - Palestinian youths inspect the house of Dawabsha family in the village of Duma, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Riham Dawabsha, the mother of a Palestinian child killed in the July firebombing of the family's home, has died from her wounds at a hospital in Tel Aviv, where she was being treated for severe burns she sustained in the July 31 arson attack in Duma. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150828_588_ap3_020~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~August 28, 2015 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - Palestinians attack an Israeli soldier as he tries to arrest a young boy following a protest against Jewish settlements. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150828_588_ap3_019~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Aug. 28, 2015 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - A Palestinian protester waves a national flag during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150810_588_ap3_018~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Aug. 10, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Relatives mourn during the funeral of Palestinian Anas Taha. Israeli troops shot dead Taha who stabbed an Israeli man at a petrol station in the occupied West Bank on Sunday along a main highway near Jerusalem, police said (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150809_588_ap3_017~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Aug. 9, 2015 - Jalazoun, West Bank - The sun sets behind the minaret of Hera' mosque, in Jalazoun refugee camp, near the West Bank city. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150801_588_ap3_016~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Aug. 1, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A masked Palestinian demonstrator rests on the asphalt during clashes with Israeli security forces near the Jalazoun refugee camp and the Jewish settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah in reaction to the death of Palestinian youth Laith al-Khaldi. Al-Khaldi died on Saturday at a West Bank hospital following a clash with Israeli troops near Ramallah, Palestinian hospital officials said.(Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150729_588_ap3_015~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~July 29, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinians watch Israeli heavy machinery demolish apartment blocs illegally built by Jewish settlers near Ramallah. Israel's Supreme Court ruled the two partially-built dwellings were constructed illegally on Palestinian-owned land, and ordered them torn down. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150726_588_ap3_014~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~July 26, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Relatives of Palestinian Mohammed Abu Latifa, 19, mourn during his funeral in Qalandiya refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abu Latifa, wanted on suspicion of planning a militant attack, fell to his death from a rooftop on Monday as he fled from police in the occupied West Bank. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150709_588_ap3_013~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~July 9, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinians, not permitted by Israeli security forces to cross into Jerusalem from the West Bank due to an age limit, use a ladder to climb over a section of the controversial Israeli barrier as they try to make their way to attend the fourth Friday prayer of Ramadan in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, in the village of Al-Ram, near Ramallah. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150615_588_ap3_012~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~June 15, 2015 - Sinjil, West Bank - Palestinian farmers collect wheat stalks during the annual harvest in a field in the West Bank village. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150530_588_ap3_011~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~May 30, 2015 - Nablus, West Bank - Palestinian fruit vendor ABU HALOOM from Balata Refugee Camp balances large watermelons on his head trying to attract customers in a road between Nablus and Ramallah. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150529_588_ap3_010~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~May 29, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian boy holds a red card in face of Israeli soldier during a demonstration against the Israeli Football Federation, near village of Nabi Saleh. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150528_588_ap3_009~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~May 28, 2015 - Deir Ballut, West Bank - A Palestinian woman carries chickpeas crop in a field in the West Bank. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150527_588_ap3_008~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~May 27, 2015 - Jericho, West Bank - A Palestinian youth jumps into a water canal used for irrigation to cool off as temperatures soar in the West Bank city of Jericho to 111 Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius). (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150428_588_ap3_007~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~April 28, 2015 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - Palestinian protesters wave their national flags over debris of a house that was demolished by Israeli army early today, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah. Israeli forces raided the village early Tuesday and demolished a house belonging to Muhammad Mahmoud al-Tamimi located at the village entrance, witnesses said. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150420_588_ap3_006~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~April 20, 2015 - Jericho, West Bank - Palestinian brides attend the national mass wedding ceremony, in the West Bank city of Jericho. Nearly 462 Palestinian couples were married in a ceremony organized by Palestinian presidency. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150410_588_ap3_005~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~April 10, 2015 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - A tear gas canister with a flower planted in it by Rand al-Tamimi, a 11-year-old Palestinian girl, hangs on barbed wire outside her family's house, in the West Bank village. Al-Tamimi, has been collecting the canisters left over from clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians protesters during weekly protests in the village of Nabi Saleh. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150313_588_ap3_004~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~March 13, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - Israel soldiers detain a Palestinian woman during clashes following a demonstration against the expansion of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.(Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150307_588_ap3_003~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~March 7, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian woman launches stones at Israeli border police outside Qalandiya checkpoint during clashes following a rally ahead of International Woman's Day. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150206_588_ap3_002~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Feb. 6, 2015 - Nabi Saleh, West Bank - A masked female protester uses a sling shot to hurl a stone at Israeli troops during weekly protest against Jewish settlements in the village of Nabi Saleh. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150124_588_ap3_001~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~Jan. 24, 2015 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw back a tear gas canister towards Israeli security forces during clashes near Israel's Ofer prison. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20150801_588_ap3_000~Shadi Hatem/APA/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Temple Mount Tensions~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 588 - Temple Mount Tensions - Launched Nov. 4, 2015 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Escalating tensions at Jerusalem's Holy Esplanade saw surge in violence, triggered by revived Israeli limitations on Muslim entry to al-Aqsa Mosque. John Kerry separately met with Netanyahu 22 Oct and PA President Mahmoud Abbas 24 Oct in bid to quell violence. The current crisis comes after decades of unresolved conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinian position is that Israel was created on their land in 1948, turning many into refugees, and further occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in the 1967 Middle East war. They say any hoped-for future Palestinian state is being undermined by Israeli settlement-building in the occupied territories. The settlements are seen as illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. Added to this is Israel's expansion in East Jerusalem, where the proportion of Jewish Israeli inhabitants has swelled compared to the number of Palestinian residents, and where Palestinian districts suffer from poor infrastructure and services. Israel's counter-position is that its right to exist is incontestable and that the Palestinian refugee problem is the result of wars forced on it by Arab neighbors. It says the Palestinian leadership, despite officially recognizing Israel - have not proven they are willing to accept its permanence nor give up violence to achieve their aims. Peace talks aimed at ending the conflict by creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel have repeatedly collapsed over the years and many on both sides have lost faith in the process. (Credit Image: © Shadi Hatem/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~Escalating tensions at Jerusalem's Holy Esplanade saw a surge in violence, triggered by revived Israeli limitations on Muslim entry to al-Aqsa Mosque. John Kerry separately met with Netanyahu 22 Oct and PA President Mahmoud Abbas 24 Oct in bid to quell violence. The current crisis comes after decades of unresolved conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinian position is that Israel was created on their land in 1948, turning many into refugees, and further occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in the 1967 Middle East war. They say any hoped-for future Palestinian state is being undermined by Israeli settlement-building in the occupied territories. The settlements are seen as illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. Added to this is Israel's expansion in East Jerusalem, where the proportion of Jewish Israeli inhabitants has swelled compared to the number of Palestinian residents, and where Palestinian districts suffer from poor infrastructure and services. Israel's counter-position is that its right to exist is incontestable and that the Palestinian refugee problem is the result of wars forced on it by Arab neighbors. It says the Palestinian leadership, despite officially recognizing Israel - have not proven they are willing to accept its permanence nor give up violence to achieve their aims. Peace talks aimed at ending the conflict by creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel have repeatedly collapsed over the years and many on both sides have lost faith in the process.:
2010~zrep676~20180524_676_p164_021~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The Village of Ciudad Ojeda and surrounding area is contaminated and polluted by oil. The crab fishermen have to work with and sell seafood that is affected by the oil. Half of the local fishing industry has been destroyed by this disaster. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_676_p164_020~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 30, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Near the Village of Ciudad Ojeda, the water of Lake Maracaibo is visibly black and is contaminated and polluted by oil spills. The lack of work on the oil infrastructures is creating a huge disaster on the lake. Oils spills are numerous and spreading. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180521_676_p164_019~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 21, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - A child holds a cardboard box full of local currency, containing about about 1 million bolivares, which is barely 1 euro. 1 euro or 1 dollar is trading around 2 million of bolivares. The lack of cash is a big problem for the locals. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180529_676_p164_018~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 29, 2018 - San Carlos, Venezuela - A group of fishermen (forced to trade across borders because of the economic crisis) takes tens of pounds of fish and shrimp that they will sell in Colombia. At San Carlos, they unload the fish, and are joined by other fishermen of the region and will traffic the fish together into Colombia. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_676_p164_017~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 30, 2018 - San Carlos, Venezuela - A group of fishermen (forced to trade across borders because of the economic crisis) takes tens of pounds of fish and shrimp that they will sell in Colombia. At San Carlos, 2 women organize the money that will have to use to bribe the police, on their difficult and dangerous journey to Colombia. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_676_p164_016~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 30, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Forced to smuggle their fish to sell in Colombia for better prices, the fishermen travel first across Lake Maracaibo to San Carlos by boat for an hour. A group of fishermen (forced to trade across borders because of the economic crisis) take tens of pounds of fish and shrimp that they will sell in Colombia. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180523_676_p164_015~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 23, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - This woman who cannot go to the hospital has cancer of the uterus, her family takes care of it as best they can, but she needs 2 million Bolivares for her medicines ( about 2 euros), which she does not have. Her situation without medicine is dire. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_014~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The area around the Village of Ciudad Ojeda, with derelict oil refineries, is contaminated and polluted by oil in a disastrous way. The crab fishermen can only despair at the situation which only gets worse as spills continue. All the fish they catch is infected with by the crude oil. The lake on which they have been sailing for years has become totally dark with oil. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180522_676_p164_013~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 22, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Maracaibo is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. General view of typical austere buildings of the city. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180523_676_p164_012~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 23, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - A security guard opens the secure door of a bank that has just been strafed. The country has become one of the most violent in the world. Escalating violence in Venezuela has resulted of the economic situation. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180525_676_p164_011~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 25, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - A man is filling his car up with gasoline that costs 80 bolivares. A bottle of water can cost the same as 2 full tanks of gas. Currently 1 Euro is equal to 280,000 Bolivars. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180525_676_p164_010~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 25, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - People wait in line to visit the bank. They come to withdraw cash or social aid. Each day they are entitled to only 20,000 bolivares in cash. A packet of pasta costs 2 million bolivares. People arrive at dawn and expect to wait for hours. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180520_676_p164_009~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 20, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The day of the presidential elections, in the district acquired to the 'Chavista' cause (PSUV Party). In May 2018, the 'Chavistas' won the elections. President Maduro hailed the 'impeccable electoral process' that had returned him to power with 67.7% of the vote. In Maracaibo, the Mayor Willy Casanova met the electors, despite the allegations of vote buying and electoral fraud. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180520_676_p164_008~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 20, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - An empty polling station, at the end of the morning, under the watchful eyes of the military on the day of the presidential elections. This district is a PSUV party stronghold under to the Chavista cause. The National Bolivarian Armed Forces are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and a civilian Minister of Defense. As of 2018, the armed forces have 515,000 personnel. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180527_676_p164_007~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 27, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - A patient rests in one of the city's dilapidated national hospitals, operating like many, without any medicine, water or energy. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_006~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Near the Village of Ciudad Ojeda, the lake waters are contaminated and polluted by oil. The crab fishermen despair as the situation only worsens, the lake on which they have been sailing for years has become totally dark with oil. This fisherman just slipped his hands in the water before showing them black with crude from leaks ands spills. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_005~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Maracaibo lake is totally dark with oil slicks in some places, especially around the town named Lagunillas. The oil spills extend over several kilometers with many underwater oil leaks. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_004~Chris Huby / Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, with 297 billion barrels. The oil facilities of the national PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela SA) are numerous but also have technical problems, including regular oil spills and leaks. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180523_676_p164_003~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 23, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The situation is so bad that many people, including children, become prostitutes. Prostitution was well known in the country before the economic crisis, but the numbers have exploded in the last few years. Children at the city's main dump are known to prostitute themselves for money and even food. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180521_676_p164_002~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 21, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The fishermen on Lake Maracaibo see their situation becoming more and more dangerous, they are fishing with a looming threat from pirates and constantly dealing with corrupt policemen. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_001~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~May 24, 2018 - Maracaibo, Venezuela - The banks of Lake Maracaibo near Lagunillas are devastated by oil spills, which in turn is killing the fish in the lake. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180524_676_p164_000~Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 676 - FAILED STATE: Venezuela's Tragedy - Launched August 15, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Venezuela is rich in oil. It has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. But it is arguably precisely this wealth that is also at the root of many of its economic problems. The drop in oil prices has not just devastated the Venezuelan economy, it's causing an environmental crisis as well. An oil spill that happened in May still covers the shoreline of Lake Maracaibo. The oil wells have been abandoned, and production has slowed to a 13 year low. Which means little is being done to stop oil spills. Fishing is the main source of income for many people who live on the shores of the lake. The constant oil spills and leaks is damaging their livelihood, and 15,000 barrels of oil have spilled into the lake in the last two months alone. Fishermen resort to smuggling fish to sell in Colombia to earn enough to feed their families. Maracaibo is the second largest city of Venezuela and the lake contains one of the largest reserves of oil in the world. With its two million inhabitants, the city was built by the US at the start of the 20th century to help expand the oil industry. Up until 2013, Maracaibo was a rich city. (Credit Image: © Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~Venezuela is rich in oil. It has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. But it is arguably precisely this wealth that is also at the root of many of its economic problems. The drop in oil prices has not just devastated the Venezuelan economy, it’s causing an environmental crisis as well. An oil spill that happened in May still covers the shoreline of Lake Maracaibo. The oil wells have been abandoned, and production has slowed to a 13 year low. Which means little is being done to stop oil spills. Fishing is the main source of income for many people who live on the shores of the lake. The constant oil spills and leaks is damaging their livelihood, and 15,000 barrels of oil have spilled into the lake in the last two months alone. Fishermen resort to smuggling fish to sell in Colombia to earn enough to feed their families. Maracaibo is the second largest city of Venezuela and the lake contains one of the largest reserves of oil in the world. With its two million inhabitants, the city was built by the US at the start of the 20th century to help expand the oil industry. Up until 2013, Maracaibo was a rich city.:
2010~zrep612~20161020_612_af3_024~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 20, 2016 - Dohuk, Iraq - As the sun goes down, black smoke rises from a ISIS controlled village north of Mosul. The front north of Mosul is seen from the city Dohuk, Iraq. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161020_612_af3_023~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 20, 2016 - Dohuk, Iraq - Peshmerga soldiers in Dohuk, north of Mosul. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161020_612_af3_022~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 20, 2016 - Dohuk, Iraq - Peshmerga soldiers in Dohuk, north of Mosul. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161019_612_af3_021~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 19, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - The battle of Mosul. Iraqi and Kurdish Pesmerga fighters have conquered several villages outside Mosul from the Islamic State. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_020~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces during an operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_019~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Kurdish Peshmerga forces inspect a tunnel inside an abandoned house on the outskirts of Mosul, recaptured from the Islamic State (IS) jihadists by Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161019_612_af3_018~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 19, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi and Kurdish Pesmerga fighters have conquered several villages outside Mosul, Iraq from the Islamic State. Iraqi special armed forces rest in a village formerly controlled by the ISIS. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_017~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_016~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - An abandoned house on the outskirts of Mosul, recaptured from the Islamic State jihadists by Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161020_612_af3_015~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 20, 2016 - Dohuk, Iraq - A female Peshmerga soldier in Dohuk, north of Mosul. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161019_612_af3_014~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 19, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - An abandoned umbrella lies on the ground. Iraqi and Kurdish Pesmerga fighters have conquered several villages outside Mosul, from the Islamic State. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_013~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A tunnel inside an abandoned house on the outskirts of Mosul, recaptured from the Islamic State jihadists by Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161019_612_af3_012~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 19, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Handprints are seen on a wall. Iraqi and Kurdish Pesmerga fighters have conquered several villages outside Mosul, from the Islamic State. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_011~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A man prays in the battle field. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_010~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier in an abandoned house. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_009~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - An abandoned house in the outskirts of Mosul, recaptured from the Islamic State jihadists by Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_008~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldiers take selfless of themselves in the battle field. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_007~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - An ISIS armored vehicle with welded with steel plates sits in an open field. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_006~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Kurdish Peshmerga forces inspect an abandoned house in the outskirts of Mosul recaptured from the Islamic State jihadists by Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_005~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A shoe lies in the battle field. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_004~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier wears a helmet and headgear. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_003~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A bullet hole from battle is seen. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_002~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~Oct 18, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier walks through an open field. The military offensive to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State (ISIS) is under way. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161019_612_af3_001~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~October 19, 2016 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi special armed forces rest in a village formerly controlled by the ISIS. Iraqi and Kurdish Pesmerga fighters have conquered several villages outside Mosul, Iraq from the Islamic State. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_612_af3_000~Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Battle For Mosul~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 612 - Battle For Mosul - Launched Nov. 1, 2016 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The major military offensive to reclaim the northern Iraqi city Mosul from Islamic State (IS) is under way, forcing thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes. 30,000 Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition, launched the assault almost two years since jihadists overran the city then taking control of much of north western Iraq. The fighting is expected to take weeks, maybe months, all hinging on how much resistance they will get from the roughly 5,000 militants believed to be in Mosul. However, there are concerns about the fate of the estimated 1.5 million civilians living in the city, with UN human rights groups receiving reports of atrocities being committed by IS militants. As the battle for territory continues, the UN has warned up to 200,000 people could be displaced in the first two weeks of the conflict alone. (Credit Image: © Magnus Wennman/Aftonbladet/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The major military offensive to reclaim the northern Iraqi city Mosul from Islamic State (IS) is under way, forcing thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes. 30,000 Iraqi security forces, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen, assisted by US-led coalition, launched the assault almost two years since jihadists overran the city then taking control of much of north western Iraq. The fighting is expected to take weeks, maybe months, all hinging on how much resistance they will get from the roughly 5,000 militants believed to be in Mosul. However, there are concerns about the fate of the estimated 1.5 million civilians living in the city, with UN human rights groups receiving reports of atrocities being committed by IS militants. As the battle for territory continues, the UN has warned up to 200,000 people could be displaced in the first two weeks of the conflict alone.:
2010~zrep620~20161204_620_m67_029~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Dec 4, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - DWAYNE WILMORE, 7, CHRISTOPHER WARE, Jr., 4, and TREMMELL HOWARD, 5, play in the snow in the 6300 block of South King Drive in Woodlawn the day after 23-year-old man was shot and killed in the restaurant across the street. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160925_620_m67_028~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Sep 25, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - ANGELA RANKINS and her son EDDION, 9, talk on their front stoop in the 2600 block of West Wilcox Street in East Garfield Park the day after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed on the sidewalk. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160710_620_m67_027~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jul 10, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - DEWAYNE JOHNSON dives to tag LEE BOYD during a Real Men of Englewood softball league game in Ogden Park in Englewood the day after a 21-year-old was shot and killed overnight. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160517_620_m67_026~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~May 17, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - YUSUF UMAR (left) recites the call to prayer while SABIH UDDIN works in the office at the Muslim Community Center in the 4300 block of North Elston Avenue on in the Irving Park neighborhood the day after a 28-year-old man was shot and killed outside. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160420_620_m67_025~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Apr 20, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - DION ROBINSON, 17, practices a stride jump from the pool deck during lifeguard training class in Foster Park in Auburn Gresham the day after Damond Dawson, 23, was shot and killed outside. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160310_620_m67_024~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Mar 10, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - URAYOAN MEDINA, 18, skateboards after school on the triangle in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in the Noble Square neighborhood the day after Cesar Perez, 19, was shot and killed. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160309_620_m67_023~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~March 9, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Daysha Wright's cousin TRAYVONTA HOUSTON (left), 20, uploads photos of the memorial to Facebook before heading home from a vigil in the 2100 block of West Maypole Avenue in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160214_620_m67_022~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Feb 14, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - GERARDO SILVA, 37, brushes snow off his car in the 4700 block of South Laflin Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood the day after Lorenzo Garcia, 24, was shot and killed. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160127_620_m67_021~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jan 27, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - ROSEMARIE RODRIGUEZ looks out the window of her restaurant Tee's Snack Shop at the scene near Madison and Leamington in South Austin where Cory Brown, 33, was shot and killed the day before in Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160105_620_m67_020~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jan 5, 2016 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - RICARDO SALGADO, 25, works at his father Angel's auto repair shop at 18th and Leavitt streets in the Pilsen neighborhood the day after a 33-year-old man was shot and killed across the street in Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150815_620_m67_019~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Aug 15, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - A Chicago Police officer congratulates performers during block party in the 3500 block of West Carroll Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood the day after a 27-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds in a car that crashed at the end of the block. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150815_620_m67_018~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Aug 15, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - CONNIE CLARK makes bubbles for children during a block party in the 3500 block of West Carroll Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood the day after a 27-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds in a car that crashed at the end of the block. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150803_620_m67_017~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Aug 3, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - JAY and MARIA FELDMAN work at their restaurant Margie's in the Austin neighborhood the day after a man was killed and four other people were shot at a party in the 4800 block of West Kamerling Avenue behind their restaurant. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150718_620_m67_016~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jul 18, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TAYLOR ALI BELLO, 11, sorts through toys at his garage sale in an alley behind the 3600 block of North St. Louis Avenue in the Irving Park neighborhood the day after Manuel Arizaga, 34, was shot and killed in Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150716_620_m67_015~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jul 16, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - DANIELA ZELAYA, 14, gets help from her sister SKARLETH, 11, and mother ODALIS ZAPATA before posing for pictures in her quinceanera dress at Riis Park in the 6300 block of West Fullerton Avenue in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood the day after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed in Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150702_620_m67_014~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jul 2, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Balloons mark a memorial outside the 16th & Millard Food and Dollar Plus store in North Lawndale the day after a 50-year-old employee was shot and killed in Chicago. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150701_620_m67_013~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jul 1, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - TUBUKU EVANS, 15, hits a baseball in the 11100 block of South Hamlet Avenue in the Morgan Park neighborhood the day after Avery Williams, 22, was shot and killed driving a car. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150624_620_m67_012~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jun 24, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - CYNIA DAVIS, 5, gets a slushie at Jimmy's Food and Deli in the 200 block of East 35th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood the day after four people were shot outside including Christan Barlow, 52, who was killed. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150531_620_m67_011~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~May 31, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Midway movers toss out an empty box as they load Krista Bauman's belongings in the 900 block of West Oakdale Avenue in Lakeview the day after Kevin O'Malley, 25, was shot and killed under the ''L'' tracks. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150526_620_m67_010~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~May 26, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - JESSICA HOLMAN, 32, holds her daughter BREANNA HOWERY, 5, on her mother's porch in the 4900 block of West Erie Street in the Austin neighborhood the day after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on the corner behind them. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150525_620_m67_009~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~May 25, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - JED and LIDA SCHENKIER and their children ATLAS, 2, and RAVI, six months, greet their neighbor JOSHUA QUINONES, 8, in the 3300 block of West Division Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood the day after a 28-year-old man was shot and killed. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150504_620_m67_008~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~May 4, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Left to right: LENEAR BAILEY, PAUL SIGGMAN, TIM AHERN, MARCUS JONES and BRIAN WALLACE hang out in the 3100 block of West 64th Street in the Marquette Park neighborhood the day after their friend Nyerere Lloyd, 26, was shot and killed. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150430_620_m67_007~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Apr 30, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - A four-year-old boy rides his tricycle in the 4800 block of South Winchester Ave in the Back of the Yards neighborhood the day after Ismael Lopez, 24, was shot and killed in this intersection near a ''Mothers for Peace'' mural. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150421_620_m67_006~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Apr 21, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - HARRIETTE ROBINSON waits for the No. 3 CTA bus in the 6000 block of South King Drive in the Washington Park neighborhood the day after Marshawn Flemon, 18, was shot and killed there. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150409_620_m67_005~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Apr 9, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - CRECENSIO CAMPOS gives his daughter VERENICE CAMPOS, 10, a push as she pulls her little sister ALELI, 4, in an alley along the 2700 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood the day after a 24-year-old man was shot and killed there. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150402_620_m67_004~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Apr 2, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - JAHMAL PATTERSON, 18, LAMONT BARNES JR., 19, and DONTRELL MAGGETTE, 16, play basketball in Marquette Park at the 3000 block of West 71st Street in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood the day after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed across the street. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150316_620_m67_003~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Mar 16, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - JIM WILSON repairs the mirror on his car in the 5700 block of West North Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood the day after Andre Chatman, 23, and Carey Hollis, 28, were shot and killed nearby. The car they were driving then crashed into the pole behind Wilson, in front of his uncle's computer repair store. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150118_620_m67_002~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jan 18, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - DEACON DWAIN MILAN, 72, (center) and other church members pray Sunday, at the Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist Church. Cornelius Hunter, 24, was shot and killed in front of the church in the 1200 block of South Pulaski Road in North Lawndale the day before. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150128_620_m67_001~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~Jan 21, 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Women talk in the 600 block of East 51st Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood the day after Angelo Porter, 23, was shot and killed on the corner. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20150402_620_m67_000~Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Next Day Chicago~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 620 - Next Day Chicago: Living Around Gun Violence - Launched Feb. 8, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Yesterday, these blocks were homicide scenes. The day after a fatal shooting, police tape is gone and residents live, work and play. More Chicagoans are shot and killed than there are days in the year, but there's a lot going on in these neighborhoods around the violence. A persistent reality for some of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, violence unnerved far reaches of the city in 2016 as shootings and homicides soared. Not since the drug-fueled bloodshed of the mid-1990s had the city witnessed such a toll. Some neighborhoods, already scarred and gutted by years of violence, suffered inordinately. But the danger spread into more neighborhoods, too, and randomness became an all-too-familiar element to many shootings. Grim milestones added up: The deadliest month in 23 years. The deadliest day in 13 years. 4,300 people shot. As the year wound down, with the promise of a new year coming soon, a violent Christmas Day. (Credit Image: © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 620 - Next Day Chicago: Living Around Gun Violence - Launched Feb. 8, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Yesterday, these blocks were homicide scenes. The day after a fatal shooting, police tape is gone and residents live, work and play. More Chicagoans are shot and killed than there are days in the year, but there's a lot going on in these neighborhoods around the violence. A persistent reality for some of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, violence unnerved far reaches of the city in 2016 as shootings and homicides soared. Not since the drug-fueled bloodshed of the mid-1990s had the city witnessed such a toll. Some neighborhoods, already scarred and gutted by years of violence, suffered inordinately. But the danger spread into more neighborhoods, too, and randomness became an all-too-familiar element to many shootings. Grim milestones added up: The deadliest month in 23 years. The deadliest day in 13 years. 4,300 people shot. As the year wound down, with the promise of a new year coming soon, a violent Christmas Day.:
2010~zrep621~20161205_621_j106_024~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 5, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Protestors gather in prayer after marching toward barricades on the Backwater Bridge on Highway 1806 with support from US military veterans on Army Corps of Engineers land bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The march took place on the same day that North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple's order to evacuate the Oceti Sakowin Camp was to take effect. The Obama Administration also announced that the US Army Corps would not grant Dakota Access LLC the last remaining easement it needed to drill underneath the Missouri River. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161206_621_j106_023~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 6, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - TOBY JOSEPH sits after being attended by medics for nausea and heavy chest symptoms during the first days of harsh winter at the Rosebud Camp at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Joseph was evacuated out of camp shortly after to a safer area until the blizzard was to calm. Volunteer medics worked around the clock during one of North Dakota's harshest winters in years. Protestors were being treated for hypothermia, trench foot, and asthma symptoms among others. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161205_621_j106_022~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 5, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Protestors stand on an abandoned and burned vehicle on Highway 1806 during an action against the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_021~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - A view of the Oceti Sakowin Camp after morning snow at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170115_621_j106_020~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 15, 2017 - Solen, North Dakota, U.S - Buffalo are seen roaming land along Highway 6 outside Solen, North Dakota. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161205_621_j106_019~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 5, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Water protectors march toward barricades on highway 1806 with support from US military veterans at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The march took place on the same day that North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple's order to evacuate the Oceti Sakowin Camp was to take effect. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_621_j106_018~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 25, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - A fortified barricade on the Backwater Bridge on Highway 1806 blocks access to the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Oceti Sakowin Camp. The presence of military-grade equipment such as armored humvees and vehicles, barbed wire and cement barricades at the protest site has sparked controversy. The protest site located on land managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, is considered trespassing and subject to prosecution according to the Army Corps. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_621_j106_017~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 5, 2017 - Glendive, Montana, U.S - MIKE CONNELLY, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) working in North Dakota and who is in support of the Dakota Access Pipeline, drives past oil tankers being transported by railroad within the Bakken Formation in Glendive, Montana. Connelly's support for the Dakota Access Pipeline is based on North Dakota's oil-heavy economy and the pipeline's creation of employment to individuals in the oil business sector who are struggling to find opportunities to sustain their families following the 2015 Bakken oil bust. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170105_621_j106_016~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 5, 2017 - Belfield, North Dakota, U.S - Oil pump jacks are seen along Interstate 94 in the Bakken Formation near Belfield. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170106_621_j106_015~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 6, 2017 - Richardton, North Dakota, U.S - A truck hauls pipeline used for the Dakota Access Pipeline toward a construction site from a storage facility. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161206_621_j106_014~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 6, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Protestors gather wood at the Rosebud Camp during the first days of harsh winter at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170112_621_j106_013~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 12, 2017 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - CHIEF ARVOL LOOKING HORSE speaks to members of the Woodland Cree Tribe at the pipeline protest site located on US Army Corps land. Land managed by the Army Corps of Engineers where the pipeline has been routed is disputed by protestors to be land of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as a result of the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The treaty established Native American territories and interaction between the tribe and the United States, but was not respected by non-Indians. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161204_621_j106_012~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 4, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - An aerial view of the Missouri River miles away from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_621_j106_011~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 25, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - DAVID OMONDI stands by a campfire during sunrise at the Oceti Sakowin Camp at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_621_j106_010~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 25, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - ANDREW WAUPEKENAY of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stands as he faces authorities on the other side of the Cantapeta Creek which runs into the Missouri River after barbed wire was placed along the shore near the Oceti Sakowin Camp on Army Corps of Engineers land bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_009~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Authorities face water protectors as they block them from proceeding further towards the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Army Corps of Engineers land in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. According to the Morton County Sheriffs Department, it has received assistance from 24 counties, 16 cities and 9 other states since August 2016. Unarmed protestors, who have been camping on Army Corps of Engineers land bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, have been hit with pepper spray, rubber bullets and water cannons in freezing temperatures by law enforcement. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_008~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - A protestor stands as authorities give them warnings of being hosed by water if they do not disperse during an action against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline along the Cantapeta Creek which leads into the Missouri River on Army Corps of Engineers land bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170112_621_j106_007~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 12, 2017 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - An abandoned vehicle is buried in snow along Highway 1806 at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The current winter has been one of the harshest that North Dakota has experienced in years. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_006~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - NANCY SHOMIN of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians in Michigan stands across Turtle Island along the Cantapeta Creek during a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Army Corps of Engineers land bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_005~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - Yurts are covered in morning snowfall at the Oceti Sakowin Camp at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170110_621_j106_004~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~January 10, 2017 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - RON STARR leads members of the Youth Unity Journey for Sacred Waters along Highway 1806 into the Oceti Oyate Camp outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. The Youth Unity Journey for Sacred Waters, led by members of the Woodland Cree First Nations in Saskatchewan, Canada, completed their 46-day-long journey after walking 870 miles from Stanley Mission, Canada to the Oceti Oyate Camp bordering the Standing Rock Indian Reservation near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161204_621_j106_003~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~December 4, 2016 - Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S - A woman raises her fist in victory after the Army Corp of Engineers denied a permit to complete construction in a key section of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Missouri River at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_002~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannonball, North Dakota, U.S - A water protector prays as he and others defend a sacred site near Turtle Island against the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Missouri River at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161124_621_j106_001~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~November 24, 2016 - Cannonball, North Dakota, U.S - Offerings are placed on an altar along the Missouri River at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161125_621_j106_000~Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Standing Rock~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 621 - STANDING ROCK: Oil and Water - Dakota Access Pipeline - Launched Feb. 14, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - On February 7, 2017 the US Army Corps of Engineers granted the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline an easement to pass beneath Lake Oahe and the Missouri River, north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Since early 2016, thousands of Native Americans have been fighting to prevent the pipeline's completion. In the final days of Barack Obama's presidency the White House put the construction on hold pending further assessments, and for a while the protesters believed they had won. Crowds celebrated with fireworks on the snow covered prairie of North Dakota. But everything changed with the arrival of President Donald Trump. Within days of Trump taking office, an executive memorandum was issued calling for the pipeline to proceed. And two weeks later, the president's order was followed through, and the Army Corps granted the easement. For the Sioux people who opposed this venture and the coalition of 200 tribal nations that joined them, this development is a crushing blow. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~On February 7, 2017 the US Army Corps of Engineers granted the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline an easement to pass beneath Lake Oahe and the Missouri River, north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Since early 2016, thousands of Native Americans have been fighting to prevent the pipeline's completion. In the final days of Barack Obama's presidency the White House put the construction on hold pending further assessments, and for a while the protesters believed they had won. Crowds celebrated with fireworks on the snow covered prairie of North Dakota. But everything changed with the arrival of President Donald Trump. Within days of Trump taking office, an executive memorandum was issued calling for the pipeline to proceed. And two weeks later, the president's order was followed through, and the Army Corps granted the easement. For the Sioux people who opposed this venture and the coalition of 200 tribal nations that joined them, this development is a crushing blow.:
2010~zrep514~20110118_514_t109_010~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A severely affected infant, by Agent Orange, is seen in the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_009~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~January 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A child severely affected by Agent Orange is fed during lunch time at Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20110118_514_t109_008~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A baby severely affected by Agent Orange is seen in the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_007~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Some Agent Orange affected infants were saved in glass containers for science. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_006~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Some Agent Orange affected infants were saved in glass containers for science. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140128_514_t109_005~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 28, 2014 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A badly scarred and skin damaged child is seen at the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_004~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A youth severely affected by Agent Orange is seen in the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. Peace village cares for about 60 children and many were abandoned at birth. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140128_514_t109_003~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 28, 2014 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A child stares out of the window at the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. After decades of Vietnam War, effects of Agent Orange still runs silently through generations. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_002~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A child severely affected by Agent Orange is fed at the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. It is claimed that children born to parents exposed to Agent Orange can be stillborn or born with birth defects, including skin disease, mental illness, and deformities. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_001~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~Jan. 18, 2011 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - An infant with deformed hands in the Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital. The hospital is home for children with disabilities believed to be caused by Agent Orange, the herbicide used by the U.S military during the Vietnam War. According to the United Nations, Agent Orange and its active ingredient dioxin is ''one of the most toxic compounds known to humans.'' (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110118_514_t109_000~Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Children Of Agent Orange~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 514 - Children Of Agent Orange - Launched February 18, 2014 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In the 1960s and '70s, during the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used Agent Orange to kill trees and plants that blocked visibility from the air and provided cover for Viet Cong fighters hiding in the jungle. It harmed U.S. soldiers and Vietnamese and contaminated some areas of the country. Agent Orange and its active ingredient dioxin is ''one of the most toxic compounds known to humans,'' according to the UN. Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital is home for surviving child victims of Agent Orange. Decades after the war, civilians still suffer the consequences, children born to parents exposed to the toxin can be stillborn or born with birth defects, including skin disease, mental illness, and deformities. In part because of political and logistical difficulties, there is so far no conclusive international research showing a direct correlation between Agent Orange use in Vietnam and health problems. Still, the U.S. government recognizes that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides causes cancer and additional health problems and presumes certain birth defects in children of Vietnam veterans. According to the Vietnamese Red Cross, babies born near lands heavily sprayed with the herbicide have illnesses and deformities at a higher rate than normal, and as many as a million Vietnamese now have health issues associated with Agent Orange. (Credit Image: © Hiroko Tanaka/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~In the 1960s and '70s, during the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used Agent Orange to kill trees and plants that blocked visibility from the air and provided cover for Viet Cong fighters hiding in the jungle. It harmed U.S. soldiers and Vietnamese and contaminated some areas of the country. Agent Orange and its active ingredient dioxin is ''one of the most toxic compounds known to humans,'' according to the UN. Peace Village ward at Tu Du Hospital is home for surviving child victims of Agent Orange. Decades after the war, civilians still suffer the consequences, children born to parents exposed to the toxin can be stillborn or born with birth defects, including skin disease, mental illness, and deformities. In part because of political and logistical difficulties, there is so far no conclusive international research showing a direct correlation between Agent Orange use in Vietnam and health problems. Still, the U.S. government recognizes that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides causes cancer and additional health problems and presumes certain birth defects in children of Vietnam veterans. According to the Vietnamese Red Cross, babies born near lands heavily sprayed with the herbicide have illnesses and deformities at a higher rate than normal, and as many as a million Vietnamese now have health issues associated with Agent Orange.:
2010~zrep547~20140709_547_w122_011~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A piece of gold which has bonded with the added mercury is found at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_010~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese woman oversees work at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_009~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass through the waterway separating lighter soil from the heavier elements at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_008~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner collects buckets of heavy silt which may contain high quantities of gold at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_007~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners remove grates from a large waterway used to separate and trap the heavier gold from the soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140708_547_w122_006~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 8, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner sprays the soil with a high-powered water jet, separating gold from soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_005~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Mercury is used to facilitate in the gold mining process at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_004~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A high-powered jet of water hits a load of recently deposited soil at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_003~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Chinese gold miners shovel heavy silt for a second pass to separate the lighter elements from the heavier ones at a gold mining site. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_002~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - A Chinese gold miner finds a piece of gold at a mining site. The mining companies use mercury in an environmentally hazardous extraction process, which can lead to long-lasting damage for the area's forests and river ways. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20140709_547_w122_001~Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Burmese Gold Rush~July 9, 2014 - Laiza, Kachin, Myanmar - Excavation areas at a gold mining site. In mineral-rich areas of Kachin State, taxes from Burmese and Chinese gold mining provides an important income stream to the Kachin Independence Organization. (Credit Image: © Taylor Weidman/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:
2010~zrep503~20131004_503_s70_018~James Borchuck/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Oct. 4, 2013 - St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. - Mr. Boston Strong aka CARLOS ARREDONDO, holds a 'Boston Strong' sign during pregame ceremonies at Fenway Park. (Credit Image: © James Borchuck/Tampa Bay Times//zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_017~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO, greets an admirer during a party with Boston Red Sox players after a charity event. In the months since the bombing, Carlos has become Mr. Boston Strong, a teddy bear for a recovering city to hug. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_016~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO thrived on action in Costa Rica, where he worked at the annual bullfights. Years later, he'd return to his homeland to take part in the events wearing an American football jersey, as seen in this photo from a Costa Rican newspaper. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_015~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - VICTORIA FOLEY, lifts her hands up as if in prayer. Foley, who is Carlos' first wife and the mother of Alex and Brian, describes her relationship with Carlos as ''toxic. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_014~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Outside the glare of the spotlight, when the hat comes off, CARLOS ARREDONDO faces a dark struggle. ''I like simplicity,'' Carlos says, as he eats leftovers for dinner at his home. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_013~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Sudden exposure has turned a guy in a cowboy hat, into the most recognizable hero of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. CARLOS ARREDONDO aka Mr. Boston Strong, gets invited to parades, charity events and union banquets. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20100806_503_cz2_012~NIcolaus Czarnecki/METRO US/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~August 6, 2010 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Gold Star Families for Peace member CARLOS ARREDONDO, carries a makeshift flag draped casket behind his truck and continually makes his story heard in hopes to return all troops home safely. Arredondo has become a famous figure in the opposition of America's recent wars. (Credit Image: © NIcolaus Czarnecki/METRO US/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_011~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO and MELIDA walk in memory of Carlos' son Brian, who committed suicide in 2011, at the Samaritans 5K ''Run for Someone Else's Life'' event. Teams raised money for a suicide-prevention group. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_010~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Carlos Arredondo, has a bag full of his son Brian memorial buttons to hand out at charity events. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_009~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO, often visits the graves of his two sons, Alex and Brian at Rural Cemetery, where they are buried side by side. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_008~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.- Mementoes of Carlos' boys fill his Roslindale home, including these dog tags with Alex's likeness. Alex was killed on his second tour in Iraq, shot by a sniper in Najaf. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20070916_503_p79_007~Louie Palu/ZUMA Press Wire~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~September 16, 2007 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - Standing in front of the White House, CARLOS ARREDONDO from Boston, holds a photo of his 20-year-old son Alexander Arredondo who was killed in Iraq. Thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched from Lafayette Park across from the White House to Capitol Hill to protest the war in Iraq. (Credit Image: © Louie Palu/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_006~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO is a study in contrasts. He has embraced the spotlight as representative of Boston Strong, a hero in a cowboy hat, since the marathon bombing, but faces a dark struggle after a turbulent past. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_005~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Aug. 26, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO holding a big blow up picture of one of his son Alex , during one of his two tours in Iraq. Arredondo enlisted in the Marines when he was 17 years old, a month before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He could have backed out, but didn't. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130415_503_g141_004~Tom Green/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~Apr 15, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - CARLOS ARREDONDO (in hat) helps a severely injured man (JEFF BAUMAN) moments after a bomb explodes in the crowd during the 117th Boston Marathon. The 2013 Boston Marathon was marked with tragedy when bombs exploded at the finish line downtown Boston. Three died, including an 8-year-old boy and over 170 were injured. (Credit Image: © Tom Green/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130415_503_u24_003~Ken McGagh/MetroWest Daily News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Boston Marathon Bombing 2013~Apr 15, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Smoke hovers over a chaotic scene of injured people and rescuers along Boylston Street moments after, the 2013 Boston Marathon was marked with tragedy, when 2 bombs exploded simultaneously at the finish line. (Credit Image: © Ken McGagh/MetroWest Daily News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130415_503_g141_002~Tom Green/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~April 15, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - A bomb explodes in the crowd as runners crossed the finish line during the 117th Boston Marathon. The 2013 Boston Marathon was marked with tragedy when bombs exploded at the finish line. (Credit Image: © Tom Green/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130418_503_cz2_001~NIcolaus Czarnecki/METRO US/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~April 18, 2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - Boston resident CARLOS ARREDONDO shows a blood covered flag to the media outside his home, just days after the marathon bombing. Arredondo was at the finish line when the blasts occurred and rushed to help the victims. (Credit Image: © NIcolaus Czarnecki/METRO US/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130826_503_ss5_000~Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Mr. Boston Strong - The Hero in the Cowboy Hat's Dark Struggle~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 503 - Mr. Boston Strong - Launched December 3, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Boston Marathon ends in the heart of a cramped city, on Boylston Street, between a grand public library on one side and an unremarkable stretch of low-rise office buildings, apartments and stores on the other. Carlos Arredondo had just climbed down from a viewing stand on the library side, making his way to the finish line to find a runner he knew, when an explosion rattled the block. The timer above the finish line read 4:09:43. Runners scattered. Smoke billowed out. There was confusion, the thought that perhaps it was some errant fireworks or a gas leak. Thirteen seconds later, another explosion ripped through a crowded sidewalk one block west on Boylston Street. Suddenly, just like the moment when the second hijacked plane pierced the second Twin Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, everyone knew what was happening. Terrorism had returned to American soil. ''Oh my God,'' Carlos said to himself. ''Holy s---.'' Sudden exposure turned a guy in a cowboy hat into the most recognizable hero of the Boston Marathon bombing. But outside the glare of the spotlight, when the hat comes off, Carlos Arredondo faces a dark struggle. (Credit Image: © Michael Laughlin/Sun-Sentinel/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~The Boston Marathon ends in the heart of a cramped city, on Boylston Street, between a grand public library on one side and an unremarkable stretch of low-rise office buildings, apartments and stores on the other. Carlos Arredondo had just climbed down from a viewing stand on the library side, making his way to the finish line to find a runner he knew, when an explosion rattled the block. The timer above the finish line read 4:09:43. Runners scattered. Smoke billowed out. There was confusion, the thought that perhaps it was some errant fireworks or a gas leak. Thirteen seconds later, another explosion ripped through a crowded sidewalk one block west on Boylston Street. Suddenly, just like the moment when the second hijacked plane pierced the second Twin Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, everyone knew what was happening. Terrorism had returned to American soil. ''Oh my God,'' Carlos said to himself. ''Holy s---.'' Sudden exposure turned a guy in a cowboy hat into the most recognizable hero of the Boston Marathon bombing. But outside the glare of the spotlight, when the hat comes off, Carlos Arredondo faces a dark struggle.:
2010~zrep501~20130219_501_s76_021~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Feb. 19, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - UC Davis wildlife biologists MIRANDA TILCOCK, left, and NICK CORLINE carry a cooler full of small salmon into a flooded rice field near Woodland. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131104_501_s76_020~Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Nov. 4, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A salmon makes its way up the salmon ladder at Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova, signaling the start of the spawning season on the American River. (Credit Image: © Hector Amezcua/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131015_501_s76_019~Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Oct. 15, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Fisherman line up in hopes of catching a salmon in the American River just downstream of the H Street bridge. Early fall color is visible throughout the Sacramento region as cool morning temperatures help change the color of the leaves. (Credit Image: © Randy Pench/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20131007_501_s76_018~Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Oct. 7, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - TOM FOX of south Natomas prepares to cast his line while fishing for salmon at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers. ''It's relaxing,'' says Fox, while standing in knee deep water. ''The only thing that matters is what's striking on the end of my pole. (Credit Image: © Randy Pench/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130906_501_s76_017~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 6, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - City of Sacramento workers using heavy equipment work to improve the stream bed along the American River near River Bend Park. The project involves spreading gravel in the riverbed so migrating wild Chinook salmon have more room to create ''redds'', or nests for their eggs. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130507_501_s76_016~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~May 7, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Thousands of chinook salmon smolts are dumped into the water at Discovery Park. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130507_501_s76_015~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~May 7, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Scientific Aid JUSTIN MATHER corrals thousands of chinook salmon smolts into a holding tank at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130507_501_s76_014~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~May 7, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Thousands of chinook salmon smolts are dumped into the water at Discovery Park. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released three million young Chinook salmon, or smolts, near the mouth of the American River on May 6 and 7. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130403_501_s76_013~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~April 3, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - JACOB KATZ nets several young salmon from a pen called a 'Live Car' at Knaggs Ranch in the Yolo Bypass near Woodland. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130403_501_s76_012~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~April 3, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A researcher for the Center for Watershed Sciences holds two salmon at Knaggs Ranch in the Yolo Bypass near Woodland. Salmon planted in the bypass six weeks ago were the size of the small fish, while the large fish is typical of their size today. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130219_501_s76_011~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Feb. 19, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Department of Water Resources biologists prepare to insert tiny monitors into small salmon near Woodland. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20130219_501_s76_010~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Feb. 19, 2013 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Wildlife biologists move small salmon from a tank of water into the flood plain easement near Woodland. An experiment in raising salmon on a flooded ranch in the Yolo Bypass is proving what biologists have long suspected: That the fish grow bigger and faster when they bypass floods, because they can access insect blooms triggered by the inundation. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20121112_501_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Nov. 12, 2012 - Folsom, California, U.S. - Salmon jump at the gate of the Nimbus fish hatchery in Gold River. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20121004_501_s76_008~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Oct. 4, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Mature Kokanee salmon spawn along Taylor Creek near Lake Tahoe. The state Dept. of Forestry has been tearing down beaver dams in the Lake Tahoe area to ease passage for coho salmon. Beavers use such dams to store food for winter, so their destruction puts the beavers' future in peril. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120927_501_s76_007~Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 27, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Any tagged salmon - with the exception of a spring run salmon - have their heads removed which are sent to the lab for testing. (Credit Image: © Randy Pench/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120927_501_s76_006~Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 27, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Culled chinook salmon will be donated to a local Oroville food bank. (Credit Image: © Randy Pench/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20120927_501_s76_005~Randy Pench/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 27, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Workers, foreground, separate out any spring run chinook salmon which are saved for their eggs leaving only fall run salmon which are culled and donated to a local food bank. In an effort to restore genetic diversity to salmon runs, the Feather River hatchery this week has been killing thousands of salmon without breeding them. (Credit Image: © Randy Pench/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20111221_501_s76_004~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Dec. 21, 2011 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Salmon hatch from eggs in a large jar at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Rancho Cordova. This year's fall salmon run has been a bonanza compared to recent poor years. The three largest hatcheries in the Sacramento Valley, including Nimbus on the American River, took in more than twice as many salmon as last year. It's a promising reversal from near devastation just three years ago. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110918_501_s76_003~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 18, 2011 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - TYRONE GORRE conducts a spiritually symbolic ceremony near the water during the 'Calling Back the Salmon Celebration' at McBean Park in Lincoln. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110918_501_s76_002~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 18, 2011 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - A woman carries a spiritual offering of water and leaves as part of the 'Calling Back the Salmon Celebration' at McBean Park. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110918_501_s76_001~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~Sept. 18, 2011 - Sacramento, California, U.S. - Spiritual offerings float downstream following the 'Calling Back the Salmon Celebration' at McBean Park in Lincoln. People from the local community gather at the river to call back the salmon. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~:20110918_501_s76_000~Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~American River Run~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 501 - American River Run - Launched November 19, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - With a swish of its tail, a salmon jumps more than 20 steps - one at a time - to the top of the Nimbus Fish Hatchery ladder Monday as the annual fall migration takes place. The Chinook salmon run is an annual spectacle on the American River as the giant fish return each fall from the ocean to spawn. This year, the run that continues into December should be noteworthy, because the salmon population is expected to rebound significantly from recent lows. Once they make their way up the Nimbus Fish Hatchery ladder, the salmon are sorted and spawned on a table. An average salmon female has more than 5,000 eggs. The eggs are housed in the spawning building and the fish are raised until they are 4 to 6 inches long before being released. Since 1958, the Nimbus Fish Hatchery has been successfully providing mitigation for the loss of natural fish habitat in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Hatchery exists to atone for the loss of upstream salmon habitat caused by construction of Folsom and Nimbus dams in the 1950s. Although many salmon still spawn naturally in the American River below the dams, hatchery-raised salmon make up most of the river's production. (Credit Image: © Randall Benton/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press)~With a swish of its tail, a salmon jumps more than 20 steps - one at a time - to the top of the Nimbus Fish Hatchery ladder Monday as the annual fall migration takes place. The Chinook salmon run is an annual spectacle on the American River as the giant fish return each fall from the ocean to spawn. This year, the run that continues into December should be noteworthy, because the salmon population is expected to rebound significantly from recent lows. Once they make their way up the Nimbus Fish Hatchery ladder, the salmon are sorted and spawned on a table. An average salmon female has more than 5,000 eggs. The eggs are housed in the spawning building and the fish are raised until they are 4 to 6 inches long before being released. Since 1958, the Nimbus Fish Hatchery has been successfully providing mitigation for the loss of natural fish habitat in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Hatchery exists to atone for the loss of upstream salmon habitat caused by construction of Folsom and Nimbus dams in the 1950s. Although many salmon still spawn naturally in the American River below the dams, hatchery-raised salmon make up most of the river's production.:
2010~zrep483~20130130_483_p125_021~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Jan. 30, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students take an exam in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130315_483_p125_020~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 15, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students on a pilgrimage visit the tomb of the founder of the Pesantren in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130315_483_p125_019~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 15, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students gather together in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130306_483_p125_018~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 6, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students sleep in a room in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130130_483_p125_017~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Jan. 30, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students play poker in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120907_483_p125_016~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept 7, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students wash themselves at the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130305_483_p125_015~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 5, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students take an exam at the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130305_483_p125_014~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 5, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students ride in front of the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120913_483_p125_013~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 13, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Thousands of students pray at the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130306_483_p125_012~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 6, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students gather in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130130_483_p125_011~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Jan. 30, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students take an exam in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120906_483_p125_010~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 6, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - A student prays in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120906_483_p125_009~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 6, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students pray in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130306_483_p125_008~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~March 6, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - The shadow of students in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120906_483_p125_007~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 6, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Students pray in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120913_483_p125_006~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 13, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - A student prays in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120907_483_p125_005~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 7, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - A student is shaved bald in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120906_483_p125_004~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Sept. 6, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - Thousands of students pray in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120802_483_p125_003~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Aug. 2, 2012 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - The students write in Arabic in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130130_483_p125_002~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Jan. 30, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - A mural depicts students who are punished with bald shaved heads in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20130130_483_p125_001~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~Jan. 30, 2013 - Kediri, East Java, Indonesia - A number of students take the exam in the islamic boarding school Lirboyo. 'Pesantren' is a term for Islamic boarding school. (Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~:20120802_483_p125_000~Arief Priyono/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Indo Islam~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 483 - Indo Islam - Launched July 16, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The Ramadan celebrations have officially begun, and Muslims all over the world are joining in the festivities. 'Pesantren' are Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. Students study Islamic scriptures and Arabic grammar. They live a simple life, in cramped rooms away from family and friends. This religious school teaches students moderate Islam in an attempt to reduce radical Islam in the country. The campaign of terror that peaked in the Bali bomb attacks has been checked, by and large, by tough, often lethal, police action. Indonesia accounts for a large percent of Muslims in the world, about 85 percent of the country's almost 200 million people are Muslim. Yet in the country that is home to the largest number of Muslims on the planet, Islamic political parties have never managed to command a majority in national elections.(Credit Image: © Arief Priyono/zReportage via ZUMA)~The Ramadan celebrations have officially begun, and Muslims all over the world are joining in the festivities. 'Pesantren' are Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. Students study Islamic scriptures and Arabic grammar. They live a simple life, in cramped rooms away from family and friends. This religious school teaches students moderate Islam in an attempt to reduce radical Islam in the country. The campaign of terror that peaked in the Bali bomb attacks has been checked, by and large, by tough, often lethal, police action. Indonesia accounts for a large percent of Muslims in the world, about 85 percent of the country's almost 200 million people are Muslim. Yet in the country that is home to the largest number of Muslims on the planet, Islamic political parties have never managed to command a majority in national elections.:
2010~zrep463~20101113_463_r121_012~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - Family members of a patient undergoing organ transplantation wait at a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ transplantation. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_011~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - Third party medics at an organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ transplantation. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_010~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A sick man lies in a hospital bed at an organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_009~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A boy and his mother are photographed at a organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_008~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A loved one of a man undergoing a organ transplantation waits with a wheelchair at a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ transplantation. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_007~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - Children of a person undergoing a organ transplant wait at an organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ transplantation. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_006~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - Scissors used in a organ transplant at a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_005~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A hospital room after organ transplantation has been carried out at a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_004~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - Medical staff perform an organ transplantation at a organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_003~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A man ready to undergo a organ transplantation waits at an organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_002~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A sick man at a organ transplant section of a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ trade. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_001~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~Nov. 13, 2010 - Patna, Bihar, India - A nurse monitors an organ transplantation being carried out at a underground hospital which is notorious for illegal organ transplantation. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20101113_463_r121_000~Rohan Radheya/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~The Organ Traders~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 463 - The Organ Traders- Launched March 5, 2013 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - The illegal trade in human kidneys and other organs has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving bought human organs occurs annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organization experts have revealed. It has been shown by doctors worldwide that the traffickers are breaking laws intended to stop these illegal activities and are benefiting from the increased demand for replacement kidneys which in turn is being driven by the increase in diabetes worldwide. Patients, many of whom go to China, India and Pakistan for risky surgeries, will pay up to USD $200,000 for a kidney to gangs who harvest organs from vulnerable, desperate people, sometimes for as little as USD $5,000. (Credit Image: © Rohan Radheya/zReportage/ZUMAPRESS.com)~The illegal trade in human kidneys and other organs has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving bought human organs occurs annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organization experts have revealed. It has been shown by doctors worldwide that the traffickers are breaking laws intended to stop these illegal activities and are benefiting from the increased demand for replacement kidneys which in turn is being driven by the increase in diabetes worldwide. Patients, many of whom go to China, India and Pakistan for risky surgeries, will pay up to USD $200,000 for a kidney to gangs who harvest organs from vulnerable, desperate people, sometimes for as little as USD $5,000.:
2010~zrep424~20120523_424_ne4_023~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 23, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Drug addicts move KARAN YADAV's newly dead body to more solid ground, away from flies, at the Yamuna Bazaar. Yadav died just minutes before of an overdose. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120523_424_ne4_022~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 23, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A young girl, and resident of the area, walks by a man named KARAN YADAV, who struggles to turn over onto his back, before dying shortly after of a drug overdose at the Yamuna Bazaar..(Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120525_424_ne4_021~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 25, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Two drug users briefly fight over stolen money at Ghat No. 1 of the Yamuna Bazaar. Fights often break out, due to the emotional instability of the users, combined with stolen drugs, money or trash. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_424_ne4_020~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - AJAY, a 22-year-old drug addict of one year, winces while having his foot cleaned after a dog bite turned into an abscess. Ajay began doing drugs when a friend, who collected trash with him, offered him heroin. Approximately 1,200 drug addicts live on the streets in the bazaar, an area that is approximately two kilometers by two kilometers. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120511_424_ne4_019~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 11, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A drug addict named JITANDAR is found dead from a combination of drug withdrawal, malnourishment and old age at the Yamuna Bazaar. The bazaar is a common gathering area for addicts who use a variety of drugs, most especially injecting drug users, who will spend their money on a dose of pharmaceuticals before they buy food. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_424_ne4_018~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A drug addict places his used needle on the ground in order to receive a new one from NGO outreach workers in the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120520_424_ne4_017~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 20, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A drug addict passes out on the outside edge of a six-lane highway that runs around the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_424_ne4_016~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A drug addict waits for Sharan outreach workers to give him a clean needle under a bridge in the Yamuna Bazaar, holding the one he used the day before in his hand. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_424_ne4_015~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - An addict collects trash under a bridge in the Yamuna Bazaar that he will later sell for drug money. His daily routine consists of collecting trash, selling it, buying drugs, shooting up and repeating that cycle. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_014~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A man injects another drug user with pharmaceuticals at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120516_424_ne4_013~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 16, 2012 - New Delhi, India - AJAY, a 22-year-old drug addict of one year, holds his leg in the Yauna Bazaar while it is cleaned after a dog bite turned into an abscess. Ajay began doing drugs when a friend, who collected trash with him, offered him heroin. Approximately 1,200 drug addicts live on the streets in the bazaar, an area that is approximately two kilometers by two kilometers. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120515_424_ne4_012~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 15, 2012 - New Delhi, India - RAJU smokes heroin alone under a blanket at the Yamuna Bazaar. The bazaar is a common gathering place for addicts, mostly injecting drug users, using either heroin, pharmaceuticals or a combination of both. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_011~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - The Yamuna River borders the Yamuna Bazaar, and is a holy river. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_010~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - PREETI sorts her trash before carrying it to a vendor who buys garbage. Most of the drug addicts at the bazaar sell trash in order to get money for their drugs. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_009~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - After taking his turn in a rotation of heroin smokers, a man argues with his smoking partner at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_008~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A man sleeps after passing out from injecting pharmaceuticals at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_007~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A man urinates on a brick wall at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120512_424_ne4_006~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 12, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A man, who had injected about a half an hour earlier, is now seen passed out against the wall of a run-down building in the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_005~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A man heats up his mixture of heroin and water before injecting it at the Yamuna Bazaar. The bazaar is a common gathering area for addicts who use a variety of drugs, most especially injecting drug users, who will spend their money on a dose of pharmaceuticals before they buy food. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120512_424_ne4_004~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 12, 2012 - New Delhi, India - Friends of a drug addict try to get his attention after he smokes heroin at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120513_424_ne4_003~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 13, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A fire burns, consuming the body inside, during a Hindu cremation ceremony at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120514_424_ne4_002~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 14, 2012 - New Delhi, India - The contents of a syringe are emptied into the vein of a man's arm at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120512_424_ne4_001~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~May 12, 2012 - New Delhi, India - A drug addict smokes a beedee, which is tobacco wrapped in a leaf, at the Yamuna Bazaar. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~:20120512_424_ne4_000~Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press~Fighting The Addiction~zReportage.com Story of the Week #424: Fighting The Addiction - Launched June 5, 2012 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to http://www.zReportage.com to see more - Over 60 percent of drug users in South Asia are from India. According to a UN report, One million heroin addicts are registered in India, unofficially there may be as many as five times that amount. The most frequently injected drugs are heroin, buprenorphine and pharmaceutical drugs, and the use of amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) is reportedly on the increase. According the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 60% of drug users in New Delhi share needles, and injecting drug use is emerging as an important mode of HIV transmission in the country. It has been estimated that in 2008, there were 2.27 million people between the ages 15-49 years living with HIV in India. In March of this year India, has opened the country's first methadone clinic to treat heroin and opioid addicts. Regional district health departments are working with NGO's to spread awareness and educate the youth about ill-effects of drug use and to help them avoid falling into the trap of drug addiction. (Credit Image: © Andrew Dickinson/zReportage.com/ZUMA)~Over 60 percent of drug users in South Asia are from India. One million heroin addicts are registered in India, unofficially there may be as many as five times that amount. The most frequently injected drugs are heroin, buprenorphine and pharmaceutical drugs. More than 60% of drug users in New Delhi share needles, and injecting drug use is emerging as an important mode of HIV transmission in the country. It has been estimated that in 2008, there were 2.27 million people between the ages 15-49 years living with HIV in India. In March of this year India, has opened the country's first methadone clinic to treat heroin and opioid addicts. Regional district health departments are working with NGO's to spread awareness about ill-effects of drug use and to help them avoid falling into the trap of drug addiction.:
2010~zrep642~20170815_642_d99_009~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 15, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - Yemen is facing the largest outbreak of cholera in the world, with nearly 2,000 people losing their life from the waterborne disease and nearly half a million suspected cases since April this year according to the World Health Organisation. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170530_642_d99_008~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~May 30, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - Cholera affected patients are treated in the Republican hospital in the city. Yemen is currently facing a major health crisis due to a resurgence of cholera, after the initial outbreak in October 2016. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170826_642_d99_007~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 26, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - An old man is treated for cholera in a hospital in one of the few health care structures still available in the Yemeni city. As civil war in Yemen persists, a cholera outbreak in the country is spreading at an unprecedented rate, according to the United Nations, which says that there were more than 35,500 suspected cases of the disease reported in the past three weeks, and 361 deaths. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170530_642_d99_006~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~May 30, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - Cholera affected patients are treated in the Republican hospital in the city. The most recent cholera outbreak has caused many casualties in 14 Yemeni governorates, with the large number of cases recorded in the rebel-hold Yemeni capital of Sanaa, where a state of emergency has been declared by the health ministry of the Houthi government. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170813_642_d99_005~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 13, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - A giant trash pile sits in the middle of a busy main street. The war taking place in the country since March 2015 has caused to the destruction of the country's infrastructure, the deterioration of hygiene and sanitation conditions, the lack of waste collection in major cities, as well as a deep humanitarian crisis, with millions of people being affected by famine and malnutrition and being cut off from clean water. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170530_642_d99_004~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~May 30, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen, Cholera affected patients are treated in the Republican hospital in the city. Yemen is currently facing a major health crisis due to a resurgence of cholera, after the initial outbreak in October 2016. The most recent outbreak has caused many casualties in 14 Yemeni governorates, with the large number of cases recorded in the rebel-hold Yemeni capital of Sanaa, where a state of emergency has been declared by the health ministry of the Houthi government. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170818_642_d99_003~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 18, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - Children play next to an open sewage water in the Yemeni city. The conflict in Yemen has damaged much of Taiz and Yemen's water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. The lack of sewage management and waste-water treatment poses a serious health threat, and has contributed to the spread of cholera in the country. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170826_642_d99_002~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 26, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - A young child is treated for cholera in the hospital. The cholera outbreak in Yemen remains the worst in the world. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170826_642_d99_001~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~August 26, 2017 - Taiz, Yemen - A toddler is comforted by the mother after receiving treatment for cholera in a hospital. The weekly number of reported new cholera cases in Yemen has declined by one third since late June according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170530_642_d99_000~Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Tragedy In Yemen~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 642 - Tragedy In Yemen: World's Worst Cholera Outbreak - Launched Sept. 13, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - War torn Yemen is facing the ''world's worst cholera outbreak'', the United Nations declared this month. Over 1,700 people have died since late April from the highly contagious bacterial infection, which can kill within hours if left untreated. There are more than 320,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen and on average 5,000 new cases per day. The UN has placed blame for the outbreak on all sides in the country's ongoing conflict. In 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies launched an air campaign aimed at reversing Houthi military gains and backing Yemen's UN recognized government. Two years of conflict have left more than 10,000 people dead, and wounded tens of thousands and displaced millions more. According to a new analysis by 'Save the Children,' more than a million malnourished children are living in areas of Yemen hit hardest by a cholera outbreak. (Credit Image: © Abdulnasser Alseddik/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~War torn Yemen is facing the 'world's worst cholera outbreak', the United Nations declared this month. Over 1,700 people have died since late April from the highly contagious bacterial infection, which can kill within hours if left untreated. There are more than 320,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen and on average 5,000 new cases per day. The UN has placed blame for the outbreak on all sides in the country's ongoing conflict. In 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies launched an air campaign aimed at reversing Houthi military gains and backing Yemen's UN recognized government. Two years of conflict have left more than 10,000 people dead, and wounded tens of thousands and displaced millions more. According to a new analysis by ‘Save the Children,’ more than a million malnourished children are living in areas of Yemen hit hardest by a cholera outbreak.:
2010~zrep643~20170914_643_a130_024~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Teknaf, Bangladesh - A Myanmar Rohingya refugee woman holds her son after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on Shah Porir Dip Island. According to United Nations more than 300 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170915_643_a130_023~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 15, 2017 - Ukhiya, Bangladesh - A Rohingya woman sits close to her makeshift tent at the Balukhali camp. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_a130_022~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugee woman with her child at Thenkhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazaar. According to UNHCR more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_a130_021~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Newcomer Rohingya people clean the small hill to make a tent. According to UNHCR more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_a130_020~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees collect water from the river at the Thenkhali refugee camp. According to UNHCR more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_d118_019~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh - Men carry their belonging's in sacks throughout the refugee camp. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_643_d118_018~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 19, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees desperately grab food being thrown from trucks by NGO aid workers. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_643_d118_017~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 19, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh - Homemade tents cover a hillside at Cox's Bazaar Rohingya refugee Camp. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_d118_016~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh - Makeshift tents with plastic tarp as roofing, cover the hillsides above rice fields. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_d118_015~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh - An elderly Rohingya woman waits for food aid handouts from NGO's. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_d118_014~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees wait in line for food aid handouts from NGO's. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170916_643_a130_013~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 16, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A Rohingya woman prepares food in front of her makeshift tent at the Thenkhali refugee camp. Around 370,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since late August during the outbreak of violence in the Rakhine state. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_643_d118_012~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 19, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh - Holding one of her four children, SENU ARA, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar on her 4th day at Cox's Bazar. Her husband is sick and they are living in one of the many makeshift tents at on the muddy hillside. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170915_643_a130_011~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 15, 2017 - Ukhiya, Bangladesh - A Rohingya child stands to her makeshift tent at the Balukhali camp. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 300 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_010~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Teknaf, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees are seen arriving in Shah Porir Dip, Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_009~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Teknaf, Bangladesh - Myanmar Rohingya refugee boy with his family's few belongings, seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on Shah Porir Dip Island. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170915_643_a130_008~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 15, 2017 Ukhiya, Bangladesh - Top view makeshift tent at the Balukhali camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 300 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170917_643_a130_007~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 17, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya refugees try to build a house at Thenkhali refugee camp. According to UNHCR more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_643_d118_006~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 19, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh - Crossing a makeshift bridge over a swollen river, some of the Rohingya refugees have to leave their camps at Cox's Bazar due to rain and flooding. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170916_643_d118_005~Can Erok/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 16, 2017 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Carrying their belongings Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields in Bangladesh. Many of the Rohingya fleeing the violence in Myanmar had travelled by boat to find refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Can Erok/Depo Photos/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_004~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Ukhiiya, Bangladesh - A Rohingya woman tries to cover her 4-day-old baby granddaughter from the harsh sunlight at a makeshift camp. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_003~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Myanmar Rohingya refugees are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on Shah Porir Dip Island. According to United Nations more than 300 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_002~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Ukhiiya, Bangladesh - Smoke billows into the sky from what is believed to be a burning village in Myanmar's Rakhine state, viewed from across the river in Bangladesh. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_001~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~September 14, 2017 - Teknaf, Bangladesh - Myanmar Rohingya refugees are seen after arriving on a boat to Bangladesh on Shah Porir Dip Island. According to United Nations more than 400 thousand Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar from violence over the last few weeks, most trying to cross the border and reach Bangladesh. International organizations have reported claims of human rights violations and summary executions allegedly carried out by the Myanmar army. (Credit Image: © K M Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170914_643_a130_000~KM Asad/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Exodus~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 643 - Rohingya Exodus - Launched Sept. 21, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - More than 400,000 majority-Muslim Rohingya flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar into Bangladesh, according to the United Nations. Bangladesh has been overwhelmed by Rohingya since violence erupted in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar's Rakhine State on August 25. Conditions are worsening in the border town of Cox's Bazar where the influx has added to pressures on Rohingya camps already overwhelmed with 300,000 people from earlier waves of refugees. Poor and low-income countries such as Bangladesh, Uganda and Lebanon are left struggling to deal with huge numbers of refugees, when rich countries who host far fewer should be stepping up to provide aid and resettlement places..The latest evidence published by Amnesty International points to a mass-scale scorched-earth campaign across northern Rakhine State, where Myanmar security forces and vigilante mobs are burning down entire Rohingya villages and shooting people at random as they try to flee. In legal terms, these are crimes against humanity~More than 400,000 majority-Muslim Rohingya flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar into Bangladesh, according to the United Nations. Bangladesh has been overwhelmed by Rohingya since violence erupted in Buddhist-dominated Myanmar's Rakhine State on August 25. Conditions are worsening in the border town of Cox's Bazar where the influx has added to pressures on Rohingya camps already overwhelmed with 300,000 people from earlier waves of refugees. Poor and low-income countries such as Bangladesh, Uganda and Lebanon are left struggling to deal with huge numbers of refugees, when rich countries who host far fewer should be stepping up to provide aid and resettlement places. The latest evidence published by Amnesty International points to a mass-scale scorched-earth campaign across northern Rakhine State, where Myanmar security forces and vigilante mobs are burning down entire Rohingya villages and shooting people at random as they try to flee. In legal terms, these are crimes against humanity – systematic attacks and forcible deportation of civilians. As a consequence, in the space of less than three weeks, almost 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh. This is more than the total number of refugees who came to Europe by sea in 2016.:
2010~zrep644~20170927_644_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 27, 2017 - Morovis, Puerto Rico - Residents must cross the river after mud and floodwaters caused the bridge to collapse after hurricane Maria ravaged the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_644_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 27, 2017 - Corozal, Puerto Rico - Residents wash in spring water after hurricane Maria ravaged the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_644_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 27, 2017 - Corozal, Puerto Rico - YOLANDA NEGRON cleans up her devastated home after hurricane Maria ravaged the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_644_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 27, 2017 - Corozal, Puerto Rico - RAMON TORRES helps clean up his sister-in-law Irma Santiago home after hurricane Maria ravaged the island. They lost everything. She has a disabled son. ''We lost everything. It was a monster. It's not easy to talk about what happened here. It was like out of a horror movie,'' said her sister Maggie Santiago. ''Madre of hurricanes. What Irma didn't take, Maria did. There's no humanity... '' (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_644_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 27, 2017 - Corozal, Puerto Rico - IRMA MALDANADO holds her bird Sussury as she walks amid devastated home after hurricane Maria ravaged the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_644_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 26, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - SISTER GLORIA FLORESA tenderly comforts frail elderly residents at Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados nursing home. They lost power for six hours but had battery backup for life-sustaining ventilators like this woman needs. Their solar panels were blown out as Hurricane Maria ravaged the island and they are dependent on diesel and gasoline for generator and to drive to buy food and supplies. They put out a plea on the radio for diesel and received a supply yesterday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170925_644_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 25, 2017 - Hamacao, Puerto Rico - Helicopter aerial view of Hamacao devastation after hurricane Maria ravaged the island of Puerto Rico. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170924_644_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 24, 2017 - Cayey, Puerto Rico - EDGARDO FELICIANO and DAMALYS LUNA, residents wash clothes in a fresh spring waterfall after hurricane Maria left shortages, including gas and power. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170924_644_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 24, 2017 - Hayales De Coamo, Puerto Rico - KARLIAN MERCADO, 7, lies on the part of a destroyed home that used to be her bedroom. Residents clean up rubble after hurricane Maria devastated a rural neighborhood. They hope to rebuild. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170924_644_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 24, 2017 - Hayales de Coamo Puerto Rico - Boys ride horses past rubble and broken trees. Hurricane Maria left a path of destruction in a rural neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170924_644_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 24, 2017 - Hayales de Coamo, Puerto Rico - ''We are the forgotten neighborhood,'' said LISANDRA ALICEA who had driven from San Juan to check on her mother MARIA FLORES. They emotionally greeted each other with tears of joy. The family home was damaged but Lisandra was grateful everyone was well. But she was very frustrated that there had been no assistance as yet for their village. The road was destroyed by the storm and she had to walk at a point to reach her family. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Isabela, Puerto Rico - SANDRA GONZALEZ, 36, waits at a shelter. Residents take shelter at Francisco Mendoza High School in Isabela, fleeing the possible breech of the Guajataca dam after Hurricane Maria lashed the Island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - ISMAEL FREYTES, 69, cleans mud from the family home where a flash flood during hurricane Maria brought water over five feet high. They lost everything. They have suffered shortages of gas, water, phone service to check safety of family members and lack of accurate news. People are saying they are frustrated by lack of assistance from FEMA and other aid agencies. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - A photo of Jesus sits in a family home as Ismael Freytes, 69, cleans mud from a flash flood during hurricane Maria that had water over five feet high. They lost everything. They have suffered shortages of gas, water, phone service to check safety of family members and lack of accurate news. People are saying they are frustrated by lack of assistance from FEMA and other aid agencies. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - A horse lies dead amid debris, killed by a flash flood during Hurricane Maria. A dog sits nearby. People are saying they are frustrated by lack of assistance from FEMA and other aid agencies. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - Owner and employees clean debris and mud from a gas station and store. Gas and water shortages have been issues after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. People are saying they are frustrated by lack of assistance from FEMA and other aid agencies. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_644_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 23, 2017 - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - Owner and employees clean mud from gas station and store covered in mud. Gas and water shortages have been issues after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. People are saying they are frustrated by lack of assistance from FEMA and other aid agencies. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_644_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 22, 2017 - Loiza, Puerto Rico - Residents of the Zapateria Pizarro area of the oceanside town of Loiza clean up after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. The area was flooded but people dealt with the tragedy with resilience and grace. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_644_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 22, 2017 - Loiza, Puerto Rico - MARIA LUZ NAVARRO looks out on her neighborhood surrounded by floodwater. Residents of the Zapateria Pizarro area of the oceanside town of Loiza clean up after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. The area was flooded but people dealt with the tragedy with resilience and grace. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_644_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 22, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - People wait for hours in long lines for gasoline after Hurricane Maria lashed the island and a shortage of gas became an issue. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170922_644_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 22, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - People wait for hours in long lines for gasoline after Hurricane Maria lashed the island and a shortage of gas became an issue. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170921_644_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 21, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Residents in Old San Juan begin recovery efforts of damage after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170921_644_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 21, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - ROSA MALDONADO, 87 years old is taken to a hospital after sitting in a sweltering, damaged home. The family weathered the hurricane inside. ''With the windows shut you hear boom this side, then boom that side,'' said her son Manuel Torres. They stayed because he said it was not easy in the shelter for his 87-year-old mother who last year had 3 heart attacks and a stroke. The next day she was taken to a hospital feeling ill from sweltering heat and lack of drinking water. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170921_644_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 21, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - A dog is trapped in the rubble of a home, crying endlessly. The neighbor said his family came back and left food and water, eventually hoping to rescue the dog. Residents in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan view damage after Hurricane Maria lashed the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170920_644_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 20, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - ANGELA TORRES holds her son FABIAN DELGADO with dog Najmi in their damaged home where the entire family weathered the storm in the La Perla neighborhood of old San Juan. Her uncle MANUEL TORRES said, ''With the windows shut you hear boom this side, then boom that side,'' said Torres. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_644_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 19, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - YENTIL RAMIREZ and EDWARD TORRES hold baby SOPHIA, 1, as music plays at the shelter during the calm before the storm. Residents of San Juan prepare and seek shelter at the City Hall in Plaza de Armas before Hurricane Maria's expected landfall tomorrow. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170919_644_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 19, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - People clap to musical entertainment at the shelter during the calm before the storm. Residents of San Juan prepare and seek shelter at the City Hall in Plaza de Armas before Hurricane Maria's expected landfall tomorrow. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170920_644_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~September 20, 2017 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Maria lashes the city with rain and wind. Residents of Old San Juan seek shelter at the City Hall in Plaza de Armas as fierce storm Hurricane Maria lashes the island. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170928_644_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 644 - Maria's Toll: Puerto Rico In Crisis - Launched Sept. 29, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Maria is the most powerful hurricane to strike Puerto Rico in nearly a century, killing at least 16 people, wrecking the electricity grid and smashing up homes, businesses and anything in its path. The storm-battered country, with a population of 3.4 million, is still mostly without electricity 7 days after Hurricane Maria struck with ferocious winds and torrential rains. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said it had delivered more than 4.4 million meals and 6.5 million liters of water in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands since Maria ravaged the Caribbean. Desperate residents have waited hours in long lines for deliveries of diesel fuel to power generators and gasoline to fill empty automobile tanks. The US Federal Communications Commission says more than 91 per cent of cell phone sites in Puerto Rico are out of action. The widespread power outages mean huge numbers of consumers are without internet or cable service. The National Weather Service warned of further flash floods in the west of the island on Monday as thunderstorms moved in. Medical experts said they were concerned about a looming public health crisis posed by the island's crippled water and sewage treatment system. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Maria is the most powerful hurricane to strike Puerto Rico in nearly a century, killing at least 16 people, wrecking the electricity grid and smashing up homes, businesses and anything in its path. The storm-battered country, with a population of 3.4 million, is still mostly without electricity 7 days after Hurricane Maria struck with ferocious winds and torrential rains. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said it had delivered more than 4.4 million meals and 6.5 million liters of water in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands since Maria ravaged the Caribbean. Desperate residents have waited hours in long lines for deliveries of diesel fuel to power generators and gasoline to fill empty automobile tanks. The US Federal Communications Commission says more than 91 per cent of cell phone sites in Puerto Rico are out of action. The widespread power outages mean huge numbers of consumers are without internet or cable service. The National Weather Service warned of further flash floods in the west of the island on Monday as thunderstorms moved in. Medical experts said they were concerned about a looming public health crisis posed by the island's crippled water and sewage treatment system. :
2010~zrep645~20160723_645_z95_012~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 23, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - A Himba elder outside his home. Homes are made from a mixture of earth and cattle dung and contain little beyond a bed and collection of useful implements such as kitchen tools. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130320_645_z95_011~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~March 20, 2013 - Kunene Region, Angola - A Mwila girl (also called Mwela, Mumuhuila, or Muhuila). Mwila women, pictured left, are famous for their ornate hairstyles. To create them, they prepare a paste made from a red stone called Oncula. They then mix the paste with oil, butter, tree bark and herbs - some even use cow dung - before applying the concoction to their dreadlocks. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160723_645_z95_010~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 23, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - A Himba woman with her baby. After a year of marriage, or following the birth of their first child, Himba women add an elaborate animal skin headdress to their hairstyle. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20131126_645_z95_009~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~November 26, 2013 - Kunene Region Angola - A Mucuroca (also called Curoca) woman with her young baby. This tribe was probably one of the first Bantu groups arriving in this desert area in the 18th century. Here they met the Mucuis and intermarried. This is why some Mucuis look Bantu, and others look more Khoisan. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160723_645_z95_008~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 23, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - A Himba woman with her donkey. Himba women are remarkably famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment. These pastes cleanse the skin over long periods due to water scarcity and protect the wearer from the extremely hot and dry climate of the Kaokoland, as well as against mosquitos and other insect bites. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160722_645_z95_007~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 22, 2016 - Angola - Mucuis boys and girls dressed in leaf skirts. The Cuissis are subdivided into two groups according to their place of residence. The Cuissis of the seashore, with fixed permanence along the coast, and the Cuissis of the interior, established in the mountains. These groups are on the verge of extinction, due to the gradual disaggregation of their way of life, the hostility of the environment and the fact that they have created a certain fragility in relation to the other Bantu groups. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160720_645_z95_006~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 20, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - Mucubal woman (also called Mucubai, Mucabale, Mugubale). The Mucubal believe in a god called Huku, and also worship their ancestors' spirits called Oyo. Their nomadic lifestyle is based on cycles, between nomadism and staying in villages. Remarkably, couples do not speak to each other in public before they have had their first child though this period rarely lasts for long. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_645_z95_005~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 19, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - Mucubal Men dancing in the night around their campfire. Mucubal boys and men usually wear a simple loincloth, which they then accessorize with the traditional huge Omotungo knives. Marriages begin young, the wife-to-be is introduced to the husband during the Efico ceremony, when she's about 14-years-old, close to the time when she has her first period. Due to the young age of the bride, the couple will wait a few years before having sexual relations. Later, the husband will usually take several more wives. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160724_645_z95_004~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 24, 2016 - Xangongo, Angola - Gigantic baobab tree at sunset near the town of Xangongo, Southern Angola. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160723_645_z95_003~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 23, 2016 - Kaokoland, Angola - A woman from the Himba tribe, based in Kaokoland, in southern Angola.The Himba women's elaborate hairstyles take hours to create and include bits of woven hay, goat hair and even hair extensions. Himba women are fiercely proud of their traditional hairstyles and clothes. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160724_645_z95_002~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 24, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - The adult Himba women all have beaded anklets (Omohanga) which help them hide their money. The anklets also protect the legs from venomous animal bites. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160724_645_z95_001~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~July 24, 2016 - Kunene Region, Angola - A young Himba girl with a headdress. Hairstyles are an indication of age and social status among the Himba people. Himba women use a lot of different things, including animal hair and straw, to create their dreadlocks. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160719_645_z95_000~Tariq Zaidi/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Lost Tribes of Angola~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 645 - Lost Tribes of Angola - Launched Oct. 13, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Cut off after 27 years of civil war and buffered to the south by the roadless wilderness of the Namib, nomadic tribes still wander Angola's remote south-western corner, driving their goats and cattle between waterholes as they have for centuries. Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 miles along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The various tribes and ethnic groups tend to cluster in certain areas of the country each with their own customs, language and history. There are over 90 different ethnic groups in Angola. With every step that a rapidly-developing, oil-rich Angola takes towards modernity, the long-held isolation of these 'lost' tribes' is in danger of eroding. (Credit Image: © Tariq Zaidiz/Reportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Cut off after 27 years of civil war and buffered to the south by the roadless wilderness of the Namib, nomadic tribes still wander Angola’s remote south-western corner, driving their goats and cattle between waterholes as they have for centuries. Angola, more than three times the size of California, extends for more than 1,000 miles along the South Atlantic in southwest Africa. The various tribes and ethnic groups tend to cluster in certain areas of the country each with their own customs, language and history. There are over 90 different ethnic groups in Angola. With every step that a rapidly-developing, oil-rich Angola takes towards modernity, the long-held isolation of these ‘lost’ tribes’ is in danger of eroding.:
2010~zrep646~20170702_646_g144_021~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jul 2, 2017 - Madrid, Spain - Coffin of Timoteo Mendieta inside the family grave. Covering the coffin, is the flag of the second republic. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170701_646_g144_020~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jul 1, 2017 - Madrid, Spain - The commemorative card of Timoteo Mendieta. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170701_646_g144_019~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jul 1, 2017 - Madrid, Spain - ASCENSION MENDIETA in the vigil of her father Timoteo Mendieta. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170530_646_g144_018~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 30, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - The four individual tombs in which Timoteo Mendieta could be found just before being exhumed. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170529_646_g144_017~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 29, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - The team of the A.R.M.H working in other area of the cemetery trying to find Timoteo. In this occasion they are looking in four individual tombs. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170529_646_g144_016~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 29, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - A bouquet of roses over the grave number 1 already exhumed and filled with soil again. In the headstone you can read: 'Killed to defend the democracy, the freedom.' Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170528_646_g144_015~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 28, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - Skeleton number 24, last body of the grave number 1. The space attached to the grave number 1 was the one that exhumed from the grave number 2 emptied in 2016. They had to dig again to work with more space. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170525_646_g144_014~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 25, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - A man participates during a tribute of the members of the Norwegian Electricians Union to the victims. Exhumation of Timoteo Mendieta in Guadalajara.Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170523_646_g144_013~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 23, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - RENE PACHECO explains to CARMEN BENITO how the exhumation works. Carmen is saddened, and begins to cry. She recovered the remains of her uncle Valentin Alcantarilla Mercado in the exhumation of grave number 2, in 2016. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170512_646_g144_012~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~May 12, 2017 - Guadalajara, Spain - JUAN CARLOS and CARMEN keep the skull of the remains of the first body of the grave number 1. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160131_646_g144_011~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 31, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - ASCENSION MENDIETA sits with her daughter CHON VARGAS, behind, during the exhumation of the mass grave number 2. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160131_646_g144_010~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 31, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - RENE PACHECO checks the papers of all the boxes with the rest of the exhumation. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160131_646_g144_009~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 31, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - CARLOS GARCIA BARREDO is responsible for the security of the exhumation. He built the holding structure for the land. He did not have many means to do so. Carlos was a miner for 22 years. Exhumation of Timoteo Mendieta in Guadalajara.Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160130_646_g144_008~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 30, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - People participate in a tribute to the victims killed by the Francoist repression in the cemetery. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160130_646_g144_007~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 30, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - ASCENSION MENDIETA right and ANA MESUTTI, lawyer of the family, left, participate during a tribute to the victims. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160129_646_g144_006~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 29, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - MARIA MOLINERO ZAPATA climbs a ladder up from the mass grave number 2 during the exhumation of Timoteo Mendieta. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160128_646_g144_005~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 28, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - CARMEN BENITO ALCANTARILLA shows the photo of her uncle Valentin Alcantarilla Mercado. Valentin was inside of the mass grave number 2 exhumed in January 2016. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160126_646_g144_004~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 26, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - Through this door that is now closed, was the only access to the cemetery where the graves were located from 1939 to 1979. They only could enter the day of Corpus Christi in the month of June. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160123_646_g144_003~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 23, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - In January of 2016, investigators worked until the closure of the cemetery. The hours of sun are shorter in that season and had to continue without sun. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160122_646_g144_002~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 22, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - RENE PACHECO working in the dig at the level of the fourth body. Exhumation of Timoteo Mendieta in Guadalajara.Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160120_646_g144_001~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~Jan 20, 2016 - Guadalajara, Spain - GONZALO LORENZO CARNIM was the forensic of the exhumation in 2016. In the image he is investigating on another mass grave during the exhumation in 2016 in the cemetery of Guadalajara. Exhumation of Timoteo Mendieta in Guadalajara. Timoteo Mendieta Alcala was executed against Guadalajara's cemetery wall on November 16, 1939 - one of an estimated 822 executions carried out at the cemetery from 1939 to 1944. The father-of-seven had been the local leader of the socialist UGT union in the village of Sacedon, where he had worked as a butcher. During the Franco era, his family did not dare ask to have his remains removed from the grave in which he and 21 other men were buried. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160126_646_g144_000~Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Franco's Forgotten Victims~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 646 - Franco's Forgotten Victims - Launched Oct. 26, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Timoteo Mendieta was killed more than 75 years ago, thrown against a wall and shot at point-blank range by soldiers of the Franco regime, who suspected him of being a village union leader. Now, his body has been exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara cemetery - one of hundreds of victims of the Spanish dictator buried in the cemetery who will at last be granted a dignified funeral, following a judicial order. A long shadow is still cast from the event that defined 20th-century Spain: the civil war that began 75 years ago, when General Franco mounted an army rebellion against the democratically elected government of the republic. Officially, the Spanish civil war ended in 1939, but its estimated more than 200,000 Spaniards died in the ensuing 36-year repressive dictatorship that followed. 100,000 victims are still missing. The Historical Memory Law was the product of several citizen-based efforts to come to terms with the repression and terror of the Franco regime. One leading group, The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) was formed in 2000 by some fifty archeologists and forensic scientists who had the basic goal of gaining access to mass graves and identifying the remains of victims. The effort to identify victims, chronically underfunded, is moving forward slowly (a union of electricians of Norway cover all the expenses). To date some 2,000 individuals have been positively identified, exhumed from mass graves and reburied. (Credit Image: © Nacho Guadano/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~Timoteo Mendieta was killed more than 75 years ago, thrown against a wall and shot at point-blank range by soldiers of the Franco regime, who suspected him of being a village union leader. Now, his body has been exhumed from a mass grave in Guadalajara cemetery - one of hundreds of victims of the Spanish dictator buried in the cemetery who will at last be granted a dignified funeral, following a judicial order. A long shadow is still cast from the event that defined 20th-century Spain: the civil war that began 75 years ago, when General Franco mounted an army rebellion against the democratically elected government of the republic. Officially, the Spanish civil war ended in 1939, but its estimated more than 200,000 Spaniards died in the ensuing 36-year repressive dictatorship that followed. 100,000 victims are still missing. The Historical Memory Law was the product of several citizen-based efforts to come to terms with the repression and terror of the Franco regime. One leading group, The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) was formed in 2000 by some fifty archeologists and forensic scientists who had the basic goal of gaining access to mass graves and identifying the remains of victims. The effort to identify victims, chronically underfunded, is moving forward slowly (a union of electricians of Norway cover all the expenses). To date some 2,000 individuals have been positively identified, exhumed from mass graves and reburied. :
2010~zrep647~20171025_647_s44_009~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A Federal Protective Services Police unit sits on the edge of the shadow of the KWR Construction company, Inc., from Sierra Vista, AZ. entry in the ''other than concrete'' category, which is made of steel and features a see through bottom. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Wall.' The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_008~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171013_647_e26_007~David Maung/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 13, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - A worker passes in front of one of the prototypes of the border wall in a batch about three miles east of the Otay Mesa International Gatehouse. (Credit Image: © David Maung/EFE/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_006~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry for the US Mexico Border Wall Prototype is by Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., DBA Fisher Industries, of Tempe, AZ, and is made of Concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_005~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is by KWR Construction, Inc., of Sierra Vista, AZ and is made with material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_004~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is by: Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas and is made of concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days for concrete to cure then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_003~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is built by Caddell Construction Co., (DE) LLC, of Montgomery Alabama and is made from material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_002~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This entry is built by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company, of Philadelphia, Mississippi and is made with material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_001~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~October 25, 2017 - San Diego, California, U.S. - This wall is built by ELTA North America Inc. of Annapolis Junction Maryland and is made by material other than concrete. The six contractors constructing eight prototype border wall sections on Otay Mesa have finished their entries in the competition to build President Trump's border wall. The entries will sit for 30 days then be evaluated as to their effectiveness. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171025_647_s44_000~John Gibbins/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Trump's WALL~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 647 - Trump's WALL - Launched Nov. 17, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - President Trump has announced his desire for a new wall along the U.S. Mexico border, stating 'Build it 'big' and build it 'beautiful,' with Mexico paying the bill. President Trump still does not have the funding from Congress, and Mexico has stated it will not pay for the wall. However, in this year's budget, Congress has set aside $20 million for prototypes. Six companies, based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi and Maryland, won contracts to build a prototype with concrete or 'alternate materials.' Two of the companies won bids to construct both versions. Each company also incorporated some unique design elements. Here are what the designs look like. (Credit Image: © John Gibbins/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press Wire)~President Trump has announced his desire for a new wall along the U.S. Mexico border, stating ‘Build it ‘big’ and build it ‘beautiful,’ with Mexico paying the bill. President Trump still does not have the funding from Congress, and Mexico has stated it will not pay for the wall. However, in this year’s budget, Congress has set aside $20 million for prototypes. Six companies, based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi and Maryland, won contracts to build a prototype with concrete or ‘alternate materials.’ Two of the companies won bids to construct both versions. Each company also incorporated some unique design elements. Here are what the designs look like. :
2010~zrep677~20180810_677_p77_016~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - 250-pound Goliath grouper floats in the water in Sanibel, where red tide is killing millions of fish. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_015~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - People Ready workers, (L), SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO, and DREW SAXON get ready to pick up a dead Loggerhead turtle. A necropsy will be performed to determine whether the turtle died from deadly toxins in the red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_014~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - People Ready workers, LYNYRD BYER (L), and SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO, unload bags of dead fish they removed from canals. Millions of fish have been killed from the red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_013~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - A dumpster filled with dead sea life removed from the beach. Millions of fish and sea life are being killed by the toxic red algae. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_012~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - A People Ready worker picks up dead fish. Millions of fish have been killed by the toxic red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_011~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - People Ready workers pick up dead sea life from a beach where red tide is killing millions of fish. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_010~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 7, 2018 - Sarasota, Florida, U.S. - Chalkboard on the refrigerator door where dead turtles are kept until they are necropsied at Mote Marine Laboratory. Blood and tissue samples will be tested to determine if the deadly toxins in red tide were the cause. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_009~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 7, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, (L), Mote's program manager for the team that investigates dead and stranded animals begins a necropsy of a Kemp's Ridley turtle while senior biologist REBECCAH HAZELKORN records the data in the Mote Laboratory. Blood and tissue samples will be tested to see if red tide played a part in the turtle's death. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_008~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - Vet Tech MISSY FOX, (L) and vet student ALISON FLANDERS feed a brown pelican with a tube at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. The pelican lost its waterproofing because it could no longer preen. The center has treated more animals since the red tide began. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_007~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel , Florida, U.S. - A brown pelican recovers in an oxygen tank at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. The center has treated more animals since the red tide began. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_006~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - A dead Loggerhead turtle in Southwest Florida. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_005~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - People Ready worker ABIGAIL ROSARIO plucks a dead fish out of the water and into a bucket at the Sanibel boat ramp where red tide is killing millions of fish. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_004~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 7, 2018 - Nokomis, Florida, U.S. - GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, Mote's program manager for the team that investigates dead and stranded animals guides a dead manatee on a truck after retrieving it from Shakett's Creek. The manatee will be necropsied to determine if it died from the deadly toxin in red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_003~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 6, 2018 - Sanibel, Florida, U.S. - A worker drives a front loader full of dead sea life gathered from the Sanibel beach. Millions of sea life have been killed by toxic red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_002~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 7, 2018 - Sarasota, Florida, U.S. - GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, Mote Marine Lab's program manager for the team that investigates dead and stranded animals (C) and technician, JESSICA BLACKBURN take a break from a necropsies of a Loggerhead (L) and Kemp's Ridley turtle. Blood and tissue samples will be tested to determine if the deadly toxins in red tide were the cause. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_001~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~August 7, 2018 - Nokomis, Florida, U.S. - GRETCHEN LOVEWELL, Mote's program manager for the team that investigates dead and stranded animals pulls a dead manatee in Shakett's Creek. The manatee will be necropsied to determine if it died from the deadly toxins in red tide. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180810_677_p77_000~Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~Red Tide Explosion~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 677 - Red Tide Explosion - Launched August 21, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Scientists statewide and with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are trying to understand the lengthy lifespan of this year's red tide algae bloom which is killing marine life in the waters off southwest Florida in unprecedented numbers. On the fine, shell-dappled beaches of Sanibel Island, the putrid corpses of all manner of sea life are scraped into piles by a rag-tag crew with metal-tined rakes. Matilda Meritt, a cigarette between her lips, rhinestone sunglasses, and a shirt that reads ''wake me when the boring is over,'' is on the early shift, dropped off in one of two Greyhound buses every morning for a week since tons of death washed up on these shores. World renowned for the shells left on its curved beaches by gentle currents, Sanibel this summer is under attack by a menacing red tide, an algae confounding scientists with its longevity and overwhelming Florida's southwest coastline with mountains of dead fish, turtles and manatees. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency over the ongoing harmful bloom that is killing tons of marine life, the rolling death tally is 30 percent higher than the five-year average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Red tide is a systematic killer, working its way up the food chain from little snails on sea grasses eaten by manatees to fish eaten by turtles, birds or bigger fish. The toxin it produces affects the nervous system. Brown pelicans stumble about and lose their waterproofing because they can no longer preen. Turtles swim in circles. Manatees drown, unable to lift their snouts above water. Some of the animals that come into the care of veterinarian Robin Bast at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel are so weak they can't blink their eyes... ''We don't name them,'' Bast emphasizes. ''I've been here eight years. This is the worst in eight years.'' But at least Bast's animals have a fighting chance. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has documented almost 300 sea turtle deaths in the waters off southwest Florida since the bloom started last October. (Credit Image: © Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~Scientists statewide and with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are trying to understand the lengthy lifespan of this year’s red tide algae bloom which is killing marine life in the waters off southwest Florida in unprecedented numbers. On the fine, shell-dappled beaches of Sanibel Island, the putrid corpses of all manner of sea life are scraped into piles by a rag-tag crew with metal-tined rakes. Matilda Meritt, a cigarette between her lips, rhinestone sunglasses, and a shirt that reads “wake me when the boring is over,” is on the early shift, dropped off in one of two Greyhound buses every morning for a week since tons of death washed up on these shores. World renowned for the shells left on its curved beaches by gentle currents, Sanibel this summer is under attack by a menacing red tide, an algae confounding scientists with its longevity and overwhelming Florida’s southwest coastline with mountains of dead fish, turtles and manatees. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency over the ongoing harmful bloom that is killing tons of marine life, the rolling death tally is 30 percent higher than the five-year average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Red tide is a systematic killer, working its way up the food chain from little snails on sea grasses eaten by manatees to fish eaten by turtles, birds or bigger fish. The toxin it produces affects the nervous system. Brown pelicans stumble about and lose their waterproofing because they can no longer preen. Turtles swim in circles. Manatees drown, unable to lift their snouts above water. Some of the animals that come into the care of veterinarian Robin Bast at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel are so weak they can’t blink their eyes… “We don’t name them,” Bast emphasizes. “I’ve been here eight years. This is the worst in eight years.” But at least Bast’s animals have a fighting chance. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has documented almost 300 sea turtle deaths in the waters off southwest Florida since the bloom started last October.:
2010~zrep648~20170923_648_s70_021~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW visits with her father, BERNIE LIEROW, during a nineteenth birthday outing at a state park. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080302_648_s70_020~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 2, 2008 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - - DANIELLE LIEROW taught herself to swim in her family's pool. Her parents Bernie and Diane think she loves the sense of freedom that the water has to offer. (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_019~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - BERNIE LIEROW visits his daughter, DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW, at a residential group home in Murfreesboro. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080203_648_s70_018~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - On the half hour drive south to horse therapy, DANI, 9, stares out of the window of her family's SUV, while her brother WILLIE, 10, tries to provoke a giggle through tickling her. Willie was used to living like an only child, with his four older brothers already out of the house, but his selflessness and their closeness in age, has led them to develop a unique brother-sister bond. (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_017~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW eyes a cupcake that her father, BERNIE LIEROW gives to her at a state park. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080203_648_s70_016~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - Two of BERNIE LIEROW'S favorite things are giving his daughter DANI, 9, kisses and hugs, even if she can't give them back. He has high hopes for her life, though he knows he may not be able to fix everything for her. For the first seven years of her life, Danielle never saw the sun, felt the wind or tasted solid food. She was kept in a closet in a Plant City apartment, cloistered in darkness, left in a dirty diaper, fed only with a bottle. 'She was a ferral child,' said Carolyn Eastman of the Tampa heart Gallery. 'We'd never seen a case like that.' (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_015~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - BERNIE LIEROW picks out a new sweater for his daughter, DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW, during a nineteenth birthday outing. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080203_648_s70_014~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - When DANI LIEROW was removed from her biological mom's house at the age of 7, she was still wearing a diaper and being bottle fed. Part of the therapy she receives involves learning how to perform simple daily tasks, like scooping food up with a spoon and using a fork to stab at some of her favorite foods, green beans and tater tots. She has also graduated to eating solid foods. (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_013~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - Danielle 'Dani' Lierow during an outing at Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20110813_648_s70_012~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~August 13, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - Exhausted, DIANE LIEROW leans on DANI LIEROW, 12, as she pulls toward her dad in the 4-H barn where Dani's brother Willie was showing goats. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_011~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - OMAR BISHOP, 44, helps DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW at dinnertime at a residential group home. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080811_648_s70_010~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. - Born Danielle Crockett, now DANI LIEROW, 9, walked by her parents to the school bus. As a show of family togetherness and security, DIANE LIEROW, left, and her husband BERNIE both hold one of Dani's hands as they walk her to the school bus on a weekday morning. (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_009~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW visits with her father, BERNIE LIEROW, during a nineteenth birthday outing at Stones River National Battlefield. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080811_648_s70_008~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. - Born Danielle Crockett, now DANI LIEROW, 9, on the beach with her parents BERNIE and DIANE LIEROW. In the blink of an eye, Dani can switch from happily building sand castles at the beach to running around and throwing a violent fit that her parents need to calm her down from. Her moods are unpredictable and unexplainable, and her parents Bernie and Diane just try to calm Dani down with a reassuring voice, letting her know that she is safe and everything is OK. (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_007~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW, now 19, twirls beads on her fingers at a residential group home. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20110812_648_s70_006~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~Aug. 12, 2011 - Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. - As BERNIE LIEROW moves the horses from the barn out to the field for the evening, he encourages DANI LIEROW, 12, who is always by his side, to help. 'Do you want to walk the horsie? Good girl, help daddy out,'' he says as she takes the lead. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_005~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - BERNIE LIEROW visits his daughter, DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW, at a residential group home in Murfreesboro. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080203_648_s70_004~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Plant City, Florida, U.S. - One of the first things biological mom Michelle Crockett did when moving into her new mobile home in Plant City was hang a photo-copied picture of her daughter Dani on the wall. Still sparse and white, three other pictures of Dani have been tacked up on the walls throughout, along with a cross. (Credit Image: © Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_003~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - Residential group home employee SHANNON WILSON leads DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW to her father's car so he can take her out for her nineteenth birthday. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20080203_648_s70_002~Melissa Lyttle/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~February 3, 2008 - Fort Meyers, Florida, U.S. - No one has any way of telling what lies behind Dani's big brown eyes and vacant stare. For the first seven years of her life, Danielle never saw the sun, felt the wind or tasted solid food. She was kept in a closet in a Plant City apartment, cloistered in darkness, left in a dirty diaper, fed only with a bottle. 'She was a feral child,' said Carolyn Eastman of the Tampa heart Gallery. 'We'd never seen a case like that.' (Credit Image: Melissa Lyttle/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_001~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~September 23, 2017 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. - DANIELLE 'DANI' LIEROW, now lives at a residential group home. A feral child was found starving, covered in her own filth, unable to walk or talk. A new family adopted the girl in 2007, called her Dani, and tried to make up for years of neglect. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170923_648_s70_000~Lara Cerri/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 648 - The Girl In The Window 10 Years Later - Launched Dec. 5, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - In 2007, a Florida family adopted a feral child. The girl, who was almost 9, had been kept in a dark, filthy room, surrounded by silence for most of her life. She couldn't talk, make eye contact or eat solid food. No one knew if she would recover. But everyone hoped. Police Got The Call A Dozen Years Ago - someone had glimpsed a young girl's face in a broken window. In the back of a run-down house in Plant City, officers found a skeletal child, curled on a moldy mattress, covered with maggots and flies. She had nothing on but a swollen diaper. Feces dribbled down her legs. ''What's your name, honey?'' asked Detective Mark Holste, bending over the girl. She didn't react. Roaches crunched under his feet. Lice crawled in her black hair. It was the worst case of neglect Holste had ever seen. He carried her out and had her rushed to the hospital. Detectives determined that Danielle Crockett was almost 7. For years, she had been kept behind a closed door, in a space the size of a walk-in closet, alone in the dark. Finally, the authorities stepped in and Dani was adopted by a caring family. When we last saw Dani, caregivers had hopes that a nurturing environment would lift her mind and body out of the quicksand of crippling neglect. The Tampa bay Times recently revisited Dani Lierow. She is 19 now, lives in Tennessee and has moved into a new home. ''The Girl in the Window'' was read by more than 1.5 million people, translated into a dozen languages and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2009. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~In 2007, a Florida family adopted a feral child. The girl, who was almost 9, had been kept in a dark, filthy room, surrounded by silence for most of her life. She couldn't talk, make eye contact or eat solid food. No one knew if she would recover. But everyone hoped. Police Got The Call A Dozen Years Ago - someone had glimpsed a young girl’s face in a broken window. In the back of a run-down house in Plant City, officers found a skeletal child, curled on a moldy mattress, covered with maggots and flies. She had nothing on but a swollen diaper. Feces dribbled down her legs. “What’s your name, honey?” asked Detective Mark Holste, bending over the girl. She didn’t react. Roaches crunched under his feet. Lice crawled in her black hair. It was the worst case of neglect Holste had ever seen. He carried her out and had her rushed to the hospital. Detectives determined that Danielle Crockett was almost 7. For years, she had been kept behind a closed door, in a space the size of a walk-in closet, alone in the dark. Finally, the authorities stepped in and Dani was adopted by a caring family. When we last saw Dani, caregivers had hopes that a nurturing environment would lift her mind and body out of the quicksand of crippling neglect. The Tampa bay Times recently revisited Dani Lierow. She is 19 now, lives in Tennessee and has moved into a new home. “The Girl in the Window” was read by more than 1.5 million people, translated into a dozen languages and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2009.:
2010~zrep654~20170714_654_g208_076~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team sleep at a mosque and have morning breakfast on the lawn. The provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid the ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170712_654_g208_075~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 12, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - CHRIS LINT, team manager with Global Response Management takes a break. They provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point in an old butcher shop amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_074~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team take a break as the provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid the ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_654_g208_073~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid the ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_072~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier's bloody boots are taken off as Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care for both soldiers and refugees. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_654_g208_071~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - CHRIS LINT, team leader and former U.S. Marine comforts and pours water on KAZM SWADI as he weeps while medics confirm death of his best friend. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_654_g208_070~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - CHRIS LINT, team leader and former U.S. Marine comforts KAZM SWADI as he weeps while medics confirm death of his best friend. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_069~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier weeps over the body of his friend as he helps carry the body bag to an ambulance. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict.(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_068~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier weeps over the body of his friend. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_067~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A soldier weeps over the body of his friend. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_654_g208_066~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 15, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Nurse with Global Response Management STARR EDGE from Portland, Oregon treats a severely injured soldier. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul on the Tigris river, even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_065~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict.(Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_064~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides a severely wounded Iraqi Army soldier with emergency medical care at a trauma site in the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_063~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A severely wounded Iraqi Army soldier is given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the front line with Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170712_654_g208_062~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 12, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq -An Iraqi Army Major holds a shell casing that was pulled from the wound of an injured soldier by a nurse with Global Response Management team. Wounded Iraqi Army soldiers are given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point amid ruins of the Old City. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170711_654_g208_061~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 11, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An Iraqi Army soldier injured by a suicide bomb in the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul is treated by Global Response Management medical team members amid ruins of the Old City. There have been announcements that the battle is over and Mosul is liberated but fierce fighting remained in a small area by the Tigris River. Some of the suicide bombers have allegedly been women with children. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_654_g208_060~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 8, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical supplies arranged amid the rubble at the Trauma Stabilization Point. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_654_g208_059~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Injured soldiers are rushed to a medical Trauma Stabilization Point with Global Response Management team as the battle in West Mosul continues amid ruins of the Old City. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170707_654_g208_058~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 7, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Injured soldiers are rushed to a medical trauma site with Global Response Management team as battle in West Mosul continues amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_057~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MONIR TURK, a paramedic with Global Response Management carries a little girl named AMINA who was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When paramedic asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_056~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MONIR TURK, a paramedic with Global Response Management carries a little girl named AMINA who was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When a paramedic asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_055~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A little ISIS orphan named AMINA was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When paramedic MONIR TURK with Global Response Management asked where her father and mother were she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team on amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_054~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - MONIR TURK, a paramedic with Global Response Management carries a little girl named AMINA who was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they heard her cries from the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner and spoke Russian. When a paramedic asked where her father and mother were, she said they were martyrs, probably ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by a suicide bomb. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_053~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny boy was found by Iraqi Army soldiers eating raw meat of unknown origin in the rubble. They said they first killed an ISIS soldier nearby then rescued him. He was believed to be a foreigner medics could not understand his language. He was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medic amid ruins of the Old City then taken to a hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict.~:20170716_654_g208_052~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny boy was found by Iraqi Army soldiers eating raw meat of unknown origin in the rubble. They said they first killed an ISIS soldier nearby then rescued him. He was believed to be a foreigner. Medics could not understand his language. He was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medic amid ruins of the Old City then taken to a hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict.~:20170716_654_g208_051~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny boy was found by Iraqi Army soldiers eating raw meat of unknown origin in the rubble. They said they first killed an ISIS soldier nearby then rescued him. He was believed to be a foreigner. Medics could not understand his language. He was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medic amid ruins of the Old City then taken to a hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_050~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A Yazidi boy is given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point. He escaped being held captive by ISIS for four years Iraqi Army soldiers advanced in the old city. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170713_654_g208_049~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 13, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Four Yazidi civilians said they escaped being held captive by ISIS for four years Iraqi Army soldiers advanced in the old city. The women said they were used as sex slaves. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_048~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - According to soldiers, an elderly woman tried to escape ISIS when Iraqi Army Special Forces advanced and ISIS shot her in the face. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170716_654_g208_047~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 16, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - According to soldiers, an elderly woman tried to escape ISIS when Iraqi Army Special Forces advanced and ISIS shot her in the face. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics and Global Response Management team amid ruins of the Old City then taken to the general hospital. The battle with ISIS continues in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated days ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers continue as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_654_g208_046~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management nurse STARR EDGE from Oregon comforts NZIR MAHMOD, 63 years old. She and three other Iraqi women escaped the Old City when they felt safe to flee ISIS and were rescued by Iraqi Army soldiers. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point set up in an old butcher shop with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics near the frontline amid ruins of the Old City then reunited with her family. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_654_g208_045~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - NZIR MAHMOD, 63 years old and three other Iraqi women escaped the Old City when they felt safe to flee ISIS and were rescued by Iraqi Army soldiers. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point set up in an old butcher shop with Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics near the frontline amid ruins of the Old City then reunited with her family. The battle with ISIS continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters use tunnels to continue the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_654_g208_044~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi Army medic KAHTAN HAMEED carries an ISIS orphan to an ambulance for transport to hospital. Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat the little girl named KHADIJA found in the rubble of the explosion when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself also, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' which meant dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_654_g208_043~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' which meant dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_654_g208_042~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Nurses STARR EDGE from Oregon and ALYSSA RYAN from NH provide medical care. They are with Global Response Management at a Trauma Stabilization Point and treat a child named Khadija found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shahid' meaning dying as a martyr. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170614_654_g208_041~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shaid' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_654_g208_040~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Wounds from her mother's suicide bomb. Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shaid' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170614_654_g208_039~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said ''My father is killed Shaid'' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_654_g208_038~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 14, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Medical teams from Global Response Management and the Iraqi Army at a Trauma Stabilization Point, treat a child named KHADIJA found in the rubble when her parents set off suicide bombs. She kept calling out for her mother not realizing the burns she sustained were caused also by her mother exploding herself as well, according to soldiers and medics. She said 'My father is killed Shaid' which meant dying as a martyr for his nation and religion. She is from Chechnya and her family were foreign fighters for ISIS. She is now an orphan. The battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul days after it was declared liberated. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_654_g208_037~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny ISIS orphan was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble at the frontline. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics amid ruins of the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS fighters used tunnels in the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170717_654_g208_036~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 17, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Soldier DRED SUBHI walked an ISIS orphan down a destroyed street from the front line. She was found by Iraqi Army soldiers when they saw her walking naked in the rubble. She was believed to be a foreigner, her parents most likely ISIS fighters killed in the battle or by suicide bomb, it was difficult for medics to determine exactly. She was given emergency care at a Trauma Stabilization Point with Iraqi Army medics nearby in the Old City. The soldiers said they saw other children but couldn't reach them as it was too dangerous with ISIS fighters nearby. The battle continued in a small part of West Mosul even though it was declared liberated a week ago. Injuries from suicide bombers, grenades and snipers occurred as ISIS used tunnels to wage the fierce conflict. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_035~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care ISOF Special Forces.. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_034~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_033~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_032~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care ISOF Special Forces.. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_031~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive and Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care with ISOF Special Forces. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_030~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, refugees arrive. PETE REED, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Global Response Management provides emergency medical care with nurse ALEX KAY POTTER and ISOF Special Forces. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_029~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, frightened refugees arrive in the darkness at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_028~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - As medics are about to leave for the night, frightened refugees arrive in the darkness at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_654_g208_027~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A child is given a balloon as Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians flee the fierce battle with ISIS. Many were held as human shields. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_654_g208_026~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Tragic grace, the bloody hands of an injured boy. Global Response Management team members provide emergency care. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_654_g208_025~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team, an NGO, provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_024~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A refugee with deep wounds receives medical care by Global Response Management at a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee as the fierce battle with ISIS continues in West Mosul amid ruins of the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_023~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Graffiti on walls, voice opinions of ISIS as a wounded child is rushed to a waiting ambulance for transport to the general hospital. Team from Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_022~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A tiny girl arrives with a torn face as a result of the fierce battle with ISIS. Global Response Management members provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued conflict in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_021~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Mending a leg that was blown off. Civilians, many wounded and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS and get medical assistance at with Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_020~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - ALEX KAY POTTER, a nurse with Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_019~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - KYIRSTY UNGER, a nurse from Portland, Oregon with Global Response Management provides emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_654_g208_018~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 5, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team, an NGO, provides emergency medical care. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_654_g208_017~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Global Response Management team members provide emergency care as wounded civilians like this young boy arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. They flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_016~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Teams provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_654_g208_015~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 6, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - CARLO HODIL from NY, paramedic with Global Response Management, carries a child to an ambulance for transport to a hospital. Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170708_654_g208_014~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 8, 2017 - - Mosul, Iraq -Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point and received medical care from Global Response Management team and Iraqi Army medics. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_654_g208_013~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~07July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Civilians, many wounded and weak, arrive at a medical Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City as they flee the fierce battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_012~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman falls on the ground from a truck with refugees and is rushed for medical aid. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170704_654_g208_011~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman falls on the ground from a truck with refugees and is rushed for medical aid. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. They arrive at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City for emergency medical care and transport. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_010~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Teams provide emergency medical care at a stabilization point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_654_g208_009~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A man walks a disabled woman to a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles or walking for hours. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_654_g208_008~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A man walks a disabled woman to a Trauma Stabilization Point. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles or walking for hours. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_654_g208_007~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Volunteers from Wasel Tasel assist Global Response Management team to provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_006~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Volunteers from Wasel Tasel assist Global Response Management team to provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170603_654_g208_005~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Families comfort each other, as the woman on the right lost many family members under the rubble of her home. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_654_g208_004~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - A woman weeps about many family members buried under the rubble of her home and was still praying they could be rescued. Civilians escaped the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul and were brought to a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170703_654_g208_003~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 3, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Families comfort each other, as the woman on the right lost many family members under the rubble of her home. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the continued battle with ISIS in West Mosul. They are brought to a trauma stabilization site near the Old City. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170705_654_g208_002~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 4, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - An injured woman reached for a helping hand. Civilians, many wounded and weak, flee battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city arriving at a Trauma Stabilization Point for medical care. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_654_g208_001~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~July 2, 2017 - Mosul, Iraq - Volunteers from Wasel Tasel assist Global Response Management team to provide emergency medical care at a Trauma Stabilization Point near the Old City. Civilians, many injured and weak, flee the battle with ISIS in West Mosul amid ruins of the city, brought in on the hoods of vehicles. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170706_654_g208_000~Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Mosul Triage~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 654 - Mosul Triage - Launched Dec. 30, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~ A glimpse into the faces and moments of those affected by the fierce conflict with ISIS in Mosul. Wounded and weak, most who survived now face an uncertain future in the limbo of IDP camps. Shattered lives, lost loved ones and escape from the rubble of collapsed homes and the evil of ISIS doctrine, leaves scars of emotional trauma even more difficult to heal. The war in Mosul is over, but the humanitarian crisis continues.:
2010~zrep661~20170728_661_e115_015~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 28, 2017 - Milan, Italy - KING ORLANDO is a tattoo artist and has several art pieces on his body, most of them representing his gang life. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170813_661_e115_014~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~August 13, 2017 - Milan, Italy - Members of the Latin Kings gang form a circle and join their hands with 3 point crown signs at a local latin club in Milan. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170519_661_e115_013~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~May 19, 2017 - Milan, Italy - SIKOSIS, a reggaeton singer from Ecuador records a scene for his next music video La Zona. Hip Hop and Reggaeton have always been a big influence for teenagers in Latin America. Gang violence and money are big part of the lyrics that Reggaeton singers put out, showing a life of excess that inspires younger kids to join gangs or think that a criminal life would lead them to success. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170723_661_e115_012~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 23, 2017 - Rome, Italy - 3 members of the Latin Kings gang sleep on the same bed after a long night partying and celebrating a successful meeting. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_661_e115_011~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 22, 2017 - Rome, Italy - Latin kings enjoy a small plastic pool during a hot summer day in Rome. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_661_e115_010~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 22, 2017 - Rome, Italy - KING CAOS sets up a table with books and bead necklaces in preparation for an important meeting between the Roman and Milanese tribes of the Latin Kings. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_661_e115_009~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 22, 2017 - Rome, Italy - Latin Kings members pray on their knees during an important meeting in Rome. Some of the topics discussed include teaching respect and love for gang members as well as telling them to study their literature and follow the steps that can lead them to be not only successful leaders within the gang but also outside of it as humans in society. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170614_661_e115_008~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~June 14, 2017 - Milan, Italy - Latin Kings (shirtless) play soccer with local kids of the area in Milan. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_661_e115_007~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 15, 2017 - Milan, Italy - Latin Kings and Queens after a weekend activity organized with the goal of raising funds for the gang and it's members. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170702_661_e115_006~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 2, 2017 - Milan, Italy - A member of the gang enjoys the view and the summer weather after taking part of the Reunion del Sol. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_661_e115_005~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 22, 2017 - Rome, Italy - KING CAOS lifts his hands doing a 3 point crown sign besides the Roman Colosseum during a meeting of the Italian Latin Kings in Rome. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170721_661_e115_004~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~July 21, 2017 - Rome, Italy - PANDA licks a rolling paper filled with tobacco and cocaine before smoking it. Panda is not a member of the gang but a close friend that spends time with the Latin Kings Tribe in Rome. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170614_661_e115_003~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~June 14, 2017 - Milan, Italy - SOMBRA born in Ecuador is an active member of the gang in Milanom. He has a tattoo of a five point crown with the letters ALKQN 'Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.' (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170610_661_e115_002~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~June 10, 2017 - Milan, Italy - KING CHICHO and QUEEN JENNIFER hold up their crowns during a prayer at a memorial service for Boricuam, a friend and member of the gang that was stabbed to death during a fight. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170610_661_e115_001~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~June 10, 2017 - Milan, Italy - Members of the Latin Kings gang gather in a circle to pray during a memorial service for Boricua a member of the gang that was stabbed to death in 2009. Every year members of the gang do a memorial service in the cemetery to remember him. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170722_661_e115_000~Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 661 - Latin King Nation: BLOODLINES - Launched March 26, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more -The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is the oldest and largest Hispanic and Latino street gang worldwide. Milan and Rome now have an active Latin-American gang community, where the group’s original raison d’être ‘fighting prejudice against Hispanics’, still holds true. Ecuador is one of the countries that holds strong influence and has the highest number of members in the Latin Kings. Starting in the late 1990's and early 2000's several families from South America including Ecuador emigrated to Spain and Italy in the search of a better life and with them followed gangs like the Latin Kings that started to form their groups on European soil. Studies have shown the latin Kings in Italy have shown propensity to a lower use of violence compared to other similar groups, usually keeping violence to between single gang members. They have political goals, associated with fighting against racism and oppression, as their members desire equal rights and an increase to social mobility. Members cite human rights abuses against other migrants and seek what they deem to be a better life for those of migrant origin. Religion is also an important part of their society, and some of the topics discussed include teaching respect and love for gang members as well as telling them to study their literature and follow the steps that can lead them to be not only successful leaders within the gang, but also outside as members of the community. The tattoo art on their bodies can represent their individual life story within the gang life. Hip Hop and reggaeton music have always been a big influence for teenagers in Latin America, and gang violence and money play heavily in the lyrics that reggaeton singers put out, showing a life of excess that inspires local youth to join gangs or think that a criminal life would lead them to success. Gang members see their organization as a way for individuals who face exclusion in their host country, to come together as a brotherhood in what they deem their Latin King ‘Nation’. (Credit Image: © Nicolas Enriquez/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is the oldest and largest Hispanic and Latino street gang worldwide. Milan and Rome now have an active Latin-American gang community, where the group’s original raison d’être ‘fighting prejudice against Hispanics’, still holds true. Ecuador is one of the countries that holds strong influence and has the highest number of members in the Latin Kings. Starting in the late 1990's and early 2000's several families from South America including Ecuador emigrated to Spain and Italy in the search of a better life and with them followed gangs like the Latin Kings that started to form their groups on European soil. Studies have shown the latin Kings in Italy have shown propensity to a lower use of violence compared to other similar groups, usually keeping violence to between single gang members. They have political goals, associated with fighting against racism and oppression, as their members desire equal rights and an increase to social mobility. Members cite human rights abuses against other migrants and seek what they deem to be a better life for those of migrant origin. Religion is also an important part of their society, and some of the topics discussed include teaching respect and love for gang members as well as telling them to study their literature and follow the steps that can lead them to be not only successful leaders within the gang, but also outside as members of the community. The tattoo art on their bodies can represent their individual life story within the gang life. Hip Hop and reggaeton music have always been a big influence for teenagers in Latin America, and gang violence and money play heavily in the lyrics that reggaeton singers put out, showing a life of excess that inspires local youth to join gangs or think that a criminal life would lead them to success. Gang members see their organization as a way for individuals who face exclusion in their host country, to come together as a brotherhood in what they deem their Latin King ‘Nation’. :
2010~zrep678~20180530_678_n230_012~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arab women soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) prop their military guns in the living quarters where they live. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_011~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arab women soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) sit in the living quarters of where they live. Behind on the wall, a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, also known as Apo, is a Kurdish nationalist leader and one of the founding members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_010~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - A woman soldier who has joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) performs a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_009~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arab women soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) sit in the barracks. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_008~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arab women soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) participate in a military drill. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_007~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - A woman soldier who has joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) displays her gun with a flower and jewelry. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_006~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - A woman soldier, who has joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) puts her finger on the trigger of a gun during a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_005~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arabic female soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) participate in a military drill. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_004~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Women soldiers who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) hold hands for support during a training program. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_003~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - A woman soldier who has joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) performs a military exercise. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_002~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - A woman soldier who has joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) participates in a military exercise. In addition to being taught the Ocalan ideology, they have daily training programs. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_001~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~May 30, 2018 - Qamishli, Syria - Kurdish and Arabic female fighters who have joined The 'Peoples Protection Unit' (YPJ) stand in formation. In addition to being taught the Ocalan ideology, they have daily training programs. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~:20180530_678_n230_000~Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press~Women At War~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 678 - Women At War - Launched August 28, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The YPJ is an all-female military wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, made up of ethnic Kurds, Arabs and foreign volunteers. Emerging from the Kurdish resistance movement, the group's numbers have grown from a single battalion in 2013, to over 24,000 fighters. Today, the YPJ says it makes up about 40% of the total Kurdish military in the region. The militia were involved and engaged in the Seige of Kobani and offensives against ISIS strongholds in Tabqa and Raqqa. After joining the guerrilla group, women must spend at least a month practicing military tactics and studying political theories from Abdullah Öcalan. The writer and philosopher is famous for his teachings on gender equality, female emancipation and self-defence. The group has been defending the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin from Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebels after they launched an offensive in mid-January. Ankara considers the YPG a terrorist group, an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has led an insurgency in Turkey for decades. (Credit Image: © Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)~The YPJ is an all-female military wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, made up of ethnic Kurds, Arabs and foreign volunteers. Emerging from the Kurdish resistance movement, the group's numbers have grown from a single battalion in 2013, to over 24,000 fighters. Today, the YPJ says it makes up about 40% of the total Kurdish military in the region. The militia were involved and engaged in the Seige of Kobani and offensives against ISIS strongholds in Tabqa and Raqqa. After joining the guerrilla group, women must spend at least a month practicing military tactics and studying political theories from Abdullah Öcalan. The writer and philosopher is famous for his teachings on gender equality, female emancipation and self-defence. The group has been defending the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin from Turkish forces backed by Syrian rebels after they launched an offensive in mid-January. Ankara considers the YPG a terrorist group, an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which has led an insurgency in Turkey for decades.:
2010~zrep679~20180803_679_c145_012~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Portrait of a Rohingya girl inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_c145_011~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A Rohingya child smiles inside refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180430_679_c145_010~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~May 18, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A Rohingya refugee girl stands inside a shelter at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. In the Rohingya refugee camps of southern Bangladesh, where flimsy bamboo shelters sprawl across the steep hillsides and flood prone valleys, there has been a desperate effort to get ready for the coming cyclone and monsoon season. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180803_679_c145_009~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya people seen inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_008~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A Rohingya labor worker waits as heavy rain approaches at Balukhali Rohingya Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_007~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya Refugee people take shelter in the heavy rain at Balukhali Rohingya Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_006~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A man walks in the heavy rain at Balukhali Rohingya Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_c145_005~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A women seen inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_004~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - A Rohingya refugee girl plays in front of her makeshift tent at Balukhali Rohingya Refugee camp. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_003~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 2, 2018 - Cox's Bazar Bangladesh - After the heavy rain a Rohingya man walks at Balukhali Rohingya Refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_c145_002~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Rohingya children collect drinkable water inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_c145_001~Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~August 4, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - View of a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar. (Credit Image: © Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180802_679_a130_000~KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire~Rohingya Crisis: One Year On~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 679 - Rohingya Crisis: One Year On - Launched September 11, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Since August 2017, hundreds of thousands have fled Myanmar's Rakhine State and sought refuge in neighboring Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The coastal town of Cox's Bazar is a well-known honeymoon destination, and is famous for having one of the longest unbroken beaches in the world. But only 16 km from the beach, there is a different reality. 25 August 2018 marks one year since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled persecution and violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State and sought refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. This crisis stands out among recent refugee flows due to the large number of people fleeing in an extremely short period of time: about 655,000 Rohingya women, men and children fled to Bangladesh between 25 August 2017 and mid-December 2017, according to the United Nations. The number of Rohingya in Bangladesh currently stands at about 890,000. They live in approximately 34 camps in an area spanning about 26 square kilometers. Kutupalong and Balukhali mega camp, is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, hosting about 600,000 people. As well as being in one of the world's most densely populated areas, the area is prone to floods and cyclones. A new UN report says Myanmar's military should be investigated for genocide. Myanmar has rejected the report as one-sided. The army of the Buddhist majority nation, which has been accused of systematic ethnic cleansing, has previously cleared itself of wrongdoing. The UN report, blamed Ms Suu Kyi, a long-term leader of the pro-democracy movement, for failing to prevent the violence. (Credit Image: © KM Asad/ZUMA Press Wire)~Since August 2017, hundreds of thousands have fled Myanmar's Rakhine State and sought refuge in neighboring Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The coastal town of Cox's Bazar is a well-known honeymoon destination, and is famous for having one of the longest unbroken beaches in the world. But only 16 km from the beach, there is a different reality. 25 August 2018 marks one year since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled persecution and violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State and sought refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. This crisis stands out among recent refugee flows due to the large number of people fleeing in an extremely short period of time: about 655,000 Rohingya women, men and children fled to Bangladesh between 25 August 2017 and mid-December 2017, according to the United Nations. The number of Rohingya in Bangladesh currently stands at about 890,000. They live in approximately 34 camps in an area spanning about 26 square kilometers. Kutupalong and Balukhali mega camp, is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, hosting about 600,000 people. As well as being in one of the world's most densely populated areas, the area is prone to floods and cyclones. A new UN report says Myanmar's military should be investigated for genocide. Myanmar has rejected the report as one-sided. The army of the Buddhist majority nation, which has been accused of systematic ethnic cleansing, has previously cleared itself of wrongdoing. The UN report, blamed Ms Suu Kyi, a long-term leader of the pro-democracy movement, for failing to prevent the violence.:
2010~zrep680~20180916_680_d20_024~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 16, 2018 - Atmeh, Syria - Displaced Syrian children play outside their tents at the largest camp for the displaced Syrians near the Syrian-Turkish border in the village of Atmeh. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180916_680_d20_023~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 16, 2018 - Atmeh, Syria - Displaced Syrian children play outside their tents at the largest camp for the displaced Syrians near the Syrian-Turkish border in Idlib Province. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180908_680_d20_022~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 8, 2018 - Hass, Syria - Syrians inspect the wreckage at a site after Syrian government airstrikes which targeted the civilian hospital with several missiles in the town of Hass. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180908_680_d20_021~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 8, 2018 - Hass, Syria - Syrians inspect the wreckage at a site after Syrian government airstrikes which targeted the civilian hospital with several missiles. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180907_680_d20_020~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 7, 2018 - Idlib Province, Syria - People of Idlib hold a Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration called by opposition sites 'our choice of resistance' to demand the international community to stop the military campaign by Syrian regime. Protests at the same time of trilateral summit between Presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia in Tehran to discuss the war in Syria. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180916_680_d20_019~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 16, 2018 - Atmeh, Syria - A general view of the village of Atmeh that hosts the largest camp for the displaced Syrians near the Syrian-Turkish border in Idlib Province. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180916_680_d20_018~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 16, 2018 - Atmeh, Syria - A displaced Syrian girl looks out of a tent at the largest camp for the displaced Syrians near the Syrian-Turkish border. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180522_680_d20_017~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~May 22, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - Syrian refugees living in Turkey wait to receive entrance permits to cross back into Syria in order to spend the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, at Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180518_680_d20_016~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~May 18, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - Syrian Muslims who have been evacuated from the rebel-held area of Homs, break their fast at the Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numaan, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar in which Muslims from all over the world refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180518_680_d20_015~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~May 18, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - Syrian children who have been evacuated from the rebel-held area of Homs, read verses of Quran, Islam's holy book, at the Great Mosque of Maarat al-Numaan during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar in which Muslims from all over the world refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180430_680_d20_014~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~April 30, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - Syrian children learn Arabic inside a class at a makeshift school of a refugee camp. The school includes around 300 students of different age groups. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180430_680_d20_013~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~April 30, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - Syrian children walk among tents at a makeshift school in a refugee camp. The school includes around 300 students of different age groups. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180507_680_d20_012~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~May 7, 2018 - A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, White Helmets, carries a child, after the third convoy transporting opposition fighters and their families from the rebel held areas of Damascus arrived at the village of Qalat al-Madiq, North of Hama. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180911_680_d20_011~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~September 11, 2018 - Maar Shurin, Syria - ALI BAKKOR, 25, holds a shovel inside an underground trench he dug with his young brother to protect their family from shelling at the village of Maar Shurin in the rebel-held province of Idlib. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180307_680_d20_010~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 7, 2018 - Damascus, Syria - Syrian children receive first aid after what local sources say was an attack by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad with chlorine gas on the town Hamuriya in a hospital in the rebel-held eastern Al-Ghouta province. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180307_680_d20_009~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 7, 2018 - Kafr Batna, Syria - A young Syrian boy receives first aid in a makeshift hospital after he was injured during air strikes by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Kafr Batna, a suburb outside Damascus. According to local sources warplanes targeted residential neighborhoods with rockets carrying cluster bombs, resulting in at least seven dead and dozens more wounded, including children and women. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180307_680_d20_008~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 7, 2018 - Damascus, Syria - Syrian children receive first aid after what local sources say was an attack by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad on the town Hamuriya in a hospital in the rebel-held eastern Al-Ghouta province, outside Damascus. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180324_680_d20_007~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 24, 2018 - Civilians wait to be evacuated from Syria's eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus. Eastern Al-Ghoutha was Syria's main rebel stronghold but anti-regime fighters laid down arms after a deal was brokered which guaranteed combatants and their family members a safe passage to northern Syria. (Credit Image: © :Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180316_680_d20_006~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 16, 2018 - Damascus, Syria - Syrians receive first aid in a makeshift hospital after he was injured during air strikes by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Kafr Batna, a suburb outside Damascus, in Syria's eastern Al-Ghouta province. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180325_680_d20_005~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 25, 2018 - Zamlka, Ghouta, Syria - Syrians are being evacuated from Zamlka in the eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus. Eastern Al-Ghoutha was Syria's main rebel stronghold but anti-regime fighters laid down arms after a deal was brokered which guaranteed combatants and their family members a safe passage to northern Syria. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180316_680_d20_004~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 16, 2018 - Kafr Batna, Syria - A Syrian boy receives first aid in a makeshift hospital after he was injured during air strikes by Syrian government forces in Kafr Batna, a suburb outside Damascus. Air strikes have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries of innocent civilians, many of whom were women and children. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180307_680_d20_003~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 7, 2018 - Kafr Batna, Syria - A young Syrian boy receives first aid in a makeshift hospital after he was injured during air strikes by forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in Kafr Batna, a suburb outside Damascus. According to local sources warplanes targeted residential neighborhoods with rockets carrying cluster bombs, resulting in at least seven dead and dozens more wounded, including children and women. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180324_680_d20_002~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 24, 2018 - Damascus, Syria - Cars of the Syrian Red Crescent drive past destroyed houses in Syria's eastern Al-Ghouta province outside Damascus. Eastern Al-Ghoutha was Syria's main rebel stronghold but anti-regime fighters laid down arms after a deal was brokered which guaranteed combatants and their family members a safe passage to northern Syria. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180324_680_d20_001~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~March 24, 2018 - Damascus, Syria - Civilians wait to be evacuated from Syria's eastern Al-Ghouta province. Eastern Al-Ghoutha was Syria's main rebel stronghold but anti-regime fighters laid down arms after a deal was brokered which guaranteed combatants and their family members a safe passage to northern Syria. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20180307_680_d20_000~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Endless Civil War~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 680 - Endless Civil War - Launched September 25, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Since the conflict erupted in March 2011, Syria has witnessed unprecedented devastation and displacement. More than 5 million Syrians have fled the country and 6 million are internally displaced. In July, the civilian population in Idleb, particularly women and children, continued to be severely impacted by insecurity due to fighting between armed groups. Abduction of civilians, assassinations, increased violence against medical workers and injuries due to vehicle-borne improvised explosive devises (IED's) were reported across the region. Aerial bombardments across Idlib and western Aleppo continued to result in causalities and injuries among children. Staffan de Mistura, the UN Special Envoy for Syria stated recently, 'If we see a Ghouta scenario in Idlib, this could be six times worse, affecting 2.3 million people.' Eastern Ghouta was the rebels' major stronghold within striking distance of the capital. Rebel attacks launched from the area made reclaiming it a priority for the Syrian regime. A chemical attack on Ghouta in 2013 killed 1,429 people, including 426 children. The attack earlier this year is alleged to have killed almost 2,000 people, the majority civilians, including 371 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 'A full scale battle for Idlib must be avoided at all costs', United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed, warning that failure to do so would unleash 'a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict' so far. More than 13 million people inside Syria require humanitarian assistance, including nearly 6 million children. At the end of 2017, more than half the country's hospitals, clinics and primary health care centers were only partially functioning or had been damaged beyond repair. War crimes investigators and activists have amassed an 'overwhelming volume' of testimony, images and videos documenting atrocities committed by all sides during Syria's war, a U.N. quasi-prosecutorial body said in its first report. The U.N. team said its work would proceed independently of any Syrian peace process and be based on the principle that no amnesty can be granted for 'core international crimes.' (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~Since the conflict erupted in March 2011, Syria has witnessed unprecedented devastation and displacement. More than 5 million Syrians have fled the country and 6 million are internally displaced. In July, the civilian population in Idleb, particularly women and children, continued to be severely impacted by insecurity due to fighting between armed groups. Abduction of civilians, assassinations, increased violence against medical workers and injuries due to vehicle-borne improvised explosive devises (IED’s) were reported across the region. Aerial bombardments across Idlib and western Aleppo continued to result in causalities and injuries among children. Staffan de Mistura, the UN Special Envoy for Syria stated recently, ‘If we see a Ghouta scenario in Idlib, this could be six times worse, affecting 2.3 million people.’ Eastern Ghouta was the rebels' major stronghold within striking distance of the capital. Rebel attacks launched from the area made reclaiming it a priority for the Syrian regime. A chemical attack on Ghouta in 2013 killed 1,429 people, including 426 children. The attack earlier this year is alleged to have killed almost 2,000 people, the majority civilians, including 371 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ‘A full scale battle for Idlib must be avoided at all costs’, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed, warning that failure to do so would unleash ‘a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict’ so far. More than 13 million people inside Syria require humanitarian assistance, including nearly 6 million children. At the end of 2017, more than half the country’s hospitals, clinics and primary health care centers were only partially functioning or had been damaged beyond repair. War crimes investigators and activists have amassed an ‘overwhelming volume’ of testimony, images and videos documenting atrocities committed by all sides during Syria’s war, a U.N. quasi-prosecutorial body said in its first report. The U.N. team said its work would proceed independently of any Syrian peace process and be based on the principle that no amnesty can be granted for ‘core international crimes.’:
2010~zrep681~20181003_681_k212_018~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) , stands near Lake Eyasi in Tanzania's Ngorongoro district. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_017~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) wears a more Western-style T-shirt. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170421_681_k212_016~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 21, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - Hadza wake up in the early morning and get ready to go hunting. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_015~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) and MANU (14) hold a bow and arrows as they sit on a dead tree in Tanzania. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_014~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - MANU (14) and OSAMA (15) are sitting around a fire roasting baboon meat. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170421_681_k212_013~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 21, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - The catch of the day after a long eight hours walk through the bush - hunting birds, monkeys, rabbits and other animals. The traditional Hadza diet is balanced and sufficient. But, hunting is very unpredictable and these days there are many periods without any meat.The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_012~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - GIAGA (50) is carrying his axe to look for honey inside the trees. The Hadza use axes and hand-made bows and arrows to find their food. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_011~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) tests his freshly made arrows. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170429_681_k212_010~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 29, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - Hadza men hunt and look for fresh meat and sweet honey. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170421_681_k212_009~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 21, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - MANU (16) climbs a baobab tree to look for water and honey. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_008~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) , stands near Lake Eyasi in Tanzania's Ngorongoro district. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_007~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - Young Hadza men test their daily hand-made arrows. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170516_681_k212_006~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~May 16, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - MANU (16) catches a small bird in the class room. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170420_681_k212_005~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 20, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) climbs a tree at lake Eyasi to look for his arrow that missed a bird. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170501_681_k212_004~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~May 1, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - MANU (14), OSAMA (15) and two of the elders - are butchering a shot baboon and share the meat with the rest of the village. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170504_681_k212_003~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~May 4, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - OSAMA (15) takes part in a competition. This is an important day because the elders meet to discus the future of the Hadzabe tribe - questioning for how much longer they can continue to live their traditional lifestyle. Every six months the tribe sends three young Hadza to a teacher to learn basic English and tourist guiding skills. This time Manu and Osama - two of the youngest and smartest hunters - will attend the course in the hope that they will give the tribe a voice in the future.The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170424_681_k212_002~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~April 24, 2017 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - Hadza boys enjoy a bath in a natural water spring. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_681_k212_001~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~October 3, 2018 - Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro district, Tanzania - ALAGU (68), is carrying his axe to look for honey inside the trees. The Hadza use axes and hand-made bows and arrows to find their food. The Hadza are one of the last remaining societies, which remain in the world, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the Hadza way of life. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. The hunter gatherer Hadza way of live is under threat. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181002_681_k212_000~Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire~Hadza On The Brink~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 681 - Hadza On The Brink - Launched October 4, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - The Hadza tribe of Tanzania are one of the last remaining societies in Africa, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the iconic Hadza way of life. Today of roughly 1,300 Hadza living in the dry hills here between salty Lake Eyasi and the Rift Valley highlands, only about 100 to 300 still hunt and gather most of their food. The Hadza's homeland lies on the edge of the Serengeti plains, in the shadow of Ngorongoro Crater. It is also close to Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world, where homo habilis, one of the earliest members of the genus Homo was discovered to have lived 1.9 million years ago. The Hadza have probably lived in the Yaeda Chini area for millennia. Genetically like the Bushmen of southern Africa they are one of the 'oldest' lineages of humankind. They speak a click language that is unrelated to any other language on earth. Their way of life is being encroached on by pastoralists whose cattle drink their water and graze on their grasslands, with farmers clearing woodland to grow crops, and climate change that dries up rivers and stunts grass. Over the past 50 years, the tribe has lost 90% of its land. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. (Credit Image: © Stefan Kleinowitz/ZUMA Press Wire)~The Hadza tribe of Tanzania are one of the last remaining societies in Africa, that survive purely from hunting and gathering. Very little has changed in the way the Hadza live their lives. But it has become increasingly harder for them to pursue the iconic Hadza way of life. Today of roughly 1,300 Hadza living in the dry hills here between salty Lake Eyasi and the Rift Valley highlands, only about 100 to 300 still hunt and gather most of their food. The Hadza’s homeland lies on the edge of the Serengeti plains, in the shadow of Ngorongoro Crater. It is also close to Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world, where homo habilis, one of the earliest members of the genus Homo was discovered to have lived 1.9 million years ago. The Hadza have probably lived in the Yaeda Chini area for millennia. Genetically like the Bushmen of southern Africa they are one of the ‘oldest’ lineages of humankind. They speak a click language that is unrelated to any other language on earth. Their way of life is being encroached on by pastoralists whose cattle drink their water and graze on their grasslands, with farmers clearing woodland to grow crops, and climate change that dries up rivers and stunts grass. Over the past 50 years, the tribe has lost 90% of its land. Either the Hadza will find a way to secure their land-rights to have access to unpolluted water springs and wild animals, or the Hadzabe lifestyle will disappear, with the majority of them ending up as poor and uneducated individuals within a Westernized society that is completely foreign to them. :
2010~zrep682~20181004_682_s197_020~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 4, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A resident stands on the ruins of a building that was destroyed by the earthquake. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to the officials, the death toll from the devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,480, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181005_682_h128_019~Donal Husni/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 5, 2018 - Palu, Mid Sulawesi, Indonesia - A resident wears a mask as retrieval of dead bodies is ongoing at Talisha beach. Thousands of people died from 7.7 SR earth quake that a triggered tsunami which destroyed thousands of houses and buildings near the beach. (Credit Image: © Donal HusniZUMA Press Wire)~:20181009_682_d129_018~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 9, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Indonesian military personnel prepare to evacuate local people board a Hercules plane at the Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport. Nearly 2000 bodies have been recovered in Balaroa, Petobo and Sigi, two of Palu's hardest-hit neighborhoods. Officials warn that number will rise, with an estimated 5000 people still missing. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181005_682_h128_017~Donal Husni/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 5, 2018 - Palu, Sulawesi, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers carry a victim at Talisha beach. Thousands of people died from the 7.7 earthquake that triggered a tsunami which destroyed thousands of houses and buildings near the beach and killed over 1,500 people. (Credit Image: © Donal HusniZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_s197_016~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A resident crossed the damaged road in Talise beach area. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to officials, thee death toll from the devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181004_682_d129_015~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 4, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Villagers search for salvageable items among the ruins of a house devastated after the earthquake and tsunami hit the area. A total of 1,411 people have been confirmed dead and over 2,500 injured after the monster earthquake struck on September 28 sending destructive waves barrelling into Sulawesi island. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_s197_014~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A grandmother is nursing her granddaughter in the Lere Refugee settlement. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to the officials, the death toll from devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_d129_013~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers carry the body bag of a disaster victim during a mass burial at a field, after an earthquake and tsunami on September 28. Indonesian government said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844 have been confirmed dead slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. Emergency services fear that the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue teams made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju and strong aftershocks continue to rock the city. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_s197_012~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - The Ponulele Bridge of Palu City which collapsed due to the earthquake and tsunami. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to officials, the death toll from the devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181004_682_s197_011~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 4, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A woman cries when she met her relatives at Anutapura Hospital after the earthquake. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to officials, the death toll from the devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_s197_010~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - The Landmark Arkam Babu Rahman Floating Mosque which has fallen into the sea after the earthquake and tsunami. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to officials, the death toll from the devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181006_682_s197_009~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 6, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A ship stranded on land after the earthquake and tsunami In Wani village..A deadly earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to the officials, death toll from devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,480, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181002_682_d129_008~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 2, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Indonesian military carry a survivor who will be evacuated for medical care. The Indonesian government said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people confirmed dead. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami September 28, devastated the coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181002_682_d129_007~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 2, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A survivor, Nurhazizah, for medical health in Palu after magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. The Indonesian government said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844 have been confirmed dead slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. Emergency services fear that the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue teams made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju and strong aftershocks continue to rock the city. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181005_682_d129_006~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 5, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Indonesian Muslims offer prayers near a beach Talise which was swept ashore by the tsunami, after the September 28 earthquake and tsunami. Search teams made desperate last-ditch efforts to find survivors in destroyed buildings from Indonesia's devastating quake-tsunami. Authorities have counted 1,558 dead from the double disaster on Sulawesi island, while 2,549 people are seriously injured. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181005_682_n230_005~Muhammad Fauzy/ZUMA Press~Tsunami Ghosts~October 5, 2018 - Palu, Indonesia - Families of victims died crying when praying by earthquake last week at Talise Beach. (Credit Image: © Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press)~:20181002_682_d129_004~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 2, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - People on the beach beside a lone standing tree in Palu, after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. The Indonesian government on October 2 said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 confirmed dead. Emergency services fear that the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue teams made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju and strong aftershocks continue to rock the city. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181003_682_s197_003~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 3, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A damaged vehicle is seen between Balaroa village ruins after the earthquake. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to the officials, death toll from devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181007_682_d129_002~Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 7, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - A mosque lying surrounded the ruins of massive earthquake and tsunami. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Central Sulawesi province on Sept. 28, triggering a tsunami and mudslides that killed a large number of people and displaced tens of thousands of others. Aid poured into disaster-ravaged Palu on October 7 after days of delays as efforts ramped up to reach 200,000 people in desperate need following a deadly quake-tsunami in the Indonesian city. (Credit Image: © Ivan Damanik/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181004_682_s197_001~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~October 4, 2018 - Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - MARSYA DEWI INDAH (9) is reviving treatment at Anutapura Hospital after the earthquake. After the earthquake and tsunami, Marsya Dewi Indah lost her mother and sister. A deadly earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude and the tsunami wave caused by it has destroyed the city of Palu and much of the area in Central Sulawesi. According to the officials, death toll from devastating quake and tsunami rises to 1,347, around 800 people in hospitals are seriously injured and some 62,000 people have been displaced in 24 camps around the region. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181006_682_s197_000~Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire~Tsunami Ghosts~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 682 - Tsunami Ghosts - Launched October 9, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Indonesia's search for victims buried in neighborhoods annihilated by an earthquake and tsunami is nearing its end almost two weeks after the double disasters hit the remote city of Palu in central Sulawesi. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 28 triggered a tsunami and extensive soil liquefaction, a phenomenon that turns soft soil into a seething mire, killing 2,073 people, according to the latest official estimate. Up to 5,000 more may be missing. Palu was Indonesia's second earthquake disaster of 2018. In August, the island of Lombok was rocked by quakes that flattened villages and killed more than 500 people. Indonesia straddles the southwestern reaches of the Pacific Ring of Fire and is practically defined by the tectonic plates that grind below its lush islands and blue seas. Volcanoes that dot the islands have brought fiery destruction and remarkable fertility, but rapid population growth over recent decades means that many more people are now living in hazardous areas. Rescuers struggled to retrieve the dead, the grim job compounded as mud hardened and bodies decomposed in the tropical heat. The search operation is over, but attention is shifting to the massive clean-up and relief mission to assist survivors. The UN has sought US$50.5 million (S$69.5 million) for urgent relief to assist survivors in need. Indonesia initially refused international help, but four days after the disaster, President Joko Widodo reluctantly agreed to allow in overseas aid. Nearly 90,000 people were displaced by the quake, forcing them into evacuation centres across the rubble-strewn city. Officials said it could be two years before all the homeless are found permanent accommodation. (Credit Image: © Hariandi Hafid/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)~Indonesia’s search for victims buried in neighborhoods annihilated by an earthquake and tsunami is nearing its end almost two weeks after the double disasters hit the remote city of Palu in central Sulawesi. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake on Sept. 28 triggered a tsunami and extensive soil liquefaction, a phenomenon that turns soft soil into a seething mire, killing 2,073 people, according to the latest official estimate. Up to 5,000 more may be missing. Palu was Indonesia’s second earthquake disaster of 2018. In August, the island of Lombok was rocked by quakes that flattened villages and killed more than 500 people. Indonesia straddles the southwestern reaches of the Pacific Ring of Fire and is practically defined by the tectonic plates that grind below its lush islands and blue seas. Volcanoes that dot the islands have brought fiery destruction and remarkable fertility, but rapid population growth over recent decades means that many more people are now living in hazardous areas. Rescuers struggled to retrieve the dead, the grim job compounded as mud hardened and bodies decomposed in the tropical heat. The search operation is over, but attention is shifting to the massive clean-up and relief mission to assist survivors. The UN has sought US$50.5 million (S$69.5 million) for urgent relief to assist survivors in need. Indonesia initially refused international help, but four days after the disaster, President Joko Widodo reluctantly agreed to allow in overseas aid. Nearly 90,000 people were displaced by the quake, forcing them into evacuation centres across the rubble-strewn city. Officials said it could be two years before all the homeless are found permanent accommodation:
2010~zrep683~20181018_683_p77_021~Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 18, 2018 - Wausau, Florida, U.S. - Standing in downtown Alford, a few miles from Wausau, MICHAEL HOYT describes surviving Hurricane Michael in his home outside town. (Credit Image: © Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_020~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - A sign touts solidarity among residents of the coastal township of Mexico Beach, population 1200, which lay devastated two days after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_s70_019~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Port St. Joe, Florida, U.S. - CINDY MURPHY, 58, left, finds a rolling pin while searching for her husband JAMES MURPHY'S, 65, medication in what remains of their home on a coastal stretch of Port St. Joe. The couple's dog, J.J., at right, survived, but they have ben unable to locate their cat. Cindy was surprised to find the rolling pin, which did not belong to her and was among dozens of items from others homes which were displaced by Hurricane Michael's violent storm surge and wind as it made landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_s70_018~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - LEE CATHEY, 37, (L-R) AL CATHEY, 71, and CHARLES SMITH, 56, survey damage in the coastal township of Mexico Beach, which lay devastated after Hurricane Michael made landfall the day before in the Florida Panhandle. Al Cathey who is the mayor of Mexico Beach, believes 280 residents rode out the storm in their homes. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181010_683_m67_017~Pedro Portal/Miami Herald~After Michael~October 10, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S - Mike Lindsey, owner of the Elegant Endeavors Antique Emporium, checks damages to his family store in the downtown area after Hurricane Michael made landfall along Florida's Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181016_683_s70_016~Jim Damaske/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 16, 2018 - Oldsmar, Florida, U.S. - The third of three manatees is captured and examined by rescuers. Rescuers with FWC, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, ZooTampa and University of Florida Veterinary program caught three manatees that were seen in a pond in the Mobly Bayou Preserve that borders the north end of Tampa Bay in Oldsmar. It is believed the manatees floated into the pond during a high tide caused by hurricane Michael and couldn't swim back out to the bay. The manatees are being caught, examined and then released into Tampa Bay. (Credit Image: © Jim Damaske/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181017_683_p77_015~Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 17, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - A home hit by Hurricane Michael stands in Mexico Beach. (Credit Image: © Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_014~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - Robert Baker Sr., 82, who is paralyzed below the waist, is removed from his son's home by emergency workers in the coastal township of Mexico Beach which was devastated when Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_s70_013~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - Emergency workers Dr. PATRICIA CANTRELL, left, and ANA KAUFMANN, with the South Florida Search and Rescue Task Force 2, survey damage at the western edge of town at Mexico Beach, population 1200, which lay devastated on Thursday after Hurricane Michael made landfall the day before. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_012~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - A childhood picture of Robert Baker Jr. and two of his siblings remains in his childhood home in the coastal township of Mexico Beach which was devastated when Hurricane Michael made landfall. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_011~Bronte Wittpenn | Times/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - Where homes once stood there is debris and destruction caused by category four Hurricane Michael. (Credit Image: © Bronte Wittpenn/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_m67_010~Pedro Portal/Miami Herald~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Debra Adams and her kids, residents at Massalina Memorial Homes, a low-income community talk about the situation that they are in the day after Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_m67_009~Pedro Portal/Miami Herald~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S - Destruction is seen along US Road-231, including a massive train derailment, in Panama City, the day after Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_m67_008~Pedro Portal/Miami Herald~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S - An armed man guards a damaged building the day after Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_007~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - An American flag is displayed using sandbags in the coastal township of Mexico Beach, population 1200, which lay devastated on Friday after Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_s70_006~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - Vehicles belonging to James Murphy, Cindy Murphy and their renter, lay in a tangled mess on Thursday relocated by Hurricane Michael's violent storm surge and wind as it made landfall on Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181018_683_s70_005~Eve Edelheit/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 18, 2018 - Apalachicola, Florida, U.S. - TJ WARD looks at the destroyed shucking room at the 13 Mile Oyster House, 13 miles outside of Apalachicola. The oyster house has been in the Ward family since 1957 and will have to be rebuilt after the damage caused by Hurricane Michael. (Credit Image: © Eve Edelheit/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181012_683_s70_004~Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 12, 2018 - Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S. - A helicopter flies along the coast as a portion of Highway 98 is seen crumbled. Residents of the small beach town of Mexico Beach began to make their way back to their homes some for the first time. (Credit Image: © Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181011_683_m67_003~Pedro Portal/Miami Herald~After Michael~October 11, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Destroyed boats are seen at the City Marina in Panama City, the day after Hurricane Michael landed in the Florida Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181010_683_s70_002~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 10, 2018 - Port St. Joe, Florida, U.S. - Boats lay sunk and damaged at the Port St. Joe Marina in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach. The storm lashed the coast with 155 mph winds, just shy of a Category 5 storm. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181010_683_s70_001~Bronte Wittpenn | Times/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~October 10, 2018 - Cedar Key, Florida, U.S. - Flood waters from a combination of high tide and a surge from category four Hurricane Michael fill residential streets. (Credit Image: © Bronte Wittpenn/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181022_683_s70_000~Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~After Michael~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 683 - AFTER MICHAEL - Launched October 22, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - A week after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, the extent of the storm's fury is still being assessed as the death toll rises and rescuers search for the missing in the worst hit areas. Michael has killed at least 35 people across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. 15 of those deaths were in Florida's Bay County, where the hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 storm. The damage is massive to one of the few remaining towns in Florida where small beach houses were built on concrete slabs, giving Mexico Beach a 1950s feel. Virtually all of those homes were destroyed by the powerful hurricane, wiped clean from their foundations by the devastating storm surge.Authorities fear some people who did not evacuate could be buried beneath collapsed buildings. The Florida Department of Health provided an online form to report those who are still unaccounted for, trapped or in need of help. While the exact number of the missing is still unknown, officials hope they will know more as electricity and phone services are gradually restored across the Panhandle. (Credit Image: © Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~A week after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, the extent of the storm's fury is still being assessed as the death toll rises and rescuers search for the missing in the worst hit areas. Michael has killed at least 35 people across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. 15 of those deaths were in Florida's Bay County, where the hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 storm. The damage is massive to one of the few remaining towns in Florida where small beach houses were built on concrete slabs, giving Mexico Beach a 1950s feel. Virtually all of those homes were destroyed by the powerful hurricane, wiped clean from their foundations by the devastating storm surge. Authorities fear some people who did not evacuate could be buried beneath collapsed buildings. The Florida Department of Health provided an online form to report those who are still unaccounted for, trapped or in need of help. While the exact number of the missing is still unknown, officials hope they will know more as electricity and phone services are gradually restored across the Panhandle.:
2010~zrep684~20181026_684_l113_018~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 26, 2018 - Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico - As a caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants presses north, reaching the town of Arriaga on Friday, President Trump began considering ways to stop them, including suspending the right to claim asylum in the US, which has became the main way of gaining entry to the country. A little girl and her grandmother rest in a good samaritan house. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181027_684_l113_017~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 27, 2018 - San Pedro Tapantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - A caravan of thousands of Central American migrants walked and hitchhiked trying to reach the town of Tapantepec in Oaxaca state, Saturday. The caravan was blocked momentarily by the Mexican federal police before it kept pressing on north. President Trump has vowed to stop them. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181027_684_l113_016~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 27, 2018 - San Pedro Tapantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - A caravan of thousands of Central American migrants walked and hitchhiked trying to reach the town of Tapantepec in Oaxaca state, Saturday. The caravan was blocked momentarily by the Mexican federal police before it kept on pressing north. President Trump has vowed to stop them. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181026_684_l113_015~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 26, 2018 - Arriaga, Chiapas, Mexico - A man sleeps near train tracks as a caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants presses north, reaching the town of Arriaga on Friday, President Trump began considering ways to stop them, including suspending the right to claim asylum in the US, which has became the main way of gaining entry to the country. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_014~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 25, 2018 - Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico - A group of Honduran migrants get help from a truck as they get ready to leave Mapastepec. A caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants continued their trek crossing Mexico, toward the USA Thursday, reaching the town of Pijijiapan, Chiapas Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181024_684_l113_013~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 24, 2018 - Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants continued their journey toward the US border Thursday, reaching the coastal town of Mapastepec. An estimated 7,200 migrants from Honduras and other countries have pressed on, sleeping on roads, traveling on rafts, going without food and water and facing police and threats from President Trump, who called them a 'threat' and vowed to send troops to the border with Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_012~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 25, 2018 - Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico - Honduran migrants take a bath in the river, after reaching the city of Pijijiapan Thursday. A caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants continued their trek crossing Mexico, toward the USA. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181024_684_l113_011~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 24, 2018 - Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico - A little boy from Honduras, looks out from a van window as he catches a lift as he and his mother joined thousands of Central American migrants continued their journey toward the US border Thursday, reaching the coastal town of Mapastepec. An estimated 7,200 migrants from Honduras and other countries have pressed on, sleeping on roads, traveling on rafts, going without food and water and facing police and threats from President Trump, who called them a ''threat'' and vowed to send troops to the border with Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_684_l113_010~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 29, 2018 - Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - A couple sleep on the ground as Central American migrants continue their trek toward the US, to the town of Santiago Niltepec in Oaxaca state on Monday. As the number of migrants in the caravan has dropped as people become discouraged or too tired to carry on, President Trump is planning to send 5200 American troops to the border to stop what he calls an “invasion''. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181024_684_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 24, 2018 - Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants continued their journey toward the US border Thursday, reaching the coastal town of Mapastepec. An estimated 7,200 migrants from Honduras and other countries have pressed on, sleeping on roads, traveling on rafts, going without food and water and facing police and threats from President Trump, who called them a ''threat'' and vowed to send troops to the border with Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_684_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 29, 2018 - Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - Central American migrants continue their trek across Mexico toward the US, Monday to the town of Santiago Niltepec in Oaxaca state on Monday. A Honduran migrant holds his baby, as the number of migrants in the caravan has dropped as people become discouraged or too tired to carry on. President Trump says he is planning to send 5200 American troops to the border to stop what he calls an ''invasion''. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_684_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 29, 2018 - Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - A man shows American coins he uses as talisman as Central American migrants continue their trek across Mexico toward the US. As the number of migrants in the caravan has dropped as people become discouraged or too tired to carry on, President Trump says he is planning to send 5200 American troops to the border to stop what he calls an ''invasion.'' Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 25, 2018 - Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico - A Honduran migrant family leaves Mapastepec city. A caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants continued their trek crossing Mexico, toward the USA Thursday, reaching the town of Pijijiapan. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 25, 2018 - Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico - A Honduran migrant woman leaves Mapastepec city. A caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants continued their trek crossing Mexico, toward the USA Thursday, reaching the town of Pijijiapan, Chiapas Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_684_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 29, 2018 - Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - Central American migrants continue their trek toward the US, riding on top of trucks on Monday to the town of Santiago Niltepec in Oaxaca state. As the number of migrants in the caravan has dropped as people become discouraged or too tired to carry on, President Trump says he is planning to send 5200 American troops to the border to stop what he calls an ''invasion.'' (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 25, 2018 - Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico - A young Honduran migrant jumps into a a truck in motion trying to leave Mapastepec city. A caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants continued their trek crossing Mexico, toward the USA Thursday, reaching the town of Pijijiapan, Chiapas Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181024_684_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 24, 2018 - Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico - Thousands of Central American migrants continued their journey toward the US border Thursday, reaching the coastal town of Mapastepec, in Chiapas, Mexico, An estimated 7,200 migrants from Honduras and other countries have pressed on, sleeping on roads, traveling on rafts, going without food and water and facing police and threats from President Trump, who called them a ''threat'' and vowed to send troops to the border with Mexico. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181027_684_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~October 27, 2018 - San Pedro Tapantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico - A caravan of thousands of Central American migrants walked and hitchhiked trying to reach the town of Tapantepec in Oaxaca state, Saturday. The caravan was blocked momentarily for the Mexican federal police before keep on pressing on north. President Trump has vowed to stop them. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181025_684_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Caravan~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 684 - CARAVAN - Launched October 30, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more. An estimated 2,300 children traveling with the migrant caravan now in Mexico need protection and access to essential services like healthcare, clean water and adequate sanitation, UNICEF warned. The long and arduous journey has left children exposed to inclement weather, including dangerously hot temperatures, with limited access to proper shelter. Some have already fallen ill or suffered from dehydration. Many of the children and families in the caravan are fleeing gang and gender-based violence, extortion, poverty and limited access to quality education and social services in their home countries of northern Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Sadly, these conditions are part of daily life for millions of children in the region. Each day, families facing these harsh conditions make the painful decision to leave their homes, communities and countries in search of safety and a more hopeful future. While those traveling with the caravan hope for safety in numbers, the perils of using irregular migration routes remain significant, especially for children. The journey is long, uncertain and full of danger, including the risk of exploitation, violence and abuse. President Trump is sending more than 5,200 troops to the US-Mexico border as he warned a caravan of migrants walking towards it 'This is an invasion'. The soldiers are being deployed by the Pentagon as part of a mission dubbed Operation Faithful Patriot to 'harden' the southern border, supporting the border control and about 2,000 National Guard forces who have already been sent there. The caravan started in Honduras on 13 October with about 1,000 Hondurans and has picked up more people as it travelled through Guatemala into Mexico. The migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~An estimated 2,300 children traveling with the migrant caravan now in Mexico need protection and access to essential services like healthcare, clean water and adequate sanitation, UNICEF warned. The long and arduous journey has left children exposed to inclement weather, including dangerously hot temperatures, with limited access to proper shelter. Some have already fallen ill or suffered from dehydration. Many of the children and families in the caravan are fleeing gang and gender-based violence, extortion, poverty and limited access to quality education and social services in their home countries of northern Central America, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Sadly, these conditions are part of daily life for millions of children in the region. Each day, families facing these harsh conditions make the painful decision to leave their homes, communities and countries in search of safety and a more hopeful future. While those traveling with the caravan hope for safety in numbers, the perils of using irregular migration routes remain significant, especially for children. The journey is long, uncertain and full of danger, including the risk of exploitation, violence and abuse. President Trump is sending more than 5,200 troops to the US-Mexico border as he warned a caravan of migrants walking towards it 'This is an invasion'. The soldiers are being deployed by the Pentagon as part of a mission dubbed Operation Faithful Patriot to 'harden' the southern border, supporting the border control and about 2,000 National Guard forces who have already been sent there. The caravan started in Honduras on 13 October with about 1,000 Hondurans and has picked up more people as it travelled through Guatemala into Mexico. The migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire):
2010~zrep685~20181018_685_x99_021~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 18, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Hala Majed Oqbah (R) and her cousin Aradah Mohammed Oqbah take a rest while they try out prosthetic limbs at a UNICEF rehabilitation center in Sanaa. The girls both lost one leg in an airstrike this year while they were playing outside their house in Ibb province. Aerial attacks and street fighting took hold of most of Yemen in 2015 and put millions of civilians, especially children, in danger. Between March 2015 and August this year, more than 6,500 children have been confirmed killed or injured, according to statistics from UNICEF. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181010_685_x99_020~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 10, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A celebration is held to mark the 1962 revolution against the Imamate regime in northern Yemen and the end of the British colonialism in the south. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180917_685_x99_019~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Sep 17, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A man carries a bottle of petrol at a station in Sanaa. Sanaa streets appeared almost empty of movement due to unprecedented severe shortage of fuel following the collapse of peace talks in Geneva on Sept. 8, and the government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes advancing into the edges of rebel-held Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The port in Hodeidah is the entry point of about 70 percent of the country's food, medicines, aid and fuel. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181001_685_x99_018~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 1, 2018 - Hajjah Province, Yemen - A doctor checks a malnourished girl at a hospital in Hajjah province. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180505_685_x99_017~/~Yemen On The Brink~May 5, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A malnourished girl lies on a bed at a hospital in Sanaa. The three-year long civil war and ongoing military intervention have not only caused destruction to Yemen's infrastructure but made people less resilient to face hardships in life, creating a humanitarian crisis and pushing the country into the brink of famine, with an estimated 385,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition, thus putting them at heightened risk of acute diarrhea and cholera, according to the UN agencies. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181008_685_x99_016~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 8, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Children hold flowers as they attend a commemoration for the victims on the second anniversary of a 2016 funeral hall airstrike in Sanaa. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180824_685_x99_015~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Aug 24, 2018 - Ibb Province, Yemen - People wearing masks celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival at Shirah village in Ibb Province, Yemen, on Aug. 24, 2018. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180724_685_x99_014~/~Yemen On The Brink~Jul 24, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - People collect clean water from a water pump during a water crisis in Sanaa. According to the World Health Organization, millions of Yemenis have no access to clean running water due to the ongoing conflict. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181028_685_x99_013~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 28, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Yemeni bridegrooms in traditional wedding clothes take part in a mass wedding in Sanaa. Fifty couples from families who have difficulties in holding wedding ceremonies joined a mass wedding to reduce expenses. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180715_685_x99_012~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Jul 15, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Internally displaced Yemeni children who fled their homes in Hodeidah fill their bottles with water at a displaced camp on July 15, 2018. More than 121,000 residents have fled the war-torn city of Hodeidah and other parts of the province since June 1st. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180604_685_x99_011~/~Yemen On The Brink~Jun 4, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A worker sprays anti-cholera disinfectant among trees during an anti-cholera campaign. An anti-cholera campaign has been launched to prevent the outbreak of the cholera epidemic here. The United Nations has listed Yemen as having the world's number one humanitarian crisis, with 7 million Yemenis on the brink of famine and cholera which has already caused more than 2,000 deaths. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180226_685_x99_010~/~Yemen On The Brink~Feb 26, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Disabled students take part in a rally demanding an immediate end of conflict in front of the UN office in Sanaa, Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemeni conflict in March 2015. The war has killed over 10,000 Yemenis, mostly civilians, and displaced 3 million others while also triggering a humanitarian crises. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180722_685_x99_009~/~Yemen On The Brink~Jul 22, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A displaced child stands at the entrance of a house at a slum area in Sanaa. Displaced families from Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, who couldn't find chances to enter the displaced persons camps in Sanaa, stay in the slum area instead. More than 35,000 families have recently been displaced from Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah due to fierce fighting between government forces and Houthi rebels, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on July 16. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180227_685_x99_008~/~Yemen On The Brink~Feb 27, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - Students play violin during a music class at the Cultural Center in Sanaa. Amid the difficult circumstances caused by the three-year conflict, some Yemenis attend free music classes to alleviate their suffering. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180710_685_x99_007~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Jul 10, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A Yemeni child carries a bag filled with recyclable items collected from a garbage dump on the outskirts of Sanaa. Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180606_685_x99_006~Mohammed Mohammed/~Yemen On The Brink~June 6, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - People inspect the ruins of a destroyed building hit by airstrikes in Sanaa. Saudi-led coalition launched a series of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital on Tuesday evening, hours after UN special envoy Martin Griffiths left the rebel-held Sanaa following three days of talks. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180902_685_x99_005~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Sep 2, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A malnourished 4-year girl is weighed while she receives treatment at a hospital in Sanaa. Millions of people in the war-torn Yemen are unable to secure one meal a day. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180902_685_x99_004~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Sep 2, 2018 - Sanaa, Yemen - A malnourished 4-year girl waits to be checked by doctors while she receives treatment at a malnutrition department in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 2, 2018. Millions of people in the war-torn Yemen are unable to secure one meal a day. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180813_685_x99_003~/ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Aug 13, 2018 - Dhahyan, Yemen - Boys carry a coffin of a child, who died in Saudi-led airstrikes that killed dozens of children, at a funeral in Dhahyan, northern province of Saada, Yemen. Thousands of Yemeni people attended the funeral. Saudi-led airstrikes hit passenger buses in the Dhahyan market on Aug. 9, killing at least 43 people, mostly children under 10, and injuring 64 others. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180812_685_x99_002~/ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Aug 12, 2018 - Saada, Yemen - Children injured in an airstrike receive medical treatment in a hospital in Saada. Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition targeted passenger buses in the Dhahyan market in northern Yemen, killing at least 43 people, mostly children under 10, and injuring 64 others. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181001_685_x99_001~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~Oct 1, 2018 - Hajjah Province, Yemen - A malnourished child is held by an adult's hand at a hospital in Hajjah province, Yemen, Oct. 1, 2018. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180902_685_x99_000~Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Yemen On The Brink~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 685 - YEMEN ON THE BRINK - Launched November 6, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more. The number of people facing starvation in Yemen could rise to nearly 12 million as conflict intensifies around the port of Hodeidah, a vital aid delivery link, according to the World Food Program. A collapsing currency and deteriorating economic situation in the Middle East's poorest country are also aggravating the situation. 18 million people in Yemen already do not know where their next meal is coming from and eight million of those are ''considered on the brink of famine.'' Yemenis are starving because of war. No natural disaster is responsible. No amount of humanitarian aid can solve the underlying problem. Without an immediate, significant course change, portions of the country, under the watch of the UN Security Council, will likely tip into famine. UNICEF reports that 460,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Avoiding famine, if this is still possible, requires the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, supporting the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi against Houthi rebels and fighters aligned with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, to halt what promises to be a bloody battle for Yemen's most important port, Hodeida. Yemenis need a ceasefire and a durable political settlement to have a chance at rebuilding the shattered economy. By numbers, Yemen is suffering from the largest food crisis in the world. According to the UN, an estimated seventeen million persons, 60 per cent of the population and three million more than were so afflicted at the start of the year, are food insecure and require urgent humanitarian assistance to save lives. Seven of the country's 22 governorates are at a phase four emergency food insecurity level, one step away from phase five: famine. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~The number of people facing starvation in Yemen could rise to nearly 12 million as conflict intensifies around the port of Hodeidah, a vital aid delivery link, according to the World Food Program. A collapsing currency and deteriorating economic situation in the Middle East's poorest country are also aggravating the situation. 18 million people in Yemen already do not know where their next meal is coming from and eight million of those are 'considered on the brink of famine.' Yemenis are starving because of war. No natural disaster is responsible. No amount of humanitarian aid can solve the underlying problem. Without an immediate, significant course change, portions of the country, under the watch of the UN Security Council, will likely tip into famine. UNICEF reports that 460,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Avoiding famine, if this is still possible, requires the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, supporting the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi against Houthi rebels and fighters aligned with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, to halt what promises to be a bloody battle for Yemen’s most important port, Hodeida. Yemenis need a ceasefire and a durable political settlement to have a chance at rebuilding the shattered economy. By numbers, Yemen is suffering from the largest food crisis in the world. According to the UN, an estimated seventeen million persons, 60 per cent of the population and three million more than were so afflicted at the start of the year, are food insecure and require urgent humanitarian assistance to save lives. Seven of the country’s 22 governorates are at a phase four emergency food insecurity level, one step away from phase five: famine.:
2010~zrep686~20170501_686_l31_025~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~January 24, 2017 - Eugene, OREGON, U.S - Chief legal council of Our Children's Trust JULIA OLSON stands with several youth plaintiffs in Eugene Oregon. Olson is leading 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180412_686_l31_024~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 12, 2018 - Eugene, Oregon, U.S - Plaintiffs and attorneys in the Juliana v. U.S. climate change lawsuit leave the federal courthouse in Eugene after a case management hearing. The case involves 21 young plaintiffs from all over the United States suing the Trump administration over climate change. On Thursday the district judge set the trial to begin on Oct. 29, 2018 in Eugene. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170425_686_l31_023~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 25, 2017 - Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, U.S - Youth plaintiffs, from left, AVERY MCRAE, HAZEL VAN UMMERSON , and SAHARA VALENTINE meet with Sen. RON WYDEN (D-ORE) outside his senate office in Washington, D.C. The girls are three of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180412_686_l31_022~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 12, 2018 - Eugene, OREGON, U.S - Our Children's Trust executive director and chief legal council JULIA OLSON, is interviewed after a case management hearing in the Juliana v. U.S. climate change lawsuit outside the federal courthouse in Eugene. The case involves 21 young plaintiffs from all over the United States suing the Trump administration over climate change with the assistance of the non-profit Our Children's Trust legal team.. On Thursday the district judge set the trial to begin on Oct. 29, 2018 in Eugene. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180417_686_l31_021~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 17, 2018 - Miami, FLORIDA, U.S - Youth plaintiff LUSHIA PHILLIPS is interviewed after a press briefing on the steps of the Miami-Dade Courthouse in Miami in conjunction with a lawsuit they filed 8 youth against the state of Florida over climate change on April 16th. The youth are represented by attorneys in Florida and the case is lead by the Oregon based Our Children's Trust legal team. Our Children's Trust has filed similar cases in several states and are leading a historic case against the federal government. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180908_686_l31_020~Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~September 8, 2018 - San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, U.S - Marchers in colorful regalia prepare to march in the Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice climate change march in San Francisco. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170426_686_l31_019~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 26, 2017 - Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, U.S - Plaintiff JAIME BUTLER is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161229_686_l31_018~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~December 29, 2016 - Roseburg, OREGON, U.S - Plaintiff JACOB LEBEL works on his family farm near Roseburg. He is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_686_l31_017~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~September 13, 2016 - Eugene, OREGON, U.S - Plaintiff ISAAC VERGUN is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170614_686_l31_016~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~June 14, 2017 - Eugene, OREGON, U.S - Youth plaintiff TIA HATTON on the steps of the federal courthouse in the landmark Juliana v. United States climate change lawsuit outside the federal courthouse in Eugene. The non-profit Our Children's Trust is representing 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the United States government on constitutional grounds over their right to a stable climate system. During the hearing the federal judge said the case is moving towards trial in early 2018. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180424_686_l31_015~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 24, 2018 - Shismeref, ALASKA, U.S - Youth plaintiff SUMMER SAGOONICK, 16, stands on the seawall of her village of Unalakleet on the shore of the Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska. Unalakleet is one of several coastal villages in Alaska which are in imminent danger from the effects of climate change. Sagoonic is one of 17 youth from all over Alaska who have filed a constitutional lawsuit against the state over climate change. They are asking the state of Alaska to institute a science based plan to lower the emissions of greenhouse has emission in the state. The case is similar to cases in several other states and a landmark Federal lawsuit files by the non-profit ''Our Children's Trust' (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170427_686_l31_014~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 27, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Sen. RON WYDEN (D-OR) gives a high-five to youth plaintiff LEVI DREHEIM during a press conference on the sidewalk in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington. The youth with him are part of 21 plaintiffs in a landmark federal lawsuit which accuses the federal government of violating their constitutional rights. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180430_686_l31_013~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 30, 2018 - Anchorage, ALASKA, U.S - Youth plaintiffs ANANDA LANKARD, 7, and TASH ELIZARDE, 18,, listen to oral arguments in the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage in Superior Court on the state's motion to dismiss Sinnok v. State of Alaska. The two are part of a group of 17 youth from all over Alaska have filed a constitutional lawsuit against the state over climate change. They are asking the state of Alaska to institute a science based plan to lower the emissions of greenhouse has emission in the state. The case is similar to cases in several other states and a landmark Federal lawsuit files by the non-profit ''Our Children's Trust' (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170427_686_l31_012~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 27, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Youth plaintiff XIUHTEZCALT MARTINEZ is interviewed on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after a press conference. The youth are part of 21 plaintiffs represented by Our Children's Trust in a landmark federal lawsuit which accuses the federal government of violating their constitutional rights. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170427_686_l31_011~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 27, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Our Children's Trust lead attorney JULIA OLSON stands in front of the Supreme Court during a press conference on the sidewalk in Washington. The youth are are part of 21 plaintiffs in a landmark federal lawsuit which accuses the federal government of violating their constitutional rights and is attempting to force the government to produce a science based response to climate change. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_686_l31_010~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~September 13, 2016 - Eugene, OREGON, U.S - Plaintiff NATHAN BARING is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170501_686_l31_009~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 25, 2017 - Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, U.S - Plaintiff SAHARA VALENTINE is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180421_686_l31_008~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 21, 2018 - Shismeref, ALASKA, U.S - Youth plaintiff SEAU SINNOK stands on the seawall of his village of Shismeref on the shore of the Chukchi Sea in northwestern Alaska. Shismeref is one of several coastal villages in Alaska which are in imminent danger from the effects of climate change. Residents of the small mostly Inupiaq Eskimo village have voted to relocate their entire community from the barrier island that has been steadily disappearing because of erosion and flooding attributed to climate change. Sinnok is one of 17 youth from all over Alaska have filed a constitutional lawsuit against the state over climate change. They are asking the state of Alaska to institute a science based plan to lower the emissions of greenhouse has emission in the state. The case is similar to cases in several other states and a landmark Federal lawsuit files by the non-profit ''Our Children's Trust' (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180417_686_l31_007~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 17, 2018 - Miami, FLORIDA, U.S - Youth plaintiff DELANEY REYNOLDS is one of 8 youth who held a press briefing on the steps of the Miami-Dade Courthouse in Miami in conjunction with a lawsuit they filed against the state of Florida over climate change on April 16th. The youth are represented by attorneys in Florida and the case is lead by the Oregon based Our Children's Trust legal team. Our Children's Trust has filed similar cases in several states and are leading a historic case against the federal government. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170427_686_l31_006~Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 27, 2017 - Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, U.S - Plaintiff MIKO VERGUN is one of the 21 youth between the ages of 9 and 21 who are suing the federal government on constitutional grounds over climate change. The non-profit Our Children's Trust law firm of Eugene, Ore., is spearheading the ground breaking legal action. The case is on course to go to trail in federal court in Eugene in the fall of 2017. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160913_686_l31_005~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~September 13, 2016 - Eugene, Oregon, U.S - Plaintiff KELSEY JULIANA speaks during a press conference on the steps of the Federal Courthouse in Eugene. Twenty-one youth plaintiffs are suing the federal government in an attempt to force science based action on climate change change. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171211_686_l31_004~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~December 11, 2017 - San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, U.S - Youth plaintiff VICTORIA BARRETT speaks at a rally following a hearing in the landmark Juliana v. U.S. climate change lawsuit at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The court was holding a hearing on a motion by the Trump administration to stop the lawsuit from proceeding to trial. The case involves 21 young people suing the federal government over their constitutional right to a stable climate. They hope to force the Trump administration to institute a science based climate recovery program. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170427_686_l31_003~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 27, 2017 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S - Youth plaintiff JOURNEY ZEPHIER and attorney PHILIP GREGORY stand on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., during as press conference . Zephier is one of 21 plaintiffs represented by Our Children's Trust in a landmark federal lawsuit which accuses the federal government of violating their constitutional rights. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180908_686_l31_002~Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~September 8, 2018 - San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, U.S - Dancers perform during the Rise for Climate Jobs and Justice climate change march in San Francisco. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180417_686_l31_001~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~April 17, 2018 - Miami, FLORIDA, U.S - Youth plaintiffs and their attorneys hold a press briefing on the steps of the Miami-Dade Courthouse in Miami in conjunction with a lawsuit they filed against the state of Florida over climate change on April 16th. The youth are represented by attorneys in Florida and the case is lead by the Oregon based Our Children's Trust legal team. Our Children's Trust has filed similar cases in several states and are leading a historic case against the federal government. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181114_686_l31_000~/ZUMA Press Wire~Climate Change Kids~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 686 - CLIMATE CHANGE KIDS - Launched November 15, 2018 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more. A pioneering lawsuit against the U.S. government recently won the right to a trial, overcoming the Trump administration's efforts to cancel it in court. But the administration's attempts to derail the lawsuit aren't over, and now the trial is on hold again. The 21 plaintiffs, ages 11 to 22, are demanding that the government fight climate change. It is a case that could test whether the judicial branch has a major role to play in dealing with global warming, and whether there is a constitutional right to a stable and safe climate. The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, was filed in 2015, accusing the government of violating the young plaintiffs' constitutional rights by failing to address climate change and continuing to subsidize fossil fuels. The plaintiffs' age is central to their argument: For older Americans, the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change are a problem, but ultimately an abstract one. Today's children, however, will be dealing with disaster within their lifetimes, the youngest of the plaintiffs, Levi Draheim, will be just 33 in 2040, the year by which a United Nations scientific panel now expects some of the biggest crises to begin. The government's lawyers haven't contested the children's central claims, that climate change is real and is causing them harm. Instead, the lawyers have argued that the federal government is not responsible and that the court has no place ordering political branches, the Congress and the executive branch, including environmental agencies, what to do. The Justice Department also argued that a long trial would cause the government 'irreparable harm.' (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)~A pioneering lawsuit against the U.S. government recently won the right to a trial, overcoming the Trump administration's efforts to cancel it in court. But the administration's attempts to derail the lawsuit aren't over, and now the trial is on hold again. The 21 plaintiffs, ages 11 to 22, are demanding that the government fight climate change. It is a case that could test whether the judicial branch has a major role to play in dealing with global warming, and whether there is a constitutional right to a stable and safe climate. The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, was filed in 2015, accusing the government of violating the young plaintiffs' constitutional rights by failing to address climate change and continuing to subsidize fossil fuels. The plaintiffs’ age is central to their argument: For older Americans, the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change are a problem, but ultimately an abstract one. Today’s children, however, will be dealing with disaster within their lifetimes, the youngest of the plaintiffs, Levi Draheim, will be just 33 in 2040, the year by which a United Nations scientific panel now expects some of the biggest crises to begin. The government's lawyers haven't contested the children's central claims, that climate change is real and is causing them harm. Instead, the lawyers have argued that the federal government is not responsible and that the court has no place ordering political branches, the Congress and the executive branch, including environmental agencies, what to do. The Justice Department also argued that a long trial would cause the government 'irreparable harm.':
2010~zrep687~20181126_687_g208_026~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 26, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - HENRY JOSE JUAREZ VILLEGAS 16 years old from El Salvador was injured yesterday during the protest at the border. He said a tear gas canister hit his head. He walks from the camp in search of food. He believes Obama was good but with Trump he thinks he is the owner, but he is only a president, he stated. Yet he still holds onto the hope of living in America. The migrant caravan camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez seemed more somber on November 26, 2018the day after chaos and U.S. agents firing tear gas at them when they broke through Mexican police line during a protest march and ran to the U.S. border. Some were caught there yesterday to be deported and there was a rumor in the camp all would be sent back to Honduras today which led some to pack and leave to stay on the streets rather than return. Others opted to take the offer of assistance going back. Many appeared to realize that the hope they held to begin a new life in America had dimmed. Men were applying for work visas realizing the stay in Mexico may be longer than anticipated if at all. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_025~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - ROSA VILLA and her baby ESTEBAN, 5 months old, walk past Mexican police in riot gear moving the migrants away from the border. They are from Honduras. Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_024~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - AUNER REYES holds her child and weeps at the border. They are from Guatemala. Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on November 25, 2018. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_023~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on November 25, 2018. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_022~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on Sunday. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_021~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Crossing the almost dry Tijuana river. Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on November 25, 2018. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_020~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Crossing the almost dry Tijuana river. Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on November 25, 2018. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181125_687_g208_019~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 25, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Crossing the almost dry Tijuana river. Migrant caravan from camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez marches to the Tijuana-San Diego border on November 25, 2018. They were met by a line of Mexican police in riot gear at the bridge but managed to run past them, climbing up steep walls, crossing the Rio Tijuana and difficult terrain, reaching the border but were met at times by tear gas from U.S. agents when they tried to climb over fence and were pleading to be let in. Eventually Mexican police moved the crowd, including many women and children back to the shelter. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181124_687_g208_018~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 24, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - ANA JOAQUINA from Honduras weeps as she says her husband went missing from the camp. Migrant caravan camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez grows on Saturday. NELSI PERALTA, seven years old from Honduras uses a nebulizer. Ministerios Nazarenos de Compasion, a church group from Mexico set up medical tents with Brigadas Medicas Nazarenas, medics and volunteers to help as many have fallen ill especially with respiratory issues. Central Americans wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They prepare signs and flags for march to border tomorrow at dawn. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181124_687_g208_017~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 24, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - BAYRON AYOLA, 5 years old holds an American flag. Migrant caravan camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez grows on November 24, 2018. Ministerios Nazarenos de Compasion, a church group from Mexico set up medical tents with Brigadas Medicas Nazarenas, medics and volunteers to help as many have fallen ill especially with respiratory issues. Central Americans wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They prepare signs and flags for march to border tomorrow at dawn. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181124_687_g208_016~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 24, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Migrant caravan camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez grows. Migrants reach for water and other goods. Ministerios Nazarenos de Compasion, a church group from Mexico set up medical tents with Brigadas Medicas Nazarenas, medics and volunteers to help as many have fallen ill especially with respiratory issues. Central Americans wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They prepare signs and flags for march to border tomorrow at dawn. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181124_687_g208_015~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 24, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Migrant caravan camp Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez grows. NELSI PERALTA, 7 years old from Honduras uses a nebulizer. Ministerios Nazarenos de Compasion, a church group from Mexico set up medical tents with Brigadas Medicas Nazarenas, medics and volunteers to help as many have fallen ill especially with respiratory issues. Central Americans wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They prepare signs and flags for march to border tomorrow at dawn. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181121_687_g208_014~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp on November 21, 2018 waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181121_687_g208_013~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp on November 21, 2018 waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_012~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Migrants from Central America start their trek on November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_011~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Migrants from Central America start their trek on November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_010~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Migrants from Central America start their trek on November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_009~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - RAFAEL PERALTA from Honduras is pushed in his wheelchair by MIGUEL ANGEL RODRIGUEZ. Migrants from Central America start their trek on November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_008~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Some people climb over train to reach park where they decided to meet. Migrants from Central America start their trek on November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_007~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras take a bus to the shelter Centro Deportivo Benito Juarex zone norte where they all have wrist bands attached.They hitched a ride November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. They endure the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy to reach the shelter and having his wife and son with him provide joy. They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_006~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - SALVADOR MAYA AND OFELIA MENDEZ VAZQUEZ from Guatemala take a bus to shelter Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez after they hitched a ride November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endure the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_005~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras take a bus to the shelter Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez. They hitched a ride November 20, 2018 with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. They endure the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy to reach the shelter and having his wife and son with him provide joy. They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181120_687_g208_004~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old from Honduras, hitch a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endure the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181119_687_g208_003~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 19, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Migrants from Central America gather in Parque Colon on November 19, 2018 for food after a rally to decide whether to leave the next day for Tijuana with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Most decided to meet at dawn the next day. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181119_687_g208_002~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 19, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - OSCAR MELENDEZ prays. Migrants from Central America gather in Parque Colon on November 19, 2018 for a rally to decide whether to leave the next day for Tijuana with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Most decided to meet at dawn the next day. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181119_687_g208_001~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~November 19, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - Migrants from Central America gather in Parque Colon on November 19, 2018 for a rally to decide whether to leave the next day for Tijuana with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico then traveled to Tijuana. Most decided to meet at dawn the next day. Many hitched rides along the way, especially through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America.They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181121_687_g208_000~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Migrant Caravan at Border~zReportage.com Thanksgiving Special Single + Story of the Week : # 687 : MIGRANT CARAVAN AT BORDER by ZUMA Press's All Time Pulitzer Winner Photo-Journalist Extraordinary Carol Guzy : Launched November 22, 2018 Full Multimedia Experience: Go to zReportage.com. STORY SYNOPSIS: NEVER FORGET THOSE LESS FORTUNATE: JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months, from Honduras, hitch a ride with others from the migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire) From all of us at the ZUMA Press family: Julie Mason, Shalan Stewart, Ruaridh Stewart, Pat Johnson, Florence Combes, Mark Avery, Julie Rogers, Jim Colton, Katrina Ekaterina Kochneva, Seth Greenberg, Stan Sholik, Garrett Montgomery, Tim Kothlow and Kelly, Jeremy, Scott, Gavin, Sean, Liam and Kaia Mc Kiernan: We give thanks to all we have. We give thanks to having our great friends and amaZing families and wish you one and all, and yours, a happy Thanksgiving with family. On this day also don’t forget those who need our love and support, more than ever.~From all of us at the ZUMA Press family: Julie Mason, Shalan Stewart, Ruaridh Stewart, Pat Johnson, Florence Combes, Mark Avery, Julie Rogers, Jim Colton, Katrina Ekaterina Kochneva, Seth Greenberg, Stan Sholik, Garrett Montgomery, Tim Kothlow and Kelly, Jeremy, Scott, Gavin, Sean, Liam and Kaia Mc Kiernan: We give thanks to all we have. We give thanks to having our great friends and amaZing families and wish you one and all, and yours, a happy Thanksgiving with family. On this day also don’t forget those who need our love and support, more than ever. PICTURED: November 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - JONATHAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JAMIEL ARTIAGA, 18 months, from Honduras, hitch a ride with others from the migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endure the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. :
2010~zrep688~20181106_688_t130_020~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 6, 2018 - Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. - HENRY, 24, a farmworker from Guatemala who declined to give his last name, said he had been traveling four days and nights through the desert. He was seeking work in Florida before he was apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Brown Canyon, a remote area of the southwestern Arizona desert about 20 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181103_688_t130_019~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 3, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - On the right is Nogales, Several border cities in Arizona are literally divided by the wall. A battle between Mexico and the United States led to the first permanent wall in 1918. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181110_688_t130_018~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 10, 2018 - Sasabe, Mexico - CARLOTTA WRAY (L) hugged Nila (R), a 26-year-old migrant from Guatemala, outside a migrant hostel in Sasabe, Mexico. Wray, who was born in Durango, Mexico, has been living near the border in Arivaca, Mexico for the past 30 years. Once a week, Wray loads up her sport-utility vehicle with food, water and desert survival kits, and delivers them to migrants living at makeshift compounds in Sasabe, Mexico. Without migrants, this would be a ghost town, she said of Sasabe. Wray delivers the supplies at a shady spot near an arroyo or desert wash, because many of the migrant compounds are controlled by local drug cartels and are too dangerous to visit. During a recent visit, Wray warned a crowd of migrants of the perils of crossing the desert. There is no water. There is no food, she warned the group of mostly male migrants. ''My heart is with you, but you must know that you can die.'' (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181113_688_t130_017~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 13, 2018 - Ajo, Arizona, U.S. - DINATH (R), a migrant from Escuintla, Guatemala hugs her two sons after being detained by Border Patrol in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument which borders Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181109_688_t130_016~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 9, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - ADRIAN SANCHEZ (R) of Michoacan, Mexico looks to find his bed in a shelter in the town of Nogales, Mexico. He is accompanying his mother and sister who are all staying there. They are seeking asylum and fleeing the cartel, which has threatened their life. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181105_688_t130_015~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 5, 2018 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S. - PEDRO GONZALEZ MORALES, (R) 65, of Mexico, suffered neck and shoulder injuries when the van he was in overturned. He buried his head in his hands and cried as he described the ordeal. PAULA MCPHEETERS, (L) a retired schoolteacher and humanitarian volunteer from Tucson, comforted him. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181111_688_t130_014~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 11, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - JIM CHILTON II keeps guns throughout his home for protection. Sometimes migrants will come to his home and ask for water. He obliges but firmly tells them to move along. Chilton is firmly opposed to illegal immigration but shows kindness to migrants by also fitting his wells on his 50,000 acre cattle ranch with drinking spigots. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181113_688_t130_013~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 13, 2018 - Sonoyta, Mexico - Ernesto L. who is staying at a shelter in Sonoyta Mexico is trying to get back to his wife and 9-year old daughter in the United States. He was deported after a raid in a Worthington, Minnesota meat packing plant 4 years ago. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181106_688_t130_012~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 6, 2018 - Sasabe, Arizona, U.S. - A Mexican cowboy rounds up cattle on the Mexican side of the U.S./Mexico wall near the Sasabe Port of Entry. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181107_688_t130_011~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 7, 2018 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S. - Pima County Chief Examiner Dr. GREG HESS stands in the forensic lab where recently recovered bones of migrants found in the desert are being examined. There are more than 40 unidentified migrant bodies in the morgue in Tucson, AZ. Most of the migrants likely died crossing from Mexico. The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has received the unidentified remains of 2,816 undocumented migrants crossing the U.S.- Mexico border between 2000 and 2017. Many of the remains are so badly decomposed in the desert that they will never be identified. Humanitarian aid agencies say the deaths in the desert are the direct result of tightened border security, which has pushed migrants into harsher and remote conditions of the Sonora desert. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181113_688_t130_010~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 13, 2018 - Ajo, Arizona, U.S. - DINATH, a migrant from Escuintla, Guatemala hugs her two sons after being detained by Border Patrol in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument which borders Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181109_688_t130_009~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 9, 2018 - Tuscon, Arizona, U.S. - Members of No Mas Muertes place water on trees in the Coronado National Forest near Arivaca for migrants moving through the area. A cross is placed to let the migrants know the water is safe to drink. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181105_688_t130_008~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 5, 2018 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S. - ROOSEVELT ANTONIO SALINAS, 54, of Mexico, suffered deep cuts when the van that was carrying him and nine other migrants overturned in a desert canyon near Douglas, Arizona during a high-speed chase with the U.S. Border Patrol. One person was killed, and others were taken to a hospital in Tucson, Arizona before they were deported back to Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181103_688_t130_007~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 3, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - FRANCISCO NAVARRO, 47 was delighted and emotionally affected by seeing his oldest sister GUADALUPE MONTANTOS ACUNA, 60, for the first time in his life. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona and drove to the border wall in Nogales, Arizona to meet his sister for the first time. She never came to live in the United States. On the right, sister ROSA NAVARRO, 50 reaches out to her granddaughter Avril, 8, who lives in Mexico. ''My heart is beating so fast,'' Francisco Navarro said after meeting his sister. ''I want to hug her but I can't. This wall separates people.'' Nogales, towns divided by the border. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181105_688_t130_006~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 5, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - ANA MARIA SUAREZ of Michoacan, Mexico is comforted by her two-year old daughter BRIANA after they enjoyed a hot meal at the Comedor in Nogales, Mexico. They are seeking asylum and fleeing the cartel, which has threatened their lives. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181106_688_t130_005~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 6, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Border Patrol agents found a worn New Testament Bible with the name ''Edwin'' written inside along with the following message (in Spanish): ''Don't forget your family and your mother love you very much.'' (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181106_688_t130_004~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 6, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Border Patrol detained 7 migrants from Guatemala who crossed into the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Those who get lost can easily become dehydrated and die. These migrants will be on expedited trial and deported to Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181103_688_t130_003~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 3, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - A US Border Patrol Agent checks the engine compartment of a freight train as it crosses the United States border. Stowaways are not uncommon. Checking every part of the train is part of the protocol as it passes through the border. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181111_688_t130_002~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 11, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Three migrants from Mexico, two from Veracruz and one from Mexico City, make their way towards Arivaca after crossing into Arizona from Mexico. They will likely be picked up, tried, and deported unless they can make it by all the Border Patrol Agents who have several checkpoints nearby. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181113_688_t130_001~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~Nov 13, 2018 - Ajo, Arizona, U.S. - ''No quiero regresar a Guatemala,'' said Maribel, a migrant from Guatemala after being detained by Border Patrol in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument which borders Mexico. (Credit Image: © Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181217_688_t130_000~Richard Tsong-Taatarii/ZUMA Press Wire~Journey of Peril~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 688: JOURNEY OF PERIL by ZUMA Press Award Winning Photographer Richard Tsong-Taatarii : Launched Wednesday November 28, 2018: Full Multimedia Experience: Go to zReportage.com. STORY SYNOPSIS The Sonoran desert has become one of the fastest-growing gateways to the United States for undocumented immigrants. But it has also become one of the deadliest. The remains of more than 3,200 migrants have been found along a 262-mile stretch of the U.S. - Mexico desert in southern Arizona since 2000. Nearly 40 percent have never been identified. The data shows that while fewer people are crossing illegally into the United States, more are taking riskier and more dangerous routes and a higher percentage of undocumented border crossers are dying. Many argue that the increased death toll is evidence of the failure of U.S. Border enforcement operations. An increase in agents along the U.S. side of the border, and more concentrated enforcement at urban ports of entry, have not stopped illegal immigration. Instead, the policies have pushed migrants further into more perilous and barren areas, away from historic travel routes that have access to water. Advocacy groups have accused the U.S. Border Patrol of using the desert as a ''weapon'' against migrants. Another unintended consequence of the border crackdown has been an increase in the profitability of the human smuggling trade. Every surge in enforcement has brought a corresponding increase in the potential yield of each migrant crossing the desert. In towns across northern Mexico, from Sonoyta to Sasabe, the migrant has become a commodity. As smuggling has become more profitable, it has become increasingly consolidated under the drug cartels. It is no longer just men looking to make the treacherous crossing. This summer, U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona noticed an unusual phenomenon: Large groups of more than 100 women and children, most from Central America, illegally crossing the~The Sonoran desert has become one of the fastest-growing gateways to the United States for undocumented immigrants. But it has also become one of the deadliest. The remains of more than 3,200 migrants have been found along a 262-mile stretch of the U.S. - Mexico desert in southern Arizona since 2000. Nearly 40 percent have never been identified. The data shows that while fewer people are crossing illegally into the United States, more are taking riskier and more dangerous routes and a higher percentage of undocumented border crossers are dying. Many argue that the increased death toll is evidence of the failure of U.S. Border enforcement operations. An increase in agents along the U.S. side of the border, and more concentrated enforcement at urban ports of entry, have not stopped illegal immigration. Instead, the policies have pushed migrants further into more perilous and barren areas, away from historic travel routes that have access to water. Advocacy groups have accused the U.S. Border Patrol of using the desert as a “weapon” against migrants. Another unintended consequence of the border crackdown has been an increase in the profitability of the human smuggling trade. Every surge in enforcement has brought a corresponding increase in the potential yield of each migrant crossing the desert. In towns across northern Mexico, from Sonoyta to Sasabe, the migrant has become a commodity. As smuggling has become more profitable, it has become increasingly consolidated under the drug cartels. It is no longer just men looking to make the treacherous crossing. This summer, U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona noticed an unusual phenomenon: Large groups of more than 100 women and children, most from Central America, illegally crossing the remote desert and then turning themselves in voluntarily as asylum seekers. The large groups appearing in the desert are a direct response to the long waits and tighter enforcement at the urban ports of entry.:
2010~zrep689~20171010_689_f144_018~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A miner with a head lamp chews coca leaves to relieve fatigue and alleviate hunger. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_017~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - Trolleys used for the transport of minerals. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_016~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A young mother and guardian of nine. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_015~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - Young miners outside the entrance of a silver mine. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_014~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - The surface of the soil on which a chemical treatment is carried out prior to the extraction of silver. Empty alcoholic bottles litter the ground. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_013~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A tunnel passage that connects two mines. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_012~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - The houses of miners and their families that are in close proximity to a mine entrance. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_011~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A child lies sick with fever. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_010~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A child plays after work in the Cerro Rico. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_009~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - Father and son miners wear their headlamps during a rare work break. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_008~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A teenage miner pulls a cart full of stones. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_007~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - Young miners enter a recently demolished area, considered safe. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_006~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - One of the most dangerous moments in the mines: A miner lights the dynamite charges that will bring down a wall of rock in search of silver. The action is performed by a single miner to reduce the possibility of more casualties that could be encountered. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_005~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - Young miners returning from a working day inside Cerro Rico. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_004~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - This child laborer is 11 years old but hopes one day to have the opportunity to return to school and become an engineer. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_003~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - A young boy waits for dynamite to be readied. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_002~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - The hand of a fourteen year old shows the precious metal, silver. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171010_689_f144_001~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~October 10, 2017 - Potosi, Potosi Region, Bolivia - ''El Tio'' and a miner. ''El Tio'', a miners deity that presides over tunnel entrances. Every day, miners offer him coca leaves, cigarettes and alcohol in the hope to receive good fortune and luck finding silver. (Credit Image: © Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181218_689_f144_000~Simone Francescangeli/ZUMA Press Wire~No Play, All Work!~zReportage.com Story of the Week # 689: NO PLAY, ALL WORK! Bolivian Silver Mines, Powered by Child Labor by ZUMA Press Photographer Simone Francescangeli: Launched Wednesday December 19, 2018: Full Multimedia Experience: Go to zReportage.com. .STORY SYNOPSIS At over 4,000 meters above sea level, in the center of the Bolivian Andes, thousands of people make their living as miners. Deep within the mines that honeycomb the Cerro Rico mountain in Potos~At over 4,000 meters above sea level, in the center of the Bolivian Andes, thousands of people make their living as miners. Deep within the mines that honeycomb the Cerro Rico mountain in Potosí, children risk their lives in mines in the earth digging for precious metals. These miners, some as young as 11, brave poisonous gas and tunnel collapse to earn a wage to provide for their families. Although Potosi was once the financial epicenter of the Spanish colonies and prosperous more than 400 years ago due to its vast silver reserves, today it is inhabited by families that are on the edge of poverty. Every family member, no matter how young, has to work. Although child labour is illegal, Bolivian mines employ thousands of children who need to work help their families survive. The Bolivian government recently passed Law No. 548 on “Ninos y ninas y adolescentes Trabajadores” to help protect and regulate child labor. Approved in 2014, the law aims to adapt the international conventions on child labor to the needs of subsistence due to the country’s poverty stricken population. The law sets the minimum age of workers at 12 years old and states what activities are forbidden for young children. The mining of precious metals like silver, copper, zinc, and lithium is an important resource for Bolivia. The entire economy of Potosi, with its 250,000 inhabitants, is connected to the mines.:
2010~zrep690~20181210_690_g208_038~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 10, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Peeping through a hole in the border fence hoping CBP agents were on change of shifts but their vehicle never left. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras left the Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181210_690_g208_037~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 10, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - SARA with baby on right and her friend hiding at border fence. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras left Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181209_690_g208_036~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Hiding as they rush to the border fence. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras leave Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter spend hours on buses to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181209_690_g208_035~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras left Barretal shelter and rest on the cold ground as they hide near border. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife with about a dozen others from the shelter make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181209_690_g208_034~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Hiding near the border, SARA changes the baby's diapers and clothes. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras leave Barretal shelter on December 9, 2018. They and about a dozen others from the shelter spend hours on buses to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181209_690_g208_033~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Taking the bus to border. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras leave Barretal shelter on December 9, 2018. They and about a dozen others from the shelter spend hours on buses to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181209_690_g208_032~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Taking the bus to border. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras leave Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter spend hours on buses to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181209_690_g208_031~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Waiting for the bus to border. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras leave Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter spend hours on buses to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181209_690_g208_030~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, with wife from Honduras and about a dozen others from the Barretal shelter to make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181209_690_g208_029~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 9, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 (in tent) with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old (upper middle) from Honduras pack a few things from their tent at Barretal shelter. They and about a dozen others from the shelter make an attempt in the darkness of night to cross Tijuana-San Diego border near Playas de Tijuana. Eventually after a long night in the bitter cold, lying on rocks and hiding from helicopters, they reached the border but were afraid to cross since a Customs and Border Protection vehicle was parked on the other side. The women and children had planned to be detained but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. As they walked away from their dreams, SARA said with despair ''I'm going back to my home Honduras, it's too dangerous here.'' They came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but with hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181207_690_g208_028~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 7, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - SARA gives medicine to the baby for a persistent cough. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter on December 7, 2018 in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_027~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 lies near he border fence at La Playas de Tijuana. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant carsvan Central Americans to the area to look for possible places at the border to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He was just having fun at Playas de Tijuana border, looking towards San Diego, so close yet so far. He said he could climb fence so his friend dared him and he quickly scaled it. He could have gone over as CBP was not on U.S. side at the time, but his wife and child were at shelter. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_026~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 climbs the border fence at La Playas de Tijuana . He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant carsvan Central Americans to the area to look for possible places at the border to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He was just having fun at Playas de Tijuana border, looking towards San Diego, so close yet so far. He said he could climb fence so his friend dared him and he quickly scaled it. He could have gone over as CBP was not on U.S. side at the time, but his wife and child were at shelter. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181208_690_g208_025~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 climbs the border fence at La Playas de Tijuana Mexico. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant carsvan Central Americans to the area to look for possible places at the border to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He was just having fun at Playas de Tijuana border, looking towards San Diego, so close yet so far. He said he could climb fence so his friend dared him and he quickly scaled it. He could have gone over as CBP was not on U.S. side at the time, but his wife and child were at shelter. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181208_690_g208_024~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 sits near the border fence at La Playas de Tijuana. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant carsvan Central Americans to the area to look for possible places at the border to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He was just having fun at Playas de Tijuana border, looking towards San Diego, so close yet so far. He said he could climb fence so his friend dared him and he quickly scaled it. He could have gone over as CBP was not on U.S. side at the time, but his wife and child were at shelter. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_023~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Private security take photos of each other at border. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_022~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 checks possible places to cross border at La Playas de Tijuana Mexico but became afraid when he saw Mexican security there. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant caravan Central Americans to the area to seek places to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He looks at Tijuana-San Diego border, the U.S. so close yet so far. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across a river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but having his wife and son with him provide joy and determination to reach America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_021~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 checks possible places to cross border at La Playas de Tijuana. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant caravan Central Americans to the area to seek places to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He looks at Tijuana-San Diego border, the U.S. so close yet so far. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181208_690_g208_020~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 checks possible places to cross border at La Playas de Tijuana. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant caravan Central Americans to the area to seek places to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He looks at Tijuana-San Diego border, the U.S. so close yet so far. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but having his wife and son with him provide joy and determination to reach America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_019~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 checks possible places to cross border at La Playas de Tijuana. He took buses from Barretal shelter for migrant caravan Central Americans to the area to seek places to cross to the U.S. eventually with his wife and child. He looks at Tijuana-San Diego border, the U.S. so close yet so far. He and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old are now staying at Barretal shelter where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but having his wife and son with him provide joy and determination to reach America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181208_690_g208_018~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN on a bus to La Playa to search for possible places to cross border with his family soon. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter on December 8, 2018 in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181208_690_g208_017~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 8, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN kisses SARA goodbye before boarding a bus to La Playa to search for possible places to cross border with his family soon. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter on December 8, 2018 in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181207_690_g208_016~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 7, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181207_690_g208_015~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 7, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN shows a phone with many pictures of his beloved SARA and son, many from Honduras. He met her walking past her home and thought she was beautiful, basically love at first sight. She thought he was beautiful too. The phone was lost after an attempt to cross border along with all their photo memories. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181207_690_g208_014~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 7, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - SARA looks at a phone with many pictures of her son and husband, many from Honduras. They met when he walked past her home and thought she was beautiful, basically love at first sight. She thought he was beautiful too. The phone was lost after attempt to cross border along with all their photo memories. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter on December 7, 2018 in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181206_690_g208_013~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 6, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Food lines. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter on in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181206_690_g208_012~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 6, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - Food lines. JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181206_690_g208_011~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Dec 6, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras stay at El Barretal shelter in overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Yet most of the migrants maintained a positive attitude, saying why cry when they can laugh. Children played amid the garbage and dirty floors. SARA and the baby had planned to be detained as they prepared for an attempt to cross border but JONATAN thought he could run fast enough to escape past agents. They originally came with the migrant caravan and have been waiting in shelters in Tijuana in limbo, trying to decide what to do but holding onto hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181121_690_g208_010~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp on November 21, 2018 waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181121_690_g208_009~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp on November 21, 2018 waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181121_690_g208_008~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp on November 21, 2018 waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181121_690_g208_007~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181121_690_g208_006~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 21, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181120_690_g208_005~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 20, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan on November 20, 2018 that had stopped to rest in Mexicali, Mexico. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181120_690_g208_004~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 20, 2018 - Tijuana, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitch a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181120_690_g208_003~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 kisses his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitch a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to a shelter in Tijuana where they will wait in hopes of crossing the border to America. They started October 12 on their journey with caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered, were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the shelter. He said having his wife and son with him provide joy. They arrived in Tijuana the day before America celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181120_690_g208_002~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.COM)~:20181120_690_g208_001~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Nov 20, 2018 - Mexicali, Mexico - JONATAN MATAMOROS, 36 and his wife SARA ARTIAGA, 31 with their infant son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA, 18 months old, from Honduras hitched a ride with others from migrant caravan that had stopped to rest in Mexicali. They endured the cold wind as they drove through La Rumorosa mountain road to Centro Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana where they spent their first day at camp waiting in hopes of crossing the border to America. The next day America celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday. They started their journey October 12 with the caravan. They said they swam across the river, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks,'' said JONATAN. Now they are tired but happy and excited to reach the border and he is grateful that having his wife and son with him provide joy. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~:20181224_690_g208_000~Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire~Odyssey of Hope~Story of the Week : Launched TUESDAY December 25, 2018 on www.zReportage.com Story #690: ODYSSEY of HOPE by CAROL GUZY for ZUMA Press: STORY SYNOPSIS: JONATAN MATAMOROS, his wife SARA ARTIAGA and their son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA from Honduras endured many hardships on their journey to the United States; a frigid river crossing, walking and hitchhiking through Mexico and hunger. ''We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks.'' says Jonathan. On December 16, 2018 they made a spontaneous decision to cross the U.S./Mexico border with others to be detained. They were seen crossing by a photojournalist who said they looked quite sad, possibly realizing their chances of gaining asylum were slim and hopes for a future in America would most likely result in deportation to the country they spent so many months fleeing. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press)~In 2018, JONATAN MATAMOROS, his wife SARA ARTIAGA and their son JOSE MIGUEL ARTIAGA from Honduras experienced many hardships on their journey to the United States. They endured a frigid river crossing, and they walked and hitchhiked through Mexico. 'We suffered and were hungry. No one told us the risks.' says Jonathan. On December 16, 2018 they made a spontaneous decision to cross the U.S./Mexico border with others to be detained. They were seen crossing by a photojournalist who said they looked quite sad, possibly realizing their chances of gaining asylum were slim and hopes for a future in America would most likely result in deportation to the country they spent so many months fleeing.:
2010~zrep691~20181207_691_s70_020~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 7, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Before Hurricane Michael, The Cove, a neighborhood in Panama City, Fla. was defined by its lush tree canopy. Photographed on December 7, 2018. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181207_691_s70_019~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 7, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - A boat left on dry ground after Hurricane Michael on December 7, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181206_691_s70_018~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 6, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - A damaged piano and sheet music are seen in piles of Hurricane Michael debris at First Presbyterian Church in Panama City, Fla. on December 6, 2018. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181206_691_s70_017~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 6, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - ELEANOR BURROSS, 81 cleans up debris on the street in front of her home in Panama City, Fla. on December 6, 2018. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181207_691_s70_016~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 7, 2018 - Parker, Florida, U.S. - A collapsed structure on South Tyndall Parkway on December 7, 2018 in Parker, near Panama City, Fla. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_015~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - A home damaged in Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. seen on December 4, 2018. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181207_691_s70_014~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 7, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Downed trees in Panama City, on December 7, 2018. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181206_691_s70_013~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 6, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - MICHAEL OVEREND looks at his dog Mufasa, as CAYDEN DOTSON, 8, sits nearby on December 6, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Overend's home was damaged during Hurricane Michael so he moved into an RV in his driveway with his family while work was being completed. Overend rode out the storm in his home and said he would never do it again. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181206_691_s70_012~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 6, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - A menorah made from Hurricane Michael debris on display in Michael Overend's yard on December 6, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Overend's home was damaged during Hurricane Michael so he moved into an RV in his driveway with his family while work was being completed. Overend rode out the storm in his home and said he would never do it again. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181205_691_s70_011~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 5, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - MARY THOMAS takes a break from cleaning up at the tent city that sprung up in the parking lot at Forest Park United Methodist Church on December 5, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. The tent city has since shut down. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181205_691_s70_010~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 5, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - JIM RENO, an unofficial camp leader, walks through the tent city that sprung up in the parking lot at Forest Park United Methodist Church on December 5, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Many of the people living there were out of town workers who couldn't afford to leave, though there were also Panama City residents who didn't have other options. The tent city has since shut down. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181207_691_s70_009~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 7, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - A tent city sprouted up in the parking lot of Forest Park United Methodist Church in Panama City, Fla. following Hurricane Michael. On December 7, 2018 there were still people living there, but it has since closed. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181205_691_s70_008~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 5, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Inside Doris and Cole Elliott's rental home where the roof was lost during Hurricane Michael, photographed on December 5, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. The family was living in an RV in the driveway. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_007~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Apartment buildings damaged by Hurricane Michael in the Massalina Memorial Homes complex on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. All residents were asked to relocate even though some units suffered minimal damage. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_006~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - LATOYA JACKSON talks to a reporter in front of her apartment at Massalina Memorial Homes on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Jackson rode out Hurricane Michael in a closet in her two-bedroom apartment with her two kids. Everyone in the complex was asked to relocate even though some units suffered minimal damage. Jackson cannot afford to leave. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_005~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - The bedroom of Nakyah Williams, 9, in Massalina Memorial Homes was damaged when the ceiling fell in during Hurricane Michael, photographed on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_004~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - NAKYAH WILLIAMS, 9, hands her little brother, D'MONDRE MIMMS, 4, their cat named Tiger at their apartment in Massalina Memorial Homes on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Tiger ran in to their home after Hurricane Michael. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181203_691_s70_003~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 3, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Hurricane Michael debris lines 11th Court in Panama City, Fla. on December 3, 2018. According to FEMA, Hurricane Michael produced about 25 million cubic yards of debris. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_002~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - LATOYA JACKSON tickles her son Benny, 11 months old, in front of her apartment at Massalina Memorial Homes on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. Jackson rode out Hurricane Michael in a closet in her two-bedroom apartment with her two kids. Everyone in the complex was asked to relocate even though some units suffered minimal damage. Jackson could not afford to leave. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181204_691_s70_001~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~December 4, 2018 - Panama City, Florida, U.S. - Roofs damaged during Hurricane Michael are seen on buildings in Massalina Memorial Homes on December 4, 2018 in Panama City, Fla. All residents of the complex were asked to relocate even though some units suffered minimal damage. (Credit Image: © Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190109_691_s70_000~Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~All that is Broken~Story of the Week : Launched WEDNESDAY January 9, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #691: ALL THAT IS BROKEN - Hurricane Michael After 2 Months by Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times for ZUMA Press: STORY SYNOPSIS In ruins, Panama City faces all that is broken two months after Hurricane Michael. Michael struck the Florida panhandle as a category 4 storm over two months ago. Panama City and the surrounding areas are still reeling. The storm left 90 percent of structures damaged or destroyed and FEMA estimates that it produced 25 million cubic yards of debris. For comparison, Hurricane Irma produced only 2 million cubic yards of debris. Only 40 FEMA trailers have so far been erected, although about 1,500 have been approved in areas hit by the storm. Two regional hospitals remain largely shuttered and nursing homes and rehab centers closed. With half the schools damaged, students share campuses on split schedules, with the youngest start as early as 6 a.m. Cable and internet service is still mostly down.~In ruins, Panama City faces all that is broken two months after Hurricane Michael. Michael struck the Florida panhandle as a category 4 storm over two months ago. Panama City and the surrounding areas are still reeling. The storm left 90 percent of structures damaged or destroyed and FEMA estimates that it produced 25 million cubic yards of debris. For comparison, Hurricane Irma produced only 2 million cubic yards of debris. Only 40 FEMA trailers have so far been erected, although about 1,500 have been approved in areas hit by the storm. Two regional hospitals remain largely shuttered and nursing homes and rehab centers closed. With half the schools damaged, students share campuses on split schedules, with the youngest start as early as 6 a.m. Cable and internet service is still mostly down.:
2010~zrep692~20180821_692_r93_028~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 21, 2018 - Utah, USA - A hiker leaves Halls Creek Narrows carrying his sopping wet boots after a day of hiking through the stream that created the canyon. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181022_692_r93_027~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~October 22, 2018 - Utah, USA - The view from the artist-in-resident's house reveals the cocoon of wonder from which creativity is born. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181030_692_r93_026~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~October 30, 2018 - Utah, USA - Thousand-year old Fremont culture anthropomorphs (human figures) are hidden in plain sight within distant view of the public. The Fremont anthropomorphs are unique in their shape and design, with broad shoulders. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180821_692_r93_025~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 21, 2018 - Utah, USA - Intern Ranger AUSTIN KELLY makes camp for the night in the back country, preparing to hike through Halls Creek Narrows in the morning. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180910_692_r93_024~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 10, 2018 - Utah, USA - Early Americana is on display at the Gifford House, a pioneer-era home turned into a store where visitors can buy fresh pies, a reminder of the thousands of still-producing fruit trees that settlers planted there. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181004_692_r93_023~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~October 4, 2018 - Utah, USA - Many visitors rarely leave a parking lot or paved road, just passing through the park, especially those with pets which generally are not allowed in the national parks. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180909_692_r93_022~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 9, 2018 - Utah, USA - Having explored the outdoors for decades together, a couple in their camper near Sheets Gulch wait for relatives to join them for a few days of hiking and camping. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180910_692_r93_021~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 10, 2018 - Utah, USA - Unpredictable flash floods have reshaped these canyons for thousands of years and continue to do so, moving builders storm by storm, creating and removing obstacles for explorers. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180905_692_r93_020~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 5, 2018 - Utah, USA - The confines and obstacles of Burro Wash, with several lengthy slot canyons, are a challenge to body and mind. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180923_692_r93_019~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 23, 2018 - Utah, USA - The serpentine Hickman natural bridge arches across the sky, while visitors pass beneath on the most popular trail in the park. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180826_692_r93_018~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 26, 2018 - Utah, Capitol Reef National Park, U.S. - Backcountry hikers staked out a camp site under the soaring cliffs of an amphitheater-like curve in the Halls Creek Narrows. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180926_692_r93_017~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 26, 2018 - Utah, USA - Deer are regularly found in the orchards and meadows of the park, to graze and possibly to find protection from mountain lions by staying close to human presence, although even that does not always work. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180925_692_r93_016~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 25, 2018 - Utah, USA - Fossilized dinosaur swim tracks from more than 200 million years ago intrigue explorers who know where to look. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180903_692_r93_015~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 3, 2018 - Utah, USA - Park horticulturalist AMANDA SNODGRASS and her team hand prune the park's thousands of fruit trees planted by Mormon Pioneers. As historical artifacts themselves, they continue to be watered using flood irrigation, diverting water with hand tools, just as the pioneers did and the Native Americans before them. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180919_692_r93_014~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 19, 2018 - Utah, USA - Grasses along the Fremont River catch the last light of the day. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180822_692_r93_013~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 22, 2018 - Utah, USA - Caught in a barbed wire fence, a deer perished and slowly returns to the earth as irrigation continues in the desert to grow crops to feed cattle at the edge of the national park (the hills in the background), an intangible boundary that animals cannot see. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180906_692_r93_012~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 6, 2018 - Utah, USA - A hiker is dwarfed by the 1000-foot walls of Halls Creek Narrows. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180905_692_r93_011~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 5, 2018 - Utah, USA - A canyoneer coils his ropes after rappelling from a slot canyon in Capitol Reef National Park. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180905_692_r93_010~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 5, 2018 - Utah, USA - Although still tethered to the rock, canyoneers soar among cliffs once considered impassible. Unlike many other places, in Capitol Reef National Park enthusiasts practice clean canyoneering, which uses no bolts and leaves no equipment behind after a series of rappels. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180822_692_r93_009~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 22, 2018 - Utah, USA - A hiker traverses a waterfall in Sulphur Creek. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181023_692_r93_008~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 26, 2018 - Utah, Capitol Reef National Park, U.S. - Towering cliffs are reflected in the placid water of Halls Creek Narrows. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180820_692_r93_007~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 20, 2018 - Utah, USA - Deep in the remote Halls Creek Narrows, the isolated beauty of the slot canyon is mirrored in the stream that shaped it. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180820_692_r93_006~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 20, 2018 - Utah, USA - Lead Interpretive Ranger Lori Rome prepares to start an evening program at the campground in Capitol Reef National Park. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180822_692_r93_005~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 22, 2018 - Utah, USA - The less-traveled Frying Pan Trail reveals many seemingly secret vistas to those willing to venture away from the main trails. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_692_r93_004~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~October 29, 2018 - Utah, USA - Unlike the wood-framed paintings in a museum, this vista - the Golden Throne - beckons to be seen, touched and climbed. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181001_692_r93_003~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~October 1, 2018 - Utah, USA - Just outside of Capitol Reef National Park active ranching still exists, such as this cowboy herding cattle across the Burr Trail, also a popular access road to the park. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180902_692_r93_002~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~September 2, 2018 - Utah, USA - With soaked boots and tired muscles we pass through discomfort into the sublime with each discovery that is as old as time, but new to us. A waterfall pours into a deep undercut in Sulphur Creek. These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180820_692_r93_001~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~August 20, 2018 - Utah, USA - A couple that has hiked and adventured together for decades, continues their journey slowly but steadily up the narrow, boulder-strewn Sheets Gulch slot canyon.These photographs were created as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018 as a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in both protecting and experiencing the natural world. (Credit Image: © Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190123_692_r93_000~Benjamin Rusnak/ZUMA Press Wire~This is Our Land~Story of the Week : Launched WEDNESDAY January 23, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #692: THIS IS OUR LAND - The current impasse between President Trump and Congress is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, remain furloughed. Many of America's public lands are without gates and largely unsupervised, and national parks, visitors and surrounding communities are feeling the effects. This conflict exacerbates the decision by the Trump administration to shrink the national monuments, designated by former President Barack Obama. The current government has rescinded national monument protections on 1.9 million acres of Utah canyon land setting conservationists and recreational users of public lands against the oil and mining industries. ''This is Our Land'' is a visual conversation about the tension between experiencing and protecting the natural world. It illustrates the dual - and often dueling - mandates that Congress gave the National Park Service during its founding in 1916: to preserve our national treasures and to provide for the enjoyment of the American people. That conflict is captured through images of nature paired with images of people interacting with the natural world - how we experience, enjoy, reshape, honor and diminish nature. And how it changes us. This microcosm of a story in one park aims to create a larger picture of the state of our parks and why they are still important, relevant, and perhaps even magical in American lives today. This is particularly poignant right now as parks are closed across the country during the partial government shutdown and there are reports of damage to some parks in the absence of caretakers.~The current impasse between President Trump and Congress is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees, including National Park Service personnel, remain furloughed. Many of America’s public lands are without gates and largely unsupervised, and national parks, visitors and surrounding communities are feeling the effects. This conflict exacerbates the decision by the Trump administration to shrink the national monuments, designated by former President Barack Obama. The current government has rescinded national monument protections on 1.9 million acres of Utah canyon land setting conservationists and recreational users of public lands against the oil and mining industries. 'This is Our Land' is a visual conversation about the tension between experiencing and protecting the natural world. It illustrates the dual — and often dueling — mandates that Congress gave the National Park Service during its founding in 1916: to preserve our national treasures and to provide for the enjoyment of the American people. That conflict is captured through images of nature paired with images of people interacting with the natural world — how we experience, enjoy, reshape, honor and diminish nature. And how it changes us. This microcosm of a story in one park aims to create a larger picture of the state of our parks and why they are still important, relevant, and perhaps even magical in American lives today. This is particularly poignant right now as parks are closed across the country during the partial government shutdown and there are reports of damage to some parks in the absence of caretakers. The transformative nature of our parks acts as a blank canvas onto which we project our struggles and hopes. It can be both release and cure for what ails the soul of modern society. Images of public use reveal the joy of experiencing nature as well as the responsibility to leave it as we found it for the next visitor, more important than ever as visitors rise, funding drops, maintenance falters and climate change looms. These images also ask, “Who does land belong to and if we proclaim it ours, what responsibilities come with that claim?” When we say a place is ours it can be either out of pride or the desire to possess its resources, or both. A park is an intangible boundary within a larger ecosystem. Images on the fringes show how areas with fewer restrictions highlight the importance of land-use regulations inside the parks. This microcosm of a story in one park aims to create a larger picture of the state of our parks and why they are still important, relevant, and perhaps even magical in American lives today. This is particularly poignant right now as parks are closed across the country during the partial government shutdown and there are reports of damage to some parks in the absence of caretakers. The images were shot on film as artist-in-residence at Capitol Reef National Park, in Utah, USA in April/May 2018. Upon leaving the residency this inaugural journal entry was left behind: “I’m perched high on a hill off Notom-Bullfrog Road at dawn, the desert sprawling beneath me, cinnamon-bun domes looming in the distance, no sound but the wind, shadows gliding across the land like a raptor, alive and searching. With the cold of the night on my face and the rising sun warming my back, I look at the shale beneath my feet, once an ocean now a mountain, eventually disintegrating into a plain. Even in this stillness, everything is in motion - as am I - searching for the heart of the place, searching for where I belong in it - only a grain of sand in a vast, rugged, untamed land. The click of my shutter freezes this moment, but my perception of it will evolve in time’s ever-shifting sands.
I am in Capitol Reef only briefly with my boots crunching clay and rocks, wind chapping my lips, lungs straining for oxygen and thighs burning. I am skin and bone, sweat and blood. I am alive. We navigate through land and time, leaving a cairn of our soul to find the way back here again and again.
The park staff welcomed us with the embrace of old friends — both professionally and socially. They shared their knowledge of this land, its history and its secrets. Their enthusiastic outreach enhanced my work and experience. The Brimhall House reflected the same warmth, an idyllic cocoon and base from which collaboration and understanding could unfold. Capitol Reef is not an easy viewpoint or overlook. It takes time, perseverance and patience to unwrap its essence.” :
2010~zrep693~20180108_693_t127_018~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - YULIA MYKYTENKO, married and 22 years old, is a Ukrainian, soldier and reconnaissance platoon commander. At the inception of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine, Yulia felt compelled to be useful to her country, Despite the fact that by education Yulia is a philologist, she volunteered to the Ukrainian army. During the execution of one of the combat missions, Yulia met her future husband. After marriage, she continued her military service to protect her homeland next to her husband in one battalion. Due to her personal qualities, courage and professionalism, Yulia became the platoon commander of the reconnaissance platoon when she was just 21 years old. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_017~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - 3 bullets sit atop a fridge in a home where NANA and her Georgian soldier friend shelter. Nana (30 years old) and a Georgian, was a professional soldier of the Georgian National Legion, married with three children. Since 2008, she fights in the ranks of the well known Georgian National Legion, which supports the freedom and independence of Georgia and Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine, the Georgian National Legion has been rendering active assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. Nana defends the integrity of Ukraine along with men: performing combat missions, and giving medical aid to the wounded. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_016~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - NANA (30 years old) a Georgian, soldier of the Georgian National Legion. Since 2008, she fights in the ranks of the well known Georgian National Legion, which supports the freedom and independence of Georgia and Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine, the Georgian National Legion has been rendering active assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. Nana defends the integrity of Ukraine along with men: performs combat missions, renders the first medical aid to the wounded. Nana is married and has a family with three children back in the Georgia. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_015~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Yulia with her prized drone, which she uses to to map the Russian territories. YULIA TOLOPA (22 years old). Yulia, who was born and raised in Russia, came to Ukraine when the Revolution of Dignity began because she did not believe Russian propaganda, She wanted to events with her own eyes. At the beginning of the war, she volunteered for the Aydar battalion to help her Ukrainian friends who decided to defend their country and fight. By her act she wanted to prove that she condemns the policy of the Russian government and aggression against Ukraine. Yulia fought in the hottest spots of the East of Ukraine, first as a striker, then as an aerial reconnaissance officer. She was wounded twice, and bruised seven times. Yulia is on the wanted list of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), with three criminal cases opened against her. After her decision to defend Ukraine, Yulia lost her family's support and her parents agreed to facilitate her detention in the territory of the Russian Federation. Now she has started a new family with a little daughter who was born in Ukraine and lives in Kyiv with friends. Yulia decided to stay in Ukraine forever and to applied for the Ukrainian citizenship. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_014~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Yulia share a warm moment with her fellow soldier colleague. YULIA TOLOPA (22 years old) is a Russian citizen, who volunteered with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Yulia was born and grew up in Russia. She was fond of sports, and won the championship of Russia in assault hand-to-hand fighting. She came to Ukraine when the Revolution of Dignity began because she did not believe Russian propaganda, She wanted to see real events with her own eyes. With the beginning of the war, she volunteered to the Aydar battalion to help her Ukrainian friends who, who love and defend their country and fight for freedom. By her act she wanted to prove that she condemns the policy of the Russian government and aggression against Ukraine. Yulia fought in the hottest spots of the East of Ukraine, first as a striker, then as an aerial reconnaissance officer. She was wounded twice, and seven times bruised. Yulia is on the wanted list of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), with three criminal cases opened against her. After her decision to defend Ukraine, Yulia lost her family's support, her parents agreed to facilitate her detention in the territory of the Russian Federation. Her current family is a little daughter who was born in Ukraine and lives in Kyiv with the friends. Yulia decided to stay in Ukraine forever and to applied for the Ukrainian citizenship. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_013~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Luhansk region, Ukraine - MAJOR OLEG is well know fighter between all the military bases where the women soldiers are serving. Luhansk region, Ukraine. Women are also fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were 18yrs. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular exchange of gunfire. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_012~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - NANA (30 years old) a Georgian, and soldier of the Georgian National Legion, married with three children. Since 2008, she fights in the ranks of the well known Georgian National Legion, which supports the freedom and independence of Georgia and Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine, the Georgian National Legion has been rendering active assistance to Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. Nana defends the integrity of Ukraine along with men: performs combat missions, renders the first medical aid to the wounded. Nana has a family and three children back in the Georgia. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_011~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - OLEKSANDRA MARSHAL (R) stands at a checkpoint near the fighters headquarter in Donetsk. Oleksandra has 2 children and helps in the kitchen feeding the troops. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_010~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Female soldier OLEKSANDRA MARSHAL brushes her teeth outdoors at the military headquarters. She stays at the checkpoint at the headquarter in Donetsk region where she helps in the kitchen. She has 2 children. Women are fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were just 18 years old. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_009~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Luhansk, Ukraine - Both female and male soldiers are returning to the conflict zone and cheer the soldiers that are coming back to their homes from the front line. Women are fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were just 18. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular exchanges of gunfire. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_008~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Kiev, Ukraine - OLYA BENDA with her son in her apartment in Kiev. She worked as a cook in one of the military brigades. She was wounded during the bombardment in the city of Avdeevka and now has a prosthetic leg. After the amputation of the foot, she returned to active life. Olya got married and brought up her son in Kyiv, Ukraine. Women are also fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were 18yrs. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular shooting. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_007~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - YULIA TOLOPA (22 years old) a citizen of Russia, who volunteered for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Yulia was born and raised Russian. She was fond of sports, and won the championship of Russia in assault hand-to-hand fighting. At the beginning of the war, she volunteered for the Aydar battalion to help her Ukrainian friends who decided to defend their country and fight. By her act she wanted to prove that she condemns the policy of the Russian government and aggression against Ukraine. Yulia fought in the hottest spots of the East of Ukraine, first as a striker, then as an aerial reconnaissance officer. She was wounded twice, and bruised seven times. Yulia is on the wanted list of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), with three criminal cases opened against her. After her decision to defend Ukraine, Yulia lost her family's support and her parents agreed to facilitate her detention in the territory of the Russian Federation. Now she has started a new family with a little daughter who was born in Ukraine and lives in Kyiv with friends. Yulia decided to stay in Ukraine forever and to applied for the Ukrainian citizenship. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_006~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Standing among golden fall leaves, Yulia is preparing for a gunfight. YULIA TOLOPA (22 years old), a citizen of Russia, volunteered for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Yulia, who was born and raised in Russia, came to Ukraine when the Revolution of Dignity began because she did not believe Russian propaganda, She wanted to events with her own eyes. At the beginning of the war, she volunteered for the Aydar battalion to help her Ukrainian friends who decided to defend their country and fight. By her act she wanted to prove that she condemns the policy of the Russian government and aggression against Ukraine. Yulia fought in the hottest spots of the East of Ukraine, first as a striker, then as an aerial reconnaissance officer. She was wounded twice, and bruised seven times. Yulia is on the wanted list of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), with three criminal cases opened against her. After her decision to defend Ukraine, Yulia lost her family's support and her parents agreed to facilitate her detention in the territory of the Russian Federation. Now she has started a new family with a little daughter who was born in Ukraine and lives in Kyiv with friends. Yulia decided to stay in Ukraine forever and to applied for the Ukrainian citizenship. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180205_693_t127_005~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Inside one of the Ukrainian fighters headquarters in Donetsk region. Women are also fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were 18yrs. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular exchanges of gunfire. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_004~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - Armed with an AK47 and wearing a balaclava, Yulia Tolopa points her weapon toward the frontline. Yulia was born and raised Russian. She was fond of sports, and won the championship of Russia in assault hand-to-hand fighting. At the beginning of the war, she volunteered for the Aydar battalion to help her Ukrainian friends who decided to defend their country and fight. By her act she wanted to prove that she condemns the policy of the Russian government and aggression against Ukraine. Yulia fought in the hottest spots of the East of Ukraine, first as a striker, then as an aerial reconnaissance officer. She was wounded twice, and bruised seven times. Yulia is on the wanted list of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB), with three criminal cases opened against her. After her decision to defend Ukraine, Yulia lost her family's support and her parents agreed to facilitate her detention in the territory of the Russian Federation. Now she has started a new family with a little daughter who was born in Ukraine and lives in Kyiv with friends. Yulia decided to stay in Ukraine forever and to applied for the Ukrainian citizenship. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180107_693_t127_003~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 7, 2018 - Luhansk, Ukraine - A Ukrainian Soldier offers a real hand gun to a young child. Women are fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them have been fighting against Russia since they were just 18 years old The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular exchanges of gunfire. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_002~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~February 5, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - An AK47 rifle rests on the car dashboard as soldiers are on the way to the front lines of the war, where an attack and shooting might start any moment. Women are also fighting the war in the east of Ukraine, in both the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Some of the fighters are only 22 years old, many of them are fighting against Russia since they were 18yrs. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk region, Ukraine are very evident with regular shooting. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_001~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~January 8, 2018 - Donetsk, Ukraine - OLEKSANDRA MARSHAL (R) stands at a checkpoint near the fighters headquarter in Donetsk. Oleksandra has 2 children and helps in the kitchen feeding the troops. (Credit Image: © David TesinskyZUMA Press Wire)~:20180108_693_t127_000~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Amazons of the Ukraine~Story of the Week : Launched TUESDAY February 5, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #693: AMAZONS OF THE UKRAINE - The number of female soldiers in Ukraine's military has risen sharply after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. Since the beginning of the Ukraine War, women have played a key role for Ukraine's armed forces. They have served on the front lines as infantry, combat medics, and even snipers. Women also help sustain the war effort from the home front as civilian volunteers by procuring vital supplies and equipment and delivering them to the front lines. Some of the female fighters are only 22 years old, many of them have been fighting against Russia since they were as young as 18. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the Ukraine are evident with frequent exchanges of gun fire. According to the United Nations the war has led to the deaths of an estimated 13,000 people since 2014, including civilians, Ukrainian troops, separatists, Russian servicemen and members of pro-Kiev militias. Due to heavy daily shelling, many towns near the front lines are now practically empty. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~The number of female soldiers in Ukraine's military has risen sharply after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. Since the beginning of the Ukraine War, women have played a key role for Ukraine’s armed forces. They have served on the front lines as infantry, combat medics, and even snipers. Women also help sustain the war effort from the home front as civilian volunteers by procuring vital supplies and equipment and delivering them to the front lines. Some of the female fighters are only 22 years old, many of them have been fighting against Russia since they were as young as 18. The tensions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the Ukraine are evident with frequent exchanges of gun fire. According to the United Nations the war has led to the deaths of an estimated 13,000 people since 2014, including civilians, Ukrainian troops, separatists, Russian servicemen and members of pro-Kiev militias. Due to heavy daily shelling, many towns near the front lines are now practically empty.:
2010~zrep695~20190218_695_d20_021~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Feb 18, 2019 - Idlib, Syria - A blood stain is at the site of two bomb blasts in central Idlib. At least 13 people were killed and other 25 people were injured after two bomb blasts struck the north-western Syrian city of Idlib, which is dominated by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham coalition group. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190123_695_d20_020~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Jan 23, 2019 - Jisr Al-Shughur, Idlib Province, Syria - Syrian children sit inside a classroom of the damaged Al Kefir school at Jisr al-Shughur in the rebel-held Idlib Province. More than 200 students are still going to the school despite the devastation caused by raids carried out by the Syrian government between 2015 and 2016. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190213_695_d20_019~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Feb 13, 2019 - Aleppo, Syria - A fighter of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group holds his weapon at the front lines of the armed opposition overlooking the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia will continue to make every possible effort to assist Syria in liberating the country from lawlessness committed by armed groups. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190123_695_d20_018~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Jan 23, 2019 - Jisr Al-Shughur, Idlib Province, Syria - Syrian children sit among the rubble of the damaged Al Kefir school at Jisr al-Shughur in the rebel-held Idlib Province. More than 200 students are still going to the school despite the devastation caused by raids carried out by the Syrian government between 2015 and 2016. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181225_695_d20_017~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Dec 25, 2018 - Manbij, Syria - Manbij, Syria - Turkey-backed Syrian militia members wait in the dark before they mobilize near Manbij ahead of an assault on the northern Syrian town which is mainly held by Kurdish fighting forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181015_695_d20_016~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 15, 2018 - Tur Laha, Harem District, Syria - Syrian schoolchildren raise their hands in a classroom in a school in Tur Laha on the Syrian-Turkish border. The remote, impoverished school, where almost 200 students of local residents and displaced persons live, is located on a mountain and lacks the necessary means to provide education under the harsh conditions of the coming winter season. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190213_695_d20_015~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Feb 13, 2019 - Aleppo, Syria - Fighters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group hold their weapons at the front lines of the armed opposition overlooking the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia will continue to make every possible effort to assist Syria in liberating the country from lawlessness committed by armed groups. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190123_695_d20_014~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Jan 23, 2019 - Jisr Al-Shughur, Idlib Province, Syria - Syrian children play among the rubble of the damaged Al Kefir school at Jisr al-Shughur in the rebel-held Idlib Province. More than 200 students are still going to the school despite the devastation caused by raids carried out by the Syrian government between 2015 and 2016. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181225_695_d20_013~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Dec 25, 2018 - Manbij, Syria - Turkey-backed Syrian militia mobilises near Manbij ahead of an assault on the northern Syrien town which is mainly held by Kurdish fighting forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181204_695_d20_012~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Dec 4, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - A displaced Syrian girl fills water from a cistern during rainy weather at a camp for Syrian displaced people near the Syrian-Turkish border in the Northern countryside of Idlib. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181010_695_d20_011~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 10, 2018 - Hama, Syria - Fighters of the National Front for Liberation (NFL) patrol the front lines in the northern countryside of the Hama province after the withdrawal of heavy weapons according to the Turkish-Russian agreement which establishes a demilitarized zone along the line of contact between opposition forces and government forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181031_695_d20_010~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 31, 2018 - Ma'Arat Al-Na'Asan, Idlib Province, Syria - A Syrian man works at a primitive oil facility, where petrol for cars and heating fuel are being extracted from crude oil purchased from wells controlled by the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181010_695_d20_009~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 10, 2018 - Hama, Syria - Fighters of the National Front for Liberation (NFL) patrol the front lines in the northern countryside of the Hama province after the withdrawal of heavy weapons according to the Turkish-Russian agreement which establishes a demilitarized zone along the line of contact between opposition forces and government forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181015_695_d20_008~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 15, 2018 - Tur Laha, Harem District, Syria - A Syrian student stands at a damaged blackboard of a classroom in a school in Tur Laha on the Syrian-Turkish border. The remote, impoverished school, where almost 200 students of local residents and displaced persons live, is located on a mountain and lacks the necessary means to provide education under the harsh conditions of the coming winter season. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181003_695_d20_007~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 3, 2018 - Aleppo, Syria - A soldier of the Sham Brigade of the National Liberation Front of Syria (NFL) patrols the front line with forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in the Al Zahra neighborhood. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190123_695_d20_006~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Jan 23, 2019 - Jisr Al-Shughur, Idlib Province, Syria - Syrian childr holds up his hand to answer inside a damaged classroom with bullet holes on the wall at Al Kefir school at Jisr al-Shughur in the rebel-held Idlib Province. More than 200 students are still going to the school despite the devastation caused by raids carried out by the Syrian government between 2015 and 2016. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181010_695_d20_005~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~October 10, 2018 - Hama, Syria - A fighter of the National Front for Liberation (NFL) aims his weapon while patrolling the front lines in the northern countryside of the Hama province after the withdrawal of heavy weapons according to the Turkish-Russian agreement which establishes a demilitarized zone along the line of contact between opposition forces and government forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press)~:20181001_695_d20_004~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 1, 2018 - Idlib, Syria - A displaced Syrian girl studies at a makeshift school built inside an old mosque, in the eastern countryside of Idlib province. After Seven years of the brutal Syrian war, more than 6 million people including about 2.5 million children are internally displaced, and one in three Syrian schools cannot be used because it is either damaged, or used for sheltering displaced families and military purposes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181225_695_d20_003~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Dec 25, 2018 - Manbij, Syria - Turkey-backed Syrian militia mobilises near Manbij ahead of an assault on the northern Syrien town which is mainly held by Kurdish fighting forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181101_695_d20_002~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Nov 1, 2018 - Ma'Arat Al-Na'Asan, Idlib Province, Syria - Syrians fill up barrels with fuel at a primitive oil facility, where petrol for cars and heating fuel are being extracted from crude oil purchased from wells controlled by the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181003_695_d20_001~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Oct 3, 2018 - Aleppo, Syria - A soldier of the Sham Brigade of the National Liberation Front of Syria (NFL) patrols the front line with forces loyal to Syrian President Assad in the Al Zahra neighbourhood. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190221_695_d20_000~Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press~Caught in the Crossfire~Civilians in Syria's north-western city of Idlib continue to be used 'as pawns,' caught in the crossfire between the government and its allies, and attacks by non-state armed groups, the United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has warned. 'They are trapped between the escalation of hostilities and bombardment on the one hand, and, on the other, are forced to live under the extremist rule of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham and other extremist fighters who regularly carry out targeted killings, abductions and arbitrary detention.' Idlib, the last major part of Syria still outside the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government, is dominated by an alliance led by Syria's former al-Qaeda affiliate, Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The group recently took administrative control of the entire region after overpowering smaller Turkey-backed rebel factions. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) also has sleeper cells in Idlib. Idlib and areas of northern Hama and western Aleppo governorates, are part of a ''demilitarized buffer zone'' but, for over two months, violence has escalated again, including an increase of infighting amongst non-state actors and in the use of improvised explosive devices in areas they control, including by the extremist group, Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham. Since December, the intensified ground-based bombardment of the city has led to numerous civilian casualties and left close to a million people, including hundreds of thousands of displaced people, in an extremely vulnerable situation. (Credit Image: © Anas Alkharboutli/DPA via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com)~Civilians in Syria's north-western city of Idlib continue to be used ‘as pawns,’ caught in the crossfire between the government and its allies, and attacks by non-state armed groups, the United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has warned. 'They are trapped between the escalation of hostilities and bombardment on the one hand, and, on the other, are forced to live under the extremist rule of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and other extremist fighters who regularly carry out targeted killings, abductions and arbitrary detention.’ Idlib, the last major part of Syria still outside the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government, is dominated by an alliance led by Syria's former al-Qaeda affiliate, Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The group recently took administrative control of the entire region after overpowering smaller Turkey-backed rebel factions. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) also has sleeper cells in Idlib. Idlib and areas of northern Hama and western Aleppo governorates, are part of a “demilitarized buffer zone” but, for over two months, violence has escalated again, including an increase of infighting amongst non-state actors and in the use of improvised explosive devices in areas they control, including by the extremist group, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Since December, the intensified ground-based bombardment of the city has led to numerous civilian casualties and left close to a million people, including hundreds of thousands of displaced people, in an extremely vulnerable situation.:
2010~zrep694~20180407_694_m213_018~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called landing mat, a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War which apparently were an aid to helicopter access in jungle areas. Landing mat is an early, primitive approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings into the United States. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns, following the contours of the land. The completed structure varies in height from approximately 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by pedestrians. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs for a more difficult obstacle against illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but found in segments of relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossing. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_017~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called a ''landing mat,'' a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War era which helped helicopters land in jungle areas. Landing mats are an early approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns that follow the contours of the land. The structure varies in height from 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by people on foot. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs to prevent illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_016~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence looking southwest on the Mexico border with mountainous terrain. This type of barrier is generally called ''landing mat,'' a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War era which helped helicopters land in jungle areas. Landing mats are an early approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns that follow the contours of the land. The structure varies in height from 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by people on foot. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs to prevent illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180406_694_m213_015~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 6, 2018 - Campo, California, U.S. - Image shows US Border Patrol agents on ATVs, patrolling border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called ''landing mats,'' a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War era which helped helicopters land in jungle areas. Landing mats are an early approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns that follow the contours of the land. The structure varies in height from 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by people on foot. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs to prevent illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_014~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This view is from the Mexico side of the fence, looking west, near the eastern terminus of this section of fence. This type of barrier is bollard styled construction, composed of 6 x 6 heavy steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending 16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier unlike other barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6 inches. Bollard fencing was introduced as an improvement over the older standing mat barrier. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_013~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border, looking east from a hilltop, with a telephoto lens. Note that the fence ends halfway up the mountain, then begins again at the top, reason unknown. There are faint signs of foot traffic crossing the border at the low end of the gap. This type of barrier is~:20180413_694_m213_012~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 13, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border, east of Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora Mexico, viewed from US side. This type of barrier is bollard style construction, composed of 6in x 6in heavy steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier, unlike shorter barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6â€~:20180409_694_m213_011~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 9, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border, west of Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora Mexico, viewed from US Side, looking west. This type of barrier is an older type of bollard style construction, composed of round steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier~:20180413_694_m213_010~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 13, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border, east of Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora Mexico, viewed from US side at sunset, looking southwest.This type of barrier is bollard style construction, composed of 6in x 6in heavy steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier, unlike shorter barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6â€~:20180406_694_m213_009~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 6, 2018 - Campo, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border, near Campo California, looking due south across Mexico landscape. This type of barrier is generally called landing mat, a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War which apparently were an aid to helicopter access in jungle areas. Landing mat is an early, primitive approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings into the United States. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns, following the contours of the land. The completed structure varies in height from approximately 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by pedestrians. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs for a more difficult obstacle against illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but found in segments of relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossing. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180409_694_m213_008~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 9, 2018 - Algodones Dunes, California, U.S. - Image shows US Border Patrol vehicle beside border fence on the US / Mexico border in Algodones Dunes in extreme southeastern California, just west of Yuma Arizona. This fence resembles the bollard style of barrier with 6 inch square steel tubing set vertically (usually in concrete). However because this is an area of constantly shifting sand, placing the steel in concrete was impossible.~:20180409_694_m213_007~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 9, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border bisecting Nogales Arizona from Nogales Sonora Mexico. View is from US side, looking west.This location is within a half mile of the Port of Entry. This type of barrier is bollard style construction, composed of 6in x 6in heavy steel square tubing anchored in concrete and extending16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier, unlike other shorter barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6â€~:20180406_694_m213_006~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 6, 2018 - Campo, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence and mountainous terrain at sunset on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called landing mat, a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War which apparently were an aid to helicopter access in jungle areas. Landing mat is an early, primitive approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings into the United States. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns, following the contours of the land. The completed structure varies in height from approximately 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by pedestrians. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs for a more difficult obstacle against illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but found in segments of relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossing. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_005~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows top of US border fence on the Mexico border. This view is from the Mexico side of the fence, near the eastern terminus. Note the steel plates at the top of the fence make climbing more difficult. This is a bollard style construction, composed of 6 x 6 heavy steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending16 feet or more above ground, making it difficult for individuals to climb and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier unlike other barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6 inches. Bollard fencing was introduced as an improvement over the older landing mat barrier. The border fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments of relatively higher frequency of border crossings (~:20180409_694_m213_004~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 9, 2018 - Nogales, Arizona, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is an older type of bollard style construction, composed of round steel tubing anchored in concrete and lacking the flat steel plates on the top of the later design. This is regarded as a pedestrian barrier, though not as difficult to climb than the newer style bollard fencing. The gap between bollards is less than 6 inches. Bollard fencing was introduced as an improvement over the older barrier. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180406_694_m213_003~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 6, 2018 - Campo, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called a ''landing mat,'' a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War era which helped helicopters land in jungle areas. Landing mats are an early approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns that follow the contours of the land. The structure varies in height from 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by people on foot. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs to prevent illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180406_694_m213_002~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 6, 2018 - Campo, California, U.S. - Image shows a US Border Patrol vehicle driving eastward at the border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is generally called a ''landing mat,'' a reference to the use of steel panels from the Vietnam War era which helped helicopters land in jungle areas. Landing mats are an early approach to creating a barrier on the US border with Mexico, to prevent illegal crossings. The structure is made of steel panels welded together and attached to vertical steel columns that follow the contours of the land. The structure varies in height from 5 to 10 feet, so it is effective against vehicles, but easily climbed by people on foot. Later versions of the border fence use superior construction designs to prevent illegal border crossers. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180407_694_m213_001~Gary Moon/~The Wall~April 7, 2018 - Jacumba, California, U.S. - Image shows US border fence on the Mexico border. This type of barrier is bollard styled construction, composed of 6 x 6 heavy steel tubing anchored in concrete and extending 16 feet or more above ground level, making it difficult for individuals to climb for access to the United States, and hard to cut through. For that reason, it is regarded as a pedestrian barrier unlike other barriers which only block vehicles. The gap between bollards is less than 6 inches. Bollard fencing was introduced as an improvement over the older standing mat barrier. The fence is not a contiguous structure across the US boundary with Mexico, but is found in segments where relatively higher frequency of attempted border crossings occur. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190212_694_m213_000~Gary Moon/ZUMA Press Wire~The Wall~Story of the Week : Launched TUESDAY February 12, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #694: THE WALL - Of the 1,933 miles along the US-Mexico border, 1,279 miles is unfenced. From western California to eastern Texas, across four US states and 24 counties, the border criss-crosses arid desert, rugged mountains, and winding rivers. 7.3 million people live in the border counties on each side of the line. In an effort to make good on campaign promises to ''build that wall,'' President Trump refused to back down on his demand that Congress allocate $5.7 billion for the project, plunging the government into a shutdown after Senate Democrats refused to back a spending bill that included the wall funding. The longest contiguous stretch that is unfenced is in the center of Texas and it is more than 600 miles long. There are no cities on either side of the wall here, and the Rio Grande river forms part of the border. The original border fence construction was created with consideration to geography, economics and also legal factors. In 2006, Congress required that a barrier be constructed but the project was never completed as mandated, and much of the border fence lies in disrepair. The Texas border is mostly unfenced due to treaty provisions and property rights. Fencing was easier to construct in California, Arizona and New Mexico because the Federal Government controlled more of the land adjacent to the border. The cost estimates for constructing a new border fence have ranged from $8 billion (President Trump's initial campaign trail estimate), to as high as $40 billion. The number most often quoted by political and construction experts, is between $15 and $25 billion. To replace what exists with what has been described as a 20 to 50 foot structure that will traverse 1,000 of the some 2,000 miles of the U.S.'s border with Mexico will be no easy feat. (Credit Image: © Gary Moon via ZUMA Press Wire)~Of the 1,933 miles along the US-Mexico border, 1,279 miles is unfenced. From western California to eastern Texas, across four US states and 24 counties, the border criss-crosses arid desert, rugged mountains, and winding rivers. 7.3 million people live in the border counties on each side of the line. In an effort to make good on campaign promises to 'build that wall,' President Trump refused to back down on his demand that Congress allocate $5.7 billion for the project, plunging the government into a shutdown after Senate Democrats refused to back a spending bill that included the wall funding. The longest contiguous stretch that is unfenced is in the center of Texas and it is more than 600 miles long. There are no cities on either side of the wall here, and the Rio Grande river forms part of the border. The original border fence construction was created with consideration to geography, economics and also legal factors. In 2006, Congress required that a barrier be constructed but the project was never completed as mandated, and much of the border fence lies in disrepair. The Texas border is mostly unfenced due to treaty provisions and property rights. Fencing was easier to construct in California, Arizona and New Mexico because the Federal Government controlled more of the land adjacent to the border. The cost estimates for constructing a new border fence have ranged from $8 billion (President Trump’s initial campaign trail estimate), to as high as $40 billion. The number most often quoted by political and construction experts, is between $15 and $25 billion. To replace what exists with what has been described as a 20 to 50 foot structure that will traverse 1,000 of the some 2,000 miles of the U.S.’s border with Mexico will be no easy feat.:
2010~zrep696~20140104_696_g40_012~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2014 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130224_696_g40_011~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~February 24, 2013 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Aspiring actors watch the Oscars at a screening party in West Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20111001_696_g40_010~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~October 1, 2011 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Fans observe the moving of a Marilyn Monroe statue on Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140104_696_g40_009~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2014 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140104_696_g40_008~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2014 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120104_696_g40_007~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2012 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Fans at a movie premiere in Hollywood try to get celebrity autographs of arriving stars. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140104_696_g40_006~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2014 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20130223_696_g40_005~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~February 23, 2013 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for views and celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20111001_696_g40_004~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~October 1, 2011 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - A pair of 'Dorothy shoes' made famous by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz flung upon a telephone wire on Fairfax Blvd., Los Angeles. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20120104_696_g40_003~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2012 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Photographers at a movie premiere in Hollywood compete to get pictures of arriving stars. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20111001_696_g40_002~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~October 1, 2011 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - A fan takes a photo with a Tom Cruise lookalike on Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20140104_696_g40_001~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~January 4, 2014 - Santa Monica, California, U.S - Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019, Santa Monica. Obsessive fans compete for celebrities autographs during the annual Independent Spirit Awards, traditionally held the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190305_696_g40_000~Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire~HOLLYWOODland~Story of the Week : Launched TUESDAY March 5, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #696: HOLLYWOODland - Glance skywards in many L.A. neighborhoods and you'll see sneakers hanging high on telephone wires, a sign of gang territory. In Hollywood, you get a pair of Judy Garland's Dorothy shoes from The Wizard of Oz. What is it that makes people completely surrender themselves to get a whiff of stardom? Hollywood, a neighborhood located in Los Angeles, is synonymous with the glamour, money and power of the entertainment industry, and as the show-business capital of the world, it is home to many famous TV and movie studios and record companies. At The Film Independent Spirit Awards, held each year on the beach in Santa Monica the day before the Oscars, it's open season for celebrity super fans. With relatively close proximity to the Hollywood elite and a more relaxed attitude, star chasers are in a-list heaven. Nothing illustrates this obsession more than autograph hunters during Oscar season, when fan pandemonium builds up to a fever pitch, and the relentless aggressive behavior is stalkeresque. Within the obsessive celebrity culture of Hollywood there seems to be a promise of a fairytale world that might just make everything else make sense. Or not. Just follow the yellow brick road to 'Hollywoodland' where stars are born and dreams come true, at least for a lucky few and fans keep chasing the stars for a little touch of gold dust. (Credit Image: © Robert Gallagher/ZUMA Press Wire)~ Glance skywards in many L.A. neighborhoods and you’ll see sneakers hanging high on telephone wires, a sign of gang territory. In Hollywood, you get a pair of Judy Garland's Dorothy shoes from The Wizard of Oz. What is it that makes people completely surrender themselves to get a whiff of stardom? Hollywood, a neighborhood located in Los Angeles, is synonymous with the glamour, money and power of the entertainment industry, and as the show-business capital of the world, it is home to many famous TV and movie studios and record companies. At The Film Independent Spirit Awards, held each year on the beach in Santa Monica the day before the Oscars, it’s open season for celebrity super fans. With relatively close proximity to the Hollywood elite and a more relaxed attitude, star chasers are in a-list heaven. Nothing illustrates this obsession more than autograph hunters during Oscar season, when fan pandemonium builds up to a fever pitch, and the relentless aggressive behavior is stalkeresque. Within the obsessive celebrity culture of Hollywood there seems to be a promise of a fairytale world that might just make everything else make sense. Or not. Just follow the yellow brick road to ‘Hollywoodland’ where stars are born and dreams come true, at least for a lucky few and fans keep chasing the stars for a little touch of gold dust.:
2010~zrep697~20190206_697_p164_018~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 6, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - The Rio Guaire is a small river in Venezuela, and the only one in the Caracas Valley. Since the late nineteenth century, it serves as sewer to the entire capital, it is the main voice of sewage disposal. Since the beginning of the 21st century, it has been in a very worrying ecological state. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190206_697_p164_017~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 6, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - A group of young gold diggers living by the river in very difficult conditions. Just behind them is the great expressway of the capital a 2 times 3 ways with in the middle of the river and its men and women who try to survive by draining the soil of their hands. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190206_697_p164_016~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 6, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - End of the day for young gold diggers, they meet to discuss and pass the time. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_015~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Many gold seekers live in popular neighborhoods like here in Petare, one of the most dangerous barrios in South America. Many families live in difficult conditions, everyone has to fend for themselves as best they can to make a few dollars. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_014~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - The empty counters of a jewelery store in downtown Caracas. Many stores buy the gold from researchers without declaring it to the state, a completely illegal approach. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_013~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - In the city many jewels whose stalls are empty offer to buy gold and precious metals at the price of the black market. It is an illegal business because it is highly regulated and supervised by the government, despite the risks of many shops that are well-established and brave the risk. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_012~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - In the back shop of a hair salon, a gold buyer tests a little gem. For that he rubs the object on a touchstone, The touchstone is a piece of flat black jasper, hard and rough, on which the metal is rubbed. In addition, acids are used to verify the titration (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_011~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - The lean booty of three men, any and all metal is recovered. Here is a brass faucet fitting, a watch strap, a fork and bullet cartridge cases. The searchers are looking for gold jewelry that has fallen in the toilet or down a drain. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_010~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Oliver Paredes, 18, looks in the palms of his hands after scouring the ground for precious metal. Good days can bring up to 20 dollars. The bottom of this arm of the Rio Guaire near the crowded slum Petare is completely saturated with waste of all kinds. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_009~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - A young sewer prospector for gold. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_008~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - 3 young gold prospectors descend into the river to go prospecting. They go there only mornings at the beginning of the week. It is a dangerous territory and prized by competition, clashes with other gold seekers are not uncommon..The arm of the river on the edge of the Petare district has become a real open-air dump. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190206_697_p164_007~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 6, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Two young gold diggers at the end of their working day. The future remains very uncertain for the men who work in the river. Even if the government is changed, it would take years for the living conditions of the most precarious people to improve. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_006~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Oliver Espana, 16, has been a gold digger for about two years since losing his father. He earns about 40,000 bolivars a day the equivalent of $16. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190211_697_p164_005~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 11, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Since the start of the crisis in Venezuela, which coincides with Maduro's arrival in power in 2014, the country has sunk very fast while being one of the most stable in South America. With a currency that is worthless, salaries that are no longer paid, a rate of inflation that skyrockets, a real humanitarian crisis is underway in Venezuela. The most affected inhabitants are, as usual, the poorest. Some then decided to turn to Rio Guaire, the only river in the valley, to try to make a few dollars. By draining the bottom, gold diggers put rings, gold bracelets, earrings and other precious metals back. Thanks to this, they make a few tens of dollars each time, much more than a salary of civil servant. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190206_697_p164_004~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 6, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Life on the banks of the river is hard, and is read on all faces. Caracas is now one of the most dangerous cities in the world, as the number of killings has sky rocketed with the rise of poverty, and living outdoors carries a lot of risks. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190208_697_p164_003~Adrien Vautier-Le Pictorium/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 8, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - A gold ring found in the waters of Rio Guaire. Larry, the owner, has enough money to leave the country and wants to move to Spain. Unfortunately, Spain with not issue him a residence permit. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190204_697_p164_002~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 4, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Gold diggers can spend whole days in the fresh water. Pollution causes skin problems for some people. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190211_697_p164_001~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 11, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Ignacio, 27, is looking for gold every day to provide for his family. He lives with his wife aged 21, and their 3 children of 4, 2 and 1 year in a government building -Mision Vivienda-. He lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, in Venezuela the disabled do not receive any help from the state, and must work to live. He manages to find an average of one gram of gold a day, and his biggest catch was a ring of 7 grams of gold. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190314_697_p164_000~Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Desparation in Caracas: Sewer Salvaging to Survive~February 11, 2019 - Caracas, Venezuela - Since the start of the crisis in Venezuela, which coincides with Maduro's arrival in power in 2014, the country has sunk very fast while being one of the most stable in South America. With a currency that is worthless, salaries that are no longer paid, a rate of inflation that skyrockets, a real humanitarian crisis is underway in Venezuela. The most affected inhabitants are, as usual, the poorest. Some then decided to turn to Rio Guaire, the only river in the valley, to try to make a few dollars. By draining the bottom, gold diggers put rings, gold bracelets, earrings and other precious metals back. Thanks to this, they make a few tens of dollars each time, much more than a salary of civil servant. (Credit Image: © Adrien Vautier/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~The Rio Guaire is a small river in Venezuela, and the only one in the valley of Caracas. Since the end of the nineteenth century, it has served as a sewer for the entire capital. Since the beginning of the 21st century, it has been in a very troublesome ecological state. Today a bunch of gold seekers live by the river in extremely difficult conditions. Behind them is the capital’s two-lane expressway, with the river and its men and women trying to survive by draining the ground with their hands for items to sell. A gold ring is found in the waters of the Rio Guaire. The ring's owner now has enough savings to leave the country and wishes to go to live in Spain, but the country will not issue him a residence permit. The youngest gold seekers go down the river to explore at the beginning of the week. It is a dangerous territory and valued by others, so confrontations with other gold seekers are not uncommon. The river inlet on the edge of the Petare neighborhood has become a veritable open-air dump. Oliver Espana, 16, has been a gold miner for about two years since he lost his father. He earns about 40,000 bolivars a day, the equivalent of $16. Oliver Paredes, 18 years old, looks in the palm of his hands after scraping the floor to find the slightest bit of precious metal. On good days he can make up to 20 bucks. The bottom of this arm of the Rio Guaire is near the crowded neighborhood slum of Petare, which is completely saturated all kinds of waste verging on a landfill or garbage. The lean booty of the day includes any type of metal; a faucet valve, a watch bracelet, a fork and bullet casings. All are looking for lost gold jewelry flushed down a toilet or washed down a drain by mistake. Many gold seekers live in crowded districts like Petare, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in South America. Families live in the most difficult conditions, and each person has to do as much as they can to make a few dollars. The extreme poverty of the population is due to Venezuela's unprecedented economic crisis. Once one of Latin America’s richest countries, it is now plagued with shortages of everything from toilet paper to antibiotics and food. Most young people want to see President Maduro leave but even if he were to go they no longer have much hope for their future. In the cities jewelry stalls offer to buy gold and precious metals at black market prices. It is an illegal business because then industry is regulated and supervised by the government, but the stores accept this risk in order to stay in business. In the back of a hairdresser shop a gold buyer tests a small jewel. For this purpose he rubs the object on a touchstone, The touchstone is a piece of flat, hard and rough black jasper on which the metal is rubbed. In addition, acids are used to verify the titration (% fine metal content). The future is uncertain for all these people who work in the river, even if the government were to change, the living conditions of the most precarious would take years to improve. Venezuelans are trying whatever they can to survive.:
2010~zrep698~20190325_698_u102_020~Tafadzwa Ufumleli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 24, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Part of the few remaining houses after Cyclone Idai. At least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are missing, according to the U.N. migration agency. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumleli via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190324_698_u102_019~Tafadzwa Ufumleli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 24, 2019 - Zimbabwe - Community members wait for aid at a near by football ground. At least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are missing, according to the U.N. migration agency. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumleli via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_698_u102_018~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 23, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - A family searches for a missing member in the rubble and debris surrounding their home in Ngangu Township Chimanimani. According to the U.N. agency at least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are still missing. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_698_u102_017~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 23, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - A mass grave for the Cyclone Idai victims in Ngangu Township Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. According to the U.N. agency at least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are still missing. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_698_u102_016~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Residents carry food and aid from a helicopter to the survivors. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_015~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Residents cross an area that used to be homes before the cyclone hit the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufume/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190321_698_u102_014~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A woman who is one of the survivors washes dishes outside their temporary shelter. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190321_698_u102_013~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Members of the army carry a patient into a temporary treatment centre after being rescued. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_698_u102_012~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Men wash dirt from a vehicles engine after recovering it from a muddy river. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_011~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A woman is seen carrying her belongings to a secure location after the storm. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190321_698_u102_010~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Aid workers offload relief from a truck to cyclone survivors. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_009~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - One of the areas heavily damaged by cyclone idai. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_008~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Kopa residents cross a makeshift bridge over floodwaters after almost 80 homes were swept away. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190321_698_u102_007~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Air force rescue team members carry recovered bodies into a coffin at Skyline in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190319_698_u102_006~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~Mar 19, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Members of the Zimbabwean Army and Red Cross carry a patient to a temporary treatment centre after being rescued. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_005~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A boy looks on a damaged house. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_698_u102_004~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Residents wait on the other side of the river before crossing a makeshift bridge. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_698_u102_003~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean police wearing dust masks carry a dead body recovered from a nearby river to a helicopter after cyclone Idai struck the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_698_u102_002~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - One of the damaged roads in the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_698_u102_001~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~March 22, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A girl looks disgruntled besides flowing water near a damaged bridge. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said. (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190326_698_u102_000~Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire~Africa's Superstorm~The worst storm to ever hit South East Africa has unleashed a humanitarian crisis. As the full scale devastation caused by Cyclone Idai is revealed, over a million women and children where in the path of the storm and millions more are without food and water as the death toll continues to rise. At present humanitarian and relief organizations on the ground in South-West Africa are doing their best to assist the survivors. Rescue teams in Mozambique are struggling to reach the thousands of people stranded on roofs and in trees and urgently need more helicopters and boats as post cyclone flood waters inundate the region. Mozambique has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for international help. In Zimbabwe, the east of the country was particularly affected with at least 1,000 homes destroyed. The UN said it has launched an international appeal for relief funds, having earlier said it was aiming to help some 600,000 people in coming weeks. 'We do not yet know enough about the level of destruction to give an accurate estimate of the amount of this call for funds, but it will be important,' spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters at UN headquarters in New York, 'This may be one of the worst natural disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory.' (Credit Image: © Tafadzwa Ufumeli/ZUMA Press Wire)~As the full scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa continues to be assessed, the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the provision of emergency food, shelter, water and health care supplies to hundreds-of-thousands who have been affected across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $20 million on Wednesday to ensure aid reaches those most affected. The cyclone made landfall on Thursday night near Beira City, in central Mozambique, bringing heavy rains and flooding to the three countries and forcing thousands from their homes. To date, it is feared that over 1,000 may have died in the disaster, with more than 200 confirmed dead in Mozambique, over 100 in Zimbabwe, and around 60 in Malawi. Hundreds are injured and many more unaccounted for. The cyclone wreaked havoc in Mozambique, the worst-affected of the three countries, causing damage to 90 per cent of Beira City. Inhambane, Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambezia provinces have been heavily affected. About 400,000 are internally displaced. A national state of emergency has been declared. In Zimbabwe, the east of the country was particularly affected with close to 1,000 homes destroyed in the districts of Chimanimani, Chipinge, Mutasa, Mutare, Buhera, Chikomba, Gutu and Bikita districts. Through rapid needs assessments in Malawi, it is estimated that over 82,500 were displaced. These figures are expected to rise in the days ahead as the full extent of the damage and loss of life becomes known. “The CERF funds will complement the three Governments’ immediate efforts to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to affected communities, including in health, food security, protection, nutrition and education,” said UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock. “Vulnerable groups such as children, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, people with disabilities, and those affected by chronic illnesses will be prioritized”. The allocation will also help humanitarian organizations to rapidly support critical logistics and emergency telecommunications and scale up water and emergency health services to reduce the risk of vector and waterborne diseases. Mr. Lowcock explained that CERF funding was just the beginning, and much more will be needed, especially in terms of food assistance in the short- and medium-term as the flooding occurred in the middle of the crop-growing season. Much of the livestock is believed to have perished in the flooding, in areas that were already facing ‘food-crisis’ levels of food insecurity. The warehouse of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) in Beira was badly damaged by Idai, but some food stores remain intact and is being distributed to displaced people in the city and in Dondo, higher north. Twenty tons of high-energy biscuits have been airlifted in, to be distributed by helicopter in cut-off regions. WFP is also funding drones to support Mozambique’s disaster management agency, the INGC, with emergency mapping. To enable the humanitarian workers to operate, an emergency wi-fi connection was set up in Beira by the UN. The UN disaster and assessment coordination (UNDAC) team was deployed to help coordinate the response, but access to affected areas is a major constraint in the delivery of aid, as much of the infrastructure such as roads and bridges were destroyed by the cyclone. “The situation is very bad. The damage is quite serious,” said the head of the UN’s migration agency (IOM) in Mozambique, Katharina Schnoering. “It Is very difficult to get a clear overview of what is going on. There are many communications issues, there’s no power in Beira. There is no road access because the Buzi River came up and washed out the road.” In Malawi, the representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Johannes Wedenig, said emergency supplies have started arriving in the country but that many were already “pre-positioned in areas of Malawi that are regularly affected by natural disasters”, allowing the UN to move quickly to meet people’s immediate needs, in particular in terms of water and sanitation, medicine, insecticide-treated bed nets, and schools supplies for the establishment of temporary classrooms.:
2010~zrep699~20170927_699_z105_012~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - The family visits Kyliee's grave on the anniversary of her death in Eugene, MO. They come every year on this day to decorate the grave and recall her spirit. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_699_z105_011~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 26, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS holds her granddaughter PAISLIEE while helping DAWSON (L) put on his costume after school. Woods and Dawson moved in with MCKAYLA (R) after Wood's husband, Stanley, was recently arrested. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_699_z105_010~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS holds the death certificate of the daughter she lost 17 years ago. ''I had to shut my grieving heart off,'' said Woods recalling the period of her life after the loss of her two-month old daughter, Kyliee. On September 27, 2000 Kyliee died from bronchitis and pneumonia. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_699_z105_009~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - DAWSON WOODS plays on his new scooter in his new boots before school. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_699_z105_008~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS comforts her son DAWSON after he hurt himself playing. Woods has been diagnosed with PTSD from surviving abuse and the death of her daughter. With a hectic schedule filled with anxiety and depression, Woods finds peace in the quiet moments with Dawson. She hopes to move out and get their own place in the near future. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170928_699_z105_007~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 28, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - As the only housekeeper at the Eldon Inn, KIM WOODS cleans 29 rooms everyday seven days a week. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170925_699_z105_006~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 25, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS tries to fix DAWSON'S scooter after he broke it playing. He struggles with anger management issues and often ends up in temper tantrums. Woods worries about his behavior living in his chaotic living environment. ''I want to always do something for him,'' she says. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_699_z105_005~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - Everyday after work KIM WOODS treats herself and her kids to soda from the gas station. Amidst the chaos, she finds relief in these moments throughout the day. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_699_z105_004~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 26, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS makes a list of groceries for dinner while she waits for her son DAWSON to get changed after school. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_699_z105_003~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 26, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS takes her son DAWSON to get a new scooter after his old one broke the day before. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170926_699_z105_002~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 26, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS vacuums the room she is staying in with her husband. They have both spent time in jail and have not had a consistent permanent address. The couple lived for several months with her son Dawson in room 126 in the Eldon Inn where Woods works. Woods has spent 22 years throughout the area working as a housekeeper. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170927_699_z105_001~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Sep 27, 2017 - Eldon, Missouri, U.S. - KIM WOODS is a survivor and dedicated mom who overcomes daily struggles to be the best version of herself for her children. ''Before my dad took those kids in I would go over and babysit them. When they would come home that's how I started drinking. I would drink with them. I guess they thought it was funny when they saw this little girl drinking,'' Woods says recalling the first time she drank and was abused. Woods has struggled with addiction to meth and alcohol since she was a young girl. She has been clean for a few years and leans on her counselors at Pathways treatment center and Parole Officer who continue to motivate her. (Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190411_699_z105_000~Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire~Road to Recovery~Story of the Week : Launched THURSDAY April 11, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #699: Road to Recovery.Kim Woods is a survivor and dedicated mom who overcomes daily struggles to be the best version of herself for her children. ''Before my dad took those kids in I would go over and babysit them. When they would come home that's how I started drinking. I would drink with them. I guess they thought it was funny when they saw this little girl drinking,'' Woods says recalling the first time she drank and was abused. Woods has struggled with addiction to meth and alcohol since she was a young girl. Woods and her husband have both spent time in jail and have not had a consistent permanent address. She has been clean for a few years now and leans on her counselors at Pathways treatment center and Parole Officer who continue to motivate her. In the United States alcohol kills more people each year than overdoses, from cancer, to liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis and suicide. From 2007 to 2017, the number of deaths attributable to alcohol increased 35 percent, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The death rate rose 24 percent. One alarming statistic is deaths among women rose 85 percent.(Credit Image: © Allison Zaucha/ZUMA Press Wire)~Kim Woods is a survivor and dedicated mom who overcomes daily struggles to be the best version of herself for her children. “Before my dad took those kids in I would go over and babysit them. When they would come home that’s how I started drinking. I would drink with them. I guess they thought it was funny when they saw this little girl drinking,” Woods says recalling the first time she drank and was abused. Woods has struggled with addiction to meth and alcohol since she was a young girl. Woods and her husband have both spent time in jail and have not had a consistent permanent address. She has been clean for a few years now and leans on her counselors at Pathways treatment center and Parole Officer who continue to motivate her. In the United States alcohol kills more people each year than overdoses, from cancer, to liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis and suicide. From 2007 to 2017, the number of deaths attributable to alcohol increased 35 percent, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The death rate rose 24 percent. One alarming statistic is deaths among women rose 85 percent.:
2010~zrep700~20190410_700_s76_012~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 10, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - The water and electric meter at Debora Bell and her husband George's home in Paradise has melted from the Camp Fire and the Bells are now living in a hotel in Rocklin. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180416_700_s76_011~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 16, 2018 - Paradise, California, U.S. - MARTY WILSON, left, and her husband JIM, right, drink bottled water at dinner inside their rental home in Paradise. They collect rain water to take showers, wash dishes and clothes. They lost their home in Paradise and hope to start building a new one. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190412_700_s76_010~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 12, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - GREG DECRISTOFARO, 72, works as a volunteer at Hope Recovery Center handing out cases of bottled water in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190410_700_s76_009~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 10, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - DEBORA BELL says she feels like she and her husband GEORGE have been forgotten as she waited with her dog Sadie in line for water at Hope Recovery Center in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. Bell said they had no electricity or water in their home in Paradise and were living in a hotel in Rocklin. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190416_700_s76_008~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 16, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - LAURA CAPRA, water quality technician, with the Paradise Irrigation district, tests for Benzene in the water in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190412_700_s76_007~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 12, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - RON WATTS, 72, takes a break with his dog while volunteering to pass out water at the Hope Recovery Center in Paradise. Watts lost his home in the Camp Fire but is grateful he didn't loose his pet. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190416_700_s76_006~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 16, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - JEREMY GENTRY, left, and LAURA CAPRA with the Paradise Irrigation district test for Benzene in the water in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190410_700_s76_005~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 10, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - DARLENE STEIN folds up a flag that survived the Camp Fire inside her garage where they now store bottled water in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. ''I'm not worried, but I'm not drinking the water,'' said Stein. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190410_700_s76_004~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 10, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - JIM WILSON and his wife MARTY collect rain water to shower and wash their clothes in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. Jim has hooked up a battery operated shower in their bathroom. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181115_700_s76_003~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~November 15, 2018 - Paradise, California, U.S. - A walker is one of the few remains left after the Camp Fire engulfed most of Pine Springs Mobile Home Park on Clark Road. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190410_700_s76_002~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~April 10, 2019 - Paradise, California, U.S. - 'I'm not worried about the water, but I'm not drinking it,' said DARLENE STEIN in her home in Paradise. Benzene, a cancer-causing compound, has been found in the Paradise water system. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181115_700_s76_001~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~November 15, 2018 - Paradise, California, U.S. - A ceramic doll head is perched on a branch as one of the only remains in front of a burnt mobile home inside the Pine Springs Mobile Home Park on Clark Road from the Camp Fire Thursday. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190422_700_s76_000~Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Paradise Poisoned~Story of the Week : Launched Tuesday April 23, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #700: PARADISE Poisoned. The discovery was as surprising as it was ominous. Weeks after the Camp Fire roared through Butte County late in 2018, killing 85 people in the town of Paradise alone - the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history - officials made an alarming find: The Paradise drinking water is now laced with benzene, a volatile compound linked to cancer. Water officials say they believe the extreme heat of the firestorm created a 'toxic cocktail' of gases in burning homes that got sucked into the water pipes when the system depressurized from use by residents and firefighters. The contamination in Paradise, however, is more widespread than anyone could have predicted.'It is jaw dropping,' said Dan Newton of the state Water Resources Control Board.'This is such a huge scale. None of us were prepared for this.' The water contamination represents yet another unexpected and costly headache for California, a drought-prone state where water is a precious commodity. The expected cleanup and insurance costs of the Paradise fire exceed $2 billion. Experts say the water district may be able to clean the pipes to some of the homes later this year, but it will take two years and $300 million before hillside residents can safely drink the water from their taps. Benzene is both a natural and human-made compound used as a building block for industrial products such as plastic, lubricants, rubber, detergent and pesticide. It has been connected to various physical ailments, including skin and eye irritation, and vomiting from short-term exposure. Long-term exposure has been linked to anemia and leukemia. One noted water systems engineer said solving the benzene-contamination problem is the most scientifically complex task he has ever seen. (Credit Image: © Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~The discovery was as surprising as it was ominous. Weeks after the Camp Fire roared through Butte County late in 2018, killing 85 people in the town of Paradise alone - the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history - officials made an alarming find: The Paradise drinking water is now laced with benzene, a volatile compound linked to cancer. Water officials say they believe the extreme heat of the firestorm created a ‘toxic cocktail’ of gases in burning homes that got sucked into the water pipes when the system depressurized from use by residents and firefighters. The contamination in Paradise, however, is more widespread than anyone could have predicted.’It is jaw dropping,’ said Dan Newton of the state Water Resources Control Board.’This is such a huge scale. None of us were prepared for this.’ The water contamination represents yet another unexpected and costly headache for California, a drought-prone state where water is a precious commodity. The expected cleanup and insurance costs of the Paradise fire exceed $2 billion. Experts say the water district may be able to clean the pipes to some of the homes later this year, but it will take two years and $300 million before hillside residents can safely drink the water from their taps. Benzene is both a natural and human-made compound used as a building block for industrial products such as plastic, lubricants, rubber, detergent and pesticide. It has been connected to various physical ailments, including skin and eye irritation, and vomiting from short-term exposure. Long-term exposure has been linked to anemia and leukemia. One noted water systems engineer said solving the benzene-contamination problem is the most scientifically complex task he has ever seen.:
2010~zrep701~20181029_701_t127_009~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and anxiety and is almost completely reclusive. He also had multiple personalities before therapy. There was one personality that controlled the other personalities and what was prevalent at any given time. She was known only as 'Mama' She was the last personality to be integrated once she realized that all the others had been integrated through therapy. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_008~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and anxiety and is almost completely reclusive. Once a drag queen taking the stage as Madame Ophelia he does not go out anymore. ''After my friend passed away in 2000...Madame Ophelia stopped performing in public but she is still the one that welcomes and entertains guests in my home.'' (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_007~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia. Buster often spends his entire day with a supportive Facebook community, chatting for up to 10 hours. ''Facebook'' is my whole life he says. He lives off disability and takes pride in his cooking and renovating his home room by room. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_006~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and suffers from agoraphobia. He used to be as extroverted as they come. He was an award winning drag queen, taking the stage as Ophelia, every week in front of a crowded club. Now he cannot go outside or be around crowds. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_005~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and severe anxiety. He was devastated when his mother died in 2013 and went into a severe depression requiring hospitalization 4 times in the 1st year after she passed. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_004~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and only can go in front of his house because he has no neighbors. Here he is decorating for halloween. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_003~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and only goes in front of his house because he has no neighbors. His reason for going out on this day is to create halloween decorations. His sister visits him once a week to bring all that is necessary for him to live day to day. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_002~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and only can go in front of his house because he has no neighbors. Here he is decorating for halloween. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181029_701_t127_001~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~October 29, 2018 - Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. BUSTER BURNS suffers from agoraphobia and takes the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax to be able to accept guests. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190430_701_t127_000~David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire~Agoraphobic Buster~Story of the Week:Launched TUESDAY April 30, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #701: AGORAPHOBIC Buster. Some people stop going into situations because of a fear of being overwhelmed by anxiety and not being able to escape or get help. Buster Burns, a former drag queen, has 8 personalities and has not left his house for past 9 years. Buster suffers from agoraphobia. ’Facebook is my whole life,’ he stated of the social media platform, which allows him to interact with others without leaving the security of his home. Those who suffer from this debilitating disorder typically avoid places where they feel immediate escape might be difficult, such as shopping malls, public transportation, and open places. Agoraphobia is particularly common in people with panic disorder. Their world may become smaller as they are constantly on guard, waiting for the next panic attack. Buster Burns lives in Little Rock, Arkansas and used to be as extroverted as they come, once a successful drag queen, he would walk the stage as Ophelia every week in a crowded club. After the sudden death of a friend in 2000, Buster started slowly to retreat from public life. Today Buster spends his days with a supportive Facebook community, chatting for up to 10 hours a day. His sister visits him once a week to bring groceries and anything he might need from the outside world. Agoraphobia currently affects over 200,000 people in the United States. This debilitating condition is chronic, and those affected often are unable to leave their home because they need to avoid people and places that cause anxiety. (Credit Image: © David Tesinsky/ZUMA Press Wire)~Some people stop going into situations because of a fear of being overwhelmed by anxiety and not being able to escape or get help. Buster Burns, a former drag queen, has 8 personalities and has not left his house for past 9 years. Buster suffers from agoraphobia. ’Facebook is my whole life,’ he stated of the social media platform, which allows him to interact with others without leaving the security of his home. Those who suffer from this debilitating disorder typically avoid places where they feel immediate escape might be difficult, such as shopping malls, public transportation, and open places. Agoraphobia is particularly common in people with panic disorder. Their world may become smaller as they are constantly on guard, waiting for the next panic attack. Buster Burns lives in Little Rock, Arkansas and used to be as extroverted as they come, once a successful drag queen, he would walk the stage as Ophelia every week in a crowded club. After the sudden death of a friend in 2000, Buster started slowly to retreat from public life. Today Buster spends his days with a supportive Facebook community, chatting for up to 10 hours a day. His sister visits him once a week to bring groceries and anything he might need from the outside world. Agoraphobia currently affects over 200,000 people in the United States. This debilitating condition is chronic, and those affected are often restrained to their home to avoid people and places that cause anxiety.:
2010~zrep702~20180108_702_p164_027~Chloe Sharrock/~Left in the Dark~January 8, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - View of the wall separating Gaza from Israel, at the Erez Crossing, the only way out of the territory on the Israeli side. The crossing has heavy security and goes through the no-man's land between the two territories. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180106_702_p164_026~Chloe Sharrock/~The Gaza Strip's inhabitants are facing a major electricity crisis~January 6, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Gaza's power plant. The 2014 conflict saw the destruction of the two other power plants. This one now produces 60MegaWatts of power on the 600MW necessary for the territory. It is sometimes cut because of the lack of fuel coming from Egypt or Israel. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180106_702_p164_025~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 6, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Mohammed Thabit, spokesman of the Electricity Distribution Company, shows a picture of the millions of gallons of wasted water dumped into the sea every day. The wastewater treatment plant does not function at all because of a lack of power creating an ecological disaster. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180106_702_p164_024~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 6, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The Atallah family has been making pottery since 1886. Because of the power restrictions, they had to go back to manual work and machines that don't use electricity. Despite their production being consistent their sales diminished considerably because of the economic blockade imposed by Israel on the exports of the Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_023~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The neonatal intensive care department in Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza city, takes care of hundreds of new born babies each day and depends on electric machines. The generators allow them to keep functioning for a while but a power cut that lasts for a longer amount of time has the potential to take away the life of dozens of the babies. The electricity restrictions in the area has obliged the hospital to prioritize some departments and treatments. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_022~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The neonatal intensive care department in Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza city, takes care of hundreds of new born babies each day and depends on electric machines. The generators allow them to keep functioning for a while but a power cut that lasts for a longer amount of time has the potential to take away the life of dozens of the babies. The electricity restrictions in the area has obliged the hospital to prioritize some departments and treatments. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_021~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Some inhabitants use solar panels when they can afford to have them installed. Solar power remains very costly to have and brings very limited results. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_020~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The UPS batteries of the Al-Shifa hospital allow the transition between normal power off the grid and generator power. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_019~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Inhabitants are facing a major electricity crisis, with only 4 to 5 hours of power per day. The consequences are grievous, notably on hospitals but also on schools, businesses, homes. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_018~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The dialysis department of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City is totally overcrowded and adversely affected by the constant power cuts. The dialysis units are interrupted by the power cuts, and this leads to long treatment times for the patients. Patients in need of transplants or further care can't get out of the territory because of the blockade. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180104_702_p164_017~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 4, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The pediatric hospital Al-nasser, cares for numerous children that depend on electronic machines. Several of them are in need of more advanced care, only available in hospitals out of the territory, but they can't get out because of a blockade on the Gaza strip. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_016~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Small shops that can't afford electric generators use small LED lights powered with batteries to overcome constant power cuts that can last up to 20 hours per day. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_015~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The Baker family, living in Al-Shanti refugee camp in northern Gaza, lights a large fire in their house to be able to see in the dark, cook and keep warm. Fire in in such a confined space is is extremely dangerous with seven small children close. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_014~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~The Gaza Strip's inhabitants are facing a major electricity crisis~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - A young man repairs electronic devices that suffered from the constant power cuts, in a small shop of the Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_013~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Small shops that can't afford electric generators use small LED lights powered with batteries to overcome constant power cuts that can last up to 20 hours per day. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_012~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Small shops that can't afford electric generators use small LED lights powered with batteries to overcome constant power cuts that can last up to 20 hours per day. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_011~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Inhabitants of Al-Shanti refugee camp, in northern Gaza, fix fuses that blew during the night, in a darkened street. The electrical network, damaged by the constant power cuts in the area, is often repaired by the inhabitants themselves. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_010~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Women pass in front of Alhassina's mosque situated next to the Mediterranean Sea. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_009~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The streets of Gaza, especially the poor neighborhoods, are plunged into darkness as soon as night falls. Inhabitants use torch-lamps, fires or car headlights for illumination. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_008~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Gaza City's mall functions due to large and costly generators. The electricity restrictions have aggravated the extreme social disparity between the population. People are either very wealthy or very poor. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_007~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Small solar panels installed by Gaza city's municipality are seen next to Palestinian and Islamic Resistance Movement flags. So far the electricity provided by the solar panels has been very limited. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_006~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - A portrait of the eldest daughter of the Baker family, in Al-Shanti refugee camp, northern Gaza. Because of electricity restrictions, her school exams have been postponed several times. The extremely dire economic conditions have also made her graduation doubtful because her family might not be able to afford her diploma. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_005~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - A view to the streets of Gaza City, the biggest city of the Palestinian strip, viewed from inside of a car. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_004~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - Men use battery powered LED lights to illuminate their Snack stands at Gaza City's port. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_003~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The Baker family, living in Al-Shanti refugee camp in northern Gaza, lights a large fire in their house to be able to see in the dark, cook and warm their house. Fire in in such a confined space is is extremely dangerous with seven small children close. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_002~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - A young boy plays with a Virtual Reality game. Gaza City's mall functions thanks to large and costly generators. The electricity restrictions have aggravated the severe social disparity between the population, either very wealthy or very poor. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180103_702_p164_001~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~January 3, 2018 - Gaza, Palestine - The streets of Gaza, especially in the poor neighborhoods, are plunged into darkness as soon as the night falls. The inhabitants use torch-lamps, fires or the headlights of cars for illumination. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190514_702_p164_000~Chloe Sharrock/ZUMA Press Wire~Left in the Dark~Story of the Week:Launched TUESDAY May14, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #702: LEFT IN THE DARK: Gaza's Energy Crisis. For the past decade, the Gaza Strip has suffered from a chronic electricity deficit, an ongoing and growing electricity crisis faced by nearly two million citizens of the Gaza Strip, with regular power supply being provided only for a few hours a day on a rolling blackout schedule. The situation has further deteriorated since April 2017, in the context of disputes between the de facto authorities in Gaza and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. The functionality of Gaza's 14 public hospitals is increasingly jeopardized by electricity shortages and the rapidly declining UN coordinated fuel reserves required to run emergency generators during prolonged electricity cuts. With the blockade in its eleventh year, the occupied Palestinian Territory now suffers the highest unemployment rate in the world, with personal income and agricultural production going down, the United Nations trade and development agency stated, noting that women and young people were worst affected. The enduring deprivation of basic economic, social and human rights inflicts a heavy toll on Gaza's psychological and social fabric, as manifested by the widespread incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and high suicide rates,'' the UN reported, noting that in 2017, 225,000 children, more than 10 per cent of the total population, required psychological support. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~ LEFT IN THE DARK: Gaza's Energy Crisis. For the past decade, the Gaza Strip has suffered from a chronic electricity deficit, an ongoing and growing electricity crisis faced by nearly two million citizens of the Gaza Strip, with regular power supply being provided only for a few hours a day on a rolling blackout schedule. The situation has further deteriorated since April 2017, in the context of disputes between the de facto authorities in Gaza and the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. The functionality of Gaza's 14 public hospitals is increasingly jeopardized by electricity shortages and the rapidly declining UN coordinated fuel reserves required to run emergency generators during prolonged electricity cuts. With the blockade in its eleventh year, the occupied Palestinian Territory now suffers the highest unemployment rate in the world, with personal income and agricultural production going down, the United Nations trade and development agency stated, noting that women and young people were worst affected. The enduring deprivation of basic economic, social and human rights inflicts a heavy toll on Gaza's psychological and social fabric, as manifested by the widespread incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and high suicide rates,'' the UN reported, noting that in 2017, 225,000 children, more than 10 per cent of the total population, required psychological support.:
2010~zrep703~20181110_703_h152_009~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~November 10, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - RABIJA KHATUN (22) was raped by Myanmar Army soldiers in 2017 and now lives in the Thyankhali Rohingya Refugee Camp . She has lost four family members, her husband, two young children, and brother-in-law were all murdered by the Myanmar Army. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181107_703_h152_008~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~November 7, 2018 - Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - MOMTAJ BEGUM (30) was raped by the Myanmar Army during the ethnic cleansing in 2017, Myanmar. The army killed her husband and three sons. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181110_703_h152_007~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~November 10, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - BADU BEGUM (25) who lives in the Kutupalang Rohingya Refugee Camp was raped by Myanmar Army soldiers during ethnic cleansing in 2017. Badu has lost her husband who was shot and killed by army soldiers. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181110_703_h152_006~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~November 10, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - SANWARA BEGUM was raped by Myanmar Army soldiers during ethnic cleansing when she was 17 years old. She crossed the border with her family and now lives at the Rohingya Kutupalang Rohingya Refugee Camp. Sanwara recently married a Rohingya man who has accepted her and the tragedy that happened to her. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181107_703_h152_005~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~Nov 7, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - ABDUL KARIM (19), A Rohingya refugee lost his left leg after he was shot by Myanmar Army when he was fleeing as his father Nabi Hossain and brother-in-law were murdered by soldiers. He managed to enter Bangladesh despite the injury. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181108_703_h152_004~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~November 8, 2018 - Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - DILDAR BEGUM (30) was raped by Myanmar Army soldiers who killed her husband, her two young sons and mother-in-law in Myanmar. In August of 2017 the Myanmar Army launched renewed 'clearance operations' ostensibly aimed at Rohingya militants but which targeted all members of the community, including women and children. Widespread attacks against the Muslim minority group forced more than 706,000 people to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181107_703_h152_003~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~Nov 7, 2018 - Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - ARFA BEGUM (11), a Rohingya refugee girl who was shot in the leg by the Burmese army while fleeing Myanmar. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181107_703_h152_002~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~Nov 7, 2018 - Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - FARIDA KHATUN (50) was raped by the Myanmar Army during ethnic cleansing. They burned her husband in her house. They killed her twelve years old son and twenty two year old daughter. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20181108_703_h152_001~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~Nov 8, 2018 - Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - SHAFIQA BEGUM (21) was married for three months before Myanmar Army soldiers killed her husband and fifteen close relatives. The army raped and tortured her and left her in her house and then set it on fire. She was rescued by neighbors. (Credit Image: © Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)~:20190528_703_h152_000~Mohammad Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire~Survivors of Genocide~Story of the Week : Launched TUESDAY May 28, 2019 on www.zReportage.com Story #703: Survivors of Genocide, A 2019 Human Rights Press Award Winner, https://humanrightspressawards.org/23rd-human-rights-press-awards-2019-winners The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016~The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016–17 crisis. One million Rohingya Muslims escaped from Myanmar, each with their own harsh story to tell. The majority are Muslim while a minority are Buddhist. Described by the United Nations as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The story is repeated over and over in the narratives from the Rohingya women in the camp: the army burned the homes and killed their family members. The soldiers raped them as they fled from their homes in the region of Rakhine and across the border to Bangladesh. In late 2018, a United Nations-mandated fact finding mission found that the military abuses committed in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan states since 2011 “undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law,” and called for senior military officials to face investigation and prosecution for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The genocide is not over and the trauma it has caused will mark the survivors for the rest of their lives.:
2010~zrep704~20190609_704_w126_030~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~June 09, 2019, New York, NY, USA: The Belasco Theatre just finished a hit run of 'NETWORK' based on Oscar wining movie from 1976. Bryan Cranston has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play, for his portrayal of Howard Beale in Network. The stage-and-screen star was honored at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. ''Finally a straight, old, white man gets a break!'' Cranston, who played the final performance of the play June 8, joked during his acceptance speech. ''We have a company that are some of the finest human beings that I have ever been associated with. I will miss you greatly.'' Network centers on failing news anchor Howard Beale, who unravels on-screen one night, sending ratings soaring. Cranston dedicated his award to real-life journalists. ''Howard Beale is a fictitious TV news man who found himself in the line of fire because of his pursuit of the truth,'' he said. ''And I would like to dedicate this to all the real journalists of the world, both in the print media and also broadcast media, who actually are in the line of fire with their pursuit of the truth. The media is not the enemy of the people; demagoguery is the enemy of the people.'' The theatre is no stranger to fame and along with ghost sightings, add to the Belasco Theater's lore, which has a rich history of celebrities who have performed on stage including Humphrey Bogart, Lionel Barrymore and Judy Holliday. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190608_704_w126_029~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~June 8, 2019, New York City, NY, USA: Actors CAMILA CANO-FLAVI (L) and TATIANA MASLANY dance, on stage, during a party following the final performance of the hit Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190608_704_w126_028~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~June 8, 2019, New York, New York, USA: Actor TONY GOLDWYN who played Max Schumacher in the Broadway play 'Network' (L) laughs on stage with actor BRYAN CRANSTON who played the crazy TV anchorman Howard Beale during a party following the show's final performance at the Belasco Theater. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190608_704_w126_027~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~June 8, 2019, New York, New York, USA: Actor RON CANADA weeps after the final performance of the hit Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Canada played Edward Ruddy in the show which had been extended due to popular demand. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190608_704_w126_026~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~June 8, 2019, New York, New York, USA: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON gives a final farewell to the audience after the final performance of the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190415_704_w126_025~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 15, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON watches cast members of 'Network' off stage during a performance of the Broadway play where he stars as crazy TV anchorman Howard Beale at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190414_704_w126_024~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 14, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON is attended to by Asst. Hair supervisor ANA MARIE SALAMAT and Dresser TIM GREER outside the Belasco Theater as he prepares for a dramatic entrance as the crazy news anchor Howard Beale during the Broadway play 'Network'. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190414_704_w126_023~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 14, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor JOE PAULIK as the technician during a scene from the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.'.(Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190414_704_w126_022~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 14, 2019, New York, NY, USa: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor RON CANADA, who plays Edward Ruddy, watches backstage between scenes of the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190414_704_w126_021~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 14, 2019, New York, NY, USA: Actor RON CANADA smiles under the neon lights of Broadway after his performance as Edward Ruddy in the play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.'.(Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190413_704_w126_020~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 13, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON who plays the TV anchorman Howard Beale in the Broadway play 'Network' walks with his bodyguard MIKEY GARNER during a scene where Cranston bursts into the Belasco Theater to the surprise of the audience. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190413_704_w126_019~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 13, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON performs on stage as Howard Beale along with CAMILA CANO-FLAVIA as his secretary during the hit Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190413_704_w126_018~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 13, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON clowns around with actor ERIC CHAYEFSKY who plays the assassin of Howard Beale played by Cranston in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.'.(Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190412_704_w126_017~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 12, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor ERIC CHAYEFSKY runs on stage as the assassin of Howard Beale in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190412_704_w126_016~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~April 12, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON gets a massage from therapist JULIE SEGAL in his dressing room prior to going on stage as Howard Beale in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network'. A MAD AS HELL signed by Bryan white t-shirt in background. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_015~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA : EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON get shot by an assassin during his role as Howard Beale in the hit Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_014~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON as anchorman Howard Beale during his Broadway performance at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_013~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON in a scene as the mad TV anchorman Howard Beale after he has been shot by an assassin in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Concerned fellow actor is SUSANNAH PERKINS as Schlesinger. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_012~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON as Howard Beale during the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_011~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor TONY GOLDWYN as Max Schumacher in a sex scene with fellow actor TATIANA MASLANY as Diana Christensen in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190323_704_w126_010~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 23, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON gets cooled off by a fan as he gets ready in his dressing room with the help of TIM GREER for his performance as Howard Beale in the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190322_704_w126_009~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 22, 2019, New York, NY, USA : EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON with is bodyguard MIKEY GARNER as he prepares to enter the audience from the rear of the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190321_704_w126_008~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 21, 2019, New York, NY, USA : EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON's personal dresser TIM GREER and Asst. Hair Supervisor ANA MARIE SALAMAT, during the Broadway play 'Network' just before a scene where Cranston dashes into the audience from outside the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_704_w126_007~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 20, 2019, New York, NY, USA : EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON addresses the audience as Howard Beale at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_704_w126_006~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 20, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON as Howard Beale during his performance 'Network'. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_704_w126_005~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 20, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON during his performance as Howard Beale in the Broadway play 'Network'. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_704_w126_004~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 20, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor TONY GOLDWYN is reflected off the TV glass control booth as he performs his role as Max Schumacher during the play 'Network'. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190320_704_w126_003~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 20, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON watches the 'network' performance from back stage in-between his scenes as Howard Beale. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190317_704_w126_002~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 17, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON waits back stage at the Belasco Theater prior to his performance as Howard Beale during the Broadway play 'Network'. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190317_704_w126_001~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~March 17, 2019, New York, NY, USA: EXCLUSIVE Series: Actor BRYAN CRANSTON on stage as TV anchorman Howard Beale is filmed by fellow actor VICTORIA SENDRA as the station camera operator during the Broadway play 'Network' at the Belasco Theater. Backstage on the hit Broadway Play 'Network.' (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190611_704_w126_000~Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire~MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network'~Story of the Week zReportage.com : Launched TUESDAY June 11, 2019. Reportage #704: MAD as HELL: Backstage Pass to Cranston's Broadway Hit 'Network' by ZUMA Press photographer, Jeff Widener..Broadway plays have traditionally restricted photographers to very limited access due to the highly restrictive union regulations, thus keeping the general public in the dark to the on-goings back stage. Photographer Jeff Widener contacted actor Bryan Cranston about photographing a rare back stage look at the cast and crew of his hit Broadway play 'Network' the stage adaptation of the 1976 film. After some initial restrictions by union members it was finally agreed upon to allow Widener to proceed with the project due to the historical importance and legacy of Broadway theater. Widener was granted rare and unprecedented back stage access of eleven performances of 'Network' over two months at the Belasco Theater in New York. He had to wear a cast UBS sweatshirt as he was literally part of the play because audience attendees could clearly see Widener snapping away on stage. It was only because of the extreme kindness and commitment of the union members and cast and crew that Jeff was able to achieve a behind the scenes look at what makes a Broadway show so special. The play, follows the unexpected rise and fall of news anchor Howard, who unravels live on screen during his final broadcast. When the ratings soar, the network seizes on the opportunity to exploit the populist prophet. (Credit Image: © Jeff Widener/ZUMA Press Wire)~Broadway plays have traditionally restricted photographers to very limited access due to the highly restrictive union regulations, thus keeping the general public in the dark to the on-goings back stage. Photographer Jeff Widener contacted actor Bryan Cranston about photographing a rare back stage look at the cast and crew of his hit Broadway play 'Network' the stage adaptation of the 1976 film. After some initial restrictions by union members it was finally agreed upon to allow Widener to proceed with the project due to the historical importance and legacy of Broadway theater. Widener was granted rare and unprecedented back stage access of eleven performances of 'Network' over two months at the Belasco Theater in New York. He had to wear a cast UBS sweatshirt as he was literally part of the play because audience attendees could clearly see Widener snapping away on stage. It was only because of the extreme kindness and commitment of the union members and cast and crew that Jeff was able to achieve a behind the scenes look at what makes a Broadway show so special. The play, follows the unexpected rise and fall of news anchor Howard, who unravels live on screen during his final broadcast. When the ratings soar, the network seizes on the opportunity to exploit the populist prophet.:
2010~zrep705~20190616_705_s197_009~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 16, 2019, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: A woman with her kid attends a community meeting aimed at educating locals about the symptoms and treatment of Ebola as part of a community outreach initiative. DR Congo is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190614_705_s197_008~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 14, 2019, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: An Ebola placard at Beni airport warns passengers of the symptoms of Ebola. DR Congo is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190612_705_s197_007~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 12, 2019, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo: PRINCE, 8, is handed a certificate confirming he is Ebola-free, outside the Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_705_s197_006~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 15, 2019, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Wellies at an Ebola treatment center. DR Congo is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_705_s197_005~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 15, 2019, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Medical staff dressed in protective gear before entering an isolation area at an Ebola treatment centre in Goma. DR Congo is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190612_705_s197_004~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 12, 2019, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo: A doctor wearing full protective gear speaks to a patient in the Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190613_705_s197_003~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 13, 2019, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo: World Health Organization worker BELINDA LANDU, 28, changes her protective outfit after decontaminating the house of a pastor who has just tested positive for Ebola. The DRC is currently experiencing the second largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, and the response is hampered by it being in an active conflict zone. More than 1,400 people have died since August 2018. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190612_705_s197_002~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 12, 2019, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo: The entrance of the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC is currently experiencing the second worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history. More than 1,400 people have died. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190613_705_s197_001~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~June 13, 2019, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo: World Health Organization worker BELINDA LANDU, 28, decontaminates the house of a pastor who has just tested positive for Ebola. The DRC is currently experiencing the second largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, and the response is hampered by it being in an active conflict zone. More than 1,400 people have died since August 2018. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_705_s197_000~Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire~Ebola Is Back~Story of the Week zReportage.com : Launched TUESDAY July 2, 2019. Reportage #705: Ebola Is Back: More than 1500 people have been killed by Ebola in the ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak is the second-largest in the history of the disease. The situation in DRC is more complicated than the initial outbreak location in West Africa, as it is occurring in a war zone. The Ebola crisis in the DRC is accelerating at a ''very intense speed,'' according to MSF. ''It's more than 2000 cases and the mortality rate is nearly 70% which is an absolute crisis,'' said Claire Manera, a field coordinator for the international humanitarian non-profit Medecins Sans Frontieres. The current flare-up is nation's 10th such outbreak with a significant spike in new cases in recent weeks. Ebola is a virus that initially causes sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat. It progresses to vomiting, diarrhea and both internal and external bleeding. People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, feces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola. Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure. The current outbreak began in August 2018 and the World Health Organization (WHO) says at least 1,510 people had died as of June 24, 2019. Thats 70% death rate of those infected. This week, the virus crossed the border into Uganda. Only once before has an outbreak continued to grow more than eight months after it began, that was the epidemic in West Africa between 2013-16, which killed 11,310 people. (Credit Image: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/zReportage.com via ZUMA Press Wire)~More than 1500 people have been killed by Ebola in the ongoing epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak is the second-largest in the history of the disease. The situation in DRC is more complicated than the initial outbreak location in West Africa, as it is occurring in a war zone. The Ebola crisis in the DRC is accelerating at a 'very intense speed,' according to MSF. 'It's more than 2000 cases and the mortality rate is nearly 70% which is an absolute crisis,' said Claire Manera, a field coordinator for the international humanitarian non-profit Medecins Sans Frontieres. The current flare-up is nation's 10th such outbreak with a significant spike in new cases in recent weeks. Ebola is a virus that initially causes sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat. It progresses to vomiting, diarrhea and both internal and external bleeding. People are infected when they have direct contact through broken skin, or the mouth and nose, with the blood, vomit, feces or bodily fluids of someone with Ebola. Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure. The current outbreak began in August 2018 and the World Health Organization (WHO) says at least 1,510 people had died as of June 24, 2019. Thats 70% death rate of those infected. This week, the virus crossed the border into Uganda. Only once before has an outbreak continued to grow more than eight months after it began, that was the epidemic in West Africa between 2013-16, which killed 11,310 people.:
2010~zrep706~20190701_706_j106_015~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~July 1, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico: Pedestrians wait in line at the Paso del Norte Bride to cross into the United States to El Paso, Texas, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents occupied the space blocking traffic after protests in the early morning took place. Agents began letting pedestrians to cross by checking identification one person at a time once the protests subsided. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190618_706_j106_014~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 18, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Military personnel from the Ejercito Mexicano, Mexico's army, patrol the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border with intentions to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into the United States through El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juâarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. According to the Mexican military personnel, they began patrolling the border in Ciudad Juarez on June 16. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190701_706_j106_013~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~July 1, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico: U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol agents occupy the Paso del Norte Bridge as they block traffic from coming into the United States to El Paso, Texas, after protests in the early morning took place in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Agents began letting pedestrians to cross by checking identification one person at a time once the protests subsided. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190630_706_j106_012~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 30, 2019, Clint, Texas, USA : Democratic presidential candidate and former Rep. BETO O'ROURKE (D-TX) is greeted by one of his supporters during a rally outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Clint, Texas. O'Rourke made the visit to the facility after meeting with asylum seekers in Ciudad Jua¡rez earlier that morning. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190621_706_j106_011~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 21, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection station where migrants are being held. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190621_706_j106_010~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 21, 2019, Clint, Texas, USA: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent escorts migrants to a facility at a Border Patrol station where migrants are being held. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190616_706_j106_009~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 16, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico: An American flag is tangled on barbed wire along the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_706_j106_008~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 15, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: Migrants from Brazil are loaded into Border Patrol vans after turning themselves in to immigration authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border along Paisano Drive east of the Rio Grande. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190718_706_j106_007~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~July 18, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: A Border Patrol agent guides a migrant down a hill before detaining them after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190718_706_j106_006~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~July 18, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: Border Patrol agents load migrants into a van after detaining them along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_706_j106_005~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 15, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: Migrants from Brazil and Guatemala sit on a curb after turning themselves in to immigration authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border along Paisano Drive east of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_706_j106_004~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 15, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: Migrants from Guatemala are detained after turning themselves in to immigration authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border along Paisano Drive east of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190618_706_j106_003~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 18, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Military personnel from the Ejercito Mexicano Mexicano, Mexico's army, patrol the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border with intentions to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into the United States through El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. According to the Mexican military personnel, they began patrolling the border in Ciudad Juarez on June 16. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190618_706_j106_002~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 18, 2019, El Paso, Texas, USA: Migrants are released from an immigration holding facility nearby the Sante Fe Bridge in El Paso, Texas. The migrants were sent back to Ciudad Juarez to wait as they battle their court cases as part of the Trump administration's Migrant Persecution Protocols (MPP) program. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190618_706_j106_001~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~June 18, 2019, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Military personnel from the Ejercito Mexicano, Mexico's army, patrol the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border with intentions to prevent migrants from illegally crossing into the United States through El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. According to the Mexican military personnel, they began patrolling the border in Ciudad Juarez on June 16. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190615_706_j106_000~Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire~Border Kids~Story of the Week zReportage.com : Launched TUESDAY July 23, 2019. Reportage #706: With the apprehension of 11,500 Central American unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border in May alone, this fiscal year is on track to far exceed the numbers seen during fiscal 2014, when the surge in arrivals of these minors was viewed as a crisis. The care of these children has provoked growing public outrage, in particular reports of unsafe, filthy conditions that children, including infants, have experienced in overcrowded Border Patrol holding facilities. While the apprehension of ''family units'' (the government's term for family members traveling together) has outpaced the arrival of unaccompanied minors in recent years, the surge in child arrivals has risen to new levels this year. This record flow has overwhelmed government responses, with sometimes deadly consequences. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), that takes custody of the children and is responsible for their care has run acutely short of funds and bed space, and predicts it will exhaust its funding before the end of the month. Amid these challenges, the government has canceled educational and recreational activities for the children, erected tent cities in the desert to hold them, and contemplated housing some on military bases. The lack of beds in ORR facilities has created deplorable conditions at the border, with children subjected to waits of days and weeks at crowded U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities that were never intended to house minors. As CBP grapples with the overcrowding, government lawyers unapologetically argued before the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the administration had no obligation to provide children with beds, soap, or toothbrushes. During the last year, seven immigrant children have died after or while being detained at CBP facilities. (Credit Image: © Joel Angel Juarez/ZUMA Press Wire)~With the apprehension of 11,500 Central American unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border in May alone, this fiscal year is on track to far exceed the numbers seen during fiscal 2014, when the surge in arrivals of these minors was viewed as a crisis. The care of these children has provoked growing public outrage, in particular reports of unsafe, filthy conditions that children, including infants, have experienced in overcrowded Border Patrol holding facilities. While the apprehension of “family units” (the government’s term for family members traveling together) has outpaced the arrival of unaccompanied minors in recent years, the surge in child arrivals has risen to new levels this year. This record flow has overwhelmed government responses, with sometimes deadly consequences. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), that takes custody of the children and is responsible for their care has run acutely short of funds and bed space, and predicts it will exhaust its funding before the end of the month. Amid these challenges, the government has canceled educational and recreational activities for the children, erected tent cities in the desert to hold them, and contemplated housing some on military bases. The lack of beds in ORR facilities has created deplorable conditions at the border, with children subjected to waits of days and weeks at crowded U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities that were never intended to house minors. As CBP grapples with the overcrowding, government lawyers unapologetically argued before the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the administration had no obligation to provide children with beds, soap, or toothbrushes. During the last year, seven immigrant children have died after or while being detained at CBP facilities.:
2010~zrep707~20190729_707_x99_021~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 29, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter of Libya's UN-backed government is seen during heavy clashes with the east-based rebel army in Salah al-Din. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190522_707_x99_020~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 22, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government is seen at Salah Al-Din front line. The top UN envoy for Libya warned on Tuesday that the Arab country is on the verge of civil war that could lead to permanent division. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190524_707_x99_019~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 24, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Fighters of the forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) are seen insde an armored vehicle during clashes with east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) troops near Tripoli international airport. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190526_707_x99_018~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 28, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: United Nations-backed government tank is seen in a position at Al-Sawani front line near Tripoli international airport. A total of 562 people have been killed and 2,855 others injured in the fighting in and around the capital Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190729_707_x99_017~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 29, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter of Libya's UN-backed government is seen during heavy clashes with the east-based rebel army in Salah al-Din. UN Special Envoy to Libya warned against escalation of fighting here in the Libyan capital, which is witnessing a deadly armed conflict between the east-based rebel army and the UN-backed government in Tripoli. The rebel army has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over Tripoli from the government.. The fighting so far has killed more than 1,000 people, injured more than 5,700 others, and displaced more than 120,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190518_707_x99_016~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 18, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Fighters from UN-backed government forces are seen in Salah Al-Din frontline. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190501_707_x99_015~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 1, 2019, Misrata, Libya: A worker manufactures a weapon to be provided to the Tripoli front-line troops loyal to the UN-backed Libyan government at a local factory. A total of 376 people have been killed and 1,822 others injured in the fighting between the UN-backed Libyan government and the east-based army in and around the capital Tripoli so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190521_707_x99_014~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 21, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A wounded UN-backed government fighter is seen at a field hospital in Salah Al-Din front line. The top UN envoy for Libya warned on Tuesday that the Arab country is on the verge of civil war that could lead to permanent division. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190521_707_x99_013~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 21, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Blood of wounded UN-backed government fighters is seen on a stretcher at a field hospital in Salah Al-Din front line. The top UN envoy for Libya warned on Tuesday that the Arab country is on the verge of civil war that could lead to permanent division. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190515_707_x99_012~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 15, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Fighters from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government are seen during clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at Al-Sawani frontline near Tripoli airport. Libya's UN-backed government on Wednesday welcomed the call by the European Union (EU) for a ceasefire in the capital Tripoli, which is witnessing violent clashes between the government and the east-based army over control of the city. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190524_707_x99_011~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 24, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter of the forces of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is seen during clashes with east-based Libyan National Army (LNA) troops near Tripoli international airport. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190509_707_x99_010~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 9, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government fires at Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at the Al-Yarmook frontline. With intensified ground fighting and a significant increase in airstrikes on southern Tripoli, the United Nations is ''extremely concerned'' about heavy casualties, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The conflict broke out over a month ago when forces loyal to Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army attacked Tripoli. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190512_707_x99_009~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 12, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government is seen during clashes with Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at the Al-Yarmook frontline. According to the World Health Organization, more than 400 people were killed and at least 2,000 wounded since early April, with 11 additional ambulances have been impacted or suffered collateral damage. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190515_707_x99_008~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 15, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government is seen wounded during clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at Al-Sawani front line near Tripoli airport. Libya's UN-backed government on Wednesday welcomed the call by the European Union (EU) for a ceasefire in Tripoli, which is witnessing violent clashes between the government and the east-based army over control of the city. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190515_707_x99_007~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 15, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government reacts after one of his comrades was killed during clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at Al-Sawani frontline near Tripoli airport. Libya's UN-backed government on Wednesday welcomed the call by the European Union (EU) for a ceasefire in the capital Tripoli, which is witnessing violent clashes between the government and the east-based army over control of the city. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190725_707_x99_006~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 25, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A sniper of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) aims in an abandoned building at a frontline during clashes with Libya's eastern-based army near Tripoli international airport. Libya's eastern-based army on Thursday announced shooting down a drone belonging to the rival UN-backed government in central Libya. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190725_707_x99_005~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 25, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) takes positions in an abandoned building at a frontline during clashes with Libya's eastern-based army near Tripoli international airport. Libya's eastern-based army on Thursday announced shooting down a drone belonging to the rival UN-backed government in central Libya. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190725_707_x99_004~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 25, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A bullet hole in a building shows the scene at a frontline during clashes between UN-backed government and Libya's eastern-based army near Tripoli international airport. Libya's eastern-based army on Thursday announced shooting down a drone belonging to the rival UN-backed government in central Libya. The army, has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over Tripoli from the government. The fighting so far has killed more than a thousand people, injured more than 5,700 others, and forced more than 120,000 people to flee their homes, according to the World Health Organization. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190725_707_x99_003~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 26, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Fighters of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) take positions on the ruins of a mosque at a frontline during clashes with Libya's eastern-based army near Tripoli international airport. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190515_707_x99_002~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~May 15, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: Fighters from forces of the UN-backed Libyan government are seen during clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) troops at Al-Sawani front line near Tripoli airport. Libya's UN-backed government on Wednesday welcomed the call by the European Union (EU) for a ceasefire in Tripoli, which is witnessing violent clashes between the government and the east-based army over control of the city. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190729_707_x99_001~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~July 29, 2019, Tripoli, Libya: A fighter of Libya's UN-backed government fires during heavy clashes with the east-based rebel army in Salah al-Din. The rebel army has been leading a military campaign since early April to take over Tripoli from the government. The fighting so far has killed more than 1,000 people, injured more than 5,700 others, and displaced more than 120,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190524_707_x99_000~Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire~Descent Into Chaos~Story of the Week zReportage.com: Launched TUESDAY July 30, 2019. Reportage #707: Libya's civil war in 2011 ousted and eventually killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi and in the aftermath and chaos the country was split between two rival administrations. A U.N. backed administration in the capital, Tripoli, oversees the country's western regions, and a opposing government in the east is supported by the so-called Libyan National Army whose leader is Khalifa Hifter. Each is backed by an array of militias and armed groups currently fighting over resources and territory. The conflict exploded on 4 April when the head of the eastern-based militia known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive against the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli. Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are backing Hifter while Turkey and Qatar are supporting militias allied with the Tripoli-backed government. Several Western nations have partnered with militias to combat extremists and stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants. To add to the downward spiraling situation, on 25 July, up to 150 migrants lost their lives after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya. .Predicting that the 'days ahead will prove foundational to the years ahead for Libyans and the region'', Ghassan SalamŽ the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council, that it was no exaggeration to describe the oil-rich nation as having reached 'a crucial juncture.' (Credit Image: © Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua via ZUMA Press Wire)~Libya’s civil war in 2011 ousted and eventually killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi and in the aftermath and chaos the country was split between two rival administrations. A U.N. backed administration in the capital, Tripoli, oversees the country’s western regions, and a opposing government in the east is supported by the so-called Libyan National Army whose leader is Khalifa Hifter. Each is backed by an array of militias and armed groups currently fighting over resources and territory. The conflict exploded on 4 April when the head of the eastern-based militia known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), General Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive against the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli. Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are backing Hifter while Turkey and Qatar are supporting militias allied with the Tripoli-backed government. Several Western nations have partnered with militias to combat extremists and stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants. To add to the downward spiraling situation, on 25 July, up to 150 migrants lost their lives after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya. Predicting that the ‘days ahead will prove foundational to the years ahead for Libyans and the region”, Ghassan Salamé the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council, that it was no exaggeration to describe the oil-rich nation as having reached ‘a crucial juncture.’:
2010~zrep708~20190717_708_s76_019~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 17, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: ''I'm a scaredy-cat, I'm not one of those tough broads,'' said GWEN MAYSE, 59, while holding her dog Queenie, as the sun went down and she pondered where she could park to sleep in her car on Thursday in California's capital. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190723_708_s76_018~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 23, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, and her boyfriend HERB now live in an RV that they got after trading in their van. Ivey said she suffered from heat stroke and was too exhausted to get out of bed. ''It's a lot better than a car but it's hot,'' said Ivey. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_017~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, right, and her mother GWEN MAYSE, 59, left, eat a donated lunch of spaghetti on the hood of Ivey's vehicle that she shares with her boyfriend. The mother and daughter have been living in vehicles since the Railroad Drive shelter closed. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_016~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: DANA ASHLEY, 54, eats a donated lunch of spaghetti among dogs, Queenie, Deva, and Tiny, that belong to him, his mom and her daughter on Thursday. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190717_708_s76_015~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 17, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: After pouring water in her car radiator and connecting the battery for her lights to work, GWEN MAYSE, 59, uses a head lamp inside her car. At the time she was caring for her and her daughter's dogs. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_708_s76_014~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~August 2, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: ''I've got a headache,'' says GWEN MAYSE, 59, as she stresses in a van on Friday. She and her daughter were told they had to move their vehicles before Aug. 5th and they had no idea where they were going to go. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190719_708_s76_013~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 19, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: TAJIA THELUSMA, 30, stressed as she smokes from a vaping pipe, talking about the hard struggles of being homeless and living in her car on Friday, in Sacramento. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_012~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, sits in a hammock holding her dog Princess as her mom GWEN MAYSE, 59, tends to their dogs. They both live in vehicles and hope to have a permanent place to park. They spend most days searching for housing but because of bad credit they say they haven't had any luck. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_011~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, carries a machete as she clears brush near the parking area where she lives in her vehicle. ''I've been chopping down all the weeds and stuff here. For one its a fire hazard, and my truck and two cars, right here, I don't want to catch on fire,'' she said. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_010~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, says she has been living on the streets since she was 12-years-old. She and her mother say they need their dogs for protection. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_009~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, sinks deep into a pink plastic tub filled with water from a fire hydrant as she begins to scrub the dirt from her worn feet. Above her is a barbed wire fence surrounding the shelter she used to live in before it closed. With no place to go she lives in her car joining other homeless in parked cars across the street including her mom, who sleeps with two tiny dogs for protection. She says she wished their was a designated parking spot for the homeless with showers and portable toilets. She says she has to go to the bathroom in a bag inside her car. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_008~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, left, holds Princess, as her mom GWEN MAYSE, 59, holds Phat-Phat, as they scan for apartments to rent. They say although they get $1,000 dollars in Social Security they can't afford the high applications fees and that their low credit hurt their chances. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_007~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: ''Life is hard,'' says LAURANE IVEY, 37, who has been sleeping with her boyfriend in the back of this van. Since then she has traded the van for an RV but has yet to get it registered. She worries that the cops will tow it away. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_006~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, who lives in her car says she has suffered from strokes and seizures and is looking for a place to rent where she can have a bathroom, running water and a safe place to sleep. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_005~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, has suffered two strokes, seizures, asthma and depression and says she needs to have a car to drive in case of medical emergencies. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_708_s76_004~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~August 2, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: ''I'd rather sleep in a home, I couldn't sleep out here without my dog,'' says GWEN MAYSE, as she stresses about moving her vehicle on Friday, in Sacramento. She and her daughter were told to move their vehicles from The Railroad Drive Shelter before August 5th and had no idea where they were going to park. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190711_708_s76_003~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 11, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, feeds dogs that belong to several homeless people living in cars. She said she has been living on the streets since she was 12. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190430_708_s76_002~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~April 30, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: LAURANE IVEY, 37, gets ready to help move a friends belongings and dog to transitional housing after leaving Sacramento's Railroad Drive shelter. Ivey has been living in her car a week before the shelter closed. She says they wouldn't let her back in after she took several days to go to her daughter's funeral. She says her daughter was hit by a car and spent several days in a coma, suffered 14 broken bones and died. Ivey's mother GWEN MAYSE, 59, right, is also living in a car. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190712_708_s76_001~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~July 12, 2019, Sacramento, California, USA: ''I feel a lot cleaner, it's awesome to get a shower or a bath, it's better then sex. It would be nice to get a real shower,'' said LAURANE IVEY, 37, after bathing in a plastic container on Railroad Shelter drive. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190430_708_s76_000~Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire~Down and Out in America: The Invisible Homeless~Story of the Week zReportage.com: Launched TUESDAY August 13, 2019. Reportage #708: GWEN MAYSE leaned against her Honda Accord and looked around nervously with her small Yorkshire terrier tucked under her arm. She was too scared to sleep. Mayse, 59, normally sleeps in her car with her two small dogs. She lies in the driver's seat, reclined all the way back. She parks next to her daughter's Jeep Cherokee in a cul-de-sac of a north Sacramento business park. Half of the cul-de-sac is surrounded by barbed wire. The warehouse that used to house a city homeless shelter sits empty only feet away. As Sacramento struggles to find a solution to its growing homeless problem - opening and closing shelters, converting hotels to help the homeless, occasionally clearing out homeless encampments - a new problem confronts the county. The number of people, including families with children, living in their cars in Sacramento County has drastically increased in the last four years. Volunteers canvassing the county in January found four times the number of vehicles where people were living than they counted in 2015. Researchers estimate people were sleeping in at least 340 vehicles in the county. This included approximately 100 children. Most of the vehicles were in the city of Sacramento. The problem illustrates the complex task of reducing the homeless population in Sacramento, which has seen rents and housing prices rise dramatically even as it budgets tens of millions of dollars on shelters and support services. The city is scrambling to avoid problems like those in San Francisco, where scenes of squalor have become a symbol of the divide between the rich and the poor. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byer/Sacramento Bee via ZUMA Press Wire)~Gwen Mayse leaned against her Honda Accord and looked around nervously with her small Yorkshire terrier tucked under her arm. She was too scared to sleep. Mayse, 59, normally sleeps in her car with her two small dogs. She lies in the driver’s seat, reclined all the way back. She parks next to her daughter’s Jeep Cherokee in a cul-de-sac of a north Sacramento business park. Half of the cul-de-sac is surrounded by barbed wire. The warehouse that used to house a city homeless shelter sits empty only feet away. As Sacramento struggles to find a solution to its growing homeless problem – opening and closing shelters, converting hotels to help the homeless, occasionally clearing out homeless encampments – a new problem confronts the county. The number of people, including families with children, living in their cars in Sacramento County has drastically increased in the last four years. Volunteers canvassing the county in January found four times the number of vehicles where people were living than they counted in 2015. Researchers estimate people were sleeping in at least 340 vehicles in the county. This included approximately 100 children. Most of the vehicles were in the city of Sacramento. The problem illustrates the complex task of reducing the homeless population in Sacramento, which has seen rents and housing prices rise dramatically even as it budgets tens of millions of dollars on shelters and support services. The city is scrambling to avoid problems like those in San Francisco, where scenes of squalor have become a symbol of the divide between the rich and the poor.:
2010~zrep709~20190314_709_s70_018~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~March 13, 2019, Tampa, Florida, USA: MAGGIE HOYLE addresses the Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee with ANTHONY DELUNA and their son LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 5, at the Florida State Capitol Wednesday. The family traveled to Tallahassee for one whirlwind day to meet state legislators and push for four words to be added to a healthcare bill that would help Lincoln get the medical coverage he needs. Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181129_709_s70_017~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~October 25 2018, Tampa, Florida, USA: MAGGIE DELUNA weeps after explaining that her son is no longer enrolled in any gene therapy trial. Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Their hope is that the genetic therapy will give him a better quality of life. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181129_709_s70_016~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~October 25, 2018, Tampa, Florida, USA: LINCOLN DELUNA sheds a tear while listening to his father, Anthony DeLuna, talk about how he prayed with Lincoln's mother earlier that morning for strength and a cure for Lincoln's disease. The father and son were waiting for an MRI appointment at St. Joseph's Hospital. Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Their hope is that the genetic therapy will give him a better quality of life. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20181129_709_s70_015~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~November 29, 2018, Tampa, Florida, USA: LINCOLN DELUNA watches his parents in a mirror he keeps on his bed. Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Their hope is that the genetic therapy will give him a better quality of life. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20180110_709_s70_014~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~January 10, 2018, Tampa, Florida, USA: MAGGIE DELUNA, left, and her husband, ANTHONY DELUNA, embrace after listening to an Audentes webcast which announced that the genetic trials will continue, after they feared it would come to a halt. The webcast mentioned positive results, but also revealed an adverse effect on one of the trial subjects. The DeLunas' son, Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Their hope is that the genetic therapy will give him a better quality of life. (Credit Image: © Lara CerriTampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171003_709_s70_013~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~October 2, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: Kids in Donna Daly's Mendenhall Elementary School class (from left) DEREK MATIAS, 4, LEONARDO MORALES, 4, JOANNA COLLADO, 4, and ALIYAH RODRIGUEZ, 3, Skype with Lincoln Avery DeLuna as paraprofessional ANA VERBAL holds the iPad. The class Skypes with Lincoln sometimes just say hello, but also to sing songs, read a book and ask questions. They also do review work with colors in Spanish and English, Counting, ABCs and shapes. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_709_s70_012~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~July 15, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: ANTHONY DELUNA gives his son a high five after bathing him. His son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_709_s70_011~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~July 15, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: ANTHONY DELUNA puts his son back in bed after bathing him. His son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Since it's too difficult to bathe him in a bathtub, he often gets sponge baths using absorbent pads beneath him on his bed. Even the simplest of tasks can be exhausting because of all of the equipment required to care for Lincoln. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_709_s70_010~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~July 15, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: ANTHONY DELUNA takes his son to get a haircut from TIFFANY SHEPLER MAXSON, right. His son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Even the simplest of tasks can be exhausting because of all of the equipment required to care for Lincoln. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170715_709_s70_009~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~July 15, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: ANTHONY DELUNA takes his son for a haircut. His son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Even the simplest of tasks can be exhausting because of all of the equipment required to care for Lincoln. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170714_709_s70_008~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~July 14, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: MAGGIE DELUNA snuggles with her son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, in their Tampa home. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170417_709_s70_007~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~April 17, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: Home school teacher DONNA DALEY gives LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA a lesson at home. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170418_709_s70_006~John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~April 18, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: Dr. DAVID MACK leads a dog who has X-linked myotubular myopathy at an animal research lab. The dog underwent gene therapy three years before the photo was taken. Lincoln Avery DeLuna, 4, has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Their hope is that the genetic therapy will give him a better quality of life. (Credit Image: © John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20170417_709_s70_005~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~April 17, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: MAGGIE and ANTHONY DELUNA take a moment to recompose at the end of a workday after learning that another child has died of X-linked myotubular myopathy. Their son, Lincoln Avery Deluna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171106_709_s70_004~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~November 6, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA: LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 3, plays with a mirror. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160811_709_s70_003~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~August 11, 2016, Gainesville, Florida, USA: KATIE HOYLE-GERMANN, far left, takes a photo of her sister, MAGGIE DELUNA and husband, ANTHONY DELUNA, as they pack up their Gainesville hotel room after their son Lincoln's doctor's visit. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20161018_709_s70_002~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~October 18, 2016, Tampa, Florida, USA: LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 2, does physical therapy in their Tampa home. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. His elongated and misshapen bones are one of the results of his disease. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20160316_709_s70_001~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~March 16, 2016, Gainesville, Florida, USA: MAGGIE DELUNA, left, and her sister, KATIE HOYLE-GERMANN, laugh while holding Maggie's son, LINCOLN AVERY DELUNA, 2, and waiting for the doctor during a wellness visit at Shands Hospital. DeLuna has X-linked myotubular myopathy, a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~:20171106_709_s70_000~Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire~Lincoln's Shot~Story of the Week zReportage.com: Launched TUESDAY August 20, 2019. zReportage #709: .The Tampa Bay Times recently produced an eight-part series about a young boy from Tampa with a rare genetic disease and his family's stop-at-nothing efforts to seek a cure. Lincoln DeLuna suffers from X-linked myotubular myopathy, a disease that affects one in 50,000 boys. His muscles are so weak, he can barely move. Lincoln needs tubes to survive. He can't walk, talk or swallow. He's a smart boy who has learned to sign with his right hand, one of the few parts of his body he can control. Maggie and Anthony want their son to have a normal life. Any life, really. Without a cure, Lincoln will die. And a single shot might save him..Because Lincoln's condition is so rare, and because boys like him aren't supposed to live this long, the disorder is not included on Florida's list of illnesses ( like cerebral palsy or Down syndrome) that qualify for Medicaid waivers. Federal funds help support the healthy kids program, but each state decides what diseases to cover..Science had gotten there, in just 20 years. With the help of a desperate mom in Florida, a Boston researcher growing skin, a dog from a farm in Canada, a scientist cloning genes in Seattle and a former venture capitalist creating a California company to cure ultra-rare diseases. The miracle had happened. Just not for Lincoln..''We have to just enjoy him as he is, while he's here,'' Maggie said. ''He wasn't even promised to us for a day, and he's about to turn 5.''..They hovered over his bed, singing a goodnight song until he fell asleep. .''Hey,'' she called a few minutes later. ''Come see this!'' A French company called Dynacure had just announced a new clinical trial of a different treatment. Officials hoped to start enrolling patients in a year or two. Maybe they just had to hang on a little longer. Maggie said to Anthony, ''I'm going to email them tomorrow.'' (Credit Image: © Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire)~The Tampa Bay Times recently produced an eight-part series about a young boy from Tampa with a rare genetic disease and his family’s stop-at-nothing efforts to seek a cure. Lincoln DeLuna suffers from X-linked myotubular myopathy, a disease that affects one in 50,000 boys. His muscles are so weak, he can barely move. Lincoln needs tubes to survive. He can’t walk, talk or swallow. He’s a smart boy who has learned to sign with his right hand, one of the few parts of his body he can control. Maggie and Anthony want their son to have a normal life. Any life, really. Without a cure, Lincoln will die. And a single shot might save him. Because Lincoln’s condition is so rare, and because boys like him aren’t supposed to live this long, the disorder is not included on Florida’s list of illnesses ( like cerebral palsy or Down syndrome) that qualify for Medicaid waivers. Federal funds help support the healthy kids program, but each state decides what diseases to cover. Science had gotten there, in just 20 years. With the help of a desperate mom in Florida, a Boston researcher growing skin, a dog from a farm in Canada, a scientist cloning genes in Seattle and a former venture capitalist creating a California company to cure ultra-rare diseases. The miracle had happened. Just not for Lincoln. “We have to just enjoy him as he is, while he’s here,” Maggie said. “He wasn’t even promised to us for a day, and he’s about to turn 5.”..They hovered over his bed, singing a goodnight song until he fell asleep. “Hey,” she called a few minutes later. “Come see this!” A French company called Dynacure had just announced a new clinical trial of a different treatment. Officials hoped to start enrolling patients in a year or two. Maybe they just had to hang on a little longer. Maggie said to Anthony, “I’m going to email them tomorrow.” Story by Lane DeGregory, Images by Lara Cerri and John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times:
2010~zrep710~20190809_710_l113_018~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 9, 2019, La Reforma, San Marcos, Guatemala: Eight days after being deported from the U.S., LISARDO PEREZ sits by his mother ELIDA ESPERANZA, sister KARYN and brother EDGAR GIOVANI, at their house in the Canton La Palma neighborhood. After 8 years of falling coffee prices, and 3 years watching his younger brother suffer a debilitating illness that left the family in medical debt, they put all their hope in Lisardo taking a loan against their house. They used the loan to pay a smuggler to take him to the U.S. They hoped he would make enough money to save them. After crossing Mexico and spending 45 grueling days at a safe house in Tamaulipas, he was detained near Corpus Christi, Texas along with other 19 migrants, after the driver ran a red light. After 45 days in detention, he was denied an asylum request and deported. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190808_710_l113_017~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 8, 2019, La Reforma, San Marcos, Guatemala: Eight days after being deported from the U.S., LISARDO PEREZ, 19, walks with his ill brother EDGAR GIOVANI, 14, by their house in the Canton La Palma neighborhood. After 8 years of falling coffee prices, and 3 years watching his younger brother suffer a debilitating illness that left the family in medical debt, they put all their hope in Lisardo taking a loan against their house. They used the loan to pay a smuggler to take him to the U.S. They hoped he would make enough money to save them. After crossing Mexico and spending 45 grueling days at a safe house in Tamaulipas, he was detained near Corpus Christi, Texas along with other 19 migrants, after the driver ran a red light. After 45 days in detention, he was denied an asylum request and deported. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190808_710_l113_016~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 8, 2019, La Reforma, San Marcos, Guatemala: Lisandro's father, EDGAR PEREZ, shows a radiogram of his ill younger son Edgar Giovani in their one-room house in the neighborhood of Canton La Palma. Edgar is malnourished, has diabetes mellitus, but the core symptoms from last 3 years were diagnosed as pyelitis, which is a kidney infection. The parents are deep in debt, from another son's illness and now the addition of the smugglers fee, which they had pinned all their hopes on Lizardo making it to the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190804_710_l113_015~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 4, 2019, San Miguel Chicaj, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: Abandoned plots and lost crops are visible all around the drought-stricken land. In its fourth year of drought, this region known as the 'dry corridor' of Guatemala has sent the nation's largest number of migrants to the US, where an estimated 3 million Guatemalans, a sixth of the population, now lives. Seven out of every ten Guatemalans lives in poverty, most of those indigenous people. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190804_710_l113_014~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 4, 2019, Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: OTONIEL REYES BREGANZA, 20, checks the kernels in a corn in a plot of land he leased to plant maize near the town of Rabinal Sunday, showing the severe damage caused by four straight years of drought in a region of Guatemala known asâ 'the dry corridor.' Otoniel said under normal conditions, his corn â'intended to feed his family of six for the next yearâ 'should be ready' to harvest but he now considers the crop a total loss. Otoniel is the youngest of 12 siblings, one of whom migrated to Pennsylvania three years ago. He makes extra money as a brick maker, where he gets .50 for every 100 bricks once they dry. The family survives with help from his mother, who washes clothes and the money wired from her son in the US once a year. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190804_710_l113_013~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 4, 2019, San Miguel Chicaj, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: MARCELO CAHUEC, 64, a former soldier and combatant during Guatemala's gruesome civil war, lives without a pension, takes care of his 9 cows and 2 goats in the drought-stricken land of San Miguel Chicaj on Sunday. In its fourth year of drought, this region known as the 'dry corridor' of Guatemala has sent the nation's largest number of migrants to the US, where an estimated 3 million Guatemalans, a sixth of the population, now lives. Seven out of every ten Guatemalans live in poverty, most of those indigenous people. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190804_710_l113_012~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 4, 2019, Salama, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: VICTOR MANUEL PEREZ, 60, plows his drought-stricken corn crop with the help of his oxen, Pancho' and 'Max', near the Guatemalan town of Salama Sunday. In its fourth year of drought, this region known as the 'dry corridor' of Guatemala has sent the nation's largest number of migrants to the US, where an estimated 3 million Guatemalans, a sixth of the population, now lives. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190804_710_l113_011~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 4, 2019, Salama, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala: VICTOR MANUEL PEREZ, 60, plows his drought-stricken corn crop with the help of his oxen, Pancho' and 'Max', near the Guatemalan town of Salama Sunday. In its fourth year of drought, this region known as the 'dry corridor' of Guatemala has sent the nation's largest number of migrants to the US, where an estimated 3 million Guatemalans, a sixth of the population, now lives. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190731_710_l113_010~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 31, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Guatemalans protest the ''3rd safe country'' agreement between Guatemalan president Morales and the Trump administration in front of the Westin Camino Real hotel. Lawmakers convening in the hotel as Congress is undergoing renovation, were expected to vote on the accord but didn't due to lack of quorum. ''it will pass eventually, we cannot fight the empire'', said one congressman, referring to the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190731_710_l113_009~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 31, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Guatemalans protest the ''3rd safe country'' agreement between Guatemalan president Morales and the Trump administration in front of the Westin Camino Real hotel. Lawmakers convening in the hotel as Congress is undergoing renovation, were expected to vote on the accord but didn't due to lack of quorum. ''it will pass eventually, we cannot fight the empire,'' said one congressman, referring to the U.S. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190731_710_l113_008~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 31, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Guatemalans burn an American flag in front of the Westin Camino Real hotel in downtown Guatemala City Tuesday, protesting the ''safe 3rd country'' agreement between Guatemalan president Morales and the Trump administration. Lawmakers convening in the hotel as Congress is undergoing renovation, were expected to vote on the accord but didn't due to lack of quorum. ''it will pass eventually, we can not fight the empire'', said one congressman referring to U.S. pressure. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_710_l113_007~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 2, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: A family hugs and cries as a relative just deported from Houston arrives at Guatemala City International Airport Friday on a flight filled with deportees from the USA. Guatemala recently signed a 'safe third country' agreement with the Trump administration, which allows the US to send asylum seekers to Guatemala, deemed 'safe' under the deal. Hundreds of asylum seekers are arriving in Guatemala each day. At least 30,000 have arrived so far this year. Guatemala is consistently ranked as one of the world's most dangerous nations. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_710_l113_006~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 2, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Guatemalan asylum seekers deported from the US wait for relatives as they arrived at Guatemala City International Airport Friday, still wearing the bracelets given to them at a detention center in Arizona. Guatemala recently signed a 'safe third country' agreement with the Trump administration, which allows the US to send asylum seekers to Guatemala, deemed 'safe' under the deal. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_710_l113_005~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 2, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: Women wait for relatives just deported from the USA arriving at Guatemala City International Airport Friday on a flight filled with deportees. Guatemala recently signed a 'safe third country' agreement with the Trump administration, which allows the US to send asylum seekers to Guatemala, deemed 'safe' under the deal. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190725_710_l113_004~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 25, 2019, Talisman, Chiapas, Mexico: With the help of porters, Central American families and their pets cross into Mexican territory on Thursday, even as Guatemala signed a treaty with the US designating it a 'safe' country for migrants. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190724_710_l113_003~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 24, 2019, Talisman, Chiapas, Mexico: Mexican marines and immigration officers check IDs of Guatemalan porters crossing goods illegally into Mexican territory on Wednesday. Hundreds of such crossings happen every day as the flow of migrants has moved to isolated spots along the Suchiate River, which marks the border between the two nations. Mexican President Lopez Obrador's administration claims to have reduced the flow of migrants looking to reach America, but much of the flow continues in remote border areas. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190724_710_l113_002~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 24, 2019, Talisman, Chiapas, Mexico: Central Americans cross illegally into Mexico from El Carmen town into Talisman Wednesday. The migrants pay 50 cents per person, and dozens cross illegally on a tube boat every day, even as the administration of Mexican President Obrador claims to have reduced the flow of migrants heading to the US by more than 36 percent last month. Frustrated Mexican marines and immigration officers say that they have been reduced to observers, since they lack the judiciary tools to address the issue and even weapons to defend themselves against smugglers and traffickers. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190723_710_l113_001~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~July 23, 2019, Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, Mexico: A Guatemalan couple look back at the Guatemalan side of the border after a Mexican immigration official said they lacked proper documentation to cross into Mexico to do some shopping. As a 45-day deadline imposed by President Trump for Mexico to show progress in slowing migrants crossing to the U.S passed Monday, the administration of Mexican President Lopez-Obrador declared that Mexico has contributed to a 36.2 percent drop in migrant arrests at the US border. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~:20190802_710_l113_000~Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire~Hunger Without Borders~August 2, 2019, Guatemala City, Guatemala: A family hugs and cries as a relative just deported from Houston arrives at Guatemala City International Airport Friday on a flight filled with deportees from the USA. Guatemala recently signed a 'safe third country' agreement with the Trump administration, which allows the US to send asylum seekers to Guatemala, deemed 'safe' under the deal. Hundreds of asylum seekers are arriving in Guatemala each day. At least 30,000 have arrived so far this year. Guatemala is consistently ranked as one of the world's most dangerous nations. (Credit Image: © Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMA Press Wire)~Guatemala is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America, where poverty, corruption and violence has forced millions to leave their homes and head north in search of security. The worsening global climate crisis, drought, famine and the battle for disappearing natural resources are progressively being seen as major factors in the increase in the number of Guatemalan families showing up at the U.S. border seeking asylum. Almost half the population cannot afford the cost of the basic food basket. As a result, the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 is one of the highest in the world. At 46.5 percent nationally, the stunting rate peaks as high as 90 percent in the hardest hit municipalities. While two thirds of the overall population live on less than US$ 2 per day, poverty affects indigenous people disproportionately: 80 percent of them experience deprivation in multiple aspects of their lives, including food security, nutrition, health and education. Vulnerable to natural disasters and the effects of climate change, the regions extended dry seasons have had a severe impact on the livelihoods of subsistence farmers, who rely on rain-fed agriculture, especially in the Dry Corridor. The impact of lack of rain has been devastating. In 2018, drought related crop failures directly affected one in 10 Guatemalans, and caused extreme food shortages for almost 840,000 people, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Entire families have been migrating in record numbers: since October 2018, more than 167,000 Guatemalans traveling in family groups have been detained at the US border, compared with 23,000 in 2016. Guatemala is facing serious challenges in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 on Zero Hunger, which includes the elimination of all forms of malnutrition by 2030. The human tide streaming to America’s southern border may only grow in coming years as the impacts of climate change force northward migration. :
2010~zrep711~20190408_711_p164_014~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Coptic women attend an awareness session against FGM organized by a local association for women's rights in the village of Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. 90 percent of women underwent circumcision in Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_013~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: A Coptic church waiting to be renovated in the village of Al-Barsha in Upper Egypt, in the region of Al-Minya. Interconfessionnal tensions can be easily sensed through the difficult obtention of permits to build or renovate churches in Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_012~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: A Coptic woman shows her traditional tattoos on her arm. Tattoos are a long standing tradition since centuries among the Copts, in order to differentiate themselves from the Muslim population, while babies are tattooed as early as two months old. Still today in Egypt, Copts are asked to show their tattoos at the entrance of churches to enter them. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_011~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Morning mass in St-Bishoy Coptic Church in the village of Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_010~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Mothers and children from the coptic village Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_009~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Great St. Bishoy New Church in Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. The church was among the first to obtain a renovation permit in the region, and is still under construction now. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_008~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Coptic women attend an awareness session against FGM organized by a local association for women's rights in the village of Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. 90 percent of women underwent circumcision in Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_007~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: Religious icons and a portrait of the Coptic Pope, Tawadros II, are displayed on the wall of a family in Al-Barsha village, in Upper Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_006~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: An old Coptic woman stands alone during the mass at St-Bishoy church, in Al-Barsha's village in upper Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_005~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: A donkey in front of a door with the Coptic cross in the village of Al-Barsha, Upper Egypt. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180802_711_p164_004~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~August 2, 2018, Cairo, Egypt: View of the slum settlement of Manshiyat Naser, also known as 'garbage City'. The inhabitants of the ward, called the Zabbaleen and Copt for a large majority, are know for collecting the waste of Cairo and recycling up to 95 percent of it. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_003~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Cairo, Egypt: A woman in her home in El Barsha takes care of her rabbits and pigeons. Inhabitants of small and isolated villages in Upper Egypt often rely on their own breeding and agriculture to subsist to their needs. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20190408_711_p164_002~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~April 8, 2019, Al-Barsha, Egypt: Portrait of FATHER AGHATHON, Coptic priest of the village of Al-Barsha, in Upper Egypt. His predecessor was actively - and successfully - fighting Female Genital Mutilation in the village, a fight that Father Aghathon supports and continues. In Egypt, religion is often used as one of the main arguments for FGM, despite being totally absent of any religious texts in both Islam and Christianity. Religious leaders can therefore have a considerable weight in the eradication of FGM. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180630_711_p164_001~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~June 30, 2018, Cairo, Egypt: Men from the Coptic Christian community gather in front of an icon in Saint-Barbara's church, situated in Old Cairo, the historical Christian neighborhood of the city. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~:20180802_711_p164_000~Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA~Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt~Story of the Week zReportage.com: Launched TUESDAY September 10, 2019. zReportage #711: Keep The Faith: Coptic Persecution in Egypt: Coptic Persecution in Egypt: The largest Christian community in the Middle East, Coptic Christians make up the majority of Egypt's roughly 9 million Christians. But Coptic Christians are a significant minority in Egypt, and they face discrimination and play a lesser part in Egyptian public life than their numbers justify. In some parts of Egypt, the government will not grant permits for churches, and tens of thousands of worshippers are literally left to pray in the street. There have also been violent attacks on Copts and their churches by Islamists. Because of religious discrimination in Egypt, Christians suffer from persecution in various ways. Islamic culture fuels religious discrimination in Egypt and creates an environment causing the state to be reluctant to respect and enforce the fundamental rights of Christians. Though President el-Sisi has publicly expressed his commitment to protecting Christians, his government's actions and extremist groups' continued Christian persecution attacks on individuals and churches, leaving Christians feeling insecure and extremely cautious. The state also makes it nearly impossible for believers to get any official recognition of their conversion. Coptic Christians base their theology on the teachings of the Apostle Mark. Their language descends from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, according to the World Council of Churches. The word ''Copt'' is a Westernized version of the Arabic ''qibt,'' which is derived from the ancient Greek word for Egyptian, ''Aigyptos.'' Hundreds of Coptic monasteries once flourished in the deserts of Egypt, but today roughly 20 remain, as well as seven convents, operated by more than 1,000 Coptic monks and about 600 nuns. Deadly bombings by Islamic State at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt late 2018 that left over 40 people dead, brought attention to a long-persecuted religious minority with ancient roots. Though Egypt has approved applications for more than 500 churches (out of 3,000 filed over the last two years), Christians of all backgrounds still face difficulty in building churches or finding a place to worship together with other believers. (Credit Image: © Chloe Sharrock/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA Press)~The largest Christian community in the Middle East, Coptic Christians make up the majority of Egypt's roughly 9 million Christians. But Coptic Christians are a significant minority in Egypt, and they face discrimination and play a lesser part in Egyptian public life than their numbers justify. In some parts of Egypt, the government will not grant permits for churches, and tens of thousands of worshippers are literally left to pray in the street. There have also been violent attacks on Copts and their churches by Islamists. Because of religious discrimination in Egypt, Christians suffer from persecution in various ways. Islamic culture fuels religious discrimination in Egypt and creates an environment causing the state to be reluctant to respect and enforce the fundamental rights of Christians. Though President el-Sisi has publicly expressed his commitment to protecting Christians, his government’s actions and extremist groups’ continued Christian persecution attacks on individuals and churches, leaving Christians feeling insecure and extremely cautious. The state also makes it nearly impossible for believers to get any official recognition of their conversion. Coptic Christians base their theology on the teachings of the Apostle Mark. Their language descends from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, according to the World Council of Churches. The word 'Copt' is a Westernized version of the Arabic 'qibt,' which is derived from the ancient Greek word for Egyptian, 'Aigyptos.' Hundreds of Coptic monasteries once flourished in the deserts of Egypt, but today roughly 20 remain, as well as seven convents, operated by more than 1,000 Coptic monks and about 600 nuns. Deadly bombings by Islamic State at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt late 2018 that left over 40 people dead, brought attention to a long-persecuted religious minority with ancient roots. Though Egypt has approved applications for more than 500 churches (out of 3,000 filed over the last two years), Christians of all backgrounds still face difficulty in building churches or finding a place to worship together with other believers.: