How Can I Get Paid to Travel - Travel Writing Tips Travel Writing — By Lost Girls on January 30, 2011 at 2:20 pm Be sure to check out our new Pitching 101 Series, including interviews with: BootsnAll editor, Katie HammelNew York Times’ deputy travel editor, Monica DrakeThe Expeditioner’s founder and editor-in-chief, Matt StabileGalavanting‘s managing editor, Joseph HernandezTravel Belles’ publisher and editor, Margo MillureGo NOMAD‘s general edit Max HartshorneTravel Agent senior editor Joe PikeTravelingMom‘s editor Cindy RichardsRecommend‘s managing editor Paloma Villaverde de Rico Want to get paid to travel? Travel Websites That Pay for Freelance Articles and Posts Travel Belles $10 per post. Travel sites that accept submissions for experience, rather than a payment Some ideas and rates courtesy of Matador.com, JoAnna Haugen Tags: get paid to travel, travel freelancing, travel writing
“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”: The new warrior cop is out of control Sal Culosi is dead because he bet on a football game — but it wasn’t a bookie or a loan shark who killed him. His local government killed him, ostensibly to protect him from his gambling habit. Several months earlier at a local bar, Fairfax County, Virginia, detective David Baucum overheard the thirty-eight-year-old optometrist and some friends wagering on a college football game. On the night of January 24, 2006, Baucum called Culosi and arranged a time to drop by to collect his winnings. Sal Culosi’s last words were to Baucum, the cop he thought was a friend: “Dude, what are you doing?” In March 2006, just two months after its ridiculous gambling investigation resulted in the death of an unarmed man, the Fairfax County Police Department issued a press release warning residents not to participate in office betting pools tied to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. In January 2011, the Culosi family accepted a $2 million settlement offer from Fairfax County.
About United Press International | About UPI On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs | Strike! Magazine Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren’t doing that thing you do 9-5? David Graeber explored the phenomenon of bullshit jobs for our recent summer issue – everyone who’s employed should read carefully… On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber. In the year 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted that, by century’s end, technology would have advanced sufficiently that countries like Great Britain or the United States would have achieved a 15-hour work week. There’s every reason to believe he was right. Why did Keynes’ promised utopia – still being eagerly awaited in the ‘60s – never materialise? So what are these new jobs, precisely? These are what I propose to call “bullshit jobs.” It’s as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us all working. The answer clearly isn’t economic: it’s moral and political. This is a profound psychological violence here. Pick up your copy of STRIKE!
Freelance journalist: start a career in journalism This post contains advice for anyone considering a career as a freelance journalist. I was a freelancer for five years, writing for Wired, Popular Science and some UK business magazines. You can see a list of most of my journalism on my personal site. Assumptions You’re not already a professional writer but a regular person looking to become a writer.Journalism won’t (initially) be your only source of income.You want to be a freelance journalist not a poet, novelist or playwrightThe basics like being able to read, write, punctuate, spell, use a computer, use the Internet for research etc. are not difficult for you. Honing your skills Read lots. Finding a subject It’s impossible to be a good writer on every subject. What to charge The NUJ has a ‘Rate for the Job’ website which gives guidelines for how much you can ask for different freelance journalism jobs. Marketing and business development Freelance journalism is a business. Daily pitch – this is key. Generating ideas Again, read lots.
The 2005 Bankruptcy Bill: Knowing a Financial Crisis Was Imminent, Banks Lobbied Government to Pass Laws to Preserve Their Wealth Our government representatives would like us to believe that the subprime mortgage crisis(2, 3, 4, 5) could not have been predicted. The truth is, the collapse was expected and authorities were well aware that crimes were being committed. I. It is said that if you want to find the corrupt, follow the money. In our current centralized economic system, the best way to avoid pitfalls and preserve wealth, improving lifestyle, is to pay close attention to changes in laws and be mindful of their implications. “Referred to colloquially as the ‘New Bankruptcy Law’, the Act of Congress attempts to, among other things, make it more difficult for some consumers to file bankruptcy under Chapter 7; some of these consumers may instead utilize Chapter 13…. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention, Consumer Protection Act Signed The Bill: 119 STAT. 23, and general comparison of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy (pdf). How Goldman secretly bet on the US housing crash II. Peter Schiff Was Right 2006 - 2007 III. IV.
IJNet | A World of Opportunities in News Media Steal This Article Girl Stealing Grapes, Henriëtte Willebeek le Mair (1915) “Stealing is stealing. I don’t care if it’s on the Internet or you’re breaking into a warehouse somewhere—it’s theft.”—United States Senator Patrick Leahy If a rich person has something you need, you should take it. And if a big corporation has something you want, you should steal it. The rich people who run these big corporations like to act as if we live in an age of austerity. TNI Vol. 20: Off-Brand is out this week. The truth is the human race has never been better off. Those at the top take all the credit in the best of times and blame everyone beneath them the rest of the time. But the concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny minority is not the result of some higher law and a can-do attitude. Having money means defining right and wrong. Change comes about when those in power feel scared: when they feel that conceding to the public interest is the only way to maintain their status. You could, of course, get caught.