Are you a vulture? Reflecting on the ethics and aesthetics of atrocity coverage and its aftermath

This book chapter examines key ethical questions for documentary film-makers and photographers when creating work in the aftermath of atrocity. It draws on practitoner reflections, from founding Magnum photographer George Rodger's Holocaust aftermath imagery to the author's reflections when photographing the aftermath of caste-based murders in India. The photography and reflections based on it (featured in the book chapter) have been featured at ICA conference 'The Histories of Hatred' and accompanying DVD

Born again in the light of Buddha

Article discussing how India's Untouchables are converting to Buddshism to obtain a better lif

How Sunlight Can Improve Federal Contracting: Nine Recommendations to Make Government Contracting More Effective and Efficient for Taxpayers

Describes the types of data unavailable to federal contracting officials, efforts to track fraud, waste, and abuse in government contracts, and recommendations for effectively integrating existing federal procurement systems into a single database

Better Auditing for Better Contracting: Eight Recommendations to Reform the Defense Contract Audit Agency and Other Federal Government Audit

Examines why the DCAA's audits of government contractors sometimes fail. Proposes reforms to strengthen oversight, including giving auditors authority to subpoena contractor records and shifting from limited to risk-based audits and random checks

For the conscientious objector, it is better to die than to kill

Article discussing conscientious objection. References Buddhism, Gandhi, pacifism and the Christian church and both world war

Insourcing: How Bringing Back Essential Federal Jobs Can Save Taxpayer Dollars and Improve Services

Explains how federal government agencies can save millions of dollars and retain vital skills and expertise by insourcing -- moving work back in-house that should not be outsourced to private contractors in the first place. Recommends reforms

Review of: Alan McHughen, Pandora\u27s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods

Review of the book: Alan McHughen, Pandora\u27s Picnic Basket: The Potential and Hazards of Genetically Modified Foods (Oxford University Press 2000).Acknowledgements, introduction, glossary and abbreviations, resources, index. ISBN 0-19-850674-0 [277 pp. $25.00 Cloth, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4314]