James' World 2

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Our story begins in the middle of a wheat field, in the heart of Italy, in the comune, or municipality, of Monte San Pietrangeli, where there’s a pasta factory owned by Massimo Mancini, a son, and grandson of wheat farmers.

It’s a matter of pride for Mancini and his colleagues that they grow the durum wheat they use to make spaghetti, macaroni, and other noodles bound for sale in Italy and abroad, including in Canada. So his factory is actually in the middle of a field.

Mancini was explaining to me why he is so intent on working with his own semolina when he said something in passing about Canadian wheat that caught me by surprise. Over there, he said, referring to our immense country, they sometimes use pesticides in the fields right before harvest, which risks leaving residue in the grains. Do we really want to work with that kind of primary material?

The claim and the question caught me by surprise. I’d always believed Canadian one of the best in the world, that we were culinary peacekeepers, always ready to feed the planet thanks to the endless, golden fields of our Prairies.

I knew our oil industry was the butt of accusations by environmentalists, and that our treatment of First Nations was nothing to be proud of when it came to talk about Canada abroad. But our wheat? Really? This I had to investigate.

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Travel inspiration is everywhere you look. The question is where to go next. Here’s our annual list of superlative destinations for the year ahead—places filled with wonder, rewarding to travelers of all ages, and supportive of local communities and ecosystems. Reported by our global editors and framed by five categories (Community, Nature, Culture, Family, and Adventure), these 25 destinations for 2023 are under the radar, ahead of the curve, and ready for you to start exploring.

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You may not realize this, but a lot of your personal information might be publicly available online to anyone who searches for you. This includes your name, age, address, phone number, email address, relationship status, and even court records. There are countless sites that provide this information, often for a small fee, and while it is possible to remove your info from them, doing so can be a bit of a challenge.

It can be shocking to visit a site like Spokeo, Intellius, MyLife, or BeenVerified—commonly known as data brokers or people-finding sites—and see all your information listed for anyone to see. But how are they even getting it?

“Often, it comes from scraping public records,” explains Gennie Gebhart, associate director of research at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “For example, if you own a home, that real estate transaction is public record. They draw from all sorts of sources.”

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Even with college application season in full swing, many families are questioning whether a four-year degree is still worth it. 

Some experts say the value of a bachelor’s degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are also dropping degree requirements for many middle-skill and even higher-skill roles.

However, earning a degree is almost always worthwhile, according to “The College Payoff,” a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

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