The Objective
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| Initial release | Morocco |
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| Directors | Daniel Myrick |
| Budget | 4 million USD |
| Initial DVD release | Sweden |
| Producers | Jeremy Wall |
| Zev Guber | |
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| ID | 776271 |
About The Objective
Ben Keynes (Jonas Ball) is a CIA agent who is monitoring the Middle East region following the September 11th attacks. After seeing satellite readings in Afghanistan that seem to reveal radioactive material, he assumes terrorists are planning to construct a nuclear bomb. Keynes leads a reconnaissance mission into the area along with local guide Abdul (Chems-Eddine Zinoune). Abdul warns that they are venturing into sacred territory. When the soldiers ignore him, the consequences are dire.
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... He said: " The Objective is to be totally transparent - just share what we have and be really supportive in terms of how we do it...
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... " The Objective is to invite daily tourists to choose [off-peak] days, " Mr Venturini said...
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... The Objective of the meeting is to deepen bilateral trust, ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said...
Venice to vote on €5 a day fee for tourists
By Giovanna GirardiIn Venice
The Italian city of Venice is expected to approve The Trial of a €5 ($5. 37; £4. 29) daily fee for visitors, in a bid to control tourism.
All visitors over the Age Of 14 will have to pay The Charge and book their entry to The City in advance.
City council member for tourism Simone Venturini says The Trial will run during peak tourist periods next year.
" Venice is among The Most visited European cities. . [and so] suffers The Most from excess tourism, " He Said .
Over-tourism is widely recognised as an urgent issue for Venice.
The City is just 7. 6 sq km (2. 7 sq miles) in size, but it hosted almost 13 million tourists in 2019, according to The Italian national statistics institute. Numbers of visitors are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in The Coming years.
" The Objective is to invite daily tourists to choose [off-peak] days, " Mr Venturini said.
" We want to test [the fee] and, if needed, improve it. We cannot discuss for [an]other 40 Years what's best to do. "
Giovanna GirardiEarlier this year, as the impact of Climate Change and mass tourism threaten to cause irreversible changes to it.
In 2021, after a ship crashed into a harbour. Critics had also argued that the ships were causing pollution and eroding The Foundations of The City , which suffers from regular flooding.
It is not clear, however, if The Plan to introduce a daily charge will deter tourists.
Karina, from Germany, said she would have no problem paying the fee. " We Are On Holiday , €5 is not too much. "
But other visitors agree something should be done.
" It's definitely crowded, " said Cal, a student from Ireland. " We went to the Main Square and we were planning On Going to St Marks, but The Line was too long.
" But I suppose €5 is quite a lot to walk around for A Day . "
More and more residents in Venice are choosing to leave, as tourists threaten to overwhelm the historic Island City .
Valentini Rizzi, a PhD student at Iuav University, has lived in Venice for five years. She struggled to find a place To Live , but eventually found a landlord willing to give a long contract to a student. Others, though, have not been So Lucky .
" I know students who had to leave their accommodation in May or June, because their landlord wanted to rent The House to tourists during summer, and they could go back in October. That was their deal, " She Said .
Citizens associations Ocio and Venissa have launched studies to monitor The Number of beds for tourists and The Number of beds for residents in The City .
According to The Most recent update, while there are 49,693 beds for tourists, there are 49,308 for residents - Meaning that beds for tourists exceed beds for residents.
Maria Fiano, A Teacher who runs Ocio, said she was surprised by what the data revealed After Her organisation began its study in April.
" In only five months, The Number of beds for tourists increased by 1,000 units, " she explained.
She Said many former government buildings like The Chamber of Commerce have now been converted into hotels.
" It's a dramatic situation, because it marks the transformation from a city to a non-city, populated by temporary visitors. "
Ms Fiano believes The Way to tackle the issue is to limit rental accommodation for tourists. She is not convinced The Daily fee will work.
" I think the measure by the Town Hall is smoke and mirrors, " She Said .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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