I haven't talked to Lapointe myself, but I take at face value his assertion that he helped Karla because he has helped other convicts turn their lives around -- and good for him,

Like many countries, they would like to develop exports of higher-value products, including fruits, such as mangos, and also fresh fish. To do that, they have to implement the very high health and safety regulations enforced by developed-country importers.

One of the best ways to gauge the long-term value of a destination is by the investments made in keeping it current and fresh.

Talk about shooting the messenger. And missing the point. This isn't a movie star,

Meaning doesn't lie in things. Meaning lies in us. When we attach value to things that aren't love -- the money, the car, the house, the prestige -- we are loving things that can't love us back. We are searching for meaning in the meaningless. Money, of itself, means nothing. Material things, of themselves, mean nothing. It's not that they're bad. It's that they're nothing.

They value education, they are kind, giving people who would do anything for anybody.