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  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • THE DEAR LEADERS ARE WATCHING YOU<br />
Anywhere you are in DPRK, you will see the portraits of the Dear Leaders. In the houses, in the offices, in the<br />
hospitals, in the subway, they never leave you!<br />
If you look carefully, you will see that they are the frames are leaning forward to avoid reflections that would<br />
make them difficult to see.<br />
Only the portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il can bee seen. Kim Jong Un has not yet portrait yet. They are<br />
sometimes accompanied by a portrait of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife, and the mother of Kim Jong Il.<br />
In this case they are dressed with military uniforms and caps.<br />
They are two versions, one with pictures from the 80’s where the Leaders are very serious, one from the 90s<br />
where they smile. Some say they were the only people who smiled in North Korea.<br />
The portraits are so photshopped, in fact retouched by hand by north korean artists, that they look more ike<br />
paintings that pictures.<br />
The people who marry receive the two portraits and sometimes a third one showing Kim il Sung and Kim Jong Il<br />
chating with papers in the hands. This picture is really bad as it is taken with flash in a corridor office. When i<br />
asked my guide, he admitted this was not a perfect quality picture but it was the perfect illustration of the Dear<br />
Leaders working for the people, even when they were walking.<br />
When you ask north koreans if those portraits are not too much everywhere, they say that as they venerate the<br />
Leaders, it is a pleasure to see them all day long. My guide even noticed that many people have Jesus crucifix<br />
inside their bedrooms in western countries, for him, it was the same…<br />
The frames must always be clean, without fingers marks or dust for example. If you are caught not taking care<br />
of your portraits, you may have problems with the Party or even fined. I noticed that many portraits were dull<br />
because of the sun light on them after years, and were not changed. It seems it was a problem of budget.<br />
The wall where the portraits are hu
    ExPix_THE_DEAR_LEADERS_ARE_WATCHING_...jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox4.jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox2.jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox7.jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox6.jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox5.jpg
  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
<br />
She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
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  • Exclusive Feature:<br />
<br />
For most parents, putting their child in front of a couple of episodes of Dora the Explorer or Peppa Pig is a vital part of the day for a couple of minutes of peace and quiet.<br />
However, a new captivating photo series is taking a ‘darker look at our love to technology’ to question what really happens to children’s brains when they are saturated with television.<br />
‘Idiotbox’ by New York-based Australian Donna Stevens is composed of images of children pulling ridiculous facial expressions as they stare at a television screen.<br />
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She hopes the photo shoot encourages people to ponder such questions as ‘Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess and blame for our undoing, do our problems still just remain human?<br />
<br />
Ms Stevens said she would watch her two son's interaction with technology such as their iPad.<br />
‘I saw first-hand the power of the screen as it lulled them into a TV coma,’ she said.<br />
<br />
During the photo shoots, the photographer was essentially invisible to the children.<br />
‘It’s normally hard to get them to sit still, but it was no problem at all on this shoot,' she said.<br />
The children were all four years old and would each select a show from Netflix with Ms Stevens standing just off centre from the TV.<br />
Some of the TV shows were only five minutes long, but that was all it took for the child to enter a 'TV coma' and for Ms Stevens to get her shot.<br />
‘The process of taking the photos was very telling about the subject matter,' she said.<br />
‘They didn’t notice me through the whole process.’<br />
 Ms Steven's hopes the series will start a conversation about television's inescapable power in modern culture.<br />
‘I don’t claim to be an authority, I just want to open up a dialogue,’ she said. <br />
‘I think we all have a TV face!’<br />
©Exclusivepix Media
    Exclusivepix_DNA_IdiotBox1.jpg
  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Plane_Hotel04.jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Plane_Hotel06.jpg
  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Plane_Hotel10.jpg
  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Plane_Hotel12.jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
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  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • - Costa Verde, Costa Rica - <br />
<br />
 Hotel Costa Verde is proud to present its newest lodgings: The fully outfitted, meticulously detailed, two bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite. We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia). Our phoenix is now ready for its future duty as the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica. We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite. Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park in our Costa Verde II area, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing. The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the  tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.  Our 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms--one with two  queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its  own private bath-a flat screen TV, a kitchenette, dining area foyer; an ocean view terrace; a private entrance up a river rock, spiral staircase; and 360 degrees of surrounding gardens. Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbors: sloths, toucans and monkeys. Our refurbished Boeing 727 home is not the only such dwelling in the world: We were inspired by a Forbes Magazine article about a company offering hurricane-proof living via surplus Boeing 727 airframes! Of course, Photo Shows:  727 Hotel Entrance <br />
(Credit Image: © Vincent Costello/Exclusivepix
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  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
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  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
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  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter03.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter15.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter14.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter12.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter11.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter10.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter09.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter08.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter07.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter04.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter05.jpeg
  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
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  • Four days to go until the Mayan Doomsday - and there's a rush on for bomb-proof survival bunkers (complete with leather sofas and plasma screen TVs)<br />
<br />
If you’re seriously concerned about the world ending on Friday, then this could be just the ticket.<br />
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring - just in case the Mayans’ predictions come true.<br />
The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 - sparking fears among a small group of people that a major catastrophe could happen.<br />
©Atlas Survival Shelters/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Survival_Shelter01.jpeg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • This Daredevil’s Balancing Feats Above 3,000ft Drops Are a Potentially Fatal Form of Art<br />
<br />
Poised perilously on a tightrope approximately 3,280 feet up in the air above the majestic Lysefjord in southwestern Norway, Eskil Ronningsbakken must fight hard to manage his fear. There is no safety net beneath his wire and no harness holding him in place. This is not an insured stunt to play back on the silver screen. Ronningsbakken knows that one slight misstep will result in certain death, yet he puts that out of his mind and continues to place one foot in front of the other. Then again, Eskil Ronningsbakken is no ordinary Joe: for many years now the Norwegian daredevil has been stupefying and scaring in equal measure with his gravity- – and, some would argue, sanity- – defying “extreme art.”<br />
<br />
Indeed, Ronningsbakken’s incredible acrobatic art has often found him balancing off the edges of cliffs and above deadly drops, on props ranging from tightropes and ladders to bicycles and chairs. And these outrageous acts have in fact enabled the highly skilled performer and conceptual artist to traverse the globe and take his stage in over 100 nations.<br />
<br />
It’s perhaps reassuring to learn that Ronningsbakken is no novice with regard to this highly unusual – and exceptionally dangerous – craft. On the contrary, this individual has devoted much of his life to honing his ability to create audaciously high-up art. “I have known from an early age how I wanted to spend my life and never doubted my professional decisions,”<br />
<br />
Indeed, the mid-30s action maestro from Stange in Norway claims to have known what kind of life he wished to pursue even as a spirited five-year-old. Through to his teens, he explored his native country’s beautiful yet potentially hazardous backdrop, while the tranquil balancing of an Indian yogi on TV also motivated an impressionable young Ronningsbakken.<br />
<br />
Ronningsbakken became involved with a circus troupe at 18 years old, sharpened his skills un
    Exclusivepix_Daredevils_Balancing_Fe...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate3...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate2...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate1...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate1...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate1...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
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“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
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When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
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  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
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LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate1...jpg
  • 'EASTER EGGS COULD BRAIN DAMAGE MY SON!'<br />
<br />
LITTLE Ozy Baker is the only one of his friends who is NOT counting the number of chocolate eggs he's been given in the run up to Easter Sunday.<br />
<br />
In fact, nine-year-old Ozy wouldn't know his Mars bar from his Milky Way.<br />
<br />
For the chirpy schoolboy has never been allowed to eat chocolate his entire life - because, if he does, it may cause him brain damage!<br />
<br />
Ozy was born with a rare protein intolerance, which means if he were to eat chocolate, or many other types of food most of us enjoy every day, he would suffer irreparable brain damage.<br />
<br />
Easter is a particularly hard time of year for Ozy with shelves stacked to the rafters with every kind of Easter egg and chocolate figurines imaginable.<br />
<br />
Mum Safia, 44, says: “Ozy's main diet is fruit and veg - every day is a challenge for him - but Easter is especially difficult because there's all this chocolate being enjoyed around him.<br />
<br />
“In the past he's got a little teary and asked, 'What does real chocolate taste like?'  It's heartbreaking as there's no days off with this condition. And Easter  is no exception.<br />
<br />
"He's never registered the different types of chocolate like Kitkats or Mars bars, as he's never tried them.<br />
<br />
"At Easter he sees a lot a Disney eggs and TV character eggs which he gets excited about until he remembers he cannot have them.<br />
<br />
"I try to buy Easter eggs that have cups or toys in them of his choice. The chocolate then goes to his dad and sister and he keeps the novelty.<br />
<br />
MORE...<br />
<br />
When Ozy was just seven-years-old, mum Safia sat him down in front of the computer and clicked onto a YouTube site.<br />
<br />
But the images which filled the screen were not kiddies' cartoons - but real-life images of adults with severe brain damage.<br />
<br />
This may seem extreme, but for mum Safia it was the only way she felt she could guarantee her own beloved son did not end up like the people in the film.<br />
<br />
"It sounds an incredibly harsh thing to do, but I would rather him know what could happen to
    Exclusivepix_Boy_Cant_Eat_Chocolate1...jpg
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