I have recently come across one of those new terms or concepts invented to describe things that have suddenly emerged in our brave new world. Today, we seem to have expressions for nearly every detail or behavior in our lives. There's ghosting, gamification - one of my favorites - and many others. It's actually hard to keep up with all the new concepts that every generation creates to designate something that, in a way, we always had, but now has new meanings. The new term I found particularly interesting is overtourism. I had to double-check it online and realized it already has its own Wikipedia entry. Overtourism is fundamentally the consequence of an excess of tourists in a town, with particular emphasis on locals' reactions to the impact of foreign visitors and the loss of local cultural and social roots. It has literally nothing to do with racism, segregation, or rejection of tourism and foreigners. It's a matter of sustainability, a word that is pretty much en vogue, yet overuse

Teahupoo has claimed another life. Patrick Phillips, a respected California surfer, died after a serious accident at Teahupoo, Tahiti. Phillips, 56, was surfing with friends at Teahupoo on the afternoon of June 12 when he fell from his board and struck the reef beneath the wave. According to Milton Parker, mayor of the Teahupoo community, Phillips hit his head on the reef and fractured two vertebrae in his neck. Witnesses said another American surfer in the water reached Phillips first and began resuscitation efforts at the break itself. Conditions that day were relatively small by Teahupoo standards, and there was no water safety patrol stationed at the wave. Other surfers joined the rescue effort and provided first aid before Phillips was transported by boat back to shore. He was taken first to Taravao Hospital and later transferred to the Centre Hospitalier de la Polynésie Française, where doctors fought to save him. Phillips remained in critical condition for several