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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Bird Paradise


Rowan 'berries' are food for migratory birds and suggest that autumn approaches in the northern hemisphere.

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Busy Bee


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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Forty years in solitary confinement and counting, Angola, Louisiana State Penitentiary

As two men in Louisiana complete 40 years in solitary confinement this month, the use of total isolation in US prisons is on the rise. What does this do to a prisoner's state of mind?
Robert King paces the front room of his small, one-storey house in Austin, Texas.
"I imagine I could put my cell inside this room about six times," he says. "Probably more."
For 29 years Robert King occupied a cell nine feet by six - just under three metres by two - for at least 23 hours a day.
He spent most of his time incarcerated in one of the toughest prisons in the United States - Louisiana State Penitentiary.

- Forty years in solitary confinement and counting

Friday, March 23, 2012

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Friday, March 11, 2011

David Attenborough; David Attenborough’s speech to the RSA on population; Population: The elephant in the room;


The broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has become a patron of a group seeking to cut the growth in human population.
On joining the Optimum Population Trust, Sir David said growth in human numbers was "frightening".
Sir David has been increasingly vocal about the need to reduce the number of people on Earth to protect wildlife.
The Trust, which accuses governments and green groups of observing a taboo on the topic, say they are delighted to have Sir David as a patron.

- David Attenborough warns on population

- Population: The elephant in the room

- Sir David Attenborough insists we must tackle growth by contraception

- Population Matters




Monday, February 21, 2011

Overpopulation; Family Planning; Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say;

..."Population experts, meanwhile, called for more funding for family planning programs to help control the growth in the number of humans, especially in developing nations.
"For 20 years, there's been very little investment in family planning, but there's a return of interest now, partly because of the environmental factors like global warming and food prices," said Bongaarts."...

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- Family Planning