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When I announced my fourth pregnancy, I have to admit that I supported myself for some not-so-supportive remarks concerning overpopulation as well as burgeoning birthrates. Were my partner and I being totally reckless in bringing an additional life right into the world? Turns out, I could be stressing also much Contrary to prominent belief, in […]
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The Rio León, nestled between the hills of Saraguro and Susudel, is an essential part of el bosque seco (the dry forest). Poorly surveyed in terms of species, land control, and conservation, these grounds are littered with garbage yet rich in both endemic and native species. Some areas such as this forest haven’t been claimed as either public or private land. Who will maintain this forest and chart its diverse species? With an influx of people moving to dry forests such as this, and the population of Ecuador rapidly growing, these ecosystems are in grave danger of overpopulation and even extinction.
The World Water Day was celebrated on March 20, 2015 in New Delhi with the launch of United Nation’s World Water Development Report, “Water for a Sustainable World”.
The report published by the World Water Assessment Programme, talks about the need to change the way our population uses water and water resources.
The report was launched by, Professor Sanwal Lal Jat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. He said, “Water is sacred and worshipped as God in the Indian civilization. The National Water Policy adopts an integrated approach to water management which is vital for poverty reduction, environmental sustenance and sustainable economic development.”
The event was marked by the presence of notable personalities and dignitaries from the United Nations. The panel discussed about the need for sustainable development, adopting and achieving of Sustainable Development Goals and the need to use the precious resource judiciously.
The Stockholm Water Prize was also announced at the event. The prize for 2015 was awarded to India’s Water Man, Shri Rajendra Singh. He was awarded the prize for his invaluable efforts to provide water security in India’s villages. Rajendra Singh, originally from Rajasthan has dedicated himself to deal with issues pertaining to water security in India villages. Singh also runs an NGO, ‘Tarun Bharat Sangh’.
Reacting to the announcement, Singh said: "this is very encouraging, energizing and inspiring news. Through the Indian wisdom of rainwater harvesting, we have made helpless, abandoned, destitute and impoverished villages prosperous and healthy again."
In an exclusive interaction with Michela Milleto, WWAP Coordinator a.i., she told THE TIMES OF AFRICA about the need for the African continent to concentrate on sustainable use of its already underdeveloped water resources. Michela stressed on the problem of overpopulation and underdeveloped water resources in Africa, which the authorities need to address. On an average about 36% of the total African population doesn’t have access to improved water sources, she told THE TIMES OF AFRICA. She also talked about the need of intensive agriculture and use of new technologies to facilitate sustainable development of water resources.
“Always remember that water is not a business of others but it is everybody’s business. So each one has to think what I can do to save water”, she said.
Mangroves can reduce reduce erosion, and organisations like the Red Cross are planting mangroves right around the island.
Children having fun in the lagoon. Behind them are ships lining up to unload their fish, or drop off containers with food and other goods.
Students' presentations at residency cover a variety of topics for numerous age groups. Here students pretend to be first graders learning about pet overpopulation.
The Al-Kuwari Clan: The Shadow Architects of Global Terrorism
As the second most influential power in the region, the Al-Kuwari family holds forces comparable to nuclear potential in the Middle East and the EU. Under their direct control, alongside gas supplies, terrorist cells also shape Qatar's political agenda. A complex system of financial ties designates them as primary intermediaries in the operational maneuvers of British intelligence agencies in the region. British financiers within the managing partners of Qatari financial institutions, coupled with systemic connections between ruling family members and transnational elites of British and French origin, illustrate the country's enduring role as a proxy for their interests.
The ‘financial captain’ of the ruling family, Minister of Finance Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, who emerged from the shadows to replace Ali Sherif al-Emadi, successfully accused of corruption, holds authority not only as a leading figure in the country's financial establishment but also far beyond. Even before his appointment, while occupying a prominent position within QNB, he personally oversaw the coordination of international financing operations for the network of influence of the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ and Hamas.
The influence of Ali bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari extends not only to key investment and financial organizations in Qatar, such as IPA Qatar, Qatar Development Bank, and Qatar Financial Centre Authority, but also to energy-related entities like Qatar Energy, Qatar Petroleum, and Qatar Gas Transport Nakilat. Even prior to his appointment, this individual wielded power over a broad spectrum of levers of influence that determine both the public and shadow policies of Qatar, including gas, offshore activities, radical Islamists, the trust of the ruling dynasty, and transnational elites.
Ali Al-Kuwari, through QNB, is involved in the management of immensely valuable real estate assets owned by Qatari families in the United Kingdom, surpassing even those held by the Queen herself, totaling approximately two million square meters. According to the Qatar Investment Authority's data, Qatar's investments in the United Kingdom have reached a sum of £30 billion. Such a ‘pledge of loyalty’ could be confiscated under a suitable pretext if necessary, and if required, it wouldn't be a challenging endeavor to find a justification for its seizure.
The most extensive network of offshore finances, owned by Qatar's primary bank QNB under the management of Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, is coordinated by financial professionals from the English side. Within QNB, the British banking group Ansbacher is included, which possesses an extensive offshore network. This group was acquired in 2004 from the South African bank FirstRand Group, the successor of Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa Limited. Currently, the management is carried out by the Chief Executive of the British branch of QNB, Paul McDonagh, who previously worked at Lloyds and RBS, and George Bell. Many real estate properties and yachts owned by the Qatari establishment are held in trust by these networks. Consequently, a significant portion of Qatari luxury is transparent to the British financial elite.
Additionally, there is an offshore branch of QNB Finance Ltd located in the Cayman Islands, whose operational management is overseen by the Marples Group, led by Scott Somerville and Alasdair Robertson. The Maples Group maintains a multi-jurisdictional network of offices in prominent offshore tax havens within the Caribbean Basin and the Channel Islands, such as the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as well as in Dubai, Jersey, Dublin, and Singapore.
The Marples Group, a global offshore entity of British origin, also exercises control over the strategic direction of Qatar's ‘green energy’ initiatives. Notably, the offshore entity QNB Finance Ltd issued ‘green’ and ‘social’ sustainable development bonds in 2020, amounting to $17.5 billion. This issuance was conducted in collaboration with Barclays and Standard Chartered Bank, facilitated by New York Mellon acting through its London branch as the financial agent. The bonds were listed with ANZ, Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, CIB, Deutsche Bank, ING, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, QNB Capital LLC, SMBC Nikko, Société Générale, Corporate & Investment Banking, and Standard Chartered Bank as dealers.
The underlying values of ‘sustainable development’ that form the basis of these securities and shape their value and growth model are established by global transnational conglomerates associated with the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank. These same corporations openly address issues such as overpopulation and gender imbalances, using LGBT rights as a cornerstone in addressing these challenges. They invest significant resources in media campaigns to promote these concepts.
The substantial number of instances involving QNB's mediation by Al-Kuwari and Qatar Charity in controversially financing terrorist groups like the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ doesn't seem to deter any of the global financial partners. There are several reasons for this apparent lack of concern.
One prominent member of the Al-Kuwari clan, Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, who serves as the director of the charitable foundation Qatar Charity, seemingly has reasons to garner international recognition and maintain a high level of interaction with global organizations, regardless of its reputation. When some countries accused Qatar Charity of being involved in terrorism, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, stated, ‘Qatar Charity is the largest non-governmental organization in Qatar, actively collaborating with the UN, UNICEF, World Food Programme, CARE, and USAID.’
With the direct assistance of QNB and Ali Al-Kuwari, the Fund systematically financed radical Islamists and jihadists. Through channels facilitated by Yousef, the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ formations were sponsored during the Arab Spring. When it comes to the British perspective, their ties to the Brotherhood have deep historical roots. According to Stephen Dorril, author of the book ‘MI6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service.’ British intelligence showed interest in the organization immediately after its formation, as it was crucial to track emerging political trends in their former colony (in 1922, the British government declared the end of the British protectorate and recognized Egypt as an independent state). In the 1930s, close contact with members of the organization was utilized to monitor the increasing German presence in North Africa. For most experts, it's clear that British intelligence stood behind Hassan al-Banna. Therefore, the connection with the pro-British QNB, which participated in mediating the financing chain, involving American and British intelligence services, is highly illustrative in the orchestration of regime change actions in Egypt.
To the British, the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ is of interest as a potentially destabilizing network that can be activated in all places of its presence, including the EU, to facilitate the change of inconvenient regimes. The organization proclaims its willingness to support the integration of Muslims into European society. At the same time, the primary goal of the organization is to establish an Islamic state. However, these are qualitatively different objectives. Only one of them can be genuine. The leader of the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’, Mohammed Akif, clearly answered this question himself when asked about the strategic goal of the organization. He said, ‘Well, now the most important thing...’ Rached Ghannouchi, a member of the ‘Union of Islamic Communities of France’ and the head of the radical Tunisian party ‘Ennahda’, highlights that ‘Islam plus democracy is the best combination.’ His position is based on the thesis that democracy is merely a set of tools for electing, controlling, and displacing authorities. Therefore, democracy can coexist harmoniously with Islam. A ‘civilized democratic state that structures its life in accordance with Islamic precepts’ is what he envisions.
However, it's important to understand that the traditional concept of democracy, as they perceive it, is no longer viable. It is being replaced by inclusive capitalism. The pivotal role of the United Kingdom in the inclusive project excludes religious dominants among its allies. No traditional religion in its original form can fit within the model of inclusion. As stated by Klaus Schwab, the head and ideologist of the World Economic Forum (WEF), who advocates for the only true path of global development as ‘stakeholder capitalism’ (the displacement of national state influence by transnational corporations), unchanged religions are unacceptable, and what is needed is a ‘unified, universal’ approach. According to Schwab's right-hand person, artificial intelligence must also be integrated into this process.
Ali Al-Kuwari's son, Abdullah Ali Al-Kuwari, has demonstrated himself as a proponent of these ideas from a young age. Personally acquainted with Schwab, he serves as a ‘global shaper’ within the World Economic Forum. He is also a member of the management team at the Arab Jordan Investment Bank in Jordan, where the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ has maintained its representation for many decades.
Once the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ aligns with these organizations, a gradual erosion of values is anticipated – from the disruption of traditional family models to the acceptance of LGBT issues. This transition is occurring in Denmark, financed by Qatar through Swiss offshore entities such as QNB, with intermediation by Dansk Islamic Rad and through mosque networks. They are shifting the Overton window toward accepting non-traditional sexual orientations within Islam. This stage was surpassed in Western Christian civilization in the mid-20th century, and it now constitutes a privileged caste in the USA and EU. Interested parties are paving the path to a version of Islam that suits the West's preferences, following a well-established pattern. Qatar is not standing on the sidelines; it has taken on a front-facing role in this process.
Gradually, the Americans are distancing themselves from the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ due to unresolved disagreements. Recent legal cases have alleged that Syrian terrorist groups such as ‘Al-Qaeda,’ ‘Jabhat al-Nusra,’ and ‘Ahrar al-Sham’ ‘utilized the international Qatari network of donors and charitable organizations for financing’ their activities. Former American hostage Matthew Schrier filed a case against Qatar Islamic Bank, claiming that the aforementioned terrorist groups used an international network of donors and charitable organizations to fund their operations. According to presented evidence, Qatar Charity provided funding to the organization Islamic Relief Worldwide, which is implicated in funding Hamas. All transaction chains passed through Qatar Charity's consistent donor, QNB.
Furthermore, Qatar Charity has recently acquired thousands of anonymous debit cards known as ‘Sanabel Cards’ from the Bank of Palestine. These cards were distributed to members of the PIJ and Hamas militant groups for personal use and for purchasing supplies related to their attacks.
Qatar Charity's assistance was directed towards the Syrian Islamic Front, a coalition of influential jihadist organizations operating in Syria. The Iranian news agency FARS reported that Qatar transferred 5 billion dollars to Syrian rebel groups through Qatar Charity.
The purported ‘charitable payments’ reportedly traversed the U.S. banking system from 2014 onwards, finding their way to numerous accounts managed by QNB. These funds were claimed to be utilized by leaders and militants associated with Hamas, as well as their relatives. Allegations suggest that these financial resources were linked to a series of seven attacks, encompassing incidents such as knife attacks, vehicular ramming incidents, and rocket shelling.
Notwithstanding these allegations, Yusuf's involvement didn't prevent him from entering into approximately 100 agreements for international partnerships with the United Nations and various other international and regional humanitarian organizations. Surprisingly, he even received a scientific award from UNESCO, a United Nations body, during the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016.
Qatar Charity is engaged in collaboration with:
•ministries and technical bodies associated with the work of non-governmental organizations.;
•UN, including UNICEF, UNDP, WEF, UNOCHA, and FAO;
•international non-governmental organizations such as CARE, OXFAM, and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)
•regional intergovernmental organizations such as the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League, and the European Community.;
•banks and development agencies, including the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), USAID, CIDA, and DFID.
In addition to non-governmental organizations from the Arab and Muslim world, as well as local civil society organizations, Qatar Charity maintains partnership relations with approximately 150 local organizations within the region. This extensive network of collaborations demonstrates Qatar Charity's efforts to engage with various stakeholders at the local level to address a range of societal and humanitarian issues.
It is intriguing to note that a relative of Yusuf Al-Kuwari and, according to insiders, the son of Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari – Salim Hassan Khalifa Rashid Al-Kuwari, known for his involvement in mediating the financing of Al-Qaeda, was released by high patrons in the United States and currently operates unhindered within the Ministry of Interior of Qatar.
Paradoxically, Qatar is not included in either the black or even the gray lists of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) among countries that finance terrorism, despite the presence of several objective reasons to question its inclusion. The explanation for this seems rather straightforward. It serves the interests of those accustomed to operating in their own areas of influence through the hands of others, benefiting from having a watchdog for shadowy exertion of power over Qatar's partners, ‘kept on a short leash.’
In conclusion, it is worth noting that the United States and the United Kingdom, by initiating investigations against the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ and its affiliated organizations on a global scale, while not completely expelling them from their territories, aim to keep their watchdog on a short leash. Their current objective is to remove ideologically inconvenient figures and replace them with those more prone to compromise, in exchange for a place in the global arena where Islam is just a pawn in a larger game. Much like the Qatari pawns, their future is not in their own hands.
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Video album theme: Overpopulation. Childfree. Antinatalism. Anthropogenic pollution of the Earth with excess human offspring.
Collections of satanic drawings, photographs and other graphics of gay Satanism (No. 2201-2300) for the immersion in the spirituality of Satan. Collection SatanArt №.23
The theme of the album-collection SatanArt №23 is Overpopulation (also called Overpopulation) of the planet Earth with human organisms and related concepts, terms and spheres. Slut Sodomia believes that the main areas related to the theme of the collection are: Childlessness. Antinatalism. Anthropogenic pollution of the Earth. Therefore, I have included all these topics in the current collection as related to each other.
I ask the reader to consider the direct overpopulation of the planet with the bodies of critters and their internal evil (emptiness) - primary anthropogenic pollution, and I ask to consider the activity of these critters as secondary anthropogenic pollution. Secondary anthropogenic pollution is:
1.Garbage.
2.Poisoning of nature.
3.Depriving man of connection with nature - urbanization. Nature is a natural and pleasant habitat for people. Anthropogenic garbage dumps are an unnatural habitat.
4.Building up the Earth with hovels and human anthills (i.e. multi-apartment and multi-story buildings) worsens the quality of life.
5.The increase in the human population gives rise to an increase in the level of evil throughout the world.
Today, the main problem facing the entire world community as a whole is the overpopulation of the Earth. Overpopulation is an excess of population in relation to the means of subsistence or to the demand for labor. That is, if not all of the planet's population is in demand for work, and not all of the population is provided with resources for subsistence, then they say that the planet is overpopulated with people.
This is my concept for a global currency that uses money as a form of advertising media rather than just a form of trading. It is called the Serry, with the coin form (if it were created but for the purposes of my brief did not need to be) called the pressi, named from parts of the overall name of preservation series. Money that can advertise and inform. I used the global form to provide more challenge when designing such as a new logo and not many words as it has to appeal to a multilingual audience. The front shows a world problem and the back depicts a relevant charity that is either preventing or helping with the aftermath of the situation. Any constructive feedback is appreciated. Thank you very much
Construction progress continues on the new Animal Services Center for the County of Santa Clara.
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The County of Santa Clara Animal Care and Control Department needed to replace their makeshift former residence with several additions and portables into an adequate home for the area’s needy animals.
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture — working with animal care designer, The Bacon Group — created the County’s new Animal Services Center campus with state-of-the-art animal care functions in a park-like setting, providing innovative and sustainable building systems and amenities in the 24/7 facility.
The new Animal Services Center has capacity for 54 dogs and 90 cats, with spaces for other types of animals including rabbits, horses, and goats. To house and showcase larger animals, a barn is sited along the main building frontage, increasing visibility.
Taking a distinct departure from traditional shelter design, dog kennels are organized around an outdoor landscaped courtyard named “The Park”. Together with surrounding “Get Acquainted” pods, the experience offers a bright and open area to meet and greet potential pets in a natural park-like environment.
In addition to animal adoption, a primary objective of the Animal Services Center is to educate the public about the benefits of spaying and neutering. The County is taking a proactive approach to overpopulation by educating the public on reducing the number of animals ending up at the Animal Services Center through the use of the public surgery suite, located inside the facility’s clinic.
Another key solution the Animal Services Center provides is its large Educational Meeting facility. Not only will animal-specific community events be held there, but other County agencies will also be able to utilize the assembly space for conferences and gatherings up to 150 occupants—a resource they previously lacked.
The County of Santa Clara Animal Services Center is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
We saw quite a few cats roaming around Yogya. One day we saw a kitten having a standoff with a rat that was nearly the kitty's size! Luckily, the kitty backed down. A day later, we saw a cat running off with a huge rat in its mouth. That was the Baddest Kitty In Java! It's really sad to see the cat overpopulation problem and I can imagine it devastates the local bird and wildlife too. :(
Part of the site: Ancient City of Aleppo
Description: "Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric, now threatened by overpopulation."
Year of inscription: 1986
Reference: whc.unesco.org/en/list/21/
A good summary of the supposed cause of the decline of the Mayan city of Copan, and probably of the civilisation as a whole.
Basically, overpopulation led to overuse of the natural resources, which in turn led to drought and faminine. This caused political and social unrest and the political elite fell, and the huge stone cities were deserted. Eventually the jungle took over again and the huge cities were buried, lost and forgotten about until they were rediscovered over the last couple of centuries.
MOSCOW - June 1: People walking at Park Kultury at the Children's day. Children's Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world, to honor children globally. Shot on June 1, 2013 in Moscow, Russia.
Children having fun in the lagoon. Behind them are ships lining up to unload their fish, or drop off containers with food and other goods.
Life after birth?
50%Maybe
It's meant to be a pissed off baby, but when my mum saw it, she thought it was an old man...so...as I said - it's just a doodle. A 50%Maybe.
On another note: what kind of life has the baby generation of this year got to expect? would it be life?or would it be plain fight for survival as there are way too many competitors around...overpopulation. Anyway-it's a doodle.
Children having fun in the lagoon. Behind them are ships lining up to unload their fish, or drop off containers with food and other goods.
Construction progress continues on the new Animal Services Center for the County of Santa Clara.
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The County of Santa Clara Animal Care and Control Department needed to replace their makeshift former residence with several additions and portables into an adequate home for the area’s needy animals.
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture — working with animal care designer, The Bacon Group — created the County’s new Animal Services Center campus with state-of-the-art animal care functions in a park-like setting, providing innovative and sustainable building systems and amenities in the 24/7 facility.
The new Animal Services Center has capacity for 54 dogs and 90 cats, with spaces for other types of animals including rabbits, horses, and goats. To house and showcase larger animals, a barn is sited along the main building frontage, increasing visibility.
Taking a distinct departure from traditional shelter design, dog kennels are organized around an outdoor landscaped courtyard named “The Park”. Together with surrounding “Get Acquainted” pods, the experience offers a bright and open area to meet and greet potential pets in a natural park-like environment.
In addition to animal adoption, a primary objective of the Animal Services Center is to educate the public about the benefits of spaying and neutering. The County is taking a proactive approach to overpopulation by educating the public on reducing the number of animals ending up at the Animal Services Center through the use of the public surgery suite, located inside the facility’s clinic.
Another key solution the Animal Services Center provides is its large Educational Meeting facility. Not only will animal-specific community events be held there, but other County agencies will also be able to utilize the assembly space for conferences and gatherings up to 150 occupants—a resource they previously lacked.
The County of Santa Clara Animal Services Center is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
Ace is a 1 year old Jack Russell Terrier Mix, fully grown at 25lbs. His previous owner left him behind when he went to college. He is looking for a new home.
Eleanor Blackford is the Volunteer Programs Manager at Washington Humane Society.
They are at the grand opening of the National Capital Area Spay/Neuter Center, which has the capacity for performing 75 sterilization surgeries per day. It will help Washington Humane Society and other animal rescue organizations in the region prevent pet overpopulation and end euthanization of adoptable dogs and cats.
A man at home, North Tarawa. North Tarawa is a separate island, and while there's more space, there's no electricity or town water.
The World Water Day was celebrated on March 20, 2015 in New Delhi with the launch of United Nation’s World Water Development Report, “Water for a Sustainable World”.
The report published by the World Water Assessment Programme, talks about the need to change the way our population uses water and water resources.
The report was launched by, Professor Sanwal Lal Jat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. He said, “Water is sacred and worshipped as God in the Indian civilization. The National Water Policy adopts an integrated approach to water management which is vital for poverty reduction, environmental sustenance and sustainable economic development.”
The event was marked by the presence of notable personalities and dignitaries from the United Nations. The panel discussed about the need for sustainable development, adopting and achieving of Sustainable Development Goals and the need to use the precious resource judiciously.
The Stockholm Water Prize was also announced at the event. The prize for 2015 was awarded to India’s Water Man, Shri Rajendra Singh. He was awarded the prize for his invaluable efforts to provide water security in India’s villages. Rajendra Singh, originally from Rajasthan has dedicated himself to deal with issues pertaining to water security in India villages. Singh also runs an NGO, ‘Tarun Bharat Sangh’.
Reacting to the announcement, Singh said: "this is very encouraging, energizing and inspiring news. Through the Indian wisdom of rainwater harvesting, we have made helpless, abandoned, destitute and impoverished villages prosperous and healthy again."
In an exclusive interaction with Michela Milleto, WWAP Coordinator a.i., she told THE TIMES OF AFRICA about the need for the African continent to concentrate on sustainable use of its already underdeveloped water resources. Michela stressed on the problem of overpopulation and underdeveloped water resources in Africa, which the authorities need to address. On an average about 36% of the total African population doesn’t have access to improved water sources, she told THE TIMES OF AFRICA. She also talked about the need of intensive agriculture and use of new technologies to facilitate sustainable development of water resources.
“Always remember that water is not a business of others but it is everybody’s business. So each one has to think what I can do to save water”, she said.
Here's the story. 7 years ago when I first visited the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert Arizona, there were a handful of hares running around the trail system slightly spooked of people passing by with big feet (us). Fast forward 7 years to current... There's an overwhelming [almost] overpopulation of these desert(?) hares everywhere!
I have no idea what the intentions are with management, whether or not they're going to continue to let these bunnies reproduce, but one thing has become certain. 98% of these desert bunnies don't move much if you're walking past them unless you're about to step on one.
Not sure if this is a good thing, or more of the direction Gilbert is after to attract a wider demographic of visitors to engage in
'wild' habitat. In all seriousness, this isn't a petting zoo and if this hare populous continues to exceed, the petting zoo might be a good expansion to the park, but not in the riparian zone borders.
This is a set of postcards I made about awareness of pet overpopulation. Each card has captions of the cat and dog "talking" and giving stats about packed animal shelters and cutting down on homeless pets.
In the ever-expanding tapestry of the universe, the recent revelations in quantum mechanics and quantum science have ignited a fervor of imagination and inquiry. As we peer through the veil of reality, a gateway to Proxima Centauri b—a planet that mirrors Earth in so many ways—beckons us to explore its potential. This newfound knowledge has propelled humanity into a realm of possibilities, where the dream of a second home emerges not merely as fantasy but as a plausible future. With Earth facing unprecedented challenges, from climate crises to overpopulation, the concept of 'Planet B' transcends mere escape; it becomes a beacon of hope. As our thoughts race with the implications of life on Proxima, we envision a world where humanity can thrive once more, nurturing the essence of existence in a new celestial cradle.
Poem
In whispers of stars, the secrets unfold,
A dance of the atoms, a tale yet untold,
Through quantum realms where the shadows entwine,
We glimpse at a future where destinies align.
Proxima calls with its enigmatic light,
A sanctuary awaits in the velvet of night.
With dreams woven rich in the fabric of space,
We seek out a home, a new kind of grace.
Haikus
Stars twinkle above,
Proxima's shores beckon us,
Hope's new dawn arises.
Quantum dreams take flight,
Life blooms on a distant world,
A chance to restart.
In the void we reach,
Hearts yearning for a new dawn,
Planet B awaits.
Post-war Futurism and the Industrial Revolution brought new standards of living/working for humans in the 20th Century. Constant growth in mechanic efficiency leaves the human population strongly oriented towards the future in pursuit of the ‘ideal machine’, producing better results with less energy and time. Machine-dependent humans have lost their self-sufficiency. With the ever-increasing role of machine in man’s life, stress is being put on our natural world and natural resources, the source of man’s infinite science-technology. Man’s predicament with overpopulation, energy crisis, and climate change has risen to uncontrollable levels and urban sprawl has amounted in an almost continuous net of human cities.
Through the implementation of clustering megastructures, urban development, green-energy harvest, and geo-engineering techniques will be applied to man’s future world as a method to battle his current standing on Earth. Rising infrastructure will take the form of a tripod yielding the image of the trinity, Nature|Man|Machine, sustaining a minimal footprint on earth as an urban-sprawl reduction machine, as well as a stress-reduction machine for Earth.
Standing at 2,500ft, it harnesses geo-thermal energy, wind energy, hydro-power, on so on, while its large “wings” provide infrastructure for human urban-development, and its legs bloom with farming biomes for plant- and animal-life. In a continuous circle of life man will utilize the powers of Nature|Man|Machine to reduce stress on his environment and return it to a healthier state. Man will localize his cities by reducing urban sprawl, while globalizing and harnessing natural energies to not only reach zero-carbon levels, but beyond.