Stone Aart - the saturnalian Sybarite currently perched on Galbraiths Roost.

Location: Britain, England.
Personal Status: Busy.
MySpace Status: Under Construction.

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Political Art of current UK government::
1) Europe: "... change brings opportunities. An opportunity to begin to refashion...", D. Cameron
Euro crisis 'opportunity for UK' to reclaim powers - PM: BBC Online, 14 Nov. 2011.
2) Higher Education: Government "seizes the opportunity of a funding crisis to push through dramatic and irreversible changes" within higher education (structural changes conducive to privatisation).
Universities hit by 'blitzkreig': T.H.E. news in brief
3) National Health Service:
'Huge opportunities' for private companies, says minister: The Telegraph 7 Sep 2011

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UK Deficit Watch:
1) UK's trade deficit widens under coalition government: BBC Online 9 Nov 2011

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US Deficit Watch:
1) US 'super-committee' fails to agree on debt reduction plan as US government debt increases beyond 15 trillion dollars: BBC Online 22 Nov 2011

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Net Migration and Infrastructure - UK:
1) Net migration to UK in 2010 reaches 1/4 million: BBC Online 23 Nov 2011
from the graph the net migration into the UK over the past 6 years is approx. 1.3 million
2) 'Affordable homes begun in England between Apr and Oct 2011 (6 months) = 454: BBC Online 23 Nov 2011
3) 'Shoebox homes' become the UK norm: BBC Online 14 Sep 2011
4) 102830 new homes built in England in 2010: Builders Blog 17 Feb 2011

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Food Prices and the Arab Spring:
1) Guardian Article 17th July 2011
2) Telegraph Article 4 May 2011
Article No. 2 suggests that quantitative easing, whereby taxpayers money is given to bankers, is used by bankers to inflate food prices and other commodities.

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Famine Watch:
1) Afghanistan: BBC Online 6 Oct 2011

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Brazilian RainForest Watch:
1) Indigenous Tribe vs Ranchers: BBC Online 18th Nov 2011

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India Watch:
1) Elephants vs Farmers: BBC Online 18th Nov 2011
2) Elephants vs Trains: BBC Online 23 Sep 2010

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Papua New Guinea Watch:
1) Unique Night Flowering Orchid discovered in primeval forest: BBC Online 22nd Nov 2011
2) Rapid loss of primary forest in Papua New Guinea: Guardian Online 2 Jun 2008

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Biodiversity Watch:
1) Western black rhino extinct: BBC Online 10 Nov 2011
2) Javan rhino extinct in Vietnam: BBC Online 25 Oct 2011
3-6) South China tiger (to be declared): Javan tiger (1980s): Caspian tiger (1970s): Bali tiger (1940s). (year of extinction)
7) Chinese river dolphin (Baiji) extinct: BBC Online 8 Aug 2007
8) a)Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) on the brink of extinction: WWF Online b)The Olive Press 27 Oct 2011
9) "Frankincense tree" (Boswellia papyifera) heading towards extinction: BBC Online 21 Dec 2011

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Arms Trade Watch Egypt:
1) Cameron visits post Mubarak military rulers with trade delegation that includes arms dealers: BBC Online 21 Feb 2011
2) Egypt's military rulers worse than Mubarak claim Amnesty: BBC News Today 22 Nov 2011

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Battles for Hearts and Minds - Afghanistan:
1) Collateral damage on children: BBC Online 24 Nov 2011
2) UK may return Afghan children next year: BBC Online 24 Nov 2011
3) Jan to Jun 2011 impact on civilians: BBC Online 14 Jul 2011

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Battles for Hearts and Minds - Overspill in Pakistan:
1) Collateral damage in Pakistan: BBC Online 26 Nov 2011
The western region of Pakistan along the Afghan border contains about 1.7 million refugees according to UNHCR (16 Nov 2011)

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Ethnic Cleansing Watch Libya and related:
1) 30,000 people (mainly descendants of black slaves) "cleansed" in Tawergha Libya: BBC online 12 Dec 2011
2) Nato 'failed to aid' Libyan migrant boat - Council of Europe report: BBC online 29 Mar 2012

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Genocides and Massacres:
1) The Paris Massacre of 1961 (French police open fire on unarmed demonstrators): Wikipedia

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Arts and Craft:
1) Kerry Howley: necklace

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Tips On Being:
1) Kipling R., 1895
2) Schmich M., 1997

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