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Prisons Into Hotels
Germany with a population of about 82 million has a prison population of 66,000. That’s down from the 79,000 it recently was. As a result, there are now a lot of unused prisons which several developers have bought and turned into high end apartments or in some cases hotels or public events spaces. They are…
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The War With Polio
We no longer need to think about smallpox, and by the time those who are children now grow up they will no longer need to think about polio. For the moment, however, it is tenacious. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria are three countries where the war is being waged. Recently Syria had to be added. Health…
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With Daily Thanks
In a hidden corner of the construction for a metro rail station not far from where I live, 5 or 6 men have organized their equivalent of a living space. They have pillows and blankets and sit there, laugh, talk and drink I’m not sure what. I try to peek through a hole in the…
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