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Oct 14, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alexandra King |Mark Glaister |Kate Lawrence |Jonathan Nixon
INTRODUCTION The prevalence of obesity has risen sharply since the 1990s due to environmental factors such as reduced physical activity and increased availability of highly palatable energy-dense foods (Speakman, 2007). However, overfeeding studies in twins suggest that there is a genetic component to the risk of obesity (Bouchard et al., 1990).
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May 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Damien Carrick |Kate Lawrence |Tim Jenkins |Nat Tencic |Maria Tickle
Judge rules, on balance of probabilities, Lehrmann raped Higgins
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May 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Antony Funnell |Kate Lawrence
Insecure housing has long-term effects on both individuals and communities, it's impacting the social fabric of countries around the world. Corporations buying up housing stocks are further adding to the pressure. In rich and poor countries alike the cost of housing is outstripping growth in incomes. As a result, more than 100 million people have been made homeless, according to the UN. While more than 1.6 billion lack adequate housing and essential services. We also explore some possible solutions.
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Dec 9, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Antony Funnell |Kate Lawrence
It's estimated that by 2050 more than 70 per cent of the world's population will live in cities. Urbanisation carries many benefits, but it also threatens to intensify the climate crisis. So, how do we better design our cities to minimise the "urban heat island" effect? The solutions are out there, but do we have the will to put them into practice?
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kate Lawrence
Uman Tok - Days for girls charity - FreetownImagine you are 10 year old girl and one morning you are bleeding. You know that blood is a sign of accident or illness, you're scared and have no idea what is going on. Your teacher then sends you home with no explanation and when you arrive home, after walking through the bush, your mother exclaims, "Ah, you are now a woman!" She hands you some rags and tells you to stay at home until you stop bleeding.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kate Lawrence
Solar Power - Meal a Day Trustee visit to Sierra Leone - Day 7When I awoke at 6.30am. A misshapen sphere, cutting through the dusty sky reminded me that daylight means freedom. We never leave the city at night. Out on the open road, vehicles navigate by moonlight, their lights are either absent or pathetic. It is so very dark. Lorries loom large in your lights, they seem to be depending on your illumination to show them the way. Darkness certainly limits movement.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kate Lawrence
Meal a Day - Trustee visit to Sierra Leone. Day 1 It's not a great way to start a day. I was awoken by sparks, orange flashes, lightening up the bathroom door. I wondered aloud what it might be, so Phil jumped up to check. "Fire, fire!" He shouted. I ran from the bedroom taking nothing. We shut the bathroom door and Phil began banging onto doors of the other rooms, to alert them to danger. While I stood in the corner of the corridor, near the outside door, the amazing staff ran in to sort it out.
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Nov 11, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kate Lawrence
In the beginning... 11 years ago in 2012, I embarked on a trip to Sierra Leone with a mission leader, Bob and 3 companions (one of whom was my adult daughter). I was 43 years old. I had left my husband, son and dog at home. During my 20s, Phil and I had lived in Kenya for 2 years with our small daughter, moved to South Africa, for a year, where we had our son and moved back to the UK. My older brother had died of cancer in his 30s and we felt it was time to return and support my parents.
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Aug 26, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Lawrence |Antony Funnell
Authorities in New York city are planning to introduce a congestion pricing scheme. Vehicles entering certain parts of Manhattan will soon have to pay for the right to do so. Proponents of such schemes say they help reduce traffic, improve air quality, and can boost public transport patronage and funding. But from the experience of other cities around the world, vested interests and partisan politics can prove a stumbling block.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefifthestate.com.au | Kate Lawrence |Mark Howden
Jason Alexandra is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, where he researches climate adaptation. Jason has worked as consultant in natural resource management and sustainability for many decades.
