Extinction is forever: Within our lifetime we shall witness the death of the Great White Shark. Their numbers have fallen to 10%. These are creatures that mate for life, migrate like whales across the ocean, live in colonies. And soon they will have disappeared forever, the ancient sea gods, killed by man.
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The Seven Mile Bridge is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. At one point called the 8th wonder of the world, this amazing ribbon of steel and concrete forever changed the history of the Florida Keys and linked the mainland of Florida to Key West.
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SAN DIEGO – California prisons are paying the price after U.S. Supreme court ruled that the prisons must release 36,000 prisoners within five years; forcing them to either build more facilities, or outright release the prisoners.
Larry Gerston Ph.D., a political science professor at San Jose State University says that the three-strikes law may contribute to overcrowding.
In fact, more than anything else, the problem was caused by the “three strikes” initiative passed by the voters in 1994, which allows judges to sentence twice-convicted felons to a minimum of 25 years in prison, regardless of the crime they are convicted of on the third occasion. Tens of thousands of prisoners are incarcerated because of that law, and the state has failed to build enough facilities to house them.
May 26, 2011 [x]
