Images Dated 25th October 2006

Salt-infested dams in the drought-effected farming areas on the outskirts of Perth

Salt-infested dams can be seen in the drought-effected farming areas on the outskirts of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. Australia is already feeling the brunt of climate change with a five year drought devastating rural life and eating into economic growth, severe early season wildfires and record unseasonable temperatures. With the worst drought to hit Australia in 100 years now entering its sixth year, every four days a farmer commits suicide under the stress of failing crops, dying livestock and debt. Picture taken December 12, 2005. To match ENVIRONMENT-AUSTRALIA-DROUGHT REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA) - GM1DTUHHEZAA

ASPASIA (c470-410 B.C.). Known as Aspasia of Miletus. Greek adventuress and consort of Pericles

ASPASIA (c470-410 B.C.).
Known as Aspasia of Miletus. Greek adventuress and consort of Pericles. Lithograph, Italian, 19th century, after an ancient bust

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ELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY (1831-1891). Russian traveller and theosophist

ELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY (1831-1891). Russian traveller and theosophist. Blavatsky attending a seance, where a spirit is being weighed by means of a spring balance, at the home of the brothers Eddy, William and Horatio in Chittenden, Vermont, in 1873. Drawing from a contemporary American newspaper

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