[News] Food glorious food.

Link round-up - food shortages.

Authoritarian governments start stockpiling food in order to stave off violence and and food related conflict.

The unstable Middle East is facing a massive phosphate shortage which could limit global food security.

China faces more difficulties meeting food demands.

Global fish consumption reaches record high.

Bananas wiped out in Australia because of Cyclone Yasi, and the storm on Carnarvon's front. As we don't import, prices could go up to a speculative $11 a kilo for a year.

Cyclone Yasi devastates the sugar industry.

Photo/s of the day.

Driving Through the Bushland in Summer





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[art] Mini-dragon Levitas.

Original available at Etsy.

Levitas reminds me a little of Haku from Spirited Away
but the morphology is a little different.
Still.
One day I might have to draw me a Haku.





( photos, which are much more awesome, under the cut. )