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19. December 2010 | 11:19

GBCA calls for integrated approach to population strategy and urban policy development

Australia’s leading green building organisation has welcomed the release of the Australian Government’s Sustainable Population Strategy Issues Paper. (News Source: Green Building Council of Australia - 03:24:17)

Hons and rebels

Jessica Mitford, known by her family as Decca and considered its black sheep, rebelled against the constraints and preconceptions of her aristocratic background from her childhood years. Unable to reconcile the poverty she saw in the world with the life of privilege in which her class lived, she became a passionate socialist and anti-fascist. For copyright reasons this reading is not available … (News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 07:52:42)

Cities are everyone’s business, says GBCA

A list of influential industry groups, corporations and academic institutions calls for a bi-partisan approach to urban policy. (News Source: Green Building Council of Australia - 06:39:17)

In our pages: the Jessica Mitford biography ‘Irrepressible’

Before there were Kardashians, before there were Hiltons, there were the Mitford sisters. The wealthy British socialites dominated headlines in the early part of the 20th century with their beauty, wit and sometimes scandalous politics — Diana and Unity were… (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 23:17:56)

Book review: ‘Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford’ by Leslie Brody

The story of Jessica Mitford’s life follows her British society beginnings to her communist activities and investigative projects in the U.S. In their time, the daughters of the second Baron Redesdale, better known as the Mitford sisters, were an industry. Their trade, for the most part, was their mere existence - swanning about British society, leaving scandal and newsprint in their wake. Nancy … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 07:39:35)

Pamela Redmond Satran: Baby Names 2011: The Hottest Trends

Baby names 2011 signal a new lighter feel in the air and more optimistic outlook for our offspring. With the economy improving and no Presidential… (News Source: The Huffington Post - 16:45:59)

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