Fewer is Better

Parents happy as childless couples

With brood four or fewer

One to three child=happier than childless couples

Children

Tough on parents

Diminish marital satisfaction

Kids grow up

Require less care

Make parents proud

Unhappiness melts away.

Children=Long-term investment in happiness

Deaf Helping Paw

Deaf Dachsund

Right at home

With deaf youngsters,

At Missouri School for Deaf.

Hand signals

“Sit!  Heel!  Lay down!  Stop!”

Additional signs:

“Food!  Outside!”

Puppies For Parole

Inmates train animals

Difficult to adopt.

Dogs: Otherwise euthanized

Inmates: Constructive activity

Wonderful goal.

Shark At Risk For Extinction

Fewer than expected.

Smaller population

Than killer whales, polar bears.

Out in Pacific Ocean,

White sharks congregate.

219 in region.

Sharks suffering deep declines.

Sharks threatened,

Plummeted by 90%.

Great white sharks

Classified vulnerable

Elusive.

Critically in danger of collapse.

Crucial For Survival

Central Peruvian rainforest,

Rich in biodiversity,

Conservation, sustainable development, environmental groups,

Are crucial for survival.

Oil and mining projects,

Impacts of climate change,

Changes in the climate,

Increasingly extreme.