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The Material by Robert Pinsky The moon-stirred volume of ocean sighed Coconut tanning-oil and frozen custard. Birch lions and dragons rode the merry-go-round. A splinter of the herringbone cedar boardwalk Might be teased from your finger with a steel Needle purged of germs by a match's flame. When ...

According to the latest tabloids, parents who allow their disruptive kids to "terrorise" their neighbours will be made to go to parenting classes, it was announced yesterday. Respect guru Louise Casey stated that poor parenting was the main reason for the majority of criminal behaviour fro...

Hot Pickled Eggplants 4 eggplants, washed coarse salt 2 cups water 1 1/4 cups white wine vinegar, divided 1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley 1/3 cup freshly chopped rosemary 1/4 cup freshly chopped thyme 1/4 cup garlic, thinly sliced 1 t. crushed red pepper flakes 1 cup olive oil Begin by cutting the ...

Climate insurance urged for poor Insurance schemes would deliver financial support much quicker The UN wants insurance companies to help protect the world's poor against the impacts of climate change. Insurance-based schemes could make money available to affected communities much faster than tradit...

Oki-doki!!! :bigsmurf: Here's something for you: This guy walks into a bar with this really great shirt on. The bartender goes, "Where'd you get the great shirt mate?" The man replies, "David Jones." This 2nd guy walks into the bar with really good pants on and the bartender goes...

Golden Wasp by Tomas Tranströmer The blindworm that legless lizard flows along the porch step calm and majestic as an anaconda, only the size is different. The sky is covered with clouds but the sun pushes through. Such is the day. This morning the woman I love drove away the evil spirits. As when ...

1 dried New Mexico chile water 1 1/2 cups onion, diced 1 T. safflower oil 1 T. garlic, minced 1 - 28 oz. can tomato puree 1/2 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar from sugar beets) 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 T. brown mustard 1 t. salt 1/4 t. cumin 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper Begin by removing the s...

A new technique for measuring the state of the world's forests shows the future may not be as bad as previously feared. An international team of researchers say its Forest Identity study suggests the world could be approaching a "turning point" from deforestation. The study measures timber...

I don't think that's what you call globalization. Maybe you've got the wrong term, although the idea is there. Globalization is an umbrella term for a complex series of economic, social, technological, cultural and political changes seen as increasing interdependence, integration and interaction bet...

Sure thing. Although posting a new thread everyday keeps the old threads out of the page, don't you think?

After Midnight Chocolate Glaze 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted 1/4 cup water 1/4 t. cider vinegar 1/8 t. salt 1 T. coffee liqueur (optional) 2 t. vanilla In a small saucepan, place the maple syrup, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, whisk in the cocoa powder, water, vineg...

That's a really good cause. I'm all for it. Biodiversity Controls Ecological 'Services,' Report Scientists In Comprehenisive Analysis Accelerating rates of species extinction pose problems for humanity, according to a comprehensive study headed by a biologist at the University of California, Santa B...

A priest walked into a barber shop in Washington, D.C. After he got his haircut, he asked how much it would be. The barber said, "No charge. I consider it a service to the Lord." The next morning, the barber came to work and there were 12 prayer books and a thank you note from the priest i...

Umberto Eco:

'I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.'

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will be presented with a plan of action on Monday to ease increasing polarisation of Muslim and Western societies. The report is by a group of prominent international figures, including Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ex-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. They h...

Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Star Cookies 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour 1 t. cream of tartar 1/2 t. baking soda 1/4 t. salt 3 T. water 1 T. Ener-G Egg Replacer 1/2 cup Spectrum Spread non-hydrogenated margarine 1/2 cup unbleached cane sugar 1 T. soy milk, rice milk, or other non-dairy milk 1 t. vanilla...

Two guys and a union worker were fishing on a lake one day, when Jesus walked across the water and joined them in the boat. When the three astonished men had settled down enough to speak, the first guy asked humbly, "Jesus, I've suffered from back pain ever since I took shrapnel in the Vietnam ...

Tougher race hate laws considered The government is considering whether race hate laws should be revised after BNP leader Nick Griffin was cleared of charges relating to speeches he made. A jury decided speeches by Mr Griffin and party activist Mark Collett in 2004 had not incited racial hatred. Ho...

The Banning of Beauty Lock the gates against splendor, black out every luxury and pleasure— tear from the country's lexicon the word lovely. Call beauty an infection, and it only spreads, roots deeper in the earth. In the uniform streets, people on bicycles pedal out whole dynasties of verse, each ...

Zesty Marinated Zucchini and Squash 1 1/2 lbs. zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and deseeded 1 lb. summer squash, cut in half lengthwise and deseeded 2 hot red peppers, destemmed and deseeded 1 red pepper, destemmed and deseeded coarse salt 1/3 cup freshly chopped basil 1/3 cup freshly chopped pars...

US citizens face trial in Vietnam Three US citizens and four Vietnamese are due to go on trial in Vietnam charged with terrorism. The seven are accused of attempting to set up illegal transmitters to make anti-communist radio broadcasts inside the country. The case may complicate ties with the US a...

It really was a war. Do you remember "Operation Iraqi Freedom"? Bush claims it was the liberation of the Iraqi people when in fact it was sort of an occupation. during the first days of the operation there was massive air strikes and bombings and I don't think you can just consider that as...

Here's something refreshing to cool you down: Eye of the Hurricane Punch 4 cups pineapple juice 2 cups orange juice 1 cup dark rum 1/2 cup lime juice 1/2 cup passion fruit juice ice orange slices, for garnishing In a glass pitcher, stir together all of the fruit juices and rum. Serve in tall glasses...

Rare Mercury pass of Sun begins For a few hours, astronomers in the Americas, East Asia and Oceania have a rare opportunity to see Mercury pass in a direct line across the Sun. The closest planet to our star should be visible as a tiny black dot creeping over the solar face from 1912 GMT on Wednesd...

Walt Whitman :

"The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give."

An 80 year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctors, they explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the c...

Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections. President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in ...

Here's another recipe from Chef Bennett. I tried this one out last time and it was good I tell you, you should try this one out: Italian Tempeh Sausage 2 - 8 oz. pkgs. tempeh, cut into cubes 1 t. dried basil 1 t. dried oregano 1 t. garlic powder 1 t. onion powder 1 t. ground fennel 1/2 t. dried thym...

Herbert Hoover:

"Children are our most valuable natural resource."

Afghanistan 'to spray poppy crop' The Afghan government has for the first time accepted that aerial chemical spraying could be considered to curb the cultivation of opium poppies. Poppy production across Afghanistan has increased by 60% since 2005. A spokesman for the anti-narcotics ministry told t...