Friday, February 10, 2006

Gems from Aljazeera

I know I need to bring you up to date on our flying visit to Italy. But before that I have to alert you to these three fascinating articles.

First a serious one: Bottled water taxing Earth. Why don't we reuse water bottles?

And another: Iraqi homes show US how to build. I wish the Turks would remember how they used to build.

But this one is priceless:Gay penguins shun Swedish mates. Sample quote:

In a statement posted on its internet website, the zoo on Wednesday sought to defend itself from fresh criticism.

The statement said: "We will be delighted if the penguins form even one heterosexual couple and manage to produce first an egg, and then a little one.

"But of course we accept the male couples that have formed and we are not trying to enforce heterosexuality, as we were accused of doing last year."

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