Ann Ingram, who was woken up by the cows mooing, said: "It used to be sheep, and that's bad enough, but cows are a whole different kettle of fish.” BBC on cow invasion of Tredegar June 29, 2011a talented footballer to boot
Beijing will collect and melt snow this winter in a bid to quench the water shortage that has plagued the Chinese capital for years, state media reported Friday. AFP November 12, 2010
Crash courses for learner drivers
Heart diseases are yet another health care headache. Toby Murcott, The Whole Story
It's the rock group's authenticity that strikes a chord with fans.
I'm also struck by the way people use cliched phrases without actually hearing what they say. Take the health minister who told the Commons: We are rolling out fresh fruit in primary schools. On this week's In Our Time on Radio 4, Melvyn Bragg discoursed with an American academic who was an expert on the work of Newton. The notion that space was empty, there was no stuff there, was something the mind finds it very difficult to get its head round, she said. Simon Hoggart G Feb 14 2004
Meanwhile the old certainties of gradual melting over thousands of years remain in the IPCC report. It is doubtful whether they still hold water. New Scientist May 08 (but they may be joking)
Officials pulled out all the stops to hush up the affair.
People stream out of Brisbane to escape floods.
Recycling of animal protein in feed proved recipe for disaster Guardian October 27, 2000 (But the Guardian may always be doing it on purpose.)
The British are often thought of as pioneers in the field of mountain climbing.
The crest of the Mississippi flood wave reached Vicksburg last Wed.
the head of the body overseeing youth justice… bbc November 2, 2011
The horses of Australia's snowy mountains once served to harness the identity of a nation emerging from colonial rule. Times Jan 6 08 (crystallise? embody? focus?)
The manager of a South African manufacturing company that has launched a new design of plough... According to the Cape Argus newspaper, he announced: “We are proud to be part of a ground-breaking initiative.” New Scientist June 2004
The promise of the world’s first low-carbon Olympic flame has gone up in smoke. Andrew Gilligan, Spectator
The record cover was a blank slate in 1939, when Mr. Steinweiss was hired to design advertisements for Columbia Records. NYT July 20, 2011 (Actually it was a blank… record cover.)
the sculpture park has opened its doors for the summer (try “gates”)
The writing is on the wall for bookshops.
These felled trees are the beavers’ handiwork! (Springwatch – surely toothiwork)
This so-called water feature will literally be a drain on the resources of the Royal Parks Agency for years to come. Re the Diana fountain, Guardian March 22 06 It will literally be a drain on the water supply, and metaphorically be a drain on the resources of the Royal Parks Agency.
Waitrose has eaten into M&S’s luxury food side.
We’ll get there, adds Carr, PETA’s fisheries expert. I look forward to the day when we can just talk about the ethics of angling without this red herring of whether they can feel pain.
Where do you draw the line? Everything has to have been drawn originally. Norman Rosenthal quoted in Guardian May 26 04 talking about including drawing in the RA summer exhibition
Why delivering her baby at home is the birthright of every woman Time headline Sept 26 07
Why spend astronomical amounts on so-called scientific research to go to another planet?
Will and Kate commemorative fridge: it certainly wipes the floor with your usual commemorative tea towels.
Wood fires help fuel climate change, says UN Guardian hed November 28, 2011
Too Appropriate Metaphors I
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