Word: pinings
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...classic Arab cookery, incorporating new ingredients (lobster with baba ghanoush ravioli, courgette-aubergine salad and cream of red peppers) while respecting regional Muslim customs that disallow alcohol in cooking. Oenophiles are not forgotten, though: selections like an hors d'oeuvre of orange-flavored prawns on a flan of pine nuts, celeriac purée and cream of olive oil get paired with top-notch regional vintages, in this case a La Dame Blanche from Lebanon's Château Kefraya. But if whipping up that combination seems too involved, just book a flight in either first or business class...
...save an endangered tree, put it up for sale. And whatever you do, don't tell anyone where it is. That's how an Australian consortium is protecting the Wollemi pine tree, a rare species that dates back to the era of dinosaurs. Fewer than 100 full-grown trees remain, and by selling plants grown from their cuttings, Wollemi Pine International hopes to raise funds for preservation and stop the poachers who could destroy the species forever...
Turner is testing 3,000 new varieties of bedding plants this year to help plant lovers identify the best of what's new, and he considers the Wollemi among the most unusual. Unlike other pine trees, which have a single trunk, the Wollemi pines, once fully grown, can have up to 100 trunks and stand more than 80 ft. tall. Hardiness has allowed the species to survive for millions of years, all the way back to when T. rex roamed the earth. "Its discovery is the equivalent of finding a dinosaur alive today," says Sally McGeoch, marketing manager for Wollemi...
...caught.” Well, Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers got caught and it was on baseball’s biggest stage. The latest scandal surrounding America’s pasttime emerged during the second game of the World Series on Sunday night when Rogers allegedly made use of pine tar, a sticky substance expressly prohibited of pitchers by Major League Baseball. Almost as soon as the Fox cameras zoomed in on the now-infamous yellowish-brown smudge on Roger’s left hand, all the sports columnists and baseball experts began preparing their own take...
Georg Herold’s “Portrait” tempts those with a sophisticated palate and who pine for something they won’t find in the dining halls. Caviar dots the work’s surface, its precious little lumps making a social statement as they compose the faintest outline of a face...