Word: softeners
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...black, water-colored bird doesn’t help with the ambiguity. However, what it does suggest is a topical treatment of an ominous, dark, and tenuous subject. Wings outstretched and beak ever so sharp, the dark bird is fierce and threatening. Yet the blotches of water soften the animal’s shape and remind us that this is, alas, a work of fiction. Nobel laureate Doris Lessing’s name is megalomaniacally scrawled in regal yellow in the center of the cover, leaving little room for the actual title of the book. Over-compensating for something, Doris...
...with 2010 as the latest possible date. With the Bush Administration nearing lame duck status, a 2010 deadline would give a new U.S. Administration time - though not much time - to enter the process and hopefully take a leading position. That extra time might also allow China or India to soften their negotiating tactics, and perhaps accept lesser limitations, such as mandatory targets in energy efficiency or renewable power use. The best contribution President Bush can make for the Bali process is to continue doing what he has done best on climate change: nothing...
...soften her makeup and clothing. She can change her hairstyle. But when her voice spews forth the same old leftist diatribe, you are left with the same Hillary Clinton. She wants to take from those of us who have worked our whole lives to better ourselves and give to those who don't want to be bothered with working. I can't think of a single circumstance that would allow me to vote for Clinton. Troy Worthy, HURST, TEXAS...
...soften her makeup and clothing. She can change her hairstyle. But when her voice spews forth the same old leftist diatribe, you are left with the same Hillary Clinton. She wants to take from those of us who have worked our whole lives to better ourselves and give to those who don't want to be bothered with working. I can't think of a single circumstance that would allow me to vote for Clinton. Troy Worthy, Hurst, Texas...
...urban roofs are going green. Environmental designers looking for new ways to soften cities have begun to realize that the tops of buildings don't have to be wastelands. Indeed, they can be gardens, planted with grasses, flowers and shrubs that control temperature, conserve water and clean the air. A newly published paper in the journal BioScience reveals just how much good green roofs...