Posted on 10/14/2002 5:05:04 AM PDT by RikaStrom
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....
atelier \at-l-YAY\, noun:
1. A workshop; a studio.
After Groton, he would attend the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, then settle in Paris, rent an atelier and paint.
--Benjamin Welles, Sumner Welles: FDR's Global Strategist
Etymology: French, from Middle French astelier woodpile, from astele splinter, from Late Latin astella, diminutive of Latin astula. Date: 1699
We must remain firm in face of terror
Excerpt:
The sadness is overwhelming, yet we must steel ourselves for the struggle ahead. This is a wake-up call to Australia, to our region, and to the entire civilised world to unite more strongly than ever to defeat terrorism. The Bali bombings expose the lie that the act of war on September 11, 2001, was simply an attack on Americans and American values.
Bali proves that all freedom-loving peoples are at risk from terrorism, at home and abroad. We cannot let national rivalries, domestic political differences or cynical anti-Americanism divide us. The Bali bombings should serve as a lesson to the waverers who have let their distaste for George W. Bush or knee-jerk isolationism blind them to the realities of terrorism.
No one is safe from the terrorist threat. Many have warned since September 11 that terrorism strikes innocent civilians as they go about their ordinary lives. As John Howard said yesterday, the young Australians partying at Kuta Beach's club strip were doing what young Australians will often do at this time of year: "mark the end of the sporting season with some fun in another place". Yet they were seen as legitimate targets of the terrorists.
We must resist the pressure that is already building for Australia to withdraw from its alliance with the US against terrorism, to "protect" ourselves from future attacks. This would be both disloyal and against our national interests. We are involved in a war against terrorism not because we are the US's allies but because we are a Western democratic country.
[Anything for research, of course.]
Hobby, dear hobby ... Ain't you learned nuttin' from xs?
Ya don't read those kind of tips in the Wall Street Journal.....
Unless they're in Braille.
Get the point?
Docs grow test-tube wee-wees
LONDON -- "Scientists are growing penises in the laboratory! A group of geneticists say they started by creating rabbit penises, and have successfully worked their way up to human wee-wees.
According to published reports, the test-tube penises are able to wriggle like worms, and each one seems to have a mind of its own. Alarmingly, a number of the penises have escaped from the lab and are on the loose."
Need I say more?
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