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...taller, until they turn into massive domes and spires. The largest mounds hold upward of a million insects working in blind harmony. Mounds can reach 7 m high and 12 m around the base, and may have taken a century or more of painstaking construction. The termites mix a drop of saliva with soil, plant matter and excrement and deposit it like a tiny brick; somehow, in the darkness, each knows where to place its contribution to form the maze of tunnels and chambers that harden like concrete...
...their traps at Warrnambool. "No music till the dogs are finished," she says. Her young colleague is now circling the bar clutching a large glass jug, coins and notes beginning to fill it. "You have some money for my jar, please?" she says. Presuming she relies on tips, you drop in a couple of bucks...
...works in youth services, organizing excursions and junior sporting events. At a recent Thursday night training session, the lean and quietly spoken rover seems as straight as one of his high-flying drop punts. Yes, the grounds are hard and the ball contests can be furious, says Pickett. But he finds playing in front of large home crowds exhilarating. In territory where you are either a West Coast Eagles or Fremantle Dockers fan, Pickett barracks for the Melbourne Demons. Still, his mind is also on Perth. "I'll be playing there for Kimberley Spirit Under-19s in the country championships...
...first thing we have to do is drop the Chosen People? marketing bit. It's not working. Not only is it not scaring people off as it was designed to do, but it comes off as sort of arrogant. I'm suggesting we change our official slogan to Just One of the Guys? or the People Who Believe in Most of Your Bible? or even the People Who, If History Is a Guide, Are Not Among God's Favorites.? We'll need to get Karl Rove involved...
...book has been out, and we have yet to come close to our goal of (I'm using the Iranian translation here) "extracting from the hands of the Lord many stars and galaxies." In fact, we have to yet to extract one single star or galaxy. Let's drop it! One of our methods of controlling the universe, according to the book, was to get people hooked on alcohol. And look how that backfired last week...