Fatih Tas, the owner of Kurdish Aram Publishing House in Turkey faces
6.5 years of punishment in prison if he is not acquitted at his next
trial on the 2nd of December 2005 in an Istanbul court. He's being prosecuted for
having published a book by John Tirman, director of international
studies in MIT.

'A third of Britons blame flirty women for rape

LONDON (Reuters) - One in three Britons believes a woman who flirts is partly or totally responsible if she is raped, a "shocking" opinion poll showed on Monday.

Between a third and a quarter of respondents also put part or all of the blame on the woman if she fails to say "no" clearly to the man, wears sexy clothes, drinks too much, has many sexual partners and walks alone in a deserted area.'

I found this a moving and deeply human account of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. It's sentimental without being mawkish:

http://www.abctales.com/story/rask_balavoine/chicoso

A fine achievement.

Last month a vet in Leeds was warned by the West Yorkshire Police Force that he could be arrested for breach of the peace for flying a flag that has been carried into battle by kings and infantrymen alike for over 700 years since the days of Richard the Lionheart. The vet describes himself in the following manner:

http://www.abctales.com/story/narcissa/what-a-piece-of-work-is-a

Usually I don't start threads, being the shy sort.
There are rather a lot of good ones today that I don't want to just pass by.

The bit about the hair being like currency and breaking from a corset bone by bone with a tongue is excellent.

Not sure about the need for a line break on the final two lines.

Very much enjoyed.

Span

I likes it a lot.

http://www.abctales.com/story/jack-cade/muswell-hill-time-travellers

Not sure about the bit in brackets.

I think it gets super good from 'we chased cats'.

Span

I asked my friend in Nashville (who I shall be spending New Year with) what i could get his young daughter for Christmas. He replied that she collected barbie dolls and would love an 'English' one. Last Saturday on a trip to London I took my life in my hands and ventured into Hamley's in Regent St. Thinking that as they claim to be the biggest and best toy shop in Christendom they would be bound to have the desired item I duly fought my way to the third floor, only to be informed they didn't stock them any more.

My searching on the internet came up with the following model;

That got your attention didn't it? It's all in the heading, you see, all in the title. If we want our work to be read ' be it magazine article, book or marketing flyer ' it has to be preceded by a catchy phrase that puts the squeeze on our target to read further. With those simple ten words I've managed to flex my muscles and make you an offer you can't refuse.

How many regular visitors to the forum do you imagine were able to resist clicking on this thread? Not very many. Well, not you anyway, eh?

That got your attention didn't it? It's all in the heading, you see, all in the title. If we want our work to be read ' be it magazine article, book or marketing flyer ' it has to be preceded by a catchy phrase that puts the squeeze on our target to read further. With those simple ten words I've managed to flex my muscles and make you an offer you can't refuse.

How many regular visitors to the forum do you imagine were able to resist clicking on this thread? Not very many. Well, not you anyway, eh?