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Poetry - Good Poems Require Tremendous Honesty

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

I’m an amateur poet. Have written probably a total of 100 good poems in my life that still would not make it to any of the major national poetry magazines. (Not that I haven’t tried, trust me…)
However, I was very honored about six months to get accepted to a poetry writing Master Class conducted by […]

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Mango Wood Handicrafts - An Ecological Choice

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Illegal logging especially of tropical woods rightly has received negative press in recent years. However, there are examples for ecologically sustainable use of timber in home decoration.
One of these examples is the use of mango wood, especially for hand crafted gifts and collectibles from Thailand.
Historic reference to the fruits of mango trees dates back to […]

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