Copulae

The most abundant and natural resource of all is information. Life continually serves us up more news than we can use. Who has time for anything but snappy bites? These topics were selected to make you think, smile, or hungry. Remember:
Time flies like an arrow, fruit
        flies like a banana.

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	Animals	Reptiles, crustaceans, arachnids, insects, fish, birds, pets, livestock, hunting, slaughtering, rodents, bears, primates, whales, Wellington's waterfront
	Animation	This section requires, variously, Flash, Shockwave, Quicktime - and a fast internet connection or lots of patience: Eyepopping, Feats and Defeats, Indigen, Fun at Work, When Your Needs Overwhelm You, Driving Tips, Recursion, Pigs, Six Easy Pieces, 3D Max class, tons more
	Art of Playing Cards	An unusual deck of playing cards: each card was designed by a different British artists; several transformation cards from other decks are included as well
	Drugs	Enhancing human experience using bodybuilding, marijuana, caffeine, amphetamines, ecstasy, PMA, alcohol, Ritalin, kava, tv, nicotine, cooked food
	Education	Subjects taught, tests, costs, boredom, honour, rites of passage, rigid rules, cliques, thinking, learning, homeschooling, creating, brilliance, ongoing education
	Environment	Natural disasters - including lightning strikes, tornados, hurricanes, volcanoes, floods, global warming and more - as well as some great satellite and tree photos
	Flying	History, unusual flying machines, hot air balloons, skydiving, gliding, problems, airports, turbulence, pilots, crashes, Paris Air Show, future, blimps, space travel, solar sails
	History	An aggregate of human affairs - heavily weighted toward the West (because that's what I know more about), it mainly focuses on Europe.  (I'd like to be unbiased but bias is part of the fabric of human affairs...)
	Humour	Articles on humour plus cartoons, oxymorons, jokes and more
	Immigration	Articles on immigration, emigration, undocumented workers, overstayers, how to get in: NZ and Australia, costs, H1-B workers, scams, quality of life
	Information / Technology	Snooping, usage, the future, world's fair predictions, e-diaries, piracy, flickers, cyborgs, browsing, trends, jokes, philosophic agents, artificial consciousness
	Intellectual / Entertaining	Articles, tests and visual amusements
	Lifestyles	Guns, tv, extortion, hair, handbags, parenting, time bind, desserts, tea, fitness, health, smoking, feasts, friends, happiness, ageing
	Men	Sperm donations online, testosterone, condom sizes, child molesters, prostitutes, pantyhose, buddies, smells, nagging, gynæcologists, mid-life crises, fathers
	Money / Politics/Law	Countries of the world, globalisation, tax avoidance, consumerism, credit cards, spending, contracts, trust, stocks, fraud, eugenics, direct democracy, forfeiture
	New Jersey	Facts, census data, complex highway interchanges, photos, transit plans, politicians, geology, canals, regions, governance, flora and fauna, history
	Odds / Oddities	The unusual: events, abilities, means of self-expression, houses, conditions, people, twins, luck, narrow escapes, resemblances, facts, diversions, heroism
	Older & Under	Ageing, including feats that can be accomplished, and a non-spiritual look at what happens after death - funerals, jerky, popsicles, fertiliser, ashes, orbit, diamonds (yes, diamonds) or dust
	Photographs	The earth and moon, fire in Montana, trains, stained glass, sunsets on the Wellington Harbour, Lady Fair, Civic Square, the old mill, the Whippany River, historical houses, Lake Parsippany
	Prisons	White collar/petty crimes, truth, injustice, capital punishment, race, executioners, cheating, private prisons, retribution, prison labour, appeals, instant justice, electronic tags, lepers, second chances
	Relationships	Affair motivators, changing relationships, do-it-yourself psychotherapy, lies, insincerity, social graces, cosmetic surgery, roots of culture, self-deception, love, reunions of lost relatives
	Science	Bacteria, centrioles, chairs, nebulae, asteroids, robots, memory, chirality, pain, fractals, DNA, geology, strange facts, extra dimensions, spare parts, space storms, discoveries, ageing, atypical brains
	Social / Cultural	Poverty, social markets, superfluous children, isolation, modern mating difficulties, status, boasting, gender, patriarchy, capitalists, civility, groups, racism, virtue, ethics, arts, religion, crewing
	Terrorism	Iraq versus North Korea, bioterrorism, patriotism enforcers, airport security, pain, children in war, McCarthyism, humanitarian killing, Voice of America, pipelines, truth, lessons, anthrax, hatred,  surveillance
	Wellington	Satellite photos and pictures of Wellington from several different angles, articles about earthquakes, history, business, the Ohariu Valley, statistics, fireworks, the national anthem, the kiwi icon
	Working	Why, which career, bosses, time constraints, focus, trends, gender issues, pay differentials, getting laid off, getting re-hired, dependents, part-time work, balancing work and values
	Zero Return Investment	The raison d'être for this website.  The Flat Rock Forests Trust "lost" millions of dollars - we may never know exactly why...