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The Divine Harvest November 12, 2000 Poppynewbe tells us why harvesting Opium doesn't have to be a task reserved just for Burmese farmers. In his latest article, newbe examines the possibility that harvesting your own Opium can not only be an easy task, but a better route to go for fresh pods than simply "making a cup of tea". Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Moment of Silence Over November 11, 2000 The "Virtual" moment of silence has ended. When accessing the forums today, many of you might have seen this page instead of what you were expecting. On November 11th each year all across Canada, people observe a short moment of silence out of respect for those who fought and died in war. With the poppy being the official symbol of Rememberance Day, I felt it appropriate for poppies.org to also partake in this moment of silence. If you're out today, and you run into a war veteran -- please take the time to thank them. For more information on the history of the poppy as a symbol of war veteran sacrifices, please click here. Discuss This Article

Somni-Mail Back Online November 1, 2000 Well, after two days without sleep, the transition has been completed, and Somni-Mail is now back online. All previous somni-mail accounts have been lost. All users who registered for a somni-mail account previously, will have to re-create a new account. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The problems with the e-mail features of the forums have been remedied as well, and e-mail notification is back on. Discuss This Article

Somni-Mail Down Temporarily October 31, 2000 Due to problems with the reliability of service and quality over at bigmailbox.com, I have decided to move the poppies.org email system over to a different provider. As a result, all current somni-mail accounts will be lost and you will have to re-apply. Although the login boxes are still on the site, and are functional, you will not receive any mail in your poppies.org inbox. I hope to have the transition finished by tomorrow, when you can start signing up again for accounts. I apologize for the interruption in service, but I felt it was better to tackle this problem now instead of later when more users would be affected. Thanks. Discuss This Article

LEDA Updates Online October 29, 2000 I was talking to Occupant over at The Lycaeum the other day about setting up an RSS file so other sites can grab the latest LEDA additions and incorporate them into their pages. Well, no sooner had I asked than Occupant Provided! We're testing out the Rich Site Summary for LEDA, which you can peruse on the right column. Cool! Remember, anyone who wishes to grab the poppies.org rss files can do so at http://www.poppies.org/forum.rss (Somni-Forum Channel), and http://www.poppies.org/news/poppies.rss (Library and News Content). Discuss This Article

Book Review: Opium Empire October 28, 2000 Poppies.org is graced with our first Book Review! Somnibus provides us with an in-depth review Carl H. Trocki's intriguing tome about the historical impact of Opium and the Poppy on the Global Political Economy. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Frankenpoppies in Australia October 27, 2000 The Australian government is currently overseeing phase three of a test-release of genetically modified poppies in Sassafras, Tasmania. But the Reverend asks, would you grow them? Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Somni-Forum Channel Goes Live October 25, 2000 The Papaver Somni-Forum is now available as an active channel for "My Netscape" users, so you can have all of the latest forum topics delivered right to your desktop via Netscape's Netcenter. To add the forums to your "My Netscape" homepage, just click on the button on the right of the page. Give it a try! Users familiar with XML can add the Somni-Forum RSS file to their website or portal by pointing their grabber etc. to http://www.poppies.org/forum.rss Discuss This Article