12 February 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 12 Feb 2007 For all of his soul-spotting, incentives, and signs of respect, Bush gets a fat raspberry from Putin. Arab states begin making overtures to Israel to offset Iran's agenda-setting. A brief history of the invention and development of barbed wire. Tips on philandering. Sexual advice probably best not sought from comic-store clerks. Collection of collectors' conventions. Danny Meyer on how hospitality shouldn't flow from a monologue. Initiative filed in Washington aims to protect marriage's purpose: make babies or prepare for divorce. Naturally, proposed mandatory HPV vaccine for California schoolgirls stirs up controversy. In today's gallery, Andre von Morisse shares his world of fish balloons and familiar landscapes. Average city dweller now sees 5,000 ads per day. Exactly what a poetry magazine does with two-hundred million dollars. Poetry in the news: Snorkeler shot for resembling swimming nutria. Despondent? Joyful? Porpoise-y? Tell us how you're doing by leaving a message at (718) 371-1016 and you'll make the Currently link at the top of page.