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- Cultures beautifully clashing - San Diego CityBEAT
Cultures beautifully clashingSan Diego CityBEAT, CA - 39 minutes agoIn the end, I wanted to focus on the poetry that the cross-fertilization of cultures brings to the world. For contemporary settings however, harsh conflicts ...
- Religion calendar (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Poetry and Music Workshop: The Episcopal Church of Reconciliation will host a workshop about the healing power of poetry and music from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at 8900 Starcrest.
- Approve the FairTax Bill - La Crosse Tribune
The FairTax bill would repeal the following taxes: corporate and individual income, payroll, self-employment, capital gains, death and gift. They would be replaced with a revenue-neutral, 23 percent personal consumption tax. Americans could receive ...
- Nigeria: Inside Kano's Ancient Gurasa Neighbourhood (AllAfrica.com)
Virtually every house in Jakara Quarters in the ancient city of Kano is a small factory of staple food known in Hausa as gurasa, but in English as pita and in Arabic Khubz. A visit to this area gives an insight as to how gurasa is manufactured and sold.
- Saturday's Best Bets (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
A New Reading Deal
- Travel 411: Stars, politicians among authors at book festival (TCPalm.com)
Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival on Sept. 27 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The event was started by first lady Laura Bush as a way to celebrate reading and books.
- Obama-Clinton? Stranger Things Have Happened (HispanicBusiness.com)
Dick Polman--The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dick Polman is a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Obama-Clinton. Don't rule it out. I'm aware that the Democratic "dream team" scenario is widely scorned by the practitioners of conventional wisdom.
- A Poetry Punishment for Vermont Vandals - Wall Street Journal Blogs
A Poetry Punishment for Vermont VandalsWall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 1 hour agoFor the first class, Parini reportedly turned to Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.” Parini told the students: “Believe me, if you’re a teenager, ...
- University of Minnesota study uncovers the educational benefits of social networking sites (PhysOrg)
Low-income students are in many ways just as technologically savvy as their counterparts In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against ...
- Poetry writing at the Library - Belleville Intelligencer
A Special guest from the Quinte Writer's Guild will inspire you to be a poet and be a poetry reader. Bring some of your inspirational poems with you. This will be held at 2:00 p.m. This is a pre-registered event
- A century of puzzling - Nature.com (subscription)
Nature.com (subscription)A century of puzzlingNature.com (subscription), UK - 8 hours agoInterpretations range from astronomical calendars and bronze-age computers through board games to a victory chant and pre-homeric poetry, written in ...
- Revellers enjoy the craic at 17th annual Halifax Irish Festival - Halifax Today
THE Piece Hall was awash with green for the 17th annual Halifax Irish Festival, the biggest event of its kind in the north of England. Visitors enjoyed entertainment from Sean Wilson and Tony Mac, Across the Water, Belt of the Celts, the Nicky James ...
- 'Shakespeare was a woman' - Courier Mail
'Shakespeare was a woman'Courier Mail, Australia - 6 hours agoShe has been known only as the first woman to publish a book of poetry ( Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum in 1611) and as a candidate for "the dark lady" referred ...
- Marking Caribbean American Ties - Washington Post
Marking Caribbean American TiesWashington Post, United States - 16 hours agoThe Capital Caribbean-American Literary Festival, June 10-13, will include storytelling, poetry and lectures. The DC Caribbean Film Festival runs June 17-21 ...
- Calendar for July 10 (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
ONGOING Alfred T. Hornbacks -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover. The Beer Joint -- Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no c ...
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