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- Steve Wynn goes for mega-yacht (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Thousands of rubber ducks take over part of the pool Tuesday at Simon at Palms Place. Photo courtesy of Denise Truscello
- Khayyam embodies philosophical, religious questions of Persian ... - Tehran Times
Khayyam embodies philosophical, religious questions of Persian ...Tehran Times, Iran - 1 hour agoKeyvani has translated a work on Khayyam by Mehdi Amin-Razavi entitled “The Wine of Wisdom: The Life, Poetry and Philosophy of Omar Khayyamâ€. ...
- Newsmakers: Halvorson's gift certificates a fundraiser for COTS (The Burlington Free Press)
Tim Halvorson, the cafe's owner, is committed to raising at least $1,000 for the 2007 COTS walk
- The conundrum of Slessor (Sydney Morning Herald)
Five Bells , Kenneth Slessor's famous poem about Sydney, was almost named Six Bells .
- After the iPhone, the Blood-Sugar Meter? - New York Times Blogs
Health care is an important, huge, and growing piece of our economy. But as a reader named Beth Wieder points out, the design of medical devices isn’t always as user-friendly (or, I would add, as cost-efficient or as practical) as one might like ...
- Greek court considers Lesbos vs lesbians case - Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters Life!) - A Greek court is considering a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban use of the word lesbian as a term to describe gay women, a court official said on Wednesday. Three Lesbos residents brought the case ...
- Library activities will keep kids entertained - News-Leader.com
Nothing's cuter than a cartoon graphic of a bug reading a book. OK, this particular theme may not appeal to adults, but the kids among us will go buggy over this summer's Springfield-Greene County Library District reading clubs and programs, "Catch ...
- Soldier Boy (New York Times)
Frances Richey?s new collection of poems, ?The Warrior,? focuses on her relationship with her son, a Green Beret who has served two tours in Iraq.
- Sex Rocks DC Preppies, Lithgow Tells Tall Tales: John Simon - Bloomberg
Sex Rocks DC Preppies, Lithgow Tells Tall Tales: John SimonBloomberg - 1 hour agoOne of granny's favorite stories is really a poem, the one about the one-hoss shay by poetry-writing Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. ...
- Book Notes - Burlington Free Press
• Middlebury College and a Weybridge resident. In his book "Why Poetry Matters" (Yale University Press, $24), Parini wrote, "Poetry matters because it serves up the substance of our lives, and becomes more than a mere articulation of experience ...
- Saddam feared disease in prison, according to his `diary' - Los Angeles Times
CAIRO, Egypt -- Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said Monday in publishing excerpts of his prison writings. The London-based Al-Hayat said the comments came in ...
- Obama Visits Sderot - The Bulletin
Sderot, Israel - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, accompanied by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, visited the shell-shocked Israeli city yesterday. He met with city Mayor Eli Moyal ...
- The calendar - Miami Herald
For just 31 cents, Baskin-Robbins guests can enjoy a scoop and support the National Fallen Firefighters Association. Locations in Dade and Broward counties. 7 - 8:30 p.m. WINE GODS The Art and Wine Lecture Series features a a discussion on ...
- RSS Feed: Local News - Tracy Press
Nearly 2,000 people turned out at Lincoln Park today to celebrate Juneteenth, the 143 rd anniversary of the day when black American slaves were legally freed from centuries of slavery.
- In a different medium, Lennon tapped into his childlike side - San Diego Union-Tribune
Most artists make a name for themselves in one field: visual art, writing, music, etc. But creative impulses don't have tidy boundaries, so they often spill over into other forms. Picasso wrote poetry, for example, some of it quite good. Henry Miller ...
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