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- $50000 Griffin Poetry Prizes awarded tonight - Toronto Star
$50000 Griffin Poetry Prizes awarded tonightToronto Star, Canada - 30 minutes agoRounding out the Canadian shortlist is Toronto author David McFadden for Why Are You So Sad? Selected Poems of David W. McFadden. ...
- The "It" List: A trendier guide to living - The News-Press
The "It" List: A trendier guide to livingThe News-Press, FL - 1 hour ago"Cinematic poetry," raved USA Today. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the world-famous glass jar with the screw-on metal lid. ...
- AIMS test may have no future in schools - Arizona Daily Star
Arizona had a precursor to the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards. Former state schools Superintendent C. Diane Bishop pushed for the Arizona Student Assessment Program, which she said boosted student achievement, while opponents contended that ...
- The Right Rev Hassan Dehqani-Tafti: Exiled Anglican Bishop in Iran (Independent)
Hassan Dehqani-Tafti was Bishop in Iran from 1961, in exile from 1979 until 1985. His life, it is fair to say, was an epic Anglican Christian story. His 1959 autobiography (published in both Persian and English) borrowed its title from the central Maidan (the great royal square) in the city of Isfahan; Naqsh-i-jahan. Like the square, his life was a unity with four sides or dimensions.
- 'Bull Durham' hits the 20-year mark - Chicago Sun-Times
DURHAM, N.C. -- The bull still snarls from atop the outfield wall, snorting smoke after home runs and taunting hitters with four simple words written on it: Hit bull, win steak. The replica of the prop Hollywood built for ''Bull Durham'' is larger ...
- Asia's love of 'living art' koi fish growing - MSN Singapore
Koi, an ornamental fish which enthusiasts liken to a moving work of art, are gaining popularity across Asia thanks to changing lifestyles and increasingly sophisticated tastes, experts say. Asian fish connoisseurs treasure koi -- domesticated ...
- Proud peafowl crossings (MLive.com)
Peacocks and peahens originally came to the Western world from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Himalayas, where the birds have mystical significance.
- May begins with a bang: festivals, parades, expos, tours - Twin Cities Planet
May begins with a bang: festivals, parades, expos, toursTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - May 1, 2008The MayDay Festival follows the MayDay Parade and Ceremony and features music, dancing, poetry, foods, canoe rides, and more. ...
- HAPPENINGS IN NORTHERN HUNTERDON - Recorder Community Newspapers
A blood drive, sponsored by Pam Smith of High Bridge, will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at the High Bridge Fire Department, 7 Maryland Ave., High Bridge. The blood drive is for 2-year-old Owen Pierro. Registration is requested but not necessary. For more ...
- East Bay Briefings - Providence Journal
East Bay BriefingsProvidence Journal, RI - 1 hour agoPoetry writing course: A poetry writing series will be held this summer at Barrington Library. Led by community services librarian Lauri Burke and Kara ...
- Bowman celebrates artists - Signal
Bowman celebrates artistsSignal, CA - 7 hours agoCreative writing instructor Mike Mansfield introduced student Allie Arnold by telling the crowd that her poem, "Music is ... ," holds the record for most ...
- Love in a Tsunami's Aftermath: Assarat's 'Wonderful Town' (The New York Sun)
'Wonderful Town," directed by Thai filmmaker Aditya Assarat, takes place in a seaside town in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Though tourism has tanked, some rebuilding is in progress, and yet a certain malaise seems to have settled after the storm. This potent setting and mood is the backdrop for a fragile love story, but the stillness and vaguely drawn characters doom the movie to ...
- Hue student and Kieu on stone (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Huong River banks in Hue city are now decorated by special stone blocks which have lines of poetry from the famous Tale of Kieu by great poet Nguyen Du.
- Architects come up with design that links modern with traditional - Vancouver Sun
Architects come up with design that links modern with traditionalVancouver Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago"But we're recognizing that some of the old methods not only solve some of the issues, like environmental solutions, but have an interesting poetry that ...
- Readings and Writers - RedOrbit
Readings and WritersRedOrbit, TX - 4 hours agoIt accepts four or five fiction manuscripts per year for its annual magazine, which includes prose, poetry and artwork. The deadline is noon Thursday, ...
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