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- Was the 'Japanese Renaissance' lost at sea? (The Japan Times)
Last week, Japan celebrated Umi no Hi (Marine Day). First observed as a national holiday in 1996, Marine Day marks the anniversary of the return of Emperor Meiji from a boat trip to Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on July 20, 1876. It is intended, as current Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura has said, "to thank the sea for its benefits and hope for the prosperity of Japan as an ...
- Celebs, politicians, best-selling authors at National Book Festival ... - Canada East
WASHINGTON - Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival. The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall. The event was started by Laura Bush ...
- Native American culture stands tall at Cowboy Symposium - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
oAnn Turtle proudly walks up to LaRue Owens, 68, of Shallowater, and Lena Owen, 74, of Lubbock, and introduces herself. She's Comanche, full-blooded, she says. She didn't have to say it - it's written on her T-shirt. "Choctaw," Owens replies. "And I ...
- A Pinch of Salt: Foil is nothing to crow about - Coalinga Record
A Pinch of Salt: Foil is nothing to crow aboutCoalinga Record, CA - 49 minutes agoNo we're not talking poetry and school anymore, we are now improving on the advice given by a gardening expert on how to use aluminum foil in the field or ...
- We hereby nominate Al Davis as poet laureate of Oakland - ESPN.com
OK, sure: Al Davis sounds bitter. And batty. And probably in need of some applesauce and crackers. But what if he's just misunderstood? What if his Crypt Keeper mien and silver 'n' black tracksuits are simply a ruse, camouflage for the tender heart ...
- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Will Host A Gala ... - Middle East Events (press release)
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Will Host A Gala ...Middle East Events (press release), United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoThe literary meet will include nearly 300 dedicated events and present a wide diversity of contemporary literature, prose and poetry from around the world. ...
- The Burden of the Humanities - RedOrbit
The Burden of the HumanitiesRedOrbit, TX - 18 minutes ago... notably St Augustine, would adapt the Greek and Roman ideas to a program of Christian education, built around me study of grammar, rhetoric, poetry, ...
- TGI Thursday (Honolulu Advertiser)
The 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.
- The Youth of the Year - Reader's Digest
The Youth of the YearReader's Digest, NY - 4 hours agoI'd only met Shonetta last night, when the18-year-old read a poem she wrote about her life story to a room full of Washington VIPS, Boys and Girls Club ...
- Religion As Poetry - Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
James Carse, who directed the Religious Studies Program at NYU for 30 years, has a new book out called The Religious Case Against Belief . Here's his definition of a belief system, which he differentiates from religion: A belief system is meant to be ...
- Paying tribute to the ultimate ladies' man - Nationalpost.com
EDMONTON -- By the time the surprised student arrived home, hot take-out lunch in hand, there were three-dozen strangers on his front lawn, his front porch, peering through his unwashed windows and poking around his backyard. They came from Japan ...
- Cowboy gathering returns to Big Bear Lake - Riverside Press Enterprise
Strap on some boots and head up to Big Bear for a weekend of music, poetry and stories of the Old West at the ninth annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Each fall, Big Bear Lake hosts the gathering to celebrate the cowboy lifestyle. Beginning ...
- Chicago's Symphony Center has free music marathon - Gary Post Tribune
Chicago's Symphony Center has free music marathonGary Post Tribune, IN - 20 minutes ago"360 Degrees" is a yearlong joint effort between The Art Institute and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, plus the Poetry Foundation and the Chicago Council on ...
- In My Own Write: Poetry in motion - Jerusalem Post
In My Own Write: Poetry in motionJerusalem Post, Israel - 54 minutes agoThis imperative, whether he knew his Bible or not, was central to the life of a highly unusual man, an Australian named Frederick Matthias Alexander ...
- Author gives 'Breathing' lessons - Post-Star
SOUTH GLENS FALLS - Young adult book author Alex Flinn remembered getting her first rejection notice for poetry she submitted to Highlights magazine -- at age 8. During a Thursday discussion at South Glens Falls high school, Flinn told students that ...
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