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- Today in History - Aug. 4 - New Hope Courier
Today in History - Aug. 4New Hope Courier, OK - 2 hours agoThought for Today: "Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds." -- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822).
- Teacher shocked by poet's riposte (Guardian Unlimited)
Carol Ann Duffy pens new poem in response to her work being removed from a GCSE curriculum
- How the Supreme Court Misread My Research: Empirics and the Death ... - New York Times Blogs
Cass Sunstein and I have an Op-Ed in today’s Washington Post , discussing the mis-reading of available empirical evidence in recent death penalty jurisprudence. Some background: A recent Supreme Court ruling ( Baze v. Rees ) reaffirmed the ...
- Cold feet at the gates of Hades - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukCold feet at the gates of HadesTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoIn a suggestive sub-chapter on "Roman gothic", he compares the hags who haunt Latin poetry with the reputed witches encountered by Carlo Levi in the ...
- Community Calendar - Pahrump Valley Times
Community CalendarPahrump Valley Times, NV - Aug 20, 2008Poetry night -- 6:45 pm, Lois Layne's Deli, off Highway 160 on Basin Road, corner of Dahlia Street. Call 537-2111 for more information. ...
- Famed Palestinian poet critical after surgery: friend (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mahmud Darwish, widely considered the greatest living Palestinian poet, is in critical condition in a US hospital following open-heart surgery, a close friend told AFP.
- New on the Net: Fourth of July edition - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Fourth of July weekend seems like a good time to stay close, save gas and take an online visit to the National Archives, maybe for an exploration of the Declaration of Independence. You can find a scanned copy of the original, the text ...
- Densification of Karachi - DAWN Group
I GATHER from press reports, emails and visits from fellow architects that the Government of Sindh has decided to get the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) to revise its building by-laws and zoning regulations to increase floor area ratios ...
- Urgent bonding sparks everything (Louisiana Weekly)
Except for a few cynics and recluses, all people crave intimate ties to at least someone. In defining us as "social animals," philosophers and sociologists invariably start from the standpoint of the family.
- Television - Entertainment (Scoop.co.nz)
Janet Charman's book of poetry, Cold Snack, won top prize in the Montana Book Awards, beating 25 other books considered.
- 'A wolf in sheep's clothing' (Radio Netherlands)
The first Muslim district council head in the Netherlands is regarded by many as 'a wolf in sheep's clothing' because of his calls for religious instruction in public schools.
- 11-year-old poet is seasoned versifier - Portsmouth News
11-year-old poet is seasoned versifierPortsmouth News, UK - 23 minutes agoKaramjot Kaur wrote her poem Seasons for her school homework back in November. It has now scooped the accolade of winning the national poetry competition ...
- He’s Lost Control - PopMatters
He’s Lost ControlPopMatters, IL - 1 hour agoHer poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and she has published articles on various pop-culture-related subjects including the night she almost ...
- Poetry in motion for Portland artist - The Standard - Warrnambool
Poetry in motion for Portland artistThe Standard - Warrnambool, Australia - 30 minutes agoIt will premiere at the Melbourne Writers Festival In Federation Square on August 29, before heading to the Port Fairy Book Fair on September 6.
- FREAK Shots: Is Beer Bad for Science? - New York Times Blogs
The more beer scientists drink, the less likely they are to have a paper published or cited, according to a new study by Thomas Grim , an ornithologist at Palacky University, Czech Republic. Grim surveyed the behavior of Czech scientists and found a ...
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