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- Unsavoury characters - Financial Times
As the 2008 Olympic Games approached, the Beijing government embarked on a gargantuan task: to provide approved translations of all the names of dishes English-speaking visitors were likely to encounter on restaurant menus. They were keen, the ...
- A mission to fight blindness - Albany Times Union
A mission to fight blindnessAlbany Times Union, NY - 8 minutes agoSaima Ammar, who heard her future husband read books and poetry on the radio, later met him through a friend. Their 10-day visit took them to Washington and ...
- Stutzer uses words, vivid colors to explore humanity's dark side - Homer News
At first glance, Julia Stutzer's first solo show, "The (Self) Destructiveness of Human Nature" on view this month at Ptarmigan Arts, might seem gloomy and pessimistic. "Some woman said it was so depressing," Stutzer said in a phone interview last ...
- Things to do today - Aug. 14 (Akron Beacon Journal)
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-996-3033 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal.com at least a week in advance.TODAY Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St. 330-499-4712.
- Helping children love reading - Abington Mariner
In this age of technology — iPods, computers, cell phones, and other gadgets — it’s no easy task getting children to read. But the school libraries are working to encourage them to keep reading. “Kids’ interest in reading begins to drop off ...
- Begley the Bookie - New York Observer
For a subtle, impressively intelligent discussion of a topic that’s on just about everybody’s mind these day, see David Runciman’s Political Hypocrisy (Princeton, $29.95). Mr. Runciman, a lecturer in political theory at Cambridge, begins with ...
- Peter Coke - Daily Telegraph
Peter Coke, who died on July 30 aged 95, was an actor and playwright best known for his portrayal of Paul Temple in the popular radio detective series devised by Francis Durbridge; in later life Coke also achieved success with sculptures which he ...
- Foster kids tell their stories through art in local exhibit (The Arizona Republic)
The West Valley Art Museum features a traveling exhibit depicting life in the foster care system as seen through the artistic eyes of the children it affects.
- Steppenwolf to Present 'Dream Chicago' on 9/8 - Broadway World
Steppenwolf to Present 'Dream Chicago' on 9/8Broadway World, NY - 20 hours agoTraffic provides an intimate and unique intersection of language, lyrics, poetry and music, creating a fresh perspective on expressing the American story. ...
- AMAZING REAL LIFE OF CASANOVA - Daily Express
FEW PEOPLE noticed the tall Italian man in the thick, grey overcoat standing on Westminster Bridge. Nor did they spot that he was peering over the edge with a little too much intent or that the pockets of his overcoat were weighed down with lead shot ...
- Calendar (Stevens Point Journal)
Dave Ramseys Financial Peace University, 6:30 p.m., Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod), 3210 Maple Drive, Plover. $99 family. 344-1151.
- Parting Words: The Poetry Of Mahmoud Darwish - NPR News
All Things Considered , August 9, 2008 · Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish died Saturday in Houston after complications from open-heart surgery. He was 67. President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of national mourning in his honor. Darwish has ...
- Judgement Days - Cleveland Free Times
Cleveland Free TimesJudgement DaysCleveland Free Times, OH - 1 hour agoBy Michael Gill Cleveland's youth poetry slam team is tired of what everyone else thinks of them. You could hear this as they erupted last week at Playhouse ...
- In the Big Easy, 2 Cocktails Reign (New York Times)
The Louisiana legislature recently chose the sazerac as the official cocktail of the city of New Orleans, but the Ramos gin fizz might be a better fit.
- Anthropologist Anne Weaver Kicks Off Voices of the Southwest at ... - UNM Today
Anthropologist Anne Weaver Kicks Off Voices of the Southwest at ...UNM Today, NM - 17 hours agoKUNM will simulcast the lectures on 89.9FM and online at KUNM ~ 89.9 FM. For more information about the Voices of the Southwest or to view the complete ...
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