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- Business-Speak Filters Into Language (Hartford Courant)
Everyone May Ridicule Business-Speak, But Chances Are We'll Be Using Terms Soon Perhaps you roll your eyes when your co-worker complains that he "doesn't have the bandwidth" to finish a certain task (as in, not having the time or resources). But if history is any indication, you'll eventually be using that phrase yourself.
- Cadbury recalls Chinese-made chocolate - Globe and Mail
PC Montreal from Canada writes: Okay, first it was the lead paint on toys, then poisoned pet food, contaminated baby's milk, and now chocolate. They're prolific counterfeiters and refuse to accept the concept of trademarks and patents. Bottom line ...
- Is This The End Of The Jews? An Interview With Adam Mansbach - Huffingtonpost.com
Adam Mansbach is a dude of many hats. A hip-hop poet that can recite histories old-school and new without missing a beat, especially in his acid satire Angry Black White Boy . An author who lives in Berkeley, grew up in Boston and can freestyle in ...
- Obama taps Biden to be running mate (The Ithaca Journal)
WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate in the race for the White House, tapping a former challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- Journal set to publish bin Laden's poetry (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Osama bin Laden is one of the world's most wanted men but he is now also about to be a published poet.
- A gem of a read from Carson City's Sam Bauman (Nevada Appeal)
A delightful new novel, "Then God Is Forgiven" by Carson City's Sam Bauman, begins with the story's ending, a funeral in England.
- Roots of American Music Festival - PopMatters
PopMattersRoots of American Music FestivalPopMatters, IL - 27 minutes agoAs the “Godmother of punk†she stood for punk, the synthesis of folk, rock, and beat poetry. Here, her timeless sound worked well in the park’s quarter-egg ...
- Islamic Center's dedication set for 9/11 - Dayton Daily News
Islamic Center's dedication set for 9/11Dayton Daily News, OH - 1 hour ago... the poetry of Rumi and a Ramadan fast-breaking at sunset. "We want to send a message of friendship, love and peace," Azmeh said. "We felt Sept. ...
- On the Margins of Noir (New York Times)
The Fox Film Noir collection includes Archie Mayo?s ?Moontide? (1942), Elia Kazan?s ?Boomerang!? (1947) and Jean Negulesco?s ?Road House? (1948).
- Mark Lawson: Poetry is often misunderstood, but that doesn't mean we should ban it (Guardian Unlimited)
Mark Lawson: Carol Ann Duffy's work on violence is ideal for classroom discussion. It's a poem, not a memo
- Calendar: Sunday, Sept. 28 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
SPECIAL EVENT: Thrillusions Harrah's Theatre (inside Harrah's Casino), 8 Canal St. Award-winning magician James Brandon, who will join a cast of rock star impersonators. 7. Call 533.6600 or Ticketmaster....
- Going to Medellin: Where poetry heals the wound - Vanguard
Going to Medellin: Where poetry heals the woundVanguard, Nigeria - 1 hour agoI must confess some trepidation when I first received the mail inviting me to Medellin as a guest poet to this year’s Poetry Festival in Medellin. ...
- Port Arthur woman reaches out to boost leadership qualities in youth - Beaumont Enterprise
Robinne Alexander, 25, has learned leadership skills from her parents but she also believes she was born to lead. "It took external situations to bring that out in me. No matter how far you get in life, it still can be cultivated. And I learned ...
- Patti Smith: The comeback years - Salon
Almost at the beginning of Steven Sebring's documentary "Patti Smith: Dream of Life ," a film and art installation and photography book that have been 12 years in the making, we hear a narration from the eponymous rock goddess-poet, declaiming a ...
- Band gives city seal of approval - Otago Daily Times
Band gives city seal of approvalOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 44 minutes agoFirebrand poet Sam Hunt also appears at St Paul's Cathedral today with his gritty brand of humour and poetry. "Tell the story, tell it true, charm it crazy ...
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