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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 ...
- By: Andrea K. Hammer, For The Bulletin - Evening Bulletin
By: Andrea K. Hammer, For The BulletinEvening Bulletin, PA - 40 minutes agoMs. Bullock said that, for example, creativity can spark a play or poetry and rap by young children during open-mic nights. ...
- Kenya: Barack Obama And the Graveyard of Hope (AllAfrica.com)
I am finding it very difficult to join in the jubilation about Senator Barack Obama. Not that I want to deny the man his victory, but my impulse to celebrate keeps deflating on the idea that the best thing that happened to little Barack was not growing up in Kenya.
- What your lips say about you - Livemint
What your lips say about youLivemint, India - 21 hours agoThe annals of literature and poetry are full of metaphors for eyes and hair but they pay scant attention to lips. Tamil and Urdu poetry, for instance, ...
- Darwish as his friend knew him - Gulf News
Dubai: "I yearn for my mother's bread, my mother's coffee, her touch." How many Palestinians were inspired by these words, or sang them during national gatherings down through the years? Millions. Mahmoud Darwish provided a cultural identity for ...
- Requiem of the American Indian Holocaust - The NarcoSphere
Requiem of the American Indian HolocaustThe NarcoSphere, NY - 1 hour agoHere, four years later in the relentless rain of Illinois in May of 2008, Mandrell dipped into memory and poetry. “The hoop has come full circle," Mandrell ...
- Let the snowball battle begin - Joburg
Let the snowball battle beginJoburg, South Africa - 3 hours agoInner city movers and shakers will take each other on in battle and in poetry. LAST ONE STANDING - a cutthroat snowball fight between 24 teams in which only ...
- Rome: The Musical (Scoop.co.nz)
You are invited to a fun-packed evening of lust, greed and murder. Welcome to the Caesars! And a decadent Roman feast of power and intrigue.
- John & Abigail Adams come alive at Tales of Cape Cod - Barnstable Patriot
Barnstable PatriotJohn & Abigail Adams come alive at Tales of Cape CodBarnstable Patriot, MA - 1 hour agoAlso to be showcased in the Tales of Cape Cod program will be the Adams’s relationship with the Otis family of West Barnstable, and in particular Abigail’s ...
- Saying Goodbye After All These Years - TheDay
Saying Goodbye After All These YearsTheDay, CT - 1 hour agoHe is passionate about the English language and shares with his students his love for literature, in particular American literature, and poetry. ...
- Caption Contest: We have a winner - Sacramento Bee
Caption Contest: We have a winnerSacramento Bee, USA - Aug 11, 2008Congratulations to Tom Christian, who will receive a $25 gift card to Starbucks. His entry: "For $15.2 billion dollars I'll show you my other tattoo. ...
- Nas - Untitled Review - 411mania.com
Nas - Untitled Review411mania.com, TX - 11 hours agoYou Can’t Stop Us Now Ft. Eban Thomas & The Last Poets 4. Make The World Go Round Ft. Chris Brown & The Game The opening track, “Queens Get The Money” is a ...
- William Vern Studebaker - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Idaho Mountain Express and GuideWilliam Vern StudebakerIdaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - 1 hour agoBill was a man of letters—an accomplished writer of both poetry and prose—and a widely published author of diverse works, including several books: ...
- DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Karen Akers, Tony Talk and News of ... - Playbill.com
Playbill.comDIVA TALK: Catching Up with Karen Akers, Tony Talk and News of ...Playbill.com, NY - 1 hour agoThrough the poetry of Dorothy Parker and the music and lyrics of an eclectic array of composers — including Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Maury Yeston, ...
- Book reviews - May 29, 2008 - Tonight
Book reviews - May 29, 2008Tonight, South Africa - 1 hour agoPlato insisted you must live up to your speeches; New York governor Mario Cuomo said: "You campaign in poetry, but you must govern in prose. ...
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