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- Waltzing Maltida a little ditty, historians say (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
A couple of outback historians may be rewriting the story behind one of the Australia's most loved songs, Waltzing Matilda.
- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate - The Money Times
Washington -- U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09. Ryan, a 63-year-old California native, is to begin her duties in the fall, opening the library's annual ...
- Maestro John P. Hagon marches on - Barnstable Patriot
Barnstable PatriotMaestro John P. Hagon marches onBarnstable Patriot, MA - 59 minutes agoHe wrote several novels, books of poetry, and operettas. His well-known repertoire of 138 marches includes Stars and Stripes Forever, Semper Fidelis and the ...
- RCA Venus 2049 (Car Design News)
Students at London's Royal College of Art recently held a show at the London Transport Museum to present a project sponsored by Korean automaker Kia. Called ‘Venus 2049', the aim of the project was for students to work in 'Pathway Teams', researching the nature of beauty and together articulate the contemporary interpretation of beauty.
- McCain offers 10 town-hall debates, Obama only wants one — when no ... - Hotair.com
Talks between the two presidential campaigns on debates have stalled over a disagreement over the number and format of the events. John McCain suggested a weekly series of town-hall debates televised nationally between the conclusion of the ...
- 'Worst poet' works sold for 6600 pounds - Times of India
'Worst poet' works sold for 6600 poundsTimes of India, India - 22 minutes ago"He was a confident gentleman who thought that his poetry was some of the best," BBC quoted Alex Dove, from auctioneers Lyon and Turnbull, as saying. ...
- Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies - Boston Globe
Michael Norton -- who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press -- died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. Norton chronicled the turmoil that followed former dictator Jean ...
- Dornac: Unmasking a photographer of Parisian society (International Herald Tribune)
A man anxious to remain anonymous contacted a Paris auctioneer of the PIASA group, Delphine de Courtry. He had 179 photographs signed Dornac, and wanted to part with them. Here was, perhaps, a chance to find out more about the mystery photographer.
- 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 ...
- A certain kind of truth - Telegraph-Journal
A certain kind of truthTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 56 minutes agoLepore quotes Aristotle on the difference between history and poetry, "The one tells what has happened, the other the kind of things that can happen. ...
- All Saints Episcopal School Students Leave Legacy - Tyler Morning Telegraph
On May 22 the students at All Saints Episcopal School left their legacy on the new Brookshire Family Student Athletic Center (SAC). After a blessing, each student at All Saints signed their name on the concrete floor of the new building. Students can ...
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- Thomas isn’t a true Christian - La Crosse Tribune
Cal Thomas isn’t a true Christian! He proved it by his June 15 column saying that “Obama isn’t a true Christian.” If Cal Thomas were a “true Christian” he would know that the phrase “true Christian” cannot be found anywhere in the ...
- Elmira Kidney Walk draws 200 and raises $17,000 - Star-Gazette
With a festival celebrating the Chemung River and a walk supporting children's hunger programs also happening Saturday in Elmira, organizer Lynne Rusinko couldn't help but wonder what kind of crowd the second Elmira Kidney Walk would draw. There was ...
- Vancouver, just slow down and eat - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, just slow down and eatVancouver Sun, Canada - 30 minutes agoPoetry makes you feel things and that’s what food should do too. The modern age of mechanization and computerization promised us a better life, ...
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