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- For retired Rutgers professor, new role not lost in translation (The Star-Ledger)
When it comes to corporate gobbledygook, William Lutz shares your pain. As a consultant to promote the use of plain English in financial documents, the retired Rutgers professor managed to plow through 58 mutual fund prospectuses before crying "uncle."
- Antelope Valley adds two more to list of war dead - Antelope Valley Press
PALMDALE - Two more names and faces have been added to the Antelope Valley's roster of Iraq war dead in the 12 months since the last Memorial Day. Micah Shaw, 32, a father of three and a former sheriff's deputy from Palmdale, was working as a private ...
- Aspen to holds poetry contest on dog poop (Vail Daily)
ASPEN, Colorado — The city of Aspen wants the scoop on dog poop. By holding a poetry contest on canine feces, the city hopes to raise awareness about unclaimed dog poop in Aspen. In a survey conducted in October, Aspen residents deemed left-behind feces their biggest complaint about living here.
- 7th annual Poetry Slam (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Poetry Slam contest winner Sanja Markusic, 17, of Harper Creek High School, recites her poem during the Willard Library Seventh Annual Poetry Slam at Gary Field's Comedy Club Theatre on Friday afternoon.
- Poet's collection explores the 'exuberant fallibility of being - Post-Bulletin
Poet's collection explores the 'exuberant fallibility of beingPost-Bulletin, MN - 18 minutes agoBy Elizabeth M. Jones His poems don't follow the traditional, rigid lines many would associate with poetry. They jump across the page, seem to form lines, ...
- CW finally unveils its Sunday-night fall schedule - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The CW, seen in Northeast Ohio on WBNX Channel 55, announced a Sunday lineup of four new series for the fall. All produced in partnership with the production company Media Rights Capital, the four freshman shows had not been chosen when the CW ...
- Amid loss, striving for life - Globe and Mail
Amid loss, striving for lifeGlobe and Mail, Canada - 3 hours agoWhen she stood up to go to her afternoon poetry class, her leg gave out. The Terraces gives all residents a “lifeline” alert button to wear in case of such ...
- Final call for entries 31 July 2008. - Booktrade.info
Final call for entries 31 July 2008.Booktrade.info, UK - 5 hours agoFor anyone between 11-17 years of age, the Poetry Society's Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is an exciting opportunity to discover a talent you never ...
- Obama, JFK parallels - real or media hype? - San Francisco Gate
He's fired up youth with eloquent oratory and a message of change. He has the pearl-wearing wife and two adorable little kids. He's making plans for a huge speech in Berlin. So ask - or ask not: Is Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ...
- 'Saffron King' finds niche in New York - Turkish Daily News
With his flowing black hair, bushy beard and slight paunch, Behroush Sharifi hops off his bicycle and bounds into an expensive restaurant on the Upper West Side. He takes the leather satchel hanging from his shoulder and starts to pull out little ...
- Modern music with links to Algeria - Daily Local News
His primary influence is Algerian rai, along with rock and British punk. "There isn't only rai," Taha said. "My music has always been more influenced by chaabi, an old style of North African pop, which I've always loved because of its poetry and ...
- Week of May 25, 2008 - Los Angeles Times
Week of May 25, 2008Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago... Dave signs "The Divorce Party," Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 7 pm (310) 659-3110 or www.booksoup.com. Jonathan Klages reads his poetry, ...
- Book Review | A Freewheelin' Time Girlfriend recalls bohemian ... - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus DispatchBook Review | A Freewheelin' Time Girlfriend recalls bohemian ...Columbus Dispatch, OH - May 13, 2008Culturally sophisticated, she read modern poetry, studied art and drawing, and immersed herself in Bertolt Brecht and other avant-garde playwrights. ...
- It's a cheap, cheap summer - Manchester HippoPress
It's a cheap, cheap summerManchester HippoPress, NH - 25 minutes agoThe New Hampshire Poetry Slam Team (so named because they will compete in the 22nd annual National Poetry Slam in Madison, Wis., in August) will be jamming ...
- 'Little Laureates' to see names appear in print - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
'Little Laureates' to see names appear in printNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - 9 hours agoBy Donna Bowater More than 100 poetic pupils from Wootton primary school will have their poetry published to become Little Laureates. ...
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