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- Family of schizophrenic woman who died after being Tasered suing police (Sun-Sentinel)
The family of a schizophrenic woman who died after being shocked by a Taser 10 times during a mental health crisis is suing the City of Green Cove Springs and two of its police officers in federal court.
- John Lundberg: A Woman Who Broke Poetry's Glass Ceiling (HuffingtonPost)
Hillary Clinton's eloquent endorsement of Barack Obama last Saturday included some reflection on what her campaign, which had achieved so much success, meant for women:...
- Forest Fest Kicks Off At Train Station - Westcoaster
Forest Fest Kicks Off At Train StationWestcoaster, Canada - 2 hours ago“Sound Waves,” her first published book of poetry, came out in 2007, followed last fall by “Splitting the Heart.” Rogers is no stranger to Port Alberni, ...
- Robin Blaser wins Griffin Prize - National Post
Robin Blaser wins Griffin PrizeNational Post, Canada - 5 hours ago"Life is full of surprises, isn't it?" said Blaser as he took the podium. "Vive la poesie. Long live poetry." The prize was founded in 2000, and is awarded ...
- A Summer Getaway In The Big Apple Offers Family Fun - The Bulletin
Families looking for a kid-friendly getaway this summer may be surprised to find that New York City, often considered an adult destination, offers a wealth of family fun as well. From museums and monuments to Broadway shows and Fifth Avenue shopping ...
- WH Auden struggles for the conch - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukWH Auden struggles for the conchTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours agoThe Picasso of poetry? Think about the virtuosic display of multiple styles in The Waste Land. Philip Larkin, diagnosing the relative failure of Auden's ...
- Gaia Online Completes $11 Million Series C Funding (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Gaia Online, the leading online hangout for teens, today announced an $11 million Series C round of venture funding from Institutional Venture Partners . At a time when eMarketer is predicting the number of teen internet users visiting virtual worlds will jump from the reported 8.2 million users in 2007 to 20 million in 2011, Gaia Online is dedicated to bringing this growing ...
- Souk Okaz festival planned for July - Arab News
Souk Okaz festival planned for JulyArab News, Saudi Arabia - 7 hours ago“Arabs in the past were depending on poetry, more than any other literary form, to express their emotions. Poetry is the history of Arabs,” said Prince ...
- On the grapevine (The Australian)
Our eclectic guide to the best wineland accommodation in Australia and New Zealand
- Navigating the post-Nirvana world - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Navigating the post-Nirvana worldMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 26 minutes ago(English majors: Is Altschul's decision to make Calliope practice an art form [poetry], of which pop celebrity seems unlikely at best, a flaw in the novel ...
- Best of Greater Lansing: Readers' Choice (City Pulse)
As recent events in Zimbabwe, Russia, Pakistan, Kenya and Michigan have shown, voting is a tricky business. You don’t want disenfranchisement, riots, or Jimmy Carter knocking on your door, ready to scold.
- Indian River County community connection: May 26 - Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
Indian River County community connection: May 26Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription), FL - 5 minutes agoCreative Writing, Poetry: Discussion, critiques, encourages budding writers. Indian River County Main Library, 1600 21st St., Vero Beach, 6 pm Adults. ...
- Lesbian lit goes online - SX
Lesbian lit goes onlineSX, Australia - 1 hour agoLesbian literature will be available in PDF format for readers to enjoy, free of charge, online. Although the site is starting with short stories, poetry ...
- A night when time stood still - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A night when time stood stillThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 7 hours agoThe group played Messiaen's 50-minute piece of modernist mysticism with intense poetry. The French composer wrote his "Quartet" in a Nazi prisoner-of-war ...
- The necessity to turn compassion into action - Irish Times
The necessity to turn compassion into actionIrish Times, Ireland - 13 minutes agoI often buy books of poetry from Pat Ingoldsby. He can touch a chord when describing the very ordinary, and he can find such humour where others would find ...
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