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1 hr ago | San Diego News Network

Temecula school board calls for revision to literature complaint process

If approved, it would be the second revision to Administrative Regulation 1312.2 since it was adopted by the board on June 5, 1990.

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Related Topix: Arts, Temecula, CA, Education Etc., August, CA

10 hrs ago | Science News

Invisibility Uncloaked: In race to make things disappear, scientists gain ground on science fiction

Cloaking devices would steer light or other electromagnetic waves around them like water around a stone in a smooth stream, leaving nary a ripple of difference in the flow.

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Related Topix: Physics, Science, Arts, Popular Fiction, Harry Potter, Books, Science / Technology

16 hrs ago | Groong Armenian News Network

ANKARA: Armenian Publishers Launch Turkish Literature Initiative

Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:00:09 +0400 ARMENIAN PUBLISHERS LAUNCH TURKISH LITERATURE INITIATIVE Today's Zaman Nov 6 2009 turkey The virtual border between Turkey and Armenia will be crossed by literature, following in the footsteps of protocols signed last month between the two countries to re-establish diplomatic relations, thanks to the efforts of ...

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Related Topix: Turkey, Middle East, Arts

Fri Nov 06, 2009

New Straits Times

Johan Jaafar: Literature may be missing ingredient in our lives

DEPUTY Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah suggested that "science stream and engineering students" should be offered literature as part of their curriculum.

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Related Topix: Arts

Victoria Advocate

Less poetry, music but big Miami book fair goes on

Originally published November 6, 2009 at 1 p.m., updated November 6, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. MIAMI a ' Poetry and music have been cut and there will be no parade to kick off the Miami Book Fair International as in years past.

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Related Topix: Arts

The Union

Literature Alive! presents Michelle Huneven

Michelle Huneven reads and conduct a writing workshop at the Off Center Stage in Grass Valley Friday and Saturday.

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Related Topix: Arts, Grass Valley, CA, Pasadena, CA, Altadena, CA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The St. Petersburg Times

A complex legacy

The Days of Knut Hamsun in St. Petersburg are set to enable city residents to get acquainted with the legacy of one of the most controversial writers in the history of Norway.

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Related Topix: Norway, Europe, World News, Arts

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Prescribed reading: medicine in literature

Last night I attended the prize ceremony for the inaugural Wellcome Trust book prize , awarded to "outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction on the theme of health, illness or medicine". I was attracted by its slightly barmy mixing of literary disciplines.

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Related Topix: Arts, Journalism

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KTEO-FM Wichita Falls

Frank Peretti, under-appreciated pioneer of Christian literature?

Did anybody else grow readingand re-reading - Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness ? Ever since my college experience changed my ideas about what is and isn't Great Literature, I have looked back at my pre-teen obsession with Peretti's novels of spiritual warfare with a mixture of mild embarrassment and nostalgia.

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Related Topix: Arts

Deutsche Welle

Berlin-based author scoops top French literature prize

A woman of French and Senegalese descent has won the prestigious Prix Goncourt for a novel detailing the harrowing experiences of three women who struggle to preserve their dignity.

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Related Topix: Arts

Neatorama

13 Examples of Literature in Song

It's no real surprise that Wikipedia has a thorough list of these , but it's interesting to parse through the many, and find a neat collection of songs and albums that were based on, or influenced by books.

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Related Topix: Arts, Vocal, J.R.R. Tolkien, Pop/Rock, The Alan Parsons Project, Hard-Rock, Allen, Isaac Asimov, Metal, Rivendell

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hillsboro Free Press

Taking a novel plunge for literature

Last week, Shelley Plett wrote about NaNoWriMo, the contest in which one writes a 50,000-word novel in 30 days, specifically Nov.

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Related Topix: Arts, Wedding

Las Vegs Sun

Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala dies aged 103

Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, who went into exile during the country's decades of dictatorship, died Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, Arts

XtraMSN Real Estate

Saving East German books from history's rubbish heap

For nearly 20 years, Reverend Martin Weskott has been saving books printed in the former East Germany from the rubbish heap of history.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Arts

Mon Nov 02, 2009

680News

Novelist Marie NDiaye wins France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, for "Three Strong Women"

French-born writer Marie NDiaye won France's top literary prize Monday for "Three Strong Women," her moving tale of the struggles of woman in Europe and Africa.

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Related Topix: Arts

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Independent

Holmes: Literature's greatest sleuth

The master of deductive reasoning, he has kept readers, cinema-goers and crazed fans guessing for more than a century.

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Related Topix: Arts, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Lanark Today

Biggar Little Festival 2009

THIS year's Biggar Little Festival, which featured 78 events from October 15 to 25, was literally well Polished! Chairman Mike Chad said that one of his favourite Festival memories was the impact made by 24 singers from Murowana Goslina in Poland.

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Related Topix: Arts

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Yemen Observer

Yemeni literature featured in Banipal magazine

A photo of Old Sanaa a decorates the newest issue of Banipal magazine, its 36th issue to date.

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Related Topix: Yemen, Middle East, World News, Arts

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Tony's Kansas City

Post-Funky Literature

Former Mayor Funky Communications Dude is busy as hell, working on a new novel and doing a lot of other things around town.

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Related Topix: Arts

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Baker & Taylor Partners with Gale to Distribute Elite e-Books

Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products, and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, are proud to announce their partnership to distribute the highly regarded Gale Virtual Reference Library e-book collection.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Arts

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