Archive forMay 30, 2005
May 30, 2005 @ 4:42 am
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Mind control may be too harsh a term for what's being launched in Oregon education now. But it's close. The issue is "cultural competency." Ostensibly this stands for a way of thinking and acting so that all students have the same opportunities regardless of what minority they belong to.
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May 30, 2005 @ 2:21 am
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It is a busy bank holiday weekend. In the vast Turbine Hall of London's Tate Modern gallery, photographic artist Sam Taylor-Wood is taking pictures of Olympic boxer Amir Khan.
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May 30, 2005 @ 11:11 am
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WATERLOO --- Maybe you want to say "congratulations." Or maybe a "happy birthday" is in order. Maybe you just want to say "hello" or "I'm thinking of you."
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May 30, 2005 @ 8:08 am
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A brochure on the China Ethnic and Folk Culture Protection Project has been issued to guide the protection of local intangible cultural heritage across the country.
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May 30, 2005 @ 9:13 am
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Mountainfilm solicits and receives hundreds of documentaries, shorts and features from around the world and around town for the annual gathering. From these submissions, Burns and her team have selected about 100 films and videos to run in venues all over town and in the Mountain Village.
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May 30, 2005 @ 7:27 am
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The theme of this year's Con A de Arte festival is the 400-year anniversary of "Don Quijote." With a line-up that includes dance, movies, poetry, music and art, Con A de Arte -- Friday through June 10 -- offers something for people of any ethnicity.
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May 30, 2005 @ 7:04 am
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When Kristin Wojtke dreamed of exploring a foreign country, images of California's sandy beaches and sunny skies danced before her eyes. She was not expecting the rural landscape and small-town feel of Yucaipa.
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May 30, 2005 @ 8:57 am
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RAWALPINDI (May 30 2005): President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday underlined the importance of reforming the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) into a vibrant organisation, capable of meeting political and economic challenges confronting the Muslim world.
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May 30, 2005 @ 6:50 am
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BRAINTREE -- Hundreds of Buddhists from across New England -- many dressed in robes and speaking the languages of their native land -- came together yesterday to celebrate the 2,549th birthday of Buddha, one of the most important days for the world's fifth-largest religion.
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May 30, 2005 @ 10:00 am
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Wisam Younis of Iraq recently told The Associated Press that his ambition was to kill Americans. So far, all he has managed to do is kill eight of his own countrymen and wound another 80. He's facing murder charges in Iraq and hopefully will never be free to kill again.
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