Portents and Prodigies
PORTENTS AND PRODIGIES are signs that, if understood or interpreted correctly, can reveal personal destinies and the will of the gods. They may be observed and interpreted eithe...
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For Edward Hirsch the night is not merely the stretch of time to be endured by the restless insomniac--a character that recurs throughout his poems. It is also imagination's twists and turns; knowledg...
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Thailand's new military-appointed government has threatened to shut down an operatic version of the Hindu epic Ramayana, ostensibly over fears one of its scenes may bring bad luck.
"Ayodhy...
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London (dpa) - Doing the same thing twice and expecting different
results, they say, is one of the definitions of madness. Wigan should
take note.
Back in 200...
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Amman (dpa) - Jordanian newspapers on Friday greeted the
appointment of the former British prime minister Tony Blair as an
envoy for the Middle East quartet with skepticism,...
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Chunichi Dragons slugger Tyrone Woods made an ominous prediction
about facing Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish in Game 1 of the
Japan Series: Hitting the hard-throwing right-hander coul...
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New Delhi (dpa) - An 18-month-old boy in India's eastern state of
Orissa was married to a female dog in the belief that that this would
save him from an attack by a tiger, a...
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A third small earthquake in four days rattled the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.The temblor that struck at 9:21 a.m. had a preliminary magnitud...
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As he prepared for Game 4 of the NBA finals, LeBron James became a father for the second time. His girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave birth early Thursday to the couple's second son, Bryce Maximus ...
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Hanoi (dpa) - Hundreds of people in a fishing village in southern
Vietnam held a lavish funeral for a 15-ton whale found dead offshore
water, an official said Thursday.
...
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Hanoi (dpa) - Nearly 1,000 people in a fishing village in central
Vietnam held a solemn funeral Wednesday to bury a 19-ton whale washed
to the shore, an official said.
...
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Portents and Prodigies
Edward Hirsch
Thai Gov't Censors Opera on 'Bad Omen'
