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Torquere Press' Melt Writing Contest
Dog days. Summer heat. Sultry nights where ice cubes and ceiling fans are your best friend. That's the essence of Melt, the newest writing contest from Torquere Press. However you want to interpret it, we want it. Show us how you beat the heat.
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MoveOn Pac Throws Down
As you may have heard, Richard Clarke, a former counter-terrorism advisor to Bush, and a registered Republican who has worked in every administration since Reagan, has exposed Bush's mishandling of 9/11 and the war on Iraq.
The Diversity Online Film Festival is now accepting tape submissions in a variety of genres from around the globe. There are six main categories we are seeking submissions for: feature films, films in progress, film shorts, half-hour TV pilots, one-hour TV pilots and made for TV movies.
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UFO Streaks Through Martian Sky
The US Spirit rover on Mars has seen a UFO streak across the Red Planet sky.
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The African Presence In Early America
In keeping with earlier themes, Van Sertima has explored in "They Came Before Columbus", this collection of essays explores the effect that Africans had on the Americas, thousands of years before Columbus.
"Sacred Water" and "Sacred Fire," are both to be published by Adams Media, Inc. in 2005. They'll complete the series of anthologies on the impact of the four sacred elements (earth, air, water, and fire) on our lives.
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Sedna Sings A Sweet Siren Song
Astronomers have detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet. It was first seen by astronomers using California's Mount Palomar Observatory, and has been given the name "Sedna" after the Inuit goddess of the ocean. Observations show it measures about 1,180-2,360km (730-1,470 miles) across, making it similar in size to Pluto.
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Confessions of A Womanizer
Men and Women across the world take note: Husbands, guard your wives with love and compassion; Chatman could be your worst nightmare, Women, be on your guard, Chatman is everything your parents warned you about! The author however, does not boast of his escapades, or reveal names, rather questioning his inability to commit to long term relationships and the psychological upheavals he faces.
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The Dew Breaker
Haiti's bloody and bitter history of violence, corruption and vengeance stalks all the characters in Edwidge Danticat's remarkable new novel, infecting their dreams and circumscribing their expectations. It is a nightmare they are all trying in vain to rewind and erase.
Abstracts on women's roles in specific race riots are invited to complete a collection tentatively entitled "Rage, Resistance, and Representation: Women in U. S. Race Riots."
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